Ac/heating fan no longer works on settings 1 or 2
1999 Pontiac Grand Am engine complaints
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Major car repair on engine.
While having tires rotated mechanic noticed that vehicle was leaking coolant. The coolant leak was caused by a defective intake manifold gasket, per the mechanic. The gasket needed to be replaced. *ak the consumer requested reimbursement. *sc while having tires rotated mechanic noticed that vehicle was leaking coolant. The coolant leak was caused by a defective intake manifold gasket. Vehicle was brought to dealer and repaired at the cost of $220.63. *mr the consumer requested reimbursement for repairs.
The heater control won't work at speed 1 and 2. The paint on the window frame is falling away. The rear struts failed. The transmission completely stopped working at all with no prior warning. The car doesn't heat up fully when it gets under 20 degress temperature. The rotors warp too quickly.
In august of 2001 when I purchased this car I felt a rattle on my brakes which is still there. My power windows are scratched from rolling up and down. Paint around the spoiler and bumper and on the roof is chiped off. I had to replace the generator in 2002. I had to have the intake manifold seals replaced in 2002. (3.4l v6) I had to have the waterpump replaced in spring of 2003. Now the head gaskets are broken the intake manifold seals again are broken. My transmission is no longer working. In other words I can not drive my car anymore; it is sitting my garage. The cost amounts to more than the car is worth in dollars and I still owe $9.500 on this car.
The vehicle overheated and was taken to the dealer. The mechanic determined the head gaskets were faulty and needed to be replaced. Please provide further details.
Coolant system- intake manifolds. Dealer advised the intake manifold is leaking. Vehicle has 90k miles (highway). Dealer advised the coolant will mix with the engine oil causing a catastrophic failure. See many other complaint regarding the same replacement on 3.4 liter engines. Previously have replaced both r/l hub bearings, alternator, starter, drivebelt, power steering pump and return line, and radio.
Low coolant light comes on and off. Had garage add dex coolant twice now in one week time. Garage figures intake manifold gasket is leaking and have seen on a lot of 3.4 engines. Please provide further information.
The intake manifold gasket failed due to engineering flaw, I understand gmc is aware and have made a new and improved design for the part . The cost of this repair is $500.00.
Engine is overheating after intack gasket replacement.
Purchased a used 1999 pontiac se in august 2000 with 36 k miles. Have replaced the following items, water pump, two alternators, passenger side window with regulator, drivers side window with regulators - twice, engine replaced after a catastrophic failure in the cooling system, just replaced defective head gasket or manifold intake and the list goes on, and a dexcool that solidifies throughout cooling system at high temperature. Overall $7200.00 in less than 3 years. Needs to be a recall on the entire cooling system with gaskets.
Intake manifold gasket was installed wrong when car was manufactured. Allowing antifreeze to mix with the engine oil, which leads to overheating of vehicle.because of this defect( which gm themselves have a technical service bulletin (tsb) admitting that they have a problem). This defect caused my car to overheat warping the heads on the engine , now the engine is no good. I have talked to gm about the problem 2 times . The 1st time they told me that yes they knew they had a problem but it was not enough for a recall yet. The 2nd time I talked to them they told me basically the same thing, but that if I was to bring it in to a pontiac dealership and have it diagnosed then they would go from there.well I called a pontiac dealership to ask how much was the cost of this diagnostic and they said about $1000.00. I'm sorry but im a single mother raising 4 children if I had a $1000.00 for the diagnostic test I could just as soon use that money to fix my car.I have talked to numerous mechanics, including the mechanics of our columbus city school buses( which is where I work) and they all have said that it sounds to them like its gm's fault that my cars engine is no good now, especially since they have a tsb on this very problem because that admits that they know that they have a problem. Gm informed me that if I had the car fixed and saved the receipt , if this was ever recalled that I could possibly get my money back.I do not have the money to get my car fixed, again because I am a single mother raising 4 children on a school bus drivers pay. I have been told by a few mechanics that work at pontiac dealerships that these cars with this problem come in thier shops daily. I believe that pontiac is responsible for my cars engine going bad and I think that they should be responsible for fixing it.my car has not been running for approximately 6 months ,which means I have had no means of transportation for my children and I for that long of a time.
Problems with vehicle's water pump and belt tensioner. *mr there was a gap in the body at the passenger front floor board, there was a short in the volume of the radio, bad display, bad motor carriage, and the hood did not hold with the prop stick. *scc
Vehicle is running extremely hot. Dealer replaced thermostat, and problem still occurring. In addition, coolant system warning indicator light came on.
Leaking antifreeze from head gasket.
Consumer states that vehicle would shut off without warning. Dealer notified.
Consumer states that the manifold gasket was leaking coolant, which in turn caused the engine to overheat. Currently, engine has shutdown completely and needs to be replaced.
The engine, engine cooling system and alternator failed. *ph *cb
While driving the coolant light began to flash. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined that the intake manifold needed to be replaced. Two days later the alternator failed. *ak *cb
Have replaced the entire intake manifold on this car three times. 1999 grand am, purchased new, has less than 60,000 miles on it. In addition, have replaced power steering twice and brakes numerous times. Replaced alternator, serpentine belt, battery, starter on ignition, molding due to leaks, wiring on dash, air conditioning resistors/circuits, and headlights/taillights.
1999 pontiac grand am 2.4 l auto severe brake failure---replacement of pads 8 times, rotors 3 times and calipers 2 times in 80,000 miles. Brakes occasionally lock up and make loud grinding and squealing noises steering shudders and vehicle pulls to left.. Participating pontiac dealer failed to fix this problem since purchase at 11,000 miles. Under warranty replacement it has had 6 door panels due to peeling leather on top of panel, 5 gear shifters due to dealers improper installation, 2 factory cd/radio failures, 1 rack and pinion unit, 2 front strut assemblies due to knocking noise from front of car (went bad after 10,000 miles use), problem with hesitation at idle-cold start(unsuccessfully diagnosed by dealer) carpet loose in trunk around latch assembly(too short for trunk and was hot glued to back wall of car by dealer instead of replacement). Turn signals still occasionally fail to work(dealer said they worked just fine) battery connection in factory battery broke loose spilling corrosive battery acid all over around battery tray area. All four wheel covers have been replaced because of "pie pan" noise when you hit a bump (new ones did not fix problem). After warranty was up pontiac' care hotline or the dealer could "care " less that after dozens of trips for repairs the dealer still didn't fix the car while it was still under warranty. Since then,besides the unrepaired items on my car, the alternator went bad at 60,000 miles ($120), glass in interior rear view mirror broke while adjusting, both outside rear view mirrors have broke off in two different automatic car washes (held into door by a stud mounted into 1/4 inch of plastic in the mirror). And the ignition switch failed at 75,000 miles($300). Fog lights and backup lights have water condensation in them shorting out bulbs. Surprisingly ,this car is "babied" ,but by in my description you sure couldn't tell it.
During the last 6 months my wife and I have put approximately $650.00 into a 1999 grand am. This was replacing the water pump, alternator and the *intake gaskets *has not been 30 days. On june 20 the engine fails. This was a $220.00 towing bill. Several people and mechanics are questioned no one has the answer. But I do believe "gm" can provide the answer to all of our questions. We will never own another gm product.
Intake gasket failed at 78,000, two weeks later it failed again. Two and one half months later the crankshaft failed to due deterioration of bearings caused by leaking of antifreeze in the engine.
I have a 99 pontiac grand am gt with 72000 miles. I have had several issues with the car. First, (at approx 50k) the coolant light came on, I took it to firestone and they had to replace the water pump and the serpentine belt. The brakes grind and I had the pads/rotors checked and they check out okay? Occasionally, the car will sputter under acceleration for no reason. The coolant light came on again at 71k and now the gasket has to be replaced at my own cost. From my research, gm and pontiac know about the problem, but will not issue the recall. They continue to pocket the money from those that are uninformed and from those who are. If I could, I would get rid of this car and never buy a gm product again.
My intake manifold gasket is on its way out, at 55000 miles! I know I'm not the only one with this problem...
Failure of manifold gasket on my 1999 grand am gt.
My 1999 pontiac grand am has a leaking manifold gasket letting coolant into the engine.
Engine "blew up" at 43,000 miles. Almost cause a accident due to engine not giving indication that there was a problem, and lost control of the vehicle.
Engine running hot/over heating due to coolant leak. The leak was caused by faulty intake manifold gasket.
Blown intake gasket.
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