While driving a loud clicking noise from the front end was produced. Dealer stated the control arm and the stabilizer bar bushings needed to be replaced.
1994 Pontiac Grand Am: ball joint or control arm failure
5 of the 377 complaints about the 1994 Pontiac Grand Am describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
While vehicle was being serviced for ignition mechanic noticed that part holding right lower control arm has rusted through, and will need to have it replaced. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Front lower control arm rubber bushing dislodges and ends up metal to metal grinding, and can cause wheel to fall off. Also, consumer strongly states manufacturer should be required to send all complaints to the federal safety agency.
Driver and passenger door windows come off tracks, windows will not roll up or down. Have been repaired several times, even a new motor on driver window. The control arms are too fragile and keep bending costing hundreds of dollars for a (temporary)fix. I think this should be corrected by the manufacturer, free of charge as I see this quite regular on other grand am's all over town.
Lower control arm and stabilizer pins failed.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Pontiac Grand Am ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 1994 Pontiac Grand Am?
5 of 377 owner complaints about the 1994 Pontiac Grand Am (1%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Pontiac Grand Am?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1994 Pontiac Grand Am
Fire or smoke 24No deployment 21Headlights 18ABS 17Brake failure 15Stalling 15Won't start 13Door locks 6Overheating 6Engine failure 5Wipers 5
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