Pontiac Grand AM seat belt problems

SEAT BELTS

SEATS DON'T RECLINE OR STICK. ELECTRIC SHORTAGES OUT AND MAY DEFECT RELAYS AND FUSES. SEAT BELTS STICK AND TWIST AND DON'T WINED BACK UP.

NHTSA complaint #10727000 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

I HAD NO IDEAL THIS CAR HAD SO MANY RECALLS, I PURCHASED THE CAR USED ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY DAUGHTER COMPLAINED ABOUT GAS FUMES IN THE BACK SEAT, AND THE FRONT END HAS POPPED AND CRACKED SINCE I GOT IT THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND MY SIGNAL LIGHTS TORE UP COMPLETELY ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT, NO SIGNAL WOULD WORK HOWEVER MY EMERGENCY FLASHES DID THE MECHANIC CHECKED THEM AND TOLD ME IT WAS IN THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED MY SIGNAL AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS . IT HAS A SHORT IN IT AFTER WORKING ON IT ABOUT AN HOUR HE GOT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKING AND TOLD ME NOT TO TURN MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AGAIN BECAUSE MY SIGNAL LIGHTS WOULD TARE UP AGAIN ALSO THEY ARE A ISSUE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS WHERE ONE HEADLIGHT WON'T BURN, IT GOES OUT SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT BURNS THE GARAGE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT THEY SAID IT MUST BE IN THE WIRING MY FOG LIGHTS ALSO WILL NOT WORK IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WIRING I HAVE STILL NOT GOT THESE ISSUES FIXED.

NHTSA complaint #10573920 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELTS FAILED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT SECURE INTO THE SEAT BELT CLIP, CAUSING THE BELT TO BECOME LOOSE. THE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WOULD TIGHTEN EXCESSIVELY AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BELT COULD CAUSE INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000. ...UPDATED 07-10-13

NHTSA complaint #10519494 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

ON JULY 21, 2011 WE DROVE TO THE STORE. WHEN WE CAME OUT AND GOT INTO THE CAR (2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT. IT IS COMPLETELY RETRACTED AND WILL NOT BUDGE. WE DID NOT DAMAGE IT IN ANY WAY. NOW WE CANNOT LEGALLY HAVE ANYONE IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT ENGAGE. I SCHEDULED A REPAIR APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM, WHO TELLS ME IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT. ROUGH ESTIMATE ON COST IS $300.00!!! I AM CERTAIN THE GARAGE WILL WANT TO REPLACE THE UNIT TO GET FULL MONEY OUT OF US. I WILL KEEP THE DEFECTIVE ONE.

NHTSA complaint #10414851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR LATCH SYSTEMS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PREVENTED A CHILD SAFETY SEAT FROM BEING SECURED WITH THE LATCH BELT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE LATCH SYSTEM, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA complaint #10249822 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

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

NHTSA complaint #10218715 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

SEATBELT SOMETIMES COMES UNLATCHED WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED TO BELT.

NHTSA complaint #10203894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

NOT A SAFETY PRECAUTION. I DRIVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. EVERY CAR THAT MAKE AND YEAR MODEL HAVE BROKEN HUB CAPS, MINE INCLUDED. THEY RATTLE FOR A WHILE THEN THEY BREAK IN HALF. THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT IF IT'S JUST THAT MAKE AND MODEL. THE NOISE IS EMBARRASSING AND ANNOYING. I FEEL THAT THE PONTIAC COMPANY SHOULD LOOK IN TO THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. ALSO, REAR MIDDLE SEATBELT NEVER STAYED TIGHT. LOOSENS VERY EASILY WHILE MY CHILD IS WEARING IT AND WHEN MY CHILD WAS IN A CAR SEAT.

NHTSA complaint #10173093 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON ROUGH ROADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ALSO, THE REAR SEAT BELT MATERIAL FELL APART. THIS WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, THEY OFFERED NO FREE REPAIR.

NHTSA complaint #10144474 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED. THE INTERNAL MECHANISM POPPED OUT AND WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME DUE TO REPAIRS BEING TOO EXPENSIVE .

NHTSA complaint #10143564 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DT: 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONSUMER CANNOT LATCH SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT YET CONTACTED THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SEAT BELT PROBLEM 8 MONTHS AGO. SEAT BELT WILL NOT GO INTO THE BUCKLE.

NHTSA complaint #10137662 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES

A TECH ISSUE MEMO ISSUED FROM PONTIAC/GM DATED APRIL, 1998 STATED THAT OWNERS MAY CLAIM WATER LEAKING INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR DUE TO AN INFERIOR ADHESIVE USED DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS ON THE TOP VENT GRILLE... WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY MECHANIC, AFTER I DISVOERED WATER LEAKAGE ON MY PASSENGER AREA FLOOR FOR 2 YEARS (WHICH I ATTRIBUTED TO MY NEGLIGENCE ONLY) UNTIL THIS WATER LEAKAGE FINALLY CAUSED A SHORT IN MY AIR BAG MODULE (LOCATED UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT) WHICH CAUSED ALL OF THE OTHER CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS TO SHORT OUT. SEAL TO THE TOP VENT GRILLE WAS REPLACED, SHORT REPAIRED, AIRBAG MODULE WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE AIRBAG MODULE WILL BE REPLACED AT A LATER DATE WHEN I CAN AFFORD IT. THIS TOTALS $956.99 (INCLUDING NY SALES TAX) WHICH I REQUESTED PONTIAC REIMBURSE ME FOR. THEY STEADFASTEDLY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE ME DUE TO BASICALLY 4 THINGS: (1) THE WARRANTY TIME EXPIRED ON THE CAR, (2) THE AGE OF THE CAR, (3) THE FACT THAT I DIDN'T BRING IT DIRECTLY TO PONTIAC TO FIX IT (4) THE FACT THAT IT WASN'T A RECALL... MY ARGUEMENT IS: (1) THE WARRANTY EXPIRING SHOULDN'T ABSOLVE GM/PONTIAC OF RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEFECT, (2) THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THIS CAR (IN SPITE OF IT'S AGE) WOULDN'T HAVE PRODUCED THIS WATER DAMAGE IF THE TOP VENT GRILLE WAS PROPERLY SEALED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS BY PONTIAC IN THE FIRST PLACE (3) I DIDN'T KNOW THAT PONTIAC CAUSED THIS PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THE DAMAGE WAS DONE AND MY MECHANIC TOLD ME ABOUT THE TECH ISSUE MEMO (I HAVE A COPY) AND (4) WHY WASN'T THIS A RECALL? I SENT A LETTER TO PONTIAC'S CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER IN DETROIT, MI ON OR ABOUT JUNE 27, 2005 WITH ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION BACKING UP MY CLAIM (YOURS FOR THE ASKING), WHO CALLED ME BACK TODAY, REFUSING TO REIMBURSE ME ON THIS CLAIM. I KNOW THAT NEGLIGENCE BY PONTIAC CAUSED SOME MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY CAR OF WHICH I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR.

NHTSA complaint #10128133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT

DT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WEBBING IS LOCKED UP RETRACTOR. CONTACT CANNOT USE THE SEAT BELT.

NHTSA complaint #10120781 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER

MY THREE YEAR OLD SON CAN PULL THE SEAT BELT FROM HIS BODY WHILE HE IS SITTING IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOCK AND THUS THERE IS NO WAY TO KEEP HIM IN THE SEAT IF HE WANTS TO GET OUT. OUR VAN AND OTHER CARS HAVE LOCKING SEAT BELTS WHICH MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO PULL THE BELT AWAY FROM HIS BODY. WE HAVE USED OTHER CAR SEATS WITH A HARNESS BUT HE IS GETTING TOO BIG TO USE THAT TYPE OF SEAT ANY MORE.

NHTSA complaint #10119809 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

THE WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND BOTH BACK DOORS. EACH OF THE WINDOWS FAILED TO CLOSE AFTER THEY WERE OPENED. THE FIRST ONE TO GO OUT WAS THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND THE BACK TWO WINDOWS WERE WORKING OCCASIONALLY AT THAT TIME. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON, BUT IF THEY STOP WORKING, I COULD JUST KNOCK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR OR SLAM THE DOOR SHUT AND THEY WOULD WORK FOR A SHORT TIME AGAIN. THIS GOT ME THROUGH FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH. ALL BROKE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR AND EACH ONE HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST TO FIX ALL THREE WINDOW REGULATORS WAS $1188.17. I CALLED GM TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THEM AND TO FIND OUT WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THE REGULATORS, (AS WELL AS THE SEAT BELTS, THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, THE BRAKES AND TO FIND OUT WHY I ALSO HAVE SCRATCHES ON MY WINDOWS). I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE MYCARSTATS.COM WEBSITE AND EXPLAINED THAT ALL OF MY COMPLAINTS ARE COMMON. I FINALLY RECEIVED A CALL BACK ABOUT A WEEK LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY OF MY REPAIR COSTS WHICH CAME TO $2,974.58!! THIS TOTAL INCLUDES: BRAKES, CALIPERS AND ROTORS REPLACED TWICE FOR $834.08; SIDE VIEW MIRROR REPLACED AFTER FALLING OFF WHILE GOING THROUGH A CARWASH $167.86; SEAT BELTS REPLACED FOR DRIVER AND BOTH BACK PASSENGERS BECAUSE THE PLASTIC CLIPS BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON $784.47 AND OF COURSE THE WINDOW REGULATORS $1,188.17. INSTEAD, GM WAS OFFERING ME $1,000.00 TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER GM VEHICLE!!! I ASKED WHY I WOULD WANT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND!?!? I TOLD THEM TO KEEP THE $1,000 AND EXPRESSED THAT I WOULD NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN, SINCE THESE ARE SAFETY FEATURES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED YEARS AGO!! THIS PAST WEEK, I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE MOLDING AROUND THE WINDOW SHIELD IS COMING LOOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, SO I USED SILICONE CAULKING TO HOLD IT IN PLACE.

NHTSA complaint #10086530 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.