1999 Pontiac Grand Am

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL. AFTER THE FAILURE, HE NOTICED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE CONTACT WAITED A WHILE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 3.4L. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE 2001 AND I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET (UNDER WARRANTY) IN 2002. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN! EXCEPT THIS TIME THERE WAS A FAULT IN THE GASKET IN THE ENGINE AS WELL, WHICH RESULTED IN SEIZED BEARINGS, SNAPPED CAMSHAFT, BROKEN AND BENT VALVE AS WELL AS THE CAPS TO THE OIL AND COOLANT BEING OVERHEATED AND NOT GOING ON PROPERLY. I AM TOLD THIS IS BECAUSE OF DEXCOOL AND THE GASKETS. *TR

HAD ALL WINDOW MECHANISMS REPLACED AFTER ENDURING A WONDERFUL GARBAGE BAG COVER TREATMENT FOR WINDOW BEAUTY ENHANCEMENT LAST WINTER 2007-08. FOUND MY IGNITION REFUSES TO START W/ 1 KEY. I STARTED NOTICING THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC OF 22 YEARS. THOUGHT IT WAS A CRACK IN THE ACTUAL CONTAINER WHICH HOUSES ANTIFREEZE. THIS WAS REPLACED. NOPE. STILL LEAKING. CAR NEVER INDICATED ON PANEL THAT IT WAS ABOVE TEMP & OVERHEATED, STAYED WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE. THE CAR NEVER ONCE OVERHEATED. MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. SAID IT WAS A FAULTY COMPUTER... INDICATES, TIRES NEED CHECKING, FLASHING LIGHTS, ABS OFF/ON...WHICH BY THE WAY WAS CAUSING ME TO NOT HAVE MY CAR PASS INSPECTION TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY!! FOUND I WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN REPLACING ANTIFREEZE BY THE GALLONS. WAS STILL PAYING OFF MECHANIC FROM PREVIOUS ISSUES. DON'T ASK, WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE ANTIFREEZE PROBLEM! BROUGHT CAR IN TO HAVE RADIATOR CHECKED BY FRIENDS MECHANIC, FLUID WAS LITERALLY POURING OUT OF BOTTOM OF CAR. $1600. LATER!! HEAD GASKET SET,WATERPUMP,SERPENTINE BELT, RADIATOR HOSES, THERMOSTAT & GASKETS, CROSSOVERPIPES, AIRFILTER...NOW? 1 1/2 MONTHS LATER? WELL HEY.GUESS WHAT? RIDING MERRILY TO WORK LAST SAT. CAR STALLED ALL THE WAY...& YIPEE ANOTHER VISIT, ANOTHER MERE 900. BAG OF SHELLS CONSISTING OF CRANK SHAFT, BEARINGS. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I DON'T HAVE IT!!.....I THOUGHT THIS GUY WAS PUTTING ME ON...I'VE LOST WORK SINCE I'M 45 MIN. AWAY. I'VE SPOKEN TO PONTIAC SEVERAL TIMES. THEY WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. ACT DUMB- THE AMERICAN WAY...WEIRD, I'VE READ MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I'M SURPRISED YOU GUYS DON'T DEMAND SOME RESOLUTION FOR CONSUMERS. WHAT GIVES? IT'S SO INCREDIBLY OBVIOUS THIS IS A REAL SOLID COMPLAINT ABOUT ENGINE DEFECT WITH ALL THE EVIDENCE TO BACK IT UP!! I THINK IT WAS MINNISOTA OR MISSOURI THAT CONSUMERS ACTUALLY WON A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST PONTIAC FOR THESE SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS. NAMELY HEAD GASKET, ENGINE RELATED ISSUES.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 03-07-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED VARIOUS LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SUCH AS: OIL PRESSURE LIGHT, AIR BAG, ENGINE LIGHT ABS. THE SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THERE WAS HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. THE TRACTION CONROL WAS INOPERATIVE

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000 MILES AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,900. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE AND OIL, AND THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLANT: EXHAUST SYSTEM: MANIFOLD/HEADER/TAIL PIPE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HER THAT THIS WILL COST HER $1,100. SHE WOULD BE CONTACTED BY THE GM MANUFACTURER. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF THIS PROBLEM, AND WAS SURPRISED WHEN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED HER OF THE OIL AND COOLANT LEAK.*AK UPDATED 05/21/07 *TR

I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM SE THAT I PURCHASED USED IN 2001. IN THE 5 YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE THE HEATER FAN MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. IT STARTS OUT WITH ONLY A FEW OF THE FAN SPEEDS WORKING THEN A TERRIBLE SMELL WITH SMOKE COMING UP THROUGH THE DASHBOARD THEN THE FAN DOESN'T WORK ON ANY OF THE SPEEDS. IN EACH OF THESE EPISODES THE BLOWER RESISTER GOT MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED IN OCTOBER 2006 MY CAR HAD TO BE SENT TO AN ELECTRICAL MECHANIC DUE TO A SHORT IN THE WIRING WHICH RESULTED IN THE DASH HAVING TO BE REMOVED THEN THE FAN MOTOR AND FAN RESISTER COULD BE REPLACED. IN 2006 I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW WHEN IT FINALLY JUST FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR TO THE COST OF $250.00 AND A RENTAL CAR FOR 2 DAYS DUE TO THE WRONG PART BEING DELIVERED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE ALSO HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT BRAKES AND THE PASSENGER DOOR HAS A LOUD POP EVERY TIME IT IS OPENED, I'M SCARED OF GETTING AN ESTIMATE ON THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE EVERY REPAIR FOR MY GRAND AM IS RIDICULOUSLY EXPENSIVE, WHEN I QUESTION THE COST I ALWAYS HEAR "WELL IT'S BECAUSE IT'S A GRAND AM, THEY'RE A PIECE OF CRAP, ESPECIALLY THE 1999'S". *JB

NEAR CRASH. OCCASIONALLY THE RPMS WHILE IN GEAR WILL RAISE TO 3300 RPM MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH TO AVOID AND ACCIDENT. I FOUND IF I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION THEN RESTART THE IDLE WILL RETURN BACK TO 650-700 RPMS. NOW THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST A YEAR. I WENT TO PONTIAC AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM... I HAD A FRIEND WHO ALSO HAD A 1999 GRAND AM WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN WITH HIM WHICH CAUSE HIM TO HAVE A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT ON A WET ROAD. HAS ANYONE ELSE WROTE INTO YOU ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? *NM