1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

ENGINE WAS ON AND VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. DOOR WAS OPEN. VEHICLE SAT FOR 5 MINUTES AND THEN SLIPPED INTO REVERSE. HAD TO JUMP INTO MOVING VEHICLE THROUGH WINDOW TO PRESS BRAKE AND STOP VEHICLE. NO INJURIES. HOWEVER, OTHER PERSON IN CAR TRIED TO ENGAGE PARK FORWARD AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. *AK

WAS DRIVING 10MPH & STARTED TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, AND BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO MOVE. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP & REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. HAD CONTACTED DEALER & WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE ABS BRAKES. OWNER UNPLUGGED THE ABS SYSTEM & HAD NO PROBLEM EVER SINCE. *AK

PE99063, VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A MALL AREA ,IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. , CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AND THEN SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, HEARD CRACKLIN GNOISE COMING FROM A SMALL BOX BETWEEN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND RADIATOR , AT THE SAME TIME CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF STEERING COLUMN ,RIGHT NEXT TO TURN SIGNALS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. INSURANCE COMPANY DID INSPECT VEHICLE, AND IT WAS LISTED AS UNDETERMINED CAUSE. BUT, SUGGESTED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

GAS CAP DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. DEFECT IN RELEASE LATCH LOCATED AT DRIVER'S SEAT ON FLOOR. *AK

THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CLAIMS FOR STEERING COLUMN FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHY HASN'T PONTIAC FIXED THESE PROBLEMS? THESE ARE SAFETY PROBLEMS. ARE THERE ANY WARRANTIES AVAILBLE? ALSO HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF ALL SAFETY RECALLS HAVE BEEN COMPLETE ON MY CAR. MY LOCAL DEALER DID NOT CALL ME BACK ON THIS. I NEED TO KNOW IF THE GAS TANK REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS CAR.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED BRAKES; HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK THE ABS FAILED REPEATDLY AFER BEING REPLACED BY DIFFERENT DEALERS. *YH

MY BRAKES ARE STILL FAILING AFTER BEING FIXED BY THE PONTIAC DEALER IN MY HOME TOWN. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT TAKING ANT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR WORK AND AFTER ABOUT A YEAR 1/2 AND 300 DOLLARS LATER THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME AGAIN TO FIX MY BRAKES. I KNOW THEIR IS A RECALL ON THESE TYPES OF BRAKES AND MY CAR HAS THE SAME SYMPTONS AS THE RECENT SCHOOL BUS SITUATION. I HAVE A GREAT CONCERN OF THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AND MYSELF. I FEEL THAT PONTIAC GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME AGAIN FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. I JUST HOPE I DON'T GET INTO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF MY BRAKE FAILURE.

CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED AT 48,000 MILES CAUSING COOLANT TO MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL. PONTIAC'S ATTITUDE IS THAT "THE PROBLEM IS MINE, NOT THEIRS" AND UNWILLING TO RESOLVE.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THERE ARE TWO PINS HOLDING THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL TO THE COLUMN AND THESE PINS HAVE COME OUT 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN IN THAT THE PINS ARE HEAVY METAL THAT GO INTO ALUMINUM AND THE ALUMINUM EXPANDS WITH REPEATED MOVEMENT FROM ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN. CONSEQUENTLY, THE PINS NO LONGER STAY IN. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT EXPECTING THE STEERING WHEEL TO COME LOOSE. I HAVE HAD BOTH PINS COME OUT WITHIN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER.