ElectricalVisibility
Filed Nov 1, 2016
REPLACED PASSLOCK CYLINDER BECAUSE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND UNABLE TO START VEHICLE, ENGINE WANTED TO TURN OFF WHEN DRIVING , AFTER REPLACEMENT, HAD TO REPLACE LOW COOLANT SENSOR, NOW RADIO, CLOCK, AND WIPERS DON'T WORK AND CAR IS WANTING TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND HAVE TO PUT ON PARK AT A LIGHT AND PRESS THE GAS SO IT WON'T STALL . *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10920629
- Incident
- Oct 13, 2016
- Mileage
- 275,000 mi
EngineSteeringVisibility
Filed Apr 20, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE MOTOR MOUNT HAD FRACTURED AND FELL INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD FAILURES WITH THE RACK AND PINION AND WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SCREWS WERE LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,932 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/29/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE MOTOR MOUNT FAILED WHICH LED INTAKE GASKET NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE WINDOWS WOULD STICK ON OCCASIONS AND A TIMES WOULD FALL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR. THE OIL FROM THE ENGINE BECAME MIXED WITH THE ANTI-FREEZE. UPDATED 11/30/10
- NHTSA ID
- 10326685
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2003
- Mileage
- 75,932 mi
Visibility
Filed Nov 8, 2009
MY PROBLEM STARTED SUMMER OF 2008,I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY12 TRAVELING 55MPH. I FELT AS IF MY CAR WAS LIFTING ITSELF OFF THE GROUND SEVERAL MINS LATER I HEARD A LOUD BOOM. AND WAS SLIGHTLY BLINDED BY THE SUNLIGHT. I THOUGHT I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. BUT IT WAS MY SUNROOF THAT CAME OFF. IT HAS BEEN WELL OVER A YEAR I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE SUNROOF REPAIRED. MOST REPAIR SHOPS REFER ME TO THE PONTIAC DEALER AS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A SUNROOF COMING OFF UNLESS DEFECTED. I CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER IN STOCKTON, CA TWICE EACH TIME I WAS TOLD SUNROOFS FLY OFF ALL THE TIME, I COULD TAKE IT TO ANY REPAIR SHOP OF MY CHOICE OR SEE IF INSURANCE WILL COVER REPAIRS. I ASKED WHAT SHOPS THEY USED OR RECOMMEND EACH TIME AGENTS COULD NOT RECALL ANYTHING. I CALLED MY INSURANCE THEY TOO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS, SINCE NOT FROM AN ACCIDENT OR NATURAL DISASTER I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF REPAIRS. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN WHO I TRANSPORT IN VEHICLE DRIVING WITHOUT A SUNROOF WAS VERY STRESSFUL AND NOT SAFE FOR THE HEALTH OF MY CHILDREN NOR MYSELF. AFTER THE RUN AROUND, TRYING TO TAPE DOWN EXPOSED AREA TO NO AVAIL, LOST OF HEARING. I DECIDED TO GO TO TAPS, THERE, THEY WERE ABLE TO CUT A PIECE OF HARD PLASTIC TO COVER TEMPORARILY. I FEEL AS A CONSUMER I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND AND I 'M AT A LOST FOR WHERE I CAN TAKE MY CAR LOCALLY TO HAVE SUNROOF REPAIRED PERMANENTLY. MY SECOND ISSUE IS WITH MY IGNITION LOCKS UP ON ME AND WILL NOT LET ME DRIVE.A SECURITY LIGHT THAT IS LIT UP AS WELL, AS I DO NOT HAVE A SECURITY SYSTEM, I CALLED DEALER I WAS TOLD IT MAY HAVE TO DO WITH MY KEY REMOTE, I STATED I DON'T HAVE KEY, I WAS THEN TOLD IT MAY BE I COPIED KEYS AND THE COPY IS NOT BEING READ BY CAR. I INFORMED THEM I USE THE ORIGINAL KEY FOR CAR I WAS GIVEN WHEN I PURCHASED CAR. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHY AND REFERRED ME TO HAVE CAR CHECKED. I HAD MAINTENANCE DONE, EACH SHOP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY FOR THE PROBLEM. I'M DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10291402
- Incident
- Jun 20, 2008
Visibility
Filed Apr 9, 2009
I OWN A PONTIAC 2000 GRAND AM SE POWER WINDOWS. IT STARTED WITH DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS WINDOW UP CRUMPLED UP AND WINDOW FELL THROUGH. HAD IT REPAIRED REPLACED PLASTIC PIECE. DID NOT WORK. THIS IS 4/2009 ALL THE WINDOWS HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. 300.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE EACH WINDOW REPLACEMENT MOTOR. I HAVE A 4 DOOR. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10264837
- Incident
- Jun 17, 2003
Visibility
Filed May 5, 2008
THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY 2 DOOR 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONTINUE TO FAIL. I HAVE REPLACED FOUR OF THE REGULATORS SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2003. THESE WINDOW REGULATORS COST $112.00 EVERY TIME THEY FAIL. DEPENDING ON HOW AND WHEN, THESE WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THE GLASS FALLING INTO THE DOOR AND BREAKING THE GLASS. WHEN THE FIRST ONE FAILED, I HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW GLASS, IN RETURN MADE AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $120.00. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER LOCAL OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME TROUBLES WITH THESE WINDOW REGULATORS. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND SOLVED WITH A REDESIGN OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR SYSTEM AT THE COST OF GENERAL MOTORS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10226692
- Incident
- Apr 3, 2008
- Mileage
- 175,348 mi
Visibility
Filed Feb 28, 2008
2000 GRAND AM I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY MOTOR TO MY WINDOWS I HAVE REPLACED 1 ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE... NOW THE 1 ON THE DRIVERS FRONT AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE IN THE BACK ARE OUT ! THIS IS COSTING ME $300.00 A WINDOW. CAN I GET SOME TYPE OF DISCOUNT OR SOME TYPE OF HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM ! THE CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY A DMV AS A GOFFER TYPE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS (SO NOT DROVE TOO MUCH), THAN I BROUGHT IT 4 YRS (?) AGO AND I'M SINGLE (NO KIDS)... SO IT ISN'T THAT THE WINDOWS HAVE HAD ABUSE ! *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10219641
- Incident
- Nov 5, 2007
Visibility
Filed Jan 18, 2008
POWER WINDOWS FAIL TO FUNCTION. THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS-SIDE WINDOWS MADE A POPPING NOISE AND NOW WILL NOT ROLL UP. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN AT ALL. WHEN THE FIRST WINDOW STOPPED WORKING I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MOTOR SYSTEM WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD. NO WINDOW PARTS HAVE BEEN FIXED OR REPLACED. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10215398
- Incident
- Aug 25, 2007
Visibility
Filed Jan 20, 2007
THE FAN ONLY WORKS IN 3,4 AND 5 SETTINGS. 1 & 2 DO NOT WORK. I SEE THIS IS GETTING TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10179225
- Incident
- Oct 4, 2004
- Mileage
- 140,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Aug 2, 2006
DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF WHILE WE WHERE ON A ROAD TRIP. IT WAS STILL HANGING BY THE WIRES BUT THE SCREW BRACKETS CRACKED. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10164172
- Incident
- May 21, 2005
- Mileage
- 85,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+2 more
Filed Dec 9, 2005
DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, NO CODES HAVE BEEN DETECTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE ABS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER FOUND LACK OF VOLTS FOR EBCM, THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A FAULTY RELAY. THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET HAD RUPTURED. THE HORN HAD STOPPED WORKING DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. THE LEFT POWER WINDOW WAS SLOW TO ROLL UP. THE REAR DEFOGGER GRID SHORTED OUT. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10144824
- Incident
- Jun 24, 2003
- Mileage
- 28,613 mi
Visibility
Filed Aug 26, 2005
2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE1 SEDAN ... POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED BECAUSE OF SUBSTANDARD PLASTIC BRACKET THAT BREAKS AND CAUSES THE MOTOR TO SEIZE. BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE, I CANNOT ROLL DOWN ANY OF MY WINDOWS. I LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT AND LIKE TO HAVE MY WINDOWS DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $250.00 FOR EACH WINDOW PLUS THE COST OF LABOR AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE 2 WEEKS FOR THE PARTS AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE MY CAR FOR APPROX 3 DAYS. I ASKED ABOUT A RENTAL AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR IT IF I WANTED ONE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND UPWARDS OF 40 SOME ODD COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENT WEB SITES PERTAINING TO 1998-2004 MODELS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND AFTER MARKET PARTS TO REPAIR THEM MYSELF AND IT WILL STILL COST ME $400.00 BECAUSE I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR FOR EACH DOOR. MY BROTHER HAS A 2001 MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10134270
- Incident
- May 18, 2005
- Mileage
- 32,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jul 22, 2005
DT: CONSUMER STATED THAT WITHIN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS THREE OF THE WINDOWS BROKE. THEY BROKE WHILE ROLLING UP, DOWN OR BEING UP. CONSUMER CONTACTED PONTIAC, AND THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. THERE WAS A PLASTIC PIECE IN THE WINDOW THAT GUIDED THE WIRE, THAT WAS THE PIECE THAT BROKE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10129761
- Incident
- Jan 3, 2004
Visibility
Filed Jun 24, 2005
MY DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW BROKE WHEN MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. I TRIED TO ROLL IT DOWN ONE DAY AND IT STARTED MAKING CRACKING AND BREAKING NOISES THEN IT WOULDN'T GO UP. IT WAS THE MOTOR/REGULATOR. A YEAR/YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DID THE EXACT SAME THING. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THAT FIXED, IT WAS $400+. SAME THING, MOTOR/REGULATOR. I HARDLY USED MY WINDOWS AFTER MY FIRST INCIDENT. I WAS AFRAID THEY WOULD BREAK AGAIN. ONLY USED IN EMERGENCIES. 6 MONTHS AGO, I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND THEY ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND COULDN'T GET IT TO GO BACK UP. SAME THING, REGULATOR/MOTOR. THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR IT. THEY ONLY OFFERED ME A FREE OIL CHANGE. THIS HASN'T BEEN FIXED. I TRIED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH PONTIAC SINCE IT WAS THE THIRD TIME I HAD A WINDOW BREAK ON MY CAR. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. TODAY I HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE SO I ROLLED MY ONLY WORKING WINDOW (PASSENGER SIDE) DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IT STARTED MAKING HORRIBLE NOISES AND I COULD HEAR PARTS BREAKING AND FALLING INSIDE THE DOOR. THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO BACK UP. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME MY WINDOWS HAVE BROKE. EVER SINCE THE FIRST TIME, I HAVE BEEN HESITANT TO USE THEM (EXCEPT IN EMERGENCIES) BECAUSE I FEAR THEY WILL BREAK AGAIN. I CALLED PONTIAC TODAY TO VOICE MY FRUSTRATION. 4 TIMES IN 5 YEARS IN RIDICULOUS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S THE SAME EXACT THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I HAVEN'T HAD THE 3RD AND 4TH TIME FIXED BECAUSE IT WILL BE AT MY EXPENSE AND IT WILL PROBABLY JUST BREAK AGAIN. I HAVE USED MY WINDOWS (SINCE THEIR FIRST REPAIRS) MAYBE A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES. WHEN I CALLED PONTIAC TODAY THEY TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER OFFERED TO KNOCK $75 OFF ON EACH WINDOW. THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $430/EACH MINUS A $75 DISCOUNT ON PARTS, SO $355 FOR EACH WINDOW. I'LL HAVE TO PAY OVER $700 TO HAVE MY WINDOWS REPAIRED FOR THE SECOND TIME EACH.
- NHTSA ID
- 10126460
- Incident
- Jun 23, 2005
- Mileage
- 96,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Feb 1, 2005
(1) USE OF THE POWER WINDOWS.(2) THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR AS CAR WAS DRIVEN SCARING THE DRIVER.3) THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10108340
- Incident
- Jan 29, 2005
- Mileage
- 59,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Dec 5, 2004
BOTH OF THE OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS ON MY 2000 GRAND AM HAVE BECOME UNATTACHED FROM THE DOORS. I HAVE DONE WHAT I COULD WITH EPOXY AND TAPE TO REPAIR THE MIRRORS BUT THEY LOOK TERRIBLE. THE COST OF DEALER REPAIR IS UNACCEPTABLE.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10102189
- Incident
- Sep 29, 2004
- Mileage
- 82,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Nov 9, 2004
MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS OF MAKING A STRANGE SOUND EVERYTIME I OPERATED IT. THE PLASTIC CLIPS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE HAD BROKEN. THE ENTIRE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE PURCHASED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. MECHANIC FOUND 3 OTHER SETS OF BROKEN PLASTIC CLIPS INSIDE THE DOOR FROM 3 PREVIOUS REPAIRS. I BOUGHT THE 2000 GRAND AM SE IN 2001 WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES. NOW AT 53,000 MILES THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST ME 423.00, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS FAULTY ENGINEERING AND WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR OR TWO! ALSO, THE FRONT BRAKE DRUMS BECAME WARPED RECENTLY AND HAD TO BE FIXED. AS WELL AS ENGINE PLUGS AND ANOTHER ENGINE COMPONENT.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10098560
- Incident
- Nov 9, 2004
- Mileage
- 53,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Oct 10, 2004
WHILE DRIVING I PUSH THE BUTTON TO LOWER THE DRIVER SIDE ELECTRICAL WINDOW, I HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THE GLASS WINDOW DO NOT ROLL BACK. TOOK OFF DOOR PANEL AND MOTOR DOES NOT WORK, AND PIECES THAT HOLD GLASS ON TRACK BROKE OFF. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10093909
- Incident
- Oct 9, 2004
- Mileage
- 39,089 mi
Fuel systemInterior & seatsVisibility
Filed Oct 5, 2004
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
Visibility
Filed Sep 29, 2004
IN THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE REPLACED 3 WINDOW REGULATORS AND THREE WINDOW GLASS IN MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10093278
- Incident
- Sep 28, 2004
- Mileage
- 50,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Sep 2, 2004
AFTER MOVING TO TUCSON IN AUGUST OF 2003, MY POWER WINDOWS BEGAN FALLING OUT OF THEIR TRACKS ONE BY ONE. I CURRENTLY HAVE ONE WINDOW LEFT THAT ACTUALLY STAYS UP WITHOUT A DOOR STOP AND ONE THAT I CAN'T GET OUT OF THE DOOR FRAME BECAUSE I CAN'T GET THE DOOR APART. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW IS DOWN IN THE DOOR. THE ONE WINDOW THAT IS STILL IN THE TRACK IS ON ITS LAST LEG. IT'S MAKING THE SAME SOUNDS THE DRIVERS SIDE DID BEFORE IT JUST FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE SEVERAL CO-WORKERS WHO ALSO HAVE GRAND AMS AND ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. APPARENTLY GM USED A PLASTIC CLIP TO HOLD THE WINDOWS IN PLACE AND THEY MAY HAVE MELTED IN THE HEAT. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $300 PER WINDOW, BUT I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY GM.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10088983
- Incident
- Jan 20, 2004
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+4 more
Filed Aug 2, 2004
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKING SYSTEM ON 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *MR THE BRAKES SQUEALED, THE FRONT END WOULD SHAKE, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS WERE BROKEN, THE REGULATORS IN THE DOORS WERE BUSTED, THE VOLUME ON THE RADIO CONTROL WAS IMPROPER, THE STEERING HOSE BROKE, THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED 12 TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, THE VEHICLE BURNED EXCESSIVE OIL, THE PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WAS BAD, THE POWER STEERING LEAKED, THE ENGINE ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS INOPERATIVE, AND THE REAR COMPARTMENT FILLED WITH WATER. *SC *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10087563
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2004
BrakesElectricalEngine+3 more
Filed Jun 3, 2004
HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT PART TIRES WHILE DRIVING. I KNEW IT WASN'T THE BRAKES. TOOK IT TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD WHEEL BEARING. $400 LATER IT WAS REPLACED. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. 1ST PROBLEM: BLOWER MOTOR WENT, 2ND: WATER PUMP WENT, 3RD: WAS TOLD IGNITION COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, 4TH: SHOE OVER TIMING BELT WORE AWAY BECAUSE OF WATER PUMP PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS INCLUDING REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKES. MY CAR ONLY HAS 53,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN JUNE OF 2000. FOR THE MONEY I HAVE SPENT ON IT, I COULD'VE HAD A LEXUS! *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10074740
- Incident
- Apr 22, 2004
BrakesElectricalExterior lighting+1 more
Filed May 6, 2004
ON THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR I TOOK MY FAMILY OUT TO DINNER. WE RETURNED TO THE CAR AFTER FINISHING OUR DINNER AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. WE TRIED FOR ALMOST 1/2 HOUR THEN CALLED FOR THE ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY CAME AND PICKED UP THE CAR AND WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A COMPUTER COMPONENT AND THE CAR WOULD BE READY THE FOLLOWING DAY. AFTER ARGUING ON HOW WE WOULD GET HOME SINCE THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOW CLOSED AS WAS THE RENTAL CAR PLACE THEY FINALLY AGREED TO LET A PORTER TAKE US HOME, THE PORTER HAD A SMALL CAR THAT WOULD ONLY HOLD 4 PEOPLE AND THERE WERE 6 OF US. THEIS MEANT 2 TRIPS AND WE LIVED NEARLY 30 MINUTES AWAY. LONG STORY SHORT A VERY DISSAPOINTING FIRST DAY WITH MY NEW VEHICLE. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS MY DRIVERS WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK OR WORKED WHEN IT FELT LIKE IT. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. PROBLEM SOLVED, THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK AGAIN WITH THE REGULATOR. IT WORKED FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS THEN IT STARTED UP ONCE AGAIN AND STILL BEING UNDER WARRENTY (GMPP) THEY TOOK THE CAR IN TO LOOK AT. I LEFT IT FOR A DAY AND RETURNED TO BE TOLD THE WINDOW WAS FINE AND YES IT WAS WORKING. A FEW MORE MONTHS GO BY AND THE WINDOW IS NOT WORKING SO I GO IN AGAIN AND AGAIN IT WORKS FOR THEM NOT ME. THIS GOES ON WITH ME TAKING THE CAR IN AND THE BUTTON WORKS WHEN THE TEC LOOKS AT IT THEN AFTER I LEAVE IT DOES NOT. I WAS IN TOWN 05/03/2004 AND THE WINDOW WENT PART WAY DOWN AND STUCK, I QUICKLY WENT TO RALLY CHEVROLET, WHERE ALL THE REPAIR SERVICES HAVE BEEN DONE, AND SHOWED THEM THE WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. I THOUGHT FINALLY THIS WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF BUT NO I WAS TOLD TAHT THE WARRENTY WAS OUT AND I WAS OVER MILEAGE AND THE COST FOR THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW WOULD BE NEARLY $1,000.00. I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED BEFORE THE WARRENTY RAN OUT AND I FELT THAT THEY SHOULD HONOR THAT AND NOT CHARGE ME.
- NHTSA ID
- 10068430
- Incident
- Sep 22, 2000
Visibility
Filed May 5, 2004
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SIDE VIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10072175
- Incident
- Apr 9, 2004
- Mileage
- 70,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Mar 26, 2004
DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK FOR 1 YEAR THEN IT STARTED WORKING AND WORKED FOR 4 MONTHS AND IS NOT WORKING AGAIN. I KNOW 4 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CAR.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10063950
- Incident
- Mar 25, 2004
- Mileage
- 50,000 mi
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.