1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. NO APPARENT PRIOR PROBLEMS, JUST A CLEAN BREAK. IT HAPPENED AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND DID NOT CAUSE TIRE DAMAGE. NO KNOWN CAUSE FOR THE BREAK, OTHER THAN POSSIBLE MANUFACTURE DEFECT. BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF ABOUT $500. *TR

PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION WITH SPRING COILS BREAKING .. NOTICE OF PULLING WENT FOR ALIGNMENT AND FOUND COIL RIGHT REAR BROKE AND PUNCTURED TIRE , HAD REPLACED AND NEW TIRE AND ALIGNMENT , THEN YEAR LATER FRONT RIGHT BROKE AND PULLING AGAIN HAD REPLACE ASAP . *TR

IGNITION SHORTING OUT CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH OTHER ELECTRIC PARTS NOT WORKING OR WORKING WHEN SHOULDN'T BE WHEN CALL TO ORDER SWITCH TOLD BY REP THAT ITS PROBABLY THE CYLINDER NOT SWITCH DUE TO MANY COMPLAINTS IT NOT WORKING AND CAUSING THINGS TO SHORT OUT. *TR

THE COIL SPRING ON THE STRUT ON THE FRONT OF A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM BROKE. THIS WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW SPRING ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. IN TALKING TO MANY REPAIR SHOPS, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SERIES OF GM CARS. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED IN TOWN, BUT HAD IT HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE BEEN A BAD WRECK. THE LOCAL SERVICE MANAGER AT THE PONTIAC DEALER STATED THIS WAS FAIRLY COMMON, BUT THEY WOULD ONLY PAY FOR REPAIRS IF THE OWNER HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE THE OLD PARTS IN MY POSSESSION. THIS WAS A CLEAN BREAK, NOT SOMETHING THAT WAS CRACKED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM -- THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A COIL SPRING-OVER-STRUT FRONT SUSPENSION WITH THE SPRING ITSELF RESTING IN COMPRESSION BETWEEN TWO POLYMER ISOLATORS. THIS IS REGARDING FRACTURE OF THIS SPRING. THE FRACTURES OCCUR IN THE FIRST ACTIVE COIL ABOVE THE LOWER ISOLATOR. I HAD BOTH COILS FRACTURE. FIRST (PASSENGER FRONT AT APPROXIMATELY 95,000 MILES AND THE DRIVER FRONT HAPPENED AT ABOUT 110,000 MILES). THERE APPEARS TO BE VERY LITTLE WEAR OR PITTING ON THESE COILS. COIL COATING IS IN TACT AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR THE YEAR AND MILES. THE COILS FRACTURE IN THE SAME LOCATION. THE FRACTURE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE A PUNCTURE IN THE TIRES. I AM REFERENCING AN EXISTING COMPLAINT NOTICE #PE03-031. INVESTIGATE REPORTS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM IN SEPTEMBER 2000. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM EVER SINCE. SOMETIMES THE CAR STARTS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T START, LEAVING ME STRANDED. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN MANY TIMES AND THE SECURITY LIGHT STILL COMES ON. IN THE LAST 8 YEARS I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER (WHO SCATCHES THERE HEAD) AND CHARGES ME FOR THINGS THE CAR DOESN'T NEED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO INDEPENDENT CAR REPAIR SHOPS WHO ALSO CHARGE ME FOR THINGS THAT DOES NOT FIX THE CAR. I WORK 4 MILES FROM MY HOUSE AND STILL HAVE NOT EVEN PUT 30,000 MILES ON MY CAR IN THE LAST 8 YEARS. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ANY CAR TROUBLE. IF YOU GOOGLE PONTIAC GRAND AM PASS LOCK SYSTEM YOU WILL FIND IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND PONTIAC WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I CAN NOT GIVE A INCIDENT DATE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST 8 YEARS BUT SINCE THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR THE LAST MONTH, I WILL GIVE TODAYS DATE. I JUST WANT IT FIXED AND NOBODY KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT, INCLUDING THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU?

I BOUGHT A 1999 GRAND AM GT N JANUARY 2008 FROM FEYER FORD IN WILLIAMSTON NORTH CAROLINA. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WENT OUT FOLLOWED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH FOLLOWED BY THE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR GOING OUT. THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE WINDOW REGULATORS FOR MY VEHICLE IF NO THEN ONE SHOULD BE MY STEPSONS GIRLFRIENDS WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT ON HER PONTIAC GRAND AM ALSO. *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER MODULE ON MY DAUGHTERS 1999 GRAND AM GT (54,000 MILES) CONTINUES CLICKING AFTER THE SIGNAL HAS SHUT OFF. AT TIMES THE UNIT HAS CONTINUED TO MAKE THIS NOISE FOR UP TO 15 MINUTES CONSTANTLY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DISTRACTING FOR A TEEN DRIVER. I HAVE LOCATED THE NHTSA ACTION # RQ04005 ON THIS ISSUE. PONTIAC HAD PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED A RECALL OF 2000 MY GRAND AMS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE NHTSA SUMMARY INDICATES PONTIAC AGREED TO REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL HAZARD FLASHER FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN SERVICE 5-12-99 (LESS THAN 9 YEARS AGO). I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A SPECIAL POLICY ON THIS ISSUE #04098 THAT COVERED THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PARTS FOR VEH'S WITH IN VIN# RANGE XM893151 - XM 945549. I WAS ADVISED THAT DUE TO MY VEHICLE VIN I WAS NOT COVERED. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. HOWEVER I HAVE OBTAINED A GM VIS FOR THE VEHICLE WHICH CLEARLY SHOWS SEVERAL EARLIER PROBLEMS WITH THE FLASHER. I DID ADVISE THE PONTIAC REP OF THIS INFO WITH NO RESPONSE. I FEEL THAT IT IS CLEAR THAT MY PROBLEM IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ISSUES IDENTIFIED BY NHTSA IN ACTION #RQ04005. PLEASE HELP. *TR

COOLANT RSERVOIR INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM KEPT MESSING UP IVE SPENT OVER 1200 IN A MATTER OT 2 MONTHS.

REAR STABILIZER BAR BROKE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN, CROSS 4 TRAFFIC LANES, AND COLLIDE INTO AN 8-12" CURB RESULTING IN A SHATTERED WIND DEFLECTER AND 8-10" CRACK IN BUMPER STABILIZER BAR WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE REQUIRED NUT AND BOLT AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH IS NECESSARY WHEN THE STABILIZER BAR IS REPLACED. *TR