Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Pontiac Grand Am submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
AT 62MPH PUSHED ON THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE, STAYING AT SPEED OF 62MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF VEHICLE. IT COULD HAD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
WHEN A/C IS FIRST TURNED ON THE CONSUMER SMELLS ODOR FROM A/C DURING HUMID DAYS. *ET
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE IDLE TO BE TOO HIGH, RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCLERATING AND SLOWING DOWN. THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS HAVING MORE WEAR AND TEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DRIVER WAS IN REVERSE GEAR WITH FOOT ON BRAKES ABOUT TO ENGAGE INTO DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF/ SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH NO PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER. CONSUMER PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WANTED TO CUT OFF. BUT, VEHICLE DIDN'T CUT OFF, AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICEDTRANSMISSION FLUID SHOULD HAVE BEEN PINK, BUT THE FLUID WAS BLACK, AND SOME METAL OBJECTS CAME FROM TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED PROBLEMS FOR CONSUMER.
CRUISE CONTROL & ETS INOPERATIVE DURING CHECK ENGINE OPERATIVE PERIOD.
SPEED INCREASES WHEN GOING DOWN HILL WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED.
THROTTLE CABLE/ABS BRAKES/FUEL PUMP FAILED, VEHICLE BECAME DISABLED ON THE ROAD THREE TIMES. *AK
VEHICLE SPEEDS UP AND SLOWS DOWN WHILE DRIVING W/O DRIVER ALTERING SPEED. *AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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