Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10193795June 20, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. A FEW MONTHS LATER, SHE RETURNED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE LIGHT WOULD NOT DIM. THE MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED, WHICH COULD PREVENT THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 100,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.
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#10193836June 20, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
THIS IS THE LAST OF MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE CAR. IT IS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN I GO TO START IT , TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION' THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS THIS MEANS THE BUILT IN ANTI THEFT SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING , AND TO TURN THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION ,AND LEAVE IT THERE FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL THE SECURITY LIGHT STOPS FLASHING. THEN TURN THE KEY OFF AND START THE CAR. SO FAR IT HAS WORKED EVERY TIME, BUT I HAVE BEEN STUCK IN SOME RATHER UNSAFE PLACES FOR 10 MINUTES OR MORE AT A TIME WAITING FOR MY CAR TO START. AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT CAN HAPPEN THREE TIMES IN A ROW AND THEN NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A MONTH. NO RHYME OR REASON. VERY UNSECURE.D *AK
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#10193770June 19, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
ON A TRIP TO THE MOUNTAINS IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER FAILED TO START. FAMILY STRANDED IN MOUNTAINS. $213 TOW . I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $450 AND $1000 TO GET IT FIXED. STILL WON'T START AFTER FOLLOWING OWNER'S MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO DISABLE IT TO PREVENT BEING STRANDED IN FUTURE.
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0
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#10193505June 16, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE HAZARD SIGNAL, PREVENTING THE TURN SIGNALS FROM WORKING CORRECTLY. IT ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THEY HAD RECALLED THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, WHICH WAS THE CAR I DRIVE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE'S WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO THE VIN. SINCE THIS IS A DEFECT, AND CAN ENDANGER MY LIFE I THINK THEY SHOULD FIX THE CAR FOR FREE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED ON MY OWN. AS YOU WELL KNOW THE DEALERSHIPS CHARGES A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX ANYTHING ON THE CAR. I CAN'T BUY A NEW HAZARD SIGNAL FROM AUTOZONE OR O'REILEY'S AUTO PARTS, AND JUST HAVE MY FRIEND PUT IT ON SINCE THE ONLY PLACE ONE CAN PURCHASE THIS PARTICULAR HAZARD SIGNAL IS FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I WONDER WHY? I AM BEING SARCASTIC!. THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT/ACCIDENT AS OF YET.*AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10193480June 15, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 4-DOOR. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM HERTZ WITH 23000 MILES. SINCE NOVEMBER 2006 IT FAILED TO START ON 4 OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME THE SHOP REPLACED THE BATTERY. TWO WEEKS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN , USUAL SCENARIO IS FOR ALL DASH LIGHTS TO BE DISPLAYED, BUT ONLY A CLICK OR NO INDICATION THAT A CONNECTION HAD BEEN MADE WHEN IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED. THIS TIME, SHOP SAID STARTER FAILED. NEXT WEEK, CAR WOULDN'T START AGAIN. SHOP TOWED CAR AND REPROGRAMMED SYSTEM. IN APRIL 2007 SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. *AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10193308June 14, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH THE 3.4 V6 ENGINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET STARTED LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE CYLINDERS. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS ENGINE AND THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10193293June 13, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
FLUID WAS LEAKING BY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. ALSO, NOTICED A WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNING. CAR HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. REPAIR SHOP HAD TO REPLACE THE RACK & PINION AND HEATER CORE. COST FOR REPAIRS: $700.00. *AK
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0
Deaths:
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#10192977June 11, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD BLINKERS WILL NOT TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10192834June 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
CAR WILL NOT START SERCURITY LIGHT FLASHING PASSLOCK PROBLEM. *AK
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10192404June 4, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE ENGINE SURGED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE ENGINE SIZE, # OF CYLINDERS, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,300.
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Deaths:
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#10192221June 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SECURITY LIGHT ON, CAR WON'T START. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10192263June 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
CAR WILL NOT START AFTER THE SECURITY LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING ON AND OFF THOUGHT NO BIG DEAL THE FIRST TIME JUST A ANOTHER EVERYDAY PROBLEM HAD CAR FIXED AND 500.00 DOLLARS LATER THE CAR IS REPAIRED AND BACK UP AND RUNNING. THEN IT JUST KEEPS DOING THE SAME OLD THING WONT START JUST HAVE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY START WHICH IS BECOMING A VERY BIG NUISANCE TO ME AND MY FAMILY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A UNSAFE PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE CAN GET HURT OR KILLED, DUE TO THE FACT OF THE CAR SHUTTING OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD WHICH WITH NO MOTOR RUNNING YOU HAVE NO POWER FOR YOUR ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND YOUR STEERING. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS UNDER THE RECALL PROBLEMS BUT THIS SEEMS LIKE AN ONGOING PROCESS THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF. NEED TO MENTION THAT IT GETS EXPENSIVE FOR THE REPAIR BILLS AND HAUL BILLS WHICH OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THE DANGER AND UNSAFE BEING OF THE CAR BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU'LL BE WHEN THE CAR DECIDES TO NOT START OR IF YOUR IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ANY INFORMATION ON THIS WOULD HELP. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192270June 1, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WE HAD AN INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK ON OUR 2001 GRAND AM. THE CAR HAD LESS TAN 75,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN WE GOT IT BACK IT HAD A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND COOLANT IN THE OIL. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS BEEN IN ANOTHER DEALERS SHOP AND NOT FIXED. *TR
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#10192089May 31, 2007
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM A WEEKEND TRIP AT THE LAKE, WHEN MY CAR MADE A CHIMING NOISE (LIKE THE NOISE IT MAKES WHEN YOU NEED GAS.) THEN MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED A FEW TIMES THEN WENT OFF. IT KEPT FLASHING EVERY NOW AND AGAIN UNTIL WE MADE A STOP. THE REST OF THE WAY HOME IT DIDN'T MAKE A NOISE OR FLASH. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND IT MADE THE SOUND AGAIN AND STARTED FLASHING. I AM ALMOST AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE AIR BAG TO GO OFF WITH OUT BEING IN A WRECK, BUT THEN I AM ALSO AFRAID THAT THE AIR BAG MIGHT NOT GO OFF IF I GET IN A WRECK. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10192004May 30, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM MADE MY DAUGHTERS CAR GO DEAD AND IT WOULD NOT START. LEFT HER STRANDED ON SIDE OF ROAD FOR HOURS. COME TO FIND OUT, THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC GRAND AMS. WOULD THIS NOT JUSTIFY A RECALL? DON'T KNOW IF THIS QUALIFIES, BUT SURE NEEDS LOOKING INTO. AGREE? *TR
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0
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#10192017May 30, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT AND ANTIFREEZE ARE LEAKING FROM THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000. UPDATED 08/23/07 *TR
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Deaths:
0
#10191817May 27, 2007
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
I HAVE THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM ON MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I WAS PARKED AT A STORE. I WAS SITTING IN THE CAR WITH THE KEY ON IN THE IGNITION. MY WIFE LIFTED THE HANDLE ON THE PASSENGER'S DOOR. THE DOOR WAS LOCKED, BUT MY DOOR WAS OPEN. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND AFTER SHE LIFTED THE DOOR HANDLE THE IGNITION SHUT OFF. I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR. THE CAR WAS CRANKING BUT WOULD NOT START. THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS FLASHING ON THE DASH BOARD. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. I WASN'T ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE KEY WAS BOUGHT USED IN OCTOBER 2006. THE CAR ONLY HAS 25,000 MILES ON THE ENGINE AND IS UP TO DATE ON MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL INTERNET SITES THAT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM HAS A HISTORY OF CUTTING OFF THE ENGINE EVEN WITH THE CAR'S KEY. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191803May 26, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, BLINKERS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED FLASHERS WORKED/DIDN'TWORK WHEN THE BLINKERS DID WORK. DIDN'T SEEM TO BE RELATED TO WEATHER OR ANY OTHER CONDITIONS. TOOK OFF FRONT OF CAR WHERE RADIO WAS AND MOVED WIRES CONNECTING TO HAZARD LIGHT, SEEMED TO BE A SHORT IN THE WIRE, POSSIBLE. PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. BLINKERS WORKED ABOUT 60% OF THE TIME.*AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10191649May 24, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM - PASS-LOCK THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM CONTINUES TO KEEP CAR FROM STARTING UNTIL 10 MINUTE RESET PERIOD WITH KEY IN IGNITION
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0
Deaths:
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#10191679May 24, 2007
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2002 GRAND AM GT HAD RACK AND PINION STEERING COLUMN REPLACED MAY 9, 2007. NINE DAYS LATER, PART FAILED. GENERAL MOTORS SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE PARTS. RACK AND PINION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AGAIN ON 5-24-07. PROBLEM REMAINS AND HAVE TO TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. OTHER DEALERSHIP PRELIMINARY DIAGNOSIS IS SAME PROBLEM. SAFETY CONCERN!!!. STEERING BECOMES DIFFICULT. I HAVE A 6-YEAR OLD AND DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY OFTEN WITH HER. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR SAFETY CONCERNS.
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