Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10326424April 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ACC POSITION ON THE IGNITION SWITCH THE ENGINE WOULD START AFTER WAITING FOR A PERIOD OF TEN TO TWENTY MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326472April 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM, WITH 95,000 MILES, EQUIPPED WITH THE PASSLOCK ANTITHEFT SYSTEM... ITS BEGINNING TO FAIL. THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS BEEN ON SOLID AND FLASHING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS. THE CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL THE 10MIN RESET PROCEDURE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE IN THE US AND CANADA HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IT APPEARS TO AFFECT THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO MODELS AS WELL. GM HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY CHARGING PEOPLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE BY REPLACING THE SAME PARTS OVER AND OVER. THERE IS NO CLEAR CULPRIT AS TO WHICH PART OF THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS TO BLAME. GM NEEDS TO REMOVE THE SYSTEM AND REPLACE IT WITH A WORKING SYSTEM THAT WILL NOT FAIL OVER TIME. I EMAILED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS MORNING AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BY THEIR MECHANICS... I BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL TRY TO REPLACE ONE PART OR ANOTHER AND CHARGE AN ARM AND A LEG FOR IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS TO HAVE THESE COMPONENTS REPLACEDS. NOW THAT THE US GOVT IS THE MAJORITY OWNER OF GM, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THIS COULD BE EASILY STARTED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324860April 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT STARTED NOT STARTING 8 MONTHS AGO, NOT A REGULAR THING ON/OFF, BEEN TOWED NUMEROUS TIMES HAS COST ALOT OF MONEY IN FEES, HAD NEW IGNITION, NEW KEY. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. TRIED TURNING KEY ON WAITING 10 MINUTES DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. CAR WILL START WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT, SOMETIMES LEAVING MY YOUNG DAUGHTER AT WORK LATE AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324647April 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, STRUCTURE
WATER GETTING INTO VEHICLE SOMEWHERE BEHIND FIREWALL. STARTED APPROXIMATELY 1YR. AGO. CAUSED ALL LIGHTS ON DASH TO LIGHT UP, NOW VEHICLE WILL NOT START, COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE PONTIAC FIX, ALTHOUGH THEY DID ISSUE A WARNING REGARDING ISSUE, BUT WILL NOT HELP WITH REMEDY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10324769April 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE TURN SIGNAL RELAY, OR EMERGENCY FLASHER. SOMETIMES THE SIGNAL WILL WORK, SOMETIMES NOT, WHICH IS PRETTY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, AND SEE THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I CALLED THE 1-800-620-7668 AND WAS TOLD NO RECALLS WERE ON MY CAR. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324490April 8, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TURN SIGNAL MAKES A CONSTANT FLICKERING SOUND, WHEN WE BOUT THE CAR IN 2009 FROM THE DEALERSHIP WE TOOK IT BACK TO BE FIXED, THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED AND AS SOON AS WE LEFT IT STARTING TO IT AGAIN. BEFORE IT DIDN'T DO IT NON STOP JUST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE & IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT IT DOES IT NON STOP EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE CAR ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324492April 8, 2010
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE SMELL OF GAS OUT OF THE BLUE. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS TOPPING OFF THE GAS, SO WE STOPPED, THEN JUST SOME TIMES IT WILL JUST SMELL WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WE HAVE HAD THE CAR BARELY OER A YEAR AND BOTH THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE FRONT DOORS ARE INOPERATIVE AND THE ONE PART WE NEED IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND WILL COST US A LITTLE OVER 500.00 A PER WINDOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324286April 7, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH BEGAN PEELING BACK AT THE WINDSHIELD SHORTLY AFTER NEW WARRANTY EXPIRED. NOW IT SO WARPED THAT IT IS CRACKING AND BREAKING EVERY VENT COVER, OR IT POPS THEM OUT AS YOU DRIVE! (NOT FUN LATE AT NIGHT WHEN YOU GET HIT BY WHO KNOWS WHAT IN THE DARK!) MY LATEST CONCERN ~ RECENTLY IT HAS SEPARATED ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN, EXPOSING THE WIRING (INCL. AIRBAG) INSIDE TO DUST, MOISTURE, ETC. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY, BUT NOT UNDER GM EXTENDED MAJOR GUARD. :-( THEY MADE ME A 'DEAL' AT COST TO REPLACE IT FOR $700. GM CORPORATE OFFICE DECLINED TO HELP, OTHER THAN OFFER $1,000 TOWARDS COST OF A NEW VEHICLE....WHICH AT THE TIME WAS A PROMOTION AVAILABLE TO ANYONE!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324089April 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION. IT TOOK TEN MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO FINALLY START UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TWICE, ON THE SECOND VISIT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL STALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,600. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323744April 5, 2010
STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 GRAND AM I HAVE A CLICKING NOISE FROM THE DASH AREA AND EVER SO OFTEN SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE WEATHER STRIPPING DOES NOT FIT RIGHT. WEATHER STRIPPING FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323305April 1, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WRAP THE DEFLATED AIR BAG TO KEEP IT FROM OBSTRUCTING HIS VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322690March 29, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PASSLOCK SYSTEM 2004 GRAND AM PONTIAC, THE SECURITY LIGHT IS BLINKING AND READ THE MANUAL FOLLOW THE STEPS BUT MY CAR WONT CRANK UP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322469March 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SIGNAL LIGHT WONT STOP CLICKING WHICH LEADS TO THE STEERING COLUMN SMOKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322368March 26, 2010
AIR BAGS
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON MAR. 8, 2010, I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY HUSBAND WAS TOLD BY THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER (NEXTOW) THAT THE COMPUTER WILL OVERRIDE DEPLOYING AIRBAG. MY HUSBAND SAID HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS AND WANTED TO REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE CAR WAS A RED, 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT, VIN: [XXX]. THE INSURANCE HAS TOTAL THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321729March 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I LOVE MY PONTIAC GRAM AM, THE CAR NOT STARTING HAS BEEN THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. JUST CALLED THE DEALLER SHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $419 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALREADY SPENT $1000 OR MORE ON TOWES AND NEW BATTIERIES, ETC. TILL I LEARNED THE 10 MIN TRICK. I'M GETTING SICK AND TIRED OF WAITING THE TEN MINUTES FOR MY SECURITY LIGHT TO RESET. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321385March 22, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND-AM, WHICH I PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2003. BETWEEN THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND NOW, MY IGNITION SWITCH HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE "OFF" POSITION AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. EACH TIME IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED THEFTLOCK SYSTEM . THE THEFTLOCK LIGHT WOULD STILL BE ON AFTER THE CAR WAS UNLOCKED USING THE REMOTE AND THE KEY INSERTED IN THE IGNITION. UNTIL A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, I JUST WAITED IT OUT FOR 10 TO 30 MINUTES AND WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, WAITING DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE IGNITION AND LOCK CYLINDER HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CYLINDER HAS TO BE ALTERED SO MY KEY FITS. AFTER RESEARCHING I NOW KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC. *DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321286March 21, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 GRAND AM THERE HAS BEEN A SHORT IN MY MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THAT'S WHAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM AND I WAS AWARE OF THE TSB BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. SOMETHING LINKED TO THAT IS CLICKING IN THE DASH. IF I DEPRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON 1/2 WAY IT STOPS BUT I CAN'T EXACTLY DRIVE AROUND LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT CONSTANT AND AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THE SIGNALS ARE WORKING FINE WHEN I USE THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320486March 17, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED MY 2002 USED WITH 73K MILES 12/09. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4K MILES JUST DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK I TOOK AN 800 MI ROAD TRIP. WHEN THE CAR GOT UP TO RUNNING TEMPERATURE IN HUMIDITY THE TURN SIGNALS DIDN'T FUNCTION. I STOPPED AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THERE WEREN'T ANY BLOWN BULBS OR FUSES, BUT THERE WEREN'T ANY. AFTER LETTING THE GRAND AM COOL DOWN, I WENT BACK ON THE ROAD. AGAIN, THE SIGNALS DIDN'T WORK. I WAS CAREFUL AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT THIS ISSUE IS CAUSING GREAT CONCERN, AND I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE ANYTHING. THERE HAS BEEN A TSB 034-327 THAT IS FOR THE SAME MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. WHY DIDN'T THIS TSB COVER THE SWITCH FOR THE 2002 GRAND AM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320577March 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WON'T START. FROM WHAT I HAVE INVESTIGATED IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PASSLOCK MODULE IS HAVING ISSUES. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS AND THE MECHANICS TROUBLE SHOOT BY CHANGING OUT PART THAT HAVE COST ME OVER A $1000 BUT STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. GM DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AS A PROBLEM BUT THERE IS ONE AND THERE IS NO GOOD WAY TO DIAGNOSE IT. JUST BECAUSE NO ONE IS INJURED IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT WE HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT IS NOT ONLY MY 2000 GRAND AM BUT A LOT OF OTHER PONTIACS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320302March 16, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM, THE CAR TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION THAT LEADS TO FLICKERING AND SOMETIMES FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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