NHTSA Complaint #10098560 — 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM

MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS OF MAKING A STRANGE SOUND EVERYTIME I OPERATED IT. THE PLASTIC CLIPS THAT HOLD IT IN PLACE HAD BROKEN. THE ENTIRE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE PURCHASED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. MECHANIC FOUND 3 OTHER SETS OF BROKEN PLASTIC CLIPS INSIDE THE DOOR FROM 3 PREVIOUS REPAIRS. I BOUGHT THE 2000 GRAND AM SE IN 2001 WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES. NOW AT 53,000 MILES THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST ME 423.00, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS FAULTY ENGINEERING AND WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY YEAR OR TWO! ALSO, THE FRONT BRAKE DRUMS BECAME WARPED RECENTLY AND HAD TO BE FIXED. AS WELL AS ENGINE PLUGS AND ANOTHER ENGINE COMPONENT.*AK