1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

I WAS RECENTLY IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, BUT MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAG DID NOT SMOKE, IT DID NOTHING.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH BRAKES ON THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT SAFELY. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT A HIGHER SPEED VEHICLE WOULD HAVE WENT INTO A TAIL SPIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY SERVICE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT REPORTED TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP .*AK

VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. 30-45 MINUTES LATER, THICK BLACK SMOKE FOLLOWED BY FLAMES BURST FROM STEERING COLUMN. FIRE DESTROYED DASBOARD, WINDSHIELD AND CEILING BEFORE BEING EXTINGUSHED. *YH

STARTED CAR, TURNED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED CAR, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER STEERING WHEEL. IN MATTER OF SECONDS FULL BLOWN FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER DASHBOARD. ENTIRE ENTERIOR OF CAR BURNED. NO FEASIBLE REPAIRS POSSIBLE. *AK

2 PINS THAT HOLDS STEERING WHEEL TO COLUMN KEEP FALLING OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER KEEPS PUSHING PINS BACK IN, BUT DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING.*AK

UPON SHUTTING OFF CAR IT STARTED TO STEAM, TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE HEAD GASKET WAS CRACKED. *AK

WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN 30-35MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT, AND "T"-BONED VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT ALSO FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE DRIVER. *AK.THE DRIVERS SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES WHEN HEAD WENT INTO WINDSHIELD. *ET

THE HEADLIGHT TROUBLE ALMOST CAUSED VEHICLE TO LEAVE ROAD AT HIGH SPEED. I FOUND THAT WHEN THEY CUT OUT, I NEED TO PUT HIGH BEAMS ON & THEN SWITCH BACK TO LOW BEAMS. SEATBACKS FOR BOTH FRONT SEATS WILL FLY FOWARD DURING HEAVY BRAKING. A MECHANIC ADVISED ME THAT THE SEAT BACKS WERE SUPPOSED TO MOVE FOWARD LIKE THIS, I WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED. AS FOR THE DRIVER WINDOW, MANY OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE SAME PROBLEM - THIS ONE HAS COST ME OVER $100 IN DRYING OUT MY VEHICLE INTERIOR AND REPAIRS. *AK

MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS LISTED UNDER VOQ NUMBER ODI533581. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR AN OFFICAIL TO CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOT ABOUT TO KEEP TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE PINS PRESSED BACK INTO PLACED WHEN THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED THIS WAY. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK