There is a foul smell coming from the AC vent almost like ammonia. My alternator was replaced at 37000 miles, after having it "checked" by the dealership for low voltage. Car shakes at 55 MPH on highway after rotation, alignment, and aftermarket wheels. Scratches on passenger window from rolling it up and down.
1999 Pontiac Grand Am engine complaints
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I have a 1999 pontiac grand am with 77645 miles on it. I continually have to put brakes on it, I have had to replace a water pump, rebuild the alternator. Now I think it may have a blown head gasket. I have a family member with the same kind of car and the same problem.
Had coolant leak from intake gasket at 65,000 miles. Horn does not work again (been to shop 3 times previously) 2 times could not duplicate, 1 time replaced spring in switch. This was while under warranty, now that it is not under warranty, the dealership has asked me to pay $188.34 to fix a short under the airbag. This short had to exist previous to the warranty expiring. I have never opened the steering wheel cover. Also, when vehicle was less than 2 years old, the brakes would pulse and make heavy rumbling noise whenever trying to depress the brakes going down a very minor hill. Had dealer replace pads, still exhibited same behavior.
Have had passenger window break 3 times now and pontiac will do nothing about it. The driver side has broken once so far. The brakes have been replaced twice and they need to be done again. The car shakes while braking.
Internal leak from intake manifold gasket requiring replacement. All hoses had to be replaced including upper/lower radiator , throttle body coolant, and intake gaskets...total cost $1621.00. Technician said he has seen approximately. 2 to 3 grand ams in shop for same defect.
I own a 1999 pontiac grand am. I have a coolant leak and have been told that it is from an intake gasket. I have researched this and the problem seems to be as common as a house plant. Why has gm not been forced into a recall? Or better yet, why has gm not done the right thing and issued a recall?
My car is a 1999 pontiac grand am gt. I have 55,600 miles on the vehicle and have had nothing but problems with the vehicle. Before the car even had 30.000 miles on it, the alternator went bad (I was initially told it was a bad battery, so in addition I purchased a new battery), the steering wheel was replaced, and the dome lights were replaced. Between 30,000 and 50,000 miles, the electronic throttle regulator went bad, the engine coolant system cap leaked and damaged my belts, and the intake gasket is leaking. With a new car, this is an unreasonable amount of defects and I needed to know how to report this car as a serious hazard or as a serious lemon.
The vehicle stalled, which caused consumer to pull over abruptly.
My wife's 99 grand am (pontiac) has a problem with a failure of the intake manifold gasket. This seems to be a chronic problem with gm engines, and will cost over $800 to repair.
The vehicle stalled and dealer order a new motor.
I have had to have the following repaired: the fan replaced 2 times, the brakes repaired 4 times, the radio replaced once, the water pump replaced once and the battery replaced twice. I am also having problems with the transmission it has been slipping. The intake gasket needs to replaced because antifreeze is leaking out and one of the lifters is knocking. Most of these problems started at about 30,000 miles and gradually there was just one problem after another. I took it in to the dealership for the tranmission at about 32,000 miles and since the dealership couldn't get it to slip they wouldn't do anything about it. The brakes started having problems at 40,000 miles. I called gm to complain about the car and gm told me there was nothing they could do because it was out of warranty. If it was still under warranty they would replaced the rotors because the rotors were to thin when the car was manufactured. I wonder why no recall was sent out on this. The brakes are an important part of a car. The battery, radio and fan were replaced at about 30,000 also. Then the fan was replaced again at about 70,000. The intake started giving me problems that about 90,000. The second battery was installed at about 95,000. The lifter started having problems at about 110,000. The transmission has slipped ever since I got the car.
Defect in this model many failures in this and other units. Dt
Sometimes when attempting to start vehicle there's a hesitation. Consumer indicates that if vehicle stalls on highway at 80 MPH someone can be killed. Please provide any further information.
While driving 35 MPH the engine compartment caught on fire, the vehicle was totalled.
Engine call 518 381 6262 jim didonna repair garage.
I have had issues with the roters raido replaced 2 times, the doors bubble, many issues to write. The car is no longer under warrenty, how ever it was my under standing thet the coolent system was covered for 150,00, the intake gasket needs replaceing the car has been at the dealership for almost 2 weeks , couldnt find the part. This issue is out of pocket 800.00. Very dissatified with gm, no efforts to give a car to use, dealer will charge 20.00 a day, who can afford that when 800.00 has to be paid to get the car running again. Because the car is no longer under warrenty, the customer is out of luck for any king of help. I will suggest when asked not to buy a pontiac, or gm very disapointed.
Consumer experiencing various problems with vehicle such as strong fuel smell inside of vehicle, intake manifold leaking, engine running rough / flutters and dies while driving, strong fuel smell, bad relay in A/C, orange jelly-like substance in engine oil, ABS light on when stepping on brake, consumer also stated that all lights were coming on, however dealer could not duplicate the problem. *ak
Vehicle was leaking oil from head gasket,. Dealer and manufacturer were notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
One month after a purchased the car, it had to be taken back twice for passenger seat-determined it was not bolted correctly-at two years, motor had to be replaced-at 3 years the radiator had to be fixed and more metal was found in the oil filter-the alternator went at just over three years-brakes had to be replaced every year-cruise control works "randomly" since the beginning (reported to delaer; supposedly no errors were found), car hesitates and "spits & sputters" when idling, etc. Etc. One big lemon!
Antifreeze reaction with aluminum causing failure of gasket.
While driving engine will heat up without a prior warning. Consumer has to drive off the road and allow engine to cool down. Will not cool down on its own. Please provide more information.
While driving at any MPH when engine will stall without a prior warning. Consumer has to control vehicle out of the road. Please provide more information.
Vehicle would not go over 10 MPH. Speedometer stopped, vehicle lost power, and was not able to accelerate. Consumer took vehicle to dealer, and they replaced a computer. Please provide any further information.
While traveling at 5 MPH consumer pressed the brakes and they locked up, causing consumer to rear end another driver. Please provide any further information.
During normal operation of vehicle engine will stall intermittently while traveling at any speed. Dealership has examined vehicle several times, and could not locate a cause for this problem. Please provide any additional information / attachments.
Consumer has experienced problems with radio severl times.td
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Low coolant light on dashboard came on. Consumer added dex special coolant twice, approximately a half gallon of 50% water/50% coolant. Previously, every time 3,000 mile oil change indicator light came on, consumer noticed that coolant level was low. This time, consumer took vehicle to dealership , and found out that coolant was getting into oil, causing oil to be a milky color. *note: consumer was told it could possibly be caused by a defective head gasket or manifold intake. Dealership is in possession of vehicle.*ak consumer states so far the newly installed upper and lower gaskets are holding, consumer states he has spoken to 3 independent mechanics who state that the problem is probably with the manifold intake gaskets and not the head gasket, these three people indicated that the failure was due to improper torque of defective gaskets.
While in ownership of my grand am I have experienced problems with the transmission, which has already been replaced once and I am still having the same problem plus now experiencing smoke from exhaust while driving, bottom line too many problems for a car thats not even two years old yet.
Experiencing ongoing problem with brakes not stopping vehicle properly. Has to apply harder to get vehicle to stop. Vehicle been in dealer shop on several occasions for repairs, and problem still reoccurring. Also, on two occasions vehicle experienced an engine shutdown. Dealer notified, and problem still reoccurring. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
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