2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2000. IN AUGUST OF THE SAME YEAR I WAS LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE MY GAS GAUGE READ 1/2 TANK AND WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. I WAS TOWED INTO TOWN AND LUCKILY MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL SENDER. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED FIVE MORE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS. I'M ASTONISHED THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN INVESTIGATED MORE THOROUGHLY AND A RECALL ENGAGED. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS.*AK

AFTER MOVING TO TUCSON IN AUGUST OF 2003, MY POWER WINDOWS BEGAN FALLING OUT OF THEIR TRACKS ONE BY ONE. I CURRENTLY HAVE ONE WINDOW LEFT THAT ACTUALLY STAYS UP WITHOUT A DOOR STOP AND ONE THAT I CAN'T GET OUT OF THE DOOR FRAME BECAUSE I CAN'T GET THE DOOR APART. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW IS DOWN IN THE DOOR. THE ONE WINDOW THAT IS STILL IN THE TRACK IS ON ITS LAST LEG. IT'S MAKING THE SAME SOUNDS THE DRIVERS SIDE DID BEFORE IT JUST FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE SEVERAL CO-WORKERS WHO ALSO HAVE GRAND AMS AND ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. APPARENTLY GM USED A PLASTIC CLIP TO HOLD THE WINDOWS IN PLACE AND THEY MAY HAVE MELTED IN THE HEAT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $300 PER WINDOW, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY GM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY PUMPING THE BRAKES. VEHICLE STOPPED, AND THEN STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. BUT, MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. BOTH FRONTAL DRIVER 'S AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB THE FAILURE BEGAN SPORADICALLY LAST YEAR AND HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN . CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. ALSO, THE TRAC SYSTEM FLASHED ON AND OFF. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. BUT CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. DEALER PLACED THE VEHICLE ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND CODES WERE FOUND. MECHANIC REPLACED THE O2 SENSORS. THEN, CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

COOLANT LOSE, EVIDENCE FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, ETC., OR COOLANT WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. *AK

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND NOW THE HAZARD SIGNAL DOES IT ALSO. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL MILES. I DRIVE 55 MILES ONE WAY TO WORK AND BY THE TIME I GET CLOSE TO MY JOB THEY HAVE STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY KIND OF NOTIFICATION ON ANY RECALLS FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN FOUR TOTAL. *JB

HAZARD/SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DEVOLPED A LEAK RESULTING IN ANTIFREEZE LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE OIL WHICH CAUSED A $1000.00 REPAIR, AS WELL AS BOTH FRONT BEARINGS WENT RESULTING IN A $1000.00 REPAIR AS WELL. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE 4 WINDOWS SEVERLY SCRATCHED AND LOOSE IN THEIR TRACKS, RADIO STOPPED WORKING & BRAKES/ROTORS CONSTANTLY NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. I FOUND A FEW RECALLS ON 2000 GRAND AM'S, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT MY VIN# ISN'T ONE OF THE ONES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL???... I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO CONTINUE POURING INTO THIS "LEMON"!