1988 Pontiac Grand AM Problems & Complaints

ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. *AK

CAR STALLS WHILE GOING SLOWER CITY SPEEDS. *AK

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. *AK

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?

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND GOING AROUND A TURN WITHIN THE ROAD STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE FRONT, AND DASHBOARD FELL APART. *AK

FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR/VALVE FAILED CAUSING FIRE WHICH RESULTED IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND INJURIES. *YC

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED IN A COLLISION.

ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE.

COLD STEERING. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILED.

STRUTS FAILED.

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS, OWNER INDICATED THAT SHE HAS HAD WORK DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. *AK

PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE LAP AND SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT OUT OF THE DOOR. *AK

DURING IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

INTERMITTENT STALLING FOLLOWED BY ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD

FUEL THROTTLE STUCK IN BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURE CAUSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK. TT

ENGINE HEAD FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD

ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN IN THE QUAD 4 ENGINE, ALSO THERE IS FUEL LINE FAILURE. TT

BLEW THE HEAD GASKETS. TT

SEAT BELTS DO NOT RESTRAIN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. TT

HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO CUT OFF. *SD

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.

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *SKD

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, SEAT BELT CANNOT BE UNLATCHED. *AK

ENGINE HEAD BLEW OUT, CAUSING WHITE SMOKE TO BE EMMITED THROUGH EXHAUST PIPES. RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO AGE AND MILEAGE OF VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO SMOKE/INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AW

SEAT BELTS ARE MOUNTED ON DOOR. TT

REPLACED WATER PUMP. *AK

REPLACED ENGINE GASKETS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS MAKING ABNORMAL SOUND, GUIDE ON TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN, ALSO REPLACED BELT TENSIONER. TT

'COLD POWER STEERING'. *SD

RACK & PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY MOUNTING BRACKET BROKE TWICE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL WHEN TURNING. *SKD

'COLD POWER STEERING'. *DH