1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

CAR BECAME SHAKY, WHEEL SNAPPED OFF AT WHEEL AXLE. CAUSED CAR TO SWERVE, CRASH AND ROLL OVER. *AK

WENT TO TURN THE CAR ON AND IT DIDN'T START, SAT FOR 20 MINUTES GIGGLED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO GET IT TO START, NOTHING HAPPENED, KEPT TRYING FOR 20 MINUTES THEN IT JUST STARTED.*AK

TILT ADJUSTER ON THIS 1994 GRAND AM AS WELL AS MY WIFE'S1995 GRAND AM VIN# [XXX] HAVE BROKEN WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. WHEN DRIVING YOU ARE ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN. I TOOK ONE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $275.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BEING THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH GRAND AM'S.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, LANDING ON THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED.*AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING VARIOUS DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH LOW BEAMS NOT WORKING. ALSO, HAZARD LIGHTS STAY ON, AND HIGH BEAMS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER NOTED PROBLEM MAY BE LINKED TO PONTIAC'S MOST RECENT RECALL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH VEHICLE LIFTED INTO AIR AND CAME DOWN ON FRONT END, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN. *AK

WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, AND VEHICLE WAS IN NUETRAL POSITION WITH EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON, EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY. IT HIT A PERSON THAT WAS BEHIND VEHICLE, AND CAUSED INJURIES. PONTIAC CLAIMED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

A COMPONENT OF PONTIAC'S PASSENGER-SIDE, EASY-ENTRY MANUAL SEAT IS BROKEN. WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT THE INERTIAL SEAT BACK, WHICH NORMALLY MOVES FORWARD ONLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT DURING BRAKING, NOW MOVES SO FAR FORWARD THAT IT RELEASES THE EASY-ENTRY MECHANISM, ALLOWING THE WHOLE SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD UP TO THE IP. THE SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED AT THE TIME THIS FIRST OCCURED. AS BRAKING WAS IN PROGRESS, VEHICLE SPEED IS ESTIMATED.

MY KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND BEING DRIVEN. I CAN CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS FIRST OCCURRED WHEN I HIT MY KEY BY ACCIDENT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND IT WENT FLYING ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND I STILL HAD THE ABILITY TO DRIVE. THE KEY IS NOT WORN. IT HAPPENS WITH A NEW KEY ALSO. THE ISSUE IS IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF FMVSS 114, WHICH STATES: EACH VEHICLE SHALL HAVE A KEY-LOCKING SYSTEM WHICH, WHENEVER THE KEY IS REMOVED, PREVENTS: (A) THE NORMAL ACTIVATION OF THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE OR MOTOR; AND (B) EITHER STEERING OR FORWARD SELF-MOBILITY OF THE VEHICLE OR BOTH. MY VEHICLE IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. DEALER WANTS ME TO PAY FOR REPAIR, SAYING IT IS A DURABILITY ISSUE. I SAY ACCORDING TO FMVSS 114, THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A WORN ITEM AND IT IS NOT A DURABILITY ISSUE, BUT RATHER A DIRECT VIOLATION AND THE PROPER ITEMS SHOULD BE REPLACED PROMPTLY, FREE OF CHARGE.

PONTIAC HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH 1992 AND19 93 QUAD 4 ENGINES. WE CONTACTED PONTIAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO GET THE SAME RESPONSE THAT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO ASSIS US DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. WE PURCHASED A 6-YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IT JUST EXPIRED IN MAY 2000. THIS DOES NOT MATTER TO THE DEALER OR TO PONTIAC. THE DEALER DID NOT EVEN OFFER TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AFTER I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE CRACKED HEAD. I FEEL THAT PONTIAC KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND JUST WANTS TO AVOID IT. I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH CRACKED HEADS ON 94 GRAND AMS BY REVIEWING THE CASES ON YOUR SITE. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK