2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

WHILE DRIVING CAR, THE ENGINE JUST STOPS/STALLS. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED SO FAR WHEN SLOWING TO STOP. I AM ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART IT AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK OR NEUTRAL. *TR

A FEW YEARS BACK, I HAD A PROBLEM IN WHICH MY RPMS WOULD RISE INSANELY WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND EVEN WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK. IT WAS AS IF I WAS "FLOORING IT". I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. LUCKILY, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AS I ONLY HAD ABOUT 45,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT HOME AFTER IT WAS "FIXED", AND IT CONTINUED TO DO THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT WILL BE OK. I TOOK IT BACK HOME AND IT HAS PRETTY MUCH NEVER STOPPED. IT TENDS TO DO IT MORE IN THE SUMMER AS OPPOSED TO THE WINTER. RECENTLY, THE CAR WAS LEAKING COOLANT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I WAS ONCE AGAIN TOLD THAT...

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET STARTED LEAKING COOLANT & OIL. SAID THIS IS A COMMON GM PROBLEM SINCE THEY SWITCHED TO PLASTIC. AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS ONE OTHER 99 GRAND AM HAVING THE SAME THING FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER NOT BEING DRIVEN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH THE 3.4 V6 ENGINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET STARTED LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE CYLINDERS. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS ENGINE AND THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THE ABS, TRACK OFF AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. *NM

I OWN A 2001 PONTAIC GRAND AM THAT I BOUGHT IN APRIL 05 HAVING BOUGHT IT USED I HAD IT ABOUT 20 DAYS WHEN MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IF FROM HE SENT IT TO HIS MECHANICS AND THE REPLACED THE COIL PACK BECAUSE IT WAS READING A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 4. DIDN'T HAVE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 8 MONTH SO I THOUGHT. ON DEC.20,2006 STARTED RUNNING REAL BAD HAD COIL PACK CHANGED, BOOTS, HOUSING, AND SPARK PLUGS AT THE NICE PRICE OF $200.00. IN 1 DAY TO FIND OUT STLL NOT WORKING RIGHT MECHANIC SAID PROBLEM IS INTERNAL AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS IS REPLACE MOTOR WHICH FOR A USED ONE ONLY $3300.00 UNLESS I WOULD LIKE A NEW ONE FOR $6000.00. I FEEL THAT THEY HAVE LOST THERE MINDS EXPECTING PEOPLE TO PAY THAT KIND OF MONEY...

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE (RECALL BY MANUFACTURE CORRECTED THAT PROBLEM). HOWEVER, DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE CONTINUOS PROBLEM WITH THE ON-GOING TICKING SOUND OF THE TURN SIGNAL EVEN WHEN SIGNAL IS NOT IN USE. THAT WOULD COST $273 TO FIX, DEALER SAID. GRINDING SOUND IN TIRES (DEALER GAVE DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT THE FACT THAT THE 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A FAULTY TIRES AND RIM PACKAGE. SUGGESTED NEW RIMS OR DIFFERENT THAN MANUFACTURE CHOICE TIRES. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IS WITH THE ENGINE. RANDOMLY UPON IGNITION AND SOMETIMES AFTER SITTING IDLE, THE ENGINE WILL REV HIGH (AT TIMES UPTO 3RPMS). SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO EXPLODE! WENT TO 2 PONTIAC DEALERS VARIOUS TIMES (AT LEAST 6) AND NEITHER CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME I WAS CHARGED WITH ASSESSMENT FEES. I'M DONE WITH PONTIAC VEHICLES!*AK

OUR 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT1 HAS COOLANT LEAKS. 3/15/04 WE CALLED PONTIAC TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE. THEY OPENED A FILE & SAID THEY'D INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEMS WERE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT & IF SO PROVIDE REPAIR ASSISTANCE, TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION & CALL BACK WITH DIAGNOSIS, WHICH WE DID 3/19/04 (COST $47). THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING [SEE GM SERVICE BULLETIN #03-06-01-010] & WOULD COST $700+. AFTER APPROX A MONTH OF WAITING, ON 4/14/04 PONTIAC DENIED OUR REQUEST STATING WE WERE PAST WARRANTY & THERE WAS NO RECALL. (WE KNEW THAT & SO DID THEY FROM THE START! OTHERWISE, WE WOULD HAVE JUST HAD IT FIXED!) NO ONE READ THE SERVICE BULLETIN & PONTIAC REFUSES TO ADMIT LIABILITY FOR A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, DESPITE THE SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH READS: "CORRECTION: INSTALL A NEW DESIGN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE MATERIAL...

ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT INTAKE MANFOLD, RELATING TO TSB 03-06-01-010A APR 03. ISUE APPEARS TO BE COMMON AMONG THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. CAR IS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 45K MILES. THIS TYPE OF LEAK IS NOT TYPICAL FOR A CAR OF THIS AGE AND USAGE. LOCAL AND DEALER MECHNINICS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT COULD BE EASILY SOLVED WITH PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE GASKET. *AK

CAR HAS A VERY SLOW AND HARD START MOST OF THE TIME, AND CRANKING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO START. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE IT HAS BEEN BOUGHT AND NOBODY CAN SEEM TO FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT.*AK

DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WHILE BRAKING THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. ABS WARNING LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING. *AK

FUEL PUMP DOES NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FUEL GAUGE , FUEL INJECTORS, FAN, LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, COMPUTER CHIP, OIL LEAK, BRAKES, BLINKERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. GMAC HAD BEEN NOTIFIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAD REFUSED TO COOPERATIVE IN FIXING THE DEFECTS. THESE WERE KNOWN DEFECTS. GMAC REFUSED TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY AND REFUSED UNDER THE LEMON LAW. *SCC *JB

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2000 OR JANUARY OF 2001. NEVERTHELESS, I HAVE 26K MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TWICE FOR MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN WAS APPROXIMATELY 8-9 MONTHS AGO WHEN MY ENGINE WAS KNOCKING LOUDLY AND GRINDING DURING ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR KICK INTO OVERDRIVE IT JUST GRINDED. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO GAY PONTIAC IN DICKINSON TX WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY WERE NOT AUTHORIZED BY GMC TO REPLACE MY ENGINE BUT TO REPLACE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF MY ENGINE I.E. RODS AND MAIN BEARING. LAST FRIDAY ON APRIL 25TH MY ENGINE BEGAN TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR STARTED GRINDING EVERY TIME THE RPM METER REACHED 2200 RPM. I TEND TO ACCELERATE...

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS PROBLEMS CRANKING. IGNITION TURNS OVER BUT ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK UNTIL 3-4 TRIES. DOES NOT DO IT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS AND DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND 4 TIMES BECAUSE THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN SOME TIMES WITHOUT BUMPING THE DOORS WITH YOUR HIP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALSO, REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, SIDE MIRRORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE CLEAR COAT WAS LEFT OFF, DOOR REFLECTOR FELL OFF, WEATHER STRIP ON WINDOW FELL OFF, BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS CAR IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF, IT IS COMING APART AT THE SEAMS. PONTIAC REP HAS BEEN CONTACTED ANSWER IS THE SAME, WE HAVE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IT HAS NOW BEGAN STALLING OUT AFTER YOU GET IT CRANKED. I AM NOW CONTACTING GM/BBB AS A...