1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE, THESE SYMPTOMS WERE SIMILAR TO THE ONES OUTLINED IN THE RECALL 00V-287, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIND THE PROBLEM THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND THE VEHICLE HAD A FEW TUNE-UPS. NLM

SWITCHING FROM HIGH TO LOW BEAMS HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF & USE OF HAZARD LIGHTS SHUT OFF TURN SIGNALS UNTIL CAR SITS OVERNIGHT

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WHEN PIN FELL OUT OF TILT MECHANISM ON THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, WAS ABLE TO START IT AND DRIVE TO A MECHANIC. HAD DISASSEMBLED STEERING COLUMN, AND REPLACED RETAINER & SPRING KIT. MECHANIC ALSO PUSHED PIN BACK IN TILT. JAMES COLEMAN AT GM 5/17/01. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V287000 NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE IN VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS HAD SINCE DECEMBER TO GET PARTS, BUT STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DEFECT. ON MAY 20TH, 2001, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A STEERING COLUMN FIRE WHICH COULD BE RELATED TO RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V287000) CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

QUAD 4 ENGINES HAVE A HIGH RATE OF HEAD CRACKING, PONTIAC ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH 1992 &1993 MODELS BUT NOT 1994 ONES WITH THE SAME ENGINE. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEMS?*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION(00V287000) CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE BECAUSE AIR CONDITION CEASED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED AT THAT POINT THAT IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT CAUSED THE AIR CONDITIONER TO FAIL, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR IGNITION SWITCH. *JB

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, AND NONE OF FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

PUT KEY IN IGNITION AND IT WOULD NOT TURN, IN 1998, CONSUMER HAD TO GET ANOTHER IGNITION SWITCH, CONSUMER STATES A 3RD TIME CAR CUT OFF BY ITSELF. THEN, CONSUMER COULD NOT TURN SWITCH. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR IGNITION MECHANIC NOTICED THAT PART HOLDING RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM HAS RUSTED THROUGH, AND WILL NEED TO HAVE IT REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK