57 of the
515 complaints about the 1994 Pontiac Grand AM are about the
steering — 11% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
100,000 miles.
STEERING COLUMN HAS COME LOOSE. TOOK TO A PONTIAC DEALER TO HAVE REPAIRED AND THEY REPLACED A PIN IN THE COLUMN. REPAIR WORKED FOR A YEAR AND A HALF BUT THE STEERING COLUMN HAS COME LOOSE AGAIN AND THE ENTIRE UNIT HAS FALLEN IN THE DRIVERS LAP WHILE DRIVING. HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUSH THE PIN BACK IN SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. HAVE NOT TAKEN BACK TO LOCAL DEALER BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPENSIVE AND DO NOT SEEM OVERLY COMPETENT.
NHTSA complaint #10239402 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 125,000 milesPembroke, NCFire
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE PULLING IN A PARKING LOT, THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. NO INJURIES REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #10079272 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Arlington, VA
STEERING
STERING LOCK THAT ADJUSTS THE LOCATION OF THE WHEEL GAVE WAY WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN WHILE DRINING. DANGEROUS ON I95 AT 65MPH... LOSING SOME LEVEL OF CONTROL.
NHTSA complaint #10068815 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 36,000 milesGaffney, AL
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN: PIN KEEP FALLING OUT, FILE COMPLAINT 2 TIMES. YOU KNOW WHAT PONTIAC CORP. ASK ME. THEY ASKED WHAT DID I WANT THEM TO DO?
NHTSA complaint #10069475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 158,824 milesMadison, WI
STEERING:COLUMN
STEERING COLUMN TILT PINS BECAME LOOSE, ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL UPPER ASSEMBLY BROKE LOOSE FROM STEERING COLUMN AND LANDED IN DRIVERS LAP, HELD ON ONLY BY THE WIRES. VEHICLE WAS FORTUNATELY MOVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP WITH OUT INJURY. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STEERED AT ALL.
NHTSA complaint #10056500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 124,000 milesInverness, FLCrash
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB
NHTSA complaint #10038628 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gaffney, SC
STEERING:COLUMN
THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES.
NHTSA complaint #10019887 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 99,000 milesCincinnati, OHCrash
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
TILT STEERING BUSHING ARE NOT PROPERLY PUNCH SET FROM MFG. (PUNCH MISSES MARK OR NOT SET PROPERLY) RESULTING IN ONE OR BOTH PINS FALLING OUT OVER TIME. RESULT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CRASH! *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10018577 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 100,000 milesLawrence, KS
STEERING:COLUMN
THE TILT PINS AND THE SPRING CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. 1 MONTH LATER THE TILT FINGURES BROKE AND WILL NOT CATCH. CAUSING THE TILT NOT TO WORK. THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES UP AND DOWN AND LEFT TO RIGHT. VIN # 1G2NE153XRM19022. EST. COST TO FIX 300.00
NHTSA complaint #10011038 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
West Bloomfield, MI
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE DRIVING STEERING COLUMN CAME LOOSE AND DROPPED INTO CONSUMER'S LAP. DEALER REPLACED STEERING COLUMN. STEERING COLUMN CAME LOOSE TWO MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. *AKCONSUMER CALLED THE GM CUSTOMER SEVICE NAD THE REP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
NHTSA complaint #8012052 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Yonkers, NY
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. EACH TIME I'VE PAID $400.00 TO REPAIR. THE STEERING CULUMN GETS LOOSE WHILE I AM DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #751187 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baltimore, MD
STEERING:COLUMN
THE DRIVER'S SIDE PIN IN THE TILT STEERING CAME LOOSE RESULTING IN THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY LOOSE. IN 1999, THE PASSENGER SIDE PIN OF THE SAME MECHANISM CAME LOOSE. THIS WAS ALSO REPORTED TO YOU.
NHTSA complaint #750282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Colchester, CT
STEERING:COLUMN
SUDDEN IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF STEERING WHEEL TILT MECHANISM. CAUSED VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO SIDE BUT I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER WITHOUT IMPACT. FOLLOWING INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS BARELY DRIVEABLE DUE TO STEERING WHEEL PLAY.
NHTSA complaint #750355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Gilbert, SC
STEERING:COLUMN
PINS CAME LOOSE ON TILT STEERING SECTION, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO BE LOOSE. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE ADD VIN.
NHTSA complaint #893407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
OAK Ridge, NJ
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THIS PART FELL OUT WHILE ACCELARATING ONTO INTERSTATE 80 WHILE APPROACHING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SLIGHT LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DUE TO LOOSE STEERING WHEEL/
NHTSA complaint #748773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Burmingham, AL
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL IS VERY LOOSE AND FITS POORLY ON STEERING COLUMN. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK WHILE DRIVING, PINS INSIDE STEERING WHEEL BROKE. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #892973 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Brooke Springs, PA
STEERING:COLUMN
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.
NHTSA complaint #889318 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Columbia, SC
STEERING:COLUMN
THE STEERING COLUMN BECAME LOOSE AT THE TILT SECTION, WHEN THE DEALER DISASSEMBLED THE STEERING COLUMN HE FOUND TILT PINS COMING OUT OF THE COLUMN. NLM
NHTSA complaint #560625 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Glendale, AZ
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #559387 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
West Liberty, KY
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V287000/ ENGINE STARTER. ALSO, EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED EXTERIOR LIGHTS OF VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONING. EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD STOP OPERATING WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN DIM AND BRIGHT. AT TIMES, THERE WAS SMELL OF BURNING WIRES. *AK PING OF TILT ON STEERING COLUMN BACKED OUT TWICE. THE REPLACEMENT NEW SWITCH FAILED. THE DASH LIGHTS WERE OUT. THE WINDOW BRACKETS WERE WEAK. THE FRONT DISC BRAKE PADS FAILED FREQUENTLY.
NHTSA complaint #880869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Edgewater, MD
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
TOWED TO PONTIAC DEALER (ADAMS PONTIAC IN ANNAPOLIS, MD) THEY SAY WILL COST ME ABOUT $400 "NEEDS NEW HOUSING". I FEEL MANUFACURING DEFECT, IE A STEERING WHEEL SHOULD NOT LOCK UP..COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.
NHTSA complaint #739752 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Arlington, TX
STEERING:COLUMN
TILT ADJUSTER ON THIS 1994 GRAND AM AS WELL AS MY WIFE'S1995 GRAND AM VIN# [XXX] HAVE BROKEN WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. WHEN DRIVING YOU ARE ABLE TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN. I TOOK ONE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $275.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I FEEL THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BEING THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO BOTH GRAND AM'S.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #739238 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Livonia, MIFire
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
EA00007; A FIRE STARTED IN STEERING COLUMN. THERE SEEMED TO BE AN EXPLOSION. TOTAL LOSS.
NHTSA complaint #876589 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Cadillac, MI
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #873988 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Grand Island, NECrash
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
PIN FELL OUT OF STEERING COLLUMN AND LOST CONTROL OR STEERING, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH A FRONT END COLLISION ENSUED.
NHTSA complaint #734079 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sedalia, MO
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CLAIMS FOR STEERING COLUMN FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHY HASN'T PONTIAC FIXED THESE PROBLEMS? THESE ARE SAFETY PROBLEMS. ARE THERE ANY WARRANTIES AVAILBLE? ALSO HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF ALL SAFETY RECALLS HAVE BEEN COMPLETE ON MY CAR. MY LOCAL DEALER DID NOT CALL ME BACK ON THIS. I NEED TO KNOW IF THE GAS TANK REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS CAR.
NHTSA complaint #730857 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Baraboo, WI
STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
GAS CAP DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. DEFECT IN RELEASE LATCH LOCATED AT DRIVER'S SEAT ON FLOOR.
NHTSA complaint #731046 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sedalia, MO
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS CLAIMS FOR STEERING COLUMN FAILURE, BRAKE FAILURE, AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHY HASN'T PONTIAC FIXED THESE PROBLEMS? THESE ARE SAFETY PROBLEMS. ARE THERE ANY WARRANTIES AVAILBLE? ALSO HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF ALL SAFETY RECALLS HAVE BEEN COMPLETE ON MY CAR. MY LOCAL DEALER DID NOT CALL ME BACK ON THIS. I NEED TO KNOW IF THE GAS TANK REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE ON THIS CAR.
NHTSA complaint #730857 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Columbia, MD
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THERE ARE TWO PINS HOLDING THE ADJUSTABLE STEERING WHEEL TO THE COLUMN AND THESE PINS HAVE COME OUT 4 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN IN THAT THE PINS ARE HEAVY METAL THAT GO INTO ALUMINUM AND THE ALUMINUM EXPANDS WITH REPEATED MOVEMENT FROM ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN. CONSEQUENTLY, THE PINS NO LONGER STAY IN. THIS IS LIKELY TO CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT EXPECTING THE STEERING WHEEL TO COME LOOSE. I HAVE HAD BOTH PINS COME OUT WITHIN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER.
NHTSA complaint #729111 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Marquette Hgts, IL
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
2 PINS THAT HOLDS STEERING WHEEL TO COLUMN KEEP FALLING OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER KEEPS PUSHING PINS BACK IN, BUT DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING.
NHTSA complaint #862803 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.