Pontiac Grand AM Complaints (2001)

538 consumer complaints on file.

#10335749June 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY PASSLOCK CHIP 3 TIMES IN MY PONTIAC GRAND AM. THIS HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332681May 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY CARS SECURITY LOCK NOT KNOWING AT FIRST , I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP , WELL ONE DAY ON THE WAY TO WORK MY CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING WHEN I WAS ON THE NYS THRUWAY SCARED OUT OF MY MIND THANKFULLY HAD JUST DROPPED MY DAUGHTER OFF AT DAYCARE - I COULD ACTUALLY GET MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ONCE IT DIED I GO TO RESTART THE CAR AND GOT A CRANK NO START THOUGHT IT WAS VERY ODD , CALLED MY BROTHER HE THOUGHT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE FUEL PUMP WENT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY ALSO THOUGHT THE SAME BUT NO CODES WERE COMING UP ON THE SCANNER SO GOT IT TOWED SOMEWHERE ELSE AND IT STARTED UP - IT RAN FOR A FEW MONTHS , WENT TO GO TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING AND AGAIN CRANK NO START FRUSTRATED BC I WAS AGAIN WITHOUT A VEHICLE WITH A 2 YEAR OLD CHILD TO TAKE CARE OF AND ON TOP OF THAT HAVING TO CALL INTO WORK AGAIN , WENT TO WORK COUPLE DAYS LATER AND THOUGHT I WOULD GOOGLE MY ISSUE JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WAS WHAT PEOPLE WERE SAYING - SEEN THAT THERE WAS A SECURITY ISSUE ON THE CAR THAT WON'T LET YOU START THE CALL TRIED FINDING A RECALL GOT NOTHING ..........THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND FEEL AS IF GM SHOULD DO THERE JOBS AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING OUT OF NO WHERE , PLEASE HELP ME! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330007May 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328792May 4, 2010
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE KEY WAS RESET WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO START. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR THREE TIMES AFTER THE KEY WAS RESET. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328280April 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE SYSTEM WENT INTO SAFE MODE FOR TEN MINUTES BEFORE ACTUALLY STARTING. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326472April 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM, WITH 95,000 MILES, EQUIPPED WITH THE PASSLOCK ANTITHEFT SYSTEM... ITS BEGINNING TO FAIL. THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS BEEN ON SOLID AND FLASHING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS. THE CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL THE 10MIN RESET PROCEDURE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE IN THE US AND CANADA HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IT APPEARS TO AFFECT THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO MODELS AS WELL. GM HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY CHARGING PEOPLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE BY REPLACING THE SAME PARTS OVER AND OVER. THERE IS NO CLEAR CULPRIT AS TO WHICH PART OF THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS TO BLAME. GM NEEDS TO REMOVE THE SYSTEM AND REPLACE IT WITH A WORKING SYSTEM THAT WILL NOT FAIL OVER TIME. I EMAILED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS MORNING AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BY THEIR MECHANICS... I BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL TRY TO REPLACE ONE PART OR ANOTHER AND CHARGE AN ARM AND A LEG FOR IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS TO HAVE THESE COMPONENTS REPLACEDS. NOW THAT THE US GOVT IS THE MAJORITY OWNER OF GM, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THIS COULD BE EASILY STARTED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322469March 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SIGNAL LIGHT WONT STOP CLICKING WHICH LEADS TO THE STEERING COLUMN SMOKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318001March 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM SHUT ON AND OFF ON IT'S OWN. BRAND NEW SENSORS, A FUEL PUMP, AND FILTERS WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318004March 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
OWN A 01 PONTIAC AM GT AND IM HAVING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM. IT MALFUNCTIONS STILL, EVEN AFTER HAVING IT REPLACED A YEAR AGO. PONTIAC NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND FIX THEM, THIS IS A MAJOR HEADACHE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314125February 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. HE STATED THAT THE "PASS LOCK" SECURITY FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HE COULD NOT START THE ENGINE AND THE "SECURITY" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SPECIALIST WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SECURITY SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HIS INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308535February 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. AFTER MY SECURITY LIGHT LIT AND MY CAR WOULDN'T START, I MECHANIC FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM, MY CAR STARTED AFTER JUST LETTING MY KEY ON IN THE ACC POSITION FOR 15 MINUTES THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN OCTOBER OF 2008 AND BASICALLY HAS CONTINUED AT LEAST WEEKLY UP TO THE PRESENT TIME. I NEVER REPLACED ANY PARTS THANKFULLY, BUT MY CAR NOW WILL NOT RUN EVEN AFTER RESETTING THE SECURITY FEATURE. I HAVE READ MAY INCIDENTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS WEB SITES AS WELL AS THIS ONE. WHY WONT GM ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303698February 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH THE "SECURITY PATH LOCK" WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302888January 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 93000 MILES--IN PAST 2 YEARS, IT HAS INTERMITTENTLY NOT STARTED--HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, BATTERY, POWER STEERING PUMP, TRANSMISSION AND WAS FINALLY TOLD IT IS THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. NOW IT IS NOT STARTING APPROX. ONCE A MONTH. LOCAL MECHANIC SAID IT IS SECURITY PASSLOCK AND THERE IS NO FIX BUT CALL THE DEALER. SPOKE WITH 3 DEALERS AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO SURE FIX--ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT CAN NOT FIX. HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT APPROX. 10 MINUTES TO RESET SECURITY. WHERE'S THE RECALL ON THIS??????? *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302649January 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. SHE STATED THAT WHENEVER SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO START; HOWEVER, AFTER TEN MINUTES SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 TO 4 MONTHS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM AND THE OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN STRANDED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THERE IS RESEARCH STATING THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299868January 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. UPON FAILURE, THE SECURITY FEATURE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED WITH THE EXPECTATION OF FIXING THE STARTING ISSUE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER ADVISED RESETTING THE SYSTEM BY ALLOWING THE KEY TO SIT IN THE ACC POSITION IN THE IGNITION AND GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THEY STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE WITH AN OCCUPANT IN IT DUE TO THE WEIGHT SENSOR FOR THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THE CONTACT HAD TO PERFORM THIS ROUTINE EACH TIME HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 117,667.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297790January 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE REPLACED THE RADIATOR TWICE, THE WATER PUMP TWICE (GOING ON NUMBER 3 TOMORROW) AND ALSO GET TO DO AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CAUSE HAS SINCE BEEN DISCOVERED AS THE DEX-COOL COOLANT THAT GM MANUFACTURES WHICH EATS ANYTHING IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH. RECALL NEEDS ISSUED, AND REPAIR WORK PAID FOR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286556October 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A NO-START CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285308September 26, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 GRAND AM GT WITH 67,000 MILES. HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WORKED ONLY SOMETIMES. HAD RECALLED SWITCH REPLACED, NOW I HAVE NOTHING AT ALL. GARAGES CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG AND I HATE DRIVING WITHOUT TURN SIGNALS. GETTING A TICKET FOR NOT HAVING THEM IS THE LEAST OF WORRIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283056September 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE (SOMETIMES FOR A WHOLE MONTH) MY CAR DOESN'T START, AND THE "SECURITY" LIGHT FLASHES. IN THIS CASE, I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE "START" POSITION, AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN START IT. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FEEL THAT SOME RECALL SHOULD BE ACTIVATED. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE, AS OWNERS, SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281231August 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A SECURITY FAILURE; HOWEVER, WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND IGNITION THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT AFTER PLACING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SLIGHTLY TURN IT ON FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES UNTIL THE LIGHT IT NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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