Pontiac Grand AM Complaints
5,577 consumer complaints on file.
- #10149499February 6, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
I WENT TO A CAR SERVICE PLACE TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE AND I HAD THEM CHECK MY COOLANT TO SEE IF IT WAS LEAKING; SURE ENOUGH IT WAS. THEY HAD TOLD ME MY CAR IS LEAKING COOLANT FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND IT WOULD COST ME $700.00 + TO REPAIR IN WHICH I DON'T HAVE. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10149474February 5, 2006FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
I OWN A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 80,000 MILES, THAT I BOUGHT NEW. ABOUT A MONTH AGO (JAN. 2006), THE GAS GAUGE FAILED. THE NEEDLE DROPPED TO EMPTY (WHEN THE CAR TANK WAS FULL). NOW I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY TANK, OR WHEN IT WILL RUN OUT LEAVING ME STRANDED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $400 TO REPAIR. I CALLED PONTIAC DIVISION ABOUT THEM FIXING IT, AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT ON THEIR RECALL LIST! I SAID I'VE OWNED CARS FOR OVER 45 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A GAS GAUGE FAIL! THEY SAID I SHOULD PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND IF THEY EVER DECIDE TO RECALL IT, THEY WOULD GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK. WELL, I'M A RETIRED DISABLED VETERAN AND CAN'T AFFORD $400 FOR A STUPID GAS GAUGE...SO NOW I GET IT FILLED UP EVERY DAY! *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10149130January 31, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. VEHICLE HAD 40K MILES. DEALER SAID THIS IS COMMON ON THESE VEHICLES. COST OF REPAIR 1600 DOLLARS. HAVING READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS GASKET FAILURE IT APPARENT THAT THE MANUFACTURER USED A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10149038January 30, 2006FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE FUEL GAUGE WAS MISREADING FUEL LEVEL. GAUGE WAS SHOWING GAS IN VEHICLE WHEN THERE WAS NONE. I RAN OUT OF GAS 3 OR 4 TIMES. I ENDED UP REPLACING THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THE CAUSE TO ME AS THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF THE ULTIMATE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP AND SYSTEM. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS AND ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS I HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH GM I PROBABLY WOULD NOT PURCHASE OR RECOMMEND TO ANYONE ELSE TO PURCHASE A GM PRODUCT. NO ONE WANTED TO STAND BEHIND HIS PRODUCT. MAYBE IT DOESN'T MATTER, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ASK AND FOLLOW MY ADVICE. I GATHERED INFORMATION THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW. IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS IT IS REMEMBERED AND REPEATED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10148800January 26, 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHERE TO START, .BOUGHT 1999 GRAND AM GT IN AUGUST OF 2002 AND ITHAS BEEN DOWNHILL EVER SINCE. REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE, HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM, WHICH WAS REPLACED, BUT STILL LED TO THE DEMISE OF MY ENGINE, CAUSING CAMSHAFT TO SNAP IN HALF. THOUGHT THE TROUBLE WAS OVER WITH THE REBUILT ENGINE THAT WAS PUT IN, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE IN THE MIDDLE OF A SNOWSTORM ,CAUSING ME TO DRIVE WITH NO DRIVERSIDE WINDOW. WITH THE NEW REGULATOR I ASSUMED THAT THE WINDOW WOULD STOP SQUEAKING, WHICH DID NOT. I ASSUMED THE SCRATCHES ON WINDOWS WERE JUST FROM ME-SAND OR SOME OTHER ABRASIVE MATERIAL IN THE WINDOW TRACKS--AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS I DISCOVERED I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. HAVE EXPERIENCED VARIOUS ISSUES WITH THE NO TRAC/ABS LIGHTS, REPLACED THE WATERPUMP, DONE BRAKES 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS, FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE MILKY AND MAKE IT HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT. HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER 4 TIMES IN JUST THE PAST 2 YEARS. NEEDLESS TO SAY AFTER READING ALL COMPLAINTS I FEEL MUCH BETTER KNOWING THAT IT IS NOT JUST ME, OR MY CAR, BUT ALL PONTIACS. BOUGHT THE CAR FOR $10000, HAVE PUT OVER $5000 WORTH OF WORK INTO IT. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10149718January 25, 2006AIR BAGS
2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TS THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED THEN PUSHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10148161January 19, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WARPED AND COOLANT LEAKED. THIS IS THE SECOND GM 3.1 L ENGINE WHICH HAS HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACED. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP AT THE SAME TIME. ADDITIONALLY THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED (AGAIN IN BOTH GM 3.1 L'S I'VE HAD). THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE COMMON WITH PONTIAC'S AND MALIBU'S (AND OTHER GM MADE CARS). IT'S EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AT A SHOP AND TIME CONSUMING AND FRUSTRATING TO DO ON YOUR OWN. IT'S RIDICULOUS THAT SUCH A CHEAP PART AND CHEAPLY MADE PART HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10147906January 17, 2006AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON SLIPPERY ROADS BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR ROAD DEBRIS. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. BOTH OCCUPANTS RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE DEPLOYMENT. *NM UPDATED 02/21/06. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10147843January 16, 2006EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTION/INOPERABLE. 1ST REPLACEMENT (DEFECTIVE): MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED AT 31,825 MILES 2ND REPLACEMENT (DEFECTIVE): MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH FAILED AT 79,287 MILES ***PLEASE NOTE: GM'S SPECIAL POLICY #04098 WILL ONLY COVER REPLACEMENT OF THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE PART THAT HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH (PART #22676853). THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND GM IS NOT COVERING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH! THE FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNALS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10147730January 13, 2006EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH SEE OPEN INVESTIGATION #PE05055 TURN SIGNAL IS STILL CLICKING WHEN NOT ENGAGED. THIS IS DUE TO THE HAZARD FLASHING SWITCH (CONFIRMED BY MECHANIC) WHEN WILL RECALL BE ISSUED AS HAS BEEN FOR OTHER YEAR PONTIAC'S?? *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10147053January 6, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED IT WILL NOT RESTART WITHOUT THE COMPUTER BEING REPROGRAMMED. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE ONLY THING THE DEALER DID WAS RESET THE COMPUTER. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM THE CONTACT BEGAN RESETTING THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER SHOWED THE CONTACT HOW TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER BY TURNING THE IGNITION ON, ALLOWING THE SECURITY LIGHT TO FLASH TEN MINUTES, TURN THE IGNITION OFF, AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIR OF THE IGNITION. THE DEALER OFFERED TWO OPTIONS FOR REPAIR, TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE IGNITION SYSTEM OR JUMP THE SECURITY SYSTEM. IF THE SECURITY SYSTEM WAS BY PASSED IT WILL NO LONGER ACTIVATE. THERE ARE TWO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSBS) CONCERNING THE IGNITION, TSBS 010849020 AND 020604011. *AK UPDATED 02/27/06. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10146868January 4, 2006AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 TO 20 MPH ON A DIRT ROAD BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD AND DESTROYED THE DASHBOARD. AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND LEFT HAND.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10147543January 4, 2006SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING 1995 GRAND AM THEFT. *TS THE CONSUMER LISTED BRAKES AS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM ON HIS VEHICLE. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10146234December 28, 2005POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1993 PONTIAC GRAND AM, 124,OOO MILES. THE CAR STARTS AND RUNS GOOD. WHEN I GO 10 TO 15 MILES AND IF I COME TO A STOP, THE CAR STALLS. IT STARTS WITH NO PROBLEM BUT WHEN I SHIFT A GEAR, THE CAR STALLS. IF I WAIT FOR THE CAR TO COOL OFF, THE CAR WILL MOVE WITHOUT STALLING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER SINCE SHE IS A NEW DRIVER, BUT I'M AFRAID TO LET HER TAKE IT ON HER OWN FOR FEAR THAT SHE'LL STALL AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10146312December 28, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BOUGHT THE CAR IN 03 HAD 30000 MILES ON IT. RAN GREAT, LOVED THE POWER... THEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER(36,000) IT STARTED.. FIRST WAS THE BRAKE PADS, REPLACED THOSE, FOUND OUT THAT THE PADS HAD BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, THUS WORE THE ROTORS. REPLACED THE ROTORS. HEARD THE CLICKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE DASH, TOOK CAR TO ELECTRICIAN, REPLACED THE RELAY.... 1 YEAR LATER, HEARD GRINDING FROM FRONT WHEELS, AGAIN.... FOUND OUT THE CALIPERS WERE STUCK AT FULL BRAKE, SO THE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAD THE CAR STALL AS IF IT WERE OUT OF GAS.... COULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO LEAVE UNTIL MORNING(IT WAS 3:00 AM AT THE TIME), CAR RESTARTED JUST FINE IN MORNING, STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT. NOW RADIO ANTENNA WENT OUT, CD PLAYER SKIPS LIKE I AM RUNNING OVER SPEED BUMPS ALL THE TIME. ALSO BACK SPEAKERS WENT OUT.. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THAT THE METAL ON THE SPEAKERS WAS INSTALLED TOUCHING THE FRAME IN THE BACK WINDOW, CAUSING THEM TO SHORT OUT... NOW CAR IS SURGING AT NORMAL SPEEDS, SUSPECT BAD FUEL PUMP.. AND ONCE AGAIN THE LICKING IS BACK AGAIN. GM HAS PAID $0 FOR REPAIRS. THEY SAY IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT... FUNNY, I DID NOT INSTALL THESE THINGS AND THEY ARE APPARENTLY PROBLEMS THAT GM HAS BEEN HAVING. I LOVE(RATHER LOVED) GM. I HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN THEM TO BE RELIABLE AND STURDY. THIS CAR HAS TAUGHT ME OTHERWISE. I CAN NOW SEE THE DIRECTION THAT GM IS GOING AND I WILL NEVER BUY A GM VEHICLE AGAIN. IF ANYONE HAS ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT, LET ME KNOW. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS CAR ABOUT A 100 TIMES AND KNOW WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR. HOPING GM WAKES UP AND MAKES QUALITY CARS AGAIN. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10146314December 28, 2005ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SUSPENSION, STEERING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
GENERAL MOTORS NEED TO RECALL THEIR VEHICLES TO DIAGNOSIS THIS MAJOR ISSUE. MY CASE NUMBER WITH GM 1382341310 HOWEVER, THEY WONT ASSIST ME AND SAID THEY ARE CLOSING MY CASE. I INFORMED THEM NOT TO I AM NOT DONE WITH THIS ISSUE WITH THEM... THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM OR DEFECT WITH MY GENERAL MOTORS PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 3.1L V6 ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD, 3 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURES IN LESS THAN 40,000 MILES, THE FIRST OCCURRING AT APPROX 24,000 MILES THE SECOND AT APPROX 27,000 MILES AND NOW AGAIN AT 40,000 MILES BUT I HAVE SUSPECTED THE ANTI-FREEZE I HAVE BEEN SMELLING IN THE CAB WHEN I TURN THE HEATER BLOWER ON, IS SOMEHOW CONNECTED TO THIS LEAK. WHICH MEANS ITS BEEN LEAKING FOR SOME TIME JUST NOT BAD ENOUGH TO DRIP ONTO THE GROUND BRINGING MY ATTENTION TO IT. I AM ONLY ONE OF THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS RAPED FINANCIAL OVER THE YEARS. THE REPEATED FAILURES OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET STARTED LONG AGO AND DUE TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS TO THE BBB AND GM YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALARM GENERAL MOTORS THAT THEY ARE HAVING A MAJOR ISSUE, AND THEY SHOULD OF BEGAN A RECALL OF THEIR VEHICLES LONG AGO. IN THE YEAR 2002 THEY COULDN'T SUPPLY ENOUGH INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS TO KEEP UP WITH THE GM VEHICLES THAT NEEDED REPAIR EITHER UNDER WARRANTY OR OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE HAD OTHER MAJOR NON-RELATED REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE AS WELL, 19,693 MILES THE SWAY BAR BUSHINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, HEATER CORE REPLACED, THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ROD REPLACED. NOW MY CAR AND MANY THOUSANDS OF OTHER GM OWNERS VEHICLES ARE OUT OF WARRANTY AND GM WON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR OWN VEHICLES, EVEN THOUGH WORK WAS DONE REPEATEDLY UNDER WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE. I AM CURRENTLY 3 YEARS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT ONLY 12,900 APPROX MILES SINCE THEY DID THE LAST REPAIR ON MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. I BELIEVE A CLASS ACTION SUIT IS THE ONLY THING GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION WILL RESPOND TO. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10146159December 27, 2005EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE SIGNAL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND STARTED WORKING ONLY PART OF THE TIME. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE SIGNALS. I RESEARCHED THE VEHICLE ON THIS SITE AND FOUND THAT THE 2000 GRAND AM WAS RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE 2000'S. I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE CARS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL HAVE AND THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS HAS FAILED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10146170December 27, 2005FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
1. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A GAS SMELL SINCE PURCHASE IN 03. I HAD IT INTO DEALERSHIP WHOM SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT FROM INTERNET PAGES THIS IS A COMMON INTAKE SEAL PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED WHILE UNDER 2 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. SMELL OF GAS HAS MADE PERSONS SICK. 2. FAN CONTROL SWITCH FAILS AND ONLY WORKS ON #3 SETTING OR HIGHER. 3. TURN INDICATORS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. 4. ELECTRONICS COMPUTER FAILS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS TO BE RESET BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. (WAS THIS MADE BY MICROSOFT?). *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10146174December 27, 2005AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT SHE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. NO REPAIRS TO VEHICLE WERE MADE. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10146065December 26, 2005ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 1. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON IN THE CAR, AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR HAS PROBLEMS STARTING. THE ENGINE CRANKS BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD CREATE PARTICULARLY UNSAFE SITUATIONS, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASS LOCK SYSTEMS IN 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AMS. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE FORUMS. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0