Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 10/24/2004 | 100400 | 4 | |
| Severe acceleration when auto is moving at slow or idle speed when moving from a cold start or nearly cold start. most noticeable when auto is making a turn after a cold start or nearly cold start. the problem occur 100% of the time when descending from a parking deck and reaching the lower level or lowest level of the parking deck. my action is to put the car in neutral until it drop back to a normal idling speed, which normally take( as a guest), about 45 to 60 seconds. *ak | |||
| 01/01/2003 | 65000 | 1 | 06/18/2001 |
| Does not matter what time of day or what temp outside, when car is started, rpm's range from 2000 to 3000. car will not go to normal idle at any time no matter how long driven unless car is turned off an then back on. sometimes it takes doing this several times. if this is not done and idle is left as is, car is extremely difficult to stop. almost necessary to stand on the brakes! dealer says there is nothing wrong and that it is a factory preset. *ak | |||
| 08/03/2003 | 3 | 09/18/1999 | |
| Throttle position sensor has failed three times in this vehicle, in as many years. sudden acceleration occurs and has almost caused several accidents, very frightening. potentially deadly. *jb | |||
| 03/04/2000 | 2 | ||
| Consumer states when taking foot off accelerator, vehicle starts to pulsate and when brakes are applied it takes approximately 3 to 4 feet to stop, while vehicle is bucking as if the abs are engaging, rpm needle goes crazy. *slc | |||
| 06/01/1998 | 5 | 10/01/1997 | |
| While at a stop vehicle idles very high which when letting go of brakes vehicle would suddenly accelerate at a very high speed. *ak the vehicle's rpm was high, especially when starting. the dealer worked on it but did not solve the problem. consumer states that the vehicle is unsafe. service engine soon light coming on due to evap purge valve and solenoid failure. pcm failed. *yh | |||
| 04/02/1998 | 4 | ||
| Vehicle would suddenly accelerate on its own with the foot on the brakes. brakes were ruined. problem was intermittent. been to the dealership 3 different times, but problem would reappear after repairs were done.*ak | |||
| 02/03/2000 | 1 | 09/01/1997 | |
| Had problems with car since beginning. accelerates on its own and lunges forward when stopping. also the brakes failed,causing an accident. rotors have warped on numerous occasions. dealer contacted 10-15 times with no problem found. car is a major safety hazard. *ak | |||
| 07/20/1998 | 20 | 04/01/1998 | |
| Car will not accelerate properly from a stop (usually when humid) | |||
| Throttle position sensor failed, causing vehicle to speed up unexpectedly which could result in an accident. *ak | |||
| 02/01/1999 | 04/01/1998 | ||
| Vehicle idle surges uncontrollably at a stop causing vehicle to lurch forward. | |||
| 08/18/1998 | |||
| While driving at a regular speed car accelerated on its own, hitting another vehicle.manufacturer was contacted, and stated they could resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| 05/15/1998 | 20 | 04/01/1998 | |
| After driving the car and letting sit from 30 min to 4 hours(at various temps) and restarting going@10 mph, the cars rpms fluctuate briefly and then accelerate dramatically to 4000 rpm luckely, i put it into netural or my speed keeps increasing, when put into neutral, the rpm's increased to 4,000 and stays until the gas is pressed firmly then it will go back to idle. pressing the brake doesn't stop this. a couple of times the rpms fluctuated then the car died instead of accelerating. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| While driving the throttle remained stuck in the open position when the accelerator pedal was released. dealer has been contacted.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 07/13/2005 | 09/11/2004 | ||
| Pontiac grand am air bags arent safe at all mine busted out for no reason whatsoever it burned my arm and left a bruise and could've caused a wreck! | |||
| 05/10/2004 | 135678 | 1 | 08/01/2002 |
| Consumer was driving through a school zone going less than 25 mph and cruise control kicked in. the vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and went down an embankment. the vehicle hit a tree and it wasn't until the vehicle stopped that the air bags deployed. when the air bags deployed they blacked the passengers eyes. *ak *nm | |||