2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

THE COOLENT LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AFTER FLUIDS WERE APPLY. LATER THE CAR OVERHEATED, AND HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. BUT BEFORE ALL THIS I TOOK MY CAR TO GET A FLUSH AND THATS WHEN THE COOLENT NEVER WENT OFF. CAR NOW IS JUST SITTING AITING TO GET REPAIRED 2ND PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND HAVENT HAD IT FOR A YEAR ONLY 7 MONTHS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. NOTHING ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE REPAIR SHOP. *AK

I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET MUST BE REPLACED AND IT IS GOING TO COST OVER $800. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM TO FIND OUT WHAT I SHOULD PAY AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT GM USED A FAULTY PART FOR THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER KNOWING THAT THE PART WAS FAULTY. I HAVE AN AFTERMARKET WARRANTY AND IT REFUSES TO PAY FOR ANY GASKETS/SEALS. AS A RESULT, MY HEAT IN MY VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK (IT IS AMAZINGLY COLD IN IOWA IN THE WINTER). *AK

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH THE V6 ENGINE HAS A BAD INTAKE GASKET WITH ONLY 33,000 MILES.*AK

DURING A 30 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, BUT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK *TC

WHILE DRIVING 60-80 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE CONSUMER CALLED THE VEHICLE A LEMON. *TC

MY WIFES 2000 GRANDAM GT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL#03V327000 HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK

BOTH OF THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS ON MY 2000 GRAND AM HAVE BECOME UNATTACHED FROM THE DOORS. I HAVE DONE WHAT I COULD WITH EPOXY AND TAPE TO REPAIR THE MIRRORS BUT THEY LOOK TERRIBLE. THE COST OF DEALER REPAIR IS UNACCEPTABLE.*AK

WE HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS TWICE ON OUR 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE (64,000 MI) TWICE. WE WERE EXPERIENCING GRINDING AND NOISE FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM. AT TIMES THE BRAKES WILL "STICK" OR "LOCK UP" FOR A BRIEF SECOND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE 1ST PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT ONLY LASTED A YEAR BEFORE THE PROBLEMS BEGAN AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE WEB AND TALKING WITH DEALERSHIPS, I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG GRAND AM OWNERS. THERE IS SOMETHING CAUSING THESE BRAKES TO WEAR OUT SO QUICKLY. THE REPAIRS ARE COSTLY AND IF A PERSON CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES EVERY YEAR OR SO... THEY MAY JUST DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE DEFECTS. FAULTY BRAKES CAN RESULT IN A CRASH.*AK

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH IS MAKING VERY LOUD CLICKING NOISES. SOMETIMES THE HAZARD SWITCH FAILS TO FUNCTION, WHICH IS WORSE IN COLD TEMPERATURE. THIS COULD RESULT IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE HAZARD SWITCH CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT AT A GMC DEALERSHIP WHICH IS PRICED BETWEEN $42:00-$300:00. I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, AND THINK PONTIAC SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THE HAZARD SWITCH. *AK *TC