1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

FRONT END COLLISION. GARAGE THEN REDID CAR REPLACED AIR BAG SENSOR, IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NOTHING WRONG WITH SENSOR IT WOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, ABS LIGHTS BLINKED OFF AND ON, WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THEY DID NOT HOLD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK. CONSUMER WAS SLOWING DOWN AT LIGHT AND THE BRAKES FAILED AT 40 MPH, THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 34MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FAILED BRAKES WAS THE REASON FOR THE ACCIDENT. *YH

WHEN CLICKING ON BRIGHT LIGHTS ,LIGHTS GO COMPLETLY OUT UNTIL YOU CLICK SWITCH AGAIN .TURN SIGNAL FOR RIGHT SIDE DOES NOT WORK EITHER AFTER COMPLETE CHANGE OF BULBS AND FUSES ,CRUISE CONTROL DOESNT WORK EITHER

THIS PIN AND SOCKET CONNECTION OF THE UNDER-DASH CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. ONLY ABOUT 1 YEAR OUT OF 8 HAS THE ASSEMBLY REMAINED INTACT. I HAVE HAD TO CRAWL UNDER THE DASH MANY TIMES TO REATTACH IT, AND IT DEVELOPS WEAR THAT ALLOWS FRICTION TO KEEP IT IN PLACE. THE BUSHING AND "C" CLAMP DESIGN IS POOR BECAUSE THE BUSHING WEARS AWAY AND THE CLAMP IS FORCED OFF. I HAVE "FIXED" THE PROBLEM WHILE IN-LANE ON BUSY STREETS WITH MY LEGS EXPOSED TO TRAFFIC. THE ORIGINAL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR AT KINCAID AUTOS IN LEAVENWORTH, KS, AND NOW THE REPLACEMENT HAS FAILED. NLM

AT APROX 65,000 MILES TOLD BY INDEPENDENT SHOP THAT ANTIFREEZE WAS PRESENT IN OIL, POSSIBLE CRACKED HEAD, DEALER SAID NO CRACKS - POSSIBLY BAD OIL, ABOUT 80,000 MILES TOLD AGAIN BY SAME SHOP AND DEALER THIS TIME THAT ANTIFREEZE PRESENT IN OIL, DEFINITELY CRACKED HEAD, REPLACED CYNLINDER HEAD AND ALL UPPER ENGINE PARTS, ABOUT 3000 MILES LATER ENGINE THREW A ROD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45-50MPH, CONSUMER REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH HOOD POPPED OPEN, THE HOOD WAS AND WINDSHIELD WAS DAMAGED. *AK CONSUMER STATES HOOD POPPED OPEN DUE TO DEFECTIVE LATCH. *YH

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WOULD BE SLUGGISH AS IF IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL OUT. VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. PARKED VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC. INFORMED POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET OR CRACKED HEAD. ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN PULLED TO BE CHECKED.*AK MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT A GOOD ONE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A WINDING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DRIVER WOULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE KEPT GOING TOWARDS HOT. DRIVER DROVE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT ENGINE HEAD WAS CRACKED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO MIX WITH OIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK