Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10244507October 6, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 GRAND AM GT PASSLOCK SYSTEM. ON OCTOBER 3, 2008 WHEN I TRIED TO RESET THE OIL LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE TURNED THE IGNITION KEY TO ON, VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. THIS HAS HAPPENED LEAST FIVE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. I'VE EITHER HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER OR THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244085October 1, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NOTHING HAPPENED TO CASE THIS AT ALL. NOTHING CHANGE OR INSTALLED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN....IT JUST HAPPENED. NO WRECKS OR FIRE OR PROPERLY DAMAGE. A FEW MONTHS AGO MY 2005 GRAND AM SE STARTING MAKING THE RANDOM TURN SIGNAL NOISE, SOMETIMES IT WILL GO CONSTANTLY OTHER TIMES IT'LL ONLY DO IT TWICE THEN STOP....THEN START AGAIN. WHEN YOUR OUT DRIVING AROUND CONSTANTLY HEARING CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK, IT GETS ANNOYING. IS THIS THE PROBLEM THAT WILL COST ~$300 TO FIX I'M TOLD TO REPLACE THE MULTISWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR ALOT OF THE PREVIOUS GRAND AM YEAR CARS AND WERE COVERED BY THE DEALERSHIP? HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244155October 1, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WILL, SOMETIMES, NOT START AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS, MY SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE LIGHT WILL STOP FLASHING AND THEN I CAN START THE CAR. AT TIMES, WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THAT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED, BATTERY, IGNITION SWITCH, AND BATTERY CABLES. I CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SEARCHED OTHER SOURCES ON INTERNET. HUNDREDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND ONE FOUND OUT IT IS A SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM PROBLEM. PONTIAC DEALER IN MY AREA SAID THEY NO LONGER BYPASS THE SECURITY SYSTEM WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243489September 26, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
MY GRAND AM HAS A DEFECTIVE TURN SIGNAL, JUST AS THE 00-01 MODELS DID. THE TURN SIGNAL HAS MALFUNCTIONED THAT LEAD TO FLICKERING OR TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT IS CONSTANTLY FLICKERING, IT WILL NOT STOP, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY STEERING WHEEL IS SMOKING BECAUSE OF THIS MY AIRBAG COULD EXPLODE IN MY FACE, WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A FIRESTONE TECHNICIAN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243475September 25, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR FAULTY BLINKERS. WHICH I WASN'T HAVING TROUBLE WITH, BUT THOUGHT I MIGHT AS WELL GET THEM REPLACED TO AVOID TROUBLE LATER. UNFORTUNATELY, THE NEW REPLACEMENT HAS GIVEN ME TROUBLE. SOMETIMES THE BLINKERS COME ON ALL BY THEM SELVES OR WHEN I DO USE THE BLINKERS, SOMETIMES IT BLINKS AT A VERY FAST RATE WHICH I'M AFRAID IT WILL APPEAR AS IF THE BLINKER ISN'T ACTUALLY ON. I CAN'T TELL FROM THE INSIDE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING, JUST THAT IT WAS SHORTLY AFTER THE BLINKERS WERE REPLACED. THE "APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE" IS A WILD GUESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243062September 22, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY SIGNAL/HAZARD PROBLEM AS THE RECALL OF THE 2001 GRAND AM BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE RANGE SO THUS IT IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243142September 22, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT AND I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ABOUT THE SIGNALS NOT WORKING PROPERLY TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND THEY WOULD FIX IT BUT WHEN I CALLED THEY SAID THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND NO LETTERS WENT OUT SO HERE I AM A FEW YEARS LATER AND MY SIGNALS STILL DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242869September 18, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
SINCE 2006, TURN SIGNAL CONTINUED TO TICK AFTER SIGNAL ARM WAS AT "OFF." OFTEN THE TICKING WOULD BEGIN SPONTANEOUSLY, PARTICULARLY DURING HOT WEATHER ABOVE 90 DEGREES, WITHOUT USING THE SIGNAL ARM, AND WITHOUT MAKING A TURN. ON AUGUST 20TH, A HOT DAY, AFTER MAKING A TURN, SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. A LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PARK THE CAR AND JUMP OUT, MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIR AT THE COST OF $421.45 TO REPLACE A TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. AT THIS TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WORKS FINE WITHOUT EXTRA TICKING. THE CAR MILEAGE WAS AT 95486. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242560September 17, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT IS A MECHANIC AND HAS SERVICED FOUR DIFFERENT 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AMS. HE STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON EACH VEHICLE AND CAUSED A LEAK. THE LEAK COMES FROM THE WHEEL CYLINDER, WHICH PREVENTS PROPER BRAKING. HE BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,124. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242663September 17, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242407September 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5 SPEED FAN MOTOR RELAY SWITCH FAILED AFTER ONLY 22,000 MILES ON A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE SEDAN. FOUR SPEEDS WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. 5TH SPEED WORKS, BUT IS THE HIGHEST SPEED. LOWER SPEEDS ARE NEEDED FOR ADEQUATE VENTILATION OF INTERIOR. WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT REPLACEMENT/REPAIR OF RELAY WOULD COST $200.00 FOR LABOR AND PARTS. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF SIMILAR FAILURE OF THIS PART FROM READING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME OCCURRENCE HAPPENING TO THEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE 5TH SPEED OF THIS RELAY WAS "THE ONLY ONE HOT WIRED", AND THAT THE OTHERS WERE NOT, SO THAT THE FAN WILL FAIL EVENTUALLY, NO MATTER IF IT IS TURNED ON OR NOT. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT THE FAN SWITCH QUIT WORKING, EVER. I THINK THIS CONSTITUTES A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY GM AS A SAFETY DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242205September 15, 2008
STRUCTURE
DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR FLOOR KEEPS GETTING EXTREMELY WET. JUST THE OTHER DAY THERE WAS ABOUT AN INCH OF STANDING WATER ON THE BACKSEAT DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR BOARD. ALL WINDOWS ARE ALWAYS UP AND THERE IS EVEN WATER ON THE FLOOR BOARDS WHEN IT DOESN'T RAIN.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242214September 15, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ON 9/1/08, I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON 275 FROM TAMPA, APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES, WHEN I HEARD A THUMPING NOISE AND PULLED IMMEDIATELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON EXAMINATION, I FOUND THAT THE TREAD OF THE TIRE HAD PEELED OFF AND DID A LOT OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR, LEFT FRONT. CALLED AAA TO PUT ON THE SPARE ("DONUT") AND DROVE SLOWLY TO DUNEDIN, FLORIDA, FOR MY WORK WEEK. CALLED STATE FARM AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE CARE TO GARAGE, COVERED UNDER COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE, LESS $250 DEDUCTIBLE.. DUNEDIN GARAGE REPLACED FRONT LEFT FENDER AND REPAIRED DAMAGE TO FRONT BUMPER AND FRONT LEFT DOOR. HAD TO REPLACE TWO FRONT TIRES, WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR. RENTAL CAR DURING ONE WEEK REPAIR WAS 80% PAID BY STATE FARM STATE FARM PICKED UP THE DAMAGED TIRE FROM DUNEDIN GARAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241921September 12, 2008
EQUIPMENT
MAKE : PONTIAC MODEL : GRAND AM YEAR : 2004 MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH IN MY 2004 GRAND AM STARTED MAKING THIS CLICKING NOISE AS IF THEY WERE ON BUT WERE NOT THEN IT HAD BECOME MORE INTENSE AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE CAR WAS OFF AND WOULD START AGAIN AS SOON AS THE CAR WAS STARTED, NOW MIND YOU THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH 58,000 MILES ON IT AND I JUST GOT IT BARELY 2 WEEKS AGO... THIS HAD JUST STARTED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND JUST RECENTLY AS THE CAR WAS IN IDLE I ACCIDENTALLY HIT AND PUSHED THE KEY INWARD AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. NOW IT HAS COME TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2003 FOR DEFECTIVE HAZARD LIGHTS NOT ONLY IN THE GRAND AM BUT IN OTHER GM MADE CARS. MY QUESTION IS, IF THERE WAS THEN HOW COME A YEAR LATER THE SAME PROBLEM EXIST AND IN NOT ONLY MY GRAND AM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241594September 9, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM STICKS AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE BRACKET. THE PEDAL ARM DOES NOT RETURN TO THE ENGINE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL); THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM, ACCELERATOR, AND BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLIES AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10241023September 5, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A CRACKED OIL CAP, WHICH CAUSED THE OIL TO EVAPORATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HOOK THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT OFFER TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240978September 4, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 GRAND AM IS HAVING SEVERAL ONGOING PROBLEMS. IT WONT START AND WHEN IT DOES IT DIES CONSTANTLY. I ALMOST RAN INTO A DITCH AFTER IT LOST POWER GOING 50 MPH. ANOTHER TIME IT LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A THREE LANE STREET WITH A GREEN LIGHT. I WAS BARLEY MISSED BY TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES GOING 45MPH. MY PONTIAC GRAND AM' HAS A SECURITY PROBLEM INVOLVING A PASSLOCK FAILURE. I GOT IN MY CAR TODAY, AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. PONTIAC SAYS TO TURN THE KEY ON FOR 10 MIN AND RESET THE COMPUTER EVERY TIME I TRY TO START MY CAR. I WORK LATE NIGHTS. I CAN'T TAKE THE CHANCE TO SEE IF ITS GOING TO START OR I HAVE TO SIT IN THE DARK FOR TEN MINUTES AND WAIT FOR MY CAR TO START. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HAZARD RELAY AND THE MULTIFUNCTION RELY LIKE HUNDREDS OF OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS. IN 2003 PONTIAC RECALLED CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IM NOT SURE WHY THEY AREN'T TAKING CARE OF THE 2004 PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240482August 31, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING.2 WEEKS AFTER THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE FELL INTO THE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240358August 30, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH IN MY 2004 GRAND AM STARTED MAKING THIS CLICKING NOISE AS IF THEY WERE ON BUT WERE NOT THEN IT HAD BECOME MORE INTENSE AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE CAR WAS OFF AND WOULD START AGAIN AS SOON AS THE CAR WAS STARTED, NOW MIND YOU THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH 58,000 MILES ON IT AND I JUST GOT IT BARELY 2 WEEKS AGO... THIS HAD JUST STARTED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND JUST RECENTLY AS THE CAR WAS IN IDLE I ACCIDENTALLY HIT AND PUSHED THE KEY INWARD AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. NOW IT HAS COME TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2003 FOR DEFECTIVE HAZARD LIGHTS NOT ONLY IN THE GRAND AM BUT IN OTHER GM MADE CARS. MY QUESTION IS, IF THERE WAS THEN HOW COME A YEAR LATER THE SAME PROBLEM EXIST AND IN NOT ONLY MY GRAND AM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240192August 29, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
PROBLEM: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE AND PASSLOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTION DESCR: PURCHASED CAR IN 1/01, DOCUMENTED LEAK OF COOLANT IN NOV. '01. NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. IN 2003, AFTER I TOLD THEM WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM, THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE GASKET. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS A DIVORCED MOTHER WITH A SMALL CHILD WHO DRIVES ALMOST 300 MILES EACH WEEK TO WORK AND BACK. AFTER SOME ARGUING THE DEALER COVERED THE COST, EXCEPT FOR A 200 DEDUCTIBLE. IN JANUARY 2007, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN - THIS TIME COSTING ME $900.00. THE NEXT SAFETY ISSUE IS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON THE CAR. THE LATEST STRANDING OCCURRED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2008. I HAVE BEEN "STRANDED" THREE OR FOUR TIMES BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. TWO OR THREE TIMES, THE CAR HAS HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR, MY FIRST NEW CAR, BECAUSE I NEEDED SOMETHING RELIABLE. EVERYTIME THE CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN, I HAVE MISSED TIME FROM WORK, HAVE HAD TO PAY SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED (THANKFULLY INSURANCE HAS COVERED SOME OF THAT) AND HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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