We found the following complaints for PONTIAC GRAND AM (1988)
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Alternator failed.
Intermittent stalling.*skd
Replaced water pump.
Engine head blew out,causing white smoke to be emmited through exhaust pipes. Recall repairs refused due to age and mileage of vehicle.
Head gasket failed.
Blew the head gaskets.tt
Vehicle was making abnormal sound, guide on timing chain had broken, also replaced belt tensioner.tt
Engine head gasket blewout.
Engine head gaskets have blown in the quad 4 engine, also there is fuel line failure.tt
Replaced engine gaskets.
Started engine, check gauge light came on; check gauges; showed no oil pressure; engine could have seized up. Also, ignition coil covers goes bad. Give details.
As stalling episodes continued and i completed normal maintenance servises, finally a local pontiac dealer did comphrehensive tests and checked without conclusive answer to problem . On oct.13th.99. The car broke down , back fired, could not be restarted, was towed to a pontiac dealer who said head gasket had 1-1/2 inch rupture. No repair was done. Car operates again,and continuies to stall. Can it be electrical conection problem or what?
Engine head gasket failure.
Engine head failed 2 times. *sd
Intermittent stalling followed by engine compartment fire. *sd
Owner states while driving vehicle stalls, owner indicated that she has had work done on this vehicle,including replacing the fuel pump.
Fuel pressure regulator/valve failed causing fire which resulted in property damage and injuries.
Transmission switch failed causing engine to smoke/intermittent stalling.*aw
Seat belts are mounted on door.tt
Driver side seat belt failed in a collision.
Driver's side seat belt failure, seat belt cannot be unlatched.
During impact, the driver's side seat belt did not lock.please describe.
The driver's side lap and shoulder belt does not retract out of the door.
Seat belts do not restrain when brakes are applied.tt
While driving at 40 mph and going around a turn within the roadsteering wheel locked up, causing loss ofcontrol. Vehicle hit another vehicle in the front, and dashboard fell apart.
Cold steering.
'cold power steering'. *sd
While driving at 40 mph and going around a turn within the roadsteering wheel locked up, causing loss ofcontrol. Vehicle hit another vehicle in the front, and dashboard fell apart.
Paint is chipping off the body of the vehicle.
Struts failed.
Fuel throttle stuck in below zero temperature causing accelerator pedal to stick.tt
Car stalls while going slower city speeds.
While traveling about 25 mph, in a parking lot accelerator pedal went all the way down to the floorboard, and would not release.vehicle accelerated up to about 45-50 mph.consumer applied the brakes very hard, but would not stop the vehicle.vehicle was put into park, and key was taken out of the ignition before vehicle would stop.vehicle was towed to owner's home. Please provide any further information.
Windshield wipers fail to cut off. *sd
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