1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

1)SECOND TIME THEY CLEANED INJECTORS ADVISOR SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I USED 89 OCTANE INSTEAD OF 87 (2 DIGITAL READOUT ON RADIO BECOMES ILLEGIBLE COVERED BY FID. I DECLINED REPAIRS (3 AIR BAG THEY FOUND SIR COIL BAD I DECLINED TO PAY $400.00 FOR REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FID OR GM HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED.

SEEMS TO ME THAT I AM REPLACING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WAY TOO OFTEN. SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE (OWNED SINCE SEPTEMBER 1998), I HAVE BEEN REPLACING (OR HAVE HAD TO HAD RESURFACED) ROTORS APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4-6 MONTHS AND NEW BRAKES APPROXIMATELY EVERY 5000 MILES. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. MY HUSBAND, ON THE OTHER HAND MY HUSBAND HAS NEVER HAD TO HAVE REPLACED THE ROTORS ON HIS VEHICLE (NISSAN SENTRA). IS THERE SOME KIND OF DEFECT WITH THE PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT CAUSES THE BRAKES AND ROTORS TO NEED TO BE REPLACED SO OFTEN? *LA

I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM GT,I HAVE IT 2 YRS.RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE WE TOLD THE DEALER THE SUN ROOF LEAKED.WE WERE TOLD LEAKS ARE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY.THIS LEAKS DOWN OVER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND DIFFERENY RELAY'S HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES.IF THERE IS A FIRE ITS OUR PROBLEM,BECAUSE ITS A "LEAK".WE TOLD THEM ABOUT IT FIRST,THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND A LEAK,THEN AFTER THE ORIGINAL BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY RAN OUT,IT BECAME OUR PROBLEM BECAUSE NO DOCUMENTATION WAS DONE. OUR FRONT DRIVERS SEAT IS SEPARATING FROM THE FRAME.WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY VEHICLE,THE CAR WE TRADED WAS 12 YEARS OLD AND THE SEAT WAS IN BETTER SHAPE.MY WIFE IS A 140 POUND WOMAN,ITS NOT THAT SHE IS "SQUASHING" THE SEAT.WE'VE CONTACTED OUR DEALER,THEY ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY.WHEN IT RAINS WE TRY TO CATCH IT & COVER THE SUNROOF.PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ONLY TO THE CAR ELECTRICAL & CARPET. THANK YOU RICHARD WENDT. *AK

THE VEHICLE HAD A BROKEN FRONT COIL SPRING THAT WRAPPED AROUND THE SHOCK ABSORBER. IT BROKE IN TWO AND PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING. *PH AFTER BREAKING, PART OF THE SPRING CAME TO REST ON THE TOP AND INSIDE OF THE TIRE. IT WASN'T PUNCTURED AND THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. TRIPLE AAA WAS CALLED AND THEY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP. THE COST FOR REPAIRS WERE $500.00. THE CONSUMER WAS BRUSHED OFF BY PONTIAC CHEVROLET. *CB *JB

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE FALLEN INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM... DOES THE MANUFACTURER NOT SEE THIS A ON GOING PROBLEM AND FIX IT RIGHT OR RECALL IT SO US OWNERS OF THE CARS CAN BE PROUD OWNERS AND NOT RIPPED OFF. IT RIDICULIOUSLY EXPENSIVE AND CRAZY , YOU BUY A CAR AND PAY GOOD MONEY IN TURN THE MANUFATURER SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM . *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED DUE TO THE FIRE. *AK

ROTORS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY. THE LAST TIME THEY WERE CHANGED THEY LASTED ONLY 500 MILES AND HAD STARTED CHATTERING BEFORE THAT. ON AVERAGE, WE GET ONLY 4000 MILES FROM EACH SET OF ROTORS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE HAVE 98,000 MILES ON THE CAR. DO THE MATH.*AK

THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE HEAD GASKETS WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

COOLANT SYSTEM- INTAKE MANIFOLDS. DEALER ADVISED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING. VEHICLE HAS 90K MILES (HIGHWAY). DEALER ADVISED THE COOLANT WILL MIX WITH THE ENGINE OIL CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. SEE MANY OTHER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SAME REPLACEMENT ON 3.4 LITER ENGINES. PREVIOUSLY HAVE REPLACED BOTH R/L HUB BEARINGS, ALTERNATOR, STARTER, DRIVEBELT, POWER STEERING PUMP AND RETURN LINE, AND RADIO.*AK

THERE ARE ONLY TWO VERY SMALL AREAS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE HORN CAN BE ACTIVATED. THESE MUST BE PRESSED VERY PRECISELY WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF FORCE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE UNSAFE BECAUSE THE EXTRA TIME TO FIND AND HIT THESE SPOTS GIVE ONE TO TWO ADDITIONAL SECONDS TO SOUND THE HORN, WILL RESULT IN NOT ALLOWING THE PERSON WARNED TO HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME TO RESPOND. *NLM