2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM, AND EVER SINCE I GOT IT THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS DIM, WHILE I ACCELERATE. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE GARAGE I BOUGHT IT FROM SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY NEVER FIXED IT. I AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. THE TOLD ME THERE MAY BE A SHORT IN THE WIRING AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TEAR THE WHOLE THING APART TO FIND IT. ANOTHER CONCERN I HAVE IS I HAVE 70,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE HAD TO PUT HEAD GASKETS AND LIFTERS ON THIS CAR. NO ONE CAN BELIEVE THAT HAPPENS WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. MY SISTER WORKS WITH A GIRL WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE. (SAME YEAR). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IN AN ATTEMPT TO USE THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT, IT WOULD NOT RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FEBRUARY 21, 2008 TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,191 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 03/18/08. *LJ UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE, WHICH CAUSED A CRASH INTO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. IN ADDITION, THE CRASH BENT THE FRONT PASSENGER RIM. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. AS OF JANUARY 3, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97130. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. UPDATED

VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. HAZARDOUS TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD, OUT OF NO WHERE. LIGHTS ON DASH GO CRAZY AND VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED GOT TOWED TO A SHOP SAID THERE IS POSSIBLE LEAKING OF THE FUEL TANK, ALSO SUGGESTED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP, THEN DECIDED THAT WAS NOT NEEDED AND REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. VEHICLE WORKED FOR 3 MONTHS, BUT COULD STILL SMELL FUMES OF GAS WHEN FIRST STARTED CAR, THIS SMELL BEGAN FIRST WEEK I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SECOND TIME WAS TWO DAYS AGO ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE AGAIN. MECHANIC IS CONCERNED REGARDING FUEL TANK LEAK AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO IT BEING UNSAFE AND POSSIBLE FIRE OR EXPLOSION COULD OCCUR. WHO MANUFACTURES A VEHICLE THAT HAS INSUFFICIENT FUEL TANK WELDING??? THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. A FUEL LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE REGULATOR. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY: PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE SMELLED FUEL UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS SATURATED AND DRIPPING ON WIRES JUST BELOW. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING. SHE NOTICED A FILM ON THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD AT NIGHT, WHEN IT IS RAINING, OR WHEN THE DEFROST AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OCCASIONALLY STICKS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I JUST READ THE VERY FIRST COMPLAINT ON MY CAR WHILE AGO..... EVERY SINGLE THING THATS HAPPENED TO HER, HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD TO NEVER BUY A GRANDAM....BUT I COULDNT REALLY AFFORD ANYTHING ELSE. I NEEDED SOMETHING RELIABLE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I BOUGHT MY CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD LITTLE SMALL PROBLEMS, BUT NOTHING BIG TIL ABOUT 5 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I KEPT HEARING GRINDING NOISES COMING FROM MY FRONT ANXELS....NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE OUT THAT PROBLEM, SO ITS STILL OCCURING. MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STICKS AND GOES UP AND DOWN WHEN IT WANTS TO.... THE LOCK PAD ON MY DRIVERS SIDE, FELL OUT AND EVEN WITH IT, SCREWED DOWN TO THE DOOR PANEL, STILL WONT WORK RIGHT. THE CAR RIDES REALLY REALLY ROUGH. HAD EVERYTHING FROM SUSPENSION TO AXLES CHECKED OUT, NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG....BUT I KNOW THERES SOMETHING MESSED UP BADLY .... SOMEWHERE. MY IGNITION IS MY BIGGEST PROBLEM THO. I NOTICED IT AT ABOUT 44 THOUSAND MILES.... SOMETIMES WHEN I WENT TO CRANK IT..... IT WOULD HESITATE BADLY AND SOMETIMES NOT START AT ALL. IT HAS GOTTEN ALOT WORSE NOW..... NOW ALL IT DOES IS CLICK LIKE ITS A BATTERY PROBLEM.... IT WILL CLICK SOMETIMES, THEN ON THE SECOND TRY, IT WILL CRANK WITH HESITATION... OTHER TIMES, THERE IS NO SIGN OF A PROBLEM. MY BACK WINDOW LEAKS AIR CONSTANTLY AND LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS.... THE TRUNK LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS.... WHAT ELSE?? HOW BOUT EVERYTHING!!!! MY CAR SUCKS!!!!

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEBRUARUY 2007, AND AS SOON AS I GOT HOME WITH IT THE INTERIOR LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. THE INTERIOR LIGHT KEPT GOING ON AND OFF, IT WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN IT WANTED TO. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, BUT I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 MONTHS, AND THIS WASTHE 2ND TIME THAT I WA S BRINGING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ,AND NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT. THE CAR IS ALMOST BRAND NEW, COST ME ABOUT $17,000.00, AND ONLY HAD ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

ON MARCH 23, 2005 MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT STOP, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED GM ,AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED TO CHECK IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.