Pontiac Grand AM Complaints (2002)

395 consumer complaints on file.

#10235800July 25, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I TOOK MY CAR TO MARC MILLER PONTIAC TO HAVE THE TURN SIGNALS FIXED. THE EMERGENCY FLASHER ON THE DASH KEPT CLICKING AND THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK PERIODICALLY. THE TURN SIGNALS FINALLY WENT OUT. THE INCIDENT I AM REFERRING TO IS GM SERVICE BULLETIN 04098A. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IF THIS APPLIES TO MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I WAS CHARGED FOR THIS A TOTAL OF $314.17 AND AM NOT SURE IF IT WAS A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234574July 16, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TURN SIGNALS WILL INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234328July 14, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND THE TURN SIGNALS WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP WORKING, CREATING A HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATION. FROM WHAT I'VE READ OF OTHERS COMPLAINTS, THIS WAS RECOGNIZED AS A PROBLEM BY GM IN 2001 HOWEVER A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THIS WOULD COST ME ABOUT $500 TO REPAIR AND I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO DO SO. I THINK GM SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH NO CHARGE TO ME SINCE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233487July 8, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE IS A VERY DISTRACTING CLICKING SOUND IN THE DASH, AS IF THE BLINKERS ARE RUNNING, BUT THEY ARE NOT. SOMETIMES IT'S A FAST CONSTANT CLICKING SOUND, SOMETIMES IT'S A SLOW CLICKING SOUND, BUT IT'S ALWAYS THERE. VERY ANNOYING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230380June 9, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT AND THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON 5/20/08. THE INDICATOR ARROWS INSIDE THE CAR WERE NOT GOING OFF WHEN I TRIED TO SIGNAL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND EXAM THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ONLY TO FIND THAT NO SIGNAL LIGHTS OUTSIDE MY CAR WORKED EITHER. THIS PROBLEM NOW OCCURS EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS AND I FIND IT VERY DANGEROUS ON BUSY ROADS. I FEEL IT COULD LEAD TO A PREVENTABLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FROM FELLOW PONTIAC OWNERS. I ALSO FOUND THAT A RECALL INVESTIGATION WAS FILED BACK IN SEPT. OF 2005 (#PE05055) BUT WAS CLOSED IN JAN. OF 2006 WITH NO RECALLS BEING ISSUED. I HAVE CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $300 TO FIX THIS. I AM UPSET THAT THIS SAME MALFUNCTION WAS RECALLED IN THE 2001 GRAND AM MODELS (03V327000) BUT WILL NOT BE FIXED FOR MY 2002. WHEN IS GM GOING TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF IT'S MANUFACTURING ERRORS?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228555May 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE PROBLEM STARTED 4 MONTHS AGO. WHEN I PUT ON THE TURN SIGNAL SMOKE WILL START COMING FROM UNDER THE PLASTIC COVER BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. I POP UP THE COVER AND OBSERVED THAT THE SMOKE IS COMING FROM INSIDE A SEALED MECHANISM THAT IS BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. IT STARTED DOING IT MORE OFTEN AND AS SOON AS THE BLINKER GOES OFF THE SMOKE WILL STOP. I CALLED A PONTIAC DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION OR RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THAT THEY WILL CHECK IT FOR $39.95 I AM AFRAID THAT THE CAR MIGHT JUST CATCH ON FIRE ONE OF THESE DAYS. CAN YOU PROVIDE ME WITH SOME GUIDANCE WHO TO CALL? THE DATE BELOW IS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENS. BUT LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IT STARTED OCCURRING MORE OFTEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228271May 20, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WENT TO START MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER, JUST A VERY HIGH SPEED SPINNING NOISE. THE DAY PRIOR THERE HAD BEEN A RATTLE DURING START UP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY CHECKED IT AND THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE, AND AS A RESULT THERE WAS VALVE AND CYLINDER DAMAGE. THEY HAD TO REBUILD THE ENGINE ALMOST COMPLETELY AS A RESULT. THIS WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000 KM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226638May 5, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM DOWN A TWO LANE ROAD GOING SOUTH ANOTHER CAR WAS COMING GOING NORTH HE CROSSED OVER THE YELLOW LINE AND HIT ME HEAD ON..HIS AIR BAG DEPLOYED MINE DID NOT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10225898April 28, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE TILT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT SUDDENLY BECAME STUCK IN THE HIGH POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE. HE HAS NOT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225610April 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING A 2002 GRAND AM WITH 77K MILES, THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT I WAS INFORMED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD GONE BAD- EXTREMELY RARE FOR THE YEAR AND MILEAGE ON MY CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND OUT THAT GM RECALLED 20K+ SATURNS FOR THIS FAULTY VIN F ENGINE TIMING CHAIN. THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE IN MY CAR, AND THE SAME THING THAT BROKE. ONCE THE CHAIN BROKE THE PIECES GOT INSIDE SEVERAL ENGINE COMPARTMENTS AND CAUSED A SEVERE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR. ABOUT HALF OF THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE DAMAGE OF THE CHAIN BREAKING. I CONTACTED GM, AND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND NEITHER WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO ALLEVIATE THE DAMAGE THE FAULTY TIMING CHAIN HAS CAUSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221287March 15, 2008
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACE FOR LEAKAGE 5/06 WATER PUMP REPLACED FOR LEAKAGE 9/06 POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION REPLACED FOR LEAKING 2/08 MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH STILL MALFUNCTIONING ALL WORK PERFORMED AT DEALERSHIP AND RECORDS HAVE BEEN RETAINED. ALL MAINTENANCE ON CAR IS UP TO DATE WITH RECORDS TO VALIDATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218538February 19, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING. WENT IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FROM 1999 UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218535February 19, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
ERRATIC TURN SIGNAL BEHAVIOR. WHEN TURNING THE SIGNAL TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT IT WORKS BUT THEN WHEN IT IS TURNED OFF I CONTINUE TO HEAR THE CLICKING NOISE AS IF THE TURN SIGNAL IS STILL ON WHEN IT'S NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215409January 19, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
MY TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FLASHES EXTREMELY FAST WHEN IT DOES WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214743January 14, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
LEAVING WORK ON DECEMBER 19, 2007 I APPLIED BRAKES FOR APPROACHING TRAFFIC SIGNAL. BRAKES SEEMED TO LOCK WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING MY VEHICLE. I TRIED THREE TIMES APPLYING INCREASING PRESSURE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. FINALLY, AFTER 4TH ATTEMPT, BRAKE SEEMED TO GIVE AND SLOW/STOP MY VEHICLE. I WAS WITHIN INCHES OF REAR-ENDING VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE ANYTHING WRONG. BRAKES CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION PARTICULARLY IF MY CAR IS COLD OR NOT USED FOR A PERIOD OF HOURS. NOW I HAVE RESORTED TO TESTING THE BRAKES PRIOR TO DRIVING. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO HAS RECENTLY STARTED DRIVING THE CAR. MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2002 AND ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. BRAKE PADS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONE AND MECHANIC TELL ME THAT THEY ARE ONLY SLIGHTLY WORN SO DO NOT NEED REPLACEMENT CURRENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214751January 14, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH
CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND HAZARD SWITCH IN 2002 PONTIAC GRAND-AM. FOUND A RECALL WITH RELATED INFORMATION ON THIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER, GM-PONTIAC SHOW NO RECALL WITH MY VIN# AND NEVER RECEIVED LETTER TO HAVE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214366January 9, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212388December 20, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY 2002 GRANDAM WHEN IT WAS A YEAR OLD WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT, I'M THE SECOND OWNER. I HAD PROBLEMS WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE DASH. THEN THE BLINKERS DIDN'T WORK RIGHT...WOULD ONLY WORK RANDOMLY...TOOK IT TO THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL ARM...STILL HAVING TROUBLE TO THIS DAY WITH THE BLINKERS. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE CAR WOULDN'T START...IT WAS TURNING OVER BUT IT WOULDN'T ACTUALLY START. REPAIR SHOP REPLACED FUEL PUMP, DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT THE CAR RAN FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. REPAIR SHOP SAID THE PASSCODE SECURITY/IGNITION SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY DID IT, AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND THE OTHER DAY THE CAR WOULDN'T START, SAME THING AS THE FIRST TIME. I CALLED THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND ALL I SAID WHEN THE MECHANIC ANSWERED WAS "I HAVE A 2002 GRANDAM AND IT WON'T START" WITHOUT HESITATION OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION HE ASKED ME "WAS THE SECURITY LIGHT ON?" I SAID "YES! HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?" HE SAID IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM W/ THESE CARS AND THE ONLY THING TO DO IS HAVE THE PASSCODE SENSOR REPLACED BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO WAY OF BYPASSING THE SECURITY/PASSCODE SYSTEM. WELL, I TOLD HIM I ALREADY DID THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO, SO HE SAID A TEMPORARY FIX FOR RIGHT NOW IS TO PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT TO ACC, WAIT 10-15 MINUTES AND IT SHOULD START, BUT THIS IS TEMPORARY. WELL, IT DID WORK AND HAS FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS BUT I KNOW IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND I'M WORRIED THAT I'LL GET STRANDED OR LEFT HELPLESS SOMEDAY. IT'S RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM AND KEEP PUTTING MONEY INTO A PROBLEM THAT THERE'S NO SOLUTION TO. I LOVED THIS CAR WHEN I FIRST GOT IT AND NOW I HATE IT AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC AGAIN. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211239December 8, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
PASSLOCK PROBLEM. CAR WILL OFTEN FAIL TO START. SO FAR TURNING THE IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION FOR TEN OR FIFTEEN MINUTES DOES TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. GM/PONTIAC STATES THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE PASSLOCK FOR ABOUT $600. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10211095December 6, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS NOT IN USE THE CLICKING NOISE OF THE TURN SIGNAL CONTINUES TO SOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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