2000 Pontiac Grand Am: pulls to one side

Filed May 25, 2008 · Suspension · 101,000 miles · NC · crash · 1 injury

On 5/15/08 @ 4:30 p.m., our daughter was driving our 2000 pontiac grand am, on I-40 west in durham cty, nc. Traveling approx. 70 miles per hr, she remembers only a sudden pull to the left on the steering wheel. Losing control, she swerved 150 ft. Before crashing into the concrete wall barrier. Continuing another 50 ft. The car flipped upside down on the left shoulder. No other vehicles were involved. A witness traveling behind our car reported that the car just started to "fishtail". The tires were inspected by the officer at the crash, and later by my husband and the insurance examiner, and were found to be intact, fully inflated and without excessive wear. A search on the federal safety agency website brought to our attention a recall in certain models of the 2000 grand am involving the rear suspension trail arm to the left rear knuckle bolt. Upon reporting this information to state farm insurance, the adjuster included this component in his findings. He reported that nothing "appeared" out of place. A single snapshot of the rear suspension was submitted in support of his findings. Mr. John garciga, a state farm adjuster, advised us that the snapshot was of poor quality and the car was not lifted for the investigation, but for the purpose of their reporting, no further examination was warranted. He encouraged us to report this incident to the federal safety agency. We feel our daughter was extremely lucky to have survived this crash. Her injuries included a broken nose, and bumps and bruises. Fortunately no other passengers were in her car. It is our feeling that additional investigation may be warranted in an effort to rule out any known or possible defects so that others may be advised of a possible hazard.

Filed Dec 27, 2003 · Steering · 10,000 miles · NC

We purchased a new 2000 pontiac grand am gt from a dealer in florida, the car had 7 miles on it when we bought it. From the first day we had problems with the steering, it pulled to the right always. The dealer attemted to fix the car on several occasions, finally they told us the steering rack was defective. The car had less than 10,000 miles on it, the car would make noise turning the wheel to the left or right, and a bump could be felt coming from the front of the car by turning the wheel while at low speeds. The steering rack went bad again just before 50,000 miles and was once again replaced under warranty, the steering rack that was replaced then has went bad again, around 85,000 miles. It does the exact same thing the first two did, the car is no longer under warranty and pontiac wants over 1,100.00 dollars to fix the problem. This will make the fourth steering rack that we have had to have installed, we feel that pontiac knows that this is an ongoing problem. They have not addressed the problem in our opinion like they should have in the first place. The 2000 model grand am gt came with variable effort steering, in 2002 they replaced it with something else.what if anything can we do about this. Sincerly russell geyer.

Filed Feb 14, 2002 · Tires · OH · 1 injury

While driving, the left front tire blewout, causing the vehicle to pull to the left and to slow down, a vehicle from behind rearended the consumer, one person was injured in accident, no specific tire information was given, (ohio traffic crash report).

Filed Nov 17, 2001 · Brakes, Engine · NC

Engine is missing or coughing while stopped at red light,transmission & transaxle is slipping,car keeps pulling left to right & tires are wearing down on left side due to left front end has a major problem, both front rotors keeps wearing down,left front wheel area has a rubbing & grinding noise that can not be found, engine keeps over heating,brakes keeps pulling & pulsates when brakes are applied.

Filed Aug 28, 2001 · Brakes, Electrical · NY

Abs lights and "warning" lights are coming on dashboard, and there is vibration coming from vehicle during normal operation. Dealership has examined vehicle, and has replaced brake rotors and front wheel bearings. *akthe steering wheel shakes and the vehicle pulls to the right when brakes are applied. The vehicle fuel milage was poor about 17 mpg, also the speaker and alternator are noisy.

Filed Jun 7, 2000 · Suspension · OH

While driving vehicle has intermittently been pulling to the right. Vehicle has been in dealer's shop on two occasions, and nothing could be found.