1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

AT 45 MPH SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, WENT INTO DITCH, AND ROLLED OVER. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

BOTH FRONT WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THEIR ORIGINAL TRACKS AND HAVE TO BE REALIGNED BY HAND WHENEVER THEY ARE ROLLED DOWN. NLM

1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS MULTIPLE BRAKE PROBLEMS I HAVE REPLACED CALIPERS AND ROTORS AND PADS WITHIN 2 TO 3 WEEKS THE BRAKES START CLUNKING AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE TIME IS DECREASED.I HAVE CONTACTED THE MAIN PONTIAC COMPANY WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. *AK

DEX-COOL WAS USED AS ONLY COOLANT. MY MECHANIC FAXED ME SOME INFORMATION ON DEX-COOL STATING THAT IT WAS STARTING TO CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE 1ST CARS USING IT. EVERYTHING COOLING RELATED IS STARTING TO GO OUT.*AK

TIRE CASING STARTED TO PEEL OFF. WE WERE AWAY FROM HOME FOR THE WEEKEND. WE IMMEDIATELY CHANGED TO THE SPARE TIRE, AND LIMPED HOME. THE PONTIAC DEALER TOLD US THAT WE HAD TO GO TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER FOR AN ADJUSTMENT. THEY GAVE US AN ALLOWANCE TOWARD A NEW TIRE. BUT, I CAN'T HELP THINKING I CAUGHT OUR TIRE BEFORE IT GOT A CHANCE TO FALL APART LIKE ALL OF THOSE ONES I'VE BEEN SEEING ON TV. MY SON HAS A 1995 GRAND AM WITH THE SAME TIRES, AND HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A GOODYEAR EAGLE GA, THE SAME SIZE AS OURS. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU FOLKS KNOW. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MKT2E2DR12 TIRESIZE: P205/55R16)

THIS FAILURE IS PARTICULARLY BAD BECAUSE BOTH TIMES THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT 10 MILES BEFORE THE OCCURRENCE (WHICH IN HINDSIGHT) I SEE WAS THE ONLY WARNING OF DANGER AND BOTH TIMES WERE PITCH DARK OUTSIDE, FIRST THE CAR SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL IN THE DRIVE POSITION, IN THAT THE ENGINE REVVED, BUT HAD LITTLE REAL POWER AND WHILE IN ANTICIPATION (FEAR) THAT THE CAR WOULD LUNGE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY TOOK HOLD DIDN'T COME TO FRUITION, WHAT OCCURRED COULD HAVE BEEN AS BAD. THE DASH LIGHT INDICATORS STARTED FLASHING BUT THE MAIN DASH LIGHTS SEEN FREGUENTLY (SPEEDOMETER) DISAPPEARED AND THEN I NOTICED THAT I WAS ONLY BEING GUIDED BY STREET LAMPS (SECOND OCCURENCE, I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THAT) AND THE CAR DIED AT THE SAME TIME, MAKING ME LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND HAVE TO GET THIS THING OFF THE ROAD. THIS CAR HAS NEVER MISSED A BEAT BEFORE THAT, BUT WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, A BUNCH OF CITY WORKERS OUT TRYING TO FIX A BURST PIPE IN THE STREET AT 5:30 A.M. WERE WATCHING THIS HAPPEN AND CAME RUNNING OVER AND SAID THAT THE WAY THIS CAR FAILED SHOULD BE REPORTED BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD FOR ANY DRIVER TO LOSE CAR MANUEVERABILITY AT THE SAME TIME AS EXTERIOR LIGHTS. THE SECOND TIME, WHEN I SAW THE ABS LIGHT COME ON, I WAS PREPARED. I CALLED MY HUBBY ON THE CELL PHONE AND HE CAME AND FOLLOWED ME FROM THERE AND I HAD ABOUT 10 MILES OF DRIVETIME BEFORE MY CAR BECAME POSSESSED AGAIN. IT IS SITTING BY THE ROAD ON AN ISOLATED SECTION IN INDIANA AND I'M FEELING PRETTY DARN LUCKY.*AK

THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ACCURATELY BY ANOTHER PERSON 0DIID 726109/ WE JUST PURCHASED A BATTERY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, WHICH IT DID FOR ABOUT 100 MILES, THEN IT WAS DITTO, BUT WOULD LIKE AN EMAIL AS TO WHAT THE PERSON ODIID 726109 FOUND TO BE THE PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND IS A MASTER MECHANIC. *AK

ABS: STEERING GROANS AFTER HARD BRAKING OR TIGHT HIGH/LOW-SPEED TURNS/WARNING LIGHT COMES ON; ALTERNATOR: NOT CHARGING-REPLACED TWICE; THERMOSTAT REPLACED TWICE

TRANSMISSION SHUTS DOWN ENGINE WHEN PUT IN GEAR, ENGINE SHUTS OFF LIKE TRANSMISSION IS LOCKED UP

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER 15-20 MINUTES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING, CONSUMER STATES THAT IT FEELS AS IF THE ENGINE IS NOT RECEIVING FUEL AND A HOT BURNING ODOR IS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK AREA, POSSIBLE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. *SLC