2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Problems & Recalls

Twice in one month my vehicle has died while driving. I have been braking and turning when this has happened and it dies without warning. No check engine lights are on the vehicle and it has 150,000 miles. It turns right back on when this happens, not sure what’s happening I lose all power to my c...

When I was gassing up my car, a fuel leak occurred in the gas tank and my car caught on fire. The gas station attendant used a fire extinguisher to put the fire out. I had 113,262 miles on my car. As you can see, the leak in the plastic gas tank caused the gas tank fuel pump to burn up and burn...

DIRECTIONAL TURNING LEFT/RIGHT LIGHTS SOMETIMES DON'T WORK

Mileage: 1,500

WAS DRIVING DOWN CITY STREET CAR WAS IN MOTION AND CAR DIED LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING OR POWER. HAS NOT STARTED SINCE. HAVE NARROWED DOWN TO IGNITION OR SECURITY IT HAS KILLED A BATTERY. TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. GETTING VERY COSTLY.

Mileage: 118,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN CITY STREET CAR WAS IN MOTION AND CAR DIED LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING OR POWER. HAS NOT STARTED SINCE. HAVE NARROWED DOWN TO IGNITION OR SECURITY IT HAS KILLED A BATTERY. TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. GETTING VERY COSTLY.

Mileage: 118,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN CITY STREET CAR WAS IN MOTION AND CAR DIED LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING OR POWER. HAS NOT STARTED SINCE. HAVE NARROWED DOWN TO IGNITION OR SECURITY IT HAS KILLED A BATTERY. TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. GETTING VERY COSTLY.

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAI...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE COURSE OF THREE MONTHS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE HAZARD LIGHT...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE COURSE OF THREE MONTHS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE HAZARD LIGHT...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE LEFT TURNING LANE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. THE TURN SIGNALS SEEMED TO OPERATE AFTER THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS MANEUVERED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAM...

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE LEFT TURNING LANE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. THE TURN SIGNALS SEEMED TO OPERATE AFTER THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS MANEUVERED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAM...

Mileage: 123,000

MY STEERING COLUMN MAKES A VIBRATING NOISE... THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE RED SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON THE LEFT PART OF THE DASH.... ALSO SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JULY THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE KEY NOT STARTING IT RIGHT AWAY USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT TEN SECONDS OR EVEN UP TO 30 SECONDS BEFORE YOU CAN ST...

MY STEERING COLUMN MAKES A VIBRATING NOISE... THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE RED SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON THE LEFT PART OF THE DASH.... ALSO SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JULY THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE KEY NOT STARTING IT RIGHT AWAY USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT TEN SECONDS OR EVEN UP TO 30 SECONDS BEFORE YOU CAN ST...

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, MY VEHICLE HAS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS I WAS COMING EITHER TO A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT...

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNALS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNALS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACTIVATE THE TURN SIGNALS, BUT THEY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE IS...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FELT ABNORMAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT 50 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS BEING HELD ON BY A SINGLE B...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FELT ABNORMAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT 50 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE WAS BEING HELD ON BY A SINGLE B...

Mileage: 130,000

BLINKERS JUST STOP WORKING SOMTIMES FOR HOURS AND THEN BACK ON WHILE DRIVING AND A CADILLAC CONVERTER IS MAKING NOISE.

Mileage: 211,000

BLINKERS JUST STOP WORKING SOMTIMES FOR HOURS AND THEN BACK ON WHILE DRIVING AND A CADILLAC CONVERTER IS MAKING NOISE.

Mileage: 211,000

WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WHEN WE USE OUR TURN SIGNALS. MOST OF THE TIME OUR SIGNALS DON'T WON'T WORK UNLESS WE WIGGLE (WITH FORCE) OUR HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON. THEN WE HEAR BUZZING AND CRACKLING THAT IS MOSTLY CONTINUOUS IN OUR HAZARD BUTTON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. IT DOES STOP C...

WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WHEN WE USE OUR TURN SIGNALS. MOST OF THE TIME OUR SIGNALS DON'T WON'T WORK UNLESS WE WIGGLE (WITH FORCE) OUR HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON. THEN WE HEAR BUZZING AND CRACKLING THAT IS MOSTLY CONTINUOUS IN OUR HAZARD BUTTON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. IT DOES STOP C...

'M WRITING TO NOTIFY GM ABOUT A DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES PREVENTING THE CAR TO STOP FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL IT RESETS, CAUSING MANY WORK RELATED ISSUES. THIS SECURITY ISSUE PREVENTS THE FUEL PUMP FROM ACTIVATING, ALLOWING THE CAR TO START. THE PROBL...

Mileage: 208,720

'M WRITING TO NOTIFY GM ABOUT A DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES PREVENTING THE CAR TO STOP FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL IT RESETS, CAUSING MANY WORK RELATED ISSUES. THIS SECURITY ISSUE PREVENTS THE FUEL PUMP FROM ACTIVATING, ALLOWING THE CAR TO START. THE PROBL...

Mileage: 208,720

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION WAS MANUALLY TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, THE KEY SLIPPED OUT OF THE IGNITION. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE KEY WOULD FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...

Mileage: 130,000

GRINDING NOISE WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES.ALSO GRABBING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES.

Mileage: 170,000

TAKATA. EVERYTHING HAS GONE WRONG WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE ME CALL ME. [XXX], BROUGHT THE CAR NEW. GAVE TO MY DAUGHTER HER NAME IS [XXX] , HER PHONE NUMBER IS, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TAKATA. EVERYTHING HAS GONE WRONG WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE ME CALL ME. [XXX], BROUGHT THE CAR NEW. GAVE TO MY DAUGHTER HER NAME IS [XXX] , HER PHONE NUMBER IS, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND LEFT KNEE INJURIE...

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND LEFT KNEE INJURIE...

Mileage: 79,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND LEFT KNEE INJURIE...

Mileage: 79,000

YOU HAVE TO MESS WITH THE KEY TO GET IT TO START AND IT OVERLOADS MY FUEL PUMP AND MAKES THE FUSE BLOW AND I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED. THE KEY HAS BEEN LIKE THAT SINCE BEFORE I PURCHASED IT AND ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER IT'S BEEN DOING THAT SINCE HE PURCHASED IT.

Mileage: 190

THE CAR STARTS UP AND THEN SHUTS OFF AFTER 5 SECONDS. THE SECURITY SYSTEM WILL NOT LET IT STAY RUNNING.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AS A PASSENGER ON 10/25/2001 IN WHICH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP ON OUR 2001 GRAND AM AS WE WERE DRIVING CAUSING US TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND FLIP DOWN HILL. MY FATHER AND MY BROTHER WERE FRONT PASSENGERS AND I WAS THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER OF THE CAR AND WAS ...

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AS A PASSENGER ON 10/25/2001 IN WHICH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP ON OUR 2001 GRAND AM AS WE WERE DRIVING CAUSING US TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND FLIP DOWN HILL. MY FATHER AND MY BROTHER WERE FRONT PASSENGERS AND I WAS THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER OF THE CAR AND WAS ...

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AS A PASSENGER ON 10/25/2001 IN WHICH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP ON OUR 2001 GRAND AM AS WE WERE DRIVING CAUSING US TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND FLIP DOWN HILL. MY FATHER AND MY BROTHER WERE FRONT PASSENGERS AND I WAS THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER OF THE CAR AND WAS ...

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE KEY RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION, THE IGNITION WAS GOING TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE KEY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE KEY WAS RETURNED TO HIM, HE DID NOT FIT IN THE IGNITION AND THE SECURITY LIGHT IL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED PRIOR TO T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT TOOK HER KEY ...

Mileage: 195,330

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITE IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS FORM. *SMD

THE BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER TURNING ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS THEN THE BLINKERS THE BLINKERS WOULD WORK. NOW THEY ONLY WORK ABOUT 15% OF THE TIME, EVEN WHEN TRYING TO USE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 148,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER HITTING A POLE, THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE IGNITI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS LOOSELY CONNECTED TO THE IGNITION AND BECAME STUCK IN THE ACC POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ON. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AN...

LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING HIS 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT; HE IS REQUESTING REMUNERATION FOR THE REPAIR COSTS HE INCURRED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TWO DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES FROM GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. *SMD THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 29,240

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICAT...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE REPAIR. THE KEY WOULD NOT START THE IGNITION AND IT BECAME DIFFIC...

Mileage: 152,491

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT SUFFICE TO DETER THE DEFECT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFAC...

Mileage: 150,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATES HAD PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION SWITCH. *TA THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE BURGLAR ALARM WARNING LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES IN...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH AS THE SERVICE ENGINE AND MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHTS ILLU...

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A NOISE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH AS THE SERVICE ENGINE AND MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHTS ILLU...

Mileage: 157,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE EMITTING ...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE EMITTING ...

Mileage: 70,000

WHERE THE STEERING PINION ATTACHES TO THE FRAME RUSTED OUT AND BROKE MAKING RIGHT TURNS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE PINION MOVING AND THE INNER TIE ROD HITTING THE FRAME. PRETTY MUCH MAKING THE CAR WORTHLESS. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

WE HAVE RECEIVED THE RECALL LETTER DATED OCTOBER 2014. WE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AS IT SHUT OFF AS WE WERE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ACROSS A BRIDGE WHICH HAS A BUMP ON IT WE LOST ALL POWER AND WAS LIKE OLD FASHION STEERING. WE COASTED TO THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP AND HAD TO...

MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA02037 FOR THE SAME ISSUE. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED 1 DAY AFTER THE DEADLINE OF 5/1/2001. THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. WE ARE ABLE TO GET THEM TO FUNCTION BY PUTTING THE SIGNAL INTO THE "ON" POSITION AND PRESSING THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON O...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE ...

1) 7/1/2011, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP COSTING OWNER $180.20 2) 12/9/2013, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP COSTING OWNER $252.51 PLUS LOST OF WAGES FOR TIME AWAY FROM JOB COSTING OWNER $26.91, AND FORCED TO GET RENTAL VEHICLE COSTING OWNER $73.04 FOR RENTA...

Mileage: 89,836

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEAD GASKET AND IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *JB

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEAD GASKET AND IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRING NEEDED TO BE REP...

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT WOULD SHUT DOWN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK, AND ALL THAT COULD BE DONE IS BRAKE TO A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT WOULD SHUT DOWN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK, AND ALL THAT COULD BE DONE IS BRAKE TO A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT WOULD SHUT DOWN, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK, AND ALL THAT COULD BE DONE IS BRAKE TO A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE STORE IN THE RAIN AND IT WAS POURING OUTSIDE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON, CHECK ENGINE, & SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. NOTHING HAPPENED UNTIL I LEFT THE STORE AND TRIED TO START MY CAR BACK UP. IT WOULD START AND JUST SHUT OFF. IT WOULD STAY RUNNING WITH MY FOO...

Mileage: 201,384

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE ,3 TIMES , 1ST OCCURRENCE IN 2005 CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START . 2ND OCCURRENCE IN 2008 CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. 3RD OCCURRENCE IN 2012 WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND RE-STARTED ONLY TO STALL AT A STOP LIGHT , RE-STARTED AND TOOK TO DEALER TO DIAGNOSE PROBLE...

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OVER A POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 99,000

GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND THE CAR FOLLOWING RUNS INTO THE THE BACK OF US. *TR

Mileage: 182,000

GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND THE CAR FOLLOWING RUNS INTO THE THE BACK OF US. *TR

Mileage: 182,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. TH...

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE KEY, WHICH IS PART OF KEY RING (2-3 HOUSE KEYS) SLIPPED OUT OF THE IGNITION ON A HIGHWAY, IN A TUNNEL. VEHICLE FUNCTIONALITY CEASED. NOW POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS BUT WITH NO SHOULDER OR BREAKDOWN LANE IN THE TUNNEL, I USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 117,340

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. ...

Mileage: 100,000

2001 GRANDAM SE IGNITION STOP WORKING AT WORK .HAD TO TOW HOME. *TR

Mileage: 176,452

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE IGNITION FAILING TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED THE...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE KEY WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE IGNITION FAILING TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED THE...

Mileage: 120,000

WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT WAS USED WITH JUST A LITTLE OVER 100000 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING OUT OF THE INTAKE GASKET ONTO THE ENGINE. IT GOT WORSE SO I HAD MY MECHANIC REPLACE IT WITH A OEM PART. HE WARNED ME AGAINST IT SAYING THAT ALL THE 6"S HAD THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ORIG. GASKE...

Mileage: 123,000

CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CAR WAS EVALUATED BY GM DEALER AND ANOTHER INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP, NEITHER COULD DETERMINE WHY CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF, GM DEALER TECHNICIAN STATED POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM ON 11/22/2010. ON 12/24/2011, THE PONTIAC GRAND ...

Mileage: 142,000

CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CAR WAS EVALUATED BY GM DEALER AND ANOTHER INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP, NEITHER COULD DETERMINE WHY CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF, GM DEALER TECHNICIAN STATED POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM ON 11/22/2010. ON 12/24/2011, THE PONTIAC GRAND ...

Mileage: 142,000

CAR STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. CAR WAS EVALUATED BY GM DEALER AND ANOTHER INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP, NEITHER COULD DETERMINE WHY CAR WAS SHUTTING OFF, GM DEALER TECHNICIAN STATED POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM ON 11/22/2010. ON 12/24/2011, THE PONTIAC GRAND ...

Mileage: 142,000

WENT TO GET IN MY CAR AT THE STORE AND THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON AND CAR WOULDN'T START HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED ACROSS TOWN. THEN I READ THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. NOW I HEAR GM IS RECALLING FOR IGNITION SWITCH. WHICH IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. IM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN WHIL...

Mileage: 160,000

WENT TO GET IN MY CAR AT THE STORE AND THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON AND CAR WOULDN'T START HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED ACROSS TOWN. THEN I READ THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. NOW I HEAR GM IS RECALLING FOR IGNITION SWITCH. WHICH IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. IM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN WHIL...

Mileage: 160,000

CARSHALTON OUT AND ALL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD MINAJ CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY AND WAS NOT ABLE TO OPERATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE IGNITION AND RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON, SECURITY SENSOR, AND TRACTIO...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE IGNITION AND RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON, SECURITY SENSOR, AND TRACTIO...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE KEY WOULD MOVE IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UN...

Mileage: 150,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 55 AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF . IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN FOR A ALMOST 2 YEARS .NOTHING WAS PREDICTABLE AND SOMETIMES MONTHS WOULD PASS AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD HAPPEN WITHIN MILES OF THE LAST OCCURRENCE UNTIL ABOUT JANUARY 2014 I MADE A 50 MILE TRIP AND ON THE RETURN 50 MILES IT WOU...

Mileage: 80,000

SECURITY PASSLOCK ISSUES. INITIALLY IT STARTED WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING UNLESS I SAT WITH THE KEY TURNED TO THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE AND THEN THE CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL. *TR

Mileage: 144,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING OR SLOWING DOWN. THEY ARE SAYING THE FUEL INJECTOR IS BAD. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING OR SLOWING DOWN. THEY ARE SAYING THE FUEL INJECTOR IS BAD. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH OF THE NEW CAR SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING ME ACCIDENTS. THE STEERING WHEEL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LOCKED-UP BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES FROM 2001, WHEN I PURCHASED THE CA...

Mileage: 500

EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE DASHBOARD OF ALL 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AMS ARE WORTHLESS. BEFORE I MENTION THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS GO OUT FREQUENTLY, AND THE BLINKER MODULES ARE PURE JUNK CAUSING THE BLINKER TO BLINK AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN TURNING. THEY ALL GO BAD AND MAKE THE CARS LOOK AND SOUND LIKE H...

EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE DASHBOARD OF ALL 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AMS ARE WORTHLESS. BEFORE I MENTION THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS GO OUT FREQUENTLY, AND THE BLINKER MODULES ARE PURE JUNK CAUSING THE BLINKER TO BLINK AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN TURNING. THEY ALL GO BAD AND MAKE THE CARS LOOK AND SOUND LIKE H...

EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE DASHBOARD OF ALL 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AMS ARE WORTHLESS. BEFORE I MENTION THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS GO OUT FREQUENTLY, AND THE BLINKER MODULES ARE PURE JUNK CAUSING THE BLINKER TO BLINK AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN TURNING. THEY ALL GO BAD AND MAKE THE CARS LOOK AND SOUND LIKE H...

ON MY WAY TO WORK (2ND SHIFT) IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AS I WAS PREPARING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SIMPLY SHUT-OFF BLOCKING TRAFFIC. (I WAS EVENTUALLY - 20 MINUTES - ABLE TO GET HELP TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD.) EVERYTHING SHUT OFF AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART....EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE POWER...

Mileage: 118,947

ON MY WAY TO WORK (2ND SHIFT) IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AS I WAS PREPARING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SIMPLY SHUT-OFF BLOCKING TRAFFIC. (I WAS EVENTUALLY - 20 MINUTES - ABLE TO GET HELP TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD.) EVERYTHING SHUT OFF AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART....EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE POWER...

Mileage: 118,947

ON MY WAY TO WORK (2ND SHIFT) IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AS I WAS PREPARING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SIMPLY SHUT-OFF BLOCKING TRAFFIC. (I WAS EVENTUALLY - 20 MINUTES - ABLE TO GET HELP TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD.) EVERYTHING SHUT OFF AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART....EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE POWER...

Mileage: 118,947

MY SECURITY LIGHT STAY ON ALL THE TIME OR CAR WONT START OR SHUTS OFF 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *TR

Mileage: 970,000

FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON THIS CAR. BEFORE WE WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, IGNITION REPLACED AND SEVERAL DIAGNOSTICS, COSTING US NEARLY $1000 DOLLARS. WHEN WE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE WE REALIZED THERE LITERALLY HUNDRE...

Mileage: 40,000

TURN SIGNALS WORK SOMETIMES AND STOP WORKING SOMETIMES,THE FUSES AND BULBS WERE CHECKED,THEY WERE OK. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

TURN SIGNALS WORK SOMETIMES AND STOP WORKING SOMETIMES,THE FUSES AND BULBS WERE CHECKED,THEY WERE OK. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

MY GRAND AM HAS A SECURITY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND CRANKS AND WONT TURN ON AND AFTER 10 MINS IT WILL HOW DO I FIX THIS? *TR

Mileage: 133,000

DASHBOARD IS ROLLING UP AND SEPERATING FROM CAR CAUSING LIMITED VISIBILTY , THIS IS HAPPENING IN ALL 1999 TO 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

DASHBOARD IS ROLLING UP AND SEPERATING FROM CAR CAUSING LIMITED VISIBILTY , THIS IS HAPPENING IN ALL 1999 TO 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH UPHILL WHEN THE VEHICLE INCREASED ACCELERATION WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN RAPIDLY INCREASED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKE ...

Mileage: 112,000

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP MAKING A GRINDING NOISE LIKE SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO BRAKE SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WHEELS IT MAKES THIS LOUD GRINDING LIKE METAL ON METAL NOT SURE BECAUSE I HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES ABOUT EVERY 2 - 3 MONTHS AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP MAKING A GRINDING NOISE LIKE SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO BRAKE SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WHEELS IT MAKES THIS LOUD GRINDING LIKE METAL ON METAL NOT SURE BECAUSE I HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES ABOUT EVERY 2 - 3 MONTHS AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE BRAKES WILL LOCK UP MAKING A GRINDING NOISE LIKE SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO BRAKE SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WHEELS IT MAKES THIS LOUD GRINDING LIKE METAL ON METAL NOT SURE BECAUSE I HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKES ABOUT EVERY 2 - 3 MONTHS AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

MY CAR HAS A SECURITY DEVICE THAT WHEN DRIVING WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND I HAVE TO DRIVE ON I26 TO GET TO WORK THIS IS A MAJOR INTERSTATE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IM DRIVING THIS CAR AND IT SHUTS DOWN IN FRONT OF A BIG TRUCK AND I CANT STEER IT BECAUSE THE POWER AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL HAS COMPL...

Mileage: 240,000

MY CAR HAS A SECURITY DEVICE THAT WHEN DRIVING WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND I HAVE TO DRIVE ON I26 TO GET TO WORK THIS IS A MAJOR INTERSTATE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IM DRIVING THIS CAR AND IT SHUTS DOWN IN FRONT OF A BIG TRUCK AND I CANT STEER IT BECAUSE THE POWER AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL HAS COMPL...

Mileage: 240,000

MY CAR HAS A SECURITY DEVICE THAT WHEN DRIVING WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND I HAVE TO DRIVE ON I26 TO GET TO WORK THIS IS A MAJOR INTERSTATE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IM DRIVING THIS CAR AND IT SHUTS DOWN IN FRONT OF A BIG TRUCK AND I CANT STEER IT BECAUSE THE POWER AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL HAS COMPL...

Mileage: 240,000

THE A/C STOPPED WORKING ON BUTTONS 1-2 AND WAS ONLY WORKING ON 3 4 5 AND NOW COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

THE A/C STOPPED WORKING ON BUTTONS 1-2 AND WAS ONLY WORKING ON 3 4 5 AND NOW COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

THE A/C STOPPED WORKING ON BUTTONS 1-2 AND WAS ONLY WORKING ON 3 4 5 AND NOW COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. *TR

Mileage: 108,000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DETAILS: @ TIMES YOU CAN SMELL GAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE RECENTLY PUT $690 INTO CHANGING THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM BEFORE THAT IT COST ME $1100 FOR THE ENTIRE COOLANT SYSTEM $250 FOR COIL PACK AND COVER FREQUENTLY SPARKPLUGS CHANGED OUT THE AC BUTTONS WONT ALLOW THE AC TO TURN ...

Mileage: 240,000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DETAILS: @ TIMES YOU CAN SMELL GAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE RECENTLY PUT $690 INTO CHANGING THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM BEFORE THAT IT COST ME $1100 FOR THE ENTIRE COOLANT SYSTEM $250 FOR COIL PACK AND COVER FREQUENTLY SPARKPLUGS CHANGED OUT THE AC BUTTONS WONT ALLOW THE AC TO TURN ...

Mileage: 240,000

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE DETAILS: @ TIMES YOU CAN SMELL GAS ON THE INSIDE OF THE RECENTLY PUT $690 INTO CHANGING THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM BEFORE THAT IT COST ME $1100 FOR THE ENTIRE COOLANT SYSTEM $250 FOR COIL PACK AND COVER FREQUENTLY SPARKPLUGS CHANGED OUT THE AC BUTTONS WONT ALLOW THE AC TO TURN ...

Mileage: 240,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TIRE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT BRAKE DUST CAUSED THE LUG NUT TO BECOME LOOSE AND THE TIRE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID...

Mileage: 90,000

THERE IS SOME SORE OF DEFECT WITH THIS CARS SECURITY SYSTEM. IT COMES ON AND DISABLES THE CAR ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN DRIVING IT. I'VE HAD TO PULL OVER ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN DUE TO SECURITY SYSTEM. I FOLLOWED THE MANUAL STEPS TO GET THE CAR TO START BUT ITS A TIMELY PROCESS AND IT HAS ...

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM IT SHUTS OFF. I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE OIL AND BATTERY LIGHTS TURN ON AND THE CAR DIES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND FUEL PUMP ALL WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WE HAVE DONE A FUL...

Mileage: 132,000

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM IT SHUTS OFF. I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE OIL AND BATTERY LIGHTS TURN ON AND THE CAR DIES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND FUEL PUMP ALL WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WE HAVE DONE A FUL...

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT TH...

Mileage: 83,062

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH AND DISCOVERED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,328.

Mileage: 95,328

I WAS LEAVING A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. WHEN PULLING OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN RIGHT. I TURNED THE WHEEL BACK AND FORTH AS FAR AS IT WOULD GO. IT WOULD TURN ALL THE WAY LEFT AND NOT GO RIGHT AT ALL. I BACKED BACK INTO MY PARKING SPOT. TOOK A LOOK UNDERNEATH AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTH...

Mileage: 36,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A DEFECT WITHIN ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A DEFECT WITHIN ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A DEFECT WITHIN ...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING LOW ON COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALS...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING LOW ON COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALS...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND SECURITY WARNING LAMPS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE TIMES THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE D...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A M...

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE PASS LOCK SENSOR. THE PASS LOCK SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MAN...

Mileage: 135,000

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH 26,700 MILES FROM MY FATHER. HE BOUGHT IT NEW. THERE WERE NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH IT OTHER THAN THE A/C, WHICH NEEDED TO BE RECHARGED. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 28,500 MILES WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN SUDDENLY. IT HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 55 MPH. TH...

Mileage: 28,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED SHE COULD HEA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND TIME WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED SHE COULD HEA...

WHEN I TRY TO USE MY SIGNALS IT WONT WORK, THEY WONT COME ON, IT ALSO LILE TO HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, WHEN I CRANK THE CAR UP OT MAKES A LOUD NOISE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, OR SOMETIMES IT WONT START, I HAVE TO WAIT THIRTY MINUTES, BEFORE IT COULD CRANK ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, IT HAS DONE THAT, I ALS...

WHEN I TRY TO USE MY SIGNALS IT WONT WORK, THEY WONT COME ON, IT ALSO LILE TO HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, WHEN I CRANK THE CAR UP OT MAKES A LOUD NOISE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, OR SOMETIMES IT WONT START, I HAVE TO WAIT THIRTY MINUTES, BEFORE IT COULD CRANK ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, IT HAS DONE THAT, I ALS...

WHEN I TRY TO USE MY SIGNALS IT WONT WORK, THEY WONT COME ON, IT ALSO LILE TO HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, WHEN I CRANK THE CAR UP OT MAKES A LOUD NOISE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, OR SOMETIMES IT WONT START, I HAVE TO WAIT THIRTY MINUTES, BEFORE IT COULD CRANK ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, IT HAS DONE THAT, I ALS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THE WHEEL BOLT WAS FRACTURED IN HALF AND CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE ROTOR, AXLE AND CD BOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY THE SYSTEM ACTIVATING AND PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 120,000

VATS THE ANTI THEFT THAT LOCKS UP GM CARS BECAUSE OF THE SERCUITY CHIP THAT'S IN THE KEY PEOPLE HAVE GOT ROBBED SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WAITING ON THEY CAR TO START OR FOR SOME ONE TO COME GET THEM. *TT

VATS THE ANTI THEFT THAT LOCKS UP GM CARS BECAUSE OF THE SERCUITY CHIP THAT'S IN THE KEY PEOPLE HAVE GOT ROBBED SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WAITING ON THEY CAR TO START OR FOR SOME ONE TO COME GET THEM. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BA...

Mileage: 130,000

THE SECURITY LIGHT ON MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT REMAINS ON AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED TIME AND TIME AGAIN IN THE COLD AND IN THE HEAT WHILE WAITING FOR THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM TO RESET. I HAVE REPLACED THE LOCKING CYLINDER TWICE AND IT IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY....

Mileage: 87,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE CONSUMER WAITED FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE HOURS. ALSO, THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLANT AND WATER LEAKAGE ON THE GROU...

Mileage: 100,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WONT START. TURN THE KEY TO START AND NOTHING. AFTER A DAY THEN THE CAR WILL START... WHEN THE CAR START YOU CAN HEAR THE GAS PUMP TURN ON... WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTS THERE IS NOTHING. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WONT START. TURN THE KEY TO START AND NOTHING. AFTER A DAY THEN THE CAR WILL START... WHEN THE CAR START YOU CAN HEAR THE GAS PUMP TURN ON... WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTS THERE IS NOTHING. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

COOLANT LEVEL WAS GOING DOWN ON CAR AND LIGHT WAS COMING ON, TOOK CAR FOR CHECKUP AND INTAKE GASKET CRACKED AND COOLANT MIXED WITH OIL, HAD GASKET REPAIRED , BUT WHILE DRIVING GASKET BLEW AGAIN AND POWERSTEERING FUNCTIONS OF CAR DID NOT WORK AND COOLANT LEAKED ALL OVER GROUND , HARD TO CONTROL CAR ...

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE SECURITY LOCK ENGAGED AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID ON COMING TRAFFIC AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED TO START. THE C...

Mileage: 117,600

POWER STEERING RACK SEPARATED FROM SUB FRAME DUE TO CORROSION

Mileage: 113,520

POWER STEERING RACK SEPARATED FROM SUB FRAME DUE TO CORROSION

Mileage: 113,520

3RD TIME PONTIAC GRAND AM PASSLOCK FAILURE. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE IGNITION CYLINDER WITH NO GUARANTEE THIS WON'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE WEB SITES AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A RAMPANT PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT TO ALL OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS REPEATED PROBLEM...

WE HAD A FLAT IN OUR DRIVEWAY ON ONE OF A SET OF GOODYEAR GT HR TIRES WHICH WERE PURCHASED IN JUNE 2007. UPON CHANGING THE TIRE AND INSPECTING IT, THE TIRE HAD LARGE CRACKS ALL AROUND THE PERIMETER ON THE INTERIOR SIDE. WE CHECKED THE OTHER TIRES AND SAW SIMILAR CRACKS. WE TOOK IT TO THE GOODYE...

Mileage: 154,866

SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS A HUGE INCONVENIENCE. AND I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO ON POSITION AND WAIT FOR THE LIGHT TO COME OFF. I HAVE YET TO FIND ONE MECHANIC THAT KNOWS THE SOLUTION. IT HAS OCCURRED AT THE MOST RANDOM TIMES AND SOMETIMES THE WORST. AND I DON'...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE MONTHS LATER; THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED AFTER IT WAS ...

Mileage: 90,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. SECURITY COMPUTER CODE INSIDE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER PREVENTS VEHICLE FROM STARTING FOR TWENTY MINUTES TO OVER AN HOUR WITH ORIGINAL KEY TO VEHICLE. EVERY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM OWNER IN THE AREA IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NATIONAL RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE MICROCO...

Mileage: 86,881

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM. THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WOULD NOT RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WH...

Mileage: 120,000

I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IT USES THE "PASSLOCK II" FACTORY SECURITY SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD BY A FORMER GM MECHANIC THAT THE PASSLOCK II SYSTEM WILL FAIL WHEN THE CAR REACHES APPROXIMATELY 95,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE PASSLOCK II SYSTEM NOW REQUIRES DAILY RESETS, CAUSING THE CAR TO START NO...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO START. HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE PASS LOCK SECURITY SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE...

I HAVE OWNED MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE FOR 2 YEARS. IT WAS GIVEN TO ME FROM MY MOTHER. BEFORE OWNING THE CAR, MY MOTHER COMPLAINED OF THE TURN SIGNAL NOISE CONSTANTLY GOING AT A SPORADIC RATE AT RANDOM TIMES. IT STILL MAKES THIS NOISE AT A CONSTANT RATE TO THIS VERY DAY. AT TIMES, I EVEN NOTICE A ...

Mileage: 60,000

CAR WON'T START. LEAVES ME (WIDOW) STRANDED WHEREVER I AM, AWAITING TOW TRUCK. THESE ARE WHAT HAVE BEEN REPEATED CULPRITS - DEFECTIVE PASS DOOR LOCK, DEFECTIVE HAZARD SWITCH (2 REPLACEMENTS) FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH (2 REPLACEMENTS), FAULTY IGNITION PASS LOCK SENSOR... THIS CAR HAS ALOT OF FAULTY REP...

Mileage: 78,152

CAR WON'T START. LEAVES ME (WIDOW) STRANDED WHEREVER I AM, AWAITING TOW TRUCK. THESE ARE WHAT HAVE BEEN REPEATED CULPRITS - DEFECTIVE PASS DOOR LOCK, DEFECTIVE HAZARD SWITCH (2 REPLACEMENTS) FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH (2 REPLACEMENTS), FAULTY IGNITION PASS LOCK SENSOR... THIS CAR HAS ALOT OF FAULTY REP...

Mileage: 78,152

CAR WON'T START. LEAVES ME (WIDOW) STRANDED WHEREVER I AM, AWAITING TOW TRUCK. THESE ARE WHAT HAVE BEEN REPEATED CULPRITS - DEFECTIVE PASS DOOR LOCK, DEFECTIVE HAZARD SWITCH (2 REPLACEMENTS) FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH (2 REPLACEMENTS), FAULTY IGNITION PASS LOCK SENSOR... THIS CAR HAS ALOT OF FAULTY REP...

Mileage: 78,152

CAR WON'T START. LEAVES ME (WIDOW) STRANDED WHEREVER I AM, AWAITING TOW TRUCK. THESE ARE WHAT HAVE BEEN REPEATED CULPRITS - DEFECTIVE PASS DOOR LOCK, DEFECTIVE HAZARD SWITCH (2 REPLACEMENTS) FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH (2 REPLACEMENTS), FAULTY IGNITION PASS LOCK SENSOR... THIS CAR HAS ALOT OF FAULTY REP...

Mileage: 78,152

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PASS LOCK MECHANISM. WHEN THE VEHICLE THOUGHT IT WAS BEING STOLEN, IT WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO ACCELERATE. SHE WOULD MAKE S...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 09/29/10. ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHENEVER SHE TRIED TO START THE VEH...

Mileage: 94,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE AND BEGAN TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. A LOCAL MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHENEVER SHE TRIED TO START THE VEH...

Mileage: 94,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE IN HEAVY RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. THE FAILURE DOES NOT OCCUR UNLESS IT RAINS. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO HAVE A DIAGNOST...

Mileage: 126,000

01 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING. IT SEEMS THAT IT IS AN OVERALL PROBLEM WITH THESE MODELS OF GRAND AMS. I RESEARCH THE WEB AND FIND MANY UPON MANY OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. WHEN GOING TO START THE CAR SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE TO RESET THE S...

Mileage: 140,000

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT V6 3400. THE PASSLOCK/SECURITY SYSTEM HAS PROVEN TO BE FAULTY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. IN THE RECENT PAST THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD RANDOMLY FLASH PREVENTING ME FROM STARTING MY CAR FOR UP TO 10-15 MINUTES. IT HAS MORE RECENTLY TAKEN A TURN FOR THE WORSE. NOW MY SE...

Mileage: 125,000

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY PASSLOCK CHIP 3 TIMES IN MY PONTIAC GRAND AM. THIS HAS TO BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT. *TR

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...

Mileage: 109,245

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THERE WAS NOTHING GOING ON LEADING UP TO THIS PROBLEM IT JUST STARTED HAPPENING 1 DAY. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND HAVING TO RESET THE SYSTEM FOR THE CAR TO BE ABLE TO START WHICH I WAS TOLD TAKES A 1/2 HOUR OF 3 TEN MINUTES TURNING...

Mileage: 122,606

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 TIME...

Mileage: 130,000

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...

Mileage: 82,000

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 ACCOMPLISH...

Mileage: 95,000

MY SIGNAL LIGHT WONT STOP CLICKING WHICH LEADS TO THE STEERING COLUMN SMOKING.

Mileage: 250,000

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 SEP...

Mileage: 150,000

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

Mileage: 130,552

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 T...

Mileage: 150,000

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 H...

Mileage: 103,000

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 ...

Mileage: 147,000

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 DEF...

Mileage: 100,000

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 MECHANI...

Mileage: 84,000

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...

Mileage: 117,667

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 ...

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 PA...

Mileage: 135,000

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

Mileage: 66,000

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 PR...

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 FUE...

Mileage: 80,000

CAR WAS PARKED CAME OUT TO LEAVE CAR WOULD NOT START HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW-2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUND IGNITION SWITCH AND PASSLOCK SENOR CYLINDER FAULTY DEALERSHIP STATES A DEFECT IN THIS YEAR OF GRAND AM BILL RUNS AROUND 700.00 EACH TIME-WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAPPEN...

Mileage: 50,000

CAR WAS PARKED CAME OUT TO LEAVE CAR WOULD NOT START HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW-2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUND IGNITION SWITCH AND PASSLOCK SENOR CYLINDER FAULTY DEALERSHIP STATES A DEFECT IN THIS YEAR OF GRAND AM BILL RUNS AROUND 700.00 EACH TIME-WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAPPEN...

Mileage: 50,000

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 GRAND AM PASSLOCK SYSTEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF WHEN THEY SOLD THESE CARS.THEY NEED A RECALL ON THEM AS THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO NOT BE FIXED EVEN WHEN REPLACING THEM THEY JUST ARE DELAYING THE PROBLEM FOR ANOTHER YEAR. THEN YOU H...

Mileage: 62,123

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR MORE OCCASIONS. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE FAIL...

Mileage: 123,000

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE AND HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS AND MOST RECENTLY DROPPED $300.00 TO PUT A NEW FUEL PUMP IN IT. THE CAR WILL STILL NOT START. IT TURNS OVER AND EVERYTHING BUT WILL NOT START. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO START IT FOR OVER A WEEK NOW AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A PROBL...

Mileage: 98,000

RECALL NUMBER: 03V327000 DATES MANUFACTURED: MAR 2000 TO MAY 2001 NUMBER OF VEHICLES AFFECTED: 670740 DATE OWNERS NOTIFIED ON: FEB 2004 CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING...

Mileage: 150,000

RECALL NUMBER: 03V327000 DATES MANUFACTURED: MAR 2000 TO MAY 2001 NUMBER OF VEHICLES AFFECTED: 670740 DATE OWNERS NOTIFIED ON: FEB 2004 CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING...

Mileage: 150,000

RECALL NUMBER: 03V327000 DATES MANUFACTURED: MAR 2000 TO MAY 2001 NUMBER OF VEHICLES AFFECTED: 670740 DATE OWNERS NOTIFIED ON: FEB 2004 CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING...

Mileage: 150,000

WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR THE SECURITY LIGHT IS ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I GO TO START MY CAR, SO IT HAPPENS 6 TIMES A DAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO ON AND LET IT SIT FOR 10 MINUTES WHILE IT RESETS. WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES MY SECURITY LIGHT GOES ON ...

Mileage: 45,000

TURN SIGNAL WORK ON AND OFF INTERMITTENT FAILURE TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 97,795

I HAVE A 2001 GRAND AM AND I KEEP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY PASS LOCK SYSTEM. I FIRST HAD THIS PROBLEM IN 2004 AND PAID 400.00 TO FIX IT. WELL IT STARTED AGAIN JUNE 07. I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO FIX IT AGAIN SO I KEEP RESETTING IT.I ALSO NEVER RECEIVED THE INFO ON THE TURN SIGNALS AN...

Mileage: 113,000

I HAVE A 2001 GRAND AM AND I KEEP HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY PASS LOCK SYSTEM. I FIRST HAD THIS PROBLEM IN 2004 AND PAID 400.00 TO FIX IT. WELL IT STARTED AGAIN JUNE 07. I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO FIX IT AGAIN SO I KEEP RESETTING IT.I ALSO NEVER RECEIVED THE INFO ON THE TURN SIGNALS AN...

Mileage: 113,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM NO START SECURITY SYSTEM FAILURE BIG PROBLEM HAS DID IT 20 TIME IN A MONTH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT UNDER PRESSURE OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS INOPERABLE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST WHICH EXCEEDED $700.00. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,300. UPDA...

Mileage: 80,300

I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND A YEAR AGO I HAD A SECURITY LIGHT COME ON WHICH MAKES THE CAR NOT START AND YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LONG PROCESS TO GET IT TO START A YEAR AGO I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THE HAD TO CHANGE TO WHOLE IGNITION MODULE AND I THINK THE WHOLE IGNITION SYSTEM I FIND THIS PR...

CAR WOULD NOT START. HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. CANNOT BE BATTERY, SINCE THAT WAS REPLACED YESTERDAY. THE FACTORY-INSTALLED ANTI-THEFT DEVICE IS FAULTY AND HAS BEEN FOR NEARLY A YEAR. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT!!! *TR

Mileage: 69,114

3 WINDOW REGULATOR ARE BROKEN ON DRIVER SIDE, AND PASSENGER. THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ONLY DEFROST HALF THE WINDOW, INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF WHEN THE SWITCH IS ON AUTO, ENGINE OVERHEATS, TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, THE ENGINE IS HARD TO START . I HAVE NOT FIXED THE WINDOWS BUT I BEEN TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 89,000

3 WINDOW REGULATOR ARE BROKEN ON DRIVER SIDE, AND PASSENGER. THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ONLY DEFROST HALF THE WINDOW, INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF WHEN THE SWITCH IS ON AUTO, ENGINE OVERHEATS, TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, THE ENGINE IS HARD TO START . I HAVE NOT FIXED THE WINDOWS BUT I BEEN TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 89,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT 111,000 MILES. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE FOR THE PAST 4+ MONTHS, AS WELL AS CAR STALLING IN INTERSECTIONS LEAVING ME STRANDED AND IN UNSAFE CONDITIONS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I HAVE HAD THE IGNITION REPLACED $380.00-DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AND R...

Mileage: 110,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2001 GRAND AM GT IN SEPT 08 AND THE CAR RUNS GREAT BUT IT IS HARD TO START SOMETIMES. IT ALSO GETS ABOUT 15MPG IN TOWN. I HAVE CHECK THE PLUGS, WIRES AND TANK. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE DEALER WOULD EVEN CONSIDER CHECKING. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

IGNITION SWITCH WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN, AND WOULDN'T CONSISTENTLY START THE CAR. IT FINALLY CEASED TO OPERATE COMPLETELY. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MY SWITCH AND THE PASSLOCK MODULE. HAD TO REPLACE BOTH. HAVE READ MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. MY SON ALSO HAS A 2001 PONTIAC, WITH THE SAME CO...

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY SIGNAL/HAZARD PROBLEM AS THE RECALL OF THE 2001 GRAND AM BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE RANGE SO THUS IT IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 128,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 ...

Mileage: 100,000

PROBLEM: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE AND PASSLOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTION DESCR: PURCHASED CAR IN 1/01, DOCUMENTED LEAK OF COOLANT IN NOV. '01. NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. IN 2003, AFTER I TOLD THEM WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM, THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE GASKET. THIS IS A SAFETY ISS...

Mileage: 17,373

WHILE DRIVING CAR, THE ENGINE JUST STOPS/STALLS. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED SO FAR WHEN SLOWING TO STOP. I AM ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART IT AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK OR NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

CAR DOESN'T START. RESET THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM. HAPPENS EVERYDAY FOR 2 WEEKS. PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILS BUT CARS RUNS. PASS LOCK SYSTEM STILL FAILED BUT NOW CAR WON'T START. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

AUTOMATIC DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS BOTH PARTIALLY DOWN, DRIVING AROUND 35MPH, WHEN PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FALLS SIDEWAYS INTO DOOR. FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. UNABLE TO GET WINDOW BACK INTO PLACE, WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO MECHANIC OR DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

PERIODICALLY, THE CAR WILL TURN OVER, BUT NOT START. THIS OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 10 DAYS. IF I LEAVE THE KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION FOR 10-15 MINUTES, THE CAR WILL START WHEN ATTEMPTED. I RECEIVED THE TIP ABOUT LEAVING THE KEY ON FROM ANOTHER GRAND AM OWNER THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

GM RECALL #03043 NHTSA ACTION#03V327000 HAZARD WARNING SWITCH OVERHEATS LEADING TO SOLDER JOINT CRACKING WHICH IN TURN LEADS TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT THAT CAUSES INTERMITTENT/INOPERATIVE USE OF HAZARD LIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS THEY HAVE REFUSED MY RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAY THE CAR WAS BUILT 10 DAYS AFTER T...

Mileage: 106,500

I NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL ON THE EXTERIOR FLASHERS. HAD TO HAVE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FLASHERS CHANGED AT MY EXPENSE. ALSO HAVE HAD ROTORS AND BRAKES CHANGED 6 TIMES IN LAST 1 1/2 YRS. WAS TOLD ITS A PROBLEM BUT NOT ON RECALL LIST. *TR

I NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL ON THE EXTERIOR FLASHERS. HAD TO HAVE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FLASHERS CHANGED AT MY EXPENSE. ALSO HAVE HAD ROTORS AND BRAKES CHANGED 6 TIMES IN LAST 1 1/2 YRS. WAS TOLD ITS A PROBLEM BUT NOT ON RECALL LIST. *TR

I NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL ON THE EXTERIOR FLASHERS. HAD TO HAVE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FLASHERS CHANGED AT MY EXPENSE. ALSO HAVE HAD ROTORS AND BRAKES CHANGED 6 TIMES IN LAST 1 1/2 YRS. WAS TOLD ITS A PROBLEM BUT NOT ON RECALL LIST. *TR

I NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL ON THE EXTERIOR FLASHERS. HAD TO HAVE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FLASHERS CHANGED AT MY EXPENSE. ALSO HAVE HAD ROTORS AND BRAKES CHANGED 6 TIMES IN LAST 1 1/2 YRS. WAS TOLD ITS A PROBLEM BUT NOT ON RECALL LIST. *TR

THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS/ISSUES ARE OCCURRING WITH/IN MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED EVERY SINGLE ISSUE OTHERS HAVE WROTE ABOUT. FROM THE SECURITY ISSUE TO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT NOT MOVING AT ALL..... GM REALLY NEEDS TO RESEARCH/INVESTIGATE THESE MAT...

THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS/ISSUES ARE OCCURRING WITH/IN MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED EVERY SINGLE ISSUE OTHERS HAVE WROTE ABOUT. FROM THE SECURITY ISSUE TO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT NOT MOVING AT ALL..... GM REALLY NEEDS TO RESEARCH/INVESTIGATE THESE MAT...

THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS/ISSUES ARE OCCURRING WITH/IN MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED EVERY SINGLE ISSUE OTHERS HAVE WROTE ABOUT. FROM THE SECURITY ISSUE TO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT NOT MOVING AT ALL..... GM REALLY NEEDS TO RESEARCH/INVESTIGATE THESE MAT...

THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS/ISSUES ARE OCCURRING WITH/IN MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED EVERY SINGLE ISSUE OTHERS HAVE WROTE ABOUT. FROM THE SECURITY ISSUE TO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT NOT MOVING AT ALL..... GM REALLY NEEDS TO RESEARCH/INVESTIGATE THESE MAT...

THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS/ISSUES ARE OCCURRING WITH/IN MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED EVERY SINGLE ISSUE OTHERS HAVE WROTE ABOUT. FROM THE SECURITY ISSUE TO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT NOT MOVING AT ALL..... GM REALLY NEEDS TO RESEARCH/INVESTIGATE THESE MAT...

THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS/ISSUES ARE OCCURRING WITH/IN MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM THE ONLY OWNER OF MY VEHICLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED EVERY SINGLE ISSUE OTHERS HAVE WROTE ABOUT. FROM THE SECURITY ISSUE TO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT NOT MOVING AT ALL..... GM REALLY NEEDS TO RESEARCH/INVESTIGATE THESE MAT...

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. NOW FOR THE SECOND TIM IN THREE YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSLOCK SENSOR AND THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER. THIS FIX HAS COST ME OVER $700.00 EACH TIME NOT INCLUDING THE TOW. I AM A MOTHER OF TWO KIDS THAT WORK...

Mileage: 121,989

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. NOW FOR THE SECOND TIM IN THREE YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSLOCK SENSOR AND THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER. THIS FIX HAS COST ME OVER $700.00 EACH TIME NOT INCLUDING THE TOW. I AM A MOTHER OF TWO KIDS THAT WORK...

Mileage: 121,989

IGNITION LOCK/SECURITY WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO START AND IN RARE CIRCUMSTANCES LEAD TO INSTANT SHUTDOWN. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM VACATION, WE HEARD WHAT SEEM TO BE A CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE ONE OF THE TURN SIGNALS WAS ON. THEY WERE BOTH OFF BUT THE CLICKING SOUND KEPT GOING ON AND OFF. ON OUR WAY TO OUR HOUSE, WE PUT THE TURN SIGNAL ON TO TURN AND IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND SMOKE STARTED...

Mileage: 85,000

WE WERE ON OUR WAY HOME FROM VACATION, WE HEARD WHAT SEEM TO BE A CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE ONE OF THE TURN SIGNALS WAS ON. THEY WERE BOTH OFF BUT THE CLICKING SOUND KEPT GOING ON AND OFF. ON OUR WAY TO OUR HOUSE, WE PUT THE TURN SIGNAL ON TO TURN AND IT WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND SMOKE STARTED...

Mileage: 85,000

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. AT LEAST ONCE A DAY THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER AND I MUST RESET BY TURNING TO THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES. THIS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED IN UNFAMILIAR SITUATIONS WAITING FOR THIS TO RESET. UPON THE FIRST TWO TIMES OF THIS HAPPENING (BEFORE I HAD A REPAIRMAN TELL...

Mileage: 107,000

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. AT LEAST ONCE A DAY THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER AND I MUST RESET BY TURNING TO THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES. THIS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED IN UNFAMILIAR SITUATIONS WAITING FOR THIS TO RESET. UPON THE FIRST TWO TIMES OF THIS HAPPENING (BEFORE I HAD A REPAIRMAN TELL...

Mileage: 107,000

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WENT BAD. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FROM GM. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ON THIS SWITCH BECAUSE GM DOESN'T WANT TO PAY THE COSTS. IT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH TURN SIGNAL BLINKERS POSING A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS. I HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE GAR...

Mileage: 52,217

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WENT BAD. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FROM GM. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL ON THIS SWITCH BECAUSE GM DOESN'T WANT TO PAY THE COSTS. IT COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH TURN SIGNAL BLINKERS POSING A SAFETY HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND OTHER MOTORISTS. I HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE GAR...

Mileage: 52,217

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR REGULATORS ON HER WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED BETWEEN MARCH AND NOVEMBER OF 2007. THE WINDOWS WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION AFTER A CERTAIN POINT AND THE REGULATORS NEEDED REPLACING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER...

Mileage: 30,000

THIS IS MY PROCEDURE OF START ENGINE. TURN ON THE KEY, I CAN SEE THE SIGN OF SECURITY. WAIT 10MINUTES UNTIL LIGHTS OFF. TURN OFF THE KEY AND START THE ENGINE. THAT IS TOO ANNOYING ME. I ALREADY TOWED MY CAR 3 TIMES AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. IT COSTS $500. IS THAT NOT SERIOUS? RECENTLY IT OCCURS TOO...

Mileage: 56,000

THIS IS MY PROCEDURE OF START ENGINE. TURN ON THE KEY, I CAN SEE THE SIGN OF SECURITY. WAIT 10MINUTES UNTIL LIGHTS OFF. TURN OFF THE KEY AND START THE ENGINE. THAT IS TOO ANNOYING ME. I ALREADY TOWED MY CAR 3 TIMES AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. IT COSTS $500. IS THAT NOT SERIOUS? RECENTLY IT OCCURS TOO...

Mileage: 56,000

ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I GOT THE CAR, WHICH WAS AROUND 3 YEARS AGO, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT & TURNED IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN WHEN I WENT TO START IT AGAIN IT WOULD NOT START. ALSO, THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS FLASHING. THAT HAPPENED AGAIN 6 MONTHS LATER AND THEN 3 MONTHS AFTER THAT AND THEN EVERY MO...

Mileage: 157,000

CHANGE OIL LIGHT WILL COME ON EARLY, ABOUT AFTER 1,000 MILES - BEFORE THE TYPICAL 3,000 MILES OIL SHOULD BE CHANGED (I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES). *TR

Mileage: 77,058

RELATED TO RECALL #03V327000 HAD MY HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED VIA RECALL. NEW SWITCH IS SAME AS OLD SWITCH AND IS DEFECTIVE. PONTIAC WON'T REPLACE. PURCHASE NEW SWITCH YESTERDAY AND IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. REPLACEMENT SWITCHES ARE ALSO DEFECTIVE. RECALL DOES NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 81,500

RELATED TO RECALL #03V327000 HAD MY HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED VIA RECALL. NEW SWITCH IS SAME AS OLD SWITCH AND IS DEFECTIVE. PONTIAC WON'T REPLACE. PURCHASE NEW SWITCH YESTERDAY AND IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. REPLACEMENT SWITCHES ARE ALSO DEFECTIVE. RECALL DOES NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 81,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. OCCASIONALLY, WITHIN A FIVE MINUTE INTERVAL, THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR IT TO CORRECT ITSELF. THE ...

Mileage: 44,000

I HAVE A PONTIAC 2001 GRAND AM. IT WILL NOT START AND THERE IS SECURITY LIGHT ON. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON INTERNET WEBSITES. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

SECURITY FEATURE WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO START, YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO ACC. FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START , IN MY MIND THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM , WHAT IF YOUR HAVING AN EMERGENCY AND DO NOT HAVE 10 MINUTES TO WAIT OR YOU HAVE TO SIT IN THE HOT CAR WITH AN INFANT THIS PROBLEM SHOUL...

Mileage: 92,000

MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A 2001 GRAND AM GT IN OCTOBER 05' @ 80,000 MILES. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS IN A YEAR. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR POPPED AND BLEW OUT THEN ABOUT 2WKS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WENT OUT!! MY IGNITION SWITCH DOESN'T WORK, I CAN TAKE MY ...

Mileage: 90,000

MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A 2001 GRAND AM GT IN OCTOBER 05' @ 80,000 MILES. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS IN A YEAR. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR POPPED AND BLEW OUT THEN ABOUT 2WKS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WENT OUT!! MY IGNITION SWITCH DOESN'T WORK, I CAN TAKE MY ...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. INTERMITTENTLY, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE AT ALL. THE MASTER SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH, IN WHICH THE IMPACT WAS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THREE MONTHS LATER, T...

Mileage: 70,428

THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL TANK IS NOT MADE OF STEEL IT IS MADE OF SOME TYPE OF PLASTIC. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF MY CAR. BUT MY CAR DOES NOT FIT THE VIN NUMBER. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE UNSAFE AND HAZARDOUS. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY PEOPLE THEY HAVE NOT HEARD...

SERVICE BULLETIN MARCH 01,2002 RE: IGNITION MODULE FOR 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM # 020604011 I HAVE TWO IGNITION MODULES AND NOW AM TOLD I NEED A THIRD. THIS SEEMS EXCESSIVE FOR THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

THREE TIMES PASSLOCK IGNITION LOCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TUMBLER INTERNALS REPLACED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A GM PRODUCT DEPENDABILITY DESIGN FLAW. $300-$500 PER REPAIR. THE FIRST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I AM ONLY 35 YEARS OLD AND LOVE PONTIAC BUT I WILL NEVER STAND BEHIND A PRODUCT THAT PONTIAC WI...

Mileage: 99,833

THREE TIMES PASSLOCK IGNITION LOCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TUMBLER INTERNALS REPLACED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A GM PRODUCT DEPENDABILITY DESIGN FLAW. $300-$500 PER REPAIR. THE FIRST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I AM ONLY 35 YEARS OLD AND LOVE PONTIAC BUT I WILL NEVER STAND BEHIND A PRODUCT THAT PONTIAC WI...

Mileage: 99,833

THREE TIMES PASSLOCK IGNITION LOCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TUMBLER INTERNALS REPLACED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A GM PRODUCT DEPENDABILITY DESIGN FLAW. $300-$500 PER REPAIR. THE FIRST TIME WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I AM ONLY 35 YEARS OLD AND LOVE PONTIAC BUT I WILL NEVER STAND BEHIND A PRODUCT THAT PONTIAC WI...

Mileage: 99,833

PONTIAC GRAND AM 200, 99,333 MILES ALL HIGHWAY. THIRD TIME REPLACING THE IGNITION-TUMBLERS, AND HOUSING TO IGNITION. THIS CAR MAY RUN FOREVER IF THE IGNITION WOULD DO ITS JOB FIRST. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR ALL CONSUMERS. JUST REPLACE THE SWITCH WITH A PUSH BUTTON, THUS BY PASSING THE PASSLOCK ...

Mileage: 99,333

A FEW YEARS BACK, I HAD A PROBLEM IN WHICH MY RPMS WOULD RISE INSANELY WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND EVEN WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK. IT WAS AS IF I WAS "FLOORING IT". I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. LUCKILY, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AS I ONLY HAD ABOUT 45,00...

Mileage: 77,000

A FEW YEARS BACK, I HAD A PROBLEM IN WHICH MY RPMS WOULD RISE INSANELY WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND EVEN WHEN I PUT MY CAR IN PARK. IT WAS AS IF I WAS "FLOORING IT". I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. LUCKILY, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AS I ONLY HAD ABOUT 45,00...

Mileage: 77,000

I HAVE A 2001 GRAND-AM. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH #NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH DETAILS: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED B...

Mileage: 56,000

I HAVE A 2001 GRAND-AM. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH #NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH DETAILS: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED B...

Mileage: 56,000

PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM HAS PREVENTED CAR FROM STARTING OVER THE WEEKEND. *TR

Mileage: 79,500

PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS ENGAGING AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK FORCING ME TO WAIT 10-15 MINUTES WHILE IT RESETS. *TR

Mileage: 83,750

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY? THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THE LOCK CYL/IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER. ONE SWITCH [email protected] AND THE CYLINDER [email protected] LABOR COST OF 380.00. FOR A TOTAL COST WITH TAX OF 769.88 MY CAR IS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE WITH ONLY 63,000 MILES AND FROM WHAT I'VE READ AND...

Mileage: 58

FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS PASS LOCK MALFUNCTION LEAVING ME STRANDED, LATE FOR WORK. CURRENTLY, IT WILL START AND THEN STALL LEAVING ME IN INTERSECTIONS DURING BUSY TIMES OF THE DAY. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK TO OTHERS AS WELL AS MYSELF. PLAN TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *TR

BETWEEN MARCH 2007 AND NOVEMBER 2007 THE REGULATORS ON ALL 4 ELECTRIC WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE FIRST WINDOW FAILED AND CURRENTLY HAS 42,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A REGULATOR IN ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED AND THESE ARE V...

Mileage: 30,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM - THEFT LOCK DETERRENT SYSTEM - PASSLOCK. THE CAR WON'T TURN OVER AND I HAVE TO PUT THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION - WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES - TURN IT OFF AND THEN TURN IT ON AGAIN TO START IT. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH LEAVING ME WAITING 3 TIMES. I HEARD FROM THE DE...

Mileage: 105,000

MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM ACTS LIKE IT IS OUT OF GAS AND THE SOLUTION IS TO WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES WITH THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES AND THE SECURITY IS BYPASSED AND THEN THE CAR CAN BE STARTED. GM DOESN'T KNOW WHY AND HAS NO FIX. I HAD IT TOWED THE FIRST TIME NOT KNOWING FUEL PUMP, ...

Mileage: 124,600

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE THE PLASTIC PIECES TO HOLD THE WINDOW IN PLACE HAVE BROKEN. MY WINDOW JUST DROPPED ONE DAY OUT AFTER I ROLLED IT DOWN. IT SEEMS I'M NOT THE ONLY HAVING THIS PROBLEM THIS YEAR WITH THE WINDOW JUST DROPPING OUT OF PLACE OR OFF TRACK. *JB

SECURITY LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON WHEN I TRY TO CRANK(CAN'T CRANK WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON HAVE TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, AND SOME IF IT CRANK IT SHUTS BACK OFF) THEN ANOTHER 15 MINUTES WAIT TIME. *JB

Mileage: 138,000

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK UNDER HER VEHICLE FOR A FEW YEARS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK LINE AND IT WAS A FUEL LEAK. THEY ALSO TOLD HER T...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK UNDER HER VEHICLE FOR A FEW YEARS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK LINE AND IT WAS A FUEL LEAK. THEY ALSO TOLD HER T...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK UNDER HER VEHICLE FOR A FEW YEARS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK LINE AND IT WAS A FUEL LEAK. THEY ALSO TOLD HER T...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK UNDER HER VEHICLE FOR A FEW YEARS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK LINE AND IT WAS A FUEL LEAK. THEY ALSO TOLD HER T...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK UNDER HER VEHICLE FOR A FEW YEARS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK LINE AND IT WAS A FUEL LEAK. THEY ALSO TOLD HER T...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK UNDER HER VEHICLE FOR A FEW YEARS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK LINE AND IT WAS A FUEL LEAK. THEY ALSO TOLD HER T...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURNING SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD BECOME STUCK EACH TIME IT WAS ACTIVATED. SHE STATED THAT THE SWITCH BEGAN SMOKING. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE TURN SIGNAL, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT...

Mileage: 56,140

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. SHE CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER. SHE SMELLED GAS FUMES PERIODICALLY AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ...

Mileage: 300

I WAS ROLLING DOWN MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WHEN I HEARD A POP AND THE WINDOW GLASS FELL. IT SHATTERED AND I RECEIVED SEVERAL CUTS. A WEEK LATER I WAS ROLLING UP THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW ( A WINDOW THAT I RARELY USE) WHEN I HEARD ANOTHER POP AND THE WINDOW REFUSED TO GO UP OR DOWN. I WAS TOLD THA...

Mileage: 122,900

ON 4/3/07 MY PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS WORKED ON AT GREINER PONTIAC IN VICTORVILLE CALIFORNIA BECAUSE A CONSTANT TICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE CONSOLE WHEN I USED MY TURN SIGNALS, ALSO AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE AREA WHERE THE RADIO IS BECAME VERY HOT. ON 4/3/07 GREINER PONTIAC FOUND THE MULTI-F...

Mileage: 47,950

I PURCHASED MY 2001 GRAND AM GT IN 2002. SO FAR SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR, I SEEM TO REPLACE THE BREAKS EVERY 10,000 MILES OR EVERY YEAR, I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND FUEL PUMP. NOW, MY ABS LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO ON AND MOST RECENTLY, MY C...

Mileage: 70,000

I PURCHASED MY 2001 GRAND AM GT IN 2002. SO FAR SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR, I SEEM TO REPLACE THE BREAKS EVERY 10,000 MILES OR EVERY YEAR, I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND FUEL PUMP. NOW, MY ABS LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO ON AND MOST RECENTLY, MY C...

Mileage: 70,000

I PURCHASED MY 2001 GRAND AM GT IN 2002. SO FAR SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR, I SEEM TO REPLACE THE BREAKS EVERY 10,000 MILES OR EVERY YEAR, I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND FUEL PUMP. NOW, MY ABS LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO ON AND MOST RECENTLY, MY C...

Mileage: 70,000

I PURCHASED MY 2001 GRAND AM GT IN 2002. SO FAR SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR, I SEEM TO REPLACE THE BREAKS EVERY 10,000 MILES OR EVERY YEAR, I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND FUEL PUMP. NOW, MY ABS LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO ON AND MOST RECENTLY, MY C...

Mileage: 70,000

I PURCHASED MY 2001 GRAND AM GT IN 2002. SO FAR SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR, I SEEM TO REPLACE THE BREAKS EVERY 10,000 MILES OR EVERY YEAR, I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN THE LAST 5 YEARS, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND FUEL PUMP. NOW, MY ABS LIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO ON AND MOST RECENTLY, MY C...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER FIVE MINUTES SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. 24 HOURS LATER, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMA...

Mileage: 89,000

TL 2001 GRAND AM. WENT ON A WEBSITE OTHER THAN NHTSA. SHE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THEY WILL CHECK IT TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN FIND. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT. THE VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN. SHE IS THE SECOND OWNER, 89,000. SHE OWNED I...

Mileage: 89,000

MY 2001 GRAND AM SE HIT AROUND 98,000 KMS AND HAS BEEN REVVING AT 2,500 TO 3,000 RPMS WHILE IDLING AND WHILE DRIVING OVER REVS AND YOU NEED TWO FEET ON THE BRAKE. HAVE REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD, ONE SENSOR, ONE VALVE, AND $1,000 LATER MY CAR STILL DOES THE SAME. THIS IS NOT SAFE WHILE TRANSPORTING ...

Mileage: 98,000

MY 2001 GRAND AM SE HIT AROUND 98,000 KMS AND HAS BEEN REVVING AT 2,500 TO 3,000 RPMS WHILE IDLING AND WHILE DRIVING OVER REVS AND YOU NEED TWO FEET ON THE BRAKE. HAVE REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD, ONE SENSOR, ONE VALVE, AND $1,000 LATER MY CAR STILL DOES THE SAME. THIS IS NOT SAFE WHILE TRANSPORTING ...

Mileage: 98,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT HAD THE FUEL PUMP CHANGED AND THE FUEL FILTER COMPUTER CHIP REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT FUEL IS ENTERING THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT TO THE FUEL INJECTORS. AFTER THE PARTS WERE CHANGED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR A WEEK BEFORE THE FAILURE REC...

Mileage: 150,432

THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM IN THE 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM, AND OTHER LATE MODELS, HAVE A DEFECT CAUSING THE CAR NOT TO START. THE SYSTEM FAILS IN TIMES OF HIGH HEAT OR HUMIDITY, CAUSING THE FUEL SYSTEM TO SHUT OFF, THUS MAKING THE CAR INOPERABLE. ONLY DEALERS ARE CERTIFIED TO IDENTIFY AND REPAI...

Mileage: 85,000

THE PASSLOCK SENSOR IS GOING OUT OF MY CAR AGAIN THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED... THE CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL I HAVE RESET THE SYSTEM, I HAD THE IGN SWITCH REPLACED 3 YEARS AGO AND IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. IT MAKES IT REALLY HARD FOR ME TO GO ANYWHERE IN THE SUMME...

THE PASSLOCK SENSOR IS GOING OUT OF MY CAR AGAIN THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED... THE CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL I HAVE RESET THE SYSTEM, I HAD THE IGN SWITCH REPLACED 3 YEARS AGO AND IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. IT MAKES IT REALLY HARD FOR ME TO GO ANYWHERE IN THE SUMME...

MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM WILL NOT START...AGAIN. I KNOW THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM, BUT THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP ACTS LIKE HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T HELP ME UNLESS A PART THEY REPLACED WAS DEFECTIVE. ...

Mileage: 100,000

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET STARTED LEAKING COOLANT & OIL. SAID THIS IS A COMMON GM PROBLEM SINCE THEY SWITCHED TO PLASTIC. AT THE SAME TIME THERE WAS ONE OTHER 99 GRAND AM HAVING THE SAME THING FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

I HAVE PAID OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE IGNITION MODULE IN MAY 'O7 IN THE 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. TODAY 7-15-07 I WA S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL CRANK, BUT WON'T START, CAUSING ME TO MISS A DAY OF WORK.*AK

Mileage: 68,389

CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE DEFECTIVE GENERAL MOTORS BATTERIES LEAKING ACID-SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE BATTERY TERMINAL HAD CRACKED AND WAS BARELY MAKING CONTACT WITH THE INTERNAL CELL FRAME. THE CRACK ON THE SIDE TERMINAL ON THE BATTERY ALLOWED BATTERY ACID TO LEAK OVER THE ...

Mileage: 32,193

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START INTERMITTENTLY AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER NOT BEING DRIVEN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 68,000 AND FA...

Mileage: 50,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM PASSLOCK SYETEMP THE CAR HAS STARTED HARD FRO 2 YEARS. NOW IT STARTS AND STALLS AND THE SECURITY LIGHT IS ON. I HAD TO PURCHASE A WHOLE NEW IGNITION SWITCH TO FIX THIS. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THESE CARS. #2 CLICKING IN THE DASH. THE CAR CLICKS LIKE THE TURN SI...

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM PASSLOCK SYETEMP THE CAR HAS STARTED HARD FRO 2 YEARS. NOW IT STARTS AND STALLS AND THE SECURITY LIGHT IS ON. I HAD TO PURCHASE A WHOLE NEW IGNITION SWITCH TO FIX THIS. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THESE CARS. #2 CLICKING IN THE DASH. THE CAR CLICKS LIKE THE TURN SI...

THIS IS THE LAST OF MANY TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE CAR. IT IS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN I GO TO START IT , TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION' THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS THIS MEANS THE BUILT IN ANTI THEFT SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING , AND TO TURN THE KEY ...

Mileage: 98,000

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH THE 3.4 V6 ENGINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET STARTED LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE CYLINDERS. ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS ENGINE AND THAT GM KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 78,505

CAR WILL NOT START AFTER THE SECURITY LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING ON AND OFF THOUGHT NO BIG DEAL THE FIRST TIME JUST A ANOTHER EVERYDAY PROBLEM HAD CAR FIXED AND 500.00 DOLLARS LATER THE CAR IS REPAIRED AND BACK UP AND RUNNING. THEN IT JUST KEEPS DOING THE SAME OLD THING WONT START JUST HAVE TO TURN THE...

Mileage: 45,000

WE HAD AN INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK ON OUR 2001 GRAND AM. THE CAR HAD LESS TAN 75,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN WE GOT IT BACK IT HAD A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD AND COOLANT IN THE OIL. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS BEEN IN ANOTHER DEALERS SHOP AND NOT FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 77,612

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT AND ANTIFREEZE ARE LEAKING FROM THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000. UPDATED 08/23/07 *TR

Mileage: 51,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM - PASS-LOCK THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM CONTINUES TO KEEP CAR FROM STARTING UNTIL 10 MINUTE RESET PERIOD WITH KEY IN IGNITION

POSITION 1 AND 2 DO NOT WORK ON THE FAN. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

SYSTEM WILL NOT LET CAR TO START. *AK

THE CAR HAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE ALARM SYSTEM......IT WILL NOT START FOR 10 + AND IM FED UP WITH IT....... *TR

I OWN A 2001 GRAND AM SE 2.4L. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLES WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. HERE'S THE LIST OF SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ON THE CAR: ALTERNATOR, STARTER, IGNITION MODULE, COILS AND HOUSING UNIT, AND NOW THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS JUNK!! THIS CAR HAS SEVERAL TIMES PUT ME...

Mileage: 149,500

I OWN A 2001 GRAND AM SE 2.4L. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLES WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. HERE'S THE LIST OF SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ON THE CAR: ALTERNATOR, STARTER, IGNITION MODULE, COILS AND HOUSING UNIT, AND NOW THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS JUNK!! THIS CAR HAS SEVERAL TIMES PUT ME...

Mileage: 149,500

I OWN A 2001 GRAND AM SE 2.4L. I'VE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLES WITH THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT. HERE'S THE LIST OF SOME OF THE THINGS I'VE HAD TO REPLACE ON THE CAR: ALTERNATOR, STARTER, IGNITION MODULE, COILS AND HOUSING UNIT, AND NOW THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS JUNK!! THIS CAR HAS SEVERAL TIMES PUT ME...

Mileage: 149,500

CLICKING COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD BEHIND THE HAZARD SWITCH. HAZARD SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED DUE TO RECALL, BUT CLICKING CONTINUED. IT CLICKED CONSTANTLY, HAZARDS AND TURN SIGNALS WORK.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH WAS RECALLED AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SHIP TO HAVE IT REPLACED. AFTER THAT I HAD A CLICKING NOISE THAT WAS INTERMITTENT SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN...STILL HAVE THE CLICKING NOISE. THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS...

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE SIGNAL IT WILL START THEN, WITHOUT WARNING, IT WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. SOMETIMES THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH PONTIAC, AND ...

Mileage: 93,000

WHILE DRIVING A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THE ABS, TRACK OFF AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. *NM

Mileage: 44,000

WHILE DRIVING A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THE ABS, TRACK OFF AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. *NM

Mileage: 44,000

WHILE DRIVING A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THE ABS, TRACK OFF AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. *NM

Mileage: 44,000

DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, IT WAS FOUND THAT COOLENT WAS LEAKING INTO THE OIL. THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE A CRACKED LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. AS A RESULT, I AM FORCED TO PAY $800.00 TO HAVE THE GASKET REPLACED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE ...

Mileage: 32,000

I BOUGHT A USED 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM IN FEBRUARY 2002. THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT ON THE CAR IN JANUARY 2003. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET THIS FIXED AT THE DEALER I FINALLY GAVE UP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED (SPRING 2003). SINCE THAT TIME I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL ...

Mileage: 103,000

I BOUGHT A USED 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM IN FEBRUARY 2002. THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OUT ON THE CAR IN JANUARY 2003. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO GET THIS FIXED AT THE DEALER I FINALLY GAVE UP. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED (SPRING 2003). SINCE THAT TIME I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL ...

Mileage: 103,000

HEAT BLOWER WORKS AT TIMES OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T. WHEN IT COMES ON IT GET REALLY HOT AND THEN IT DOESN'T WORK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THEN THE SAME THING OVER AGAIN. *NM

PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH 30K MILES. AT ABOUT 60K, FAN LEVELS 1 AND 2 QUIT WORKING. *NM

"HAZARD SWITCH" RECALL HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME CLICKING NOISE, SOUNDS LIKE A TURN SIGNAL, AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, THAT THE RECALL HAS TO DO WITH THE HAZARD LIGH...

TL* - THE CONTACT'S 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT'S FAN SPEED SWITCH FOR THE DEFROSTER AND AIR CONDITIONING WASONLY WORKING AT LEVEL 4. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ,AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE SETTING TO 1,2, OR 3. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT REMOVED T...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* - THE CONTACT'S 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT'S FAN SPEED SWITCH FOR THE DEFROSTER AND AIR CONDITIONING WASONLY WORKING AT LEVEL 4. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ,AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE SETTING TO 1,2, OR 3. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT REMOVED T...

Mileage: 60,000

I OWN A 2001 PONTAIC GRAND AM THAT I BOUGHT IN APRIL 05 HAVING BOUGHT IT USED I HAD IT ABOUT 20 DAYS WHEN MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IF FROM HE SENT IT TO HIS MECHANICS AND THE REPLACED THE COIL PACK BECAUSE IT WAS READING A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 4. DIDN...

Mileage: 64,000

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE, THE RPM INCREASED TO 3,000-4,000 RPM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES SLOWLY AND WHEN THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO GET TO ABOUT 3,000- 4,000 RPM FOR IT TO CHANGE GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER O...

Mileage: 53,700

GM'S ANTI THEFT DEVICE "PASSLOCK 1" SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. ONCE IT STARTS TO MALFUNCTION, IT WILL GET WORSE OVER TIME. I SEE THIS AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. SO FAR IT HAS ONLY BEEN A FRUSTRATING PROBLEM. WE CALL...

Mileage: 59,270

I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS/ISSUES NOTED IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. MY 1 AND 2 FUNCTION ON THE FAN IS NO LONGER WORKING, THE TURN SIGNALS APPEAR TO HAVE A SHORT/WIRING PROBLEM, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR/BRACKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...

I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS/ISSUES NOTED IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. MY 1 AND 2 FUNCTION ON THE FAN IS NO LONGER WORKING, THE TURN SIGNALS APPEAR TO HAVE A SHORT/WIRING PROBLEM, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR/BRACKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...

I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS/ISSUES NOTED IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. MY 1 AND 2 FUNCTION ON THE FAN IS NO LONGER WORKING, THE TURN SIGNALS APPEAR TO HAVE A SHORT/WIRING PROBLEM, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR/BRACKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...

I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS/ISSUES NOTED IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. MY 1 AND 2 FUNCTION ON THE FAN IS NO LONGER WORKING, THE TURN SIGNALS APPEAR TO HAVE A SHORT/WIRING PROBLEM, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR/BRACKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...

I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS/ISSUES NOTED IN PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS. MY 1 AND 2 FUNCTION ON THE FAN IS NO LONGER WORKING, THE TURN SIGNALS APPEAR TO HAVE A SHORT/WIRING PROBLEM, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR/BRACKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED...

MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD/SHOWED ME THAT THE INSULATION ON THE WIRE HARNESS WAS LITERALLY DISINTEGRATING CAUSING AN EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST OVER $2000 TO REPLACE THE HARNESS. EVERYTHING IN THE CAR W...

3 INSTANCES OF FAILURE OF VEHICLE TO START, IE TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT CRACK. 1ST INSTANCE HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC, WHEN VEHICLE CRANKED WHEN MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO START, THEN TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED LEAKING VACUUM HOSE, REPLACED HOSE, 2ND HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED AFTER BEING STRANDED...

Mileage: 1,700

GRINDING SOUND IN FRONT BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AT MY EXPENSE. STILL MAKING GRINDING NOICE. BREAKS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2001. RECALL OF BLINKER SWITCH. BLINKING (INSIDE ABOVE RADIO) NOISE CAME BACK AFTER 1 YEAR. DEALER SAYS THAT RECALL WAS FOR THE HAZ...

Mileage: 300

GRINDING SOUND IN FRONT BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AT MY EXPENSE. STILL MAKING GRINDING NOICE. BREAKS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2001. RECALL OF BLINKER SWITCH. BLINKING (INSIDE ABOVE RADIO) NOISE CAME BACK AFTER 1 YEAR. DEALER SAYS THAT RECALL WAS FOR THE HAZ...

Mileage: 300

GRINDING SOUND IN FRONT BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AT MY EXPENSE. STILL MAKING GRINDING NOICE. BREAKS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2001. RECALL OF BLINKER SWITCH. BLINKING (INSIDE ABOVE RADIO) NOISE CAME BACK AFTER 1 YEAR. DEALER SAYS THAT RECALL WAS FOR THE HAZ...

Mileage: 300

GRINDING SOUND IN FRONT BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS AT MY EXPENSE. STILL MAKING GRINDING NOICE. BREAKS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2001. RECALL OF BLINKER SWITCH. BLINKING (INSIDE ABOVE RADIO) NOISE CAME BACK AFTER 1 YEAR. DEALER SAYS THAT RECALL WAS FOR THE HAZ...

Mileage: 300

I PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE IN MARCH 2006. AT THAT TIME I WAS PROVIDED A "CAR REPORT" THAT SHOWED NO ACCIDENT HISTORY/CLEAN TO EVERYTHING. AT A LATER TIME I WENT TO PURCHASE NEW INSURANCE AND I WAS FIRST ALERTED TO AN "ACCIDENT". I FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN JUNE 2002, OVER $700.00 ...

NOT A SAFETY PRECAUTION. I DRIVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. EVERY CAR THAT MAKE AND YEAR MODEL HAVE BROKEN HUB CAPS, MINE INCLUDED. THEY RATTLE FOR A WHILE THEN THEY BREAK IN HALF. THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT IF IT'S JUST THAT MAKE AND MODEL. THE NOISE IS EMBARRASSING AND ANNOYING. I...

NOT A SAFETY PRECAUTION. I DRIVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. EVERY CAR THAT MAKE AND YEAR MODEL HAVE BROKEN HUB CAPS, MINE INCLUDED. THEY RATTLE FOR A WHILE THEN THEY BREAK IN HALF. THERE HAS GOT TO BE SOME SORT OF DEFECT IF IT'S JUST THAT MAKE AND MODEL. THE NOISE IS EMBARRASSING AND ANNOYING. I...

IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 I PURCHASE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. A COUPLE OF DAYS OF HAVING THE CAR, WHEN I WENT OVER A BUMP THE CAR STALLED ON ME. I THOUGHT IT WAS A ONE TIME THING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. WHEN IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEAL...

Mileage: 42

WELL I'VE CALLED AND TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT IS LOCATED IN LEXINGTON,KY (PAUL MILLER FORD). I HAVE TALKED TO THE SALE'S MAN THAT HAVE SOLD THIS CAR TO ME THAT I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT I HAVE ONLY BEEN HAVING FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS NOW. TALKED TO HIM AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEIR WASN'T NOTHING...

WELL I'VE CALLED AND TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT IS LOCATED IN LEXINGTON,KY (PAUL MILLER FORD). I HAVE TALKED TO THE SALE'S MAN THAT HAVE SOLD THIS CAR TO ME THAT I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THAT I HAVE ONLY BEEN HAVING FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS NOW. TALKED TO HIM AND HE TOLD ME THAT THEIR WASN'T NOTHING...

HUB CAPS ARE BREAKING APART WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL PONTIAC GRAND AMS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS, WHICH HAD THE SPEED SENSORS ATTACHED. ON THE FORTH VISIT, THE ABS PROBLEM REOCCURRED. OTHER COMPONENTS AFFECTED WERE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE TRACTION CO...

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS, WHICH HAD THE SPEED SENSORS ATTACHED. ON THE FORTH VISIT, THE ABS PROBLEM REOCCURRED. OTHER COMPONENTS AFFECTED WERE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE TRACTION CO...

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO REPLACE THE BEARINGS, WHICH HAD THE SPEED SENSORS ATTACHED. ON THE FORTH VISIT, THE ABS PROBLEM REOCCURRED. OTHER COMPONENTS AFFECTED WERE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND THE TRACTION CO...

Mileage: 50,000

TURN / FLASHER SWITCH WAS RECALLED..I HAD IT REPLACED BY DEALER AND AFTER A MONTH IT HAS STARTED AGAIN WITH THE CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE. MY SECURITY SYSTEM ALSO HAS FAILED COSTING ME $500 TO HAVE REPAIRED..AND NOW MY AUTO DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK , MY AUTOMATIC DASH LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF..MY GUESS IS...

Mileage: 60,000

PASSLOCK SYSTEM SHORTS OUT AND IGNITION DOES NOT START. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, EACH RESULTING IN TOW & REPAIR FEES. SOLUTION: IF YOU TURN THE KEY TO THE "ON" POSITION & WAIT 10 MINUTES, THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL GO SOLID AND THEM DISAPPEAR. THE CAR WILL THEN START. IT'S STILL A PAIN, BUT AT ...

WHERE TO START...I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF BUYING IT, MY FUEL PUMP & COMPUTER WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. NEXT WAS MY WATER PUMP & TIMING CHAIN. THEN WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS, THEN THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN. AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE HAVING TO BE RE...

Mileage: 30,000

WHERE TO START...I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF BUYING IT, MY FUEL PUMP & COMPUTER WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. NEXT WAS MY WATER PUMP & TIMING CHAIN. THEN WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS, THEN THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN. AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE HAVING TO BE RE...

Mileage: 30,000

WHERE TO START...I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF BUYING IT, MY FUEL PUMP & COMPUTER WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. NEXT WAS MY WATER PUMP & TIMING CHAIN. THEN WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS, THEN THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN. AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE HAVING TO BE RE...

Mileage: 30,000

WHERE TO START...I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF BUYING IT, MY FUEL PUMP & COMPUTER WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. NEXT WAS MY WATER PUMP & TIMING CHAIN. THEN WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS, THEN THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN. AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE HAVING TO BE RE...

Mileage: 30,000

WHERE TO START...I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF BUYING IT, MY FUEL PUMP & COMPUTER WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. NEXT WAS MY WATER PUMP & TIMING CHAIN. THEN WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS, THEN THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN. AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE HAVING TO BE RE...

Mileage: 30,000

WHERE TO START...I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF BUYING IT, MY FUEL PUMP & COMPUTER WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. NEXT WAS MY WATER PUMP & TIMING CHAIN. THEN WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM, THEN THE TURN SIGNALS, THEN THE WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN. AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE HAVING TO BE RE...

Mileage: 30,000

PASSLOCK SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN FUEL INJECTORS OR FUEL PUMP FOR NO REASON. IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED TWICE, MODULE BEHIND IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED TWICE. EACH REPAIR PROMPTED BY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. NOW THE FIFTH OCCURRENCE MEANS ANOTHER REPAIR. EACH TIME AT MY COST NOT TO MENTION TOW BILLS. THIS PROBLEM REQU...

EVERYTIME THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN THE FLOORS OF MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GETS SOAKED. YESTERDAY WAS BY FAR THE WORST OF ALL, THERE WAS ABOUT 3 INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. MY CAR SMELLS OF MILDEW AND THE CARPET IS RUINED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR AND I WO...

DUE TO WATER LEAKING INTO THE CAR THE BCM COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC THAT FIXED THE CAR SAID THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. *NM

Mileage: 132,000

TWICE NOW ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN TRYING TO START IT. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS SITTING FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS WHEN IT WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AND THE SERVICE GARAGE SAID IT WAS THE SECURITY CODES. THEY CLEARED THE CODES AND IT WAS FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS. THE NEXT ...

Mileage: 91,300

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE COMPUTER MODULE WENT OUT WHICH CAUSED THE SECURITY SYSTEM TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DISABLED FROM STARTING AND THE HORN AND THE ALARM WOULD CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVATE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED 4 TIMES AND THE MODULE WAS REPLACED EVERYTIME.

Mileage: 10,000

BOTH THE HAZARD SWITCH AND MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH SHORTED OUT AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING THE NEED TO REPLACE BOTH SWITCHES. THE HAZARD SWITCH SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME A RECALL, BUT GM WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AS WELL. THE DEALER'S MECHANIC COULD NOT TELL ME WHICH SWITCH CAUSED TH...

Mileage: 53,345

BOTH THE HAZARD SWITCH AND MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH SHORTED OUT AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING THE NEED TO REPLACE BOTH SWITCHES. THE HAZARD SWITCH SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME A RECALL, BUT GM WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AS WELL. THE DEALER'S MECHANIC COULD NOT TELL ME WHICH SWITCH CAUSED TH...

Mileage: 53,345

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL OFF TRACK WHEN TRYING TO ROLL UP WINDOW USING AUTOMATIC SWITCH. THE REGULATOR, MOTOR AND SASH-FRT. HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 53,345

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME, EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE HEAD GASKETS TO BLOW. BESIDES HAVING TO REPLACE THE GASKETS, THE OXYGEN SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. ALSO, WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, AT 32,567 MILES, THE DEALER FOUND A COOLANT LEAK AT ...

Mileage: 54,848

I JUST RECENTLY REPLACED THE COOLANT INTAKE IN MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 6 CYLINDER. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE AND THAT IT IS A COSTLY MANUFACTURING ERROR. I ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE MY MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL RECALL CAME OUT. I HAVE DONE A LITT...

Mileage: 50,000

I JUST RECENTLY REPLACED THE COOLANT INTAKE IN MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 6 CYLINDER. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE AND THAT IT IS A COSTLY MANUFACTURING ERROR. I ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE MY MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL RECALL CAME OUT. I HAVE DONE A LITT...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY PONTIAC GRAND AM FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW. I HAVE HAD THE FUEL FILTER REPLACES, THE COILS, COVER AND PLUGS. 350.00 LATER, IT IS FOUND TO SUPPOSEDLY BE THE INJECTORS. MY MECHANIC STATED HE FOUND OUT THAT A BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR THE INJECTORS THAT THEY WERE HAVING INTERM...

Mileage: 88,000

FOR ABOUT A YEAR THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-THEFT (PASSLOCK) SYSTEM, RENDERING IT DISABLED UNTIL THE IGNITION KEY IS LEFT IN THE ON POSITION FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES. IT CAN THEN BE STARTED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS WELL AS IT IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY CAUSE A FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM....

Mileage: 95,534

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND DO NOT WORK 99% OF THE TIME. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND THEY DID NOT FIX IT FOR ME. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. HAVE HAD SEVERAL TICKETS DUE TO NOT PROPERLY USING MY TURN SIGNALS. *JB

SECURITY SYSTEMS KEEPS LOCKING MY CAR AND IT WON'T START. THEY SAY ITS THE HALL EFFECT SENSOR ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR AND I LOVE PONTIACS, BUT I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE IF THIS PROBLEMS ISN'T RESOLVED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR. NO ...

FOR THE SECOND TIME I AM REPLACING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. MY MECHANIC, ALSO THE PLACE THAT CHANGES MY OIL, AS WELL AS MY GM DEALER HAVE ALL NOTED THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE GASKET IN IT'S RELATION TO THE DEX-COOL COOLANT (THE COOLANT IS ACIDIC AND EATS ...

Mileage: 169,000

I HAVE HAD A FAILURE WITH MY MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CAUSING MY TURN SIGNAL SOUND TO CONSTANTLY BE GOING OFF. A COUPLE OF TIMES, MY STEERING COLUMN HAS STARTED SMOKING FROM THIS. IT IS ALSO A DISTRACTION FROM PAYING ATTENTION TO DRIVING. *JB

Mileage: 65,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM, WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE ENGINE CRANKS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE I'M OUT OF GAS, AND WON'T START. 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 E...

Mileage: 116,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND THE BRAKES VIBRATED. THIS OCCURRED AT ALL SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROADS WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THE OCCUPANT TO ALERT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL INDEP...

Mileage: 37,000

BRAKE LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE DEFECTIVE WILL NOT ILLUMINATE BOTH LIGHTS. BULBS WERE REPLACED. CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED, AFTER A FEW MONTHS, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE BOTH LIGHTS. *NM

IT STARTED WITH A VERY ANNOYING FAST CLICKING NOISE. IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE! THEN, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAD THE HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS MY MULTIFUCTION SWITCH, IT SHORTED OUT THE HAZARD SWITCH, W...

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, AND THREE TIMES LAST YEAR (2005), AND CURRENTLY (09 MAY 2006), MY CAR IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DREADED PASSLOCK SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO STOP THIEVES FROM STEALING MY CAR. ALL IT HAS DONE IS PREVENT ME FROM DRIVING IT. MULTIPLE TIMES, I HAVE HAD ...

Mileage: 103,000

I PURCHASED MY 2001 GRAND AM IN AUG OF 2005 AND HAVE SO FAR HAD THE PASSLOCK GO OUT ON ME TWICE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM AS WELL. THE FIRST TIME I REPLACED THE PASSLOCK WAS ONLY TWO MONTHS AGO AND YESTERDAY I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE AND IT WOULDN'T START. I HAVE DONE ...

Mileage: 77,000

I PURCHASED MY 2001 GRAND AM IN AUG OF 2005 AND HAVE SO FAR HAD THE PASSLOCK GO OUT ON ME TWICE AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM AS WELL. THE FIRST TIME I REPLACED THE PASSLOCK WAS ONLY TWO MONTHS AGO AND YESTERDAY I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO THE GROCERY STORE AND IT WOULDN'T START. I HAVE DONE ...

Mileage: 77,000

BOUGHT CAR 10-06, HAS FAILED TO START 8 TIMES, HAVE REPLACED $2300 IN VARIOUS PARTS FOR MECHANICS TRYING TO GET STARTED. ALL SAID THAT VEHICLE WASN'T GETTING FUEL. DEALERSHIP IN ASHEVILLE NC, EVEN TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. QUOTE $3000 TO $5000. I TOWED TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC AND CAR STARTED RIG...

Mileage: 65,000

DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR SUDDENLY DETACHED UPON BEING BUMPED BY A PERSON'S HIP AS SHE WALKED BY MY PARKED CAR. IT WAS A VERY LIGHT BUMP, YET THE LARGE INTERNAL BOLTS HOLDING THE MIRROR IN PLACE SNAPPED CLEANLY IN HALF, LEAVING THE MIRROR DANGLING BY THE POWER CORDS ONLY. THE CAR'S BODY/EXTERI...

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. TOLD BY SERVICES THAT IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE REGULATOR THE MOTOR NEEDED REPLACED ALSO. QUOTED OVER $600 FOR FIX. *NM

I PURCHASED MY 2001 GRAND AM GT SECOND HAND IN SEPTEMBER 04. THE 1 PREVIOUS OWNER WAS MY MECHANIC'S BROTHER IN-LAW AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WHEN HE OWNED IT AS WELL AS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. MY PROBLEMS STARTED AS SOON AS I LEFT THE LOT. WITHIN A MONTH THE CAR HAD BEEN BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP T...

Mileage: 50,000

I PURCHASED MY 2001 GRAND AM GT SECOND HAND IN SEPTEMBER 04. THE 1 PREVIOUS OWNER WAS MY MECHANIC'S BROTHER IN-LAW AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED WHEN HE OWNED IT AS WELL AS SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. MY PROBLEMS STARTED AS SOON AS I LEFT THE LOT. WITHIN A MONTH THE CAR HAD BEEN BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP T...

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED, WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING 70-75MPH. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED AN INACCURATE READING AND NO MORE THAN SEVEN DOLLARS OF GASOLINE CAN BE PUMPED INTO THE TANK BEFORE THE PUMP SHU...

Mileage: 61,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED, WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING 70-75MPH. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED AN INACCURATE READING AND NO MORE THAN SEVEN DOLLARS OF GASOLINE CAN BE PUMPED INTO THE TANK BEFORE THE PUMP SHU...

Mileage: 61,000

THE DAY AFTER THE CAR WAS IN FOR RECALL ON THE HAZARD SWITCH THE WIRE LEADING TO THE HORN, CRUISE CONTROL AND DRIVERS AIRBAG BECAME BOUND UP AND HAVE SHORTED OUT AT THE CLOCK SPRING. HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL INOPERATIVE, I ASSUME THE AIRBAG IS INOPERATIVE AS WELL. *NM

Mileage: 76,000

1. A FLAW IN THE 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM THINKS THE CAR OWNER IS TRYING TO STEAL THE CAR AND SHUTS OFF THE FUEL TO THE CAR, MAKING IT NECESSARY TO TURN THE KEY TO THE ON POSITION AND WAIT 15-20 MIN BEFORE THE CAR WILL START... (PONTIAC IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE THEY EVEN ...

Mileage: 50,000

THE A/C- HEATER SPEED CONTROL SELECTION 1 AND 2 STOPPED WORKING IN 2002 SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. ON APRIL 10,2006, THE SELECTIONS 3 AND 4 ARE ALSO NOT WORKING. THIS IS NOW THE 9TH PROBOLEM I'VE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE. TO INCLUDE BOTH POWER WINDOW BRACKETS BREAKING, MY HAZARD FLASHER, TRANS...

Mileage: 5,000

THE A/C- HEATER SPEED CONTROL SELECTION 1 AND 2 STOPPED WORKING IN 2002 SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. ON APRIL 10,2006, THE SELECTIONS 3 AND 4 ARE ALSO NOT WORKING. THIS IS NOW THE 9TH PROBOLEM I'VE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE. TO INCLUDE BOTH POWER WINDOW BRACKETS BREAKING, MY HAZARD FLASHER, TRANS...

Mileage: 5,000

THE A/C- HEATER SPEED CONTROL SELECTION 1 AND 2 STOPPED WORKING IN 2002 SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. ON APRIL 10,2006, THE SELECTIONS 3 AND 4 ARE ALSO NOT WORKING. THIS IS NOW THE 9TH PROBOLEM I'VE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE. TO INCLUDE BOTH POWER WINDOW BRACKETS BREAKING, MY HAZARD FLASHER, TRANS...

Mileage: 5,000

THE A/C- HEATER SPEED CONTROL SELECTION 1 AND 2 STOPPED WORKING IN 2002 SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. ON APRIL 10,2006, THE SELECTIONS 3 AND 4 ARE ALSO NOT WORKING. THIS IS NOW THE 9TH PROBOLEM I'VE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE. TO INCLUDE BOTH POWER WINDOW BRACKETS BREAKING, MY HAZARD FLASHER, TRANS...

Mileage: 5,000

THE A/C- HEATER SPEED CONTROL SELECTION 1 AND 2 STOPPED WORKING IN 2002 SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. ON APRIL 10,2006, THE SELECTIONS 3 AND 4 ARE ALSO NOT WORKING. THIS IS NOW THE 9TH PROBOLEM I'VE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE. TO INCLUDE BOTH POWER WINDOW BRACKETS BREAKING, MY HAZARD FLASHER, TRANS...

Mileage: 5,000

THE A/C- HEATER SPEED CONTROL SELECTION 1 AND 2 STOPPED WORKING IN 2002 SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. ON APRIL 10,2006, THE SELECTIONS 3 AND 4 ARE ALSO NOT WORKING. THIS IS NOW THE 9TH PROBOLEM I'VE HAD WITH MY VEHICLE. TO INCLUDE BOTH POWER WINDOW BRACKETS BREAKING, MY HAZARD FLASHER, TRANS...

Mileage: 5,000

THE COOLANT SYSTEM HAS A CONTINUAL LEAK. IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT LEAST EVERY MONTH. FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH MAKES ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS AND GAUGES GO ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES NOT COME BACK ON FOR DAYS (HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE CAR IS STARTED UP). MAKES SPEED LIMITS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL, ETC. *NM

THE COOLANT SYSTEM HAS A CONTINUAL LEAK. IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT LEAST EVERY MONTH. FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH MAKES ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS AND GAUGES GO ON AND OFF AND SOMETIMES NOT COME BACK ON FOR DAYS (HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE CAR IS STARTED UP). MAKES SPEED LIMITS IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL, ETC. *NM

FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. I HAVE HAD ME WHEEL BEARING REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR AND IT IS GOING BAD AGAIN SO THAT WILL MAKE IT 3 TIMES IN 12 MONTHS. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED JUST AFTER IS WAS OUT OF WARRA...

FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. I HAVE HAD ME WHEEL BEARING REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR AND IT IS GOING BAD AGAIN SO THAT WILL MAKE IT 3 TIMES IN 12 MONTHS. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED JUST AFTER IS WAS OUT OF WARRA...

FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. I HAVE HAD ME WHEEL BEARING REPLACED TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR AND IT IS GOING BAD AGAIN SO THAT WILL MAKE IT 3 TIMES IN 12 MONTHS. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED JUST AFTER IS WAS OUT OF WARRA...

SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON BUT WENT OFF AFTER NEXT START. NEXT DAY KEY FOBS NOT WORKING. REPROGRAMMED AT DEALER. AFTERWARDS CAR HAD BEEN MAKING BEEPING NOISE CONSTANTLY WHILE ON AND PARKED AND INSIDE LOCK SWITCH NOT WORKING. AFTER DRIVING OVER A CERTAIN SPEED BEEPING NOISE STOPS. CALLED DEALER WAS ADVIS...

Mileage: 76,023

CAR IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STEER AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH MOSTLY PARKING. REPAIR SHOP ADVISED RACK AND PINION PROBLEM THE THIS MODEL CAR IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED IT WILL NOT RESTART WITHOUT THE COMPUTER BEING REPROGRAMMED. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE ONLY...

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED IT WILL NOT RESTART WITHOUT THE COMPUTER BEING REPROGRAMMED. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE ONLY...

Mileage: 55,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED IT WILL NOT RESTART WITHOUT THE COMPUTER BEING REPROGRAMMED. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE ONLY...

Mileage: 55,000

I PURCHASED A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM IN FEBRUARY 2003. SHORTLY AFTER THE 45K MILES I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DEX-COOL ANTI-FREEZE LEAKING AROUND THE INTAKE GASKET, HEAD GASKET WAS DAMAGED. ALSO, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE OIL USE, APPROXIMATELY A QUART EVERY 500 MILES OF DRIVING. DESPITE WHAT THIS...

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON ROUGH ROADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ALSO, THE REAR SEAT BELT MATERIAL FELL APART...

Mileage: 71,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON ROUGH ROADS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. ALSO, THE REAR SEAT BELT MATERIAL FELL APART...

Mileage: 71,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V327000 CONCERNING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. . THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK UPDATED 1/11/2006. THE TURN/HAZARD SWITCH WAS REPLACED...

Mileage: 29,000

FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW,WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THERE IS SOME TYPE OF A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, CAUSING THE TRUNK RELEASE ACTUATOR TO OPERATE BY ITSELF,EVERY TIME THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS PENED. ALSO ,THE "AUTOMATIC-ON "DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, MARKER LIG...

Mileage: 61,000

FAULTY INTAKE GASKET TO ENGINE FROM COOLANT. AFTER LESS THAN 80,000 MILES THE INTAKE GASKET IS LEAKING IN THE 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESTRICTED TO AN OCCASIONAL VEHICLE AND IT PRESENTS AN ISSUE OF LOSING FLUID. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR VEHICLE...

Mileage: 77,800

SECURITY LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CAR WILL BECOME DISABLED AND WILL NOT START UNTIL SYSTEM IS RESET. TOOK CAR IN FOR REPAIR ON THIS PROBLEM ONCE. A YEAR LATER LIGHT STARTED COMING BACK ON. ASK SERVICE PERSONNEL ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND HE SAID IT COULD BE A NUMBER OF THINGS CAUSES THIS PROBLEM WITH T...

Mileage: 10,000

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...

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 ...

Mileage: 82,750

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 ...

Mileage: 82,750

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 ...

Mileage: 82,750

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 S...

Mileage: 85,632

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 S...

Mileage: 85,632

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...

Mileage: 150,000

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 ...

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 REP...

Mileage: 154,000

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 A...

Mileage: 45,000

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...

Mileage: 70,000

THREE BIG ISSUES WITH THIS CAR: 1) THE WORST-I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM SHORTING THREE TIMES. EACH TIME, THE CAR TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED TWICE, BUT DID NOT COME ON THE THIRD TIME. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE SYSTEM (WHATEVER THAT ME...

Mileage: 60,000

THREE BIG ISSUES WITH THIS CAR: 1) THE WORST-I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM SHORTING THREE TIMES. EACH TIME, THE CAR TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED TWICE, BUT DID NOT COME ON THE THIRD TIME. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE SYSTEM (WHATEVER THAT ME...

Mileage: 60,000

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2001 GRAND AM V6. WHEN APPLY BRAKES AT ANY SPEED OVER 35 KM A PULSATING CAN BE FELT. THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY GOES OFF STOPPING ME FROM STARTING MY OWN CAR. HAD TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES 4 TIMES WITHIN LAST YEAR. AS THEY CORRODE AND CAUSE STARTING PROBLEMS (S...

Mileage: 74,000

TURN SIGNALS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. DRIVER CANNOT SIGNAL TURNS OR LANE CHANGES. PONTIAC CLAIMS MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 03V327000 EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

I OWN AT 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM WHICH HAS HAD A RECALL ON EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS WHICH CAUSES MY TURN SIGNALS TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THROUGH MY OWN INVESTIGATION OVER 700,000 OF THESE MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, I WAS INF...

I OWN AT 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM WHICH HAS HAD A RECALL ON EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS WHICH CAUSES MY TURN SIGNALS TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THROUGH MY OWN INVESTIGATION OVER 700,000 OF THESE MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, I WAS INF...

PASS LOCK SYSTEM A COMPLETE FAILURE. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WON'T START. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO WAIT 10 MINUTES THEN TURN THE KEY OFF AND TRY AGAIN, BUT IT KEEPS DOING IT. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A RECALL?? PLEASE. *JB

Mileage: 66,000

MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS HAD BRAKE FAILURE SINCE LAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD ROTORS & BRAKES REPLACED JULY OF 2004. TURNED AROUND MY BRAKES WAS FAILING AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW CALIPERS IN NOVEMBER 2004. MY CAR IS NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO GET THE CALIPERS REPLACED, SO ...

Mileage: 91,650

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DON'T ENGAGE. INCLUDING RADIO, HEATER, A/C, SPEEDOMETER, ALL GAUGES, POWER LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS, ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS AND HEAD LAMPS IF IN THE AUTO DAY LAMP STATUS. IT THEN RANDOMLY STARTS SOMETIMES, AND OTHER TIMES YOU CAN DRIVE FOR 30+ AND IT NEVE...

Mileage: 55,000

DT: HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME THING, WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE TO START IT WILL NOT START. EVERYTHING DEALER SAID TO TRY WORKED. HAD TO TURN IT ON ACCELERATION FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL EVERYTHING STOPPED FLASHING, AND TURN OFF .THEN TURN BACK ON AND IT WILL START. FIRST TIM...

Mileage: 19,000

DT: HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME THING, WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE TO START IT WILL NOT START. EVERYTHING DEALER SAID TO TRY WORKED. HAD TO TURN IT ON ACCELERATION FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL EVERYTHING STOPPED FLASHING, AND TURN OFF .THEN TURN BACK ON AND IT WILL START. FIRST TIM...

Mileage: 19,000

DT: HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME THING, WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE TO START IT WILL NOT START. EVERYTHING DEALER SAID TO TRY WORKED. HAD TO TURN IT ON ACCELERATION FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL EVERYTHING STOPPED FLASHING, AND TURN OFF .THEN TURN BACK ON AND IT WILL START. FIRST TIM...

Mileage: 19,000

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE IS HEARING A SCRAPPING METAL NOISE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS, PADS AND IS STILL HEARING THIS NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CO...

Mileage: 100

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE IS HEARING A SCRAPPING METAL NOISE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS, PADS AND IS STILL HEARING THIS NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CO...

Mileage: 100

DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE MODEL YEARS 1999 -2001 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PART NUMBER 226247990961E THAT WAS ON THIS CAR, AND WAS UNDER RECALL. HAS A RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE PART WAS REPLACED IN MA...

Mileage: 62,000

DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE MODEL YEARS 1999 -2001 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PART NUMBER 226247990961E THAT WAS ON THIS CAR, AND WAS UNDER RECALL. HAS A RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE PART WAS REPLACED IN MA...

Mileage: 62,000

SMELLED GASOLINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER CRANKING CAR AND CONTINOUSLY WHILE DRIVING CAR. GASOLINE SMELL BECAME WORSE DESPITE WINDOWS BEING ROLLED DOWN, CHOKING CONDITION. TOOK CAR INTO LOCAL SHOP AND THEY SAID FUEL REGULATOR WAS POURING GASOLINE OUT.

MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL OF 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S AND I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONES THAT WERE.I'M TOLD THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. I'M CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNALS WILL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 46,500

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM 6 CYLINDER WITH 31,000 MILES. ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. ADDED COOLANT, BUT LIGHT COMES ON 2 WEEKS LATER. FIND A SMALL LEAK ON RIGHT SIDE OF ENGINE AT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASGET WHERE COOLANT IS SEEPING OUT OF THE ENGINE. PONTIAC WANTS $800 TO FIX PROBLEM, PONTIAC MECHAN...

Mileage: 30,750

FIRST TIME MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR SHE HAD A VERY HARD TIME STOPPING THE CAR AS IF THE GAS WAS STUCK ON. A FRIEND LOOKED AT IT STATED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. GARAGE HAD IT 3 DAYS. CHANGED THROTTLE DID IT AGAIN 1 DAY LATER CALLED GARAGE BACK HAS NOW BEEN THERE 2 DAYS.. ...

Mileage: 48,100

CAR WOULD HESITATE WHEN STARTING. THEN IT FINALLY DIDN'T START. IT WAS TOWED AND AFTER BEING TOWED IT WOULD START AGAIN. AFTER THIS HAPPENING A COUPLE OF TIMES IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DECIDED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THIS CAR IS NOT 5 YEARS OLD YET!

MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM ALSO HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH CYCLINDER. I HAD IT REPLACE JULY 2003 AND JUST YESTERDAY 5/12/05. BOTH TIMES MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I WENT TO CHURCH ON MOTHERS DAY CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. WENT HOME AND WAS IN THE HOUSE FOR 15 MINUTES AND WENT TO LEAVE AN...

Mileage: 88,000

2001 PONTIC GRAND AM SE 4DOOR AUTOMATIC CAR WASH COMPANIES WILL NOT PREMIT THIS VEHCILE TO ENTER INTO THE CAR WASH SINCE THE SIDE MIRROR FALL OFF- AFTER BE TOLD OF THIS DEFECT MINE IS LOOSE SINCE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR SHOULDN'T THIS PROBLEM BE RECALLED?

CAR WILL FAIL WHILE ACCELERATING, WHEN ACCERERATING HARD, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE, IF I LET OFF THE GAS AND ACCELERATE AGAIN THE PROBLEM WILL DISSAPEAR, IF I DO NOT THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO JOLT AND PROVIDE LONGER PERIODS WITHOUT ACCELERATION

I READ ON CNN ON MAY 3 THAT THE NHTSA HAS LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION INTO ANTILOCK BRAKE FAILURES OF GM PICKUP TRUCKS AND SUV'S IN THE "SALT BELT" STATES. I WOULD LIKE TO ADVISE THAT I LIVE IN ONTARIO, CANADA, AND OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND-AM. IT CURRENTLY HAS 138,000 KM. I PURCHASED THIS ...

CONTACT STATES: AFTER THE SIGNAL LIGHT WAS FIXED PER THE RECALL NOTICE, A CLICKING SOUND WAS HEARD AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ARM. IF THE TURN WAS NOT VERY WIDE, THE SIGNAL STAYED ON. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM IS PART OF THE RECALL AND WILL NOT FIX IT.

LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AFTER TURNING VEHICLE ON IN MORNING, CHECKED COOLANT LEVEL IT WAS LOW, ADDED COOLANT, LIGHT CAME BACK ON 2 WEEKS LATER, ADDED MORE COOLANT. CHANGED OIL FOUND WHITE CRUD IN OIL, CALLED DEALERSHIP (VILLAGE PONTIAC GMC) AND SERVICE SAID IT WAS MANIFOLD GASKET AND IT IS VERY CO...

Mileage: 7,000

OUR 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE BY THE SWITCH FOR THE HAZARD LIGHT FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. TONIGHT IT WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CAR STARTED SMOKING. I WENT TO YOUR WEB SITE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE CAR WAS RECALLED AND WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. I AM VERY DISTURBED BY THE FACT THAT CAR...

Mileage: 28,000

I WOULD LIKE TO LET NHTSA KNOW THAT I HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I HAVE HAD TO DO QUITE A BIT OF REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE, SUCH THE SECURITY SYSTEM, THE FUEL PUMP. I AM NOT FACING REPAIRS ON THE WATER PUMP BECAUSE OF LEAKAGE AND THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. ...

DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP CAUSED GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE TURN SIGNAL WENT OUT. CONSUMER WA...

DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP CAUSED GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE TURN SIGNAL WENT OUT. CONSUMER WA...

EVERY SINCE I GOT MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THE FOG LIGHTS MAY WORK FOR A WEEK AND THEN THEY GO OUT .I HAVE CHANGED BOTH OF THE BULBS AND THEY STILL WILL NOT WORK I FEEL THE GM CORP SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THEM.*AK

THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND IN THE DASH NEAR THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. IT WOULD CONSTANTLY CLICK AS IF THE BLINKER WAS ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HE MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD EVENTUALLY WOULD WEAR OUT AND NEED REPLACED COSTING $350. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED YET. *AK

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2001 GRAND AM, WHICH I DO LOVE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR, HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET MUST BE REPAIRED, WHICH COST 1000 TO FIX. I REALLY THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE CAR.*AK

I AM HAVING MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM: FIRST,THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A FAULTY TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER RELAY WHICH I HAD REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP,BUT NOW THE FLASHER RELAY IS DISPLAYING THE SAME PROBLEMS IT DID BEFORE IT WAS REPLACED-CAUSING ME TO WONDER IF ...

Mileage: 57,600

THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET OF THE CONSUMER'S 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM FAILED. *NM THE GASKETS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE EGR, COOLANT BYPASS, OCC/OXYGEN CATALYST CONVERTER AND THE PCM/POWER CONTROL MODULE "P" DRIVE SEAL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ACCIDENTS AND OR DEATHS ...

THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET OF THE CONSUMER'S 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM FAILED. *NM THE GASKETS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE EGR, COOLANT BYPASS, OCC/OXYGEN CATALYST CONVERTER AND THE PCM/POWER CONTROL MODULE "P" DRIVE SEAL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ACCIDENTS AND OR DEATHS ...

DEFECTIVE INTAKE GASKET. SEE COMPLAIN #'S 79007,10086421,10065717. LOW COOLANT LIGHT STARTED COMING ON EVERY WEEK AND A HALF OR SO, STARTING BACK IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR (2004). IT CAME ON EVERY COUPLE WEEKS SO I JUST KEPT FILLING IT WITH COOLANT AND HAD MY THERMOSTAT REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL ...

I HAVE NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM MY BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED PADS AND ROTORS, I REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS AND THE ABS, TRAC OFF, AND THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND THEY TOLD ME I NEE...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM MY BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED PADS AND ROTORS, I REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS AND THE ABS, TRAC OFF, AND THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND THEY TOLD ME I NEE...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM MY BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED PADS AND ROTORS, I REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS AND THE ABS, TRAC OFF, AND THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND THEY TOLD ME I NEE...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM MY BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED PADS AND ROTORS, I REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS AND THE ABS, TRAC OFF, AND THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND THEY TOLD ME I NEE...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE BRAKING AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE LEFT/RIGHT, AND CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED VEHICLE ONCE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 61,000

THE IGNITION SWITCH SYSTEM KEEPS LOCKING THE CAR UP AND WILL NOT LET IT START. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND AT A COST OF BETWEEN $500.00 AND $700.00 EACH TIME. THE DEALER REPLACES SWITCH AND OTHER COMPONETS EACH TIME. THIS STARTED WHEN THE CAR REACHED 50,000 MILES AND WAS OUT OF WARRANTY....

Mileage: 52,000

09/01/04 - LOW COOLANT WARNING LIGHT FOLLOWING COLD ENGINE STARTS. NO VISIBLE COOLANT LEAKS, ADDED 16 OZ. COOLANT TO FIX PROBLEM. 11/01/04 - SAME PROBLEM, ADDED 16 OZ. COOLANT TO FIX PROBLEM. 12/23/04 - LOW COOLANT LIGHT ALWAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. 01/14/05 - INTAKE GASKET WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING C...

RECALL CAMPAIGN: THE CONSUMER STATES THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. A RECALL FOR IT WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 37,000

I AM ONE OF MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. AT ABOUT 53,000 MILES I NOTICED A COOLANT LEAK ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT IT WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET. I PROMPTLY CALLED UP MY LOCAL DEALER, JACK WALKER PONTIAC IN DAY...

Mileage: 53,000

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. IT STARTED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS GETTING COLDER. THEY EVENTUALLY MAY START WORKING. I FOUND IF I WOULD WIGGLE THE HAZARD SWITCH THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK. I BOUGHT AND REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH 22624799 AND IT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A RECALL BUT ...

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. IT STARTED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS GETTING COLDER. THEY EVENTUALLY MAY START WORKING. I FOUND IF I WOULD WIGGLE THE HAZARD SWITCH THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK. I BOUGHT AND REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH 22624799 AND IT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A RECALL BUT ...

FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS ON 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. TURN SIGNALS FREQUENTLY WILL NOT OPERATE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF DRIVING. THIS FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL SYSTEM GREATLY INCREASES THE DANGER OF DRIVING ON FREEWAYS AND IN GENERAL. TURN SIGNALS MAY NOT OPERATE IN EITHER DIRECTION FOR HOURS, THEN H...

Mileage: 75,000

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW GT AND SINCE I'VE HAD IT THE BRAKES MADE A SLIGHT GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT, I JUST FIGURED THE CAR WAS NEW AND 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES JUST MAKE THAT NOISE. I DRIVE A LOT OF HIGHWAY MILE SO OF COURSE AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE NOISE GOT WORSE. AFTER 38000 MILES I TOOK IT TO...

Mileage: 38,000

STARTED SEEING COOLANT LEAKING FROM UNDER HOOD. WENT TO DALER AND THEY PRESSURE TESTED AND FOUND NOTHING. A DAY LATER STARTED LEAKING EVEN MORE. DEALER THEN SAID HEAD GASKET FAULTY AND HE ALSO SAID HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AT ABOUT THE 60K MILE MARK. THEY REPLACED THE GASKET AT A COST OF...

Mileage: 59,992

RECALL 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH: AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A CLICKING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT ANOTHER ISSUE NOT PERTAINING TO THE RECALL. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE/SIGNAL FAILURE/ WINDOW REGUALTOR FAILURE/ROTORS. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE/SIGNAL FAILURE/ WINDOW REGUALTOR FAILURE/ROTORS. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE/SIGNAL FAILURE/ WINDOW REGUALTOR FAILURE/ROTORS. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE/SIGNAL FAILURE/ WINDOW REGUALTOR FAILURE/ROTORS. *AK

I TURN CAR OFF & NOW TWO TIMES CAR WOULD NOT START WITH THEFT SECURITY LIGHT ON. CLEARING TROUBLE CODES SEEMS TO WORK. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM BECAUSE THIS IS DANGEROUS AND RIDICULOUS THAT IT HAS NO KNOWN FIX OR BEEN ADDRESSED BY ANY AGENCY. PEOEPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS WHEN GM...

Mileage: 50,241

GAS PEDAL HAD ALWAYS HAD A BIT OF A "HITCH" TO IT. WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE "ON" POSITION. WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP - UNDRIVEABLE. C...

Mileage: 38,767

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, NOT BEING ABLE TO GO UP AND DOWN. THIS WAS GOING ON FOR 1 YEAR. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST HER $400.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH FLASHERS NOT WORKING. SHE DID NOT HAVE...

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, NOT BEING ABLE TO GO UP AND DOWN. THIS WAS GOING ON FOR 1 YEAR. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST HER $400.00 TO GET IT REPAIRED. ALSO, CONSUMER WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH FLASHERS NOT WORKING. SHE DID NOT HAVE...

FIRST THE SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THEN, THE SPEED SENSOR HUB MALFUNCTIONED WITHIN ONE YEAR TIME LIMIT. THESE SENSORS HAD AN EFFECT ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH DID NOT WORK WHEN SENSORS FAILED. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE IT MADE THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO SE...

Mileage: 15,500

FIRST THE SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THEN, THE SPEED SENSOR HUB MALFUNCTIONED WITHIN ONE YEAR TIME LIMIT. THESE SENSORS HAD AN EFFECT ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH DID NOT WORK WHEN SENSORS FAILED. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE IT MADE THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO SE...

Mileage: 15,500

FIRST THE SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THEN, THE SPEED SENSOR HUB MALFUNCTIONED WITHIN ONE YEAR TIME LIMIT. THESE SENSORS HAD AN EFFECT ON THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH DID NOT WORK WHEN SENSORS FAILED. CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK BECAUSE IT MADE THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO SE...

Mileage: 15,500

VEHICLE WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN THE THEY KEY WILL NOT TURN WHEN APPLIED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE. HOWEVER, WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

HEADLIGHTS IN 2001 PONTIAC GRANDAM GT ARE INEFFICIENT, CANNOT SEE ROAD EARLY MORNING AND LATER NIGHTS. NEED TO REDUCE SPEED OUT OF NORMAL -> I AS A DRIVER FEEL VERY UNSAFE WHEN DRIVING MY GRANDAM AT NIGHT OR WITH LOW VISIBILITY BECAUSE HEADLIGHTS DON'T HELP ME SEE.*AK

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS A BUILD UP OF CONDENSATION CAUSING MOLD TO GROW AND A FOUL SMELL. AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH DOES NOT WORK ON SETTINGS 1 AND 2, ONLY 3 AND ABOVE. *JB

THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. *AK *NM

Mileage: 83,000

WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES, BUT DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE LEFT REAR BRAKES ARE LOCKING. THE PADS AND ROTORS ARE GROUND DOWN TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND COMPONENTS CLEANED. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING. THE ABS, ANTILOCK, AND SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHTS WILL COME ON AFTER START UP. THEY WILL STAY ON UNTIL ...

Mileage: 79,400

THE LEFT REAR BRAKES ARE LOCKING. THE PADS AND ROTORS ARE GROUND DOWN TO THE POINT OF NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND COMPONENTS CLEANED. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING. THE ABS, ANTILOCK, AND SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHTS WILL COME ON AFTER START UP. THEY WILL STAY ON UNTIL ...

Mileage: 79,400

SIGNAL LIGHTS QUIT WORKING THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO WORK IS PUT ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS THEN TURN THEM OFF. THE TRACTION GETS STUCK IN THE OFF POSITION AND WILL NOT GO OFF UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF. HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING, MECHANIC SAID IT IS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

MY 2001 PONITAC GRAND AM SE1 WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AS WAS A VEHICLE APPROACHING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION AT LESS THAN 10 MPH AND THE VEHICLE FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION VISUALLY ESTIMATED TO BE TRAVELLING AT 35 MPH MOVED FROM THE DEDICA...

Mileage: 76,000

FRIDAY MORNING I WAS ON EMPTY, SO I WENT TO THE GAS STATION. TURNED OFF CAR & FILLED UP, STARTED IT NO PROBLEM. THEN WENT TO GET BREAKFAST, TURNED OFF CAR. THE CAME BACK AFTER NO MORE THEN 5 MINUTES THE CAR WOULD NOT START. NO SPUTTERING, NO FAILURE TO FIRE, NO STALLING BEFORE THIS OCCASION. NOTHING...

Mileage: 65,855

FRIDAY MORNING I WAS ON EMPTY, SO I WENT TO THE GAS STATION. TURNED OFF CAR & FILLED UP, STARTED IT NO PROBLEM. THEN WENT TO GET BREAKFAST, TURNED OFF CAR. THE CAME BACK AFTER NO MORE THEN 5 MINUTES THE CAR WOULD NOT START. NO SPUTTERING, NO FAILURE TO FIRE, NO STALLING BEFORE THIS OCCASION. NOTHING...

Mileage: 65,855

I PICKED UP MY BRAND NEW 2001 GRAND AM WITH 1 MILE ON IT, IT WAS DURING A HEAVY DOWN POUR. THE NEXT MORNING I NOTICED BOTH FRONT AND BACK FLOOR BOARS WERE DRENCHED. I'VE HAVE THE VEHICLE IN ON NUMEROUS OCCATIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM AND IT IS ALWAYS AFTER A HEAVY RAIN. THEY FIRST STATED THE DEFLECTOR...

Mileage: 4

ON HEAVY RAINY DAYS WINDSHIELD LEAKED WATER ONTO INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED TRIMS THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE WINDSHIELD PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

THIS IS A SUBMISSION TO NOTE YET ANOTHER GENERAL MOTORS V6 ISSUE WITH FAILING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS. MY PARTICULAR GASKET HAS A LEAK THAT IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, REQUIRING ME TO FILL COOLANT. AT THIS TIME, THE LEAK IS EXTERNAL ONLY AND HAS NOT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTS CONTAINI...

Mileage: 68,500

BRAKES AND ROTORS NEED REPLACEMENT AT 27000 MILES. BRAKES WERE SQUEAKING AT APPROX. 15000 MILES. APPARENTLY THERE IS MANY CONCERNS AMONG PONTIAC OWNERS THAT THE GRAND AM HAS FAULTY BRAKES/ROTORS.*AK

Mileage: 15,000

MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WAS WRECKED. IT HIT A TREE DEAD CENTER GOING ABOUT 40 MPH BUCKLED THE HOOD AND SMASHED THE RADIATOR BACK INTO THE MOTOR YET THE AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF? *LA

Mileage: 79,900

INTERMITTENTLY CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 32,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS 52,000 MILES AND HAS RECENTLY BEEN DIFFICULT TO START. I MAY HAVE TO TRY 5-6 TIMES BEFORE ENGINE WILL TURN OVER. YESTERDAY THE CAR DIED WHILE GOING ON AN EXIT RAMP OFF OF THE INTERSTATE. ALL LIGHTS WERE STILL FUNCTIONING, BUT THE CAR WAS DEAD AND DID NOT RESTART. I ADDED 1 ...

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD SCRAP NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE NOISE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, BUT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKES...

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD SCRAP NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE NOISE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, BUT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKES...

Mileage: 18,000

WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD SCRAP NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE NOISE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, BUT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED REPLACING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKES...

Mileage: 18,000

ON MY 2001 GRAND AM GT1 I HAVE REPLACED THE INTAKE GASKET TWICE NOW. THE 1ST TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR FUEL GAUGE MISREADING. I NEVER EVEN GOT THE "LOW COOLANT" LIGHT. THAT WAS AT 51,000 MILES AROUND APRIL 2002. THE 2ND TIME WAS ON 6-22-04; ON 6-21-04 "LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. ADDED ABOUT 1 QT M...

Mileage: 51,000

AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE. *AK

WHILE PLACING CHILD INSIDE THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR CONSUMER NOTICED THAT REAR SEAT BELTS WERE INSERTED BACKWARDS FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN ORDER TO CLICK THEM IN. CONSUMER HAD TO TWIST THEM UP SIDE DOWN IN ORDER TO CLICK THEM INTO HOLD, AND RETRACT. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR I...

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE (RECALL BY MANUFACTURE CORRECTED THAT PROBLEM). HOWEVER, DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE CONTINUOS PROBLEM WITH THE ON-GOING TICKING SOUND OF THE TURN SIGNAL EVEN WHEN SIGNAL IS NOT IN USE. THAT WOULD COST $273 TO FIX, DEALER SAID. GRINDING SOUND IN TIRES (DEALER GAVE DOCUMENTATION TO S...

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE (RECALL BY MANUFACTURE CORRECTED THAT PROBLEM). HOWEVER, DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE CONTINUOS PROBLEM WITH THE ON-GOING TICKING SOUND OF THE TURN SIGNAL EVEN WHEN SIGNAL IS NOT IN USE. THAT WOULD COST $273 TO FIX, DEALER SAID. GRINDING SOUND IN TIRES (DEALER GAVE DOCUMENTATION TO S...

TURN SIGNAL FAILURE (RECALL BY MANUFACTURE CORRECTED THAT PROBLEM). HOWEVER, DEALER WOULD NOT FIX THE CONTINUOS PROBLEM WITH THE ON-GOING TICKING SOUND OF THE TURN SIGNAL EVEN WHEN SIGNAL IS NOT IN USE. THAT WOULD COST $273 TO FIX, DEALER SAID. GRINDING SOUND IN TIRES (DEALER GAVE DOCUMENTATION TO S...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE BUT IT FAILED TO DO SO. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO MADE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 36,589

TURN SIGNAL/ HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVE DIN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

TURN SIGNAL/ HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVE DIN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

THE SOLENOID CHIP, LOCATED BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN, FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER IT HAD BEEN DRIVEN AND PARKED. THE PARTS THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED ARE 12458191 AND 670487. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAI...

Mileage: 44,559

TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY BUT FLASHER INDICATOR DID NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS CLAIMED THEY WILL NOT DO THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY BUT FLASHER INDICATOR DID NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS CLAIMED THEY WILL NOT DO THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 66,536

BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

Mileage: 66,536

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHT WAS USED AND THEN DISCONTINUED, THE TURN SIGNAL CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE SIGNAL LIGHT WAS NOT ACTUALLY WORKING BUT THE CLICKING SOUND CONTINUED WELL AFTER THE SIGNAL WAS CANCELED. *NM *SC *JB

Mileage: 33,000

DRIVER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TURN SIGNAL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TURNING SIGNAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK HAZARD SWITCH WAS REPLACED AS A DEFECT. *LA

AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FOR THE RECALL 03V327000 THE TURNING SIGNAL WAS STILL NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. *AK THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH BUT THE TURN SIGNAL WERE STILL WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE ...

AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FOR THE RECALL 03V327000 THE TURNING SIGNAL WAS STILL NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. *AK THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH BUT THE TURN SIGNAL WERE STILL WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE ...

WINDOW FAILED AND COST $ 1000 TO REPAIR. *AK

Mileage: 41,000

CONSUMER PLACED KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND VEHICLE FAILED TO START. A THEFT DEVICE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED KEY CYLINDER LOCK DUE TO A SECURITY CODE. *AK

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH WINDOW MOTOR, TURN SIGNALS, AIR CONDITIONER, THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *MR THERE WAS STRANGE NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW MOTOR, TURN SIGNAL...

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH WINDOW MOTOR, TURN SIGNALS, AIR CONDITIONER, THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *MR THERE WAS STRANGE NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW MOTOR, TURN SIGNAL...

CONSUMER WANTS TURN SIGNALS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AT NO CHARGE. *MR THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL#03V327000. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN POSITION. IN ORDER TO STOP CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY.*AK

AFTER A HEAVY RAIN DOWNPOUR REAR WINDOW LEAKED FROM THE TOP. *AK

TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING EVEN AFTER THE BULBS WERE REPLACED.*AK

THE SEAT BELT RELEASE DISCONNECTED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART REPEATEDLY. CONSUMER WAS UNSURE IF THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

VEHICLE IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. TURN SIGNALS WERE DEFECTIVE, THE GAS GAUGE WILL INDICATE THAT VEHICLE HAS MORE GAS THAN WHAT WAS REALLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND HAD TO BE TOWED. *LA

Mileage: 60,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKES EVERY 4500 MILES. BRAKE CALIPERS WERE NOT ALLOWING THE PADS TO WEAR EVENLY, THUS DESTROYING THE ROTORS. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKES EVERY 4500 MILES. BRAKE CALIPERS WERE NOT ALLOWING THE PADS TO WEAR EVENLY, THUS DESTROYING THE ROTORS. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKES EVERY 4500 MILES. BRAKE CALIPERS WERE NOT ALLOWING THE PADS TO WEAR EVENLY, THUS DESTROYING THE ROTORS. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPO N IMPACT,DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, DRIVER WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

IT WAS HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO START THE VEHICLE, BUT ONCE STARTED THE AIR BAG/SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT STAYED ON THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 53,000

I JUST PAID TO HAVE MY WIRES FOR MY HAZARD SWITCH FIXED, THEN I GET THE RECALL IN FOR THE SWITCH TO BE REPLACED. GM WOULDN'T JUST GIVE ME A REIMBERMENT FOR THE WIRES I HAD TO REPLACE. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS WHEN YOU ACCELERATE INTO A HIGHER GEAR. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT COUNTLESS TIMES AND NOTHING IS PICKED UP ON THE COMPUTER.*AK

Mileage: 39,000

AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR STOPS WORKING ON POSITIONS 1 AND 2. POSITION 3 IS VERY SLOW. FAN DOES NOT BLOW OUT AIR.*AK

OUR 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT1 HAS COOLANT LEAKS. 3/15/04 WE CALLED PONTIAC TO REQUEST ASSISTANCE. THEY OPENED A FILE & SAID THEY'D INVESTIGATE TO DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEMS WERE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT & IF SO PROVIDE REPAIR ASSISTANCE, TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION & CALL BACK WITH DIAGNOS...

Mileage: 66,000

THE SOUND FOR THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD CONTINUE AFTER THE SIGNAL WAS OFF. PROBLEM WAS CAUSED DUE TO A SHORT IN THE WIRING. *PH *MR

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF HAZARD WARNING FLASHER SWITCH. CONSUMER SPOKE WITH SERVICE MANAGER VICKY WESTON ABOUT INCOMPLETE RECALL REPAIR ON THE SWITCH. *AK

MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNAL MAKING "CLICKING" SOUNDS AFTER TURNING THE TURN SIGNAL OFF AS WELL AS JUST "CLICKING" WITHOUT HAVING USED THE TURN SIGNAL. AT TIMES THERE WAS A CONSTANT CLICKING SOUND. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN A SECOND TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE T...

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY VECHICLE NOT STARTING AND THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME SEVERAL DIFFERENT REASONS. BACK IN MAY 2003 IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN THE COMPUTER CODES WERE INPROPERLY PUT INTO MY CAR BUT NOW IN MARCH 2004 IT IS MY IGNITION SWITCH WHICH A FRIEND OF MINE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM B...

Mileage: 97,000

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO VISIT A BUSINESS, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START.*AK

Mileage: 58,775

TURNED OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER BUT IT WOULD NOT FIRE.*AK

Mileage: 58,775

THE HEATER/DEFROSTER FAN MOTOR NO LONGER WORKS ON THE FIRST TWO FAN SPEEDS. IN ORDER TO GET THE DEFROSTER OR HEATER TO FUNCTION, YOU MUST USE THE THIRD SPEED. THE NOISE FROM THE AIR FLOW AT THIS SPEED IS BOTH ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT INTAKE MANFOLD, RELATING TO TSB 03-06-01-010A APR 03. ISUE APPEARS TO BE COMMON AMONG THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. CAR IS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 45K MILES. THIS TYPE OF LEAK IS NOT TYPICAL FOR A CAR OF THIS AGE AND USAGE. LOCAL AND DEALER MECHNINICS INDICATE THAT THI...

Mileage: 43,000

AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FOR THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT RECALL 03V327000 THE TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. *NM

TURN SIGNALS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN. *AK

Mileage: 47,000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE THE ENGIE FAILED. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND NOTICED SOME WIRES MELTED, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE BURNING. CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. IT FELT LIKE IT DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING FLUID. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FULL AND THERE WAS NO CUTS OR BREAKS IN THE FLUID LINE. ALSO AT 82,000 MILES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE...

Mileage: 80,000

THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. IT FELT LIKE IT DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING FLUID. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FULL AND THERE WAS NO CUTS OR BREAKS IN THE FLUID LINE. ALSO AT 82,000 MILES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE...

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM CONTINUES TO SHUT DOWN WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM BEING ACTIVATED. HAVE RPL FUEL PUMP AND HAD IT TOWED 2 TIMES TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE COMPUTER RESET IN LAST 2 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO WAY TO DEACTIVATE THE PROGRAM. NOW HAVE AN UNRELIABLE CAR. DON'T KNOW WHEN IT W...

Mileage: 67,800

AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AND LEAVING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000 REPAIRS PERFORMED, DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP THE CLOCK, RADIO, DISPLAY LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. TH...

AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AND LEAVING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000 REPAIRS PERFORMED, DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP THE CLOCK, RADIO, DISPLAY LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. TH...

AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AND LEAVING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000 REPAIRS PERFORMED, DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP THE CLOCK, RADIO, DISPLAY LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. TH...

AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AND LEAVING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000 REPAIRS PERFORMED, DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP THE CLOCK, RADIO, DISPLAY LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. TH...

PONTIAC GRAND AM 2001 A/C CONTROL STOPS FUNCTIONING FOR POSITIONS 1-3. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE PONTIAC 2001 OWNER VEHICLES OF WHOM I HAVE TALKED TO.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 SUBJECT:HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN TEN MINUTES THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TOOK T...

IGNITION KEY SWITCH FAILED NOT ALLOWING VEHICLE TO START. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND COST WAS SPLIT BETWEEN DEALER AND OWNER SINCE WARRANTY MILEAGE WAS EXCEEDED. DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL, COURTEOUS AND COMMUNICATED THE TROUBLE TO MY COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING. CAR WAS REPA...

Mileage: 53,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. BRAKES MADE NOISE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER THAT WAS THE WAY THE BRAKES ACTED ON THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT ROTORS WERE WORN OUT, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

I HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS RESURFACED 3 TIMES ALREADY, AND THE SYMPTOMS I AM CURRENTLY HAVING INDICATE THAT I HAVE TO HAVE THEM DONE FOR A 4TH TIME. THIS CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, BUT THE ROTOR PROBLEM HAS BEEN A CONSTANT ISSUE.*AK

Mileage: 37,000

WHEEL BEARING BOTH FRONT WHEELS. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE A PONTIAC GRAND AM GT 2001 V6 AND IT HAS 3 MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS 52,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS/BREAKS TWICE ALREADY. WHENEVER THE FRONT BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE AND DRAG THE CAR TO A STOP. BEST OF ALL ITS STARTING TO SHUDDER AGAIN WHEN I USE THE BREAKS. SO, SO...

I HAVE A PONTIAC GRAND AM GT 2001 V6 AND IT HAS 3 MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS 52,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS/BREAKS TWICE ALREADY. WHENEVER THE FRONT BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE AND DRAG THE CAR TO A STOP. BEST OF ALL ITS STARTING TO SHUDDER AGAIN WHEN I USE THE BREAKS. SO, SO...

I HAVE A PONTIAC GRAND AM GT 2001 V6 AND IT HAS 3 MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS 52,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS/BREAKS TWICE ALREADY. WHENEVER THE FRONT BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE AND DRAG THE CAR TO A STOP. BEST OF ALL ITS STARTING TO SHUDDER AGAIN WHEN I USE THE BREAKS. SO, SO...

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT, 44500 MILES, 38 MONTHS OLD. VEHICLE HAS SLOWLY USED RADIATOR FLUID FOR OVER A YEAR, HOWEVER PASSED ALL PRESSURE TESTS AT DEALER. ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD NOISES WHEN STARTED BUT QUICKLY DISAPPEARS AS ENGINE WARMS. ENGINE NOISE BECAME VERY LOUD WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND DEAL...

Mileage: 44,500

WHILE UNDER WARRENTY, REAR STRUTS WERE REPLACED. 6 MONTHS LATER, SUSPENSION NOISE WAS HEARD AGAIN, HOWEVER NOW FROM THE FRONT END. AT APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES (NOV 2003) PONTIAC DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS "NORMAL" FOR THIS CAR AND THE STRUTS HOWEVER THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE OR MECHANICAL ...

Mileage: 41,000

MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES/ABS AND WHEEL HUBS. WITH 47K MILES ON THE CAR, I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ABS/TRAC OFF/SVC VEHICLE LIGHTS, BRAKES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED & ROTORS TURNED, AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUBS(AT $391 PER HUB, JUST FOR THE PARTS) AND A WHEEL ...

MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES/ABS AND WHEEL HUBS. WITH 47K MILES ON THE CAR, I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ABS/TRAC OFF/SVC VEHICLE LIGHTS, BRAKES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED & ROTORS TURNED, AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUBS(AT $391 PER HUB, JUST FOR THE PARTS) AND A WHEEL ...

MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES/ABS AND WHEEL HUBS. WITH 47K MILES ON THE CAR, I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ABS/TRAC OFF/SVC VEHICLE LIGHTS, BRAKES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED & ROTORS TURNED, AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT WHEEL HUBS(AT $391 PER HUB, JUST FOR THE PARTS) AND A WHEEL ...

MY CAR IS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IT HAD 23,051 MILES ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE PROBLEM WAS THE LOW COOLENT LIGHT WENT ON SO THE INTAKE GASKETS AND NEC PARTS NEEDED REPLACING. A 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 23,000 MILES NEEDED $900 WORTH OF REPAIRS WITH NO ACCIDENTS ON IT'S RECORD. *AK

Mileage: 23,051

THE HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED OPERATING. THE FUSES WERE CHANGED TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ALSO FAILED. WHEN THE CONSUMER CHANGED THE FUSES THE LIGHTS WORKED FOR 2-3 WEEKS THEN FAILED AGAIN. *NM

Mileage: 40,000

FRONT END NOISE.BOUGHT CAR USED. 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH 28990 MI. AT TIME OF PURCHASE. HAVE 36450 MI. NOW. HAVE BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER 4 TIMES SINCE BUYING FOR SAME NOISE. FINALLY TOLD ON LAST VISIT THAT IT IS THE TIRES.FIRST INCIDENT IN 5/2003.NOW TOLD I HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES TO GET RID OF N...

Mileage: 29,300

FRONT END NOISE.BOUGHT CAR USED. 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH 28990 MI. AT TIME OF PURCHASE. HAVE 36450 MI. NOW. HAVE BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER 4 TIMES SINCE BUYING FOR SAME NOISE. FINALLY TOLD ON LAST VISIT THAT IT IS THE TIRES.FIRST INCIDENT IN 5/2003.NOW TOLD I HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES TO GET RID OF N...

Mileage: 29,300

WATER LEAKED INTO FLOORBOARD FROM AIR-CONDITIONER. GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AND BACK WHEELS. TRIM CAME LOOSE FROM BACK BUMPER. REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. HAD NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THE CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START (DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM) FRONT DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NO...

Mileage: 34,000

WATER LEAKED INTO FLOORBOARD FROM AIR-CONDITIONER. GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AND BACK WHEELS. TRIM CAME LOOSE FROM BACK BUMPER. REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. HAD NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THE CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START (DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM) FRONT DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NO...

Mileage: 34,000

WATER LEAKED INTO FLOORBOARD FROM AIR-CONDITIONER. GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AND BACK WHEELS. TRIM CAME LOOSE FROM BACK BUMPER. REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. HAD NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THE CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START (DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM) FRONT DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NO...

Mileage: 34,000

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ABS SYSTEM LOCKED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

Mileage: 34,000

BLOWER MOTOR FOR HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER HAS FAILD TWICE. FIRST TIME DID NOT WORK ON 1 OR 2. SECOND TIME FAILD TO OPERATE ON 1,2, AND 3.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR HAVING TO DO WITH HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS TO BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE (RECALL #03V327000, GM RECALL #03043). I HAD THIS INTERMITTENT T...

I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. I BOUGHT IT 1 YEAR USED FROM SOMEONE WHO TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AND HAD ALL THE SERVICE WORK RECEIPTS. THERE WAS A VERY NOTICEABLE CONSTANT GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS AROUND 35 MPH AND UNDER. I TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT...

WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE SHAFT INSIDE OF TRANSMISSION BROKE OFF AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE ...

WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE SHAFT INSIDE OF TRANSMISSION BROKE OFF AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK IN ADDITION, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE ...

I OWN A 2001 GRAND AM. FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I HAD NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS ACOMPANIED BY VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THE CAR IN TODAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. IT TURNED OUT THAT MY STRUT MOUNTS AND ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE W...

Mileage: 21,656

FUEL PUMP OUTAGE & COMPUTER OUTAGE--BOTH COMPONENTS WENT OUT. *AK

Mileage: 71,000

FUEL PUMP OUTAGE & COMPUTER OUTAGE--BOTH COMPONENTS WENT OUT. *AK

Mileage: 71,000

TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Mileage: 79,000

TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Mileage: 79,000

2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, FLOORBOARD WAS DRENCHED AND TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED.THEY SAID IT WAS;HOWEVER, THE NEXT BIG RAIN THE CAR WAS DRENCHED AGAIN. THE CAR STAYED FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS DURING WHICH TIME, THE MECHANICS COULD NOT "FIGURE IT OUT" AND I WAS INFORMED THAT SOME "EXPERIMENTAL" F...

Mileage: 38,000

2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, FLOORBOARD WAS DRENCHED AND TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED.THEY SAID IT WAS;HOWEVER, THE NEXT BIG RAIN THE CAR WAS DRENCHED AGAIN. THE CAR STAYED FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS DURING WHICH TIME, THE MECHANICS COULD NOT "FIGURE IT OUT" AND I WAS INFORMED THAT SOME "EXPERIMENTAL" F...

Mileage: 38,000

CAR HAS A VERY SLOW AND HARD START MOST OF THE TIME, AND CRANKING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO START. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE IT HAS BEEN BOUGHT AND NOBODY CAN SEEM TO FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT.*AK

WHEN DRIVING TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

Mileage: 29,000

SETTINGS 1 & 2 DO NOT WORK ON AC/HEATER BLOWER FAN SETTINGS 3,4,5 WORK FINE. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL MADE A WHOPPING SOUND AT ANY SPEED. WHILE DRIVING OVER 65 MPH THERE WAS VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 350

ELECTRICAL WIRING FAILURE (SIGNAL LIGHT - TAIL LIGHT). *AK

Mileage: 2,435

IGNITION CYLINDER, AND IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. *LA

Mileage: 64,999

CAR WON'T START. SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED. HAD TO LEAVE KEY IN ON POSITION 15 MINUTES BEFORE CAR WOULD START START.*AK

Mileage: 37,123

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM. HOWEVER, MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN THE RECALL. *AK

Mileage: 55,000

TURN SIGNAL FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER SAW A RECALL ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *PH *NLM

RUBBING NOISE WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS AND STOPPING APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM FRONT END. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TIRES AND COULD ONLY REPLACE 2 OF THE TIRES. PROBLEM WILL RETURN WHEN TIRES ROTATED PER MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. REQUESTING ALL TIRES BE REPLACED. *AK

EVERY THREE MONTHS I ENDED UP REPLACING BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON MY 2001 GRAND AM. THEN ONE MORNING I WAS GOING TO WORK TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF AROUND 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY. I ENDED UP JERKING THE WHEEL TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION, WHICH RESULTED IN A END TO END...

EVERY THREE MONTHS I ENDED UP REPLACING BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON MY 2001 GRAND AM. THEN ONE MORNING I WAS GOING TO WORK TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF AROUND 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY. I ENDED UP JERKING THE WHEEL TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION, WHICH RESULTED IN A END TO END...

EVERY THREE MONTHS I ENDED UP REPLACING BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON MY 2001 GRAND AM. THEN ONE MORNING I WAS GOING TO WORK TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF AROUND 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY. I ENDED UP JERKING THE WHEEL TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION, WHICH RESULTED IN A END TO END...

DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WHILE BRAKING THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. ABS WARNING LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING. *AK

DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WHILE BRAKING THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. ABS WARNING LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING. *AK

DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WHILE BRAKING THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. ABS WARNING LIGHT AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT I BOUGHT FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2002 IN LESS THAN A YEAR MY TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING NIETHER POWER WINDOW WILL WORK , THE TIRES HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACED, AND THE SPEAKERS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CARE HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL...

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT I BOUGHT FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2002 IN LESS THAN A YEAR MY TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING NIETHER POWER WINDOW WILL WORK , THE TIRES HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACED, AND THE SPEAKERS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CARE HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL...

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT I BOUGHT FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2002 IN LESS THAN A YEAR MY TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING NIETHER POWER WINDOW WILL WORK , THE TIRES HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACED, AND THE SPEAKERS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CARE HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL...

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT I BOUGHT FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2002 IN LESS THAN A YEAR MY TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING NIETHER POWER WINDOW WILL WORK , THE TIRES HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACED, AND THE SPEAKERS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CARE HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL...

FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE NOISE. HAPPENED SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2001. VIBRATION HAPPENS WHEN GOING 65MPH OR MORE. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WEEK 1 AND HAD TO HAVE MY DAD TAKE IT IN BEFORE DEALER WOULD SAY ANYTHING WAS WRONG. THEY ROTATED TIRES A...

ACCELERATOR STICKS WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER. THE ONLY WAY TO BRAKE IS TO MANUALLY PULL UP ACCELERATOR WITH YOUR FOOT. DEALER SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDING TO BE CLEANED. IT HAS BEEN CLEANED SEVERAL TIMES AND THINGS NEVER CLEAR UP THE PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 6,000

ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE IN 2001 - STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING(800 MILES ON VEHICLE) ROTORS NEEDED TO BE FILE IN 2002 - WHEELS NOISES WHEN DRIVING 9/2003 NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES. 2003 -STRANGE TIRE NOISE FOR ABOUT A WEEK TOOK TO DEALER TODAY 10/7/03 NOW BEING TOLD ...

Mileage: 28,000

ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE IN 2001 - STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING(800 MILES ON VEHICLE) ROTORS NEEDED TO BE FILE IN 2002 - WHEELS NOISES WHEN DRIVING 9/2003 NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES. 2003 -STRANGE TIRE NOISE FOR ABOUT A WEEK TOOK TO DEALER TODAY 10/7/03 NOW BEING TOLD ...

Mileage: 28,000

ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE IN 2001 - STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING(800 MILES ON VEHICLE) ROTORS NEEDED TO BE FILE IN 2002 - WHEELS NOISES WHEN DRIVING 9/2003 NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES. 2003 -STRANGE TIRE NOISE FOR ABOUT A WEEK TOOK TO DEALER TODAY 10/7/03 NOW BEING TOLD ...

Mileage: 28,000

SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, CALIPERS, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE UNTIL NOW I HAVE HEARD A GRINDING, SCRUBBING NOISE IN THE WHEELS WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE CAR SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR A YEAR AND EVERY MO...

SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, CALIPERS, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE UNTIL NOW I HAVE HEARD A GRINDING, SCRUBBING NOISE IN THE WHEELS WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE CAR SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR A YEAR AND EVERY MO...

I HAVE NOTICED A GRINDING AND SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN I PUSH ON MY BRAKES. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY BRAKE PADS AGAIN FOR THE FOURTH TIME. THE PLACE WHERE I BUY THEM FROM HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS AN UNUSUALLY HIGH NUMBER OF BRAKE PADS FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED EACH TIME. FILED A COMPLAINT (ODI ID 10004570) FOR THE FIRST TIME. THEN AFTER TWO TRIPS TO THE STORE, AND AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER 10 TO 20 MINS. NOW PA...

Mileage: 40,000

TURN SIGNAL AND/OR HAZARD LIGHTS OPERATES IN AN INCONSISTENT BASIS. MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO START THE FLASHER, THEN CUT IT OFF FOR THE TURN SIGNALS WORK. USUALLY IT WORKS BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. *LA

Mileage: 33,000

MY WINDOWS ARE ELECTRIC. MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW IS STARTING TO NOT ROLL DOWN WHEN PUSHING THE BUTTON. MY SISTER HAS A 2000 GRAND AM AND HERS IS DOING THE SAME THING.

Mileage: 68,000

MY IGNITION SEVCERAL TIMES HAS FAILED ME BY THE PASS LOCK FEATURE SECRUITY LIGHT ON I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE STUPID THING TO RESET AND HALF THE TIME IS DOES NOT RESET I HAVE WENT OUT AND PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY BEING TOLD THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM IT DID NOT ALL TI DID WAS SAVE ME FROM H...

Mileage: 50,000

THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK INTERMITTANTLY. DEALER SAID THE SIGNALS SHOULD WORK AGAIN IF THE HAZZARD SWITCH IS ENGAGED AND THEN DISENGAGED. THIS DID HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHEN IT WOULD ARISE. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED THE HAZZARD SWITCH. THIS DID FIX THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER SE...

Mileage: 36,000

I JUST PURCHASED A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE1 IN AUGUST OF 2003. IT SEEMS THE "PASSLOCK" THEFT IGNITION IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY & THE CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS RESET PER THE PROCEDURE IN THE MANUAL. *JB

Mileage: 67,238

PURCHASED 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT NEW NOVEMBER 2000. SIX MONTHS LATER METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN FRONT - DEALER STATED ROTORS WARPED AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SIX MONTHS LATER FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED TO SAME CONDITION - ROTOR TURNED. SIX MONTHS LATER ANOTHER SET OF FRONT...

PURCHASED 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT NEW NOVEMBER 2000. SIX MONTHS LATER METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATION IN FRONT - DEALER STATED ROTORS WARPED AND REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. SIX MONTHS LATER FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED TO SAME CONDITION - ROTOR TURNED. SIX MONTHS LATER ANOTHER SET OF FRONT...

HAZARD SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GIVE INDICATION TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER SAID HER VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V327000 , BUT DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH CURRENTLY 10.000 MILES AND I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH INTERMITTENT HARD STARTING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS WITH NO RESULTS, THEY SAID SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT...

Mileage: 100

I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS A 2001 OR 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. 2 WEEKS AGO, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BURNED UP. THE DEALER IS TELLING HIM THAT THE PART NEEDS TO BE ORDER IN FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND IN TURN THEY NEED TO ACTUALLY BUILD HIM A NEW ONE. I AM SEARCHING FOR A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE I HAVE AN...

FUEL PUMP DOES NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FUEL GAUGE , FUEL INJECTORS, FAN, LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, COMPUTER CHIP, OIL LEAK, BRAKES, BLINKERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. GMAC HAD BEEN NOTIFIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAD REFUSED TO COOPERATIVE IN FIXING THE DEFECTS. THESE WERE KNOWN DEFECTS. G...

Mileage: 6,668

FUEL PUMP DOES NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FUEL GAUGE , FUEL INJECTORS, FAN, LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, COMPUTER CHIP, OIL LEAK, BRAKES, BLINKERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. GMAC HAD BEEN NOTIFIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAD REFUSED TO COOPERATIVE IN FIXING THE DEFECTS. THESE WERE KNOWN DEFECTS. G...

Mileage: 6,668

FUEL PUMP DOES NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FUEL GAUGE , FUEL INJECTORS, FAN, LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, COMPUTER CHIP, OIL LEAK, BRAKES, BLINKERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. GMAC HAD BEEN NOTIFIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAD REFUSED TO COOPERATIVE IN FIXING THE DEFECTS. THESE WERE KNOWN DEFECTS. G...

Mileage: 6,668

FUEL PUMP DOES NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FUEL GAUGE , FUEL INJECTORS, FAN, LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, COMPUTER CHIP, OIL LEAK, BRAKES, BLINKERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. GMAC HAD BEEN NOTIFIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAD REFUSED TO COOPERATIVE IN FIXING THE DEFECTS. THESE WERE KNOWN DEFECTS. G...

Mileage: 6,668

FUEL PUMP DOES NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FUEL GAUGE , FUEL INJECTORS, FAN, LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, COMPUTER CHIP, OIL LEAK, BRAKES, BLINKERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. GMAC HAD BEEN NOTIFIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAD REFUSED TO COOPERATIVE IN FIXING THE DEFECTS. THESE WERE KNOWN DEFECTS. G...

Mileage: 6,668

WHEN ALMOST STOPPED WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKE PEDAL, CAR LUNCHES FORWARD AND ENGINE SLIGHTLY REVS UP BEFORE STOPPING. HAVE ALMOST PUT CAR INTO GARAGE DOOR MAY OF TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ALSO WHEN MAKING A HARD TURN ON DRY PAVEMENT FROM A STOP , A LOUD BANG OR GROWLING NOISE COMES FROM TRANSAXLE....

Mileage: 36,008

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 4DR. 2.4 4 CYLINDER VEHICLE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT A BRAKING PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED RECENTLY. WHENEVER THE FRONT BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE AND DRAG THE CAR TO A STOP. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT GM HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER CONS...

Mileage: 40,000

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 4DR. 2.4 4 CYLINDER VEHICLE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT A BRAKING PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED RECENTLY. WHENEVER THE FRONT BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE AND DRAG THE CAR TO A STOP. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT GM HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER CONS...

Mileage: 40,000

AT 23,000 MILES HAD PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES PULSATING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. AT 41,000 MILES HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES PULSATED AGAIN, IT USUALLY HAPPENS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45, WHICH MAKES IT HAD TO KEEP CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER SAID MY BRAKE...

AT 23,000 MILES HAD PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES PULSATING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. AT 41,000 MILES HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES PULSATED AGAIN, IT USUALLY HAPPENS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45, WHICH MAKES IT HAD TO KEEP CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER SAID MY BRAKE...

AT 23,000 MILES HAD PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES PULSATING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. AT 41,000 MILES HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES PULSATED AGAIN, IT USUALLY HAPPENS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45, WHICH MAKES IT HAD TO KEEP CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER SAID MY BRAKE...

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE, NO LONGER MOUNTED TO THE DOORS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

DASHBOARD IS RISING WHICH COULLD PREVENT AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING UPON IMPACT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER.*AK

THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH IS CAUSING LEFT BLINKER TO SHORT OUT AND/OR BLINK FAST. WHEN CHECKING FOR A USED REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY, WE DISCOVERED THAT WE COULD NOT FIND ONE THAT HAD NOT ALREADY SHORTED OUT.

ON 2 SEPARATE DAYS/OCCASIONS TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE IN EITHER DIRECTION. AFTER PARKING CAR I USED 4 WAY FLASHERS TO VERIFY THAT ALL BULBS WERE OK AND BLINKING. TURN SIGNALS THEN OPERATED PROPERLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER. APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, HAVE NOT YET TAKEN CAR TO DEALER FOR W...

Mileage: 23,000

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES SQEAKY NOISES.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS ON ITS THIRD SET OF BRAKES. *AK *CB

Mileage: 35,245

MY CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE BUYING IT AND HAVEN'T FELT SAFE DRIVING IT SINCE ABOUT THE THIRD DAY AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I AM NOT DRIVING IT WRONG, AS THE MECHANICS SAY. THERE IS NO REASON YOU SHOULD HVE TO HAVE THE BRAKES DONE 4 TIMES BEFORE 60,0...

Mileage: 12,000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING TURN SIGNAL SWITCH PROBLEMS. DELAER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT.MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.*AK

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT COUPE (1) INTERMITTENT FAILURES WITH TURN SIGNALS. (2) INTERMITTENT FAILURES WITH 4-WAY FLASHERS. EITHER OF THESE TWO FAILURES COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO REPLACE BOTH SWITHCES.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT COUPE (1) INTERMITTENT FAILURES WITH TURN SIGNALS. (2) INTERMITTENT FAILURES WITH 4-WAY FLASHERS. EITHER OF THESE TWO FAILURES COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO REPLACE BOTH SWITHCES.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BARREL SQUEAKS AND MAKE LOUD NOISES. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

I HAVE HAD BOTH OF MY FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS GO BAD ON MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM, WITHIN 50,000 MILES. I CAN'T SEEM TO MAKE GM OR MY ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDERSTAND THAT SEALED WHEEL BEARINGS ARE NOT A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITEM. THEY TELL ME THERE IS NO RECALL AND SINCE MY WARRANTY IS OVER THEY WILL NOT ADD...

Mileage: 44,000

BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER TWICE FOR GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT BRAKES. EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. LAST TIME IT WAS IN, DEC. 02 AT APPROX. 18,000 MI. THEY TOLD ME MY TIRES WERE LOW ON AIR???? NOW IT HAS 25,148 MI. TOOK CAR IN FOR THIRD TIME WITH GRINDING...

Mileage: 25,148

BOUGHT CAR BRAND NEW. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER TWICE FOR GRINDING NOISE IN FRONT BRAKES. EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. LAST TIME IT WAS IN, DEC. 02 AT APPROX. 18,000 MI. THEY TOLD ME MY TIRES WERE LOW ON AIR???? NOW IT HAS 25,148 MI. TOOK CAR IN FOR THIRD TIME WITH GRINDING...

Mileage: 25,148

TURN SIGNALS ONLY WORK ON OCCASION. MUST TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS FIRST TO GET TURN SIGNALS TO WORK. HAZARD LIGHTS ARE NOT ALSO ONLY WORKING ON OCCASION. *AK

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE A 2001 GRAND AM WITH LESS THAN 40,000 AND AM HAVING PROMBLEMS WITH PARTS THAT SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM THIS SOON. UPON TALKING TO OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS THEY ARE OR HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE SECURITY SYSTEM IS MESSING UP AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENSOR AT MY E...

Mileage: 39,076

BRAKES GRIND ONLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 GRAND AM GT AND IT HAS PROBLEMS STARTING SOMETIMES. IT HAS HAD A FUEL PUMP,SOLONOIDS, AND A NEW STARTER PUT IN IT WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE FIXING THE PROBLEM AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS!!

I HAVE A 2001 GRAND AM GT AND IT HAS PROBLEMS STARTING SOMETIMES. IT HAS HAD A FUEL PUMP,SOLONOIDS, AND A NEW STARTER PUT IN IT WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE FIXING THE PROBLEM AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS!!

I HAVE A 2001 GRAND AM GT AND IT HAS PROBLEMS STARTING SOMETIMES. IT HAS HAD A FUEL PUMP,SOLONOIDS, AND A NEW STARTER PUT IN IT WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE FIXING THE PROBLEM AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS!!

AFTER LONG OR HEAVY PERIODS OF RAIN, STANDING WATER ON FLOOR BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT. PROBLEM IS ON PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL. HAVE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DOOR RUBBER/SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED AND DOOR ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN DONE. PROBLEM PERSISTS. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS NOT A KNOWN DEFECT. DEALER WILL...

I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS, BUT RECENTLY, THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IF YOU TRY SETTING THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON IT WILL SOMETIMES MAKE THE TURN SIGNALS WORK, BUT NOT VERY OFTEN. I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE AND I DON'T WAN...

Mileage: 38,000

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING OUT, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THERE ARE 3- 2001 GRAND AM'S IN MY FAMILY AND 1- 2000 GRAND AM. ALL 4 CARS HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED BEFORE 40,000 MILES....... *NLM

Mileage: 37,000

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 GRAND AM. LIKE OTHERS MANY TURN SIGNALS FAILED, I HAVE HAD WATER LEAKS, THE DOME LIGHT FELL OUT OF ITS CASING AND WAS DANGLING BY ITS WIRES. IN MAY OF 2003 THE COMPUTER AND ITS WIRING WERE REPLACED (AT ONLY 31000) AFTER AN INCIDENT OF VERY RUFF SHIFTING. A SE...

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 GRAND AM. LIKE OTHERS MANY TURN SIGNALS FAILED, I HAVE HAD WATER LEAKS, THE DOME LIGHT FELL OUT OF ITS CASING AND WAS DANGLING BY ITS WIRES. IN MAY OF 2003 THE COMPUTER AND ITS WIRING WERE REPLACED (AT ONLY 31000) AFTER AN INCIDENT OF VERY RUFF SHIFTING. A SE...

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 GRAND AM. LIKE OTHERS MANY TURN SIGNALS FAILED, I HAVE HAD WATER LEAKS, THE DOME LIGHT FELL OUT OF ITS CASING AND WAS DANGLING BY ITS WIRES. IN MAY OF 2003 THE COMPUTER AND ITS WIRING WERE REPLACED (AT ONLY 31000) AFTER AN INCIDENT OF VERY RUFF SHIFTING. A SE...

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 GRAND AM. LIKE OTHERS MANY TURN SIGNALS FAILED, I HAVE HAD WATER LEAKS, THE DOME LIGHT FELL OUT OF ITS CASING AND WAS DANGLING BY ITS WIRES. IN MAY OF 2003 THE COMPUTER AND ITS WIRING WERE REPLACED (AT ONLY 31000) AFTER AN INCIDENT OF VERY RUFF SHIFTING. A SE...

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 GRAND AM. LIKE OTHERS MANY TURN SIGNALS FAILED, I HAVE HAD WATER LEAKS, THE DOME LIGHT FELL OUT OF ITS CASING AND WAS DANGLING BY ITS WIRES. IN MAY OF 2003 THE COMPUTER AND ITS WIRING WERE REPLACED (AT ONLY 31000) AFTER AN INCIDENT OF VERY RUFF SHIFTING. A SE...

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 GRAND AM. LIKE OTHERS MANY TURN SIGNALS FAILED, I HAVE HAD WATER LEAKS, THE DOME LIGHT FELL OUT OF ITS CASING AND WAS DANGLING BY ITS WIRES. IN MAY OF 2003 THE COMPUTER AND ITS WIRING WERE REPLACED (AT ONLY 31000) AFTER AN INCIDENT OF VERY RUFF SHIFTING. A SE...

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING ON 5/22/2003 THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OUT ON TO THE DRIVERS LAP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *TT

LEAKING STEERING RACK, LEAKING WATER PUMP & BROKEN BLOWER MOTOR.

Mileage: 45,500

LEAKING STEERING RACK, LEAKING WATER PUMP & BROKEN BLOWER MOTOR.

Mileage: 45,500

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2000 OR JANUARY OF 2001. NEVERTHELESS, I HAVE 26K MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TWICE FOR MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN WAS APPROXIMATELY 8-9 MONTHS AGO WHEN MY ENGINE WAS KNOCKING LOUDLY AND GRIND...

TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAIL REGULARLY, WILL START WORKING OCCASIONALLY WHEN HAZARD SWITCH IS CYCLED. ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS. *NLM

Mileage: 62,000

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS PROBLEMS CRANKING. IGNITION TURNS OVER BUT ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK UNTIL 3-4 TRIES. DOES NOT DO IT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS AND DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND 4 TIMES BECAUSE THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN SOME TIME...

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS PROBLEMS CRANKING. IGNITION TURNS OVER BUT ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK UNTIL 3-4 TRIES. DOES NOT DO IT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS AND DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND 4 TIMES BECAUSE THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN SOME TIME...

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS PROBLEMS CRANKING. IGNITION TURNS OVER BUT ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK UNTIL 3-4 TRIES. DOES NOT DO IT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS AND DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND 4 TIMES BECAUSE THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN SOME TIME...

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS PROBLEMS CRANKING. IGNITION TURNS OVER BUT ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK UNTIL 3-4 TRIES. DOES NOT DO IT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS AND DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND 4 TIMES BECAUSE THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN SOME TIME...

I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM,4-CYL. 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHICH I PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2001. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ENGAGING 2ND GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND MAKES A RATTLING NOISE, ALSO WHEN I AM DRIVING, THE TIRES GET CAUGHT IN A GROOVE ON THE FREEWAY, THE FRONT WHE...

Mileage: 12,000

I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM,4-CYL. 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, WHICH I PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2001. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ENGAGING 2ND GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND MAKES A RATTLING NOISE, ALSO WHEN I AM DRIVING, THE TIRES GET CAUGHT IN A GROOVE ON THE FREEWAY, THE FRONT WHE...

Mileage: 12,000

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THEY MADE A LOUD NOISE AND DIDN'T HOLD. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM *NLM

Mileage: 36,000

TIRE REPLACEMENT. * MR THE FACTORY AGREED THAT THEY PLACED THE WRONG TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD ONLY REPLACE THE FRONT TWO TIRES. THERE WAS A CONSTANT GRINDING SOUND THAT HAD COME FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE DEALER TO COVER ALL FOUR TIRES. SCC *JB

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. *NLM

THE BRAKE LINE SEPARATED FROM THE CALIPER.*JB

Mileage: 24,107

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHTS AND HORN NOT TO WORK.*JB

I HAVE 16,000 MILES ON MY 2001 GRAND AM AND HAVE HAD IT IN TWICE FOR A LEAK IN THE HEATER CORE AND TWICE FOR WATER LEAKAGE FROM RAIN. ONCE AGAIN MY CAR HAD WATER IN IT. WENT TO DEALERSHIP FRIDAY 2-21-2003 AND THEY SAID I COULDN'T GET MY CAR IN UNTIL MARCH 3 BECAUSE THEY HAD SO MANY WITH THE SAME P...

I HAVE OWNED MY 2001 GRAND AM SINCE THE LATER PART OF 2000 AND FOR THE PAST TWO AND HALF YEARS I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE BARKES. I HAVE WENT THRU THREE SETS OF PADS AND IT HAS MADE A GRRINDING NOISE AFTER ABOUT TWO MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THE ABS LIGHT IS KNOW STARTING TO COME ON AND TH...

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS TAKEN TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIR. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THAT THE REPAIRS WERE POORLY DONE AND INCOMPLETE. THE CONSUMER IS UNSURE WHAT STEPS TO TAKE NEXT AND IS REQUESTING SOME ASSISTANCE. *NLM

Mileage: 10,000

THE VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH WIDE TIRES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THESE TIRE WOULD PERFORM THE SAME AS NORMAL TIRES. THE CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT THESE TIRE WERE NOT SAFE FOR SNOWY OR WET WEATHER. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITH A SOFTER RUBBER TIRE (GOODYEAR EAGLE 225- 50 R...

I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR IT WONT START ITS LIKE IT WANTS TO START BUT WONT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO ME USUALLY IT WOULD START EVENTUALLY AFTER A LONG TIME TRYING..NOW IT WONT.

COMPUTER AND FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MALFUNCTION IN COMPUTER CAUSE FUEL PUMP TO FAIL. CONSUMER TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START VEHICLE BEFORE REPLACING FUEL PUMP AND COMPUTER. *AK *TS

CONSUMER STATED THE HEATER IS NOT WORKING, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE HEATER MOTOR WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB MODES 1 AND 2 INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS A CONTINUOUS CLICKING NOISE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *TT

Mileage: 43,000

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. TS *JB

THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN CONSUMER DURING A COLLISION, CONSUMER WAS INJURED. TS *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AND BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE CAR SHUDDERS EXCESSIVELY. DEALER HAS DONE A COMPLETE OVERHAUL OF BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACING MASTER CYLINDER, CALIPERS, ROTORS AND PADS, BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. CONSUMER STATED HAS HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED BY DEALER 4X IN AN ATTEMPT TO RE...

THE TURN SIGNALS WORK ONLY OCCASIONALLY. ALSO A COWORKER HAS A DAUGHTER THAT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OLDS ALERO. A DEALER SOUTH OF HERE SAYS HE HAS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON BOTH CARS. DT

THE BODY CONTROL MODULE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF SAFETY SYSTEMS OR PREVENTS THE ENGINE FROM STARTING. CAUSES ALL OF THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS TO COME ON. DEALER "RE-SET" THE "COMPUTER". GM SAYS CAUSED BY OPERATING THE KEY FROM ACCESSORY TO START WITHOUT WAITING 15 SECONDS. NOT MENTIONED IN MANUAL....

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

TOOK MY PONTIAC GRAND AM GT1 INTO THE DEALER AFTER I WAS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION FROM THE STREERING WHEEL. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE CUT OVER INTO MY LANE FORCING ME TO BRAKE. I THEN NOTICED A LOT OF VIBRATING ON THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK

WHEN RUNNIG AIR CONDITIONER UNIT HUMIDITY CAUSES WATER TO STAY IN THE VENT, RESULTING IN MILDEW BUILD UP, AND LEAVING A VERY BAD ODOR. CONTACT DEALER, CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEN, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKIMG FROM UNDERNEATH. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THEN, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKIMG FROM UNDERNEATH. *AK

I HAVE HAD ROTOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT I COULD FEEL THE GRINDING OF THE FRONT BRAKES BUT THOUGHT IT WAS JUST NEW AND NEEDED TO BREAK IN. WHAT IT DOES IS WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO A STOP, ESPECIALLY FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I CAN HEAR THE GRINDING AND RATTL...

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH THREE TIMES, BUT HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT ANY SPEED. DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH THREE TIMES, BUT HAS NOT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO DRIVER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATE THE POWER STEERING HOSE ON THE POWER STEERING PUMP SEPARATED CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW (10 MILES ON IT) IN SEPT. OF 2001. WE HAVE HAD REPEATED PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT (USUALLY EVERY 30-45 DAYS. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES, SAID NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. WE REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, TOOK THE CAR TO OTHE...

BRAKES LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE SPINDLE THAT HOLDS TIRE AXLE BROKE, TIRE FELL OFF. ALSO HAD NO BRAKES, AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING. GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILED PART. CONSUMER SPOKE WITH MANY MECHANICS WHO INFORMED THAT METAL WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BRE...

WHILE DRIVING THE SPINDLE THAT HOLDS TIRE AXLE BROKE, TIRE FELL OFF. ALSO HAD NO BRAKES, AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING. GM IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILED PART. CONSUMER SPOKE WITH MANY MECHANICS WHO INFORMED THAT METAL WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BRE...

WHILE IN MOTION DOWNHILL, CONSUMER STARTED HEARING A GRINDING NOISE AND A METAL TO METAL SOUND EMITTING FROM THE FIRE WALL IN FRONT OF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. ONCE ON LEVEL GROUND, THE VEHICLE SEEMED ALRIGHT. CONSUMER CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM AND WAS INFORM...

WHILE IN MOTION DOWNHILL, CONSUMER STARTED HEARING A GRINDING NOISE AND A METAL TO METAL SOUND EMITTING FROM THE FIRE WALL IN FRONT OF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS. ONCE ON LEVEL GROUND, THE VEHICLE SEEMED ALRIGHT. CONSUMER CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE STEERING PROBLEM AND WAS INFORM...

CHILD SEAT IN THE BACK IS DESIGNED TO DIP TOO FAR TOWARD THE CRACK AND IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH REAR FACING INFANT SEATS. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BASE FIT AND THE SEAT LEVEL, I HAVE TO USE 4-5 TOWELS. I FEEL THAT THIS MAKES THE RIDE UNSAFE FOR MY NEWBORN DAUGHTER.*AK

WHEN BRAKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES. DEALER HAS RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS AT 9000 MILES, AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING/CUTTING OFF AT MULTIPLE SPEED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

BRAKES PULSATE AND FRONT END SHAKES WHEN STOPPING. HARDER STOPS PRODUCE MORE VIOLENT SHAKES. BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WET. DURING 4 REGULAR SERVICE CALLS TO THE DEALER THE ISSUE WAS BROUGHT UP AND NO PROBLEMS COULD BE FOUND. ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AT 6000 MILES. THE PROBLEM BECA...

AT 50MPH CAN HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. THEN, CONSUMER LOSES CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN IT RAINS FLOORBOARD GETS FLOODED, CAUSING A SHORT IN FOG LIGHTS. PROBLEM OCCURRED 4 TIMES. DEALERSHIP RESEALED WINDSHIELD , PLUGGED SUNROOF, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AKI

WHEN IT RAINS FLOORBOARD GETS FLOODED, CAUSING A SHORT IN FOG LIGHTS. PROBLEM OCCURRED 4 TIMES. DEALERSHIP RESEALED WINDSHIELD , PLUGGED SUNROOF, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AKI

I HAVE HAD ROTOR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THE DAY I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT I COULD FEEL IT BUT THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BECAUSE IT WAS BRAND NEW AND NEEDED TO LOOSEN UP. WHAT IT DOES IS WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO A STOP, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY, I CAN HEAR GRINDING...

THE STARTER WILL CRANK BUT IT WILL NOT START IT TAKES 2 TO 3 TIMES TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THE FUEL PUMP HAS ALREADY BEEN REAPLCED.*AK

THE STARTER WILL CRANK BUT IT WILL NOT START IT TAKES 2 TO 3 TIMES TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THE FUEL PUMP HAS ALREADY BEEN REAPLCED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH VEHICLE KEPT LOCKING UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED A BOLT FELL OUT OF LEFT FRONT CALIPER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED BOLT CALIPERS. *AK VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. *TT

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A VIBRATION/PULSATION, AND THERE IS AN EXTREME GRINDING NOISE WHEN RAINING OR WET, VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCASSIONS DUE TO THE ROTORS BEING WARPED.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP, THAT THE TIRES WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.(GOODYEAR EAGLE RS P225/50R16)*JB

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A VIBRATION/PULSATION, AND THERE IS AN EXTREME GRINDING NOISE WHEN RAINING OR WET, VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCASSIONS DUE TO THE ROTORS BEING WARPED.*JB

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP, THAT THE TIRES WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.(GOODYEAR EAGLE RS P225/50R16)*JB

WHILE STOPPING ON A STEEP HILL, VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS WHEN LETTING OFF THE BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR SECOND TIME. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ROTORS BUT IT WAS NOT FOR THIS VEHICLE. *YH

RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AND BACKING OUT WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AS SOON AS CONSUMER STARTS TO TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

RACK AND PINION WAS REPLACED. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN THE MORNING AND BACKING OUT WHEEL WILL LOCK UP AS SOON AS CONSUMER STARTS TO TURN. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

AXLE BROKE. WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT THEY WERE REPLACING A LOT OF AXLES LATELY. WHEN AXLE BROKE IT WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE, WHEN IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER , CONSUMER WAS TOLD AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

SINCE NOV 2001, BOTH FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE. THIS SEEMS TO BECOMING A MONTHLY OCCURANCE WITH A POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR PROBLEMS. *AK

TANK PUNCTURED BY MINOR ROAD HAZARD - MASSIVE GAS SPILL. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE'S FRONT/RIGHT FENDER, AND BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. ONE PASSENGER SUFFERED A BROKEN CLAVICLE, AND ANOTHER PASSENGER SUSTAINED AN ELBOW INJURY. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN EXAMINED TO DETERMINE IF AIR BAG...

WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

THIS AUTO WAS PARKED FOR 6 HOURS, PRIOR HAD FILLED FUEL TANK , AWAOKE AT 1:30 AM SEEING THIS AUTO PARKED NEXT TO MY 1979 FORD RANCHERO WHICH HAD NOT BEEN MOVED IN OVER 12 HOURS AFIRE. FIRE WAS AT RIGHT REAR OF PONTIAC SETTING NEXT TO LEFT FRONT OF 1979 FORD RANCHERO. UNDERSTAND NATIONAL TV STATION R...

EVERY THREE MONTHS SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE CONSUMERS HAS HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE ROTORS. DEALER IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISON. BUT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT HEAD ON WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

REAR WINDOW HAS A DETERIORATED ABOUT 3" WIDE AND 3' LONG,CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY; DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC, AND THERE WAS NO FIX. *AK *SLC

WATER LEAKS FROM SUN ROOF INTO ELECTRICAL PANEL, CAUSING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WATER LEAKS FROM SUN ROOF INTO ELECTRICAL PANEL, CAUSING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS REAR AXLE BENTED. LAST TIME RESULTED IN A COLLISION. DEALER NOTIFIED.