Pontiac Grand Am tire blowout problems

Filed Sep 16, 2009 · Tires · OH

1999 pontiac grand am right front tire blew out causing damage to the right front corner of the vehicle. *kb the officer observed the tread cap from the right front tire had come off and went into the wheel well, it knocked the right front fender loose. Ohio traffic crash report # 10-0754-90.

Filed Mar 2, 2009 · Suspension · 80,000 miles · IL

1) no warning of any kind! 2) front drivers suspension coil break/collapse, coil punctured tire causing tire blow out, car crashing down all instantaneous. No injury - I was pulling out of my garage. How often 1 time. 3) tow and then replace the tire, coil, strut, I also must replace the other front coil, strut as well, since there clearly is a defect - and I don't want to die! I will request to keep the parts.

Filed Apr 17, 2008 · Suspension · 128,119 miles · MN

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.

Filed Oct 24, 2007 · Tires · MD · crash

1997 pontiac grand am tire blew causing the driver to lose control and end up in a ditch. *kb the vehicle had damage to the rear axle and left side mirror. (ohio traffic crash report)

Filed Apr 18, 2006 · Suspension · 87,000 miles · OH

No warning or event leading up to failure. 1999 pontiac grand am gt with 87,000 miles. New tires in december of 2004. While backing out of driveway, received some resistance, thought my brakes were sticking. Pushed on accelerator to back out of my driveway and heard a loud snap and ripping noise. After I heard the noise, I stopped the car and put the car back in drive to pull forward. Before hitting the accelerator to pull forward I felt the front right of my car fall down and heard an "air release" noise. I exited my car and discovered I had a flat tire. My husband removed my tire that day and found the whole inside wall of my tire open. The spring coil on the front right hand sight was broken in two and a jagged edge was exposed. I had my car towed to a nearby shop. They have not given me an estimate yet but they suspect I need new spring coils and possibly a whole new suspension. Pending on corrective action. I have contacted the manufacturer and they have advised that there are no recalls with this defect. This is a safety hazard. If I was driving at highway speeds and my tire blew, I could have killed myself. I have researched other websites such as mycarfacts.com and have found several complaints of this same thing happening to people with 1999 pontiac grand ams. I have also read the federal safety agency has done an investigation (ea03021 and pe03031). I am writing to submit my complaint in hopes that some action will come out of this. It is very sad that a company would allow this to continue to happen, especially here in america. My sister is 8 months pregnant and drives a grand am also. I worry for her safety. Is it going to take a death for this matter to be addressed? Thanks for your time.

Filed Sep 21, 2005 · Tires · VA · crash

Dt: 1995 pontiac grand am. The consumer stated the driver's side front tire blew out after being in the vehicle for 30 minutes. This was a new summit tire. The dealership gave the consumer his money back and put the old tires on vehicle. The vehicle was going 60 MPH. This caused front end damage. The consumer stated that there was a crash due to tire blowout.

Filed May 5, 2005 · Acceleration · KY · crash

I have a pontiac grand am 2003 model. There was a recall on my car for the accelerator pedal and I had my car fixed. I had the recall fixed and about a week later I had a car accident in which my car would not stop due to the the accelerator contiuing to accelerate and my brake not allowing me to stop. My air bags deployed, my wind shield shattered, my front left tire blew, everything under neath my car was damaged. Thankfully no one was hurt but I have had a claim with gm and I was told yesterday that they are denying my claim. When I was asked to see the report they refused saying it was property of gm and I did not have the right to see it. To me I feel that I do considering that it is there fault this happened because there was a recall on this and I feel I should have some proof on there reasoning for saying that they are not going to cover the damages and to make sure it is not going to happen again. For all of the people with 2003 grand am be careful and make sure this does not happen to you because it may be worse the next time for someone else.

Filed Mar 12, 2005 · Suspension · 64,000 miles · NY

While traveling at 50 MPH on a 4 lane road there was a loud noise (bang) from the right front of the vehicle. Suddenly the right front tire blew out, the front of the car drop and pulled severely to the right, causing the car to travel completely accross the right hand lane and into the shoulder of the road before being able to stop. After stopping it was found that the right front coil spring broke in half, ripping into the inner side wall of the front tire for approximately 12" and seizing the right front wheel from rotaing. Replaced both front strut assemblies and the right front tire, which had less than 1,000 miles useage.

Filed Jan 5, 2005 · Tires · 13,000 miles · SD

Kumo tires, 225/50r16 , dot#y0f8ya3f4903. The consumer was driving at approximately 50 MPH when the right front tire blew out. The tire had only 13,000 miles on it when the tire sidewall blew out. The consumer took the vehicle back to the tire distributor where it was noticed that the other 3 tires had excessive wear. Also, the consumer had to replace all four tires which had only 15,334 miles. All of the tires had 3 rotations, yet the tires just wore out prematurely. The cause of the premature wear was undetermined. *ak *sc

Filed Nov 8, 2004 · Suspension · MI

On november 3, 2004, upon leaving work, I noticed a noise coming from my left front end. I pulled over in the parking lot of my work place, but unable to identify the cause. I proceeded to the rinke pontiac dealership in warren, mi. The service technician performed a cursory check and determined that the strut (and possibly) the spring was broken. After verifying with him that it wouldn't be dangerous, I continued toward home. When I arrived at my turn-off, my front passenger tire blew out. I made it home and called aaa mich; the driver who came to change my tire informed me that the coil spring was broken. On november 4, 2004 , I took my car to noonan pontiac for repair. They replaced the left front coil spring, strut, mount, spring and seat which resulting in a total charge of $614.23 (minus discount). I retained the old part. I replaced the tire and alignment separately.