Car drives horribly and is falling apart as if it was 15yrs old. Ball bearings, tie rod, caliber(brakes) are all malfunctioning.
1999 Pontiac Grand Am: ball joint or control arm failure
5 of the 849 complaints about the 1999 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? 9 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
The dealer replace the front rack, the "a" arms lower ball joints and cv boots...did this 3 times...now it is doing it again...and they wont replace it
On serveral occasions I am having major front end problems, from the intermediate shaft poping, to the whole front end poping, the dealer replaced the rack the cv boots 3 times, they kept busting, lower ball joints, "a" arms, this corrected the problem for a bit, then the cv boot fractured again they wouldnt replace, now the front in pops horriably when you make a turn to the right and add a little torque, took to dealer, no diagonsis, took to an independent agent, everything seems fine, only thing he can think of is a break in a spot weld on the front end, ie the tubing that supports the engine and front suspension, I have event contacted pontiac customer care center and they say the problem is no longer theres, I would be happy to let you test the car and hear the noise, and see if it wouldnt make you a tad bit uneasy about driving it
My wheel bearing broke at a low mileage and was told that the tie rod on the right was about to break also.
Inner tie rod is breaking off, causing loss of steering control. Insurance group has 3 claims on this situation. Please provide further information.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Concerns with scraping/scrunching noise from front of vehicle during low speed turning and braking
- Some customers may comment on a squawk noise from the front and/or rear suspension while driving
- Information regarding squawk noise from front and/or rear suspension
- Some customers may comment of a squawk noise from the front or rear suspension area
- Information regarding front suspension clunk / rattle noise diagnosis
- Concerns with suspension noise
- Information for oldsmobile and pontiac dealers concerning repairs to suspension knuckles for noise,...
- Subject pertaining to front and / or rear stabilizer shaft squawk / squeak noise
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Pontiac Grand Am ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 1999 Pontiac Grand Am?
5 of 849 owner complaints about the 1999 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 1999 Pontiac Grand Am?
There are 0 recalls and 9 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Pontiac Grand Am
Coil spring 48Grinding brakes 37Stalling 34Overheating 31Power windows 30ABS 25No deployment 24Premature wear 19Fire or smoke 16Hesitation 14Headlights 13Knocking 12Brake failure 11Loss of power 11Won't start 11Power steering loss 10Fuel gauge 9Check engine light 8Engine failure 8Fuel pump 8Airbag light 7Jerking 7Pulling 6Warning lights 6Adaptive cruise 5Seat belt 5Tire blowout 5Water leak 5
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