1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. *NM *NM

WHEN TURNING LEFT VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER STEERING. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. *AK *MR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING ANTI THEFT DEVICE ENGAGED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION EACH TIME. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK. CONSUMER WORRIED THAT THE LEAK MAY DAMAGE THE ENGINE. *AK IN TWO 2 1/2 YEARS, THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, SERPENTINE BELT, TWO THROTTLE POSITION SENSORS, IGNITION COILS, THERMOSTAT, 1 MODULE, BATTERY, AND THE AIRBAG WAS GRADUALLY COMING OUT WITHOUT FORCE. *SC

ENGINE HESISTATES VIOLENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM REST. SIMULTANEOUSLY ALL OF THE GAUGES GO TO MAXIMUM VALUE AND RETURN TO REAL VALUES QUICKLY (MUCH LIKE AT ENGINE START-UP). HESISTATION CEASES AND CAR PERFORMS AS NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES OVER 5 YEARS. THE TOTAL LACK OF ENGINE POWER IS UNNERVING AND HAS LEAD TO ONE NEAR MMISS ACCIDENT WHILE TRYING TO COMPLETE A LEFT TURN AHEAD OF UNCOMING TRAFFIC AS ENGINE HESISTAED AND NEARLY STALLED.*AK

AT 30000 MILES INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 60000 GASKET LEAKING AGAIN, DEALER AND PONTIAC REFUSED TO COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT ALONG WITH A NEW WINDOW. SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IN JUNE 2003. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC OF 24 YEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM HE HAS ENCOUNTERED WITH THIS CAR.

WHEN DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED THE TRUNK OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.*AK

STARTING APPROXIMATELY AUGUST, 2003 WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK REACHES ABOUT 1/4 TANK OR LESS THE FUEL GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 0% AND 100% FUEL. THIS FLUCTUATION IS FREQUENT AND CAN BE OBSERVED 2-5 TIMES WITHIN 10 MINUTES WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IS BELOW 25%. VARIOUS FUEL SYSTEM CLEANERS/TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED WITH NO CHANGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS LEFT ME WITHOUT GAS AND STRANDED IN VERY COLD WEATHER. IN ADDITION THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC POSING A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND PASSENGERS. THE HAZARD IS MOST APPARENT WHEN TRAFFIC IS SLOW OR STOPPED AND THE ENGINE RUNS OUT OF FUEL. THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGERS HAVE HAD TO EXIT AND/OR PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW WHEN TRAFFIC IS VERY CONGESTED AND HAZARDOUS. THE TYPE OF DRIVING THAT I DO (MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, COLD WEATHER) RENDERS THE TRIP METER VERY INACCURATE WHEN TRYING TO ESTIMATE AVAILABLE FUEL. THANK YOU, MICHAEL MUSCATO. *JB

HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO MODEL YEAR. *AK