2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

WHILE BRAKING THERE WOULD BE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM PERTAINED TO THE FRONT DISC ROTORS BEING WARPED. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. WHEN IT RAINS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN SHUTS OFF. THE RADIO DISPLAY ONLY DISPLAYS PART OF THE NUMBERS SOMETIMES. THE TURN SIGNAL WON'T WORK ALL THE TIME, I HAVE TO TURN ON THE HAZARDS AND IT WILL SOMETIMES KICK THE TURN SIGNAL ON.*AK

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WHICH GM WAS SET TO RECALL THE WARNING/HAZARD LIGHTS ON AS OF SEPTEMBER 2003. BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT PARTS FOR THE RECALL, THEY WERE POSTPONING CONTACTING CONSUMERS UNTIL THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2004. THE RECALL STATES THAT IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY HAVING A PROBLEM TO GO TO YOUR DEALER AND GET IT REPLACED. I DID THIS BECAUSE MY TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING ALL THE TIME AND I JUST HAD A BRAND NEW BABY IN MY FAMILY AND DID NOT WANT TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY SIGNAL. AFTER GETTING THE PART REPLACED, I HAD TO PAY FOR IT AND BE OUT THE MONEY UNTIL GM "OFFICALLY" ISSUES THE RECALL. I THINK THIS IS A TERRIBLE POLICY WHICH ENDAGERS MOTORISTS. IF I HAD NOT SEEN THE NEWS ON THE NHTSA SITE ABOUT THE RECALL, I WOULD NEVER HAD KNOWN TO GET IT FIXED RIGHT AWAY. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD IMMEDIATELY REFUND THE FEE I PAID FOR THE PART AND LABOR BECAUSE IT WAS THEIR NEGLIGENCE THAT CAUSED ME TO REPLACE IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO ROLL OVER. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP; MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A BOLT FROM THE REAR SWAY BAR WAS MISSING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKING AND STEERING POWER. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH THE FUEL MODULE WAS REPLACED TWICE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED. CONSUMER PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION AND CHECKED THE RADIATOR LEVEL, AND ADDED WATER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY. MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE GASKET BETWEEN THE MANIFOLD AND ENGINE. GASKET AND THE MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE REPLACED. *AK *NM

THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS TO REMOVE A BACKPLATE TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT BULB. THE PLATE THEY REFER TO IS WELDED TO THE CAR'S FRAME. ONCE YOU REMOVE THE ONLY 2 SCREWS THAT ARE BACK THERE (ATTEMPTING TO FOLLOW THEIR WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS) & TRY TO SLIDE THE HEADLIGHT OUT, IT BREAKS THE OTHER AREAS THAT THE BOLTS ARE BOLTED INTO IN 1/2 & RENDERS THE HIGHLIGHT UNATTACHED TO THE CAR. THE ENTIRE PLASTIC PIECE FROM SIDE TO SIDE IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR MUST BE REPLACED TO REPAIR THOSE BREAKS.*AK

I PURCHASED A USED 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE IN SEPT. OF 2003, IN DECEMBER OF 2003 I STARTED HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHTS, THEY ONLY WORK SOMETIMES, AT FIRST I THOUGHT I BLEW A FUSE, THAT WAS CHANGED AT THE GARAGE, AND THEY STOPPED WORKING AGAIN ON MY WAY HOME...SINCE THEN I LOSE THEM ABOUT FIVE TIMES A WEEK, ITS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM DISCRIBED IN THE ARTICLE TELLING ABOUT RECALL NUMBER 03043, I CALLED THE PONTIAC HOTLINE WITH MY VIN NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THAT PARTICULAR RECALL DOES NOT PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE......THATS FUNNY, ITS DOING EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL STATES NEEDS FIXING........CHERYL AMES. *AK

CONSUMER HAD BEEN ADDING COOLANT, BUT DID NOT INITIALLY REALIZE THAT IT WAS AN INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER PARTS OF INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. CONSUMER WAS ADDING MORE ANTIFREEZE THAN USUAL BECAUSE INDICATOR WAS READING LOW COOLANT. *AK

THIS CAR HAS HAD ONE ELETRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER ANOTHERE CAUSED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS:1) TERMINALS IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY ARE NOT GREASED AND HAVE RUSTED AWAY. HENCE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK.2) ALL FOUR BACK UP LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. 3) THE 5 SPEED HEATER/AC BLOWER ONLY WORKS ON SPEEDS 3-5. 4) ENGINE POWER SURGES IN COLD WEATHER.5) SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS, ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL COME ON AND GO OUT WITHOUT REASON. 6) ON ONE OCCASION THE CAR STALLED WHILE CRUISING AT 65MPH. ONCE I GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO RETART THE ENGINE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. 7) FUEL REGULATOR SOMETIMES LEAKS, CAUSING A GAS ODER IN THE CABIN. 8) THE VOLUME CONTROL ON THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK. I AM LISTING THE NUMBER OF FAILURES AS 730, BECAUSE EVERY DAY DURING THE LAST 2 YEARS AT LEAST ONE OF THESE THINGS HAS HAPPENED. *AK