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.
1999 Pontiac Grand Am transmission complaints
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Medal shavings in transmissions had problem under warretey and was fix, we think,should not have to pay for this problem when we believe the problem was never fix right the first time. We'll never ever will own a pontic again and will be getting rid of it if we can and will not talk very well of any pontiac .
Transmission has been slipping since I bought car. A service dept. Worker taking me back to work pointed it out. When you put it in reverse it takes a few seconds for it to go into gear. In the winter it is very hard to get out of park. The dealership told me this was normal, but I had never had this happen in any other car I owned. When driving it sometimes does not always shift when it is suppose to and then when it does it slams into the next gear. When backing out of my drive and then putting it into drive to go down the drive it won't go into to gear (drive) for quite awhile. I have reported this to dealership they told me it was a computer problem and they reprogramed it. When I called pontiac the dealership told them that they could not duplicate the problem. But told me it was the computer. So if I keep this car what happens now that there is not warranty when the transmission falls out.
Vehicle shakes when driving. Also, when accelerating at low speeds traction light comes on, and when going over a bump there's a clunking noise. Please provide any further information.
Intermitently vehicle will jump out of park. Twice it has happened to vehicle, once with motor cut off, and once while motor was running. Consumer notified dealer.
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.
Consumer has experienced problems with radio severl times.td
When turning steering wheel back and forth, noise was heard, more noticeable when turning to the right. Consumer returned to dealership in july 2000 because noise was still present when dealership originally said there was nothing wrong with steering. A private mechanic stated that "thump" could be emitted from rack and pinion steering system. Please provide any additional information/attachments.*ak there is a 3 to 6 second deoay in the transmission when engaging from reverse to drive, sometimes slippage occurs momentarily after the car engages into drive,battery leaks console latch failed. Nlm
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
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.
Power steering pump replaced under warranty, january 2000, replaced again in january 2001, out of warranty customer paid for replacement. No help from dealer & concerned it will go bad again. Front wheel bearings, january 2001, both sides bad, 57,000 miles on car, no help from pontiac or dealer on problem.
This is the third transmission failure on a '99 pontiac that I am aware of. Manufacture/dealer contacted and offered no help.
Right wheel bearing failed at 50,000 miles , cause unknown . Please provide further information.
While driving at 65mph on freeway vehicle stalled. Finally restarted . Took it to dealership. Mechanic replaced PCM. Drove from florida to california, made a stop in arizona due to brake rotors warping. Replaced and adjusted rotors and brakes. While driving in california, vehicle stalled again. Failed to restart after being parked. Battery replaced after being towed to dealership. Key refused to be released from ignition. Air conditioner motor fan replaced. Shifter cable was replaced. Right turn signal lamp replaced. Oil light comes on before the 3000 mile scheduled oil change, dealer failed to set computer button, consumer feels this might have had to do with vehicle stalling and not starting.
We have had continuous problems with this vehicle. The door panels peeled off the two rear doors and were replaced, the tire pressure light continually comes on, the hinges on the driver door keep getting stuck and sometimes the door won't even shut, it will not shift into first gear, and now the rotors/brakes are out. It is currently in the shop again. We take it monthly if not more often. This is certainly a burden. The service department is not informative. They don't explain why these things happen nor do they tell us if they have ordered parts for the vehicle. We get cards in the mail when the parts are in and we must schedule yet another trip to the dealership. The vehicle is completely unreliable. The brake issue is extremely scary when we only have 16,000 miles on the vehicle. Never before have I owned such a lemon. This is our second brand new car and the other has had zero problems and it is a 1998 malibu with almost 60,000 miles. This makes no sense and pontiac is doing little to resolve these issues.
The rear brakes needed an adjustment, the brakes were making a thumping noise, later there was a noise in the front end and the dealer found it to be the front brake pads.
Consumer has had the steering pump replaced 4 times. Rack was leaking, and another leak was found. Dealer said nothing was wrong with vehicle. Vehicle was being repaired under warranty. Also, transmission was slipping, and there was a transmission leak about 4 months ago. Dealer was suppose to have repaired the problems, but the problems keep reoccurring. *ak the horn malfunctions after being repaired twice. The fog lights are holding moisture. Speaker on passenger side failed. Radio sisplay is scrambled due to internal short. Right rear power window was inoperative due to switch failure. Trunk release inoperative due to chaffed wire. Transmission oil was leaking due to axle seal failure.
Enhanced traction system malfuctioned, and intermittently came on when not needed. Vehicle has been in / out of dealer's shop on six occasions, and problem is still unresolved.
Diesel clutch piston assembly failed causing the vehicle to downshift while driving. Nlm
When traveling consumer noticed smoke coming from the front end. Contacted dealer, dealer noticed transmission coolant was very low. Consumer also experienced a problem with the turn signal being inoperative due to to a wire which was pinched. Please provide any further details.
While driving at highway speed, transmission lost gears upper gears. After towing it in, dealer said that gears 3 and 4 were completely gone. Explained that sometimes leakage occurs from inadequate seal from factory, causing this problem. Another grand am owner also had this problem, only at 37,000 miles, just out of warranty.
Traveling at 68 MPH in cruise control, vehicle experienced total transmission failure while engine reved 6000 rmp.
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