2002 Pontiac Grand Am: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Dec 28, 2005 · Brakes, Electrical · 36,000 miles · MN

Bought the car in 03 had 30000 miles on it. Ran great, loved the power... Then about 6 months later(36,000) it started.. First was the brake pads, replaced those, found out that the pads had been installed incorrectly, thus wore the rotors. Replaced the rotors. Heard the clicking sound from under the dash, took car to electrician, replaced the relay.... 1 year later, heard grinding from front wheels, again.... Found out the calipers were stuck at full brake, so the pads, rotors and calipers needed to be replaced. Had the car stall as if it were out of gas.... Could not restart, had to leave until morning(it was 3:00 am at the time), car restarted just fine in morning, still don't know what that was all about. Now radio antenna went out, cd player skips like I am running over speed bumps all the time. Also back speakers went out.. Investigated and found that the metal on the speakers was installed touching the frame in the back window, causing them to short out... Now car is surging at normal speeds, suspect bad fuel pump.. And once again the licking is back again. Gm has paid $0 for repairs. They say it is not their fault... Funny, I did not install these things and they are apparently problems that gm has been having. I love(rather loved) gm. I have always known them to be reliable and sturdy. This car has taught me otherwise. I can now see the direction that gm is going and I will never buy a gm vehicle again. If anyone has any other problems with their cars they can not figure out, let me know. I have been through this car about a 100 times and know what I am looking for. Hoping gm wakes up and makes quality cars again.

Filed Jan 21, 2005 · Brakes · DC

2002 pontiac grand am developed brake problems.***no answer required***. *mr the consumer heard a grinding noise from the front brakes. The vehicle was taken to be inspected in it was found that the inside pads on both side were rubbing metal to metal.

Filed Jun 7, 2004 · Brakes, Tires · 10,000 miles · IN

I have had many problems with the brakes on my car. I have had almost everything from pumping, noise, grinding, fading, and one time they didn't catch for a long time and I almost hit someone.

Filed Feb 24, 2004 · Brakes · PA

On a rainy day, light pulsating was felt when the consumer applied the brakes. *la the consumer stated when the brakes were applied, the vehicle continued to move. The brakes only performed that way in the winter and on rainy days. There was a squeaking sound coming from the ABS motor and pump.

Filed Oct 3, 2003 · Tires, Wheels · IL

Issue concerns tsb 02-03-10-003. The vehicle is 2002 pontiac grand am gt with aluminum alloy wheels and 16 inch eagle rsa tires. The vehicle has 41,000 miles and is not under warranty. Prior to oct. 3 2003 - a scrunching and grinding noise in the front part of the vehicle that sounds like a wheel bearing or brake assembly went bad. Decided that the problem was bad enough to take to local dealership. The dealership determined that cause was combination of the stock aluminum wheel and the stock goodyear rsa tire described in tsb 02-03-10-003 and that they were unable to repair the problem without replacing the tires. The decision was if I wanted the problem fixed, I have to pay for 4 new tires. I brought 3 issues to the attention of the dealer: 1. This is a safety issue because any other mechanical failures of a similar sound will not be heard over the current sound and therefore be left unchecked until a time when the part could fail catastrophically. 2. It is a safety issue for the reason that under pressure or heat deviating from the norm as a result of the tire and rim rubbing in such a way to cause the sound. 3. It would be very difficult to resell a vehicle that was unsafe. For these three reasons I requested that the dealership pay for the repairs. They said that they did not have the power to make that decision and that I should contact the manufacturer. Oct. 3 2003 I contacted pontiac customer assistance and spoke to merrill hammond concerning the problem. She said that pontiacs position is that the car is operating within normal and acceptable parameters and did not have to pay for the repair since it was not a safety recall. Told that if I had brought the car in under warranty, new tires would have been put on the car by the manufacturer. She suggested I contact the federal safety agency if I was unhappy with the safety issues concerning tsb. I feel the car is unsafe and that a recall should be issued for the tire combination stated in the tsb.

Filed Sep 24, 2003 · Brakes, Steering · 20,000 miles · NC

2002 pontiac grandam gt-1 has continuous grinding, rubbing, and popping sounds from the front steering. Also has uncontroled power steering where the car could go off the road. Dealerships can or will not try to find these serious defects, they say that it is the tires that is causing these defects.this is the second new gt-1 within the past three years with the same defects that I have owned.

Filed Jul 11, 2002 · Brakes, Electrical · WV

Vehicle shut down while traveling on highway without prior warning. Dealership is aware of problem. *ak also the drivers power seat is inoperable at times, it makes a grinding noise, and at times would not move at all, there was a pulsation when brakes were being applied, brakes were replaced and the rotors were resurfaced, starter was replaced, there was a clunking nosie when driving straight or making turns, the dome light fell off, trunk is hard to close, consumer has to slam trunk to get it to close, the dealer found the latch out of adjustment, when starting vehicle there is a noise from the engine area, there was a noise coming from the wheel area, dealer could not duplicate consern, alternator was replaced, vehicle stalled, delaer replaced fuel sending unit, the clock radio was loosing time, the remote keyless entry will only work when consumer is close to the vehicle, the windows were making a scratching noise when being rolled up, the air conditon has an odor, steering wheel has a mild vibration when driving.

Filed Mar 13, 2002 · Tires · NH

Vehicle is making grinding/ rubbing noises. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer indicated that goodyear, eagle tires were rubbing against rim of vehicle, size# p225/50r16, dot#t303462gcw. *ak