2001 pontiac grand am gt, 44500 miles, 38 months old. Vehicle has slowly used radiator fluid for over a year, however passed all pressure tests at dealer. Engine began to make loud noises when started but quickly disappears as engine warms. Engine noise became very loud within a few days and dealer states the intake manifold gasket has a leak which has also cuased damage to values and lifters. Repair cost at $1,600.00 plus an additional $300.00 to flush engine and radiator. Systemn flush required since radiator fluid may have entered engine. Only engine problem prior to engine noise was the occassional loss of anti-freeze which did not lead dealer to problem. Engine oil is always clean with no signs of external contaminants. Dealer has stated that a lot of intake manifold gaskets are being replaced.
2001 Pontiac Grand Am engine complaints
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My car is a 2001 pontiac grand am. It had 23,051 miles on it when the problem was fixed. The problem was the low coolent light went on so the intake gaskets and nec parts needed replacing. A 3 year old car with 23,000 miles needed $900 worth of repairs with no accidents on it's record.
Water leaked into floorboard from air-conditioner. Grinding noise coming from the front and back wheels. Trim came loose from back bumper. Rearview mirror fell off. Had numerous times where the car would crank but not start (dealership could not duplicate problem) front driver window would not come down on occasion. Car caught fire under the dashboard while parked in our garage. The fire did extensive damage to the interior of the car. The inspector sent out to look at the car (by gm) said the fire was electrical and not caused by anything we did to the car. The car was repurchased by gm on january 7, 2004 after basically calling them on a daily basis to get something done about it.
Car has a very slow and hard start most of the time, and cranking noise when trying to start. It has been in the shop multiple times since it has been bought and nobody can seem to figure the problem out.
Dash lights came on and off intermittently. Also, while braking there was a loud grinding noise. Abs warning light and engine check light kept illuminating.
I have a friend that has a 2001 or 2002 pontiac grand am gt. 2 weeks ago, the catalytic converter burned up. The dealer is telling him that the part needs to be order in from the manufacturer and in turn they need to actually build him a new one. I am searching for a recall on this because I have another friend who has a 2002 chevrolet s10 who had the same exact problem. Both cars have less that 100 thousand miles on them and I would like to see if gm should be covering the cost of this repair as it seems to be a manufacturing defect.
Fuel pump does not work. Dealer notified. *ak the fuel gauge , fuel injectors, fan, lights, door locks, computer chip, oil leak, brakes, blinkers had to be replaced. Gmac had been notified on several occasions and had refused to cooperative in fixing the defects. These were known defects. Gmac refused to fix under warranty and refused under the lemon law. *scc
I have had many problems with my 2001 grand am. Like others many turn signals failed, I have had water leaks, the dome light fell out of its casing and was dangling by its wires. In may of 2003 the computer and its wiring were replaced (at only 31000) after an incident of very ruff shifting. A separate consistant problem that remains unsolved is the car's occasional episodes of not wanting to start. During these episodes it sounds as if the starter will crack, but it just will not start. The only way to get it started at these times is to tap the gas pedal! It has been taken to two dealerships for this problem. They have replaced a fuel intake valve and put new programming in the computer. Nothing they ever do solves this problem and usually they tell me that they can not recreate the problem and therefore can not fix it. Even after having a new computer the problem still occurs.
I have a 2001 pontiac grand am. I purchased my vehicle in december of 2000 or january of 2001. Nevertheless, I have 26k miles on my car and I have brought it in twice for major engine repair. The first time I brought it in was approximately 8-9 months ago when my engine was knocking loudly and grinding during acceleration. In addition it would not accelerate or kick into overdrive it just grinded. I brought my car into gay pontiac in dickinson tx where it was purchased. They were not authorized by gmc to replace my engine but to replace certain portions of my engine I.e. Rods and main bearing. Last friday on april 25th my engine began to do the exact same thing as I was driving home. I began to accelerate and the car started grinding every time the RPM meter reached 2200 RPM. I tend to accelerate fast when I drive however I do not consider this grounds for the damage that appears to be happening to my vehicle. I have not added any components to my vehicle since purchasing it. I took my vehicle back to the same dealership, and this time they called out a gmc rep who suggested again that only certain parts of my engine are replaced. I am in the process of trying to get this changed. I believe at this point parts that were not originally repaired or replaced have since sustained additional damage and I believe that there is a problem outside of my engine that is calling for the engine to sustain this damage. I am very concerned that my vehicle is a lemon and the failure of gmc to investigate and repair my vehicle will eventually cause me additional harm. I would hate to be in rush hour traffic and have an engine failure or be unable to accelerate to the flow of traffic.
Leaking steering rack, leaking water pump & broken blower motor.
2001 pontiac grand am has problems cranking. Ignition turns over but engine will not crank until 3-4 tries. Does not do it on a consistent basis and dealership has not been able to duplicate problem. It has been in 4 times for this problem and 4 times because the back doors will not open some times without bumping the doors with your hip. Dealership was not able to duplicate problem. Also, rearview mirror fell off, side mirrors had to be replaced because clear coat was left off, door reflector fell off, weather strip on window fell off, blinkers stopped working. Despite the fact that this car is well taken care of, it is coming apart at the seams. Pontiac rep has been contacted answer is the same, we have to duplicate problem. It has now began stalling out after you get it cranked. I am now contacting gm/bbb as a last resort. Please help me if you can.
Vehicle has stalled numerous times at any speed. Dealer has replaced ignition switch three times, but has not remedied the problem.
Ongoing problem with engine stalling/cutting off at multiple speed while driving. Vehicle been to the dealer on four occasions, and they were unable to duplicate the problem. Feel free to provide any further information.
When consumer is driving vehicle shuts down without warning. Dealership is aware of problem.
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