2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM Exterior Lighting Problems

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION THE HAZARD LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE A FUSE TO DISABLE THE HAZARD LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

SINCE FEBRUARY OF 2015, I HAVE HAD A CONSTANT BATTLE WITH MY TURN SIGNAL ON PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR HINDERING MY ABILITY TO SIGNAL PROPERLY AND RENEWING MY STATE INSPECTION EACH YEAR. HAVE SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY ATTEMPTING TO FIX THIS ONLY TO REALIZE THIS IS WIDESPREAD AND VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH MY TYPE AND YEAR VEHICLE. GM IS AWARE OF THIS DEALER SAFETY MALFUNCTION BUT IS ONLY RECALLED CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS AS TO FIX AS FEW AS POSSIBLE. NOT HAVING TURN SIGNALS HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE INVOLVED IN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. PLEASE HELP ME AND TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO. NOW ON MY THIRD YEAR AND ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS ONGOING SAFETY DEFECT.

Mileage: 87,000

DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED TO WORK WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE IGNITION FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 177,724. UPDATED 09/09/15*LJ UPDATED 11/02/2017*CN

Mileage: 177,724

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN MY CAR FOR THE LAST 1-1/2 YEARS. WHEN I TURN ON THE CAR THE DASH LIGHTS/HEADLIGHTS/RADIO/WINDOWS AND HEATER/AC USUALLY WON'T WORK RIGHT AWAY. WHILE I AM DRIVING, THEY WILL POP ON OR OFF DEPENDING ON THE BUMPS ON THE ROAD. SIX MONTHS AGO, THE "SECURITY" LIGHT ON MY DASH STARTED TO GIVE ME TROUBLE. APPARENTLY, THE CAR SOMETIMES THINKS THAT I AM NOT USING THE CORRECT IGNITION KEY AND WON'T START. I NOW HAVE TO BUDGET AN EXTRA 10 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE TIME EVERYWHERE I GO ON THE CHANCE THAT THE CAR'S SECURITY SYSTEM NEEDS TO RESET ITSELF (I HAD TO FIND THE "FIX" TO THIS ISSUE ON YOUTUBE.COM WHICH ANOTHER GM CAR OWNER POSTED, SINCE THERE WAS NOTHING REMOTELY HELPFUL ABOUT IT IN MY OWNER'S MANUAL). I WENT TO A DEALER TO GET THE INSERT TO MY KEYS AND IT HAS NOT SOLVED ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS TAKING MY CAR ON HIGHWAYS SINCE THESE ISSUES STILL EXIST, AND I AM DEATHLY AFRAID OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE KEY MOVING OUT OF THE "RUN" POSITION AND STOPPING COMPLETELY WHICH I AM AWARE HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER GM VEHICLES THAT HAS CAUSED ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

TURN SIGNALS WORK ONLY RANDOMLY, SOMETIMES THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE THAT IS CONTINUOUS, LIGHT COMES ON IN DASH WHEN YOU FLIP CONTROL BUT TURN SIGNALS DO NOT BLINK. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A RECALL I PAID FOR LAST YEAR. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING REIMBURSED FOR THIS? ALSO I'M NOTICING MY SIGNAL LIGHTS DON'T WORK UNLESS I HIT THE 4 WAY LIGHTS FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS, THEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WILL WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE DASHBOARD WAS BANGED THE ABNORMAL NOISE WOULD TEMPORARILY GO AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE 4-WAY FLASHER, IGNITION SWITCH, AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 45,000

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM 3.4L V6. CONSTANT TICKING FROM HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. GROUNDING PROBLEMS. LOOKED FOR RECALLS AT GM DEALERSHIP. NO RECALLS ON THE PROBLEM. NO CHOICE BUT TO REMOVE HAZARD LIGHT FUSE UNTIL REPAIR. SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY GM. GONNA COST US $500! THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ROTTED AWAY CAUSING COOLANT SPRAYING EVERYWHERE CAUSING WHITE SMOKE AND OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE. SPRAYING THE SERPENTINE BELT AND WATER PUMP. WITH VISUAL INSPECTION AND TOUCHING CONFIRMED SPOT. 3/4 OF RESERVOIR IS LEAKED OUT CAUSING RUST ON SUB FRAME. ALSO FRONT ROCKER PANEL BAD. FRONT PASSENGER PANEL ROTTED OUT. BAD OXIDIZING ON THE MANIFOLD COVER AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD COVER. SHAME ON GM FOR NOT COVERING ALL GAS ON THE HAZARD LIGHT MALFUNCTION AND MULTI SWITCH ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 236,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

Mileage: 19,000

TURN SIGNALS ABOUT EVERY TWO TRIES WILL STOP WORKING AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET THEM TO COME BACK ON BY HITTING THE HAZARDS. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

SOMETIMES, WHEN APPLYING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT ACTIVATE, EVEN THOUGH THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER IS IN THE CORRECT POSITION. THE RELAY DOES NOT CLICK, AND THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT FLASH. ALSO, AT RANDOM TIMES, THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY CAN BE HEARD CLICKING RAPIDLY ON AND OFF WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT TURNED ON. THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT TURN ON WHEN THIS OCCURS, JUST THE RELAY IN THE DASH CLICKS. AS STATED, THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND CAN GO ON FOR HOURS OVER A LONG DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD WORK WHEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT NOT DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO VERIFIED THAT THE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,950.

Mileage: 87,950

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOUR-WAY FLASHER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,518. UPDATED 06/28/12*LJ UPDATED 06/29/12

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ENGAGE THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THEN USE THE TURN SIGNAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND THEY BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHTS SO THAT THE TURNING SIGNALS WOULD FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,200.

Mileage: 182,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE 2 OTHER RECALLS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT FOR DIFFERENT YEARS. 2000-2001 GRAND AM, OLDSMOBILE ALERO, CHEVROLET MALIBU (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000) AND 1999-2000 GRAND AM, OLDSMOBILE ALERO, CHEVROLET MALIBU. I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Mileage: 103,000

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS NOTICED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION BUT COULD VERY WELL BE IN ONE IF SOMEONE IS NOT ABLE TO KNOW I'M MAKING A TURN. *TR

Mileage: 117,000

TURN SIGNALS WOULD STOP WORKING AT DIFFERENT TIMES. STARTED RESEARCHING AND FOUND SOME VIN#'S WERE RECALLED WHILE OTHERS WEREN'T. SOME COMPLAINTS STATED IF YOU PUSH THE HAZARD BUTTON WHEN THEY DON'T WORK THAT THEY WILL START WORKING. I TRIED THIS AND IT DID WORK. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB ABOUT SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED PONTIAC WHO DIDN'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD NO CONCERN THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS OTHER ISSUES WITH THE SAME CARS. COMMON SENSE WOULD SAY IF THEY ARE DOING THE SAME THING AS THE OTHERS THAT WERE RECALLED THEN IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY PONTIAC. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN VERY WELL CAUSE A CRASH. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I HAVE TO FOR PONTIAC TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM - TURN SIGNALS AS WELL AS HAZARD LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ALSO HOOD NOT CLOSING/LOCKING PROPERLY, VERY DANGEROUS. PURCHASED FROM LIMA AUTO MALL IN LIMA, OHIO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO SIGNAL TO TURN LEFT, HE NOTICED THAT THE SIGNAL FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

Mileage: 99,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS; THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR EXPENSES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM, THE CAR TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION THAT LEADS TO FLICKERING AND SOMETIMES FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED OR NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. HE NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE EXTERIOR HAZARD LIGHTS AND DETERMINED THAT THE MULTI TURN SIGNAL HAZARD SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO OUTSIDE OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY AND ALL REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,623 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 113,623

THE LAMPS ON MY GT GRAND AM AREN'T RIGHT DO TO THE LOW BEAMS BEING BRIGHTER THAN THE HIGH BEEMS. AND WATER IS IN THE LAMP. AND MY CAR WILL NOT START AND I CALLED AND TOLD YOU ALL OF THIS. AND I WORKED ON IT SOME AND MOVED SOME WIRES AND IT STARED TO WORK ONCE AGAIN. AND NOW DOWN AGAIN.IT WILL NOT DO A THING BUT LIGHT UP THE DASH. SO I REPLACED THE KEYSTARTER AND IT STILL DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. MY DAUGHTERS CAR IS ALSO A GRAND AM AND IT LOCKED UP ON HER TOO AND WOULD NOT START .LORD FORBID IF YOU WERE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE WOMEN, HOPEFULLY NOTHING BAD WOULD HAPPEN. SHE REPLACED THE IGNITION WHICH WAS THE PROBLEM WITH HER VEHICLE BUT IT IS NOT THE CASE WITH MY VEHICLE. I WAS HEARING CLICK CLICK IN THE DASH A LOT AND CAN NOT TELL WHAT IT IS AND NOT SURE IF IT IS A SHORT. AND IT IS NOT FAIR WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND IT SEEMS LIKE A DEATH TRAP. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP. PS THE CAR DOSE NOT LIKE TO STOP RIGHT IT HAS NEW BRAKES ON IT AND BEEN UPDATED. BUT STILL DOSE NOT WAIT TO STOP. BUT I CAME REALLY CLOSE TO HITTING SOME ONE. *TR

Mileage: 85,826

MY CAR HAS HAD A CLICKING NOISE ONGOING FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. IT SEEMS TO BE STEMMING FROM BEHIND THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON IN THE CENTER OF THE CAR. TODAY THE CAR STARTED SMOKING BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? I'VE READ SO MANY COMPLAINS SIMILAR TO MINE. WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT CAUGHT ON FIRE EARLIER TODAY? PLEASE DO SOMETHING. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TURN SIGNAL WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. TURN SIGNAL WILL WORK THEN NOT WORK. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL NOT WORK. *TR

Mileage: 111,500

MY 2003 PONTIAC HAS A CLICKING IN THE DASH UNDERNEATH THE HAZARD SWITCH. WHEN I TURN ON THE SIGNAL THE CLICKING GOES IN RHYTHM WITH THE SIGNALS BUT WHEN I TURN THE SIGNALS OFF IT CONTINUE TO CLICK, SOMETIMES FAST SOMETIMES SLOW. AT FIRST IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN VERY RARELY. I AM AFRAID FOR MY CHILD AND I IT MAY BE A SHORTER THAT MAY CAUSE A FIRE. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS MATTER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND LET ME KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY MANY PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GM VEHICLE. WHY IS THE 2003 EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL??? THIS PROBLEM STARTED WITH ME BACK IN 2007 AND I AM STILL HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I NEED YOU TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPEN. THANKS *TR

SIMILAR TO MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE. ABOUT THE BLINKER RELAY CYCLING WHEN IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THIS ON PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS. NO RECALL EXISTS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND MR. PONTIAC WANTS $95 TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC. LIKELY IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE. THE RATE OF RELAY CYCLING HAS SOME CORRELATION TO THE TEMPERATURE. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH STOPS WORKING. I HAVE TO HIT ON THE DASH TO GET IT STARTED THEN IT QUITS AGAIN. I LOOKED UP A RECALL ON THIS AND I FOUND THAT MODELS 2002 HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE 2003 MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 62,200

MY CAR IS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I PURCHASED IT IN 2004. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006 MY DASHBOARD STARTING MAKING CLICKING NOISES THAT SOUND LIKE THE BLINKER. THIS BECAME WORSE WITHIN A MONTH AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN SMOKING OCCASIONALLY OUT OF THE PLACE WHERE THE "MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH" IS. I REPLACED THE PART IN OCTOBER OF 2006. RECENTLY, (06/08) 19 MONTHS AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY ENDED, THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS NOW CLICKING AGAIN. I CONTACTED PONTIAC BOTH TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NEED TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. TO ME THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR COULD HAVE STARTED ON FIRE DUE TO THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR THIS PART ON MY GM PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE THIS ANNOYING CLICKING SOUND WHICH I THOUGHT WAS MY TURN SIGNAL. HOWEVER, THIS NOISE CONTINUES EVEN WHEN MY TURN SIGNAL IS OFF. I TRIED CHANGING THE HAZARD SWITCH, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUES. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHILE I'M DRIVING AND SOMETIMES IT "CLICKS" FASTER AND LONGER THEN OTHER TIMES. I'VE ALSO NOTICED SMALL TRACES OF SMOKE RISE FROM MY STEERING COLUMN WHILE THE "CLICK" IS HAPPENING. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM 4 CYLINDER. STARTED HEARING A CLICKING NOISE, LIKE THE BLINKER IS ON. NOW IT MAKES THE NOISE ALL THE TIME WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND CAN MAKE YOU THINK YOU LEFT YOUR BLINKER ON. I REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH AND IT DIDN'T STOP IT. SOMEONE SAID IT MAY BE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALL WAS ON THAT SPECIFIC PART. *TR

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM 4 CYLINDER. STARTED HEARING A CLICKING NOISE, LIKE THE BLINKER IS ON. NOW IT MAKES THE NOISE ALL THE TIME WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND CAN MAKE YOU THINK YOU LEFT YOUR BLINKER ON. I REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH AND IT DIDN'T STOP IT. SOMEONE SAID IT MAY BE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALL WAS ON THAT SPECIFIC PART. *TR

THE TICKER SOUND THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLASHERS OR TURN SIGNAL CONTINUES INCESSANTLY WHEN NEITHER FUNCTION IS ACTIVATED. SOUND COMES FROM BEHIND HAZARD BUTTON, BUT MECHANICS HAVE ADVISED REPLACING THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY HAVE WARNED THAT THE SITUATION WILL WORSEN AND PERHAPS CAUSE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS IF NOT CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THE TICKER SOUND THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLASHERS OR TURN SIGNAL CONTINUES INCESSANTLY WHEN NEITHER FUNCTION IS ACTIVATED. SOUND COMES FROM BEHIND HAZARD BUTTON, BUT MECHANICS HAVE ADVISED REPLACING THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY HAVE WARNED THAT THE SITUATION WILL WORSEN AND PERHAPS CAUSE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS IF NOT CORRECTED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED, THE SIGNAL CLICKING SOUND CONTINUED. OCCASIONALLY, THE SOUND WOULD STOP AFTER A FEW SECONDS, AND AT OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD CONTINUE. THE CLICKING SOUND WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 181,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000. *UPDATED 04/30/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUSE BOX IS ALSO GIVING HER PROBLEMS SOMETIMES THE GAUGE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON AND MAY NOT START AFTER ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE DEFECT. UPDATED 04/23/08 *TR

Mileage: 179,000

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MAKES A CLICKING NOISE EVEN WHEN I AM NOT USING THE TURN SIGNALS. AT FIRST, IF I WIGGLED OR TAPPED ON THE SWITCH, THE CLICKING WOULD STOP, BUT NOW IT JUST CLICKS INCESSANTLY. IT IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY I NOTICED A SMALL STREAM OF SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO A PONTIAC DEAL AND THEY ADVISED IT SHOULDN'T CATCH FIRE THAT IT WOULD BLOW A FUSE BEFORE IT GOT TOO HOT. THEY ADVISE IT WOULD COST OVER 300 TO FIX. THIS IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT'S BEEN RECALLED ON SEVERAL EARLIER MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE. THEN EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS OIL IN THE COOLANT RECOVERY TANK, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, VALVE COVER GASKETS, THERMOSTAT AND COOLANT. *JB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER.

TURN SIGNAL SOUND CONTINUES AFTER TURN SIGNAL IS OFF. SOUND COMES ON/OFF WITHOUT SIGNAL ON. BULLETINS HAVE BEEN RELEASED UP TO YEAR BEFORE CAR MANUFACTURED. MANUFACTURE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

WIPER/TURN SIGNAL CONTROL ARM ISN'T WORKING CORRECTLY. *TR

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MAKES A CLICKING NOISE EVEN WHEN I AM NOT USING THE TURN SIGNALS. AT FIRST, IF I WIGGLED OR TAPPED ON THE SWITCH, THE CLICKING WOULD STOP, BUT NOW IT JUST CLICKS INCESSANTLY. IT IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING AND COSTS ALMOST $400 TO REPLACE. *TR

HORN BLOWS WHEN NO ONE IS AROUND THE CAR, OR JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE HORN BURNT OUT, THE CRUISE CONTROL KICKS IN WHEN NOT EVEN ON, THE BLINKER MAKES A BLINKING SOUND INSIDE THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 75,000

A CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN THEY ARE NOT. WAS TOLD AT FIRST IT WAS THE HAZARD SWITCH, HOWEVER, AFTER BEING REPLACED THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE NOW DETERMINED IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH AND IT COSTS OVER $300 TO FIX. HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS LOW VISIBILITY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. HE FELT THAT THE CLOUDED LENSES CAUSED THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT CHEMICALS FROM A CAR WASH WERE THE CAUSE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,720. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER IS AT FAULT, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED WILL NOT BE HELD FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT. UPDATED 10/03/07 *TR

Mileage: 30,000

MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS HAD THIS CLICKING NOISE, COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SOUND THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD MAKE, BUT A LITTLE FASTER. AND IT COMES AND GOES AND LASTS FOR DIFFERENT DURATIONS OF TIME. I NOTICE WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON, THEN THE NOISE GOES AWAY. ALSO, WHEN I SLIGHTLY HOLD THE HAZARD BUTTON IN, WITHOUT ACTUALLY TURNING IT ON, THE NOISE ALSO STOPS, BUT THEN MY TURN SIGNALS WON'T WORK. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT IT MIGHT BE THE HAZARD SWITCH. HOWEVER, WITH THE NEW SWITCH IN PLACE, THE PROBLEM AND ANNOYING SOUND CONTINUED! *JB

Mileage: 42,000

THERE IS A CLICKING UNDER MY HAZARD LIGHTS. WHEN I USE THE TURN SIGNAL IS GOES TO THE REGULAR RHYTHM. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME.*AK

THERE IS A CLICKING UNDER MY HAZARD LIGHTS. WHEN I USE THE TURN SIGNAL IS GOES TO THE REGULAR RHYTHM. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME.*AK

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WILL CONTINUE TO CLICK EVEN WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS NOT ON. AT FIRST IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN VERY RARELY AND ONLY CLICK A FEW TIMES AFTER A BUMP. NOW IT WILL CLICK CONSTANTLY WHEN THA CAR IS ON. *AK GM WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THEY WANT $300+ DOLLARS. MANY PONTIAC OWNERS HAVE POSTED WEBSTIE COMPLAINTS. THE "MULTIFUNCTION" SWITCH NEEDS REPLACED.

Mileage: 45,800

MY 2003 PONTIAC HAS A CLICKING IN THE DASH UNDERNEATH THE HAZARD SWITCH. WHEN I TURN ON TURN SIGNAL THE CLICKING GOES IN RHYTHM WITH THE SIGNALS BUT WHEN I TURN THE SIGNALS OFF IT CONTINUES TO CLICK, SOMETIMES FAST SOMETIMES SLOW. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND I AM AFRAID THERE MAY BE A SHORT THAT MAY CAUSE A FIRE. I HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND COME TO FIND THAT MANY PONTIAC OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE TOLD PONTIAC ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY JUST IGNORE THE COMPLAINTS. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS MATTER. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING IN MANY PONTIAC'S RANGING FROM 1995 TO 2004. I HAVE A 2003 GRAND AM GT. I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THROUGH MY INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND SO MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PONTIAC HAS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE'S VEHICLE CATCHES ON FIRE AND BURNS A HOUSE DOWN WITH AN ATTACHED GARAGE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND LET ME KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. THE CONTACT 'S VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURETHE FAILURE THAT WAS MENTIONED IN RECALL #03V327000; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH WHERE THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE BEGAN ON 2-3-07. *AK UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

Mileage: 81,000

SEVERAL TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY 2003 PONTIAC, THERE IS INTERMITTENT CLICKING COMING FROM THE HAZARD SWITCH AREA IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND SEVERAL INSTANCES OF TAIL LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL, AND HAZARD LIGHT FAILURE. HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT IS COMING FROM THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND WILL COST MORE THAN $300 TO FIX. I HAVE FOUND OTHER REPORTS OF THIS MALFUNCTION FROM PONTIAC OWNERS FROM 1999 UP THROUGH 2004 AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A RECALL FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE HAZARD SWITCH. MY HAZARD SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND DID NOT ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

FAST CLICKING SOUND(SOUNDS LIKE THE BLINKER IS GOING BUT IT IS NOT) VERY IRRITATING AND I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND PONTIAC WILL NOT RECALL IT. AND IT COSTS OVER 400 DOLLARS TO FIX. *JB

MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH - PONTIAC GRAND AM GT 2003. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY MANY PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GM VEHICLE. MALFUNCTION IN SWITCH CAUSES A TICKING NOISE AS THOUGH THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ON ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT. NOISE IS ALMOST CONSTANT. HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED AND DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO HAS SAID THAT REPLACING THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH CORRECTS THE PROBLEM. IF SO MANY ARE MALFUNCTIONING, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL TO FIX THEM? *JB

I AM HAVING THE SAME TURN SIGNAL ISSUE( HAZARD SWITCH) IN MY 2003 GRAND AM THAT GM ISSUED A RECALL ON FOR THE 2000, 2001 MODELS. WHY IS THE 2003 EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL??? *JB

Mileage: 59,000

CAR MAKES A RANDOMLY CLICKS LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON, BUT AT UNEVEN INTERVALS. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED, THE CLICKING BECOMES CONSISTENT. TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE ACTIVATING WHEN RANDOM CLICKING NOISE IS MADE. STARTED VERY INFREQUENTLY, BUT HAS NOW INCREASED TO A NEAR CONTINUAL LEVELS. APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO RECALL: 03V327000. *JB

Mileage: 36,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE EXTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL OPERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE MALFUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 60,776

DT: THE CALLER HAD TO HAVE THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED. THE CALLER SAID A BLINKING SOUND CAME FROM THE DASHBOARD BUT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH AT CALLER'S EXPENSE. THERE WAS A RECALL 03V3270000 ON OTHER YEARS BUT NOT ON THIS YEAR. MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *JB

Mileage: 49,439

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ACTIVATES ALL BY ITSELF, AT WILL, AT ANY TIME. SWITCH IS COMBO FOR HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL. (SAME SWITCH). CIRCUIT OPENS AND CLOSES RANDOMLY.

Mileage: 35,000

I AM SEEKING ADVICE ABOUT A MATTER PERTAINING TO THE CAR I MOMENTARILY OWN. I BELIEVE THAT THE CAR SOLD TO ME HAS BEEN IN ACCIDENT AND REPAIRED. THE BRAKES FEEL AS IF THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE OUT AND HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY FROM THE BEGINNING. AFTER INFORMING AND BRINGING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FELT ALL THAT WAS NEEDED WAS FOR THEM TO BE LUBED. THEY SAY THE CAR IS FINE BUT I AM THE ONE DRIVING IT AND IT HAS NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY. I WENT TO A FEW DEALERSHIPS TO OBTAIN OTHER OPINIONS AND I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND FINALLY THEY REALIZED THE BRAKES WERE NOT IN GOOD SHAPE. PARTS WERE REPAIRED. FOR A FEW WEEKS THE CAR WAS RUNNING OK BUT THE BRAKES WERE STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I FELT A BUCKING EVERYTIME I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. THE NEXT TIME THE ROTORS WERE FIXED. I HAVE INVOICES TO BACK WHAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2003 AND IN THE BEGINNING OF 2004 THE PROBLEMS ALREADY STARTED AND HAVE NOT STOPPED SINCE. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL DECEMBER 2003, SINCE I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY IN NOVEMBER. THE PAINT ON THE HOOD STARTED IN 2004 TO COME OFF. THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAINTED. THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS FOG UP, WATER CONDENSATION IS BUILDING UP. THE CAR IS RUNNING AS IF THE BOTTOM WILL FALL OFF. IT SOUNDS LIKE AN OLD CAR. EVERY TIME I SAY THAT THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY AND ASK THEM TO TEST DRIVE IT, THEY ONLY FIX WHAT I STATE WHAT I THINK IS WRONG. I ASK YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND SEE IF YOU CAN HELP ME CLEAR UP THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF ANY MORE INFORMATION IS REQUIRED. I AM STATING THE VIN [XXX]. THANK YOU. [XXX]. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WAS THE CAUSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE. CONSUMER STATES HE WAS DENIED SERVICE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE.*AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE 2003 WITH 1695 MILES ON IT. ONE MONTH LATER IT'S IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THERE WAS WATER LEAKING IN THROUGH THE MOONROOF'S OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON AND THE TRUNK FAILED TO OPEN USING THE REMOTE OR THE BUTTON ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE DEALER HAD THE WINDSHIELD RESEALED AND FIXED THE CONNECTION PROBLEM FOR THE TRUNK. NOW THE VEHICLE'S FOG LAMPS GO ON AND STAY ON FOR NO REASON, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. I HAD TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT FOR THE WEEKEND UNTIL I CAN TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE SECOND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM I'VE HAD AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 4200 MILES ON IT. *PH