1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

1) NO WARNING OF ANY KIND! 2) FRONT DRIVERS SUSPENSION COIL BREAK/COLLAPSE, COIL PUNCTURED TIRE CAUSING TIRE BLOW OUT, CAR CRASHING DOWN ALL INSTANTANEOUS. NO INJURY - I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE. HOW OFTEN 1 TIME. 3) TOW AND THEN REPLACE THE TIRE, COIL, STRUT, I ALSO MUST REPLACE THE OTHER FRONT COIL, STRUT AS WELL, SINCE THERE CLEARLY IS A DEFECT - AND I DON'T WANT TO DIE! I WILL REQUEST TO KEEP THE PARTS. *TR

HAD ALL WINDOW MECHANISMS REPLACED AFTER ENDURING A WONDERFUL GARBAGE BAG COVER TREATMENT FOR WINDOW BEAUTY ENHANCEMENT LAST WINTER 2007-08. FOUND MY IGNITION REFUSES TO START W/ 1 KEY. I STARTED NOTICING THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC OF 22 YEARS. THOUGHT IT WAS A CRACK IN THE ACTUAL CONTAINER WHICH HOUSES ANTIFREEZE. THIS WAS REPLACED. NOPE. STILL LEAKING. CAR NEVER INDICATED ON PANEL THAT IT WAS ABOVE TEMP & OVERHEATED, STAYED WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE. THE CAR NEVER ONCE OVERHEATED. MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. SAID IT WAS A FAULTY COMPUTER... INDICATES, TIRES NEED CHECKING, FLASHING LIGHTS, ABS OFF/ON...WHICH BY THE WAY WAS CAUSING ME TO NOT HAVE MY CAR PASS INSPECTION TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY!! FOUND I WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN REPLACING ANTIFREEZE BY THE GALLONS. WAS STILL PAYING OFF MECHANIC FROM PREVIOUS ISSUES. DON'T ASK, WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE ANTIFREEZE PROBLEM! BROUGHT CAR IN TO HAVE RADIATOR CHECKED BY FRIENDS MECHANIC, FLUID WAS LITERALLY POURING OUT OF BOTTOM OF CAR. $1600. LATER!! HEAD GASKET SET,WATERPUMP,SERPENTINE BELT, RADIATOR HOSES, THERMOSTAT & GASKETS, CROSSOVERPIPES, AIRFILTER...NOW? 1 1/2 MONTHS LATER? WELL HEY.GUESS WHAT? RIDING MERRILY TO WORK LAST SAT. CAR STALLED ALL THE WAY...& YIPEE ANOTHER VISIT, ANOTHER MERE 900. BAG OF SHELLS CONSISTING OF CRANK SHAFT, BEARINGS. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I DON'T HAVE IT!!.....I THOUGHT THIS GUY WAS PUTTING ME ON...I'VE LOST WORK SINCE I'M 45 MIN. AWAY. I'VE SPOKEN TO PONTIAC SEVERAL TIMES. THEY WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. ACT DUMB- THE AMERICAN WAY...WEIRD, I'VE READ MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I'M SURPRISED YOU GUYS DON'T DEMAND SOME RESOLUTION FOR CONSUMERS. WHAT GIVES? IT'S SO INCREDIBLY OBVIOUS THIS IS A REAL SOLID COMPLAINT ABOUT ENGINE DEFECT WITH ALL THE EVIDENCE TO BACK IT UP!! I THINK IT WAS MINNISOTA OR MISSOURI THAT CONSUMERS ACTUALLY WON A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST PONTIAC FOR THESE SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS. NAMELY HEAD GASKET, ENGINE RELATED ISSUES.. *TR

WHEN SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES ON MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM, THE FUEL PUMP IS DISABLED FOR 10 MINUTES. HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY IN THE PAST. TODAY, IT TOOK OVER 2 HOURS TO START. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING OR PHYSICAL IMPACT/IMPAIRMENT RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURED WITH A LOUD BANG, AND THE JAGGED END PIERCED MY TIRE SIDEWALL, DESTROYING TIRE. THIS OCCURRED AT APPROX 25 MPH, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT, HAD TO BE TOWED, NEW COIL INSTALLED, NEW TIRE PURCHASED, LABOR DAY PLANS RUINED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, CAR WAS PARKED FOR 12 HRS IN 70 DEGREE WEATHER, ANOTHER HUGE BANG, DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL FRACTURED, C-SHAPED PIECE UNDER THE VEHICLE, AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED, COIL REPLACED, MISSED A DAY OF WORK AS THIS HAPPENED IN CONNECTICUT, AND I WORK IN MASSACHUSETTS. *TR

AFTER SHOPPING AT WAL MART I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO START IT AND THE KEY WOULDN'T TURN! I TRIED EVERY KEY MESSED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL EVERYTHING I COULD POSSIBLE THINK OF. I TRIED FOR 4 HOURS WHILE TRYING TO FIND AWAY HOME BECAUSE I AM NEW TO THE STATE AND TOWN I WAS IN AND DON'T KNOW ANYBODY. IT WAS VERY AGGRAVATING AND DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE FOR THE KEYS TO JUST NOT WORK. I AM 5 MONTHS PREGNANT AND HAD TO WAIT IN 30 WEATHER TO FIND A RIDE WHILE TRYING TO FIX MY CAR. SO FAR NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. NOW I HAVE TO TOW MY CAR TO SOME KIND OF SHOP FOR THEM TO FIGURE IT OUT WHEN THEY HAVE NO IDEA! ITS A WASTE OF MY TIME AND I HAVE PLACES TO GO AND THINGS TO DO! I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH PONTIAC I DIDN'T WANT THE CAR TO START WITH AND I WOULD NEVER BUY A PONTIAC AGAIN!!!!! ESPECIALLY WITH NO EXPLANATION OF WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND SITTING IN THE FREEZING COLD WAITING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET SOME WHERE!! *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM KEEPS THE CAR FROM STARTING AND YOU HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE SECURITY LIGHT STOPS BLINKING. I HAVE A 99 PONT. GRAND AM AND THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM IN THIS CAR AND OTHERS. IT SEEMS GM WOULD LIKE TO SATISFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. WITH THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT IS NOW, THEY NEED ALL THE SATISFIED CUSTOMERS THEY CAN GET,WHEREAS WE MIGHT BE MORE APT TO REPEAT BUSINESS WITH THEM IF THEY WOULD DO THE CORRECT THING AND RECALL THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY ,EVERYDAY. *TR

PASSLOCK GOING BAD ON CAR WILL COST ABOUT 400.00 TO GET FIXED THIS IS VERY COMMON IN GM CAR GARAGES CLAIM . I BELIEVE IT A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

5 SPEED FAN MOTOR RELAY SWITCH FAILED AFTER ONLY 22,000 MILES ON A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE SEDAN. FOUR SPEEDS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. 5TH SPEED WORKS, BUT IS THE HIGHEST SPEED. LOWER SPEEDS ARE NEEDED FOR ADEQUATE VENTILATION OF INTERIOR. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACEMENT/REPAIR OF RELAY WOULD COST $200.00 FOR LABOR AND PARTS. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF SIMILAR FAILURE OF THIS PART FROM READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME OCCURRENCE HAPPENING TO THEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE 5TH SPEED OF THIS RELAY WAS "THE ONLY ONE HOT WIRED", AND THAT THE OTHERS WERE NOT, SO THAT THE FAN WILL FAIL EVENTUALLY, NO MATTER IF IT IS TURNED ON OR NOT. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT THE FAN SWITCH QUIT WORKING, EVER. I THINK THIS CONSTITUTES A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM AS A SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING.2 WEEKS AFTER THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE FELL INTO THE DOOR. *TR

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM COIL SPRINGS BREAK WITHOUT WARNING OR CAUSE. I HAVE 2 OF THESE CARS, AND BOTH HAVE HAD FRONT AND READ COIL SPRINGS BREAK WITHOUT CAUSE. I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA SINCE THIS WAS INVESTIGATED IN 2004. I REQUEST A NEW INVESTIGATION BE CONDUCTED DUE TO NUMEROUS NEW COMPLAINTS, AND THE FACT THAT MOST PEOPLE WILL NOT TAKE THE TIME TO REPORT CASES, AND THERE ARE MANY OF THE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD BEING DRIVEN WITH THIS DANGER EXISTING. *TR