1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

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  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - AUBURN, MA

    REAR POWER WINDOWS COULD COME DOWN, BUT COULD NOT GO BACK UP. PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW WAS THE SAME WAY. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - PARIS, IL

    WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 55 MPH PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER /MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND WAITING ON MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - CONCORD, CA

    PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I AM ABLE TO GET PONTIAC TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE HAD COUNTLESS THINGS HAPPEN TO THIS CAR. DURING AND NOW RIGHT OUT OF WARRANTY AT 62000 MILES. THEY ARE WANTING TO CHARGE ME 850.00 TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANAFOLD GADGETS. THIS IS AN EMMISSION PROBLEM AND I FEEL AS IF I PURCHASED A LEMON BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD ON THIS CAR. PLEASE HELP ME.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - ROLESVILLE, NC

    VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING REGARDLESS OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALL GAUGES READ NORMALLY VEHICLE RUNS FINE THEN DIES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN WHICH DEATH COULD EASILY RESULT. HAS HAPPENED ON RURAL ROADS AS WELL AS BUSY ROADS AND EXPRESSWAYS.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - FREEDOM, PA

    ANTI THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATES WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THEN, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - SAN DIEGO, CA

    THE CAR HAS BEEN GIVEN A LOT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND NOW ONE OF THE PULLEYS THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE'S BELT BROKE, ALSO MY HORN DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - SHAFTSBURY, VT

    WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON FLAT ROAD PASSENGER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. RAISED HOOD, AND SAW SMOKE FROM DRIVER'S SIDE. AT THAT MOMENT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. PONTIAC TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - COLUMBIANA, OH

    HORN IS HARD TO PRESS, CONSUMER HAS TO USE TWO HANDS TO PRESS ON HORN. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - SHAFTSBURY, VT

    AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARANT REASON RIGHT SIDE FIRST, THEN 3 TO 5 MINUTES LATER THE LEFT SIDE. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - COLD WATER, MI

    WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK *YH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE