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Pontiac Grand Am Visibility Power Window Devices And Controls Safety Report | May 18, 2005
Reported on May 18, 2005
2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE1 SEDAN ... POWER WINDOW REGULATORS FAILED BECAUSE OF SUBSTANDARD PLASTIC BRACKET THAT BREAKS AND CAUSES THE MOTOR TO SEIZE. BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE, I CANNOT ROLL DOWN ANY OF MY WINDOWS. I LIVE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DESERT AND LIKE TO HAVE MY WINDOWS DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $250.00 FOR EACH WINDOW PLUS THE COST OF LABOR AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE 2 WEEKS FOR THE PARTS AND THEN THEY WOULD HAVE MY CAR FOR APPROX 3 DAYS. I ASKED ABOUT A RENTAL AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR IT IF I WANTED ONE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND UPWARDS OF 40 SOME ODD COMPLAINTS ON DIFFERENT WEB SITES PERTAINING TO 1998-2004 MODELS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. I HAVE FOUND AFTER MARKET PARTS TO REPAIR THEM MYSELF AND IT WILL STILL COST ME $400.00 BECAUSE I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR AND MOTOR FOR EACH DOOR. MY BROTHER HAS A 2001 MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB | |
Make: | Pontiac |
Model: | Grand Am |
Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
Year: | 2000 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | |
Was a death reported? | |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | LAS VEGAS NV |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NF52T3YC |
Mileage: | 32000 miles. |
Speed: | |
Number of cylinders: | 6 |
Vehicle type: | FWD |
Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
Was a police report filed? | N |
Tire size: | |
Dealer name and location: | |
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