Hazard/signals work intermittently, intake manifold gasket devolped a leak resulting in antifreeze leaking into my engine oil which caused a $1000 repair, as well as both front bearings went resulting in a $1000 repair as well. This is on top of the 4 windows severly scratched and loose in their tracks, radio stopped working & brakes/rotors constantly need to be replaced due to warping. I found a few recalls on 2000 Grand Am's, but unfortunately they keep telling me that my VIN# isn't one of the ones included in the recall"?"... I don't have the money to continue pouring into this "lemon"!

- Longmont, CO, USA

Heard loud noise coming from front part tires while driving. I knew it wasn't the brakes. Took it to my regular mechanic and was told it was a bad wheel bearing. $400 later it was replaced. This is not my first problem with this car. 1st problem: Blower motor went, 2nd: Water pump went, 3rd: Was told ignition column needs to be replaced, 4th: Shoe over timing belt wore away because of water pump problem. There have been numerous other problems including replacement of the brakes. My car only has 53,000 miles on it and was bought brand new in June of 2000. For the money I have spent on it, I could've had a Lexus!

- Rochester, NY, USA

Intake manifold gasket failure on my 3.4L V6. It was pointed out to me by the service manager, who happened to know right where to look. Being on a tight budget, I couldn't afford the $800+ dollars I was quoted. Now I carry a gallon of dex-cool to top off the system and pray the cooling system doesn't give out because of the dex-cool problem with these engines. My car was just out of warranty and they would not cover it or even offer a 50/50 deal. GM should be held accountable.

- White Lake, MI, USA

Out of warranty. Experiencing engine coolant leak at intake manifold. Dealer wants to replace $100 gasket and also flush & refill coolant @ $130. $970 for labor seems excessive to me. Appaently the engine has to be removed to perform this repair. Pontiac advertized 100,000 mile coolant on window sticker!

- St. Charles, MO, USA

Past vehicle warranty. Estimated costs through the dealer were well over $900 for a blown intake gasket on this vehicle. Combuination of dex-cool and an inferior gasket material is what cause this. Thousands of consumers have the same problem and GM admits the intake gaskets on the 3.0,3.1,3.4 and 3.8 liter motors are bad and failing way before their supposed life expectancy. The gaskets are failing and ruining motors just as most of the vehicles are past the warranty mileage. The dealer will fix but will charge me full parts and labor. I am a mechanic and will perofrm the repair myself.

- St. Paul Park, MN, USA

While driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled. This caused loss of braking and steering power. Dealer could not duplicate the problem, although the fuel module was replaced twice.

- Perris, CA, USA

While driving the engine light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The consumer managed to pull over and had the vehicle towed. The cause of the problem has not been determined.

- Dover, NH, USA

I took my vehicle in for service on Jan 10, 2004 because of the smell of anti-freeze, car not heating up and sluggish behavior during driving. As it turned out, the coolant was leaking in the oil and causing these problems. My mechanic informed me of a service bulletin and class action suit against GM regarding these issues. When I notified GM (dean nelson) regarding the issue, they had no knowledge of the service bulletin. The bulletin number is 03-06-01-010A and superseded bulletin number 03-06-01-010. This bulletin covers Pontiac Grand Am between the years of 1999-2003. In past incidents, GM accepted responsibility for this defect. This case should not be any different.

- Sterling Heights, MI, USA

Intake manifold on 3.4L sfi V6 engine on Grand Am's have severe problem - lets water out of the system very fast, will let a full tank of coolant out in less than 1 hour of driving time. This causes driver to be stranded, also an environmental issue with coolant leaking everywhere. This has caused my engine to be on fire, and the repairs are extensive. Mechanics know this problem all too well, everyone I have been to has had to fix it multiple times. The procedure takes 6 full hours, requiring pricy labor on the consumers expense. New intake manifold gaskets still don't last long even after they have been replaced. GM needs to stand behind their faulty product, and fix this problem. I will spend more in repairs on the engine, then I paid for the car - and I bought it brand new. Please make GM fix this problem, it is an environmental issue with antifreeze leaking everywhere, it is a hazard to people who have to stop to refill the coolant tank just to drive, and it is a very costly and hard to get to component of the engine.

- Moore, OK, USA

My vehicle is a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am SE. When I drive for long periods of time, the car will sporardically turn off. Sometimes the trac off light comes on, sometimes it doesn't. then I will let it sit for about 10-15 min and then try to restart it. Usually it will. I then can go only 1 or 2 miles before it occurs again.

- Harrison, AR, USA

Pontiac Grand Am 2000 stalls out while driving without any warning, I don't even drive the car on major highways anymore, only drive on the back roads. The last time this happened I was lucky but this has happened too many times, 5 in all and I am afraid the next time I won't be so lucky and I will hurt not only myself but anyone who happens to be behind me when it cuts out at 60 or 65 miles an hour. It was also hard to start the car at times and the weather had nothing to do with it, and it didn't seem to matter, hot, cold, muggy, rainy, cold or damp the coolant light had been coming on intermittently and 3 days after I had it in for service the car stalled out again and the coolant light came on and stayed on, I was in a parking lot so I was safe. My husband came and found red gooey stuff in the coolant reservoir tank. Took back in for repairs and they supposedly fixed a leak and can you believe this one, put the same red stuff right back in, dex-cool, so the problem is not fixed. I also feel they should have flushed the system since I am sure it went all through the system, but I am just a woman and what could I know?? the service dept. Also reworded every repair I asked them to do, such as if I said tires were wearing unevenly, they worded it, customer states tires losing psi. I have all of my repair orders and the last one I made a copy of since I sent it to Pontiac, I have proof this time in writing of my wording. This Grand Am has 19,967 miles on it and is 3 years old, this tells you just how often it is driven. It is too dangerous to drive any where but on back streets.

- Saint Petersburg, FL, USA

GM 3.4L V6 intake manifold gasket leak

- Plymouth, MN, USA

Intake manifold gasket failure causing coolant leak on 2000 Grand Am GT.

- Sylvania, OH, USA

Consumer states he started his auto, after driving about 30 miles and heard a noise in his engine. He drove the auto home and called the tow truck and had it taken to a dealer, who told him that Pontiac is having problems with his kind of motor (3.4 engine). Consumer states he cannot afford to pay for the repair alone, because it cost somewhere in the neighborhood of $4000.

- Bakersville, CA, USA

Consumer states that while driving at any speed the engine light comes on then the consumer can heat a loud noise coming from the engine. Dealer notified.

- Bakersfield, CA, USA