1999 Pontiac Grand AM equipment problems

EQUIPMENT

IN NOVEMBER 2004 MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT. AFTER FLIPPING THROUGH MY CARS MANUAL I DECIDED TO HAVE IT SERVICED WITH THE DEALER I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT FROM. AT ONLY 60,000 MILES THEY DETERMINED ALL OF MY FUEL INJECTORS WENT BAD. I HAD TO REPLACE THESE AND WITH LABOR CHARGES IT COST ME NEARLY $1,000. APPROXIMATELY 11 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN THAT MY FUEL INJECTORS WENT BAD A SECOND TIME. THEY FIRST REPLACEMENTS WERE UNDER WARRANTY, I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY LABOR. UNFORTUNATELY THIS PAST WEEK THE LIGHTS FOR THE FUEL INJECTORS CAME ON AGAIN, AND IS CURRENTLY GETTING DIAGNOSED. THIS WILL BE MY THIRD SET OF FUEL INJECTORS IN 36 MONTHS. THE ONLY THING THE DEALER WILL DO IS REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY CAN'T PROMISE THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS THAT WERE INITIALLY REPLACED, AND THE REPLACEMENTS AFTER THEM HAVE BEEN FAULTY.

NHTSA complaint #10171787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS IT WAS SET ON HIGH. ON THE LOWER LEVELS, THE COMPRESSOR WOULD NOT INITIATE. THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKED UNTIL JANUARY, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. *AK UPDATED 10/25/2006 -

NHTSA complaint #10164543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

I BOUGHT MY 1999 GRAND AM IN OCT' 04. THE FIRST 2 MO. OF OWNING IT MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKES. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY(2ND) ALTERNATOR AND A/C PUMP WENT OUT NOT TO MENTION THE BATTERY TOO. OH AND NOT ONLY HAS THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BEEN ON MOST OF THE TIME, A SECOND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON! I HAVE NEVER KNOWN A VEHICLE TO HAVE 2 SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS ON AT THE SAME TIME!! WAS THIS SOME KIND OF PREMONITION!? AS SOON AS I GOT THE CAR BACK,I WENT AND PICKED MY KIDS UP TO GO TO THE FAIR. WE WERE NOT EVEN 2 MILES OUT OF TOWN YET WHEN MY ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR QUITE SOMETIME BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT HOME SAFELY WITH MY CHILDREN. NOW MY CAR THAT I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON, NOT JUST PURCHASING THE CAR,BUT ALSO IN PARTS IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR EITHER A BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR THE ENGINE BLOCK IS DAMAGED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THESE SPECIFIC CARS OR SHOULD I SAY ENGINE TYPE. NEVERTHELESS, THIS IS COSTLY AND VERY DANGEROUS TO EVERYONE WHO OWNS ONE OF THESE LEMONS!!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE REAL QUICK WITH THESE PROBLEMS OR THE MANUFACTURE OF THESE VEHICLES WILL BE PAYING FOR MORE THAN JUST PARTS! *CB

NHTSA complaint #10142764 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM SE. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCT '04 I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS PAST JUNE I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LEADING UP TO THAT THE CAR WOULD DIE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I WOULD BRING IT TO THE DEALER (MORE LIKE TOW IT) AND I WOULD ALWAYS BE TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. THEN YET AGAIN IT WOULD DIE. AFTER THAT THE STALLING BEGAN. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF. IT WOULD USUALLY TAKE UP TO 10 MINUTES TO TURN BACK ON. ONCE THE DEALER WENT "WELL MAYBE ITS YOUR LIGHTS, YOU LEAVE THEM ON." MY RESPONSE WAS HOW DO I LEAVE ON AUTOMATIC LIGHTS? I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ALTERNATOR 3 TIMES AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY TWICE. IT GOT TO THE POINT THAT ONCE I SHUT OFF MY CAR THE ONLY WAY TO START IT WAS BY TAKING OUT THE MAIL RELAY CHIP FOR 2 MINUTES THAN REPLACING IT. THAN THE CAR WOULD START UP. FINALLY I WAS ON THE HIGH WAY AND OUT OF NO WHERE YOU HEAD A LOUD POP. THERE WENT THE HEADER, PISTONS, OIL GASKET. THE ENGINE BLEW. HOWEVER IT WAS NEVER A EFFECT OF THE OIL. I WAS ALWAYS CHECKING IT AND GETTING IT CHANGED ONCE EVER OTHER MONTH (I COMMUTED A LOT). SO I GOT A REBUILT ENGINE PUT IN AND THE PROBLEMS WENT AWAY... OR SO I THOUGHT. LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED SHAKING. IT WENT FROM A LITTLE TO A GREAT AMOUNT. THE MUFFLER IS MAKING AN ODD PUFF PUFF NOISE AND THE EXHAUST SMELLS LIKE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID (ONLY WAS TO DESCRIBE IT). I PULLED IT INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND ON WENT THE TRAC OFF LIGHT AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS. THANK YOU. ALSO PRIOR TO THE NEW ENGINE MY CDS WOULD NO LONGER PLAY. I WOULD GET THE E20 ERROR AND THE CDS WOULD SPIT OUT. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE SCRATCHES UP THE MIDDLE OF THEM. I CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE THE MARKS ARE COMING FROM.

NHTSA complaint #10141384 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

I HAVE HAD THE POWER STEERING RACK IN MY 99 GRAND AM REPLACED TWICE. THE LAST TIME WAS IN APRIL 2004. IT IS LEAKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #10104845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

SECOND NOTICE POSTED: INCE 2002: REPLACED ROTORS, TOO THIN WHEN CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. (NO RECALL EVER DONE). COOLING SYSTEM: ALTHOUGH THE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE WATER RESERVOIR CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE RADIATOR FLUSHED REPEATEDLY, ENTIRE COOLING SYSTEM BLEED (TO REMOVE ANY EXCESS AIR FROM RADIATOR), SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED, ALL FUSES, INCLUDING THE AC RELAY FUSE/SWITCH, ALL SENSORS REPLACED, AND VARIOUS MECHANICS HAVE CHECKED THE ENTIRE CAR BUMPER-TO-BUMPER, IT CONTINUES TO LEAK ANTIFREEZE COOLANT BY FORCING THE WATER OUT OF THE RADIATOR INTO THE RESERVOIR AND OUT THROUGH THE OVERFLOW TUB (SMALL TUBE LOCATED ON RESERVOIR TANK). EXCESS PRESSURE BUILDING UP IN THE SYSTEM. LEAKING ANTIFREEZE ONCE CAR IS STOPPED. I HAVE TO REFILL THE TANK AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. THIS PROBLEM (THE PONTIAC GRAND AM LEAKING COOLANT) IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL PONTIAC GRAND AM. RECALL TO SOME COMPONENT OF COOLING SYSTEM IS DIRE OVERDUE! THIS CAR IS AN OIL CHANGE EVERY THREE MONTHS, REGARDLESS OF 3000 MILES OR NOT, STILL OUT OF THE BLUE, THE LIFTERS ARE KNOCKING AND THE BELT IS MAKING A VERY HIGH PITCHED SCREECHING SOUND. BELIEVED TENSION PULLEY NEEDS REPLACING, WITH A POSSIBILITY THAT ALL OTHER PULLEYS NEED REPLACING. ITS NOT THE BELT; THE BELT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED BY THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS HAS BEEN "BASICALLY NEW". ALSO, ALTHOUGH IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE ENGINE HAS STALLED. WHEN THIS ORIGINALLY HAPPENED I CHANGED THE GRADE OF GASOLINE I PUT IN THE CAR FROM 87 GRADE TO 89 GRADE. DIDN'T HELP. (NUMBER OF FAILURES: FOR COOLANT LEAKS: INFINITE).

NHTSA complaint #10078909 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

1)SECOND TIME THEY CLEANED INJECTORS ADVISOR SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I USED 89 OCTANE INSTEAD OF 87 (2 DIGITAL READOUT ON RADIO BECOMES ILLEGIBLE COVERED BY FID. I DECLINED REPAIRS (3 AIR BAG THEY FOUND SIR COIL BAD I DECLINED TO PAY $400.00 FOR REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FID OR GM HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED.

NHTSA complaint #10069442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

MY MAJOR COMPLAINT IS THE BLACK GLOSSY PAINT THAT IS PEELING FROM THE SIDE DOOR/REAR QUARTER WINDOW PILARS. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL QUOTES TO HAVE IT FIXED WHICH ARE IN THE RANGE OF $250 TO $500. THE SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF IN A CAR WASH TWO MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE DEALER DID FIX IT ONCE AT NO CHARGE. THE RADIO DISPLAY DOES NOT WORK RIGHT AWAY, AND USUALLY HAS TO WARM UP BEFORE I AM ABLE TO READ THE DIGITAL DISPLAY. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH A SENSOR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT START, AND THE DEALER PAID FOR THAT SERVICE AS WELL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON ALMOST SINCE THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, AND I HAVE HAD SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC TESTS COMPLETED AT MY COSTS, HOWEVER THE LIGHT WILL GO OFF FOR A WHILE, AND THEN COME BACK ON.

NHTSA complaint #10071196 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING ANTI THEFT DEVICE ENGAGED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, AND NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION EACH TIME.

NHTSA complaint #10059570 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW CLIP BROKE,CAUSED RATTLING HAD REPAIRED FOR $120.00 THEN OCT. 2003 MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR.AFTER ANOTHER $45.00 I FOUND OUT THAT YET ANOTHER CLIP HAD BROKE,AND NOW THE CABLE WAS BROKE TOO.TOTAL REPAIR WOULD NOW BE $290.00 PLEASE RECALL THIS--I BELIEVE MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IS ABOUT TO GO, I AM AFRAID TO USE MY WINDOWS.

NHTSA complaint #10045930 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

HAVE REPLACED THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THIS CAR THREE TIMES. 1999 GRAND AM, PURCHASED NEW, HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. IN ADDITION, HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING TWICE AND BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, SERPENTINE BELT, BATTERY, STARTER ON IGNITION, MOLDING DUE TO LEAKS, WIRING ON DASH, AIR CONDITIONING RESISTORS/CIRCUITS, AND HEADLIGHTS/TAILLIGHTS.

NHTSA complaint #10025413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE AT 11,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY REPLACEMENT IT HAS HAD 6 DOOR PANELS DUE TO PEELING LEATHER ON TOP OF PANEL, 5 GEAR SHIFTERS DUE TO DEALERS IMPROPER INSTALLATION, 2 FACTORY CD/RADIO FAILURES, 1 RACK AND PINION UNIT, 2 FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES DUE TO KNOCKING NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR (WENT BAD AFTER 10,000 MILES USE), PROBLEM WITH HESITATION AT IDLE-COLD START(UNSUCCESSFULLY DIAGNOSED BY DEALER) CARPET LOOSE IN TRUNK AROUND LATCH ASSEMBLY(TOO SHORT FOR TRUNK AND WAS HOT GLUED TO BACK WALL OF CAR BY DEALER INSTEAD OF REPLACEMENT). TURN SIGNALS STILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO WORK(DEALER SAID THEY WORKED JUST FINE) BATTERY CONNECTION IN FACTORY BATTERY BROKE LOOSE SPILLING CORROSIVE BATTERY ACID ALL OVER AROUND BATTERY TRAY AREA. ALL FOUR WHEEL COVERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF "PIE PAN" NOISE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP (NEW ONES DID NOT FIX PROBLEM). AFTER WARRANTY WAS UP PONTIAC' CARE HOTLINE OR THE DEALER COULD "CARE " LESS THAT AFTER DOZENS OF TRIPS FOR REPAIRS THE DEALER STILL DIDN'T FIX THE CAR WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THEN,BESIDES THE UNREPAIRED ITEMS ON MY CAR, THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD AT 60,000 MILES ($120), GLASS IN INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR BROKE WHILE ADJUSTING, BOTH OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS HAVE BROKE OFF IN TWO DIFFERENT AUTOMATIC CAR WASHES (HELD INTO DOOR BY A STUD MOUNTED INTO 1/4 INCH OF PLASTIC IN THE MIRROR). AND THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AT 75,000 MILES($300). FOG LIGHTS AND BACKUP LIGHTS HAVE WATER CONDENSATION IN THEM SHORTING OUT BULBS. SURPRISINGLY ,THIS CAR IS "BABIED" ,BUT BY IN MY DESCRIPTION YOU SURE COULDN'T TELL IT. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10023794 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR JUST UNDER 4 YEARS AND HAVE SPENT THE LAST 2.5 IN AND OUT OF THE SERVICE DEPT. WITH IT. I'VE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES, EVERY YEAR, ALMOST TO THE DAY. I HAVE ALSO JUST HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED 2 TIMES AND DISCOVERED A LEAK IN MY INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH ONLY 41K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD AT TIMES AND LEFT ME STRANDED ONCE.

NHTSA complaint #10007722 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRED: THE FAN REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE BRAKES REPAIRED 4 TIMES, THE RADIO REPLACED ONCE, THE WATER PUMP REPLACED ONCE AND THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING. THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS TO REPLACED BECAUSE ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING OUT AND ONE OF THE LIFTERS IS KNOCKING. MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS STARTED AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND GRADUALLY THERE WAS JUST ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANMISSION AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES AND SINCE THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T GET IT TO SLIP THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE BRAKES STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 40,000 MILES. I CALLED GM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CAR AND GM TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IF IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD REPLACED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THE ROTORS WERE TO THIN WHEN THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I WONDER WHY NO RECALL WAS SENT OUT ON THIS. THE BRAKES ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF A CAR. THE BATTERY, RADIO AND FAN WERE REPLACED AT ABOUT 30,000 ALSO. THEN THE FAN WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT ABOUT 70,000. THE INTAKE STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS THAT ABOUT 90,000. THE SECOND BATTERY WAS INSTALLED AT ABOUT 95,000. THE LIFTER STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 110,000. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED EVER SINCE I GOT THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10000556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOES NOT WORK, HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, GAS CAP IS BROKEN, WINDSHIELD HAS 3 CHIPS, RADIO VOLUME KNOB WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING HAS JERKED WHEN ROUNDING CORNERS, HEATER FAN SPEEDS 1 AND 2 DO NOT WORK AT ALL, CRUISE DOESN'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RUBBER MOLDING ON DOOR COMING OFF, DEALER SAYS NEED ALL NEW BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS

NHTSA complaint #763115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH RADIO SEVERL TIMES.TD

NHTSA complaint #562550 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

THE AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED.YD

NHTSA complaint #562550 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ROTERS RAIDO REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE DOORS BUBBLE, MANY ISSUES TO WRITE. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY, HOW EVER IT WAS MY UNDER STANDING THET THE COOLENT SYSTEM WAS COVERED FOR 150,00, THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS REPLACEING THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS , COULDNT FIND THE PART. THIS ISSUE IS OUT OF POCKET 800.00. VERY DISSATIFIED WITH GM, NO EFFORTS TO GIVE A CAR TO USE, DEALER WILL CHARGE 20.00 A DAY, WHO CAN AFFORD THAT WHEN 800.00 HAS TO BE PAID TO GET THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN. BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY, THE CUSTOMER IS OUT OF LUCK FOR ANY KING OF HELP. I WILL SUGGEST WHEN ASKED NOT TO BUY A PONTIAC, OR GM VERY DISAPOINTED.

NHTSA complaint #760874 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SUCH AS STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH / FLUTTERS AND DIES WHILE DRIVING, STRONG FUEL SMELL, BAD RELAY IN A/C, ORANGE JELLY-LIKE SUBSTANCE IN ENGINE OIL, ABS LIGHT ON WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT ALL LIGHTS WERE COMING ON, HOWEVER DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA complaint #8007471 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH RADIO SEVERL TIMES.TD

NHTSA complaint #562550 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

THE AIR COMPRESSOR FAILED.YD

NHTSA complaint #562550 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

STEERING WHEEL MADE NOISE AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DROPPED OUT AND FELL IN LAPS. VEHICLE PULLED TO LIGHT, AND DASHLIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. ALSO HORN WAS INOPERABLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A NOISE IN BRAKE PEDAL, ALSO ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIR CONDITIONER AND HEATER INOPERABLE. DUE TO SQUEAKY STEERING, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK WHICH WAS LOOSE AND SET TOE. RADIO INOPERABLE. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #881998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

HORN WAS ACTIVATED AND DID NOT GO OFF. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHERE THE HOREN WAS SHORTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO RADIO MALFUNCTIONING, DOME LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND DAS LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF. STEERING SQUEAKS DUE TO LOOSE STEERING RACK. CIGARATE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE AND REPLACED. AIR BAG WAS LOOSE AND REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #881467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

HORN WAS ACTIVATED AND DID NOT GO OFF. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND IT WAS REPAIRED. *AK THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHERE THE HOREN WAS SHORTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO RADIO MALFUNCTIONING, DOME LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND DAS LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF. STEERING SQUEAKS DUE TO LOOSE STEERING RACK. CIGARATE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE AND REPLACED. AIR BAG WAS LOOSE AND REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #881467 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

HORN WAS STUCK, DEALER REPLACED HORN RING AND MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. DEALER REPLACED AIR BAG, IT WAS LOOSE. STEERING RACK SQUEAKED, DEALER REPLACED STEERING RACK AND SET TOE, CONSUMER STATES STEERING RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE HOWEVER NOISE IS STILL THERE AND THERE IS A SMELL. ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. RADIO FAILED. VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #881469 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES DID NOT WORK. FRONT BRAKES WENT OUT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THAT PROBLEM. *AK STEERING SQUEAKS DUE TO LOOSE STEERING RACK. CIGARET LIGHTER INOPERATIVE AND WAS REPLACED. HORN WAS STUCK DUE TO HORN RING AND MULFUNCTON SWITCH FAILURES. AIR BAG WAS LOOSE AND REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #881473 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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

THE RADIO VOLUME KNOB IS LOOSE, CONSUMER CAN'T CONTROL THE VOLUME WITHOUT NUMEROUS TURNS, THE RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER MAKES A POPPING SOUND. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #785204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. FINALLY RESTARTED . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REPLACED PCM. DROVE FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, MADE A STOP IN ARIZONA DUE TO BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. REPLACED AND ADJUSTED ROTORS AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. FAILED TO RESTART AFTER BEING PARKED. BATTERY REPLACED AFTER BEING TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. KEY REFUSED TO BE RELEASED FROM IGNITION. AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FAN REPLACED. SHIFTER CABLE WAS REPLACED. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LAMP REPLACED. OIL LIGHT COMES ON BEFORE THE 3000 MILE SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE, DEALER FAILED TO SET COMPUTER BUTTON, CONSUMER FEELS THIS MIGHT HAVE HAD TO DO WITH VEHICLE STALLING AND NOT STARTING. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #877582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES AFTER CLICKS IN PLACE, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED AND LEFT SCRATCHES ON GLASS, RADIO LCD GOES "WACKO" CAR RECENTLY WOULD NOT START (STILL AT DEALERSHIP), RECALL ON CONSOLE, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR AND CD (IF IN CD PLAYER) GET WET WITH USE OF AIR CONDITIONER, SEAT LATCHES ON BACKS OF BOTH SEATS ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO LIFT, CLIP FOR MOON ROOF SWITCH BROKEN, GAS GAUGE SOMETIMES MOVES UP OR DOWN SLIGHTLY IN SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, FRONT CLIP OF CAR SHATTERED IN COLD WEATHER AFTER GOING THROUGH UNPLOWED STREET AT 20 MPH, REAR REVERSE LIGHT BROKEN AFTER ICE CLUNG TO CABLE (WHICH IS NOT PROPERLY TIED BACK), EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE ON HIGHWAY, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN ON HIGHWAY (55-65 MPH), LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. (TIRESIZE: P255/50R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/50R16 )

NHTSA complaint #733501 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.