1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE ENGINE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND COULD NOT LOCATE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FRONT ROTORS KEPT WARPING, FIRST AT 21600 MILES, THEN AT 29000 MILES. CURRENTLY, AT 35900 MILES VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AGAIN WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY, CITING HIGH WARRANTY COSTS, AND BLAMING CONSUMER'S DRIVING ON ROTORS BEING WARPED.*AK

THE WHEELS MAKE A RUBBING SOUND WHEN THE CAR IS TURNING OR COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE TIRE CASING WAS RUBBING THE EDGE OF THE WHEEL RIM. SIMILAR TO THE CONSUMER COMPLAINT #ODI ID 885314. THE WAY IT WAS PRESENTED TO ME WAS THAT THE TIRE CASING WAS PHYSICALLY RIDING ON THE WHEEL RIM. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY CONCERN. THE DEALER AND GM HAVE SAID THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE TIRES ARE RUBBING ON THE WHEEL RIM IN CERTAIN EXTREME CONDITIONS THIS COULD CAUSE THE TIRE BEAD TO BREAK AND THE TIRE LOSE ALL IT'S AIR, AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE TRIED TO GET GM TO FIX THIS, BUT THEY HAVE STATED THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH CONSUMER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED CONSUMER HIT SOMETHING TO MAKE AIRBAG DEPLOY. *AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT A VERY LOW IMPACT COLLISION CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER, INSPECTION BY AUTO BODY EXPERT INDICATED NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED PREMATURELY. THE CONSUMER WANTS THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS. *YH

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60MPH, LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTINUED FOR ONE MILE BEFORE IT DRIFTED INTO THE PROPER LANE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED A CRACKED BRACKET WHICH HELD RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY.*AK *JB

VEHICLE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. ALL 4 ROTORS WERE RECENTLY REPLACED. ROTORS SEEM TO GRAB MOSTLY AFTER IT RAINED. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS A FEW WEEKS AGO. BUT, PROBLEM STILL FEELS THE SAME WAY. DEALER INDICATED THAT MATERIAL HAS CHANGED AND NOT UP TO GRADE.*AK *SLC

MY FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PURCHASED. IT HAS CAUSED EXCESSIVE GRINDING AND VIBRATION WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. I ALSO HAVE NOTICED GRINDING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CALIPERS CAUSING WORRY ABOUT THIS VEHICLES BRAKING SYSTEM. MY ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP. GM WON'T DEFINE WHY THE CALIPERS ARE GRINDING ON THE OUTER SIDE WHEN ATLEAST A 1 INCH CLEARANCE AVAILABLE FOR ANY MOVING PARTS. *AK

IN THE 2 AND 1/2 YEARS I HAVE HAD MY GRAND AM , I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES. THE LAST TWO TIMES IT WAS WITHIN 4-5 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER.*AK