1999 Pontiac Grand Am equipment problems

“IN NOVEMBER 2004 MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT. AFTER FLIPPING THROUGH MY CARS MANUAL I DECIDED TO HAVE IT SERVICED WITH THE DEALER I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT IT FROM. AT ONLY 60,000 MILES THEY DETERMINED ALL OF MY FUEL INJECTORS WENT BAD. I HAD TO REPLACE THESE AND WITH LABOR CHARGES IT COST ME NEARLY $1,000. APPROXIMATELY 11 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE THE CAR TO DEALER WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO EXPLAIN THAT MY FUEL INJECTORS WENT BAD A SECOND TIME. THEY FIRST REPLACEMENTS WERE UNDER WARRANTY, I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY LABOR. UNFORTUNATELY THIS PAST WEEK THE LIGHTS FOR THE FUEL INJECTORS CAME ON AGAIN, AND IS CURRENTLY GETTING DIAGNOSED. THIS WILL BE MY THIRD SET OF FUEL INJECTORS IN 36 MONTHS. THE ONLY THING THE DEALER WILL DO IS REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTORS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY THEY CAN'T PROMISE THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS THAT WERE INITIALLY REPLACED, AND THE REPLACEMENTS AFTER THEM HAVE BEEN FAULTY. *NM”

“DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT WORK UNLESS IT WAS SET ON HIGH. ON THE LOWER LEVELS, THE COMPRESSOR WOULD NOT INITIATE. THE AIR CONDITIONER WORKED UNTIL JANUARY, 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED. *AK UPDATED 10/25/2006 - *NM”

“I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND THE RACK AND PINION HAS BROKE TWICE. THE LAST TIME BEING WHEN I WAS TURNING OUT ON AN INTERSTATE LOOSING ALL STEERING CAPABILITIES. *NM”

“I BOUGHT MY 1999 GRAND AM IN OCT' 04. THE FIRST 2 MO. OF OWNING IT MY ALTERNATOR WENT OUT. A FEW MONTHS LATER I HAD TO REPLACE MY FRONT BRAKES. SHORTLY AFTER THAT MY(2ND) ALTERNATOR AND A/C PUMP WENT OUT NOT TO MENTION THE BATTERY TOO. OH AND NOT ONLY HAS THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT BEEN ON MOST OF THE TIME, A SECOND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON! I HAVE NEVER KNOWN A VEHICLE TO HAVE 2 SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS ON AT THE SAME TIME!! WAS THIS SOME KIND OF PREMONITION!? AS SOON AS I GOT THE CAR BACK,I WENT AND PICKED MY KIDS UP TO GO TO THE FAIR. WE WERE NOT EVEN 2 MILES OUT OF TOWN YET WHEN MY ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR QUITE SOMETIME BEFORE I COULD MAKE IT HOME SAFELY WITH MY CHILDREN. NOW MY CAR THAT I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON, NOT JUST PURCHASING THE CAR,BUT ALSO IN PARTS IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR EITHER A BLOWN HEAD GASKET OR THE ENGINE BLOCK IS DAMAGED. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THESE SPECIFIC CARS OR SHOULD I SAY ENGINE TYPE. NEVERTHELESS, THIS IS COSTLY AND VERY DANGEROUS TO EVERYONE WHO OWNS ONE OF THESE LEMONS!!!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE REAL QUICK WITH THESE PROBLEMS OR THE MANUFACTURE OF THESE…”

“I OWN A 1999 GRAND AM SE. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCT '04 I HAVE BEEN HAVING NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. THIS PAST JUNE I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. LEADING UP TO THAT THE CAR WOULD DIE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. I WOULD BRING IT TO THE DEALER (MORE LIKE TOW IT) AND I WOULD ALWAYS BE TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG. THEN YET AGAIN IT WOULD DIE. AFTER THAT THE STALLING BEGAN. I WOULD BE DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF. IT WOULD USUALLY TAKE UP TO 10 MINUTES TO TURN BACK ON. ONCE THE DEALER WENT "WELL MAYBE ITS YOUR LIGHTS, YOU LEAVE THEM ON." MY RESPONSE WAS HOW DO I LEAVE ON AUTOMATIC LIGHTS? I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY ALTERNATOR 3 TIMES AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY TWICE. IT GOT TO THE POINT THAT ONCE I SHUT OFF MY CAR THE ONLY WAY TO START IT WAS BY TAKING OUT THE MAIL RELAY CHIP FOR 2 MINUTES THAN REPLACING IT. THAN THE CAR WOULD START UP. FINALLY I WAS ON THE HIGH WAY AND OUT OF NO WHERE YOU HEAD A LOUD POP. THERE WENT THE HEADER, PISTONS, OIL GASKET. THE ENGINE BLEW. HOWEVER IT WAS NEVER A EFFECT OF THE OIL. I WAS ALWAYS CHECKING IT AND GETTING IT CHANGED ONCE EVER OTHER MONTH (I COMMUTED A LOT). SO I GOT A REBUILT ENGINE PUT IN AND THE PROBLEMS WENT…”

“BEFORE THE FAILURE OF MY BRAKES FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS I HAD THIS NOISE EVER SO OFTEN AND SLIPPING FEELING WHEN BRAKING. I ALSO STARTED TO HAVE BAD TRACTION ACCORDING TO MY TRACTION LIGHT AND MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AFTER EITHER GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS OR TURNING A RIGHT HAND TURN OR HITTING A POT HOLE. I WOULD THEN HAVE TO RESTART MY CAR TO GET RID OF THE MESSAGES ON THE DASH TELLING ME WHAT WAS WRONG. I HAD THEM CHECK AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WHERE PUT ON ALL THE WAY AROUND ALONG WITH NEW TIRES. THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. I HAVE ALSO LOST MY EMERGENCY BRAKE IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS BUT I HAVEN'T HAD IT LOOKED AT YET AND HEARD THAT IT MIGHT NEED TIGHTENED. I ONLY BOUGHT HIS VEHICLE RECENTLY AND IT DOES HAVE OTHER MINOR PROBLEMS THAT I HEAR SO MANY GRAND AM OWNERS HAVE. LIKE THE LOOSE RIGHT SIDE VIEW MIRROR AND THE VOLUME DIAL ON THE RADIO AND THE INABILITY TO TURN OFF THE RADIO ITSELF ALSO ALONG WITH THE # 1 AND 2 ON THE A/C...AND HEATER DO NOT WORK. I FOUND THIS TO BE TRUE IN MORE THAN A DOZEN GRAND AMS I LOOKED AT OVER THE PERIOD OF TIME I WAS LOOKING FOR A NEW VEHICLE AND I THINK…”