1997 Pontiac Grand AM equipment problems

EQUIPMENT

COOLING SYSTEM IS FAILING ALL THE TIME ON ALL PONTIACS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM INTAKE MANIFOLD BLOW 5 TIMES AT 50.00 MILES OIL MIXES WITH THE COOLANT AND ALL THE SMOKE FROM THAT GOES IN THE AIR IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND THAN THE CARS ARE JUNK SO THAN EVERYBODY WHO BUYS PONTIAC THEY ARE BUYING A LEMON CARS EVEN IF IT BRAND NEW FROM THE SHOP.

NHTSA complaint #10246500 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

PURCHASED CAR NEW AT END OF 97 MODEL YEAR. WITHIN FIRST SIX MONTHS RETURNED CAR SIX TIMES DUE TO DEFECTIVE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS. PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED. CAR CLUNKS AS IT IS EITHER TURNED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT OR TRAVELS (SLOWLY) OVER SPEED BUMPS. ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED PAINT PEELING FROM OUTSIDE MIRRORS, RADIO VOLUME CONTROL PROBLEMS, RADIO/CLOCK DISPLAY WORKS ONLY PART OF THE TIME, RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT MOUNTING BROKE AND SLID PASSENGER INTO DASHBOARD, 2 DOOR SPORT COUPE-BOTH POWER WINDOWS MOTORS HAVE BROKEN AND BEEN REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW JUST BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS. PASSENGER WINDOW HAS ALSO STARTED TO ACT SLUGGISH. DISCOVERED LEAKY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. ANOTHER EXPENSIVE REPAIR. RAIN LEAKS INTO CAR AROUND WINDOW GASKETS WHICH ALSO MAKE A HISSING SOUND AT SPEEDS OVER 45 MPH. CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN WITH CARE FOR NINE YEARS(ODOMETER=80,000 MILES) AND HAS HAD OIL CHANGES, TIRE ROTATIONS, ETC. COMPLETED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE. OWNER CANNOT AFFORD ADDITIONAL COSTLY REPAIRS ESPECIALLY SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE GOING DOWNHILL FROM HERE. DISGUSTED WITH PROBLEMS AS WELL AS WITH LACK OF SERVICE FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT PONTIAC DEALERS. OWNER CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A [DECENT] NEW CAR AND WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE SOMETHING USED. MAKE NO MISTAKE- IT WON'T BE A GM PRODUCT!

NHTSA complaint #10169247 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

IN 2001, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR DOES NOT OPERATE ANYMORE. REPLACED IT. ($150). IN 2003, DRIVER WINDOW MOTOR AND PASSENGER AND REAR PASSENGER MOTOR DIES ONCE AGAIN. REPLACED ALL MOTORS, NOW THEY ARE DEAD AGAIN. ESPECIALLY WHEN MY AC DOES NOT WORK EITHER. IN 2004, HEATER CORE AND WATER PUMP BROKEN. REPAIRED. NOW I HAVE A WATER LEAK IN THE DRIVER'S FLOOR AREA WHICH RUINED MY CARPET AND THAT HAS TO BE REPLACED! ANOTHER $200. IT SEEMS IT ALL EVOLVES AROUND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #10154312 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

AIR BAG EQUIPMENT INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED.*MR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, BOTH OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS EXPLODED WITH NO APPARENT REASON. AS RESULT THE DASH WAS COMPLETELY TORN APART, THE PLASTIC MOLDING OF THE CD PLAYER HAD BLOWN OFF, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR APPEARED TO BE SPRUNG, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT TO HAVE CAUSE THIS EXPLOSION AND DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO FIX THE AIR BAGS AND SENSORS, BUT NOTHING MORE. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE VEHICLE BE RETURNED TO HIM IN THE SAME STATE IT WAS BEFORE THE AIR BAG EXPLOSION OCCURED. PLEASE ASSIST IN RESOLVING MATTERS.

NHTSA complaint #10041866 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

WHEN YOU RUN THE AIR, THE CAR STALLS AND WON'T START ANYWHERE FROM ONE HOUR TO THREE OR FOUR POSSIBLY THE NEXT DAY. THE HORN WORKS SOMETIMES, THE RAIDIO WORKS SOMETIMES AS DOES THE DISPAY, THE VOLUME GOES UP AND DOWN. THE FUEL SYSTEMS SHUTS DOWN ALONG WITH THE CAR WHEN THE AIR IS RUNNING. THE POWER WINDOW QUIT WORKING IN APRIL, I REPLACED THE ONE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE ONLY TO HAVE THE ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE TO STOP WORKING. THE BRAKES WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING. ANYTIME THE CAR HAS ANY PROBLEMS NO LIGHTS COME ON TO WARN YOU IT WILL JUST STOP WORKING. THE SHOP THAT PUT THE USED ENGINE IN STILL CAN'T TELL ME WHY IT STARED KNOCKING. THE ETS SYSTEM COMES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME WITHOUT PRESSING THE BUTTON, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE 1997 PONITAC GRAND AM GT.

NHTSA complaint #10070666 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

WHEN A TURN WAS MADE, THE STEERING WHEEL PRODUCED A LOUD RUBBING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THERE WERE HIGH IDLE PROBLEMS. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE POWER LOCKS WERE REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT AND WAS REPLACED, THE LOWER FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED, THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED, THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED, WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE COLD, THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS WARM ,THEN THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY, SURGING WOULD ALSO OCCUR AND WOULD WORSEN WHEN THE ENGINE WAS WARMED, THE VOLUME ON THE RADIO WAS ERRATIC(HAD GONE UP WHEN TRYING TO TURN DOWN), THE SENSOR THROTTLE POSITION SHORTED AND WAS INTERMITTENT, THE VALVE AIR CONTROL WAS REPLACED, AND THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. *SCC

NHTSA complaint #10031249 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

CONSUMER STATED THAT HAD NOTICED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER,IT DOES NOT OPERATER LIKE IT USE TO, DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. NLM

NHTSA complaint #8006631 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 17 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HORN WOULD STOP WORKING, ETS AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. RADIO WAS VERY HOT TO TOUCH. DEALER HAS REPLACED RADIO 6 TIMES, AND MOTOR OF DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER POWER WINDOWS 6 TIMES. CONSUMER FELT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE.

NHTSA complaint #892024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

THE AIR CONDITIONING SENSOR FAILED. YH

NHTSA complaint #549888 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL, AND WHEN COASTING DOWN A HILL AND APPLYING BRAKES THE GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE IS STILL ALSO, AIR CONDITOONING HOSE/ RADIATOR HOSE ,AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD BE REPLACED. HOWEVER., DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #849739 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

AIR CONDITIONER PUMP FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. NLM

NHTSA complaint #605891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

RADIO FAILED. MJS

NHTSA complaint #545491 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.

RADIO FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #542184 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

AIR CONDITIONER/REAR FLOOR LEAKED.

NHTSA complaint #535374 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.