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Pontiac Grand Am Service Brakes, Hydraulic Foundation Components Disc Rotor Safety Report | Mar 17, 2001
Reported on Mar 17, 2001
I HAVE HAD ROTOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT I COULD FEEL IT BUT THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BECAUSE IT WAS BRAND NEW AND NEEDED TO LOOSEN UP. WHAT IT DOES IS WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO A STOP, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY, I CAN HEAR GRINDING, THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL WOBBLE. IT'S REALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN IT HAS BEEN RAINING OUTSIDE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ONE WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND THEY GRINDED THE ROTORS DOWN AND TOLD ME IT WAS DEFECTIVE ROTORS FROM THE FACTORY. IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS, I TOOK IT BACK ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. ONCE AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT DEFECTIVE ROTORS WERE USED TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE ROTORS. IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER IN OCTOBER, THEY TEST DROVE IT AND SAID IT SOUNDS A LITTLE FUNNY AND THAT I PROBABLY AM DRIVING IT WRONG. IT WAS NOTICEABLE AT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WITH IT. IT IS STILL CONSTANTLY DOING IT AND IT SCARES ME AT TIMES BECAUSE I KNOW MY STOPPING DISTANCE HAS TO BE LONGER NOW. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT IS EMBARRASSING BECAUSE I KNOW THEY THINK I'M DOING SOMETHING WRONG. I THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE, AT LEAST TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS WITH ONES THAT WORK. PONTIAC CALLED ME AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT BECAUSE I SUBMITTED A BAD SERVICE SURVEY TO THEM AFTER ALL THE PROBLEMS THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME BUT NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AFTER THE SECOND AND THIRD INCIDENTS.*AK | |
Make: | Pontiac |
Model: | Grand Am |
Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
Year: | 2001 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | OLIVET MI |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NF52E21M |
Mileage: | |
Speed: | 35 MPH |
Number of cylinders: | |
Vehicle type: | FWD |
Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
Was a police report filed? | N |
Tire size: | |
Dealer name and location: | |
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