1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

CONSUMER STATES HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE GOT REAR ENDED, CAUSING HER TO HIT ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE IN THE BACK. HE STATES THAT HER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER STATES SHE WAS NOT MOVING AT ALL. DRIVER WAS INJURIED AS WELL AS A 10 YEAR OLD PASSENGER WHO WAS RIDING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES WILL SKIP AND GRAB BEFORE STOPPING. THE LOW TRAC LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ALSO. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP,THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *MR

FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS ON DISC BRAKES ARE MADE FROM ALUMINUM ALLOY AND BOTH CALIPERS WERE CLOSE TO FAILURE BY 50,000 MILES. PISTON IN CALIPER WAS SO WORN THAT IT WOULD CHATTER WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A COMPLETE STOP. THIS DEFECT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE PISTON TO LODGE IN CALIPER OR SEAL TO FAIL AROUND PISTON CAUSING BRAKING FAILURES. REPLACEMENT CALIPERS ON THE MARKET SUPPOSEDLY FIX THIS DEFECT. WHY HASN'T MANUFACTURER LOOKED INTO THIS POTENTIALLY HARZARDOUS DEFECT?*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35/40 MPH INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES TO PASSENGER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 50MPH A CAR HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IN FRONT RIGHT, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES.*AK

MEDAL SHAVINGS IN TRANSMISSIONS HAD PROBLEM UNDER WARRETEY AND WAS FIX, WE THINK,SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIX RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. WE'LL NEVER EVER WILL OWN A PONTIC AGAIN AND WILL BE GETTING RID OF IT IF WE CAN AND WILL NOT TALK VERY WELL OF ANY PONTIAC .*AK

A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, ONLY PARTS WERE REPLACED AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 25MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE MAKING NOISES WHEN BRAKING. ALSO, THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONTACTED DEALER, ANDDEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK