Car-and-Safety.com

Pontiac Grand Am Suspension Front Safety Report | July 15, 1998



Reported on July 15, 1998


SINCE NEW, CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER 7-TIMES FOR VIBRATION IN FRONT END, 5 TIMES FOR EXCESSIVE STEERING BACKLASH, 3 TIMES FOR STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY DURING BRAKING, AND 2 TIMES FOR ENGINE HIGH TEMPERATURE. (5 TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 4 RIMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. 3 SETS OF BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED. POWER RACK AND PINION UNIT REPLACED. FRONT END ALIGNED. TIRES BALANCED 9 TIMES.) VIBRATION STILL EXISTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE TIRES AGAIN ALONG WITH ONE MORE RIM. CAR ENGINE TEMPERATURE GOES UP TO 230 DEGREES, DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL. STEERING WHEEL STILL SHIMMIES DURING BRAKING AND DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FRONT TIRES SHOW CUPPING AND PREMATURE WEAR PATTERNS WITH ONLY 4000 MILES SINCE BEING REPLACED. SEEMS LIKE DEALER(S) DO NOT WANT TO SOLVE PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE A NEW CAR, BUT DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO GIVE ME ONE.( DOT NUMBER: 91S S2 TIRE SIZE: P225/50R16 )
Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Am
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 1999
Was a crash reported?
Was an injury reported? 0 person(s) were injured.
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: APPLETON WI
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2NE52E5XC
Mileage:
Speed: 70 MPH
Number of cylinders:
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS N/A.
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
Previous Report:Suspension Front Next Report:Steering Rack And Pinion

Join Pontiac safety problem discussion



Share, Email, Print