1999 Pontiac Grand Am Visibility Problems

TO START WITH I READ THE COMPLAINTS AND WAS WONDERING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE FOR SOMETHING TO BE RECALLED. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FALLS, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS SCRATCHES ON IT FROM I AM GUESSING THE REGULATOR, THE DASH IS SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THE STRUTS, AND SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, THE SUSPENSION FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS FALLING APART THROUGH EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FOGGED UP AND POINT DOWN. SIDE MIRROR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WE VISITED SEVERAL AUTO YARDS TO TRY TO FIND A DASH AND SIDE MIRROR AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT ALL THE MODELS OF THE GRAND AM WAS MISSING THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WHERE IT HAD BROKE OFF AND ALL OF THEM THE DASH WAS SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. I AM NOT SURE AS TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE DASH COMES COMPLETELY OFF BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE CAR WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN. AND I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE A CAR THAT HAS THIS MANY ISSUES AND NO ONE IS RESOLVING THE PROBLEMS. NOW THE CV BOOT HAS TO BE REPLACED. I AM SO FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW SEEING THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND ONLY SIX RECALLS THAT IS A PROBLEM. I AM SORRY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRODUCT YOU PUT OUT. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE GETTING HURT OR KILLED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS AND I HOPE YA'LL CAN SLEEP GOOD AT NIGHT KNOWING ALL THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR THIS LONG AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. TIRED OF PUTTING MONEY INTO SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE SAME ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

10870578

Incident

May 21, 2016

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

THE OUTSIDE SIDE MIRRORS ARE COMING OFF. *KB

NHTSA ID

10429275

Incident

Oct 3, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS CONTINUE TO FAIL. HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE MOMENTS BEFORE THE REGULATORS SNAPPED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED HIM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL AVAILABLE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND MANY CONSUMERS THAT WERE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME FAILURE. WITHIN ONE YEAR, FIVE REGULATORS HAVE FAILED. WITHIN THE LAST 30 DAYS, THREE REGULATORS HAVE SNAPPED. TWO OUT OF THE FIVE REGULATORS WERE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10278669

Incident

Jun 7, 2008

Mileage

110,000 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

WINDOWS ON BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE FALL IN DOOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10246687

Incident

Mar 26, 2008

Mileage

110,000 mi

A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING.2 WEEKS AFTER THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE FELL INTO THE DOOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10240482

Incident

Jun 8, 2008

Mileage

109,356 mi

I BOUGHT A 1999 GRAND AM GT N JANUARY 2008 FROM FEYER FORD IN WILLIAMSTON NORTH CAROLINA. WITHIN THE FIRST MONTH THE ROTORS AND BRAKES WENT OUT FOLLOWED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH FOLLOWED BY THE PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR GOING OUT. THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE WINDOW REGULATORS FOR MY VEHICLE IF NO THEN ONE SHOULD BE MY STEPSONS GIRLFRIENDS WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT ON HER PONTIAC GRAND AM ALSO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10228913

Incident

Feb 6, 2008

Mileage

107,000 mi

THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS EVERY 18 MONTHS OR SO. I'VE REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE THREE TIMES, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE ONCE. IT'S ABOUT $300 EACH TIME, WITH LABOR. THIS SAME COMPLAINT IS UBIQUITOUS ON EVERY WEBSITE THAT LISTS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. PONTIAC SHOULD HAVE DONE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM LONG AGO, AND SHOULD STILL DO IT NOW. BELOW, I'M LISTING ONLY THE MOST RECENT DATE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10181427

Incident

Feb 2, 2007

Mileage

91,900 mi

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS CAUSING WINDOW TO FALL INTO DOOR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10157811

Incident

May 16, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE ENGINE'S HIGH PERFORMANCE ADDITIVE CAUSED CORROSION TO THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS REPLACED WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 3/28/2006 - THE WATER PUMP FAILED. THE BATTERY AND BRAKES FAILED. THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE HAD CONGEALED AND NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED AND REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10151846

Incident

Jan 9, 2006

Mileage

59,009 mi

WHERE TO START, .BOUGHT 1999 GRAND AM GT IN AUGUST OF 2002 AND ITHAS BEEN DOWNHILL EVER SINCE. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE, HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM, WHICH WAS REPLACED, BUT STILL LED TO THE DEMISE OF MY ENGINE, CAUSING CAMSHAFT TO SNAP IN HALF. THOUGHT THE TROUBLE WAS OVER WITH THE REBUILT ENGINE THAT WAS PUT IN, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOWSTORM ,CAUSING ME TO DRIVE WITH NO DRIVERSIDE WINDOW. WITH THE NEW REGULATOR I ASSUMED THAT THE WINDOW WOULD STOP SQUEAKING, WHICH DID NOT. I ASSUMED THE SCRATCHES ON WINDOWS WERE JUST FROM ME-SAND OR SOME OTHER ABRASIVE MATERIAL IN THE WINDOW TRACKS--AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS I DISCOVERED I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HAVE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS ISSUES WITH THE NO TRAC/ABS LIGHTS, REPLACED THE WATERPUMP, DONE BRAKES 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS, FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE MILKY AND MAKE IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER 4 TIMES IN JUST THE PAST 2 YEARS. NEEDLESS TO SAY AFTER READING ALL COMPLAINTS I FEEL MUCH BETTER KNOWING THAT IT IS NOT JUST ME, OR MY CAR, BUT ALL PONTIACS. BOUGHT THE CAR FOR $10000, HAVE PUT OVER $5000 WORTH OF WORK INTO IT. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC. *AK

NHTSA ID

10148800

Incident

Aug 31, 2002

I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM SE. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCT '04 I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS PAST JUNE I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LEADING UP TO THAT THE CAR WOULD DIE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I WOULD BRING IT TO THE DEALER (MORE LIKE TOW IT) AND I WOULD ALWAYS BE TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. THEN YET AGAIN IT WOULD DIE. AFTER THAT THE STALLING BEGAN. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF. IT WOULD USUALLY TAKE UP TO 10 MINUTES TO TURN BACK ON. ONCE THE DEALER WENT "WELL MAYBE ITS YOUR LIGHTS, YOU LEAVE THEM ON." MY RESPONSE WAS HOW DO I LEAVE ON AUTOMATIC LIGHTS? I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ALTERNATOR 3 TIMES AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY TWICE. IT GOT TO THE POINT THAT ONCE I SHUT OFF MY CAR THE ONLY WAY TO START IT WAS BY TAKING OUT THE MAIL RELAY CHIP FOR 2 MINUTES THAN REPLACING IT. THAN THE CAR WOULD START UP. FINALLY I WAS ON THE HIGH WAY AND OUT OF NO WHERE YOU HEAD A LOUD POP. THERE WENT THE HEADER, PISTONS, OIL GASKET. THE ENGINE BLEW. HOWEVER IT WAS NEVER A EFFECT OF THE OIL. I WAS ALWAYS CHECKING IT AND GETTING IT CHANGED ONCE EVER OTHER MONTH (I COMMUTED A LOT). SO I GOT A REBUILT ENGINE PUT IN AND THE PROBLEMS WENT AWAY... OR SO I THOUGHT. LAST NIGHT I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED SHAKING. IT WENT FROM A LITTLE TO A GREAT AMOUNT. THE MUFFLER IS MAKING AN ODD PUFF PUFF NOISE AND THE EXHAUST SMELLS LIKE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID (ONLY WAS TO DESCRIBE IT). I PULLED IT INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND ON WENT THE TRAC OFF LIGHT AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS. THANK YOU. ALSO PRIOR TO THE NEW ENGINE MY CDS WOULD NO LONGER PLAY. I WOULD GET THE E20 ERROR AND THE CDS WOULD SPIT OUT. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS HAVE SCRATCHES UP THE MIDDLE OF THEM. I CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHERE THE MARKS ARE COMING FROM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10141384

Incident

Nov 1, 2004

POWER WINDOW MOTOR AND COMPONENTS EXPLODING WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *JB

NHTSA ID

10140597

Incident

Oct 21, 2005

Mileage

89,990 mi

GRAND AM 1999, MY PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF AFTER TOUCHING IT, FOUND THAT ALL THE PLASTIC SCREW HOLDERS WERE BROKEN, WE DISCONNECTED THE MIRROR AND CALLED FOR PRICING, VERY EXPENSIVE TO GET THAT PLASTIC SUPPORT PIECE. MY DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR WAS HANGING BY THE CABLES ONE MORNING WENT I WENT OUT TO GO TO WORK. I HAD USED PLASTIC TYPE STRING TO TIE IT ON, THEN TRIED DUCK TAPE BOTH TO NO AVAIL. MY NEIGHBOR TIRED SCREWS BUT THEY HAVE COME OUT, WILL TRY LONGER ONES TODAY. WHY DOES GM USE SUCH CHEAP PLASTIC TO HOLD A MIRROR THAT IS SUBJECT TO PRESSURE FROM NORMAL DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS. MY OTHER BIG ISSUE IS MY BACK PASSENGER WINDOW, I CAME OUT FROM WORK AND FOUND IT COMPLETELY OPEN, IT WILL NOT GO UP WITH THE MOTORIZED SWITCH AND WILL FALL DOWN WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT, IT IS DIFFICULT DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, HAVE TRIED WEDGING IT, WILL HAVE TO GO DUCK TAPE I GUESS THAT AFTER READING REPORTS ON MY CAR STATS IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. IT IS A SHAME THAT THE CAR FALLS APART BEFORE IT IS PAID FOR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10136078

Incident

Sep 10, 2005

Mileage

85,000 mi

BOTH DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED. THE CABLES AND PULLEYS USED TO MOVE THE WINDOW UP AND DOWN GOT TANGLED WHICH CAUSED THE CABLE TO BECOME ENTANGLED IN THE MOTOR AND EVENTUALLY BROKE THE WINDOW CLIPS, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO DROP UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS THE FIRST TO GO. IT TOOK MANY WEEKS TO FIND AN AFFORDABLE REPLACEMENT (PARTS RANGED FROM $100 TO $350). THREE DAYS AFTER REPAIR WAS MADE, THE PASSENGER WINDOW TOO DID THE SAME THING. NOW I HAVE ONLY ONE WINDOW THAT WORKS UNTIL AGAIN I CAN FIND ANOTHER AFFORDABLE PART TO FIX THE INCONVENIENCE. *NM

NHTSA ID

10132917

Incident

Sep 12, 2004

DT: 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW TRACK HAS BROKE. THIS HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE, AND STILL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10132427

Incident

Nov 15, 2002

Mileage

30,000 mi

DT: THE PROBLEM BEGAN ON 6/14/05 WHEN ALL LIGHTS CAME ON AND ALL GUAGES WENT TO ZERO, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS FAILED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKES, IT COASTED TO A STOP, AND SHUT DOWN, OWNER WAS LOCKED IN VEHICLE. THE ALTERNATOR AND BELT WERE REPLACED, OWNER GOT IN BACK SEAT BECAUSE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. TOW TRUCK DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT HAD A COMPLETELY DEAD BATTERY. OWNER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT FINALLY WHEN THEY WERE TRYING TO RESTART THE BATTERY. SHE GRABBED THE HANDLE AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT, AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS CHANGED AT TOW PLACE BY A MECHANIC. IT WAS 90 + DEGREES OUTSIDE AND NO FRESH AIR WAS COMING IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10125623

Incident

Jun 14, 2005

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION DUE TO A CHATTERING NOISE THAT OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10109650

Incident

Oct 25, 2004

Mileage

19,815 mi

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF THE CONSUMER'S 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS NOT SEALED PROPERLY (PINCH WELL WAS NOT PRIMED). *NM THE WINDSHIELD STARTED TO BECOME LOOSE WHICH ALLOWED AIR INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10113785

Incident

Mar 1, 2005

RIGHT PASSENGER MIRROR FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY WHILE BEING WASHED IN AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH. MIRROR WAS COMPLETELY TORN FROM ITS MOUNTS AND LEFT HANGING BY THE WIRING.*AK

NHTSA ID

10114076

Incident

Mar 14, 2005

Mileage

97,000 mi

I BEGAN NOTICING A GRINDING SOUND WHEN PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS ROLLED UP AND DOWN. GLASS BECAME INCREASINGLY SCRATCHED. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE AS VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, PROBLEM PERSISTED TO THE POINT OF WINDOW REGULATOR BREAKING OFF AND GLASS SLIDING DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. HAD TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES IN ONE YEAR. (DEALER DID NOT WANT TO PAY AT LAST VISIT DUE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING. HAD TO REALLY HOLD THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE FOR THEM TO FIX IT.) NOW THE PROBLEM IS THAT BOTH REAR WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE BROKEN! GLASS HAS SLID DOWN INSIDE THE DOORS AND WILL NOT STAY UP (I HAVE PACKAGING TAPE HOLDING UP ONE WINDOW). PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS OFFERED ME A FREE OIL CHANGE AND/OR SMALL REIMBURSEMENT FOR "MY INCONVENIENCE." HOWEVER, EACH REGULATOR ALONE (NO LABOR) WILL COST AROUND $300. THAT IS $600 IN PARTS ALONE. I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD THIS, AND FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT 3 OF THE 4 WINDOWS ARE EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS LOW MILEAGE AND IS VERY WELL-MAINTAINED. I BELIEVE GM HAS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN THEIR GRAND AMS AND SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10112081

Incident

Nov 14, 2002

Mileage

22,681 mi

POWER WINDOWS ON BOTH DOORS - INTERNAL PARTS FAILED CAUSING WINDOWS TO DROP INSIDE DOOR AND NOT BE ROLLED BACK UP.*AK

NHTSA ID

10108234

Incident

Dec 25, 2004

Mileage

93,769 mi

LEFT WINDOW REGULATOR NEEDED REPLACING BECAUSE MY WINDOW FELL IN THE DOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE MY WINDOW. I KNOW OF 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO. IT COST ME $260.68 FOR THE PART, AND $14 FOR A SWITCH. GM KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. THIS IS QUITE COMMON IN GRAND AM AND GRAND PRIX. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW OF ANY REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE COST OF THE PART?*AK

NHTSA ID

10100019

Incident

Jul 23, 2004

Mileage

48,362 mi

HAD CAR 2 YRS. ONLY,THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BROKE TWICE,GOT IT REPAIR FROM DEALER. THIS PAST MONTH THE PASSENGER WINDOW BROKE{DID NOT GET IT FIX YET}WHEN YOU TRY TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS CRACKING THEN THE WINDOW TURNS SIDE WAYS AND THAT WAS HOW THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS. MY LEFT HAND TURN SIGNAL WHEN YOU TURN IT ON TO TURN, IT KEEPS BLINKING REALLY-REALLY FAST,NOT LIKE A NORMAL TURN SIGNAL LIGHT. ALL OF THIS HAPPEN OCTOBER 2002-TO THIS DATE. DID NOT GET THE TURN SIGNAL FIXED YET. *JB

NHTSA ID

10098646

Incident

Oct 31, 2002