Faults:
First off, about one month after getting the car, the alternator goes out.
Soon after the speaker wiring for the front speakers goes out without warning.
Next the brakes skip without warning every single day which caused a recent minor accident (which could have been very tragic).
The oil seal busted off without warning about the same time, the engine itself is slowing killing itself - the rod is tapping more and more everyday as time goes by.
General Comments:
I have treated this car with so much respect. Giving it everything it has ever needed - frequent engine checks which at first seemed to be a waste of time. Quickly became a timebomb with more problems every time I opened the hood. Pontiac won't give a response to the brake problems even though they know about it, this is critically dangerous.
As for the rod tapping, it seems only right that a car that is so well known should go down with a bang. I'm disgusted. A true nightmare.
7th Oct 2005, 10:30
Pontiac Grand Am 95,
I changed the transmission fluid and poof, now the cruise control doesn't work and the cold air compressor won't come on. All the fuses are fine and all the relays. Putting the transmission shifter into third gear, the car takes off in third. At zero miles per hour to ten to fifty, all third gear. I didn't even think this was possible because shifting should be controlled by hydraulics in the transmission. Well at least I have the option of stating out in second gear then shifting up to third later, manually. I think it's time for a car company that can build a simpler car without all the modern electrical annoyances, that as a result costs less. What a way out idea!