1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

1999 GRAND AM TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, C-3 LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WATER LEAKED ON THE PASSENGER REAR FLOOR BOARD, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. *TS THE DEALER REFLASED THE PCM AT 3560 MILES. THE TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AT 3790 MILES. THIS TIME THE DEALER . THE BLOWER MOTOR SMELL BAD AND ONLY WORKED ON HIGH SPEED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR SHORTED OUT AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD 8626 MILES. THE COMPARTMENT OVER THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WOULD NOT REMAIN LATCHED. *NM

WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AFTER BEING DRIVEN A SHORT DISTANCE. COMPLETELY ENGULFED AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND THE RACK AND PINION HAS BROKE TWICE. THE LAST TIME BEING WHEN I WAS TURNING OUT ON AN INTERSTATE LOOSING ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES. *NM

I HAVE A '99 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 65,000 MILES WITH A DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ISSUE IN CANADA AND IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THE USA ALSO. GM IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE IS EVIDENCE THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART (OR DEFECTIVE BECAUSE OF THE DEXCOOL COOLANT). I SPOKE WITH GM AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM AND THE CAR WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. FORTUNATELY, THIS PROBLEM WAS RECOGNIZED AND REMEDIED PRIOR TO RUINING THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR BILL WAS $558.84. *NM

BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE AND SHAKE/PULSATE WHEN APPLIED AT ANY SPEED. BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED AND PADS REPLACED. THEN A WEEK LATER DEALER SAID CALIPERS WERE STICKING AND NEEDED REPLACED. NOW 2 MONTHS LATER IT NEEDS TO GO BACK TO DEALER FOR BRAKES PROBLEMS. *JB

NO WARNING OR EVENT LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH 87,000 MILES. NEW TIRES IN DECEMBER OF 2004. WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, RECEIVED SOME RESISTANCE, THOUGHT MY BRAKES WERE STICKING. PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND RIPPING NOISE. AFTER I HEARD THE NOISE, I STOPPED THE CAR AND PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE TO PULL FORWARD. BEFORE HITTING THE ACCELERATOR TO PULL FORWARD I FELT THE FRONT RIGHT OF MY CAR FALL DOWN AND HEARD AN "AIR RELEASE" NOISE. I EXITED MY CAR AND DISCOVERED I HAD A FLAT TIRE. MY HUSBAND REMOVED MY TIRE THAT DAY AND FOUND THE WHOLE INSIDE WALL OF MY TIRE OPEN. THE SPRING COIL ON THE FRONT RIGHT HAND SIGHT WAS BROKEN IN TWO AND A JAGGED EDGE WAS EXPOSED. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY SHOP. THEY HAVE NOT GIVEN ME AN ESTIMATE YET BUT THEY SUSPECT I NEED NEW SPRING COILS AND POSSIBLY A WHOLE NEW SUSPENSION. PENDING ON CORRECTIVE ACTION. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY HAVE ADVISED THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS WITH THIS DEFECT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND MY TIRE BLEW, I COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF. I HAVE RESEARCHED OTHER WEBSITES SUCH AS MYCARFACTS.COM AND HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME THING HAPPENING TO PEOPLE WITH 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AMS. I HAVE ALSO READ THE NHTSA HAS DONE AN INVESTIGATION (EA03021 AND PE03031). I AM WRITING TO SUBMIT MY COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT SOME ACTION WILL COME OUT OF THIS. IT IS VERY SAD THAT A COMPANY WOULD ALLOW THIS TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY HERE IN AMERICA. MY SISTER IS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AND DRIVES A GRAND AM ALSO. I WORRY FOR HER SAFETY. IS IT GOING TO TAKE A DEATH FOR THIS MATTER TO BE ADDRESSED? THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FAILED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER, WHICH REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.

SECURITY LIGHT\PASSCODE, PASSLOCK IGNITION ON GRAND AM GT VEHICLE UNABLE TO START WHEN SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON- ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE. MUST LEAVE KEY IN ON POSITION TO RESET- TAKES A WHOLE 15 MINUTES TO RESET- LATE APPTS, SCHOOL DELAYS, ETC... NOW PASSCODE FEATURE IS DEFECTING THE ABS & TRAC FEATURES ON CAR- COST OF REPAIR FOR NEW IGNITION SYSTEM & OTHER NECESSARY PARTS RELATING TO PASSLOCK = SECURITY DEFECT IN CAR FROM DEALERSHIP IS CLOSE TO $600, THIS AMOUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE LABOR CHARGES. *NM

THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. ONE DAY AFTER WORK, I GOT INTO MY CAR AND AS I BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THE BROKEN COIL SPRING THEN LODGED ITSELF IN MY FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE, COMPLETELY DESTROYING THE TIRE AND RENDERING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. THE TIRE AND COIL SPRING WERE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. THE OLD COIL SPRING IS AVAILABLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE'S HIGH PERFORMANCE ADDITIVE CAUSED CORROSION TO THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 3/28/2006 - THE WATER PUMP FAILED. THE BATTERY AND BRAKES FAILED. THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE HAD CONGEALED AND NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED AND REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. *NM