1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

THE FRONT BRAKES ARE JUNK AND KEEP EATING BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS.NOT TO MENTION THE CALIPERS.I HAVE HAD 6 SETS OF BRAKE PADS PUT ON MY CAR AND THEY NEED CHANGED AGAIN.I HAVE REPLACED THE CALIPERS,ROTORS AND BRAKE LINE HOSES.I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.I HAVE TALKED TO AUTO PART STORES AND THEY SAY THAT THIS IS A COMMON PLAINT THEY HAVE WITH GRANDAM'S.I REALLY THINK YOU GUYS SHOULD CONSIDER CHECKING ON THIS!CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF THESE CAR ON THE ROAD.THANK GOODNESS I HAVE NOT HAD A WRECK DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.BUT WHEN YOU BUY A NEW CAR YOU DON'T EXPECT TO HAVE TO PUT ALOT OF MONEY INTO IT.JUST SO YOU CAN KEEP ON DRIVING IT.I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONITAC BECAUSE OF ALL THE TROUBLE I HAVE HAD AND AM STILL HAVING WITH THIS CAR.THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON ONCE SO EVER FOR BRAKES,ROTORS,BRAKE LINE HOSES,AND CALIPERS TO HAVE TO BE CHANGED ON SUCH A NEW CAR!!UNLESS THERE IS A MANUFACTOR PROBLEM HERE!!!!!*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. SUN ROOF GLASS SHATTERED, AND A SMALL PIECE OF GLASS WAS MISSING. CONSUMER STATED THAT NOTHING HIT THE GLASS, AND THE SUN ROOF WAS OPEN ABOUT A HALF INCH. *AK

AFTER THE CAR SITS OVERNIGHT AND THE CAR IS STARTED AND START TO DRIVE AND THE WHEEL IS SLIGHTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT THE ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE YEAR 2000. THEY NEVER SEE THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON. THEY CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE COOLANT LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO DAYS LATER THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. *AK *CB *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL HAVE HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WIRING ON DASH, AIR CONDITIONING RESISTORS/CIRCUITS, AND HEADLIGHTS/TAILLIGHTS.*AK

I AM CONTACTING YOU IN AN EFFORT TO HAVE A VEHICLE RECALLED OR TO AT LEAST SPAWN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S. SINCE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE IN AUGUST OF 2001 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. GRINDING NOISES AND SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP COUNTLESS TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM OWNER TO BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE A LONG COMMUTE TO WORK AND DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE TO GET ME TO AND FROM AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE AND IF NOT I AM HOPFUL THAT THIS INQUIRY WOULD PROMT ONE. *AK

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE AT 11,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY REPLACEMENT IT HAS HAD 6 DOOR PANELS DUE TO PEELING LEATHER ON TOP OF PANEL, 5 GEAR SHIFTERS DUE TO DEALERS IMPROPER INSTALLATION, 2 FACTORY CD/RADIO FAILURES, 1 RACK AND PINION UNIT, 2 FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES DUE TO KNOCKING NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR (WENT BAD AFTER 10,000 MILES USE), PROBLEM WITH HESITATION AT IDLE-COLD START(UNSUCCESSFULLY DIAGNOSED BY DEALER) CARPET LOOSE IN TRUNK AROUND LATCH ASSEMBLY(TOO SHORT FOR TRUNK AND WAS HOT GLUED TO BACK WALL OF CAR BY DEALER INSTEAD OF REPLACEMENT). TURN SIGNALS STILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO WORK(DEALER SAID THEY WORKED JUST FINE) BATTERY CONNECTION IN FACTORY BATTERY BROKE LOOSE SPILLING CORROSIVE BATTERY ACID ALL OVER AROUND BATTERY TRAY AREA. ALL FOUR WHEEL COVERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF "PIE PAN" NOISE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP (NEW ONES DID NOT FIX PROBLEM). AFTER WARRANTY WAS UP PONTIAC' CARE HOTLINE OR THE DEALER COULD "CARE " LESS THAT AFTER DOZENS OF TRIPS FOR REPAIRS THE DEALER STILL DIDN'T FIX THE CAR WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THEN,BESIDES THE UNREPAIRED ITEMS ON MY CAR, THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD AT 60,000 MILES ($120), GLASS IN INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR BROKE WHILE ADJUSTING, BOTH OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS HAVE BROKE OFF IN TWO DIFFERENT AUTOMATIC CAR WASHES (HELD INTO DOOR BY A STUD MOUNTED INTO 1/4 INCH OF PLASTIC IN THE MIRROR). AND THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AT 75,000 MILES($300). FOG LIGHTS AND BACKUP LIGHTS HAVE WATER CONDENSATION IN THEM SHORTING OUT BULBS. SURPRISINGLY ,THIS CAR IS "BABIED" ,BUT BY IN MY DESCRIPTION YOU SURE COULDN'T TELL IT. *NLM

DURING THE LAST 6 MONTHS MY WIFE AND I HAVE PUT APPROXIMATELY $650.00 INTO A 1999 GRAND AM. THIS WAS REPLACING THE WATER PUMP, ALTERNATOR AND THE *INTAKE GASKETS *HAS NOT BEEN 30 DAYS. ON JUNE 20 THE ENGINE FAILS. THIS WAS A $220.00 TOWING BILL. SEVERAL PEOPLE AND MECHANICS ARE QUESTIONED NO ONE HAS THE ANSWER. BUT I DO BELIEVE "GM" CAN PROVIDE THE ANSWER TO ALL OF OUR QUESTIONS. WE WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *NLM

INTAKE GASKET FAILED AT 78,000, TWO WEEKS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN. TWO AND ONE HALF MONTHS LATER THE CRANKSHAFT FAILED TO DUE DETERIORATION OF BEARINGS CAUSED BY LEAKING OF ANTIFREEZE IN THE ENGINE. *NLM