2000 Pontiac Grand Am Interior & seats Problems

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, PLASTIC CONNECTOR USED TO ATTACH CRUISE CONTROL TO THROTTLE-BODY BROKE AND BECAME LODGED, RESULTING IN THE THROTTLE BEING HELD OPEN. AFTER TURNING A CORNER AND LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED BRAKE WHICH PARTIALLY SLOWED THE CAR BUT NOT ENOUGH TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT WHICH POINT I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY OFF TO COAST OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER MOTORIST. AFTER FIGHTING TO GET THE CAR STOPPED AND STEERING INTO A PARKING LOT I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE PLASTIC FITTING USED TO CONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE BRACE AND THROTTLE HOLDING THE BUTTERFLY 3/4 OF THE WAY OPEN, WHICH WAS ROUGHLY 5K RPM. AFTER FIGHTING WITH THE THROTTLE AND PLASTIC I WAS ABLE TO FREE IT AND TIE THE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY. I SPOKE WITH A GM DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE PART # IS 22618777. I UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS A FLUKE BUT WANTED TO GIVE SOME INFORMATION IN CASE IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE. I KNOW MY EXPERIENCE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD BUT WAS LUCKY TO AVOID ANY COLLISIONS. I JUST HOPE THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO DEATHS OR INJURIES THAT THIS MATTER IS STILL TAKEN SERIOUSLY, MY MOTHER HAS THE EXACT SAME CAR AND I PLAN TO INSPECT HER ASSEMBLY THIS WEEKEND. *TR

NHTSA ID

10268656

Incident

May 12, 2009

Mileage

118,000 mi

I PURCHASED MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM USED. I'VE HAD IT 3 YEARS AND HAVE HAD BREAK PROBLEMS FOR AT LEAST 2 OF THE 3 YEARS. MY MECHANIC CAN NOT FIND ANY REASON WHY I'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS AND WHEN I SPOKE WITH PONTIAC HEADQUARTERS THEY INFORMED ME THAT SINCE I DID NOT HAVE A DOCUMENTED CASE THROUGH A CAR DEALERSHIP THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I INFORMED THEM THAT MY PRIVATE MECHANIC KEPT DETAIL RECORDS BUT PONTIAC INFORMED ME THAT EVEN IF I DID USE A DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEMS I'M HAVING ARE PART OF THE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR OF A VEHICLE. MY BREAKS HAVE BEEN GRINDING, SQUEALING, THUMPING AND NOW THE WHOLE FRONT END IS CREAKING. I'VE GONE THROUGH SEVERAL PAIRS OF BREAKS FRONT AND BACK. I'VE GOTTEN NEW ROTORS, HAVE HAD THE ROTORS CUT. I'VE GOTTEN NEW CALIPERS BUT THIS STILL HASN'T FIXED MY PROBLEM. AT TIMES I FEEL I AM RIDING IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. MY CAR HAS BEEN LOOKED AT ONE MONTH AND LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER MY BRAKES WILL BE FULLY WORN DOWN. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTED. ON TOP OF IT ALL, THE IGNITION HAS BEEN CHANGED, THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SPRINGS ARE COMING THROUGH THE SEAT, THE RADIOS VOLUME WILL GO UP AND DOWN FOR NO REASON, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TURN SIGNAL / HAZARDS SIGNAL PART, THE TRUNK LEAKS AND OF COURSE NONE OF IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. I STILL HAVE A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LEFT TO PAY ON THE VEHICLE AND PONTIAC COULD CARE LESS. *NM

NHTSA ID

10135859

Incident

Aug 22, 2005

Mileage

46,000 mi

ON 4/27/2005 I REPLACED THE COMBINATION SWITCH ON MY 2000 GRAND AM, BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WASN`T ON AND I NOTICED SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. A WEEK LATER I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE SWITCH. GM`S CONSUMER SERVICES SENT ME A FORM TO FILL OUT FOR A REFUND. I SUMITTED THE FORMS AND MY CLAIM WAS REFUSED BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON 4/26/2004. I CHECKED MY RECORDS AND THEY DID REPLACE THE SWITCH 1 YEAR EARLIER. MY CONCERN IS THAT GM WAS REPLACEING BAD WITH BAD. MY SERVICE REQUEST # 1-348061917. CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER; KRYSTAL KEEL.

NHTSA ID

10134252

Incident

Apr 27, 2005

HAD TO HAVE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, NOW GAS GAUGE IS FAULTY. (THE DEALER ASKED ME IF I HAD HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT I SAID NO BECAUSE I HADN'T THEY WERE SUPRISED THEY SAID THEY HAVE CHANGED ALOT BECAUSE THEY WERE FAULTY. A MONTH LATER MINE ACTED UP.)*AK

NHTSA ID

10093638

Incident

Jan 2, 2004

Mileage

75,000 mi

RIGHT PASSENGER SEAT HAS PROBLEMS LOCKING INTO PLACE THEREFORE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES SEAT ROLLS FORWARD. 10 YEAR OLD SON HEAD HIT THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO THE SEAT NOT LOCKING... ALSO THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT CONSTRICTS AND THE SEAT BELT HAS TO BE UNBUCKLE AND RESET BY THE PASSENGER .. DUE TO THESE DEFECTS MY CHILD HEAD WAS SLAMMED INTO THE WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. *LA

NHTSA ID

10080945

Incident

Jul 4, 2004

Mileage

52,000 mi

CONSUMER PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF. A FAMILY MEMBER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. CONSUMER CALLED THE EMERGENCY RESCUE DEPARTMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE DASHBOARD. *AK

NHTSA ID

10055585

Incident

Dec 25, 2003

SEAT BACK ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY VEHICLE COLLAPSED. CLEAR COAT IS CHIPPING OFF THE ROOF DESPITE REGULAR WASHING AND HARD COAT WAXING. RATTLE IN THE DOOR AND FRONT END LIKE THERE'S A LOOSE MOTOR MOUNT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10037601

Incident

Aug 30, 2003

Mileage

56,000 mi

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. AT ABOUT 15,000 MILES MY BLINKERS STARTING EITHER JUST COMMING ON BY THEIRSELF OR WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH. THEN, ABOUT 6 THOUSAND MILES LATER, MY FRONT END STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID MY BRAKES WERE DOWN TO THE ROTOR AND I WOULD NEED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, AND THEY SAID THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERED THE BRAKES UNTIL 20,000 MILES AND IT WOULD COST ME $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HAD PERFORMACE BRAKES AND ROTORS PUT ON MY CAR FOR $375 (I HAD READ A FEW REPORTS OF OTHERS HAVING PROBLEMS AND HAVING TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER EVERY 5-6 THOUSAND MILES AND DID NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT, AND CONCIDER MYSELF LUCHY THAT THEY LASTED AS LONG AS THEY DID.). I HAVE PUT ANOTHER 15,000 MILES ON MY PERFORMACE BRAKES AND ROTORS WITH NO PROBLEMS. MY MECHANIC ALSO SAW THAT I HAD A PLUG IN MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR A FLAT SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, SO MY GUESS IS THAT THE DEALER PUT THE PLUG IN THE TIRE. I HAVE BEEN READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE THAT OWN 2001, 2002, AND EVEN 2003 GRAND AMS. APPARENTLY THEY ARE USING CHEAP PARTS ON A "PERFORMACE CAR" AND ARE IGNORING THE PROBLEM AND SOMETHING NEED TO BE DONE, BEFORE SOMEONES BRAKES GO OUT COMPLETELY. THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGERS FRONT SEAT NOT LOCKING IN PLACE. IF YOU DO NOT PUSH THE SEAT BACK ALL THE WAY FAIRLY HARD AND CHECK THE SEAT LEVER TO MAKE SURE THAT IT CAME BACK UP, THE SEAT WILL SLIDE ALL THE WAY FWD DURING EVEN LIGHT BREAKING. THE SEAT HAS DONE THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. IF THEY USED BETTER COMPONENTS ON THEIR CAR AND WOULD STOP CUTTING CORNERS THEY WOULD NOT BE HAVING THESES PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025265

Incident

Jul 8, 2002

Mileage

15,000 mi

MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP REPEATEDLY FOR THE BRAKES GRINDING AND SHAKING WHEN I BRAKE. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE FOR RUSTING AND WARPING AND THE BRAKES ONCE, UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD WATER LEAKS, MY DASH HAS BEEN REPLACED FOR WARPING, 2 DOOR PANELS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOR WARPING. I HAVE 2 MORE THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS "IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY". I HAVE LOTS OF WIND NOISE. A ROTTEN EGG SMELL IN MY CAR WHEN DRIVING IT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER LAST WEEK AND THEY REPLACED A GASKET/SEAL FOR A INTAKE GASKET LEAK. I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR AND IT REEKED OF GASOLINE. THEY KEPT IT ANOTHER DAY AND HAD TO REPLACE MY FUEL REGULATOR. NOW I CANNOT KEEP MY WINDOWS CLOSED BECAUSE THERE IS A ODOR OF GAS IN MY CAR, WHICH CAUSES MY EYES TO BURN AND WATER AND MY THROAT TO BURN. MY HAZARDS/BLINKERS HAVE GONE OUT ONCE ALREADY. TWO OTHER TIMES I HAD IT IN THE SHOP FOR A CLICKING NOISE IN MY DASH AREA AND IT WAS SOMETHING WITH MY HAZARDS THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT ADJUST, THEY SAY THEY FIXED IT? THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON OCCASION AND THAT HAS BEEN SINCE I TOOK POSSESSION OF THE LEMON. MY HORN QUIT WORKING AND WAS FINALLY FIXED AFTER REPEATEDLY TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER. IT IS HESITANT TO START AT TIMES AND WHEN IT FINALLY STARTS THE FRONT END SHAKES, LIKE THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE BAD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10016266

Incident

Feb 6, 2000

TURNING SIGNALS / FLASHERS / HAZARD FLASHERS DON'T WORK, ALSO DOME LIGHT INSIDE OF CAR DOES NOT WORK

NHTSA ID

10007526

Incident

Feb 13, 2003

TURN SIGNALS FAILED WHILE TAKING CAR FOR SERVICE FOR THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW ALSO FAILED AT THIS TIME. OCCASIONALLY, HEADLIGHTS WON'T OPERATE ON BRIGHT. DEALER HAS REPLACED WINDOW MOTOR ONCE, MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH TWICE, AND HAZARD SWITCH TWICE. I STILL ONLY HAVE TURN SIGNALS ABOUT 10 PERCENT OF THE TIME. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT OPEN. THE STEERING HAS ALSO LOCKED UP ON ONE OCCASION. AT THAT TIME , THE HORN ALSO STARTED BLOWING REPEATEDLY. DT

NHTSA ID

769688

Incident

Oct 31, 2002

THE PASSENGER SEAT LEVER BROKE OFF AND THE SEAT WAS UNABLE TO MOVE FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS. ALSO WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER SEAT WAS COLLAPSED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WANTS A NEW VEHICLE OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR WHAT THE VEHICLE COST. *YH

NHTSA ID

567330

Incident

Dec 7, 2000

DRIVERS SEAT A PASSENGER SEATS CAUSED INJURIES TO THE OWNER BACK, DUE TO DESIGN.

NHTSA ID

9006514

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION PASSENGER'S SEAT CAME OFF TRACK AND JAMMED UNDERNEATH DASH. ALSO, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BROKE NEAR TOP OF SEATBACK. VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK

NHTSA ID

876245

Incident

Dec 10, 2000

WATER DEFLECTORS WARPED CAUSING A PUDDLE TO FORM ON BACK FLOOR ON PASSENGER SIDE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TRUNK POPS OPEN FOR NO REASON BUT ONLY IF IT IS RAINING. WINDSHIELD LEAKED CAUSING WATER TO LEAK DOWN BY HOOD RELEASE AND UNDER DASH CAUSING ANOTHER PUDDLE ON FLOOR. I SHOULD ADD DEALER CANNOT FIND ANY REASON FOR TRUNK TO POP OPEN ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES.

NHTSA ID

731370

Incident

Sep 5, 2000