Pontiac Grand AM Complaints (2002)

395 consumer complaints on file.

#10159982June 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159980June 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON MY WAY TO AN EVENT, I HEARD A POP AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF; THEN STALLED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO DECLARED THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND REPAIRS ARE GOING TO BE COSTLY. I HAVE LOW MILEAGE ON THE CAR, AND BELIEVE SOME REMEDY SHOULD BE SOUGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159946June 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WENT TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AND CAR MAINTENANCE AND THE TECH SAID THAT I HAVE OIL IN MY RADIATOR. I WAS EXTREMELY SHOCKED BY THIS AND HE SAID THAT IT COULD BE A LEAKING GASKET OR WORSE THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOOK IT IN AND THE GASKETS WERE LEAKING ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH ONLY 56000 MILES AT THE TIME. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING ON SUCH A LOW MILEAGE CAR AND WELL MAINTAINED. I KNEW I HAD TO GET IT FIXED SO THEY FIXED IT GM SAID THAT THEY WOULD PAY 50% OF THE REPAIR COSTS. I HAVE FURTHER RESEARCHED MY CAR AND THE ORANGE ANTIFREEZE AND ISSUES MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD WITH THIS ANTI-FREEZE AND HOW IT EATS GASKETS AND CAUSES MANY OTHER PROBLEMS. GM DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT TO THIS AND THEY ARE CONTINUING TO USE THIS PRODUCT EVEN AFTER ALL THE FINDINGS. MY BROTHER HAS ENDURE THIS SAME ISSUE IN HIS TRUCK HE HAS SINCE REPLACED HIS GASKETS AND NOW IS USING ONLY GREEN ANTI FREEZE. I NOW HAVE SINCE FOUND OUT THAT I HAVE A WHEEL BEARING GOING IN MY CAR. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THESE CHEAP PARTS. THIS COULD BE A HAZARD. I AM WAITING FOR MY REFUND FROM THE REPAIRS OF THE GASKETS SO I CAN TURN AROUND AND REPAIR THE WHEEL BEARINGS ALL THE WHILE I AM STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159547June 11, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FIRST, THE CAR BEGAN WITH OVERHEATING. I HAD TO CONTINUALLY REPLACE THE COOLANT TO KEEP THE CAR FROM OVERHEATING. IT WOULD NOT LEAK OUT OF THE CAR. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION THE LEAK FROM THE COOLANT DID NOT LEAK OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FINALLY FAILED AFTER DRIVING. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REACHED A HIGH LEVEL AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS CLEARLY OVERHEATED WITH AGAIN THE COOLANT LEVELS LOW. WAS REPAIR BEGAN, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ALL THE GASKETS WITHIN THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN. THIS CAUSED WATER AND COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE. CAUSING THE ENGINE TO WORK MORE DUE TO THE BUILD UP AND CAUSING OVERHEATING. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE WATER TO LEAK OUT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. FINALLY A BUILD NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED OUT OF ALL THE HOSES AND ENGINE ITSELF. A BUILD UP MIXTURE OF WATER AND OIL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159021June 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT TIMES, VEHICLE RPM'S WILL JUMP ABOUT 300 HIGHER THAN NORMAL. IT CAN DO IT ON UP HILLS, ON FLAT AND ON DOWN HILLS. IT IS MORE PREVALENT WHEN CRESTING A HILL. THE RPM'S WILL NOT MOVE ALL THE WAY UP THE HILL BUT WHEN THE CAR CRESTS, IT WILL SOMETIMES DO IT. I'VE HAD IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT BUT THEY ALSO ONLY TAKE IT OUT FOR FIVE OR TEN MINUTES FOR A TEST DRIVE. I NOTICE IT MORE WHEN I DO A TRIP OF SOME KIND ON THE HIGHWAY. I DON'T NOTICE IT VERY MUCH IN MY EVERYDAY DRIVING BUT I DON'T USUALLY DRIVE VERY FAR WEEKDAYS. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR OVER SIX MONTHS. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE GETTING ANY WORSE BUT IT ALSO ISN'T GETTING ANY BETTER. IT CAN HAPPEN 15 - 20 TIMES ON A TWO HOUR TRIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158343May 26, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
YOUR RECALL OF 2000-2001 PONTIAC GRANDAMS (03V327000) STATES THAT IF THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD FLASHERS BECOME INOPERATIVE IT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. NOW PONTIAC SENDS ME A LETTER LETTING ME KNOW THAT MY 2002 GRANDAM COULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD FLASHERS THAT COULD ALLOW THEM TO FAIL. WITH A LITTLE LOGIC - IF IT IS DANGEROUS FOR A 2000-2001 THEN IT ALSO DANGEROUS FOR A 2002 AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157951May 21, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
AFTER USING THE TURN SIGNAL, I NOTICED THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE STILL COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH FOR A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE SIGNAL WAS TURNED OFF. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I USE THE TURN SIGNAL AND THE LATEST INCIDENT RESULTED IN SMOKE IN THE CABIN BUT NO FIRE. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH, I SEE THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, AS WITH PREVIOUS YEARS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL OR TSB ISSUED FOR THIS ITEM, SEEING AS THOUGH THIS RESULTS IN TURN SIGNAL FAILURE, AND CAN EVEN CAUSE A FIRE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157255May 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT1. MY SECURITY LIGHT HAD BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. I TRIED STARTING ONE DAY AND GOT NO ELECTRICAL RESPONSE. THE DEALER HAD TO REPROGRAM THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM AS IT HAD ITS COMPUTER HAD HUNG UP. THEY COULD OFFER NO EXPLANATION AND COULD NOT SAY IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS WAS A $159 REPAIR FOR LABOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156905May 6, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
COMPLAINED 2 YEARS AGO ABOUT TURN SIGNAL CLICKING NOISE IN DASH WHEN NOT ENGAGED. RECEIVED LETTER FROM PONTIAC APRIL 2006 TO HAVE SIGNAL/HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS REPLACED. TOOK TO JACK WOLF PONTIAC AND WAS TOLD BY CRAIG WEGNER, SERVICE MANAGER IT WAS ALSO THE HAZARD SWITCH AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CAUSING PROBLEM. THESE ARE NOT COVERED AND WOULD COST ME $474.00 TO REPLACE. CANNOT STAND CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE ANY LONGER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156630May 2, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:UNIT
THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM FAILED IN NOVEMBER 2005. THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT ALWAYS WORK, THE INDICATOR FOR THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD COME ON IN THE CAR AND THERE WAS A CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE. I HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED AT A COST OF $323 BECAUSE THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT EVENTUALLY BOTH THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD SWITCH WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. I RECEIVED A SERVICE NOTICE IN APRIL, 2006 (#04098) WHICH INDICATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED. HOWEVER, ONLY THE HAZARD SWITCH REPLACEMENT IS COVERED, NOT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. SO, EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE OF THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH CAUSED THE SAME DANGEROUS SITUATION OF TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHT FAILURE, GM IS OPTING NOT TO COVER THE COST. DOES THIS MAKE SENSE TO YOU? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156646May 2, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A CLICKING NOISE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH SWITCH WAS MAKING THE NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155401April 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON MY 2002 PONITAC GRAND AM THE ABS LIGHT/ TRAC OFF/ AND SERVICE VEHICLE SOON HAVE COME ALL COME ON WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GRAND AM (GM CARS AS WEL). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153846March 27, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. IT STARTED WITH THE TURN SIGNALS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO THE TURN SIGNALS CONTINUING TO CLICK EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN USE. I KNOW THE 2000 AND 2001 GRAND AMS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY AREN'T THE 2002S HAVE THE SAME THING DONE. MY PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET BUT PLAN ON HAVING IT DONE SOON IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152807March 15, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152093March 7, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT END ROTOR PROBLEMS. REPLACED ROTORS THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW 02/2004. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN 04/2004. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT WINDOW MOTORS DUE TO FAILURE. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES AND ONLY HAS 39000 MILES ON IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152035March 6, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT TICKING NOISE IN THE DASH. HOWEVER, SOURCE IS THE MULTI-SWITCH UNIT IN STEERING COLUMN. DEALER AND GM DOES NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM, BUT WILL CHARGE FOR REPLACING UNIT. RECALLED FOR 1999-2001...NOT FIXED OR UPDATED FOR 2002. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151269February 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CAR NOT STARTING DUE TO FAULTY PASS LOCK SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONING COMPONENT IS THE IGNITION CYLINDER. GM HAS DISCONTINUED THE STOCK REPLACEMENT ITEM AND ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, HAS ISSUED A NEW REPLACEMENT NUMBER BUT IS NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY STARTED THE CALL BY TURNING THE IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES, SWITCH TO OFF POSITION THEN BACK TO THE ON POSITION FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. REPEAT 1 MORE TIME FOR A TOTAL OF 3 SETS. IT FORCES A REPROGRAM ON THE IGNITION COMPUTER. I WOULD LIKE A REPLACEMENT PART AS A RECALL. IT SEEMS THIS WAS A FAULTY PART TO BEGIN WITH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150963February 22, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
IN HIGH HUMIDITY (RAINING) OR HIGH TEMPS AND HIGH HUMIDITY, THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING. IN COLD TEMPS, THE DIRECTIONAL 'CLICK' OCCURS SPORADICALLY WHEN THE DIRECTIONAL ARE NOT TURNED ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS, BUT ISN'T CONSISTENT ENOUGH TO BRING INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. (THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING IF THE PROBLEM ISN'T HAPPENING AT THAT TIME). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150473February 16, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE WITH 61,000 MILES HAS BEEN MAKING A TURN SIGNAL NOISE EVEN WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE OFF. IT IS A CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM NEAR THE RADIO. IT IS VERY IRRITATING AND I MUST NOW DRIVE THIS CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED PER MY WIFE. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH....AND I MIGHT ADD IT IS A PRETTY COSTLY FIX. FROM LOOKING AT WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT YET THERE ARE NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. HOPEFULLY THIS REPORT WILL HELP CONSUMERS. ALSO, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 MONTHS....I GUESS MY WIFE IS A SAINT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147730January 13, 2006
EXTERIOR 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

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