1998 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

VEHCLE MADE A THUMPING NOISE, AND IT FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION FELL OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS TRANSAXLE/DIFFERENTRAL AND TRANSFER CASE. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS UNSAFE, COULD HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO A DITCH. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT CONSTANTLY KINKS AND TWISTS IN THE UPPER DRIVERS SIDE ANCHOR AND HAS TO BE STRAIGHTENED OUT BEFORE IT WILL RETRACT OR BE ABLE TO BE PULLED OUT. NLM

HAD PROBLEMS WITH CAR SINCE BEGINNING. ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND LUNGES FORWARD WHEN STOPPING. ALSO THE BRAKES FAILED,CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. ROTORS HAVE WARPED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. DEALER CONTACTED 10-15 TIMES WITH NO PROBLEM FOUND. CAR IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

I HAVE REPLACED MY BRAKES 2ND TIME NOW - THIS TIME WILL BE THE 3RD TIME AND I ONLY HAVE 66,000 MILES ON MY CAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITHOUT WARNING , CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP , VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, AIR BAG WENT OFF ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WITH SUCH FORCE THAT PASSENGER'S NECK WAS BROKEN. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH OCCUPANT WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. *AK

PURCHASED VEHICLE 6/98. THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASE CAR IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. VEHICLE TOWED 3 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. FOUND WIRES IN HARNESS BAD CAUSING PROBLEM. BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE OWNING WHEEL CYLINDERS LEAKING BRAKE SHOES SOAKED WITH OIL. ROTORS MACHINED @ 10,462. EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST. BRAKE PADS WORN AT 10,465 MILES. REAR SHOES OUT OF ADJUSTMENT @ 10,465. 13,985 MILES ABS LIGHT FAILED. WHILE LIGHTS AND AC OR HEAT ON WHEN APPLYING BRAKES INTERIOR AND HEADLIGHTS DIM. CAN'T FIND PROBLEM! WHEN HEATER IS ON SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. STABILIZER BUSHINGS BAD CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. NO BRAKE PEDAL AT TIMES. WHEN ROAD SURFACE IS WET AND BRAKES APPLIED CAR WILL NOT STOP.

DRIVER SEAT BELT CONTINUED TO TWIST BY ITSELT WHILE RETURNING INTO THE RETRACTOR. DEALER NOTIFED, AND REPLACE BELT ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE AWARE AND LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEH. P&U CAUGHT FIRE.TOTALED. THE FIRES ORIGINALLY WAS ON THE COWL CENTERED AROUND WIPER MOTOR AREA AND RELAY TO LEFT OF POWER BOOSTER. GMAC IMMEDIATELY TOOK CARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THE BEGINNING. THEY HAVE TURNED THE DISKS AT LEAST TWICE, REPLACED THE ROTORS ONCE, RESURFACED THE PADS. THIS LAST TIME THAT I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP, THEY SAID THAT THEY SUSPECT THE ROTORS TO WARPPED. YET I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO EXTEND THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY, YET THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT REPRESENT THE QUALITY OR PERFORMANCE AS STATED OR ADVERTISED. THIS CAR IS A LEMON NO MATTER WHICH STATE YOU MAY PURCHASE IT.