NHTSA — Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
63,500 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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1997 Pontiac Grand Am brakes problems

brakes problem

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1997 Pontiac Grand Am Owner Comments

problem #4

Jul 012001

Grand Am 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 74,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

This is the worst car (lemon) I have ever had. I bought this car from a used car dealer ship called new car alternative in livonia mi. I am now on my third engine in the car. The first 2 failed due to the head gaskets blowing and anti-freeze was mixing with oil in the engine causing engine failure. All car window motors have be replaced 4 or 5 times each and still don't work. Back two doors are broke one wont open the other wont close. The sunroof wont close the dealer told me 1500 to replace motor and put back on tracks. Lol I have the brakes replaced 3 times in 5 years. I bought the car Dec of 99 and have had all these problems since. I don't recommend anyone to buy a Grand Am or a car from this dealership they were no help at all. The first engine was covered by warranty second one was at my cost of 3500. Then another 1500 for new radiator and heater core. Then alternator needed to be replaced. After that I needed a new transmission hose. This is such bull crap. What a lemon! plus I was pulling out of a gas station one day and my air bag decided to come out on it own no accident occurred and hit me in the face resulting in injuries and I had to go to the hospital.

- South Lyon, MI, USA

problem #3

Sep 152003

Grand Am

  • Automatic transmission
  • 95,000 miles
Left side steering colum pin fell out steering wheel almost fell off dash

- Brampton, UN, USA

problem #2

Jul 152003

Grand Am

  • Automatic transmission
  • 85,000 miles
When you run the air, the car stalls and won't start anywhere from one hour to three or four possibly the next day. The horn works sometimes, the raidio works sometimes as does the dispay, the volume goes up and down. The fuel systems shuts down along with the car when the air is running. The power window quit working in April, I replaced the one of the passenger side only to have the one on the driver side to stop working. The brakes went out with no warning. Anytime the car has any problems no lights come on to warn you it will just stop working. The shop that put the used engine in still can't tell me why it stared knocking. The ets system comes on and off all the time without pressing the button, I have had nothing but problems with the 1997 ponitac Grand Am GT.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #1

Oct 242002

(reported on)

Grand Am

  • miles
Consumer states has been change the brakes pad many times, got broken every months. Dealer has been notified.

- Lomita-14, CA, USA

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