2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

THE TURN SIGNALS/ HAZARD SIGNAL, WORK AT TIMES BUT THEN DON'T AT OTHER TIMES. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU ARE TURNING WHETHER THEY WILL WORK OR NOT. I FOUND ON THE GM WEB SITE AS WELL AS YOUR SITE, THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. GM HOWEVER SAYS THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER MY PARTICULAR CAR BECAUSE IT WAS MAUFACTURED AUG OF 99 AND THE RECALL IS FOR CARS BUILT BETWEEN FEB. 2000 & MAY 2001. IF THE CAR IS EXPERENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, WHICH IS A DEFINATE SAFETY PROBLEM SHOULDN'T THE RECALL COVER MY CAR? PEOPLE TRAVELING BEHIND ME ARE NOT GOING TO KNOW MY INTENTIONS TO TURN IF THE SIGNALS DECIDE NOT TO WORK AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH MY SAFETY CONCERN. TONYA ANDREWS. *AK

POWER STEERING FAILURE, SHAFT IN POWER STEERING UNIT WAS WORN SO BADLY THAT IT BROKE. G M STATES THAT THE PART IS NOT DEFECTIVE AND REPAIRS ARE MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS,ONLY 33,000 MILES ON VEHICLE,BUT WARRENTY HAS TIMED OUT.*AK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CANNOT STEER VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER ASSIST STEERING,SO VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEABLE UNTILL REPAIRED.

I TOOK MY CAR IN BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T CRANK. AFTER THREE WEEKS, THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE ANY GAS IN IT!! THE GAS GAUGE SAID IT HAD 3/4 TANK. HE REPLACED A SENSOR FOR THE FUEL TANK AND SAID THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. FOUR DAYS LATER, IT'S DOING IT AGAIN!!! I'VE SEEN WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME TYPE. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT WOULD LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED WITHOUT ANY WARNING! *JB

WHILE DRIVING TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. DEALER STATED TURN SIGNAL FLASHER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. *AK

I HAVE THREE COMPLAINTS ON MY 2000 GRAND AM SE: 1. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD. IT HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK IN IT THAT THE DEALER INFORMED ME HAD TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT BECAUSE IT COULDN'T HAVE CRACKED ON ITS OWN. I PAID $600 TO HAVE THIS FIXED IN TOTAL. 2. MY AIR CONDITIONER HASN'T HELD A CHARGE SINCE THE END OF 2003. I HAVEN'T HAD THAT REPAIRED YET SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WILL COST. 3. MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I'M NEVER SURE IF THERE IS OR ISN'T A PROBLEM. ONE DAY IT'S ON, THE NEXT DAY IT'S OFF. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD CAN HAVE SO MANY ISSUES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES ONCE AND ALREADY NEED TO DO SO AGAIN. HOWEVER, I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND AIR CONDITIONER. AN AIR CONDITIONER SHOULDN'T GO OUT ON A THREE YEAR OLD CAR. THAT IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE. I STILL OWE TWO MORE YEARS ON THE CAR AND AM AFRAID OF WHAT WILL BREAK NEXT. I WOULD LIKE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THIS DEFAULT ON A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I JUST LOVED MY CAR WHEN I GOT IT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO CONSTANTLY BE PAYING FOR MAJOR REPAIRS ON A VEHICLE THAT SHOULDN'T REQUIRE THEM.

DRIVER-SIDE POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN DUE TO CHEAP PLASTIC REGULATOR CLIP. NEW REGULATOR INSTALLED.

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK OCCASSIONALLY FROM SUMMER 2003 TO THE RECENTLY (USUALLY WHEN IT IS HUMID OUTSIDE). POSSIBLE CIRCUIT PROBLEM.

I HAVE REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET TWICE ON MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. ONCE IN 02/2002 AND AGAIN IN 01/2004. *AK

THE POOR ENGINERING OF WINDOW CLIPS. BEING PLASIC BREAK WHEN COLD. CAUSING WINDOWS TO FALL DOWN WHILE DRIVING. BOTH WINDOWS HAD SAME PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO PARTS DEALERS THIS HAPPENS OFTEN TO THIS YEAR CAR.*AK

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND LEAKED ANTIFREEZE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED IT WAS LEAKING FROM THE MANIFOLD GASKET. CONSUMER HAD PROBLEM REPAIRED AND PAID FOR IT. THIS WAS AFTER THE MECHANIC RESEARCHED AND DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT A RECALL, BUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $570.00 FOR REPAIRS. *AK