2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

ON 2 SEPARATE DAYS/OCCASIONS TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE IN EITHER DIRECTION. AFTER PARKING CAR I USED 4 WAY FLASHERS TO VERIFY THAT ALL BULBS WERE OK AND BLINKING. TURN SIGNALS THEN OPERATED PROPERLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER. APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, HAVE NOT YET TAKEN CAR TO DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK. *NLM

CONSUMER NOTICED AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS ON ITS THIRD SET OF BRAKES. *AK *CB

MY CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE BUYING IT AND HAVEN'T FELT SAFE DRIVING IT SINCE ABOUT THE THIRD DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I AM NOT DRIVING IT WRONG, AS THE MECHANICS SAY. THERE IS NO REASON YOU SHOULD HVE TO HAVE THE BRAKES DONE 4 TIMES BEFORE 60,000 MILES (ROTORS TWICE, ONCE I WOULDN'T LET THEM SINCE IT HAD JUST BEEN DONE AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY). I WONDER HOW LONG YOU WILL LET THIS CONTINUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I WILL BE WATCHING FOR THAT COMPLAINT.

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PROBLEMS. DELAER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT.MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.*AK

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT COUPE (1) INTERMITTENT FAILURES WITH TURN SIGNALS. (2) INTERMITTENT FAILURES WITH 4-WAY FLASHERS. EITHER OF THESE TWO FAILURES COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO REPLACE BOTH SWITHCES.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BARREL SQUEAKS AND MAKE LOUD NOISES. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER TWICE FOR GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT BRAKES. EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. LAST TIME IT WAS IN, DEC. 02 AT APPROX. 18,000 MI. THEY TOLD ME MY TIRES WERE LOW ON AIR???? NOW IT HAS 25,148 MI. TOOK CAR IN FOR THIRD TIME WITH GRINDING BRAKES, THIS TIME THEY TELL ME I NEED FRONT PADS AND ROTORS THAT ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AT A COST OF $350.00. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TOLD ME THAT THESE CARS ARE KNOW FOR UNUSUALLY BRAKE WEAR. I ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE ON THE REPAIRS SINCE I HAD THE CAR IN PREVIOUSLY FOR BRAKE GRINDING NOISE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. ALSO ASKED THEM WHY, IN DEC. 02, THEY DIDN'T TELL ME THAT MY BRAKE PADS SHOULD BE REPLACED SOON AS THEY MUST OF BEEN WORN DOWN PRETTY GOOD AT THAT TIME. THEIR REPLY WAS THAT MY BRAKES APPARANTLY WERE OK AT THAT TIME.....BULL!! YOU CANN'T TELL ME THAT AT 18,000 MILES THE BRAKES LOOK THAT GOOD WHERE YOU DON'T SAY ANYTHING TO THE CUSTOMER BUT 7,000 MILES LATER YOU NEED TO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. ALSO, THEY OFFERED ME 10% OFF THE TOTAL BILL AS THEIR ASSISTANCE TO ME. ITOLD THEM TO KEEP THEIR 10 %. I PULLED CAR OUT OF THEY SHOP AND HAD A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP THAT I TRUST PERFORM THE IDENTICAL SAME WORK FOR $200.00. I HAVE ALL FAILED PARTS IF ANYONE WANTS TO INSPECT THEM, JUST NOTIFY ME. AFTER REVIEWING YOUR SERVICE BULLETINS, VARIOUS OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND SEVERAL OTHER ARTICLES, I REALLY BELIEVE THAT PONTIAC HAS A FRONT END BRAKE PROBLEM THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT TO AND I THINK THAT SOMEONE SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE PROBLEM TURNS DEADLY. *AK

I HAVE HAD BOTH OF MY FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS GO BAD ON MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM, WITHIN 50,000 MILES. I CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE GM OR MY ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDERSTAND THAT SEALED WHEEL BEARINGS ARE NOT A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITEM. THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND SINCE MY WARRANTY IS OVER THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS SITUATION. I'M TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON THESE PARTS. ONE WOULD THINK THAT THIS COULD BE A COINCIDENCE, BUT I FIND OUT THAT THE SMALL PARTS STORE I USE IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN, HAS THIS BEARING IN STOCK. I'M TOLD THAT THIS BEARING ALSO FITS THE ALERO, AND MALIBU. MY MECHANIC STATES THAT THEY ARE ALWAY CHANGING THESE. SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING ON, BUT I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO VERIFY THAT A SEALED WHEEL BEARING IS NOT A ROUTINE MAINTAINANCE ITEM.*AK

TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORK ON OCCASION. MUST TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS FIRST TO GET TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. HAZARD LIGHTS ARE NOT ALSO ONLY WORKING ON OCCASION. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 GRAND AM WITH LESS THAN 40,000 AND AM HAVING PROMBLEMS WITH PARTS THAT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM THIS SOON. UPON TALKING TO OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS THEY ARE OR HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE SECURITY SYSTEM IS MESSING UP AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENSOR AT MY EXPENSE.*AK