1999 Pontiac Grand Am Fuel system Problems

The gas gauge will show full then without warning quickly drop to “E” and the low fuel indicator will ding and the light will come on then just as quickly as it started it will go back to full or 2/3rds the slow creep back to the full position. (The tank was not full) While driving all the electrical components start going wild, everything goes on and off quickly. The accelerator will rev(while foot is on or off accelerator) and drop over and over (as if there were bad gas in it) then go back to normal. This happens while I’m on the road and is a massive hazard. I’m so afraid this will cause an accident that leads to loss of life.

NHTSA ID

11525143

Incident

Jun 1, 2023

WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS INCIDENTS. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SINCE 2000 AND CONTINUE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE DASH IS DEFECTED HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT LIFTS UP AND CAN'T SEE THE ROAD VERY WELL. IN PUERTO RICO THE DEALER ROYAL MOTORS DOES NOT SELL PONTIAC ANY MORE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10633454

Incident

Nov 1, 1999

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND I HIT THE GAS, THE CAR STALLED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I GOT IT STARTED THEN IT STALLED THE SECOND I STEPPED ON THE GAS. IT STARTED AGAIN AND I PULLED AROUND THE CORNER. LEFT ME STRANDED WITH A HUGE TOWING BILL! VERY PISSED OFF. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED IF SOMEONE DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION AND HIT ME WHILE I WAS IN THE INTERSECTION! IT RAN GREAT THEN ALL THE SUDDEN IT WAS LIKE SOMEONE SUCKED THE LIFE OUT OF MY CAR! *TR

NHTSA ID

10526411

Incident

Jul 21, 2013

Mileage

149,000 mi

CAR THE WORST. I'VE SUNK MORE $ IN2 IT THAN SHE COST TO BUY. $15,000 AT LST. HEAD GASKET X2. INTAKE MANIFOLD X2 WINDOW PARTS X2 BRAKES, PADS ROTORS ENGINE REPLACED IN 2009 BY QUACK MECHANIC ON ADVICE FROM A FRIEND CAR 3 MTHS ON LIFT! COST $1000 A YR 2 PASS NYS INSPECTION HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER & GASKETS REPLACED AFTER I BEGGED DO IT! CAT WHOLE PROB FOR 31/2 YRS. ERG VALVE SELONOID CHANGED. COILS SPRINGS, STRUT MOUNT(SENSATRAC) STRUT WAS ONLY AFTER I HAD TIRES REPLACED FOR UPTEENTH TIME REALIZING IT WAS CUTTING INTO 1 TIRE DRIVING OUT OF THE SHOP. ANTIFREEZE STILL OOZES OUT REGARDLESS HOW MANY X'S WORK DONE ON COOLING SYSTEM. THERMASTAT TWICE FUEL INJECTOR OXYGEN SENSOR ANTIFREEZE RESERVOIR, HOSES MUFFLER REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF TWICE TIMING BELT. HEADLIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES REAR LIGHTS. 2 OR 3 BATTERIES. THIS CAR SHOULD RUN LIKE NEW- ALMOST EVERYTHING'S BEEN REPLACED NOPE! WAS TOWED TWICE LAST 2 WEEKS DUE TO COOLANT LOSS OVERHEATING ENGINE STOPPING. INFORMED TODAY AFTER CAR AGAIN OVERHEATED & LOST POWER IT'S PROBABLY INTAKE MANIFOLD & HEAD GASKET, OIL IS DRIPPING FROM SIDES OF ENGINE. COMPUTER AMUCK NOWODOMETER FLASHES 1/2 NUMBERS INSTEAD OF TRUE MILEAGE. ABS? LIGHT MECHANIC STATED ITS A WASTE OF YOUR $ TO REPAIR.... THREE HEAD GASKETS? ANOTHER INTAKE MANIFOLD? HELLO! I'VE MAINTAINED THIS CAR IT IS A LEMON A ROTTON LEMON AT THAT. GM KNOWS THESE ISSUES & DOES NOTHING. IN MICHIGAN CONSUMERS WON A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BECAUSE OF THIS. GM SHOULDA RECALLED THIS CAR PERIOD. I WASN'T INFORMED OR SAVVY ENOUGH TO KNOW THIS CARS ISSUES UPON PURCHASE. WHAT MAKES THIS WORSE, I NOW UNDERSTAND MY RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED AS A CONSUMER FOR YEARS! I'M POOR & CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR DUE TO THIS CAR CONTINUED PROBLEMS COST. I NEED A VEHICLE BUT AM LEFT WITH BUS RIDES TAKING ALMOST 3 HRS ONE WAY TO WORK OR A $35 CAB FARE ONE WAY. AS OF TODAY MY CAR IS TRASH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10473840

Incident

Sep 10, 2004

Mileage

49,000 mi

HAD ALL WINDOW MECHANISMS REPLACED AFTER ENDURING A WONDERFUL GARBAGE BAG COVER TREATMENT FOR WINDOW BEAUTY ENHANCEMENT LAST WINTER 2007-08. FOUND MY IGNITION REFUSES TO START W/ 1 KEY. I STARTED NOTICING THE SMELL OF ANTIFREEZE. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC OF 22 YEARS. THOUGHT IT WAS A CRACK IN THE ACTUAL CONTAINER WHICH HOUSES ANTIFREEZE. THIS WAS REPLACED. NOPE. STILL LEAKING. CAR NEVER INDICATED ON PANEL THAT IT WAS ABOVE TEMP & OVERHEATED, STAYED WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE. THE CAR NEVER ONCE OVERHEATED. MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. SAID IT WAS A FAULTY COMPUTER... INDICATES, TIRES NEED CHECKING, FLASHING LIGHTS, ABS OFF/ON...WHICH BY THE WAY WAS CAUSING ME TO NOT HAVE MY CAR PASS INSPECTION TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY!! FOUND I WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN REPLACING ANTIFREEZE BY THE GALLONS. WAS STILL PAYING OFF MECHANIC FROM PREVIOUS ISSUES. DON'T ASK, WHILE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE ANTIFREEZE PROBLEM! BROUGHT CAR IN TO HAVE RADIATOR CHECKED BY FRIENDS MECHANIC, FLUID WAS LITERALLY POURING OUT OF BOTTOM OF CAR. $1600. LATER!! HEAD GASKET SET,WATERPUMP,SERPENTINE BELT, RADIATOR HOSES, THERMOSTAT & GASKETS, CROSSOVERPIPES, AIRFILTER...NOW? 1 1/2 MONTHS LATER? WELL HEY.GUESS WHAT? RIDING MERRILY TO WORK LAST SAT. CAR STALLED ALL THE WAY...& YIPEE ANOTHER VISIT, ANOTHER MERE 900. BAG OF SHELLS CONSISTING OF CRANK SHAFT, BEARINGS. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I DON'T HAVE IT!!.....I THOUGHT THIS GUY WAS PUTTING ME ON...I'VE LOST WORK SINCE I'M 45 MIN. AWAY. I'VE SPOKEN TO PONTIAC SEVERAL TIMES. THEY WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. ACT DUMB- THE AMERICAN WAY...WEIRD, I'VE READ MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, I'M SURPRISED YOU GUYS DON'T DEMAND SOME RESOLUTION FOR CONSUMERS. WHAT GIVES? IT'S SO INCREDIBLY OBVIOUS THIS IS A REAL SOLID COMPLAINT ABOUT ENGINE DEFECT WITH ALL THE EVIDENCE TO BACK IT UP!! I THINK IT WAS MINNISOTA OR MISSOURI THAT CONSUMERS ACTUALLY WON A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST PONTIAC FOR THESE SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS. NAMELY HEAD GASKET, ENGINE RELATED ISSUES.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10256670

Incident

Nov 3, 2008

Mileage

76,000 mi

IN NOVEMBER 2004 MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT. AFTER FLIPPING THROUGH MY CARS MANUAL I DECIDED TO HAVE IT SERVICED WITH THE DEALER I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT FROM. AT ONLY 60,000 MILES THEY DETERMINED ALL OF MY FUEL INJECTORS WENT BAD. I HAD TO REPLACE THESE AND WITH LABOR CHARGES IT COST ME NEARLY $1,000. APPROXIMATELY 11 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN THAT MY FUEL INJECTORS WENT BAD A SECOND TIME. THEY FIRST REPLACEMENTS WERE UNDER WARRANTY, I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY LABOR. UNFORTUNATELY THIS PAST WEEK THE LIGHTS FOR THE FUEL INJECTORS CAME ON AGAIN, AND IS CURRENTLY GETTING DIAGNOSED. THIS WILL BE MY THIRD SET OF FUEL INJECTORS IN 36 MONTHS. THE ONLY THING THE DEALER WILL DO IS REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY CAN'T PROMISE THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS THAT WERE INITIALLY REPLACED, AND THE REPLACEMENTS AFTER THEM HAVE BEEN FAULTY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10171787

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

Mileage

60,000 mi

I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 80,000 MILES, THAT I BOUGHT NEW. ABOUT A MONTH AGO (JAN. 2006), THE GAS GAUGE FAILED. THE NEEDLE DROPPED TO EMPTY (WHEN THE CAR TANK WAS FULL). NOW I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY TANK, OR WHEN IT WILL RUN OUT LEAVING ME STRANDED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $400 TO REPAIR. I CALLED PONTIAC DIVISION ABOUT THEM FIXING IT, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT ON THEIR RECALL LIST! I SAID I'VE OWNED CARS FOR OVER 45 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A GAS GAUGE FAIL! THEY SAID I SHOULD PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND IF THEY EVER DECIDE TO RECALL IT, THEY WOULD GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK. WELL, I'M A RETIRED DISABLED VETERAN AND CAN'T AFFORD $400 FOR A STUPID GAS GAUGE...SO NOW I GET IT FILLED UP EVERY DAY! *JB

NHTSA ID

10149474

Incident

Jan 7, 2006

Mileage

80,000 mi

REPLACEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS ON 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM, R&R FUEL STRAINER & FILTER/FUEL FILTER/FUEL PUMP/FUEL INJECTION/WATER PUMP/ECM/2BRAKE JOBS/THERMOSTAT/ALSO I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH COOLANT SYSTEM OVERHEATING/ LOSS OF COOLANT/ FOG WINDOW/ SMELL OF COOLANT/ LOSS OF POWER/ LOW COOLANT CONTINUALLY I HAVE TO ADD COOLANT EVERY WEEK. *NM

NHTSA ID

10142805

Incident

Sep 13, 1999

Mileage

6,000 mi

CAR HESITATES, FEELS AS IT IS GOING TO DIE, CAR STALLS, WON'T START. TAKE SEVERAL TIMES TO START, CAR WILL STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE ROAD. COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF STALLING HAPPENS WHILE ON THE ROAD DRIVING. *AK NEW FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED. 3 FUEL PUMPS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN 2 YEARS.

NHTSA ID

10098334

Incident

Apr 9, 2004

STARTING APPROXIMATELY AUGUST, 2003 WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK REACHES ABOUT 1/4 TANK OR LESS THE FUEL GAUGE WILL FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 0% AND 100% FUEL. THIS FLUCTUATION IS FREQUENT AND CAN BE OBSERVED 2-5 TIMES WITHIN 10 MINUTES WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IS BELOW 25%. VARIOUS FUEL SYSTEM CLEANERS/TREATMENTS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED WITH NO CHANGE. THIS PROBLEM HAS LEFT ME WITHOUT GAS AND STRANDED IN VERY COLD WEATHER. IN ADDITION THIS HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC POSING A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND PASSENGERS. THE HAZARD IS MOST APPARENT WHEN TRAFFIC IS SLOW OR STOPPED AND THE ENGINE RUNS OUT OF FUEL. THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGERS HAVE HAD TO EXIT AND/OR PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW WHEN TRAFFIC IS VERY CONGESTED AND HAZARDOUS. THE TYPE OF DRIVING THAT I DO (MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, COLD WEATHER) RENDERS THE TRIP METER VERY INACCURATE WHEN TRYING TO ESTIMATE AVAILABLE FUEL. THANK YOU, MICHAEL MUSCATO. *JB

NHTSA ID

10056364

Incident

Aug 1, 2003

Mileage

65,000 mi

1)SECOND TIME THEY CLEANED INJECTORS ADVISOR SAID IT WAS BECAUSE I USED 89 OCTANE INSTEAD OF 87 (2 DIGITAL READOUT ON RADIO BECOMES ILLEGIBLE COVERED BY FID. I DECLINED REPAIRS (3 AIR BAG THEY FOUND SIR COIL BAD I DECLINED TO PAY $400.00 FOR REPAIRS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FID OR GM HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED.

NHTSA ID

10069442

Incident

Nov 15, 2002

FUEL GAUGE, AT 1/4 TANK LEVEL OR WHEN IDLING FOR MORE THAN 5 MINUTES AT ANY LEVEL, GAUGE WILL CHIME, QUICKLY POINT TO FULL, THEN POINT TO EMPTY, REPEAT A FEW TIMES, AND SETTLE BETWEEN THE 1/2 AND 3/4 TANK RANGE. THIS FAULT HAS LEFT ME IN A POSITION OF RESETTING MY TRIP METER AND FILLING THE TANK COMPLETELY WHEN FUELING IN ORDER TO TRAVEL NO MORE THAN 300 MILES PER TANK AND RISK RUNNING OUT OF GAS DUE TO AN UNRELIABLE FUEL GAUGE. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN IN MAY 2002.*AK

NHTSA ID

10020748

Incident

May 1, 2002

Mileage

70,000 mi

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ A COMPLETELY WRONG WRITING WHEN THE GAS TANK CAN BE EITHER ON A QUARTER TANK OR EMPTY. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AS WELL AS THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAD TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO.*AK

NHTSA ID

10021826

Incident

Apr 28, 2003

Mileage

81,000 mi

LOWER INTAKE WAS JUST FIXED 01/01/2002. LOWER INTAKE HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN 05/05/2003. LOWER INTAKE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO BE STRONGER. THE LOWER INTAKE WAS FAULTY. I SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN. THE FIRST CHARGE WAS $1032 AND I AM AGAIN BEING CHARGED $1306. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE EXCEED THE LIMITED WARRANTY OF ONE YEAR OR 12,000 MILES. THE LOWER INTAKE IS DESIGNED TO LAST ALMOST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THE CAR IS A 99 PONT GRAND AM. I PURCHASED IT IN JUNE 2000. I HAD THE CAR 2 YEARS AND 8 MONTHS AND I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. THIS IS UNFAIR THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AGAIN. ALSO I UNDERSTAND THAT RECALLS WERE DONE FOR THE STEERING AND BODY STRUCTURE. I NEVER GOT ANY NOTICES ABOUT ANY RECALLS. IF I HAD NOT GONE TO YOUR WEB SITE, I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN. HOW DO I GET MY CAR REPAIRED WITHOUT CHARGE? ALSO THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED 07/02/2002 FOR $456 AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN 03/17/03 WHICH I WAS NOT CHARGED FOR. I PURCHASED A CAR WITH A LOT OF DEFECTS AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY. I WILL GET RID OF THIS CAR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10017024

Incident

Apr 5, 2003

'99 GR AM: GRINDING NOISE R FRONT-DEALER: DRILLED OUT RESTRICTOR IN PWR STEERNG HOSE PER BULLETIN 990232002. RUBBING & SQUAWK NOISE TURNING LEFT-DEALER: SWAY BAR BUSHINGS REPLCD. PASSENGER SEAT STUCK-DEALER: REPLACED SEAT TRACK. CENTER CONSOLE DOOR LATCH ASSMBLY REPLACED PER RECALL. RADIO LCD GARBLED & BLACKING OUT-DEALER: REPLCD RADIO ASSEMBLY. WHINING IN PWR STEERING- DEALER: P/S COOLER LINE LEAKING, REPLCD & BLED SYSTEM. GAS GAUGE BACK & FORTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY-DEALER: TANK SENDING UNIT SHORTED, REPLCD TANK MODULE ASSY. FLUID/OIL LEAK FROM INTAKE GASKET-DEALER: REPLCD GASKETS & REPLCD OIL PUMP DRIVE O-RING. PASSENGER SEAT SQUEAKS-DEALER: SEAT TRACKS LOOSE IN FLOOR PAN HOOK ATTCHMNT OPENINGS. CRUNCH/SQUAWK IN FRONT END ON SPEED BUMPS-DEALER: REPLCD R&R FRONT STRUTS, REPLCD UPPER MOUNTS. BRAKE PULSATION-DEALER: FRONT ROTORS WARPED, BOTH ROTORS WERE MACHINED & PADS REPLACED. OIL/FLUID LEAK RT TRANS. AXLE SEAL, STEERING RACK CENTER SECTION- DEALER: REPLCD SEAL & SLEEVE, REPLCD STEERING RACK. SHIMMY & SHAKE ON HWY- DEALER: COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM, NO REPAIR. INTERMITTENTLY HESITATES COLD START & ON EXCELLERATION-DEALER: COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM, NO REPAIR. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW PLASTIC REGULATOR BROKE & WINDOW FELL DOWN-NO LONGER ON WARRANTEE, CONSUMER REPLCD @ APPROX $500.00 OWN EXPENSE. ALL OCCURING AT UNDER 40,000 MILES. AM AFRAID TO TAKE IN FOR NEXT "SCHEDULED" SERVICE FOR FEAR OF WHAT WILL BE FOUND.

NHTSA ID

10016786

Incident

Apr 30, 2003

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR JUST UNDER 4 YEARS AND HAVE SPENT THE LAST 2.5 IN AND OUT OF THE SERVICE DEPT. WITH IT. I'VE HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES, EVERY YEAR, ALMOST TO THE DAY. I HAVE ALSO JUST HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED 2 TIMES AND DISCOVERED A LEAK IN MY INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH ONLY 41K MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD AT TIMES AND LEFT ME STRANDED ONCE.

NHTSA ID

10007722

Incident

Feb 17, 2003

Mileage

41,000 mi

LEAKING POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE, LOW OIL LEVELS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM FIRST TIME, CAR TO GO BACK IN SHOP 10-22-02, DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW INOPERABLE AND SCRATCHED SINCE PURCHASE, REWIRED REMOTE STARTER, PULSATING BRAKES, REPLACED PAD, ROTORS, POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL BROKEN, REPLACED BATTERY,RADIO LED INOPERABLE, REPLACED RADIO ASSEMBLY, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR R/F WHEEL INCORRECT SIGNAL, REPLACED R/F HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY, KNOCKING AND CAR SHAKING AT STOPS AND LOSS OF POWER, LACK OF FUEL CYLINDER #4, REPLACED INJECTOR, REPLACED MACHINE CYLINDER HEAD, REPLACED UPPER STRUT MOUNTS, 6-10-02 INSPECT FOR OIL LOSS DOWN 2 1/2 QUARTS, NOTHING FOUND. OIL CHANGE COMPLETED AT 34304 AND AT 37160 OIL LOSS TO 3 QUARTS, CAR TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER 10-22-02. AIR CONDITIONER HAS PC LEAK IN HOSE, HOSE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND FREON ADDED. DT

NHTSA ID

768694

Incident

Feb 27, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE COOLANT IS LOW LIGHT WAS STAYING ON, TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO GO INTO OIL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

NHTSA ID

8021153

Incident

Oct 1, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP,THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *MR

NHTSA ID

8020363

Incident

Oct 1, 2002

CIGARETTE LIGHTER DOES NOT WORK, HAZARD LIGHTS AND BLINKERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, GAS CAP IS BROKEN, WINDSHIELD HAS 3 CHIPS, RADIO VOLUME KNOB WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, STEERING HAS JERKED WHEN ROUNDING CORNERS, HEATER FAN SPEEDS 1 AND 2 DO NOT WORK AT ALL, CRUISE DOESN'T WORK INTERMITTENTLY, RUBBER MOLDING ON DOOR COMING OFF, DEALER SAYS NEED ALL NEW BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS

NHTSA ID

763115

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD , INDICATING LOSS OF ANTI FREEZE. DEALER STATED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ID

8010998

THE MANIFOLD INTAKE FAILED AND THE ENTIRE SET HAD TO BE REPLACED AT $808.63. THE SERVICE GARAGE THAT DID THE REPAIR AND THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS THAT I CONTACTED SAID MANY GRAND AMS HAD BEEN BROUGHT IN RECENTLY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IN FACT, THE DEALERSHIPS HAD A WAITING LIST FOR THE REPAIR WORK BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER (SINCE SO MANY HAD TO BE REPLACED). THE DEALERSHIPS STATED THAT A RECALL MIGHT BE DONE IN THE NEAR FUTURE BECAUSE THEY FELT THE PARTS WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK

NHTSA ID

762065

Incident

May 1, 2002

INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTIONED. WATER LEAKED INTO ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8009098

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ROTERS RAIDO REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE DOORS BUBBLE, MANY ISSUES TO WRITE. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY, HOW EVER IT WAS MY UNDER STANDING THET THE COOLENT SYSTEM WAS COVERED FOR 150,00, THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS REPLACEING THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS , COULDNT FIND THE PART. THIS ISSUE IS OUT OF POCKET 800.00. VERY DISSATIFIED WITH GM, NO EFFORTS TO GIVE A CAR TO USE, DEALER WILL CHARGE 20.00 A DAY, WHO CAN AFFORD THAT WHEN 800.00 HAS TO BE PAID TO GET THE CAR RUNNING AGAIN. BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY, THE CUSTOMER IS OUT OF LUCK FOR ANY KING OF HELP. I WILL SUGGEST WHEN ASKED NOT TO BUY A PONTIAC, OR GM VERY DISAPOINTED.*AK

NHTSA ID

760874

Incident

Apr 4, 2002

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SUCH AS STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF VEHICLE, INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH / FLUTTERS AND DIES WHILE DRIVING, STRONG FUEL SMELL, BAD RELAY IN A/C, ORANGE JELLY-LIKE SUBSTANCE IN ENGINE OIL, ABS LIGHT ON WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT ALL LIGHTS WERE COMING ON, HOWEVER DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *TT

NHTSA ID

8007471