1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

I HAVE OWNED MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM FOR OVER 3 YRS AND I AM GOING ON MY THIRD BCM BODY CONTROL MODULE I FIND IT VERY UNFAIR THAT THIS RUNS ME $450 EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS I UNDERSTAND THAT I BOUGHT A USED CAR AND IT IS MY PROPERTY AND I HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT BUT IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GRAND AM I THINK SOME ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN.. AT LEAST A SOLUTION TO PREVENT THIS PART FROM BREAKING.. *JB

THERE WHERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I HAD PURCHASED THIS CAR ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO (A 99 GRAND AM SE), AND THE SECURITY LIGHT HAS SLOWLY BEEN GOING OFF MORE FREQUENTLY. JUST LAST NIGHT IT STRANDED ME FOR 30 MINUTES (WHEN THE ALARM GOES OFF, I HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES). THIS IS BECOMING A HUGE HASSLE, AND REALLY IS MAKING THE CAR MORE TROUBLE THEN IT'S WORLD. *TR

CLICKING NOISES AROUND STEERING WHEEL, WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, THE HAZARD SWITCH HAS A SPECIAL POLICY BUT NOT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WHICH IS DIFFERENT ACCORDING TO GM. *TR

TL THE CONTACT AND FAMILY MEMBER OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. ON THE SPOUSES VEHICLE BOTH OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE AND ON THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THE FRONT AND REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVE THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE SPOUSES HAD TO BE TOWED. THE FAILURES OCCURED WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5MPH. HIS WIFES FAILURE WAS IN JUNE 2006.

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000 MILES AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,900. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE AND OIL, AND THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLANT: EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLD/HEADER/TAIL PIPE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT THIS WILL COST HER $1,100. SHE WOULD BE CONTACTED BY THE GM MANUFACTURER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS SURPRISED WHEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED HER OF THE OIL AND COOLANT LEAK.*AK UPDATED 05/21/07 *TR

INTAKE GASKET ON 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM FAILED FOR THE THRID TIME. THE SECOND TIME I ALMOST HAD ENGINE DAMAGE. THE CAR OVERHEATED AND WARPED THE HEADS, BUT WAS NOT ENOUGH TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE NOT WORKED FOR QUITE SOME TIME, THE HAZARD LIGHTS EITHER. CONTACTED PONTIAC TO SEE IF SPECIAL POLICY # 04098 APPLIED, DUE TO VIN # WAS TOLD THAT IT DID NOT. I WAS REFERRED TO GM DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. WHENEVER THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON IT RELAYS TO THE HAZARD SWITCH AND A CLICKING SOUND IS HEARD TO NOTIFY THE DRIVER THAT THE SIGNAL IS ON. WELL LAST YEAR THERE WAS TIMES WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP. I WOULD HAVE TO MESS WITH THE HAZARD SWITCH A FEW TIMES AND THEN THE BLINKERS WOULD WORK AGAIN. THIS WAS OCCASIONAL FOR ABOUT A YEAR THEN LAST MONTH THE CLICKING WOULD SOMETIMES NOT STOP EVEN WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS NOT ON. ALSO IT WOULD ERRATICALLY CLICK VERY FAST AGAIN WITH THE TURN SIGNAL NOT ON. I CHECKED OUT INFO ON THE WEBSITE AND APPARENTLY A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. HERE IS THE FORUM OF SEVERAL POSTINGS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS HTTP://WWW.AUTOWEB.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/2831 I NOTICED THERE IS A RECALL FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS ON A 2000 BUT WHEN I CALLED PONTIAC THEY SAID IT CAN NOT BE FOR A 1999. WHY, IF SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH AND ITS CONNECTION TO THE CLICKING IN THE HAZARD SWITCH, DOES PONTIAC NOT RECALL THIS ITEM? *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A MANHOLE COVER ,CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE TOTALED SINCE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT COULD PROVIDE A COPY OF POLICE REPORT AND PHOTOS. *AK

I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS CREATE ENOUGH HEAT AT THE CONTACT POINT TO MELT THE PLASTIC HOUSING OF THE BULB BASE OVER APPROXIMATELY 6 MONTHS. THE RESULTANT MELTED PLASTIC EVENTUALLY BRAKES THE CONTACT AND COATS THE METAL AT THE BULB BASE WITH PLASTIC MAKING THE BULB USELESS AND NONFUNCTIONAL. *JB