1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON I HAD JUST HAD THE CAR SERVICE 2 WEEKS BEFORE AND THE INTAKE GASKET IS LEAKING JUST GOT THE CAR FROM A USED DEALER ON FEB 20, 2004. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO BE AT 200 I DID NOT THINK THAT WAS RIGHT? NOW IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE OIL IN MY COOLANT COULD THAT BE? *LA

CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALER TO PRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON IN ORDER TO GET THE BLINKERS TO WORK. CURRENTLY, AFTER MONTHS OF DOING IT THIS WAY THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE BLINKERS WERE NOT WORKING. *AK *JB

THIS IS A GENERAL COMPLAINT ABOUT AIRBAGS. I WAS IN MEDIUM GRADE ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS TRAVELING AT MAYBE 10MPH. THE SEAT BELT WAS PLENTY OF PROTECTION. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED KNOCKING ME UNCONCIOUS FOR A FEW MINUTES AND I HAVE SEVERE PAIN FROM THIS. *AK

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IMPROPERLY, RPMS GO UP BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE LIKE IT NORMALLY SHOULD.*AK

MY PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR CRACKED OFF IN THE CAR WASH. DEALERS AND CAR WASH EMPLOYEES STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURANCE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I AM WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS. OUTSIDE MIRRORS ARE A SAFETY FEATURE.

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 25-30 MPH FRONT RIGHT TIRE SPRING SNAPPED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE TO INSPECT THE PROBLEM, AND FOUND THE TIRE SHREDDED. ALSO, CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES PADS TWICE AND ROTORS ONCE. *AK

WHEN TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE FUEL BOX, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC REPLACED THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH DRIVER HIT A POTHOLE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS NOT HURT, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. DRIVER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER WITHIN A FEW DAYS. *AK

THE VEHICLES HAZARD SWITCH FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *MR

I HAVE A 1999 GRAND AM WITH 47,000 MILES. IT STARTED TO OVER HEAT TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT NEEDED REPAIRED. THE BILL ENDED UP AT 825.77. PONTIAC AND GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF THEY WERE GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THEY TOLD US OUR CAR WAS TO OLD AND HAD TO MANY MILES. GOT ON LINE WAS ABLE TO FIND OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH LESS MILES THAN MY CAR. A LOT OF UNHAPPY PEOPLE WITH PONTIAC. FOUND OUT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT. *JB