Similar to: the federal safety agency action number : pe03031 my 2000 pontiac grand am suspension front:springs coil springs need to be replaced as they are broken. Causes issues when turning and driving. I noticed this issue has been reported by others and wondering if there is any retaliation so that the manufacturer needs to fix? I plan to have them fixed immediately due to unknown consequences.
2000 Pontiac Grand Am: broken coil spring
7 of the 675 complaints about the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am describe broken coil spring.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 104,800
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 14 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Broken coil spring by model year
- 20007
- 199948
- 19941
What owners say
I was starting to leave for work and the front coil spring on the passenger side of my 2000 pontiac grand am gt had snapped and flung itself into the tire. Which could have resulted into a severe crash and could have killed some one. Now I must replace the strut tower and the coil spring.
Right front spring broke causing spring to come off strut seat and drop down and go into tire which caused tire to blow out and almost to lose control of car. Part # of spring is 22132945.
Car pulled out of garage and road around block. Extreme grinding noise. Smoke from front passenger tire. Pulled car back into garage to investigate. Passenger front coil spring cracked and rubbing against tire causing tire damage.
2000 pontiac grand am left front coil spring broke puncturing the tire equipment.*mr vehcile was parked when left front coil spring broke. The repair shop mentioned there might be a recall. Called pontiac they said there was a recall but our VIN was not included. *bf
Was pulling out of garage and heard a grinding noise coming from front end. I stopped and got out to inspect the car. I could not see anything wrong so I continued backing up. The noise did not stop. I pulled forward to go back into the garage and the left front tire popped. I got out to see if I could identify the problem. There were shredds of my tire in the driveway. I called the wrecker. We took off the flat tire to see that the left front coil spring had broken and cut my tire all the way around. We brought the car to smith auto sales in lebanon,nh to be fixed. Both front springs were replaced and front end aligned. I am concerned if this spring had broken while on the interstate what may have happened.
Left coil spring broke resulting in the front of the car dropping to the ground.*mr the consumer son lost control of the vehicle when the coil spring failed . The front tire also blew out due to the coil spring failure.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Suspension
- Squeaking noise in front end on turns
- Changes to labor time guide relating to front suspension labor operations components
- Squeak or rub type noise on turns coming from the front suspension as if it is coming from the shock...
- 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
Related recalls
Suspension: rear
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The bolt that attaches the rear suspension trailing arm to the left rear knuckle may not have been tightened to specifications during assembly.
- Risk
- The bolt could back completely out of the joint affecting vehicle control.
- Remedy
- Dealers will tighten this bolt.
Recall number 00V116000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am coil spring
Is broken coil spring a common problem on the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am?
7 of 675 owner complaints about the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am (1%) mention broken coil spring. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am?
There is 1 recall and 14 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2000 Pontiac Grand Am
Stalling 37Won't start 37Grinding brakes 30Fuel pump 24Overheating 20ABS 15Fuel gauge 15Power windows 14Check engine light 13Fire or smoke 13No deployment 12Brake failure 12Premature wear 12Tire blowout 8Knocking 7Headlights 7Fuel smell 6Pulling 6Water leak 6Hesitation 5
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 2000 Pontiac Grand Am?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history