2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN CONSUMER DURING A COLLISION, CONSUMER WAS INJURED. TS *JB

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. TS *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE CAR SHUDDERS EXCESSIVELY. DEALER HAS DONE A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACING MASTER CYLINDER, CALIPERS, ROTORS AND PADS, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. CONSUMER STATED HAS HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED BY DEALER 4X IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPAIR BRAKE ISSUES. TS

THE TURN SIGNALS WORK ONLY OCCASIONALLY. ALSO A COWORKER HAS A DAUGHTER THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OLDS ALERO. A DEALER SOUTH OF HERE SAYS HE HAS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON BOTH CARS. DT

THE BODY CONTROL MODULE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF SAFETY SYSTEMS OR PREVENTS THE ENGINE FROM STARTING. CAUSES ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS TO COME ON. DEALER "RE-SET" THE "COMPUTER". GM SAYS CAUSED BY OPERATING THE KEY FROM ACCESSORY TO START WITHOUT WAITING 15 SECONDS. NOT MENTIONED IN MANUAL. SWITCH POSITIONS ARE OFF - ACC - ON - START. GM SAYS NO FIX AVAILABLE OR PLANNED. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

TOOK MY PONTIAC GRAND AM GT1 INTO THE DEALER AFTER I WAS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION FROM THE STREERING WHEEL. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CUT OVER INTO MY LANE FORCING ME TO BRAKE. I THEN NOTICED A LOT OF VIBRATING ON THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEN, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKIMG FROM UNDERNEATH. *AK

WHEN RUNNIG AIR CONDITIONER UNIT HUMIDITY CAUSES WATER TO STAY IN THE VENT, RESULTING IN MILDEW BUILD UP, AND LEAVING A VERY BAD ODOR. CONTACT DEALER, CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK

I HAVE HAD ROTOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT I COULD FEEL THE GRINDING OF THE FRONT BRAKES BUT THOUGHT IT WAS JUST NEW AND NEEDED TO BREAK IN. WHAT IT DOES IS WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO A STOP, ESPECIALLY FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I CAN HEAR THE GRINDING AND RATTLING OF THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WITH THE STEERING WHEEL WOBBLING TO THE POINT IT IS HARD TO CONTROL. THE CAR IS PROGRESSIVLEY BECOMING WORSE AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS BECOMING MUCH LONGER AS I DRIVE IT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE FROM WHAT I KNOW FROM OTHERS WHO PURCHASED THE SAME CAR, THE DEALER SEEM TO WANT GRIND THE ROTOR DOWN WHICH DOES NOTHING. I BELIEVE IT IS LARGER PROBLEM THAN THAT AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL/EXAMINATION BEFORE SOEMBODY GET HURT.*AK