1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

POWER WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO LOCK AND WINDOWS HAVE TO BE ASSISTED BY HAND TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. NLM

THE CAR SET ON FIRE AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, BLEW A ROD AND MELTED THE SPARK PLUGS, THE COMPUTER FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION BLEW.

WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED IT WORKS UP UNTIL YOU ARE JUST GETTING READY TO STOP, AT THAT POINT THE CAR SLIDES AND THEN THE BRAKES GRAB VERY HARD. IT TAKES EXTRA DISTANCE TO GET THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP. I'VE HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED & THE BACK BRAKES ADJUSTED. NEITHER HELPED. SINCE THIS ISN'T A CONSISTANT PROBLEM IT'S NEVER DONE IT FOR THE DEALER THEREFORE, THEY CAN'T DETECT THE PROBLEM. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH PONTIAC. THEY TOLD ME THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE UNTIL THE DEALER DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED ITSELF AND CAUGHT FIRE. *MJS

ENGIN E HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED CAUSING THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND TACHOMETER TO ACT ERRATICALLY. NLM

POWER DOOR LOCKS, LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR DOING 70 MPH DOWN THE ROAD OR SITTING STILL. IT HAPPENS BOTH WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING AND WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. IT IS NOT VERY SAFE TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH THE LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ALL THE TIME.*AK

A FIRE OCCURED AT THE STEERING COLUMN AREA DUE TO A IGNITION SWITCH SHORT WHICH OVERHEATED IGNITING THE SWITCH AND SURROUNDING AREAS. NLM

THIS AUTO HAS TOTAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR JUST 4 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE. I BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCALA NATIONAL FORREST WITH 4 10 YEAR OLD GIRLS IN THE CAR. SINCE THEN, I HAVE REPLACED A 4 YEAR OLD BATTERY AT 2 YEARS AGE AND ALL OF THE FUSES. IN 1/00 WHILE DRIVING IN A FOG WHITE OUT ON TOP OF A 300 FT BRIDGE, I PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND ALL MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. A VEHICLE BEHIND ME DIDN'T SEE ME AND NEARLY PUSHED US BOTH OFF THE BRIDGE. SINCE THEN EVERY TIME I PUT ON MY FLASHERS, ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL THINGS STOP. MY ELECT DOOR LOCKS KEEP BLOWING FUSES AND WINDOWS DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME. I'V CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME ALL THESE PROBLEMS BEGAN AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT WAS MY PROBLEM. I PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRENTY, BUT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED. PLEASE HELP!! *AK

RUBBER PIKE THAT DELIVERS THE GAS TO THE ENGINE CRACKED. CONSUMER NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM THE PART HAS TO BE ORDERED. *AK