1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO ENGINE . CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK GASKET LEAKED ANTI-FREEZE INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING CLICKING NOISE AND THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS PROBLEM AND DUE TO THE FAULTY GASKET THE ENGINE WAS RUINED. *YH

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ALTERNATOR AND ABS PROBLEMS: ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST SEVEN MONTHS, AND WILL NEED REPLACING AGAIN. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBROAD AND THE VEHICLE TRAVELS ADDITIONAL DISTANCES BEFORE STOPPING. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE ARE NO DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS IN THE DATABASE FOR THE 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM GIVEN THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SUBMITTED CONCERNING THIS VEHICLE. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN A DEATH? MY VEHICLE LIKE SEVERAL OTHERS I'VE READ ABOUT , STALLS AT ANY GIVEN TIME WITH THE MOST RECENT BEING ON THE INTERSTATE WHERE I HAD TO TAKE THE MEDIAN FOR SAFETY. OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN RUN OVER BY A RIG. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND WAS REPORTED BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER AS SUCH; HOWEVER, NO INVESTIGATION HAS TAKEN PLACE. THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, LOSING ALL POWER (INCLUDING STEERING AND BRAKES). ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR IS DEAD; THAT'S RIGHT DEAD. LEAVING THE OCCUPANTS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC HOPING THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SMASHED BY SPEEDING TRAFFIC CONSIDERING NO SIGNAL WILL WORK AND NEITHER DO BRAKE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING. PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE AND COMPLAINTS ARE BEING HANDLED BY THIS DEPARTMENT AS IF THEY COULDN'T CARE LESS. HOW COULD ANYONE WITH THEIR RIGHT MIND NOT ASSESS THIS SITUATION AS A SAFETY VIOLATION. THE REPORTS FOR THIS SAME DEFECT ARE JUST TOO NUMEROUS AND IF YOU CAN'T SEE IT THEN I NEED A HIGHER OFFICE AND THIS OFFICE NEEDS TO CLOSE SHOP! *AK

DUE TO CARBON BUILD UP EGR VALVE FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AT ANY SPEED. *AK

WHEN A/C IS FIRST TURNED ON THE CONSUMER SMELLS ODOR FROM A/C DURING HUMID DAYS. *ET

WHEN DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON,THEY FLICKER OFF/ON. ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TURN OFF, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ARE THE ONLY OTHER OPTION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER HAS YET TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED A SLIP DUE TO "REPL 2ND CLUTCH INPUT CLUTCH" AND HAD TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. MECHANIC STATED THAT PROBLEM COULD ONLY BE LINKED TO MECHANICAL FAILURE. THERE WAS NO POSSIBLE WAY THAT HUMAN INTERFERANCE COULD HAVE CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. A TRANSMISSION KIT, VALVE, PISTON, AND 12 ATF'S HAD TO BE PURCHASED FOR A TOTAL OF $861.49 IN PARTS AND $1224.00 IN LABOR. FRONT SUSPENSION IS ALSO LOOSE. ENTIRE FRONT END IS "LOOSE AS A TOOTH" ACCORDING TO DEALER MECHANIC. ALSO STATED THAT PROBLEM SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED AT ONLY 40,000 MILES. NEED TO BALANCE WHEEL, ALIGN FRONT, AND PERFORM A TUNE-UP. LABOR IS ESTIMATED AT $200.00 WITH ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR PARTS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL WANDER AND PULL TO THE RIGHT AND WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE WILL LURCH FOWARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT SUDDENLY DASH AND HEADLIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF, DLR CAN'T FIX, DLR REQUESTED TECH. INFO FROM MFG FOR THE THIRD TIME.*AK