1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

I HAVE A 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH 72000 MILES. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR. FIRST, (AT APPROX 50K) THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO FIRESTONE AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP AND THE SERPENTINE BELT. THE BRAKES GRIND AND I HAD THE PADS/ROTORS CHECKED AND THEY CHECK OUT OKAY? OCCASIONALLY, THE CAR WILL SPUTTER UNDER ACCELERATION FOR NO REASON. THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AT 71K AND NOW THE GASKET HAS TO BE REPLACED AT MY OWN COST. FROM MY RESEARCH, GM AND PONTIAC KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT ISSUE THE RECALL. THEY CONTINUE TO POCKET THE MONEY FROM THOSE THAT ARE UNINFORMED AND FROM THOSE WHO ARE. IF I COULD, I WOULD GET RID OF THIS CAR AND NEVER BUY A GM PRODUCT AGAIN. *NLM

PANEL AND TRIM ON DOORS PEELING UP AND COMING UNDONE ON ALL FOUR DOORS. HAD A PREVIOUS GRAND AM, SAME YEAR, DID THE SAME THING. *JB

MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS ON ITS WAY OUT, AT 55000 MILES! I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM...*AK

BOTH FRONT SPRINGS BROKE IN MY 1999 GRAND AM FOR NO APPARENT REASON, RESULTING IN THE CAR NEEDING TOWED. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR, HAS ABOUT 60,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD A FRONT STRUT PROBLEM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, AND REPLACED ONE. THIS OCCURRED AND DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT (THANKFULLY), BUT I REALIZE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE SITUATION AND THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH OF REPORTING, AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DEVASTATING. *NLM

FUEL GAUGE, AT 1/4 TANK LEVEL OR WHEN IDLING FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES AT ANY LEVEL, GAUGE WILL CHIME, QUICKLY POINT TO FULL, THEN POINT TO EMPTY, REPEAT A FEW TIMES, AND SETTLE BETWEEN THE 1/2 AND 3/4 TANK RANGE. THIS FAULT HAS LEFT ME IN A POSITION OF RESETTING MY TRIP METER AND FILLING THE TANK COMPLETELY WHEN FUELING IN ORDER TO TRAVEL NO MORE THAN 300 MILES PER TANK AND RISK RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO AN UNRELIABLE FUEL GAUGE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN IN MAY 2002.*AK

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ A COMPLETELY WRONG WRITING WHEN THE GAS TANK CAN BE EITHER ON A QUARTER TANK OR EMPTY. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AS WELL AS THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *JB

MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS A LEAKING MANIFOLD GASKET LETTING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE.*JB

THE MOTOR CABLE FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER'S WINDOW NOT TO WORK. *JB

BRAKES: HYDRAULIC CALIPERS STUCK CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BRAKES AND EARLY COSTLY REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS. *NLM