1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

THE CONSUMER WAS SOLD A VEHICLE WITH ONLY A THIRD OF ITS BRAKES. THE CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT THE DEALER INSPECTS AND REMEDY THE BRAKE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE. (AN ALT NUMBER FOR THE CONSUMER IS 941-720-1662) SCC

REAR WINDOW SHATTERED INTO PIECES (IMPLODED) WHILE DRIVING. GLASS COVERING THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. POLICE OFFICER REPORTS 2 OTHER INCIDENTS THIS PAST WEEK , GLASS REPAIR FACILITY REPORTS 3 OTHER INCIDENTS WITH SAME S/N OF GLASS INVOLVED. COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IF BABY OR OTHER OCCUPANTS RIDING AS REAR PASSENGERS IN VEHICLE. POSSIBLE CAUSES COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO EXPOSE DEFECT : 1)COLD TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE (0-20) 2) DEFROSTER ON INSIDE OF VEHICLE 3) DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING PROCESS OF GLASS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY, PONTIAC (1-800-PMCARES. ), LOCAL NEWS, DEALER AND GLASS REPAIR FACILITY. I WILL BE STARTING A RECALL CAMPAIGN AS THIS DEFECT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO SERIOUS INJURY AND OR DEATH DUE TO GLASS FRAGMENTS AND A LOAD EXPLOSION WHEN THE INCIDENT OCURS POSSIBLY CAUSING DISTRACTED OPERATOR OF VEHICLE TO PANIC WHILE DRIVING. NAGS#( NATIONAL AUTO GLASS SERIAL NUMBER ) DB9442GTN

THIS IS FOR THE 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE....I AM SURE THIS HAS BEEN MENTIONED BEFORE...MYSELF AND ANYONE ELSE I KNOW WHO HAS THIS CAR HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ON THE REGULATOR OF THE POWER WINDOW SYSTEM THERE ARE 2 CLIPS THAT ATTACH TO THE REGULATOR. ONE ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE WINDOW AND ONE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE WINDOW. THESE CLIPS ARE METAL WITH PLASTIC SLITS IN THEM FOR THE WINDOW TO SLIDE INTO....THEY MAKE THE WINDOW GO UP AND DOWN....UNFORTUNATELY THEY SEEM TO ONLY LAST ABOUT 3 MONTHS...I HAVE WENT THROUGH 3 SETS OF THESE THINGS ALREADY...I NEVER HAVE A WINDOW TO ROLL DOWN. I ALWAYS HAVE IT SPLINTED UP WITH A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD..MY PASSENGER WINDOW IS BROKE AGAIN AND I AM REALLY GETTING FRUSTRATED WITH THIS...IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. LIKE I SAID IT IS NOT JUST ME....EVEN WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY ALWAYS HAVE THIS PROBLEM....I HAD TO WAIT ALMOST A MONTH FOR A BACK ORDER ON THE PARTS!!

CONSUMER STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING SPACE CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL HAD LOCKED UP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND WILL NOT RESTART DUE TO THE POSITIVE POST INSIDE OF THE BATTERY LEAKING ACID. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRED: THE FAN REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE BRAKES REPAIRED 4 TIMES, THE RADIO REPLACED ONCE, THE WATER PUMP REPLACED ONCE AND THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING. THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS TO REPLACED BECAUSE ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING OUT AND ONE OF THE LIFTERS IS KNOCKING. MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS STARTED AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND GRADUALLY THERE WAS JUST ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANMISSION AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES AND SINCE THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T GET IT TO SLIP THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE BRAKES STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 40,000 MILES. I CALLED GM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CAR AND GM TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IF IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD REPLACED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THE ROTORS WERE TO THIN WHEN THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I WONDER WHY NO RECALL WAS SENT OUT ON THIS. THE BRAKES ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF A CAR. THE BATTERY, RADIO AND FAN WERE REPLACED AT ABOUT 30,000 ALSO. THEN THE FAN WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT ABOUT 70,000. THE INTAKE STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS THAT ABOUT 90,000. THE SECOND BATTERY WAS INSTALLED AT ABOUT 95,000. THE LIFTER STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 110,000. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED EVER SINCE I GOT THE CAR.

THE DAY OF THIS ACCIDENT NEITHER ONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, I WAS WONDERING IF THAT WAS A DEFECT OR WHAT? TS

INJECTORS CLEANED 2 TIMES WAS TOLD BY SERVICE ADVISOR JOHN EISENREICH ENGINE MISSING WAS BECAUSE I USED 5 GALLONS OF BP 89 FUEL INSTEAD OF 87 SAID THIS ENGINE CAN'T RUN ON 89 FUEL AIR BAG THEY FOUND BAD SIR COIL SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY F.I.D. OR GM I DECLINED PAYING FOR THE REPAIR THIS ITEM SHOULD BE COVERED. DT

LEAKING POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE, LOW OIL LEVELS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM FIRST TIME, CAR TO GO BACK IN SHOP 10-22-02, DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE AND SCRATCHED SINCE PURCHASE, REWIRED REMOTE STARTER, PULSATING BRAKES, REPLACED PAD, ROTORS, POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL BROKEN, REPLACED BATTERY,RADIO LED INOPERABLE, REPLACED RADIO ASSEMBLY, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR R/F WHEEL INCORRECT SIGNAL, REPLACED R/F HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY, KNOCKING AND CAR SHAKING AT STOPS AND LOSS OF POWER, LACK OF FUEL CYLINDER #4, REPLACED INJECTOR, REPLACED MACHINE CYLINDER HEAD, REPLACED UPPER STRUT MOUNTS, 6-10-02 INSPECT FOR OIL LOSS DOWN 2 1/2 QUARTS, NOTHING FOUND. OIL CHANGE COMPLETED AT 34304 AND AT 37160 OIL LOSS TO 3 QUARTS, CAR TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER 10-22-02. AIR CONDITIONER HAS PC LEAK IN HOSE, HOSE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND FREON ADDED. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE COOLANT IS LOW LIGHT WAS STAYING ON, TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO GO INTO OIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR