2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH THREE TIMES, BUT HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATE THE POWER STEERING HOSE ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP SEPARATED CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW (10 MILES ON IT) IN SEPT. OF 2001. WE HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT (USUALLY EVERY 30-45 DAYS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, SAID NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. WE REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, TOOK THE CAR TO OTHER PROFESSIONALS, AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER REQUESTED INSPECTION BY THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP (?0 NOTHING FOUND WRONG. WE REQUESTED ANOTHER INSPECTION WHICH WAS DONE BY ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. FOUND THE SUB-FRAME WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY. SAID THIS WOULD CAUSE THE STEERING TO BE OFF. MY CONCERNS IS THAT A DEFECTED SUB-FRAME MAY BE THE CAUSE OF THE MANY COMPLAINTS BY THE CONSUMERS FOR THIS CAR. A DECISION HAS NOT BEEN MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER AS TO HOW TO HANDLE THIS AS OF 7/18/02. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****764384

WHILE DRIVING THE SPINDLE THAT HOLDS TIRE AXLE BROKE, TIRE FELL OFF. ALSO HAD NO BRAKES, AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING. GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILED PART. CONSUMER SPOKE WITH MANY MECHANICS WHO INFORMED THAT METAL WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BREAK THE WAY IT DID. CONSUEMR HAD PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED OF A NOISE EMMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING WAS TURNED.*JG.

WHILE IN MOTION DOWNHILL, CONSUMER STARTED HEARING A GRINDING NOISE AND A METAL TO METAL SOUND EMITTING FROM THE FIRE WALL IN FRONT OF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. ONCE ON LEVEL GROUND, THE VEHICLE SEEMED ALRIGHT. CONSUMER CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED IT SOUNDED LIKE A RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS ASKED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE DAY BEFORE VEHICLE WAS TO GO FOR INSPECTION, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOOSE CONTROL,AND CRASH INTO A BARRIER WALL, THERE WAS 1 INJURY AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JG

CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK IS DESIGNED TO DIP TOO FAR TOWARD THE CRACK AND IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH REAR FACING INFANT SEATS. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BASE FIT AND THE SEAT LEVEL, I HAVE TO USE 4-5 TOWELS. I FEEL THAT THIS MAKES THE RIDE UNSAFE FOR MY NEWBORN DAUGHTER.*AK

WHEN BRAKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. DEALER HAS RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS AT 9000 MILES, AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING/CUTTING OFF AT MULTIPLE SPEED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKES PULSATE AND FRONT END SHAKES WHEN STOPPING. HARDER STOPS PRODUCE MORE VIOLENT SHAKES. BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WET. DURING 4 REGULAR SERVICE CALLS TO THE DEALER THE ISSUE WAS BROUGHT UP AND NO PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND. ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AT 6000 MILES. THE PROBLEM BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. WE WERE TOLD "THE PADS FELL APART" AT 25,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE RESURFACED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THAT IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK