1999 Pontiac Grand Am Transmission Problems

1999 GRAND AM POWERTRAIN WITH THE TRANSAXLE KEEPS FAILING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10250837

Incident

Aug 24, 2008

1999 GRAND AM TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, C-3 LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WATER LEAKED ON THE PASSENGER REAR FLOOR BOARD, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. *TS THE DEALER REFLASED THE PCM AT 3560 MILES. THE TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AT 3790 MILES. THIS TIME THE DEALER . THE BLOWER MOTOR SMELL BAD AND ONLY WORKED ON HIGH SPEED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR SHORTED OUT AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD 8626 MILES. THE COMPARTMENT OVER THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WOULD NOT REMAIN LATCHED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10161570

Incident

Dec 26, 2000

I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT, BEGAN WITH A SLOW TRANSMISSION LEAK THAT PROGRESSED TO A LARGER ONE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND AND FELL OUT IN TWO PIECES WHEN TAKEN OUT. THE CRACK WAS AT THE DIFFERENTIAL, THAT CAUSED A PART TO GRIND THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TRANSMISSION TO THE POINT WHERE IT CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND. EVERY MECHANIC I SPOKE TO NEVER HEARD OF THIS WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN TO MINE AND READ A SITE WHERE ANOTHER GRAND AM HAD THIS HAPPEN AND HIS PICTURES ARE IDENTICAL TO MINE. SO GOING FROM NEVER HEARING OF THIS FROM PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS TO HAPPENING TO TWO SEPERATE 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM APPEARS TO HAVE A PATTERN. I REQUIRED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 1116.50

NHTSA ID

10127226

Incident

Jun 22, 2005

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AFTER BUYING IT USED.IT HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT AND RAN WELL. NOW FOR THE LAST YEAR THE TRANSMISSION HAS CONTINUED TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS AND IS GETTING WORSE.I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED, COMPUTER DIAGNOSED TWICE AND HAD IT SERVICED AGAIN. ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN OUT OF POCKET AND COST ME DOWN TIME OF USE OF MY VEHICLE.IT SHIFTS HARD (RANDOMLY) , HAS HARD VIBRATION AT IDLE, ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO STALL AND IS SLOW GOING INTO REVERSE. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO COME AND GO.MY LOCAL DEALER STATES THAT ARE NO KNOWN PROBLEMS BUT I HAVE SPOKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT OWNERS THAT DESCRIBE SIMILAR PROBLEMS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10100975

Incident

Aug 1, 2003

Mileage

60,000 mi

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IMPROPERLY, RPMS GO UP BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE LIKE IT NORMALLY SHOULD.*AK

NHTSA ID

10066286

Incident

Feb 4, 2004

Mileage

83,000 mi

1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.4 L AUTO SEVERE BRAKE FAILURE---REPLACEMENT OF PADS 8 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES AND CALIPERS 2 TIMES IN 80,000 MILES. BRAKES OCCASIONALLY LOCK UP AND MAKE LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISES STEERING SHUDDERS AND VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT.. PARTICIPATING PONTIAC DEALER FAILED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE AT 11,000 MILES. UNDER WARRANTY REPLACEMENT IT HAS HAD 6 DOOR PANELS DUE TO PEELING LEATHER ON TOP OF PANEL, 5 GEAR SHIFTERS DUE TO DEALERS IMPROPER INSTALLATION, 2 FACTORY CD/RADIO FAILURES, 1 RACK AND PINION UNIT, 2 FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLIES DUE TO KNOCKING NOISE FROM FRONT OF CAR (WENT BAD AFTER 10,000 MILES USE), PROBLEM WITH HESITATION AT IDLE-COLD START(UNSUCCESSFULLY DIAGNOSED BY DEALER) CARPET LOOSE IN TRUNK AROUND LATCH ASSEMBLY(TOO SHORT FOR TRUNK AND WAS HOT GLUED TO BACK WALL OF CAR BY DEALER INSTEAD OF REPLACEMENT). TURN SIGNALS STILL OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO WORK(DEALER SAID THEY WORKED JUST FINE) BATTERY CONNECTION IN FACTORY BATTERY BROKE LOOSE SPILLING CORROSIVE BATTERY ACID ALL OVER AROUND BATTERY TRAY AREA. ALL FOUR WHEEL COVERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE OF "PIE PAN" NOISE WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP (NEW ONES DID NOT FIX PROBLEM). AFTER WARRANTY WAS UP PONTIAC' CARE HOTLINE OR THE DEALER COULD "CARE " LESS THAT AFTER DOZENS OF TRIPS FOR REPAIRS THE DEALER STILL DIDN'T FIX THE CAR WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THEN,BESIDES THE UNREPAIRED ITEMS ON MY CAR, THE ALTERNATOR WENT BAD AT 60,000 MILES ($120), GLASS IN INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR BROKE WHILE ADJUSTING, BOTH OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS HAVE BROKE OFF IN TWO DIFFERENT AUTOMATIC CAR WASHES (HELD INTO DOOR BY A STUD MOUNTED INTO 1/4 INCH OF PLASTIC IN THE MIRROR). AND THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AT 75,000 MILES($300). FOG LIGHTS AND BACKUP LIGHTS HAVE WATER CONDENSATION IN THEM SHORTING OUT BULBS. SURPRISINGLY ,THIS CAR IS "BABIED" ,BUT BY IN MY DESCRIPTION YOU SURE COULDN'T TELL IT. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10023794

Incident

Jun 24, 2003

Mileage

11,000 mi

I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FOLLOWING REPAIRED: THE FAN REPLACED 2 TIMES, THE BRAKES REPAIRED 4 TIMES, THE RADIO REPLACED ONCE, THE WATER PUMP REPLACED ONCE AND THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING. THE INTAKE GASKET NEEDS TO REPLACED BECAUSE ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING OUT AND ONE OF THE LIFTERS IS KNOCKING. MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS STARTED AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND GRADUALLY THERE WAS JUST ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANMISSION AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES AND SINCE THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T GET IT TO SLIP THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE BRAKES STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT 40,000 MILES. I CALLED GM TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE CAR AND GM TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IF IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEY WOULD REPLACED THE ROTORS BECAUSE THE ROTORS WERE TO THIN WHEN THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. I WONDER WHY NO RECALL WAS SENT OUT ON THIS. THE BRAKES ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF A CAR. THE BATTERY, RADIO AND FAN WERE REPLACED AT ABOUT 30,000 ALSO. THEN THE FAN WAS REPLACED AGAIN AT ABOUT 70,000. THE INTAKE STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS THAT ABOUT 90,000. THE SECOND BATTERY WAS INSTALLED AT ABOUT 95,000. THE LIFTER STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AT ABOUT 110,000. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED EVER SINCE I GOT THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

10000556

Incident

Mar 7, 2000

Mileage

30,000 mi

MEDAL SHAVINGS IN TRANSMISSIONS HAD PROBLEM UNDER WARRETEY AND WAS FIX, WE THINK,SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN WE BELIEVE THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIX RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. WE'LL NEVER EVER WILL OWN A PONTIC AGAIN AND WILL BE GETTING RID OF IT IF WE CAN AND WILL NOT TALK VERY WELL OF ANY PONTIAC .*AK

NHTSA ID

766292

Incident

Aug 27, 2002

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE I BOUGHT CAR. A SERVICE DEPT. WORKER TAKING ME BACK TO WORK POINTED IT OUT. WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS FOR IT TO GO INTO GEAR. IN THE WINTER IT IS VERY HARD TO GET OUT OF PARK. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS WAS NORMAL, BUT I HAD NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN ANY OTHER CAR I OWNED. WHEN DRIVING IT SOMETIMES DOES NOT ALWAYS SHIFT WHEN IT IS SUPPOSE TO AND THEN WHEN IT DOES IT SLAMS INTO THE NEXT GEAR. WHEN BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE AND THEN PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE TO GO DOWN THE DRIVE IT WON'T GO INTO TO GEAR (DRIVE) FOR QUITE AWHILE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND THEY REPROGRAMED IT. WHEN I CALLED PONTIAC THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THEM THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BUT TOLD ME IT WAS THE COMPUTER. SO IF I KEEP THIS CAR WHAT HAPPENS NOW THAT THERE IS NOT WARRANTY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FALLS OUT.*AK

NHTSA ID

762981

VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN DRIVING. ALSO, WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, AND WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP THERE'S A CLUNKING NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8010845

Incident

Feb 3, 2002

INTERMITENTLY VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF PARK. TWICE IT HAS HAPPENED TO VEHICLE, ONCE WITH MOTOR CUT OFF, AND ONCE WHILE MOTOR WAS RUNNING. CONSUMER NOTIFIED DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID

8001672

Incident

Jan 6, 2002

PASSANGER SIDE MIRROR BROKE AND WAS REPLACED.YD

NHTSA ID

562550

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH, NOISE WAS HEARD, MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP IN JULY 2000 BECAUSE NOISE WAS STILL PRESENT WHEN DEALERSHIP ORIGINALLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH STEERING. A PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT "THUMP" COULD BE EMITTED FROM RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK THERE IS A 3 TO 6 SECOND DEOAY IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ENGAGING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, SOMETIMES SLIPPAGE OCCURS MOMENTARILY AFTER THE CAR ENGAGES INTO DRIVE,BATTERY LEAKS CONSOLE LATCH FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID

886309

Incident

Aug 18, 1999

WHILE IN OWNERSHIP OF MY GRAND AM I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM PLUS NOW EXPERIENCING SMOKE FROM EXHAUST WHILE DRIVING, BOTTOM LINE TOO MANY PROBLEMS FOR A CAR THATS NOT EVEN TWO YEARS OLD YET.*AK

NHTSA ID

743278

THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON A '99 PONTIAC THAT I AM AWARE OF. MANUFACTURE/DEALER CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO HELP.*AK

NHTSA ID

740181

Incident

Sep 10, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON FREEWAY VEHICLE STALLED. FINALLY RESTARTED . TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REPLACED PCM. DROVE FROM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, MADE A STOP IN ARIZONA DUE TO BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. REPLACED AND ADJUSTED ROTORS AND BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING IN CALIFORNIA, VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN. FAILED TO RESTART AFTER BEING PARKED. BATTERY REPLACED AFTER BEING TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. KEY REFUSED TO BE RELEASED FROM IGNITION. AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR FAN REPLACED. SHIFTER CABLE WAS REPLACED. RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LAMP REPLACED. OIL LIGHT COMES ON BEFORE THE 3000 MILE SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE, DEALER FAILED TO SET COMPUTER BUTTON, CONSUMER FEELS THIS MIGHT HAVE HAD TO DO WITH VEHICLE STALLING AND NOT STARTING. *SLC

NHTSA ID

877582

Incident

May 13, 1999

THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED AN ADJUSTMENT, THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A THUMPING NOISE, LATER THERE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND THE DEALER FOUND IT TO BE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. *SLC

NHTSA ID

556436

Incident

Apr 6, 2000

CONSUMER HAS HAD THE STEERING PUMP REPLACED 4 TIMES. RACK WAS LEAKING, AND ANOTHER LEAK WAS FOUND. DEALER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, AND THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION LEAK ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE REPAIRED THE PROBLEMS, BUT THE PROBLEMS KEEP REOCCURRING. *AK THE HORN MALFUNCTIONS AFTER BEING REPAIRED TWICE. THE FOG LIGHTS ARE HOLDING MOISTURE. SPEAKER ON PASSENGER SIDE FAILED. RADIO SISPLAY IS SCRAMBLED DUE TO INTERNAL SHORT. RIGHT REAR POWER WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO SWITCH FAILURE. TRUNK RELEASE INOPERATIVE DUE TO CHAFFED WIRE. TRANSMISSION OIL WAS LEAKING DUE TO AXLE SEAL FAILURE. *YH

NHTSA ID

868240

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

ENHANCED TRACTION SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED, AND INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON WHEN NOT NEEDED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. *AK

NHTSA ID

862797

Incident

Apr 4, 2000

DIESEL CLUTCH PISTON ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NHTSA ID

551990

WHEN TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED TRANSMISSION COOLANT WAS VERY LOW. CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL BEING INOPERATIVE DUE TO TO A WIRE WHICH WAS PINCHED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

855322

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, TRANSMISSION LOST GEARS UPPER GEARS. AFTER TOWING IT IN, DEALER SAID THAT GEARS 3 AND 4 WERE COMPLETELY GONE. EXPLAINED THAT SOMETIMES LEAKAGE OCCURS FROM INADEQUATE SEAL FROM FACTORY, CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER GRAND AM OWNER ALSO HAD THIS PROBLEM, ONLY AT 37,000 MILES, JUST OUT OF WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID

710317

Incident

Jun 24, 1999

TRAVELING AT 68 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE ENGINE REVED 6000 RMP.

NHTSA ID

537737

Incident

Jun 29, 1998