Tl*the contact owns a 1996 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that the vehicle was difficult to start due to the theft system. Once the vehicle was started, it stalled at 40 MPH due to the theft system. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic, who stated that the ignition cylinder may have caused the failure. According to the owner's manual, the contact must wait ten minutes before restarting the vehicle after the failure occurs. She feels that this is a safety issue because the vehicle could stop in the middle of the highway. The failure mileage was 181,271 and current mileage was 181,600.
1996 Pontiac Grand Am: engine stalls while driving
27 of the 449 complaints about the 1996 Pontiac Grand Am describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 27
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 13 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
While driving and turning to the left there was no steering. Also, brake failed, and vehicle intermittently stalled.
The check oil light appeared on the dashboard intermittently. Vehicle stalled and shut down. Dealer was aware of the problem. The driver requested the dealership mechanic to look at vehicle because it was on recall a year ago.
Car electrical system shut down while driving, daylights, all dash gauges etc. This is an intermittent trouble. My trouble appears mainly when headlights are on with the heater blowing on defogger. It comes and goes every so often especially while driving at 5:00 a.m. When its cold and headlights are on and defogger is needed. Alternator was recently replaced but the car is still experiencing a christine haunted car syndrome with the electrical and its getting dangerous. This has been going on since I have owned the car, and since it is intermittent, when it happens the car's trouble cant be located.
The engine stalled twice in driving. Alternator has been replaced twice in the last year. Windows get stuck in the middle and don't go up and down. Ts
Driving along and engine quits, car stalls, and won't restart for 15 to 30 minutes. No certain speed, happened at 55mph as well as 15mph. No warning, just quits. Had checked out numerous times, can not find anything wrong. Anti theft light is usually on at this time. Help, costing lots of money and not being fixed. See lots of other complaints the same as mine. Someone must know something.
Without warning vehicle will stall out and die. The dealer has been notified. Please provide additional information.
The federal safety agency recall 02 v 070 000/manufacturer's recall 02008 concerning ignition switch: after recall repairs were done, the vehicle stalled on three separate occasions and would not restart. The engine check light, oil light, battery light and ABS light would come on intermittently while driving. Dealer notified. *ak consumer states that before the recall kit was installed the car hasn't been running properly. One incident the consumer was driving on the highway and the vehicle stalled and a semi-truck was following. The consumer was told that it was a bad sensor which still didn't solve the problem. Then on another occasion was told that it wasn't the sensor but a bad fuel pump. The lights are still on 75 percent of the time.
While driving vehicle stalls intermittenly without warning and looses all steering function, about 20 minutes later the vehicle can be restarted, the dealer has been contacted. Nlm
Vehicle stalls without warning regardless of weather conditions. All gauges read normally vehicle runs fine then dies. This is a very serious problem in which death could easily result. Has happened on rural roads as well as busy roads and expressways.
While driving at any speed, the engine will stall without a prior warning. Dealer could not duplicate the problem.*ak
Vehicle kept stalling out intermittently, causing loss of power . About 15 minutes later, vehicle would restart. Eventually, vehicle stalled out for dealer , which was then hooked up to a tackometer 2 machine, and codes indicted defect was due to ignition module sensor and crankshaft sensor.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- Revised piston pin removal / installation procedure
- Subject regarding revised lower intake manifold installation
- Some owners may comment on leakage of a few drops of coolant after parking their vehicle
- Subject regarding polymer service pistons
- Some owners may comment on driveability symptons of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or...
- Some owners may experience a driveability symptom of long or hard starts, chuggle, rough idle and light or...
- Some V6 engines may, on a very infrequent basis, have an oil odor condition that is generally encountered...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Pontiac Grand Am stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 1996 Pontiac Grand Am?
27 of 449 owner complaints about the 1996 Pontiac Grand Am (6%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Pontiac Grand Am?
There are 0 recalls and 13 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Pontiac Grand Am
ABS 20Headlights 16Fire or smoke 14No deployment 13Ball joint 11Engine failure 10Loss of power 10Power windows 10Won't start 10Grinding brakes 9Airbag light 8Brake failure 8Jerking 8Transmission failure 8Check engine light 7Overheating 7
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