1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

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  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - DAVENPORT, IA

    WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT COLLISION OCCURRING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE MANUFACTURER'S INSPECTOR COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR AIR BAG DEPLOYING. *YH

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

    WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A BUZZING NOISE; THEN, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - RUMFORD, ME

    DRIVING AND ENGINE QUITS, NO WARNING LIGHTS, JUST STOPS, SHUTS DOWN. SOMETIMES IT RESTARTS RIGHT OFF, OTHER TIMES IT TAKES UP TO 30 MINUTES. HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES AND PLUGGED INTO DIAGNOSTICS. SHOWS NO PROBLEMS OR ERROR CODES. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. NEED HELP. *AK

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

    AFTER DRIVING CONSUMER PARKED CAR, ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER, CONSUMER STARTED CAR AGAIN, CONSUMER HAD TO GO BACK IN HOUSE AND TRIED TO TURN OFF AND THEN IT WENT OFF BY ITSELF. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - SHIRLEY, WY

    VEHICLE KEPT STALLING OUT INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER . ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. EVENTUALLY, VEHICLE STALLED OUT FOR DEALER , WHICH WAS THEN HOOKED UP TO A TACKOMETER 2 MACHINE, AND CODES INDICTED DEFECT WAS DUE TO IGNITION MODULE SENSOR AND CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - MASON, MI

    VEHICLE EXPERIECES STALLING PROBLEM. INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS/GAUGES WOULD ACT ERRATICALLY BEFORE VEHICLE STALLS. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ON THIS MATTER. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - ROCHESTER, MN

    FLEXIBLE FUEL HOSE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FAILED, CONSUMER STATES THAT A CORRUGATED FLEXIBLE PLASTIC SHIELDING COVERS MOST OF THE HOSES, HOWEVER THE COVERAGE IS NOT COMPLETE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS WHY THE HOSE FAILED. *SLC

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

    WHILE DRIVING COOLANT SIGNAL CAME ON. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO A SERVICE SHOP AND THEY SAID THAT WATER PUMP WAS NOT WORKING AND WAS REPLACED. *AK

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

    VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES JERKS BADLY, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NLM

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM
    - ORCHARD PARK, NY

    WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE FROM VEHICLE. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT BUSHINGS AND PINS HAD TO BE REPLACED TO REPAIR PROBLEM. *AK THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM HAD WORN OUT, INCLUDING BUSHINGS AND PINS. *YH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE