Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | |||
| 03/01/1994 | |||
| There is a wiring short and the interior lights will go off and sometimes the headlights. usually happens when using turn signal. also when turning on flashers the abs light comes on. the right interior turn signal light stays on when lights are on. also the steering column vinyl covering over the airbag has split down the pontiac symbol exposing the airbag. | |||
| VISIBILITY - DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM - WINDSHIELD - HEATER CORE | |||
| 11/10/2004 | 74258 | 3 | 08/12/2004 |
| I replaced the heater core in my car and an upper radiator hose and now i have problems with the antifreeze leakin out from between the engine block and the intake manifold which indicates that i need a new intake manifold gasket as weel as valve cover gaskets due to the fact that it is leakin out there as well. i spent $250 on repalcing the heater core and $45 on the upper radiator hose to be repaired from the dealer that i bought the car from. i was told by a friend that her grand am was recalled due to a head gasket problem. please inform me of a possible soloution.*ak | |||
| 10/01/1995 | |||
| Power windows stopped working and heater coil went out, and radiater broke and steering will and put something in the steering column had wheel cylinder replaced head gasket , and cruise control stopped working. *ak | |||
| 12/01/1998 | 2 | 10/01/1994 | |
| Heater stopped working at 65,000 miles, 1 year ago. part was replaced. last month it happened again, and antifreeze has leaked into the right front of the inside of the car! *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - GLASS, SIDE/REAR | |||
| 1 | 03/01/1994 | ||
| Window regulator jammed causing window not to function.freed roller on regulator.widow will move up and down but with problems.have been trying to get used window regulator from junk yard but this seems to be a problem with this vehicle as a good used part is not available and the cost of a new part excedes the value of having a working window.mfg should be held responsibe as this is obviously a defect in design. | |||
| 10/01/2000 | 1 | 11/01/1999 | |
| Non-power windows. was tough to roll down, then one day wouldn't roll up. repair shop looked at it, stated that the window regulator was broken bent which was making window try to roll off-track. *ak | |||
| 09/01/1997 | 1 | 07/01/1994 | |
| Rear windshield shattered while parked. | |||
| VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | |||
| 02/15/2001 | 26000 | ||
| I bought the car from a dealer in february 2000 with 8000 miles on it. since that time i have had the drivers side door window engine replaced 3 times. each time they tell me the motor or track system has broken and since they are one unit it needs to be replaced. in february of this year the hood of the car has started to peel severely, it is now up both side of the hood from the nose to the top by the window. maaco says they will need to sand the hood down and repaint the entire car and that is about $900. what can i do???? | |||
| 08/15/2003 | 108970 | ||
| Purchased vehicle, heating did not work - air would blow out cold. dealer blew out heat core and replaced thermostat. minimal amount of heat. engine started to stutter and stall. fuel injector in 5th cylinder bad. mechanic flushed injected and gave tune up. ran ok for a week and then constant stutter and shake at 50 mph. mechanic replaced 1 injector. stutter gone. no overheating, but antifreeze leak x 1. replaced water pump. 1 week later constant overheating and puddle of antifreeze around engine block. then the engine stalled and i checked the oil to find the dipstick showed twice the amount of oil after sitting for 8 hours. just had oil changed 1 week after repairs, i had the oil changed, that is when the oil appeared overfull and the car stauled. | |||
| 08/01/1994 | 35 | 05/01/1994 | |
| Lighter when used blows a fuse which affects the door locks, and other componentss. i have to keep replacement fuses at all times. sometimes the lighter shorts without being used and this occurs. the driver side power window keeps coming off track and has been repaired by pintiac twice and is now in the same condition. i have heard these two problems reported by several grand am owners.*ak | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 1 | ||
| Consumer received recall notice 00v287000/ engine starter. also, experienced problems with switch that controlled exterior lights of vehicle malfunctioning. exterior lights would stop operating when switching between dim and bright. at times, there was smell of burning wires. *ak ping of tilt on steering column backed out twice. the replacement new switch failed. the dash lights were out. the window brackets were weak. the front disc brake pads failed frequently. *yh | |||
| 04/01/1997 | 12 | 09/01/1994 | |
| Driver and passenger door windows come off tracks, windows will not roll up or down. have been repaired several times, even a new motor on driver window. the control arms are too fragile and keep bending costing hundreds of dollars for a (temporary)fix. i think this should be corrected by the manufacturer, free of charge as i see this quite regular on other grand am's all over town. | |||
| 07/15/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1999 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 05/01/1999 | 1 | ||
| Passenger and driver side window gets stuck. *et | |||
| 08/31/1999 | 16 | ||
| The headlight trouble almost caused vehicle to leave road at high speed. i found that when they cut out, i need to put high beams on & then switch back to low beams. seatbacks for both front seats will fly foward during heavy braking. a mechanic advised me that the seat backs were supposed to move foward like this, i would like this fixed. as for the driver window, many other grand am owners tell me that they have same problem - this one has cost me over $100 in drying out my vehicle interior and repairs. *ak | |||
| 08/06/1995 | 6 | ||
| Power window shattered while being rolled up, injuring 4 month old. *dsh | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD | |||
| 09/01/1994 | 1 | ||
| Window shattered during an accident, causing injury. *ak | |||
| VISIBILITY - WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | |||
| 05/13/2003 | 2 | 06/03/1995 | |
| The drivers side windshield wiper moved very slow. the only time the wiper worked properly was when the motor was placed on fast. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who installed a new arm but the problem still existed. *nlm *cb *jb | |||
| 12/01/2000 | |||
| While driving down highway it started to rain, consumer turned on windshield wipers, and after a little while , passenger's windshield wiper started to run into other wiper. consumer had to tie it down. few days later, driver's side windshield wipers started to act the same, and then passenger's windshield wiper was working okay. has not contacted the dealer yet.*ak | |||
| 02/05/2000 | 2 | 01/01/2000 | |
| Windshield wipers worked intermittetly, then stopped all together. *ak | |||
| 09/22/1999 | |||
| Windshield wiper's are working intermittently, and alsso work occasionally when consumer uses the turn signal. *ak | |||