2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED, THEN REPLACED DUE TO VIBRATION AND SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING. AT THIS TIME VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP FOR VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING.*AK

WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES ABOVE 20 MPH CAR SHAKES WITH BRAKES APPLIED. TALKED TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS COMMON PROBLEM AND ROTORS ARE WARPING AND ASKED TO DEALER TO CHECK AND TOLD THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, TURNED ENGINE OFF, AND TRIED TO RESTART ENGINE. HOWEVER, ENGINE WOULD NOT START. MECHANIC STATED IGNITION ANTI-THEFT SWITCH AND SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PROBLEM TO OCCUR.*AK

BRAKES FAILED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT APPRX. 9,000 MILES AND THE SECOND OCCURRED AT APPROX. 25,000 MILES. THE DEALER DID A COMPLETE OVERHAUL TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM AT 10,000 MILES HOWEVER WOULD NOT FIX THEM FREE OF CHARGE ON THE SECOND VISIT. THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE DEALER DID NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. BEING A LOYAL GM CUSTOMER I EXPECTED A LOT MORE FROM THE DEALER AND GM, THEY SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE SUBSTANDARD. THERE IS NO REASION THAT THE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE FAILED TWICE IN LESS THAN 25,000 MILES. I CAN'T SAY ANYTHING POSITIVE ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE WITH GM AND BILL RAPP PONTIAC THIS TIME AROUND AND NEXT TIME I'M IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR, GM WILL BE OFF MY WISH LIST.*AK

BRAKES WERE GRABBING/VIBRATING, AND GRINDING WHEN APPLIED. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE, WITHIN TWO WEEKS OR LESS, PROBLEM REOCCURED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FROM 8,000-19000 MILES TWO SETS OF DISC BRAKES WERE REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT SIDE WHEEL CRACKED IN HALF RESULTING IN CONSUMER TO LOOSING CONTROL, DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND ARE REPLACING WHEELS WITH THE SAME RIM.*JB

I HAVE BUMPED THE KEY IN THE INGITION 3 TIMES WITH MY RIGHT KNEE SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR AND IT SHUT THE CAR OFF WHILE DRIVING OR STADING AT A STOP LIGHT... I AM ALMOST 6 FOOT TALL AND MY SEAT WAS ADJUSTED PROPERLY. THIS REALLY CAUGHT ME BY SUPRISE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEND.. I WAS GETTING ADJUSTED IN MY SEAT AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY KNEE MUST HAVE BUMPED THE KEY AND THE CAR SHUT OFF... THIS HAPPEND 2 OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING.... I THINK THIS COULD BE A VERY SEROIUS PROBLEM. ALL 3 TIMES I SHIFTED INTO N AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR OF COARSE THE BRAKES AND STERING WERE NOT POWER ASSISTED... I HAD NO OTHER KEYS ON MY CAR KEY RING EXCEPT THE KEY LESS REMOTE WHICH WOULD BE STANDARD TO HAVE ON MY KEY FOR THE CAR. *AK

AIR BAGS(DRIVER & PASSENGER) DEPLOYED WHILE TRAVELING, THE CAR WAS SLOWING TO APPROACH A STOP SIGN

VEHICLE HAD ONLY 23000 MILES ON IT OF WHICH E16000 MILES WAS HIGHWAY. BRAKES WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND DEALER REFUSES TO LIST THIS AS A WARRANTY ITEM. NHTSA FILES SHOW THIS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH OTHE GRAND AMS OF THE SAME YEAR. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE, RE PREMATURE WEAR OUT, ROTOR DAMAGE, NOISY FRONT BRAKES, AND VIBRATION WHILE STOPPING. DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE PERIOD. *AK