1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

NHTSA RECALL 02-V-070-000: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES IF THE ENGINE FAILS TO START AND THE DRIVER HOLDS THE KEY IN THE "START" POSITION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD, HIGH CURRENT FLOWS THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND SOMETIMES PRODUCES ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT INTERNAL SWITCH PARTS. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

AIR BAG EQUIPMENT INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED.*MR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, BOTH OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS EXPLODED WITH NO APPARENT REASON. AS RESULT THE DASH WAS COMPLETELY TORN APART, THE PLASTIC MOLDING OF THE CD PLAYER HAD BLOWN OFF, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR APPEARED TO BE SPRUNG, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT TO HAVE CAUSE THIS EXPLOSION AND DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO FIX THE AIR BAGS AND SENSORS, BUT NOTHING MORE. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE VEHICLE BE RETURNED TO HIM IN THE SAME STATE IT WAS BEFORE THE AIR BAG EXPLOSION OCCURED. PLEASE ASSIST IN RESOLVING MATTERS. *CB

CONSUMER STATED AFTER TRAVELING 25 MPH OVER A POTHOLE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. *AK

1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM - POWER WINDOWS - MOTORS BOTH LEFT DRIVERS SIDE AND RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE. WINDOWS WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. ONCE THE MOTORS COOL DOWN THE WINDOWS CAN ONLY BE RAISED .5 INCH EVERY 5 MINUTES. THERE IS NO SEALANT OR GASKET TO PREVENT MOISTURE TO THE MOTOR WHICH CAUSES AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TO THE MOTOR. THE PONTIAC GRAND AM, OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA AND BUICK SKYLARK ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME DESIGN PROBLEM REQUIRING MILLIONS OF HOURS OF SERVICE AND LABOR AND TONS OF SCRAP METAL. THIS HAS BEEN A DESIGN ISSUE FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS. WHAT A SCAM. WHO'S IN CHARGE?

I AM NEVER NOTIFIED REGARDING ANY RECALLS THAT HAVE OCCURRED AS IT RELATES TO MY VEHICLE. I HAPPEN TO BE HAVING MY CAR SERVICED AND THEN FIND OUT THAT SEVERAL MONTHS TO YEARS HAVE PASTED AND THERE WAS A RECALL. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY? I AM TOLD MY GM THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE NOTIFICATIONS TO CONSUMERS. MY VEHICLE IS A 97, PONTIAC GRAND AM. PLEASE ADVISE.*AK

WHEN A TURN WAS MADE, THE STEERING WHEEL PRODUCED A LOUD RUBBING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WERE HIGH IDLE PROBLEMS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE POWER LOCKS WERE REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND WAS REPLACED, THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED, THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED, THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED, WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE COLD, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS WARM ,THEN THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY, SURGING WOULD ALSO OCCUR AND WOULD WORSEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARMED, THE VOLUME ON THE RADIO WAS ERRATIC(HAD GONE UP WHEN TRYING TO TURN DOWN), THE SENSOR THROTTLE POSITION SHORTED AND WAS INTERMITTENT, THE VALVE AIR CONTROL WAS REPLACED, AND THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. *SCC *JB

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. IGNITION SWICTH HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 02V070000 FOR IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ONE EVENING. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR RECALL REMEDY. DEALER STATED THAT IGNITION CYLINDER AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER BELIEVESPROBLEM WAS WITH SWITCH, BUT DEALER WOULD NOT INSTALL RELAY TO CORRECT RECALL FIRST. DEALER WAS REQUESTING PAYMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF CYLINDER AND BATTERY.*AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE CAR A "CLICKING" SOUND OCCURRED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, AND ALL WAS WELL FOR A WEEK. THEN, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE GAUGES FLASHED BACK AND FORTH ,AND THE CAR STOPPED. WOULD NOT RESTART UNLESS WAS SET FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WHEN IT STARTED THE SAME INCIDENTS REPEATED. WARNING LIGHTS WOULD OFTEN COME ON AND OFF WITHOUT THERE BEING ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM THAT THE LIGHTS WERE INDICATING. ONCE THE CAR WAS PULLED TO A STOPPING LOCATION IT WOULD NOT TURN COMPLETELY OFF , AND THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THESE PROBLEMS PERSISTED FOR 2 DAYS UNTIL IT COMPLETELY STOPPED.*AK

DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED IN 97 GRAND AM TRAVELING AT APPROX. 5MPH NO IMPACT OR ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AIRBAG JUST DEPLOYED RESULTING IN WHIPLASH, CERVICAL SPINE CURVATURE, SEVERE HEADACHES, DIZZINESS, SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS, 2 SPRAINED FINGERS, RINGING IN LEFT EAR, BROKEN 1CT ENGAGEMENT RING, PHYSICAL THERAPY. *NLM