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Pontiac LeMans
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Complaints
88
Active records
Recalls
3
Active records
TSBs
2
Active records
Filing history
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Reported severity
Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.
Deaths
0
Injuries
11
Crashes
11
Fires
3
Top reported issues — Pontiac LeMans
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Safety restraint issue
Condition issue
Safety restraint behavior
Operating state
Braking behavior
Thermal issue
Access/entry issue
Engine behavior
Lighting behavior
Noise
Fluid issue
Starting behavior
Electrical issue
HVAC behavior
Reporting mechanism
Driver assistance issue
Performance issue
Recent change
Transmission/drivetrain behavior
Vibration/harshness
Wiper/washer behavior
Recent filings
The 10 most recent filings for each type.
1993 PONTIAC LEMANS
Filed Dec 3, 2002
THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL KEEPS WEARING OUT THE STRUTS AND BRAKES DUE TO A DEFECTED PART IN WHEEL MECHANISM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
1991 PONTIAC LEMANS
Filed Jun 27, 2002
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEMS. *YD
1992 PONTIAC LEMANS
Filed Nov 6, 2001
THE BRACKITS THAT HOLD THE SEAT TO THE TRACK BROKE. *AK
1993 PONTIAC LEMANS
Filed May 15, 2001
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
1992 PONTIAC LEMANS
Filed Feb 15, 2001
BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY SQUEAL EVEN AFTER REPAIR/REPLACEMENT; MECHANICS SAY DIRT IN WHEELS; LIGHTS GO TO BRIGHT WHEN TURN SIGNALS PUT ON; DOOR LATCH FAILED; SPRING SNAPPED AND FLEW OUT FROM BENEATH CAR ON SMOOTH SURFACE, NO WARNING SOUNDS OR FEEL; FLEW OUT BEHIND CAR AT SPEED OF 10 MPH OR LESS - UNABLE TO FIND PART BECAUSE TOO MANY OTHERS LOOKING FOR SAME PART AT ONCE - COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF GOING DOWN HIGHWAY WITH OTHER TRAFFIC OR AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED
1991 PONTIAC LEMANS
Filed Jun 8, 2000
RECALL 94V248000/ MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELTS. INTERMITTENTLY, SHOULDER BELT GETS STUCK IN THE RAIL. DEALER DID PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS, BUT PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK DURING RECALL REPAIR, THE BELT WAS GREASED BUT SHORTLY AFTER WARDS IT CONTINUED TO EITHER STOP HALF WAY OR NOT AT ALL. *YH
1991 PONTIAC LEMANS
Filed May 22, 2000
DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT STAY CLOSED BECAUSE THE LATCHING MECHANISM BROKE. A ROPE HAD TO BE TIED AROUND THE DOOR TO KEEP IT FROM OPENING. GMC WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. OWNER WAS TOLD THAT PART WAS NO LONGER MADE, AND TO TRY A JUNK YARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
1990 PONTIAC LEMANS
Filed Jan 13, 2000
VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE PRESSURE RELEASE VENT FOR THE WATER WHEN IT GETS HOT. THIS CAUSES THE PRESSURE TO BULID UP/ HOSES TO BUST, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
1992 PONTIAC LEMANS
Filed Nov 25, 1999
HEATER BLOWER SWITCH FAILURE. REPLACED SWITCH THREE TIMES, EACH TIME THE SWITCH MELTED AND BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED THE WIRING TO WHICH THE SWITCH IS CONNECTED ALSO MELTED. IN REGARDS TO THE DRIVERS SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT, IT FAILS TO RETRACT. THIS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.
1993 PONTIAC LEMANS
Filed Sep 14, 1999
RANSMISSION FLUID OR COOLANT IS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. ALSO, WHEN CONSUMER TURNED CAR ON THE STARTER HESITATED/THERMOSTAT LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. STARTER WILL TURN OVER AT TIMES/ IT IS NOT STARTING, AND THERMOSTAT IS NOT REGESTERING THE ENGINE RUNNING HOT. *AK