1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

I HAVE HAD ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER WITH THIS VEHICAL AND THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THE SAME STYLE CAR THAT ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO SERIOUSLY. IT IS BECOMING TO COSTLY. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX VEHICLE 5 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE IDLES UP TO 1500 RPM'S IN PARK AND VARIES IN DRIVE. PCM-VCM WAS REPLACED TWICE. THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACED TWICE, AND THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT WAS RECENTLY REPLACED. PROBLEM HAD NOT OCCURRED FOR A YEAR, AND DEALER DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE A REMEDY.*AK

I HAVE AN ELECTICAL PROBLEM IN MY CAR THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS IF THE FUSE CONTINUES TO BLOW CONSTANTLY THEN THEY WILL BE ABBLE TO TRACE THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEN I HAVE THE BIRNDEN OF WORRYING ABOUT MY CAR CATCH ON FIRE FROM THIS SHORT.THEY TOLD ME TO POSSIBLY TRY A HEADLIGHT SWICH AT AN 85.00 PRICE AND LABOR ON TOP OF THAT ON A MAYBE YES MAYBE NO FIX. AT THIS POINT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I'M HOPEING THAT YOU NIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME CURE THIS PROBLEM I'VE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR I HATE TO TRADE IT IN BSCAUS OF THIS PROBLEM I DONT HAVE THE FUNDS AVAIBLE TO ME TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR THE TAXES THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT AGAIN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO AT THIS POINT . I HAVE BLOWN APOXAMETLY 25 -30 FUSES SINCE THE ACCIDENT . THERE IS NO CERTAIN TIME OR OCURRENCE THAT THIS FUSE BLOWS . THIS VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS ON IT WHEN IT BECOMES DUSK THERE IS A SENSOR IN THE DASH THAT TELLS THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO TURN ON THE LIGHTS. I'M AFAID THAT THERE WILL BE A PROBLEM THERE WHICH COULD CAUSE THIS VEHICLE TO HAVE A FIRE IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE AT THR ADVISE OF THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND IT THEY TOLD ME TO ONLY WAY THEY CAN TRACE THIS IS IF THE FUSE IN QUESTION KEEPS BLOWING ONE AFTER ANOTHER THEN THEY MIGHT FIND THE PROBLEM. MAYBE YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GIVE MR THE NUMBER OF PONTAIC FACTORY SERVICE REPS FOR PONTAIC IF POSSIBLE TO TRY AND GET THIS MATTER RESOLVED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 17 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HORN WOULD STOP WORKING, ETS AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. RADIO WAS VERY HOT TO TOUCH. DEALER HAS REPLACED RADIO 6 TIMES, AND MOTOR OF DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER POWER WINDOWS 6 TIMES. CONSUMER FELT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WERE PREMATURELY WEARING, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED/ CUT DOWN FOUR TIMES, CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO INJURIES OR COLLISION HAS OCCURRED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

SUBJECT: RECALL # 00V287000 MY CAR EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS AS THOSE OUTLINED IN THE RECALL OF 1994 AND 1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S. I CONTACTED PONTIAC TWICE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO 1994 AND 1995 MODEL YEARS, AND I COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS TO MY CAR. PONTIAC SET UP FILE # 04017251 TO SHOW MY CONTACTS WITH THEM. I HAVE ALSO READ LETTERS IN YOUR DATABASE FROM OTHER PONTIAC OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM OF THE STARTER MOTOR FAILING TO ENGAGE AND THE IGNITION SWITCH BEGINS TO SMOKE.*AK

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE NOTICED SMOKE AND THE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERHOOD. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CAR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL AT ANY TIME OR ANY SPEED, SUCH AS ENTERING A HIGHWAY OR CROSSING AN INTERSECTION OR ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER MUCH INVESTIGATING, PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE EXCESSIVE OIL PRESSURE. VERY HIGH OIL PRESSURE CAUSES THE ENGINE VALVES TO OPERATE INCORRECTLY RESULTING IS STALLING OR RAPID POWER LOSS. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT PONTIAC WAS AWARE OF THIS COMMOM AND LATENT DEFECT BUT WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM AS A RECALL. THIS CAR WAS A NIGHTMARE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PRESURE REGULATOR WAS REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE.*AK

CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER STATED FUEL DRIPPED ON ALTERNATOR, REPLACED FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM TWICE, SECOND TIME IN AUGUST 2000. CONSUMER FELT THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF IGNITION KEY WILL NOT RELEASE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK