2001 Pontiac Grand Am

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED SHE COULD HEAR A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE SUSPENSION FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

WHEN I TRY TO USE MY SIGNALS IT WONT WORK, THEY WONT COME ON, IT ALSO LILE TO HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, WHEN I CRANK THE CAR UP OT MAKES A LOUD NOISE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, OR SOMETIMES IT WONT START, I HAVE TO WAIT THIRTY MINUTES, BEFORE IT COULD CRANK ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, IT HAS DONE THAT, I ALSO HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING BRAKES FOR THIS CAR, MY COOLANT JUG I HAVE REPLACED THAT MANY OF TIMES AND ITS STILL HAS A LEAK IN IT I HAVE TO PUT COOLANT IN THERE FOUR TIMES A WEEK, AND ALSO IF IM MAKING A LEFT MY STEERING WHEEL IT GETS STUCK SOMETIMES. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHENEVER SHE TRIED TO START THE VEHICLE. SHE HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE SPEEDOMETER ALSO BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. GENERAL MOTORS WAS NOTIFIED BUT THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THEM. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2001 GRAND AM GT IN 2002. SO FAR SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR, I SEEM TO REPLACE THE BREAKS EVERY 10,000 MILES OR EVERY YEAR, I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND FUEL PUMP. NOW, MY ABS LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO ON AND MOST RECENTLY, MY CAR WILL NOT START IT SEEM EVERY TWO WEEKS (I HOPE I AM NOT AWAY FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENS) - THE SECURITY LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON AND HAVE TO KEEP THE KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES AND THEN TRY TO START THE CAR - MY GARAGE TOLD ME IT WAS A SECURITY CODE PROBLEM THAT ONLY THE DEALER CAN FIX. I HAVE ONLY 90,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND NOW, I NEED A RACK AND PINION WHICH WILL COST ME ANOTHER $900.00 (I SPENT APPROX $500 DOLLARS ON THE CAR IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS). MY BREAK PAD WEAR OUT AT LEAST YEARLY (I AM RETIRED AND DON'T EVEN DRIVE THE CAR LONG DISTANCE). NOW MY ABS LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY COMING ON, EVEN THOUGH THE GARAGE SAID HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND I NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE CAR IS PRETTY - BUT WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC AGAIN - I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP IT IN THE GARAGE EVERY THREE MONTHS (SO IT SEEMS) AND NEED A RELIABLE CAR - NOT ONE THAT DOESN'T START ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS BECAUSE NOW MY SECURITY SYSTEMS IS MESSED UP. ALSO, HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH 1 AND 2 ON THE AC SETTINGS (WOULDN'T WORK AT ALL) - AND OF COURSE, PAID TO HAVE THAT FIXED. PLEASE HELP ME.

I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS/ISSUES NOTED IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. MY 1 AND 2 FUNCTION ON THE FAN IS NO LONGER WORKING, THE TURN SIGNALS APPEAR TO HAVE A SHORT/WIRING PROBLEM, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR/BRACKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE DRIVER SEAT ADJUSTER IS BROKEN, THE(GEAR SHAFT) BUTTON THAT PUTS THE CAR IN GEAR(P,R,N,D) POPS OUT FREQUENTLY, DRIVER FLOOR HAS BEEN SOAK AND WET PERIODICALLY, AND NUMEROUS BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS(NEED TO REPLACE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS FREQUENTLY, HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE CALIPERS/HUBS/WHEEL BEARINGS). THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL WAS THE TURNING SWITCH, WHICH THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE MANUFACTURER COVER THESE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BECOME REPETITIVE IN SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES. *JB

GRINDING SOUND IN FRONT BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AT MY EXPENSE. STILL MAKING GRINDING NOICE. BREAKS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2001. RECALL OF BLINKER SWITCH. BLINKING (INSIDE ABOVE RADIO) NOISE CAME BACK AFTER 1 YEAR. DEALER SAYS THAT RECALL WAS FOR THE HAZARD LIGHTS NOT THE TURN SIGNALS? CAR WON'T START AND SECURITY LIGHT ON. HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES WITH CAR IN (ON) POSITION AND THEN CAR WILL START..THIS INFORMATION IS LOCATED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL (ARE THEY EXPECTING THIS PROBLEM?) DEALER SAID AT FIRST THAT MY KEY WAS WORN OUT THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT READING IT CORRECTLY AND THEN LATER STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS BAD IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION SENSOR SWITCH AT MY EXPENSE. REAR FLOOR BOARD BEHIND DRIVERS SIDE GETS WET. NO KNOWN CAUSE. RECENTLY THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LITE CAME ON. DEALER REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. DEALER SAID THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT AND A PART WAS CRACKED. HEATER/AC BUTTONS 1 AND 2 DO NOT WORK. RECENTLY NOTICED THAT WHEN I DRIVE I HEAR GRINDING SOUNDS SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR, LIKE IT'S COMING UNSCREWED. JUST TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS OF IGNITION SWITCH, 4 NEW TIRES, A BACK SEAT SEATBELT REPLACEMENT AND MY DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATE SEAT ADJUSTER WAS WORKING THE MORNING I TOOK IT IN. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR IT WAS MAKING A GRINDING SOUND AND THE SEAT CUSHION WAS TORN. SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE THE SEAT CUSHION BUT THEY DON'T THINK THEY BROKE THE SEAT ADJUSTER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THAT MAYBE THE SEAT ADJUSTER JUST DECIDED TO GO ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY. I'M NOW FIGHTING TO HAVE THEM REPAIR WHAT THEY BROKE. I WILL NEVER GO TO NUCAR PONTIAC IN DELAWARE FOR REPAIRS AGAIN. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I'VE EVER OWNED. I THINK MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE RECALLS SINCE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THEM. I WILL NEVER BUY A GM CAR AGAIN. PLEASE SOMEONE HELP TO MAKE THE CAR MAKERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR POOR WORKMANSHIP. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS, WHICH HAD THE SPEED SENSORS ATTACHED. ON THE FORTH VISIT, THE ABS PROBLEM REOCCURRED. OTHER COMPONENTS AFFECTED WERE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE TRACTION CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND PROVIDED NO RESOLUTION. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE DEFECTS REPRESENTED A RISK TO SAFETY.

WHERE TO START...I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF BUYING IT, MY FUEL PUMP & COMPUTER WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. NEXT WAS MY WATER PUMP & TIMING CHAIN. THEN WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS, THEN THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN. AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE HAVING TO BE REPLACED ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE ONLY THING COVERED BY GM WAS THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. ALL OTHER REPLACEMENTS WERE AT MY EXPENSE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THIS SITE, I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME KIND. I NOTIFIED GM AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP AT ALL. I EXPLAINED THAT SINCE THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THINGS, IT HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THEY SHRUGGED THAT OFF. THEY FINALLY SENT ME A LETTER STATING THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER "ENTERTAIN" ANY OF MY COMMENTS OR COMPLAINTS. DO NOT BUY A PONTIAC!!! JUNK CITY!!! *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND THE BRAKES VIBRATED. THIS OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROADS WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THE OCCUPANT TO ALERT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO GET THE THRID SET OF ROTORS AND BRAKES INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED *JB