2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

3 INSTANCES OF FAILURE OF VEHICLE TO START, IE TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT CRACK. 1ST INSTANCE HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHEN VEHICLE CRANKED WHEN MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO START, THEN TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED LEAKING VACUUM HOSE, REPLACED HOSE, 2ND HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED AFTER BEING STRANDED AT WORK, DEALER STATED FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH MARCH 2006, AND REPLACED SWITCH. NOW 3RD TIME SAME PROBLEM TURNS OVER WILL NOT CRANK (NOV 2006). *JB

I PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE IN MARCH 2006. AT THAT TIME I WAS PROVIDED A "CAR REPORT" THAT SHOWED NO ACCIDENT HISTORY/CLEAN TO EVERYTHING. AT A LATER TIME I WENT TO PURCHASE NEW INSURANCE AND I WAS FIRST ALERTED TO AN "ACCIDENT". I FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN JUNE 2002, OVER $700.00 IN DAMAGE. IN 2003 AGAIN, WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. I HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HANDLE THIS SITUATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ONE OF THEIR VENDORS-SAME OUTCOME. MY VENDOR SAME OUTCOME--EXTENSIVE DAMAGE/FRAME STRAIGHTENING ETC. I ASKED FOR MY MONEY BACK OR A NEW VEHICLE. THEY REFUSED. IT WOULD COST MORE TO FIX THIS CAR THAN IT IS WORTH. I NEED SOME ASSISTANCE. I LOOKED THEM UP ON THE BBB AND THEY HAVE 55 REPORTS IN 36 MONTHS. NOT TO MENTION THEY ARE MAKING A 1000% PROFIT OFF OF ME. *JB

GRINDING SOUND IN FRONT BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AT MY EXPENSE. STILL MAKING GRINDING NOICE. BREAKS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2001. RECALL OF BLINKER SWITCH. BLINKING (INSIDE ABOVE RADIO) NOISE CAME BACK AFTER 1 YEAR. DEALER SAYS THAT RECALL WAS FOR THE HAZARD LIGHTS NOT THE TURN SIGNALS? CAR WON'T START AND SECURITY LIGHT ON. HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES WITH CAR IN (ON) POSITION AND THEN CAR WILL START..THIS INFORMATION IS LOCATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL (ARE THEY EXPECTING THIS PROBLEM?) DEALER SAID AT FIRST THAT MY KEY WAS WORN OUT THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT READING IT CORRECTLY AND THEN LATER STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS BAD IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION SENSOR SWITCH AT MY EXPENSE. REAR FLOOR BOARD BEHIND DRIVERS SIDE GETS WET. NO KNOWN CAUSE. RECENTLY THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LITE CAME ON. DEALER REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. DEALER SAID THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT AND A PART WAS CRACKED. HEATER/AC BUTTONS 1 AND 2 DO NOT WORK. RECENTLY NOTICED THAT WHEN I DRIVE I HEAR GRINDING SOUNDS SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR, LIKE IT'S COMING UNSCREWED. JUST TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS OF IGNITION SWITCH, 4 NEW TIRES, A BACK SEAT SEATBELT REPLACEMENT AND MY DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATE SEAT ADJUSTER WAS WORKING THE MORNING I TOOK IT IN. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR IT WAS MAKING A GRINDING SOUND AND THE SEAT CUSHION WAS TORN. SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE THE SEAT CUSHION BUT THEY DON'T THINK THEY BROKE THE SEAT ADJUSTER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THAT MAYBE THE SEAT ADJUSTER JUST DECIDED TO GO ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY. I'M NOW FIGHTING TO HAVE THEM REPAIR WHAT THEY BROKE. I WILL NEVER GO TO NUCAR PONTIAC IN DELAWARE FOR REPAIRS AGAIN. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I'VE EVER OWNED. I THINK MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE RECALLS SINCE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THEM. I WILL NEVER BUY A GM CAR AGAIN. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP TO MAKE THE CAR MAKERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR POOR WORKMANSHIP. *NM

IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 I PURCHASE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. A COUPLE OF DAYS OF HAVING THE CAR, WHEN I WENT OVER A BUMP THE CAR STALLED ON ME. I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE TIME THING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. WHEN IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL OF MY RELAYS WERE BAD AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME $700. OUT OF COST POCKET. THEY TOLD ME THIS WHEN MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. I THOUGHT I HAD A 90 DAY WARRANTY, BUT IT TURN OUT THAT I HAD A 30 DAY WARRANTY. I THINK THEY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT WAITED UNTIL MY WARRANTY EXPIRED, SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO FIX IT. MY CAR IS ONLY YEARS OLD AND IT HAS 42K ON IT. SO HOW CAN ALL OF THE RELAYS BE BAD? THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT SINCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR, THAT I COULD OF DAMAGE THE RELAYS MYSELF. I DIDN'T BUY THE CAR FOR IT TO SIT IN THE DRIVEWAY, I BOUGHT IT SO I COULD DRIVE IT. I CALLED THE LEMON LAW, THEY TOLD ME THEY ONLY COVER THE ENGINE, I ALSO CALLED GM CORP, THEY CALLED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER TOLD THEM THAT THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD SPLIT THE COST OF THE RELAYS. WHICH THEY NEVER SAID THAT, I HAVE A WITNESS THAT CAN STATE THAT THEY NEVER OFFER TO SPLIT THE COST TO REPAIR THE CAR. I AM AT THE END OF MY ROPE. YOU ARE MY LAST HOPE. *NM

NOT A SAFETY PRECAUTION. I DRIVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. EVERY CAR THAT MAKE AND YEAR MODEL HAVE BROKEN HUB CAPS, MINE INCLUDED. THEY RATTLE FOR A WHILE THEN THEY BREAK IN HALF. THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT IF IT'S JUST THAT MAKE AND MODEL. THE NOISE IS EMBARRASSING AND ANNOYING. I FEEL THAT THE PONTIAC COMPANY SHOULD LOOK IN TO THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. ALSO, REAR MIDDLE SEATBELT NEVER STAYED TIGHT. LOOSENS VERY EASILY WHILE MY CHILD IS WEARING IT AND WHEN MY CHILD WAS IN A CAR SEAT. *NM

WELL I'VE CALLED AND TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT IS LOCATED IN LEXINGTON,KY (PAUL MILLER FORD). I HAVE TALKED TO THE SALE'S MAN THAT HAVE SOLD THIS CAR TO ME THAT I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT I HAVE ONLY BEEN HAVING FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS NOW. TALKED TO HIM AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEIR WASN'T NOTHING TO BE DONE AT ALL... IN OTHER WORDS THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO FOR YOU. WHEN I GOT THIS CAR THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT IT'S BEEN CHECKED OUT AND THERE WASN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND ALSO THAT A OLDER LADY HAD IT ALREADY MAINTAINED BEFORE WE GOT THE CAR. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THAT IT WONT START WHEN IT'S COLD,BRAKES MAKE SOME TIME OF FUNNY NOISE,TURN THE AIR UP TO LEVEL 3 FOR IT TO COME ON,SECURITY LIGHT IS COMING ON,IT'S EATING UP GAS REALLY BAD. I'M HOPING THAT SOMEONE CAN HELP ME THEN TELL SOME BULL AND FIND A PROBLEM TO MY SOLUTION. ALSO, I HAVE A WARRANTY ON THE CAR THAT I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AND I WORK. I'M IN RISK OF LOOSENING MY JOB OVER THIS MATTER. NO MONEY, NO CAR PAYMENT AND NO JOB! *NM

HUB CAPS ARE BREAKING APART WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL PONTIAC GRAND AMS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. *NM

TURN / FLASHER SWITCH WAS RECALLED..I HAD IT REPLACED BY DEALER AND AFTER A MONTH IT HAS STARTED AGAIN WITH THE CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE. MY SECURITY SYSTEM ALSO HAS FAILED COSTING ME $500 TO HAVE REPAIRED..AND NOW MY AUTO DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK , MY AUTOMATIC DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF..MY GUESS IS A MAJOR WIRING PROBLEM! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS, WHICH HAD THE SPEED SENSORS ATTACHED. ON THE FORTH VISIT, THE ABS PROBLEM REOCCURRED. OTHER COMPONENTS AFFECTED WERE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE TRACTION CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND PROVIDED NO RESOLUTION. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE DEFECTS REPRESENTED A RISK TO SAFETY.

PASSLOCK SYSTEM SHORTS OUT AND IGNITION DOES NOT START. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, EACH RESULTING IN TOW & REPAIR FEES. SOLUTION: IF YOU TURN THE KEY TO THE "ON" POSITION & WAIT 10 MINUTES, THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL GO SOLID AND THEM DISAPPEAR. THE CAR WILL THEN START. IT'S STILL A PAIN, BUT AT LEAST IT'S ONLY 10 MINUTES OF MY TIME. NO MORE TOWING. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THIS CAR, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GIVING IT A TRY. *NM