2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

SIMILAR TO: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE03031 MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SUSPENSION FRONT:SPRINGS COIL SPRINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THEY ARE BROKEN. CAUSES ISSUES WHEN TURNING AND DRIVING. I NOTICED THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS AND WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY RETALIATION SO THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO FIX? I PLAN TO HAVE THEM FIXED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO UNKNOWN CONSEQUENCES. *TR

REAR STRUT FAILURE CAUSING CAR REAR END TO COLLAPSE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH. *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH MAKES A CLICKING NOISE EVEN AFTER THE TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED OFF. I HAVE TO "LIGHTLY" HOLD DOWN THE SWITCH TO SIGNAL A TURN. IF I TURN THE SIGNAL ON COMPLETELY, THE CLICKING NOISE WILL COME ON. I FIND MYSELF NOT USING MY TURN SIGNAL MUCH BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THE CLICKING NOISE WILL COME ON ALL OF THE TIME. THIS COULD CREATE A PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE BEHIND ME IF I AM NOT SIGNALING. I REALIZE THERE IS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN GRAND AM'S. EVEN THOUGH MINE IS A 2000, PONTIAC SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE OF THE RECALL VEHICLES. YET, I EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT APPEAR TO BE FOR THE RECALL. *TR

I HAVE 2 PROBLEMS. FIRST IS MY HAZARD/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, WHICH CAUSES MY TURN SIGNALS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I SEE ON YOUR WEBSITE AND VARIOUS OTHERS THAT THIS PROBLEM INVOLVES A RECALL BY GM, HOWEVER WHEN I SPOKE TO THEM THEY TELL ME THAT IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT LED UP TO IT, JUST STARTED BEING A PROBLEM ONE DAY. I HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET, AS I FEEL LIKE IT'S GM'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. MY SECOND PROBLEM IS MY MANIFOLD INTAKE, WHICH IS CAUSING MY CAR TO LEAK COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE AND MAKING MY CAR OVERHEAT. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THOUSANDS OF OWNERS AND GM IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THEM AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THEIR DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1400 TO FIX IT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH I HAD ALREADY HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED THROUGH ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP, THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER FIXING IT UNLESS I HAD IT DIAGNOSED THROUGH THEIR DEALER, WHICH COST ME $105 THAT I DON'T HAVE. I AM DISABLED, AND ON STATE DISABILITY AND I FEEL LIKE THEY COMPLETELY SCAMMED ME, NOT TO MENTION THAT NOW I HAVE AN INOPERABLE CAR AND HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING TO THE DOCTOR. NOTHING LED UP TO THE PROBLEM, IT LEAKS COOLANT CONSTANTLY AND NOW OVERHEATS ALL OF THE TIME, MAKING IT UNDRIVABLE. *TR

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRANDAM GT WAS BOUGHT NEW AND WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT IN 2004 THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING DEXCOOL. KAISER PONTIAC IN DELAND FLORIDA FIXED THE PROBLEM AND NOW IN 2009 WITH 50,000 MILES THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. AFTER READING SEVERAL (80) COMPLAINTS ONLINE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON IN MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO STRAND ME AT THE WRONG TIME. I HAVE A DAUGHTER WITH A RARE SEIZURE DISORDER AND HAVING A CAR THAT STARTS WHEN I NEED IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE TIME IT IS GOING TO LAND ME IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE, I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YR. *TR

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, PLASTIC CONNECTOR USED TO ATTACH CRUISE CONTROL TO THROTTLE-BODY BROKE AND BECAME LODGED, RESULTING IN THE THROTTLE BEING HELD OPEN. AFTER TURNING A CORNER AND LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED BRAKE WHICH PARTIALLY SLOWED THE CAR BUT NOT ENOUGH TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT WHICH POINT I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY OFF TO COAST OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER MOTORIST. AFTER FIGHTING TO GET THE CAR STOPPED AND STEERING INTO A PARKING LOT I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE PLASTIC FITTING USED TO CONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE BRACE AND THROTTLE HOLDING THE BUTTERFLY 3/4 OF THE WAY OPEN, WHICH WAS ROUGHLY 5K RPM. AFTER FIGHTING WITH THE THROTTLE AND PLASTIC I WAS ABLE TO FREE IT AND TIE THE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY. I SPOKE WITH A GM DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE PART # IS 22618777. I UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS A FLUKE BUT WANTED TO GIVE SOME INFORMATION IN CASE IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE. I KNOW MY EXPERIENCE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD BUT WAS LUCKY TO AVOID ANY COLLISIONS. I JUST HOPE THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO DEATHS OR INJURIES THAT THIS MATTER IS STILL TAKEN SERIOUSLY, MY MOTHER HAS THE EXACT SAME CAR AND I PLAN TO INSPECT HER ASSEMBLY THIS WEEKEND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE ISSUE OCCURRED OVER TEN TIMES, SOMETIMES 3-4 TIMES PER DAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. OTHER TIMES, THE CONTACT COULD BE DRIVING 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THERE WAS NO POWER AT ALL AND THE SERVICE ENGINE, SECURITY, AND OTHER WARNING INDICATORS WOULD ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THE FIRST TWO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE THIRD MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT PRODUCE A CODE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

THIS CAR WILL BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR WILL STOP RUNNING! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS,YOU CAN BE GOING 60 OR 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF PUT IT IN PARK AND MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. IT HAS BEEN IN THREE CAR SHOPS AND ALOT OF MONEY AND THE PROBLEM STILL ISN'T FIXED! WHAT CAN WE DO! SHOULD WE GET A LAWYER! I HAVE TRIED TO FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL HELP US. I NEVER GET THE RIGHT PERSON OR PLACE. PLEASE HELP US THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! THANK YOU *TR

I OWN A PONTIAC 2000 GRAND AM SE POWER WINDOWS. IT STARTED WITH DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS WINDOW UP CRUMPLED UP AND WINDOW FELL THROUGH. HAD IT REPAIRED REPLACED PLASTIC PIECE. DID NOT WORK. THIS IS 4/2009 ALL THE WINDOWS HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. 300.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE EACH WINDOW REPLACEMENT MOTOR. I HAVE A 4 DOOR. *TR