2002 Pontiac Grand Am

I HAVE A 2002 GRAND AM GT. I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT NEW WITH 34 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE LOW OIL SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE GASKET INTAKE VALVES WERE LEAKING CAUSING MY LIFTERS TO MELT TOGETHER. I HAD TO HAVE THE LIFTERS REPLACED IN THE ENGINE AT 70,000 MILES. BEING THAT MY SALESMAN WORKED WITH ME, ALL I HAD TO PAY WAS THE COST OF LABOR. THAT WAS STILL $1000. AT 81,000 I HAD TO HAVE A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER PUT IN. ONE YEAR LATER I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED ANOTHER NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BLINKERS AND BRAKE LIGHTS AS OTHERS HAVE WRITTEN. MY SECURITY LIGHT HAS ALSO JUST STARTED COMING ON. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT GM VEHICLES UP TO THIS POINT, AS HAVE THE REST OF MY FAMILY. I EVEN HAD FAMILY THAT WORKED FOR GM. I HAD A GRAND PRIX BEFORE THIS, AND IT WAS GREAT. HOWEVER, I WILL NEVER, EVER, BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE. THEY DO NOT PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT THEY WILL STAND BEHIND. NO WONDER THEY NEED A BAILOUT! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A CRACKED OIL CAP, WHICH CAUSED THE OIL TO EVAPORATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HOOK THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT OFFER TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

I WENT TO START MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER, JUST A VERY HIGH SPEED SPINNING NOISE. THE DAY PRIOR THERE HAD BEEN A RATTLE DURING START UP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY CHECKED IT AND THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE, AND AS A RESULT THERE WAS VALVE AND CYLINDER DAMAGE. THEY HAD TO REBUILD THE ENGINE ALMOST COMPLETELY AS A RESULT. THIS WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000 KM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2002 GRAND AM WITH 77K MILES, THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT I WAS INFORMED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD GONE BAD- EXTREMELY RARE FOR THE YEAR AND MILEAGE ON MY CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND OUT THAT GM RECALLED 20K+ SATURNS FOR THIS FAULTY VIN F ENGINE TIMING CHAIN. THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE IN MY CAR, AND THE SAME THING THAT BROKE. ONCE THE CHAIN BROKE THE PIECES GOT INSIDE SEVERAL ENGINE COMPARTMENTS AND CAUSED A SEVERE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR. ABOUT HALF OF THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE DAMAGE OF THE CHAIN BREAKING. I CONTACTED GM, AND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND NEITHER WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO ALLEVIATE THE DAMAGE THE FAULTY TIMING CHAIN HAS CAUSED. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM - FOUR DOOR VEHICLE. IT CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. ALL FOUR TIRES LEAKED AIR AND I NEEDED TO CONSTANTLY TO CHECK AND FILL ALL FOUR TIRES. THEY SEEMED TO LEAK A RANDOM PACES LOSING AIR AT DIFFERENT RATES. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING NOISE FROM THE TIRES SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP AGREED TO REPLACE TWO OF THE TIRES PER SOME SERVICE BULLETIN BUT ONCE THEY WERE ROTATED, THE NOISE STARTED UP AGAIN. ALSO, HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS REMAINING ON WHEN UTILIZING MIST FOR UP TO 25 SWIPES. THE WIPERS ALSO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHEN USING MIST OR THE INTERMITTENT OPTION. THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOW BUTTONS ONLY WORKED ON OCCASION OTHER THAN THOSE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. AT APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, A VALVE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO ANTIFREEZE/OIL LEAKING WITH THE POTENTIAL OF BURNING OUT THE ENGINE. CLEARLY THIS HAS BEEN JUST ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. AM COMPLETELY DISAPPOINTED IN PONTIAC. THIS WAS MY FIRST (AND LAST) PONTIAC PURCHASE DUE TO THE NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE INTENT AT PURCHASE WAS THAT THIS VEHICLE COULD THEN BE PASSED TO MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER WHO WILL BEGIN DRIVING THIS YEAR, KNOWING THAT I HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR AND IT HAS LOW MILEAGE. AT HIS POINT, I AM CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I BOUGHT THE CAR ONE YEAR AGO. THE CAR NOW HAS 38,000 MILES ON IT. A FEW MONTHS BACK, THE CAR STARTED DOING THIS THING WHERE SOMETIMES IT WOULD START, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD NOT. I WAS LEFT STRANDED WITH MY SON IN THE CAR NUMEROUS TIMES. BUT, WHEN I WOULD GET THE CAR TOWED TO GET FIXED SOMEWHERE, THE CAR WOULD START RIGHT UP. FINALLY AFTER WEEKS OF FRUSTRATION, THE LOCALE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY PASSLOCK MODULE. THE CAR HAS BEEN STARTING SINCE. BUT NOW THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM. THE CAR IS OVERHEATING. I HAVE HAD IT IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP THREE TIMES NOW, GETTING DIFFERENT THINGS DONE, AND IT IS STILL OVERHEATING. THIS CAR IS JUST ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. I HAVE SPENT A TOTAL OF 2000 ON REPAIRS, TOWS, AND CAR RENTALS. THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HASN'T PAID A PENNY,(AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN GET), AND I AM NOW OUT OF MONEY, CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR, AND STILL HAVE 3 YEARS OF 325.00 A MONTH CAR PAYMENTS. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH PONTIAC. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC PRODUCT. THEY ARE EXTREMELY UNRELIABLE. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS EITHER. THERE IS A WEBSITE, (EDMUNDS.COM,) WHERE YOU CAN READ ABOUT ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH GRAND AM'S, HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB

MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE DRIVING ON THE AUTOBAHN AND THE ENGINE DIED. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START AND SHE HAD IT TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER. THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKE AND DAMAGED THE ENTIRE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO GET A NEW ENGINE SHIPPED TO GERMANY AT A COST OF $9000. THE CAR HAD 52000 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN RECENTLY SERVICED. THE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED AT 50000 MILES AND GM SAID THE ENGINE WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM ANYMORE. *JB