Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 108000 | 1 | |
| When driving the car the brakes will lock up making a grinding noise like something is about to brake somewhere in between the brake pedal and wheels it makes this loud grinding like metal on metal not sure because i have to replace brakes about every 2 - 3 months and rotors and calipers. *tr | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 108000 | ||
| When driving the car the brakes will lock up making a grinding noise like something is about to break somewhere in between the break pedal and wheels it makes this loud grinding like metal on metal not sure because i have to replace breaks about every 2 - 3 months and rotars and callipars | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand am se. the contact stated the driver was traveling 10 mph when the drivers side front tire detached. the vehicle was towed to a private mechanic who confirmed that brake dust caused the lug nut to become loose and the tire to detach from the vehicle. the manufacturer was contacted regarding the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages was 120,000. rvk | |||
| 10/08/2011 | 126000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand am. the contact was driving 35 mph when the passenger side wheel separated from the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who found that the wheel bolt was fractured in half and caused damaged to the rotor, axle and cd boot. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 126,000. kmj | |||
| 10/08/2011 | 12600 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand am. the contact stated while driving at 35mph the passenger right side wheel separated from the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the local mechanic found the wheel bolt broken in half and caused damaged the rotor, axle, and cd boot. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and the current mileage was 126,000. li | |||
| 02/20/2004 | 1 | ||
| My 2001 pontiac grand am has had problems with brakes/abs and wheel hubs. with 47k miles on the car, i've had problems with abs/trac off/svc vehicle lights, brakes needing to be replaced & rotors turned, and have had to replace both front wheel hubs(at $391 per hub, just for the parts) and a wheel bearing. *jb | |||
| 08/17/2002 | 1 | 08/18/2002 | |
| I have a 2001 pontiac grand am that i bought from the dealership in august 2002 in less than a year my turn signals stopped working niether power window will work , the tires have had to been replaced, and the speakers have had to be replaced. this care has only 52,000 miles on it and has been well maintained. now, the front wheels of the car are making a horrendous noise that my mechanic can not figure out what it is. i have had problems with this car from the day i bought it and i will never buy another pontiac!!! what can i do? *la | |||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 01/31/2004 | 1 | ||
| 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. *nm | |||
| 09/15/2006 | 60000 | 2 | |
| Hub caps are breaking apart without apparent cause. i've seen several pontiac grand ams with the same defect. *nm | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 02/05/2004 | 3 | 06/17/2002 | |
| Turn signal failure (recall by manufacture corrected that problem). however, dealer would not fix the continuos problem with the on-going ticking sound of the turn signal even when signal is not in use. that would cost $273 to fix, dealer said. grinding sound in tires (dealer gave documentation to support the fact that the 2001 pontiac grand am's were manufactured with a faulty tires and rim package. suggested new rims or different than manufacture choice tires. the most significant problem is with the engine. randomly upon ignition and sometimes after sitting idle, the engine will rev high (at times upto 3rpms). sounds like the engine is going to explode! went to 2 pontiac dealers various times (at least 6) and neither can fix the problem. each time i was charged with assessment fees. i'm done with pontiac vehicles!*ak | |||
| 10/07/2003 | 28000 | 2 | 04/19/2001 |
| Rotors needed to be replaced 2 weeks after purchase in 2001 - steering wheel vibrating(800 miles on vehicle) rotors needed to be file in 2002 - wheels noises when driving 9/2003 needed new rotors and brakes. 2003 -strange tire noise for about a week took to dealer today 10/7/03 now being told the wheel noise is cause i need to buy new tires after i overheard the mechanic tell the service rep it's the issue with the wheels and tire not being a perfect match and is a big problem with the grand am. so how did it become my problem. why do i need to pay for four new tires when the tires were purchsed with the car and only have 28000 miles on them! this is a gm problem. actually i believe this could be a big big safety issue. *jb | |||