1999 Pontiac Grand Am power train problems

“1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE WAS SCRAPED BECAUSE OF THE DASH CATCHING ON FIRE AND ALL THE ELECTRIC PARTS IN THE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. *TGW ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB”

“1999 GRAND AM TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED, C-3 LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WATER LEAKED ON THE PASSENGER REAR FLOOR BOARD, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. *TS THE DEALER REFLASED THE PCM AT 3560 MILES. THE TRACK LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN AT 3790 MILES. THIS TIME THE DEALER . THE BLOWER MOTOR SMELL BAD AND ONLY WORKED ON HIGH SPEED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR SHORTED OUT AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD 8626 MILES. THE COMPARTMENT OVER THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WOULD NOT REMAIN LATCHED. *NM”

“I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT, BEGAN WITH A SLOW TRANSMISSION LEAK THAT PROGRESSED TO A LARGER ONE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO TRANSMISSION SHOP AND FOUND TO HAVE A CRACKED TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND AND FELL OUT IN TWO PIECES WHEN TAKEN OUT. THE CRACK WAS AT THE DIFFERENTIAL, THAT CAUSED A PART TO GRIND THE INSIDE WALL OF THE TRANSMISSION TO THE POINT WHERE IT CRACKED COMPLETELY AROUND. EVERY MECHANIC I SPOKE TO NEVER HEARD OF THIS WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN TO MINE AND READ A SITE WHERE ANOTHER GRAND AM HAD THIS HAPPEN AND HIS PICTURES ARE IDENTICAL TO MINE. SO GOING FROM NEVER HEARING OF THIS FROM PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS TO HAPPENING TO TWO SEPERATE 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM APPEARS TO HAVE A PATTERN. I REQUIRED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 1116.50”

“I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 3 YEARS AFTER BUYING IT USED.IT HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT AND RAN WELL. NOW FOR THE LAST YEAR THE TRANSMISSION HAS CONTINUED TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS AND IS GETTING WORSE.I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED, COMPUTER DIAGNOSED TWICE AND HAD IT SERVICED AGAIN. ALL OF THIS HAS BEEN OUT OF POCKET AND COST ME DOWN TIME OF USE OF MY VEHICLE.IT SHIFTS HARD (RANDOMLY) , HAS HARD VIBRATION AT IDLE, ACTS AS IF IT WANTS TO STALL AND IS SLOW GOING INTO REVERSE. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS SEEM TO COME AND GO.MY LOCAL DEALER STATES THAT ARE NO KNOWN PROBLEMS BUT I HAVE SPOKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT OWNERS THAT DESCRIBE SIMILAR PROBLEMS.*AK”

“IN AUGUST OF 2001 WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR I FELT A RATTLE ON MY BRAKES WHICH IS STILL THERE. MY POWER WINDOWS ARE SCRATCHED FROM ROLLING UP AND DOWN. PAINT AROUND THE SPOILER AND BUMPER AND ON THE ROOF IS CHIPED OFF. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GENERATOR IN 2002. I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEALS REPLACED IN 2002. (3.4L V6) I HAD TO HAVE THE WATERPUMP REPLACED IN SPRING OF 2003. NOW THE HEAD GASKETS ARE BROKEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEALS AGAIN ARE BROKEN. MY TRANSMISSION IS NO LONGER WORKING. IN OTHER WORDS I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE; IT IS SITTING MY GARAGE. THE COST AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH IN DOLLARS AND I STILL OWE $9.500 ON THIS CAR.”

“THE HEATER CONTROL WON'T WORK AT SPEED 1 AND 2. THE PAINT ON THE WINDOW FRAME IS FALLING AWAY. THE REAR STRUTS FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AT ALL WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE CAR DOESN'T HEAT UP FULLY WHEN IT GETS UNDER 20 DEGRESS TEMPERATURE. THE ROTORS WARP TOO QUICKLY.”