1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

ABS BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION IN SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK PRIOR TO ABS LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM, THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *YH

RECALL NUMBER 00V287000. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL INFORMATION CONCERNING ENGINE STARTER. CONTACTED DEALER, NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AFTER RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE 00V-287 RELATED TO HIGH CURRENT FLOW THROUGH THE IGNITION, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT A PROBLEM THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING WITH OVERHEATING WIRES WHICH MAKES THE STEERING COLUMN TOO WARM TO TOUCH, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT THE DEALER IS UNSURE. NLM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V287000/ ENGINE STARTER. ALSO, EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED EXTERIOR LIGHTS OF VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONING. EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD STOP OPERATING WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN DIM AND BRIGHT. AT TIMES, THERE WAS SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. *AK PING OF TILT ON STEERING COLUMN BACKED OUT TWICE. THE REPLACEMENT NEW SWITCH FAILED. THE DASH LIGHTS WERE OUT. THE WINDOW BRACKETS WERE WEAK. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS FAILED FREQUENTLY. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTSDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK ALL NECESSARY PARTS WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND VEHICLE HAS NO PROBLEM AS OF NOW. *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE HOOD POPPED OPEN AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS

SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING KEY ON VEHICLE WILL NOT START, CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO A LETTER THAT WAS RECEIVED FROM DEALER, STATING A FIRE COULD START WHEN THIS CONDITION WAS PRESENT.*AK

SINCE PURCHASED NEW THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. NOW THERE IS A SWITCH RECALL IN 2001. WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE ABOUT ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. LAST WEEK THE CRANKSENSOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING 55MPH. CAR STOPPED RUNNING

THE STARTER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE, IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND BATTERY WERE ALSO REPLACED, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

STARTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL 00V287, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC