2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

THE TURN SIGNALS AND TAIL LIGHTS HAVE A SHORT IN THEM. I ASKED A MECHANIC THAT WORKS ON GM PRODUCTS ABOUT IT AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS HAZARD LIGHT SWITCHES BECAUSE THAT IS WAS SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME HOW TO CHECK IF THAT WAS MY PROBLEM AND SURE ENOUGH THAT IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH MINE. WHEN I GO TO USE MY TURN SIGNALS SOMETIMES THEY FAIL, AND WHEN THEY FAIL SO DOES MY TAIL LIGHTS. WHEN MY TURN SIGNALS FAIL IF I PRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON IN THE CENTER OF MY DASH SEVERAL TIMES THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. TO ME THAT IS DANGEROUS AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT. HE SAID HE HAS CHANGED THIS PART NOT ONLY ON GRAND AM BUT ON ALL OF THE GM CARS THAT HAVE THE HAZARD SWITCH IN THE CENTER OF THE DASH FROM YEARS 1999-2001. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 3.4L SFI V6 ENGINE ON GRAND AM'S HAVE SEVERE PROBLEM - LETS WATER OUT OF THE SYSTEM VERY FAST, WILL LET A FULL TANK OF COOLANT OUT IN LESS THAN 1 HOUR OF DRIVING TIME. THIS CAUSES DRIVER TO BE STRANDED, ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE WITH COOLANT LEAKING EVERYWHERE. THIS HAS CAUSED MY ENGINE TO BE ON FIRE, AND THE REPAIRS ARE EXTENSIVE. MECHANICS KNOW THIS PROBLEM ALL TOO WELL, EVERYONE I HAVE BEEN TO HAS HAD TO FIX IT MULTIPLE TIMES. THE PROCEDURE TAKES 6 FULL HOURS, REQUIRING PRICY LABOR ON THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. NEW INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS STILL DON'T LAST LONG EVEN AFTER THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT, AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. I WILL SPEND MORE IN REPAIRS ON THE ENGINE, THEN I PAID FOR THE CAR - AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. PLEASE MAKE GM FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE WITH ANTIFREEZE LEAKING EVERYWHERE, IT IS A HAZARD TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO STOP TO REFILL THE COOLANT TANK JUST TO DRIVE, AND IT IS A VERY COSTLY AND HARD TO GET TO COMPONENT OF THE ENGINE.*AK

MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. WHEN I DRIVE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, THE CAR WILL SPORARDICALLY TURN OFF. SOMETIMES THE TRAC OFF LIGHT COMES ON, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THEN I WILL LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 10-15 MIN AND THEN TRY TO RESTART IT. USUALLY IT WILL. I THEN CAN GO ONLY 1 OR 2 MILES BEFORE IT OCCURS AGAIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF, AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONSUMER WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT A LIGHT WHEN SHE REALIZED THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN A PUDDLE OF GAS. THE FUEL PROBLEMS STARTED ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FUEL LINE HAD A HOLE IN IT AND WAS REPLACED. (THE FUEL LINE WAS MADE OF RUBBER) *SCC *JB

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES MY BLINKERS STARTING EITHER JUST COMMING ON BY THEIRSELF OR WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH. THEN, ABOUT 6 THOUSAND MILES LATER, MY FRONT END STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY BRAKES WERE DOWN TO THE ROTOR AND I WOULD NEED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY SAID THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERED THE BRAKES UNTIL 20,000 MILES AND IT WOULD COST ME $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HAD PERFORMACE BRAKES AND ROTORS PUT ON MY CAR FOR $375 (I HAD READ A FEW REPORTS OF OTHERS HAVING PROBLEMS AND HAVING TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER EVERY 5-6 THOUSAND MILES AND DID NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT, AND CONCIDER MYSELF LUCHY THAT THEY LASTED AS LONG AS THEY DID.). I HAVE PUT ANOTHER 15,000 MILES ON MY PERFORMACE BRAKES AND ROTORS WITH NO PROBLEMS. MY MECHANIC ALSO SAW THAT I HAD A PLUG IN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR A FLAT SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, SO MY GUESS IS THAT THE DEALER PUT THE PLUG IN THE TIRE. I HAVE BEEN READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE THAT OWN 2001, 2002, AND EVEN 2003 GRAND AMS. APPARENTLY THEY ARE USING CHEAP PARTS ON A "PERFORMACE CAR" AND ARE IGNORING THE PROBLEM AND SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE, BEFORE SOMEONES BRAKES GO OUT COMPLETELY. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGERS FRONT SEAT NOT LOCKING IN PLACE. IF YOU DO NOT PUSH THE SEAT BACK ALL THE WAY FAIRLY HARD AND CHECK THE SEAT LEVER TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAME BACK UP, THE SEAT WILL SLIDE ALL THE WAY FWD DURING EVEN LIGHT BREAKING. THE SEAT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. IF THEY USED BETTER COMPONENTS ON THEIR CAR AND WOULD STOP CUTTING CORNERS THEY WOULD NOT BE HAVING THESES PROBLEMS. *AK

THIS 2000 GRAND AM WAS PURCHASED IN JAN OF 2003 AND AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE IN 5 MONTHS FOR FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS. THERE ARE SIX FUEL INJECTORS AND THE MECHANIC SAID THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING IF OR WHEN THE OTHERS MAY GO OUT. IT COST OVER $500 FOR EACH REPAIR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF AUTOMOBILE. THE MECHANIC ALSO SAID THAT HE HAD JUST WORKED ON TWO OTHER GRAND AMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ONE WAS BROUGHT IN TWICE FOR FUEL INJECTORS AND ONE THREE TIMES. I READ ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THIS WEB SITE ADDRESSING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR CAR.THERE SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL AS IT SEEMS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE GAS GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THE INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. *NLM THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF GOING 58 MPH WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS TO INDICATE THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF FUEL. *SCC *JB

I HAVE REPLACED 2 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ON MY 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM . NOW MY 2000 GRAND AM GT GASKET IS LEAKING, AND PONTIAC CONFIRMED THIS AND WILL NOT REPAIR IT. THERE IS A MEMO ABOUT THIS IF YOU CAN GET A COPY OF IT. THIS CAN OCCUR FROM ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON. THIS ALSO AFFECTS CHEVROLET WITH THE SAME ENGINE. *JB

TURN SIGNALS AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS QUIT WITHOUT WARNING FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. IT HAPPENS BOTH MOVING AND SETTING STILL. *NLM

ENGINE PROBLEMS AND SAFETY CONCERNS WITH GM AUTO. GRAND AM GT 2000 WITH DEXCOOL PROBLEMS. ENGINE OVERHEAT. AUTO NOT START AT TIMES. COOLANT LEAK INTO ENGINE CAUSE DAMAGE TO INTERNALS CAUSE DANGEROUS CRASH DUE TO VEHICLE FAILURE ON HIGHWAY/ROADS , MAYBE CAUSE POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. *NLM