Pontiac Grand AM Complaints

5,577 consumer complaints on file.

#10140937October 27, 2005
EQUIPMENT
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT HAS PROBLEMS STARTING. EVERY TIME I TRY TO START MY CAR THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE TO SIT THEIR FOR TEN MINUTES WHILE IT RESETS ITSELF. I WOULDN'T HAVE MIND IF IT WAS ONLY ONCE, BUT IT'S NOT. IT CONTINUALLY DOES IT. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE WHO I HAVE SPOKEN TO WITH A PONTIAC GRAND AM ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. VERY TRULY YOURS, KAREN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141073October 26, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM TRUNK POPPED OPEN AND RACED OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY WHILE IN REVERSE AND FOOT WAS NOT ON ACCELERATOR. *TS THE CONSUMER PUT IN A CLAIM TO GM, HOWEVER THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE LOCAL DEALER STATED THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL WAS ISSUED WHICH DESCRIBED EXACTLY WHAT HE EXPERIENCED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138639October 26, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
DT: THE CALLER HAD TO HAVE THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED. THE CALLER SAID A BLINKING SOUND CAME FROM THE DASHBOARD BUT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH AT CALLER'S EXPENSE. THERE WAS A RECALL 03V3270000 ON OTHER YEARS BUT NOT ON THIS YEAR. MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140758October 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 99 PONTIAC GRAND AM IS SLOWLY LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE, THE MECHANIC I WENT TO KNEW EXACTLY WHERE TO LOOK, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. HE SAID THEY ARE GETTING ONE OR TWO EACH WEEK AND DID NOT KNOW WHY THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLE. I FIGURE THIS WOULD BE AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY VEHICLES LEAKING A COOLANT AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140784October 25, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH WORE OUT AT ONLY 148,000 MILES. CAR CAN NOT BE STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140597October 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW MOTOR AND COMPONENTS EXPLODING WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140491October 22, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON OCTOBER 18, 2005 WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH IN FAIR WEATHER, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG UNEXPECTEDLY DEPLOYED, THOUGH NO CONTACT WAS MADE WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE OR STATIONARY OBJECT. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSED EXTREME IRRITATION VIA FRICTION BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM OF DRIVER, TEMPORARY HEARING DISTRESS TO DRIVER AND PASSENGER AND NEAR LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE DUE TO SHOCK OF THIS DEPLOYMENT. INVESTIGATION OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS SHOWS THAT LIKELY CAUSE IS SHORT IN AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE UNDER PASSENGER SEAT DUE TO PRESENCE OF WATER ON THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. WATER ON FLOOR HAS BEEN A PERENNIAL PROBLEM IN MY VEHICLE AND MANY ATTEMPTS TO ASCERTAIN THE CAUSE (ATTRIBUTE TO LEAKY MOLDING, POOR FITTING WINDOW TRIM, ETC.), WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. PERUSAL OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE SHOW A CLEAR PATTERN OF SIMILAR EVENTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT (PER TECH ISSUE MEMO ISSUED BY GM IN 1998) RELATED TO INFERIOR ADHESIVE USED DURING ASSEMBLY OF TOP VENT GRILLE. EXCESSIVE RAIN TYPICALLY RESULTS IN WATER ON FLOOR OF PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND HAS CAUSED THIS SAME UNEXPECTED DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS IN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. LIKELIHOOD OF GM ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT AND REPAIRING THE PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY SLIM (PER OTHER COMPLAINANTS REPORTS) DUE TO AGE OF VEHICLE AND THE FACT THAT IT HAS TAKEN YEARS TO PRESENT ITSELF, MEANING NO RECALL WAS ISSUED BY PONTIAC. I WOULD RECOMMEND ALL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WHO EXPERIENCE THIS WATER PROBLEM REPORT IT THEIR GM DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO EXPERIENCING THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, AS IT COULD HAVE HAD MUCH MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN LESS THAN IDEAL CONDITIONS!!!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10141041October 20, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
THE BODY CONTROL MODULE CAUSED TWO BATTERIES TO FAIL. THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED CAUSING CLICKING NOISE IN THE ASH. *TS WHEN THE BCM FAILED THE CONSUMER NOTICED A 1 AMP DRAW. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT REPLACED THE BCM PER THE CONSUMERS REQUEST. THE VEHICLE WAS BUCKING AND FELT AS IF THERE WAS A MAJOR MISS. THIS WAS DUE TO FAULTY #4 INJECTOR. THE INJECTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PCM WAS REPROGRAMMED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140184October 19, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR IT WILL NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT IS LIT. A RESET PROCEDURE IS REQUIRED THAT TAKES OVER 10 MINUTES. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND MAKES THE VEHICLE USELESS FOR EMERGENCIES. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL FILTER AT QUITE SOME EXPENSE TO ME. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140089October 18, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
CONTINUOUS RAPID CLICKING NOISE FROM DASH CAUSED BY SHORT CIRCUIT IN MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC THIS EVENTUALLY WILL RESULT IN TURN SIGNAL FAILURE IF NOT REPAIRED, DUE TO SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSING SWITCH TO BURN OUT. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED THREE TIMES ALREADY (07/23/2003, 11/14/2004, 10/18/2005) . EACH REPAIR REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WITH A NEW PART AND COST ABOUT $300 INSTALLED. SUSPECT SOME KIND OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT IS CAUSING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO THE FLASHER UNIT RECALL, SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS ALREADY SERVICED FOR THAT RECALL, BUT THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140133October 18, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
FAULTY TURNING SIGNALS. ALTHOUGH GM HAS HAD A RECALL ON THIS ITEM I DON'T THINK INCLUDED ALL VIN NUMBERS IN THE RECALL. MY CAR IS SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WAS REFUSED RECALL SERVICE BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. I FEEL THERE MAYBE NUMEROUS CARS OUT THERE THAT WERE EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL. I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT SEDAN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139993October 17, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
DT: 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE CONSUMER STATED THEY CAME ON AND WENT OFF AND THEY GOT STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT IN APRIL 2005 TO SEE WHY THIS WAS OCCURRING. AT THAT TIME, NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED PONTIAC, THEY STATED THERE WAS NO A RECALL. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE MUST HIT THE HAZARD SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS TO WORK, SOMETIMES THIS DOES NOT WORK EITHER.*AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139856October 17, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONTINUOUS RAPID CLICKING NOISE FROM DASH CAUSED BY SHORT CIRCUIT IN MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CREATING A MAJOR DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AND COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT IF HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY. HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED TWICE ALREADY (07/23/2003, 11/14/2004) AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED A THIRD TIME (10/18/2005) . EACH REPAIR REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WITH NEW PARTS AND COST ABOUT $250. SUSPECT SOME KIND OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE RECURRING SO MANY TIMES AFTER BEING REPAIRED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139538October 13, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IN THE 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM, THE THEFT PROTECTION SYSTEM "PASSLOCK" WILL FAIL AND THE CAR CANNOT BE STARTED. I FIST THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY CAR. UNTIL I FOUND A WEBSITE AND IT APPEARS THIS HAPPENS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER AND OVER.. THE CAR HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED, BECAUSE IT ACTS AS IF THE OWNER IS TRYING TO STEAL THE CAR AND WILL NOT START.. HERE IS A COPY OF THE INFO ON A CONSUMER REPORTS SITE>>> BUG IN 2001 GRAND AM WON'T START CAR. A BUG IN 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S CAUSES THEM TO SIMPLY NOT START, RIGHT OUT OF THE BLUE. BETTER HOPE YOU'RE NOT IN THE WRONG NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN IT HAPPENS 'CAUSE ALMOST NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THE FIX IS. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 21, 2005 -- IF YOU OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM, YOU'D BETTER HOPE YOU'RE NOT STUCK SOMEWHERE BAD WHEN THIS HITS: YOU GO TO START YOUR CAR, AND THE ENGINE CRANKS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE YOUR OUT OF GAS, AND WON'T START. NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THEN HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE CAR EASILY STARTS AFTER BEING TOWED, BUT NO CAUSE IS EVER FOUND. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE RKE (REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY) SYSTEM HAS A DEFECT IN IT THAT CAUSES CAR NOT TO START. AS OF NOW THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE PASSLOCK SYSTEMS. AS FOR A FIX, THE EXPERTS ARE HONESTLY NOT SURE. TO RESET THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM, PUT KEY IN THE IGNITION AND LEAVE IT IN 'ON' POSITION FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES. THEN TURN IT OFF, AND TRY - IT SHOULD START THEN. WARNING: CONTINUED RESETTING OF THE COMPUTER THIS WAY WILL EVENTUALLY DAMAGE COMPUTER AND WILL COST LOTS TO REPLACE/FIX. AND HERE IS A LINK TO A CAR FORUM WHERE U CAN SEE ITS NOT JUST MY CAR HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.EE9E52F/2082
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139630October 13, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY TURN INDICATORS. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10139284October 11, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
DT: THE TURN SIGNAL WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND EVEN AFTER THE LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF. IT SEEMED TO BE MOSTLY WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE PROBLEM WAS ONGOING SINCE APRIL 2005. IT CONTINUED TO MAKE THE CLICKING SOUND ANYWHERE FROM FIVE TO TWENTY MINUTES AFTER MAKING THE TURN. THIS WAS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE DASHBOARD TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS STILL UNSURE OF WHAT THE EXACT CAUSE WAS. THE CONTACT HAS HEARD OF AN INVESTIGATION FOR THE 2002 MODELS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138904October 6, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
DT: 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR A MONTH OR SO. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND NO ONE HAS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138910October 6, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
DT: THE CONTACT REPORTED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT BEING USED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE TURN SIGNAL COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 , PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. GENERAL MOTORS WAS CALLED, AND THEY SAID THAT IF THERE WAS A RECALL THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE CONTACT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A YEAR, AND INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138952October 6, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE DASH. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A BLINKER BUT THE BLINKER IS NOT ON. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL THINGS ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND WONDERED WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138674October 5, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
I HAVE A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IN NOVEMBER OF 2004 MY TURN SIGNAL STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. IT WOULD JUST NOT WORK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THEN IT WORKED PART OF THE TIME. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM TO THIS DAY. NOW MORE THAN EVER IT HARDLY EVER WORKS. I AM NOW USING MY ARE WHENEVER I HAVE TO MAKE A TURN IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE ASKED A MUNROE MECHANIC AS TO WHY IT WOULD MALFUNCTION AND HE STATED IT WAS PROBABLY AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO PAY FOR A MECHANIC TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE HE TOLD ME HE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL PANEL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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