Pontiac Grand AM Complaints (2002)

395 consumer complaints on file.

#10173486November 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
MY WIFE HAS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. ABOUT A MONTH AGO 10/2006, FOR THE FIRST TIME, HER CAR WOULD NOT START. IT HAD FULL BATTERY, ALL THE ACCESSORIES STARTED UP WITH THE KEY BEING FITTED INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED TO THE ON POSITION. UPON HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GETTING A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT THE BODY CONTROL UNIT ""POSSIBLY"" BEING DAMP ""COULD"" OF CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION, THEY REPLACED IT FOR ABOUT 300.00 DOLLARS. THIS MORNING (11/14/2006), MY WIFE WENT OUT TO HER CAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT WOULD NOT START. I NOW STARTED RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF I COULD FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS MYSELF. I FOUND A PLETHORA OF INDIVIDUALS, ALL WITH 2002 GRAND AMS, ALL HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT IN 2002 GRAND AMS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM PREVENTS YOU FROM STARTING YOUR CAR. THE ONLY WORK AROUND IS TO SIT IN YOUR CAR FOR BETWEEN 10 TO 15 MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED ON. AFTER SAID AMOUNT OF TIME THE SECURITY LIGHT SHOULD STOP BLINKING, AND YOU CAN THEN ""POSSIBLY"" START YOUR CAR. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT NHTSA IS ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT VEHICLE DEFECTS THAT POSE A THREAT WHILE OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE. BEING A POLICE OFFICER, I SEE THE POTENTIAL OF A THREAT BY HAVING A VEHICLE NOT START. I DO NOT WANT MY WIFE SITTING IN A DARK PARKING LOT FOR 10-15 MINUTES WHILE THE SECURITY SYSTEM HAS HER VEHICLE DISABLED. WHAT IF SHE SOUGHT REFUGE IN HER CAR TO TRY TO ESCAPE SOMEONE WHO WAS CHASING HER? WHAT ABOUT ALL THESE OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS? YOU CAN DO A GOOGLE OR YAHOO SEARCH FOR "2002 GRAND AM WILL NOT START". YOU WILL THEN SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND MIGHT WANT TO TAKE THESE INCIDENTS INTO CONSIDERATION FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. *NM
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172933November 8, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
GM 3.4 LITER ENGINE INTAKE GASKET FAILURE. THIS IS MY SECOND VEHICLE WITH THIS MOTOR THAT HAS HAD THE INTAKE GASKET FAIL. *JB
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No
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0
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#10172687November 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONTINUES BLINKER SOUND EVEN WHEN THE BLINKER IS NOT IN USE VERY ANNOYING AND VERY EXPENSIVE FROM WHAT I HEAR, HOPE IT DOESN'T SHORT OUT AND TAKE ITS COMPONENTS WITH IT. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171690October 24, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
TURN SIGNAL FAILURE. REPLACE FUSE, BUT IT BLEW IT SEVERAL TIMES. THEY JUST STOP WORKING. *NM
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10171240October 18, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
PONTIAC PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILED AND CAR WILL NO LONGER START. PASSLOCK IS NOT COVERED BY ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND COSTS ~$400 TO REPLACE. *NM
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10170915October 16, 2006
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH PONTIAC 2002 GRAND AM PASSLOCK SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED 2 IN LESS THAN A YEAR AND THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. SOMETIMES IT WILL START, SOMETIMES IT WON'T. I AM VERY FED UP WITH THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. *NM
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170443October 10, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT AND THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS WORK AT RANDOM, THEY WORK FOR AWHILE AND THEN JUST STOP WORKING FOR AWHILE. NO TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS OUTSIDE THE CAR AND NO INDICATOR ARROWS INSIDE THE CAR. THEN, THEY BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN BUT ONLY FOR A AWHILE. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168403September 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS AN OIL LEAK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD AND FRONT CRANK SEAL. THE CAR IS LESS THAN 4 YEARS WITH 66000 MILES. I HAVE HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR 3.4 ENGINE. WHY ISN'T ANYTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THIS? I HAD A 1997 GRAN AM AND PUT 140000 MILES ON IT WITH NO PROBLEM. THE TECH'S SAY THEY USED CHEAP GASKETS ON THIS CAR. I DON'T THINK THJIS CAR WILL MAKE 140000 MILES WITHOUT A MAJOR FAILURE.AND GM WONDERS WHY THEY ARE LOSING SALES TO JAPANESE CAR MAKERS. MY NEXT CAR WILL NOT BE GM AND THIS IS AFTER OWNING NOTHING BUT GM CARS FOR 40 YEARS!!!!!
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0
Deaths:
0
#10167839September 11, 2006
TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT FRONT WHEEL MADE A RUBBING NOISE. UPDATED 10/4/2006 - THE DEALER HAS ROTATED, BALANCED AND MOUNTED NEW TIRES ON THE VEHICLE BUT THE NOISE CONTINUED. THE CALIPERS HAD TO BE RESURFACED AND LUBED. GOODYEAR EAGLE R4A. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167319September 4, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. THE BLINKER SWITCH KEEPS CLICKING AFTER I TURN. IT IS AGGRAVATING TO ME AND I HAVE READ OF A LOT OF 2002 GRAND AM OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP TO SEE ABOUT GETTING FIXED BUT IT WILL COST ME OVER $400. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. ALSO, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. I WISH I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167176August 31, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKS OUT IGNITION CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO BE RESET WHICH TAKES UP TO 10 MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 12-16 MONTHS. EVERYTHING I SEE ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS IS CALLED A PASS LOCK SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SO FAR THIS HAS ONLY CAUSED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED, BUT IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SYSTEM COULD FAIL DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS CAUSING THE LOSS OF BRAKES AND STEERING? I WOULD HAVE IT REPLACED BUT THE COST $350-$400 IS JUST OUTRAGEOUS THIS IS BASED ON THE COST MY DAD HAD TO PAY TO GET HIS 2001 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE FIXED THAT DID THE SAME THING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166697August 28, 2006
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE AT LOW SPEED, THERE WAS A LOSS OF ALL STEERING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. AFTER INITIAL INSPECTION BY THE CONTACT, IT WAS DETERMINED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166779August 28, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, WHICH PRODUCED A BUZZING SOUND. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART BECAUSE IT WAS NOT THE PART THEY WERE REIMBURSING FOR. UPDATED 09/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166249August 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE VCM WAS BURNED OUT. THE MODULE VCM PART WAS REPLACED, AND WITHIN 4 MONTHS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEALER AND THE VCM WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. WITHIN THE SPAN OF 5 YEARS, THE SECURITY MODULE BURNED OUT 5 SEPARATE TIMES, AND WAS REPLACED BY THE SAME DEALER EACH TIME.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166094August 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING MY SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. I READ THE OWNERS BOOK AND DID WHAT IT TOLD ME TO DO. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I DID EVERYTHING THE BOOK SAID TO DO. SO I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166162August 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A PREVIOUS INCIDENT WHO DETERMINED THE IGNITION ANTI-THEFT SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEFECT RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REMAINED THERE WITHOUT A SOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. UPDATED 1/16/2007 - *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165490August 15, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, EQUIPMENT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE
SINCE WE PURCHASED OUR PONTIAC GRAND AM IN APRIL 2002 WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ITEMS FAIL THAT I FEEL SHOULD NOT HAVE. THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL RELAY? FAILED AT 6,000 MILES, THE WINDOW SASH CHANNELS AND RELAYS HAVE FAILED 3 TIMES. TWICE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND 1 TIME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DASH IS PEELING UP AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD CLOSE TO THE VIN# PLATE. THE DOME LIGHT BRACKET FAILED AND THE LIGHT NO LONGER IS ON THE INTERIOR ROOF. CHEAP PLASTIC BRACKET THAT WILL COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX. THE DRIVER POWER SEAT HAS FAILED LEAVING THE SEAT IN THE UP POSITION. THE WORST THING ABOUT ALL OF THIS IS THAT IT HAS COST ME SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HAVE THESE ITEMS FIXED AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165125August 10, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. FREQUENT ENGAGEMENT OF THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY FROM SIMPLY MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL. WE RECEIVED A "RECALL NOTICE" RELATED TO THE TURN SIGNAL, BUT PONTIAC HAS NO RECORD OF OUR CAR QUALIFYING FOR THE RECALL. MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH REPLACED. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR $360. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATED SEVERAL OF THESE ISSUES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164451August 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.2L THAT HAS A CONSTANT CLICKING FROM THE DASH ABOVE THE STEREO. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A FAULTY MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ON THIS MODEL CAR. I SEE THERE APPEARS TO BE A RECALL FOR 2000-2001, BUT NO 2002? THE SWITCH IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL SINCE IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT PONTIAC KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS YET TO FIX. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160479June 22, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM RANDOMLY FAILS TO START. SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM WITH SECURITY FEATURE ON GRAND AMS. PROBLEM GETS TEMPORARY SOLVED AFTER RESETTING THE FEATURE BY KEEPING THE KEY IN "ON" POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES, HOWEVER IT OCCURS AGAIN IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL SHOP THAT COULD NOT FIND THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER NEXT. *NM
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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