2000 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

MY PROBLEM STARTED SUMMER OF 2008,I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY12 TRAVELING 55MPH. I FELT AS IF MY CAR WAS LIFTING ITSELF OFF THE GROUND SEVERAL MINS LATER I HEARD A LOUD BOOM. AND WAS SLIGHTLY BLINDED BY THE SUNLIGHT. I THOUGHT I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. BUT IT WAS MY SUNROOF THAT CAME OFF. IT HAS BEEN WELL OVER A YEAR I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO HAVE SUNROOF REPAIRED. MOST REPAIR SHOPS REFER ME TO THE PONTIAC DEALER AS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A SUNROOF COMING OFF UNLESS DEFECTED. I CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER IN STOCKTON, CA TWICE EACH TIME I WAS TOLD SUNROOFS FLY OFF ALL THE TIME, I COULD TAKE IT TO ANY REPAIR SHOP OF MY CHOICE OR SEE IF INSURANCE WILL COVER REPAIRS. I ASKED WHAT SHOPS THEY USED OR RECOMMEND EACH TIME AGENTS COULD NOT RECALL ANYTHING. I CALLED MY INSURANCE THEY TOO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS, SINCE NOT FROM AN ACCIDENT OR NATURAL DISASTER I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF REPAIRS. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN WHO I TRANSPORT IN VEHICLE DRIVING WITHOUT A SUNROOF WAS VERY STRESSFUL AND NOT SAFE FOR THE HEALTH OF MY CHILDREN NOR MYSELF. AFTER THE RUN AROUND, TRYING TO TAPE DOWN EXPOSED AREA TO NO AVAIL, LOST OF HEARING. I DECIDED TO GO TO TAPS, THERE, THEY WERE ABLE TO CUT A PIECE OF HARD PLASTIC TO COVER TEMPORARILY. I FEEL AS A CONSUMER I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND AND I 'M AT A LOST FOR WHERE I CAN TAKE MY CAR LOCALLY TO HAVE SUNROOF REPAIRED PERMANENTLY. MY SECOND ISSUE IS WITH MY IGNITION LOCKS UP ON ME AND WILL NOT LET ME DRIVE.A SECURITY LIGHT THAT IS LIT U

IN PONTIAC GRAND AM'S, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DRIVERS THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WATER LEAKS. THESE WATERS LEAKS FLOOD THE CAR COMPARTMENT AND CAN LEAVE 1-4 INCHES OF WATER IN THE CAR. SOME CARS HAVE HAD THE LEAK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE WATER...EVEN AFTER YOU DRAIN IT, IT WILL STILL LEAVE THE PEDALS WET/SLIPPERY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

SIMILAR TO: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE03031 MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SUSPENSION FRONT:SPRINGS COIL SPRINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED AS THEY ARE BROKEN. CAUSES ISSUES WHEN TURNING AND DRIVING. I NOTICED THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS AND WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY RETALIATION SO THAT THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO FIX? I PLAN TO HAVE THEM FIXED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO UNKNOWN CONSEQUENCES. *TR

REAR STRUT FAILURE CAUSING CAR REAR END TO COLLAPSE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND CRASH. *TR

IGNITION COIL FAILURE CAUSING CAR TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH MAKES A CLICKING NOISE EVEN AFTER THE TURN SIGNAL IS TURNED OFF. I HAVE TO "LIGHTLY" HOLD DOWN THE SWITCH TO SIGNAL A TURN. IF I TURN THE SIGNAL ON COMPLETELY, THE CLICKING NOISE WILL COME ON. I FIND MYSELF NOT USING MY TURN SIGNAL MUCH BECAUSE I AM AFRAID THE CLICKING NOISE WILL COME ON ALL OF THE TIME. THIS COULD CREATE A PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE BEHIND ME IF I AM NOT SIGNALING. I REALIZE THERE IS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN GRAND AM'S. EVEN THOUGH MINE IS A 2000, PONTIAC SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE OF THE RECALL VEHICLES. YET, I EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT APPEAR TO BE FOR THE RECALL. *TR

I HAVE 2 PROBLEMS. FIRST IS MY HAZARD/TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, WHICH CAUSES MY TURN SIGNALS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I SEE ON YOUR WEBSITE AND VARIOUS OTHERS THAT THIS PROBLEM INVOLVES A RECALL BY GM, HOWEVER WHEN I SPOKE TO THEM THEY TELL ME THAT IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT LED UP TO IT, JUST STARTED BEING A PROBLEM ONE DAY. I HAVE NOT HAD IT FIXED YET, AS I FEEL LIKE IT'S GM'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT. MY SECOND PROBLEM IS MY MANIFOLD INTAKE, WHICH IS CAUSING MY CAR TO LEAK COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE AND MAKING MY CAR OVERHEAT. I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THOUSANDS OF OWNERS AND GM IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THEM AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THEIR DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1400 TO FIX IT, EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM. EVEN THOUGH I HAD ALREADY HAD THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED THROUGH ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP, THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER FIXING IT UNLESS I HAD IT DIAGNOSED THROUGH THEIR DEALER, WHICH COST ME $105 THAT I DON'T HAVE. I AM DISABLED, AND ON STATE DISABILITY AND I FEEL LIKE THEY COMPLETELY SCAMMED ME, NOT TO MENTION THAT NOW I HAVE AN INOPERABLE CAR AND HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING TO THE DOCTOR. NOTHING LED UP TO THE PROBLEM, IT LEAKS COOLANT CONSTANTLY AND NOW OVERHEATS ALL OF THE TIME, MAKING IT UNDRIVABLE. *TR

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRANDAM GT WAS BOUGHT NEW AND WITH 24,000 MILES ON IT IN 2004 THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING DEXCOOL. KAISER PONTIAC IN DELAND FLORIDA FIXED THE PROBLEM AND NOW IN 2009 WITH 50,000 MILES THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. AFTER READING SEVERAL (80) COMPLAINTS ONLINE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON IN MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO STRAND ME AT THE WRONG TIME. I HAVE A DAUGHTER WITH A RARE SEIZURE DISORDER AND HAVING A CAR THAT STARTS WHEN I NEED IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE TIME IT IS GOING TO LAND ME IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE, I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YR. *TR

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, PLASTIC CONNECTOR USED TO ATTACH CRUISE CONTROL TO THROTTLE-BODY BROKE AND BECAME LODGED, RESULTING IN THE THROTTLE BEING HELD OPEN. AFTER TURNING A CORNER AND LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I APPLIED BRAKE WHICH PARTIALLY SLOWED THE CAR BUT NOT ENOUGH TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE THROUGH A RED LIGHT AT WHICH POINT I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY OFF TO COAST OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER MOTORIST. AFTER FIGHTING TO GET THE CAR STOPPED AND STEERING INTO A PARKING LOT I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE PLASTIC FITTING USED TO CONNECT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE BRACE AND THROTTLE HOLDING THE BUTTERFLY 3/4 OF THE WAY OPEN, WHICH WAS ROUGHLY 5K RPM. AFTER FIGHTING WITH THE THROTTLE AND PLASTIC I WAS ABLE TO FREE IT AND TIE THE CABLE OUT OF THE WAY. I SPOKE WITH A GM DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE PART # IS 22618777. I UNDERSTAND IF THIS WAS A FLUKE BUT WANTED TO GIVE SOME INFORMATION IN CASE IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE. I KNOW MY EXPERIENCE COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD BUT WAS LUCKY TO AVOID ANY COLLISIONS. I JUST HOPE THE FACT THAT THERE WERE NO DEATHS OR INJURIES THAT THIS MATTER IS STILL TAKEN SERIOUSLY, MY MOTHER HAS THE EXACT SAME CAR AND I PLAN TO INSPECT HER ASSEMBLY THIS WEEKEND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE ISSUE OCCURRED OVER TEN TIMES, SOMETIMES 3-4 TIMES PER DAY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. OTHER TIMES, THE CONTACT COULD BE DRIVING 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF. THERE WAS NO POWER AT ALL AND THE SERVICE ENGINE, SECURITY, AND OTHER WARNING INDICATORS WOULD ILLUMINATE PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THREE DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS AND THE FIRST TWO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE THIRD MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, BUT COULD NOT PRODUCE A CODE FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

THIS CAR WILL BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR WILL STOP RUNNING! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS,YOU CAN BE GOING 60 OR 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF PUT IT IN PARK AND MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. IT HAS BEEN IN THREE CAR SHOPS AND ALOT OF MONEY AND THE PROBLEM STILL ISN'T FIXED! WHAT CAN WE DO! SHOULD WE GET A LAWYER! I HAVE TRIED TO FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL HELP US. I NEVER GET THE RIGHT PERSON OR PLACE. PLEASE HELP US THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! THANK YOU *TR

I OWN A PONTIAC 2000 GRAND AM SE POWER WINDOWS. IT STARTED WITH DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. PLASTIC PIECE THAT HOLDS WINDOW UP CRUMPLED UP AND WINDOW FELL THROUGH. HAD IT REPAIRED REPLACED PLASTIC PIECE. DID NOT WORK. THIS IS 4/2009 ALL THE WINDOWS HAVE DONE THE SAME THING. 300.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE EACH WINDOW REPLACEMENT MOTOR. I HAVE A 4 DOOR. *TR

MY GRAND AM IS IN THE SHOP FOR MANIFOLD GASKET REPAIRS CAUSED BY COOLANT. I HAD A SMALL LEAK LAST FALL 2008, DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM UNTIL I TOOK TO MECHANIC FOR STEERING REPAIR. *TR

SOMETIME WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON OUT OF THE BLUE. WHY IT COMES ON RANDOMLY I HAVE NO IDEA. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO TRY TO START THE CAR. LAST YEAR IN MAY I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND THE SECURITY LIGHT CAN ON SO IN 10 MINUTES I TRIED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE SECURITY LIGHT CAM ON AGAIN SO I WAITED 10 MINUTES AGAIN THEN I TRIED THAT AND IT STARTED. SO BASICALLY I WAITED 30 MINUTES IN A PARKING LOT IN A BAD SECTION OF TOWN. TODAY I HAD TO GO TO SCHOOL TO DO LAB WORK WHEN I WAS TRYING TO LEAVE THE SECURITY LIGHT WHEN ON SO I WAITED 10 MINUTES AND I TRIED IT AGAIN. SO THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I WAITED ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. I TRIED FOR A THIRD TIME AND THE SECURITY LIGHT WENT ON. I HAVE YET TO TRY AGAIN BECAUSE I'M AFRAID THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON FOR A FOURTH TIME. WHAT IS THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE? WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING A SECURITY SYSTEM IF IT THINKS I'M TRYING TO STEAL MY OWN CAR. IF I'M GOING TO STEAL A CAR DON'T YOU THINK I'M GOING TO STEAL SOMETHING BETTER AND MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A PONTIAC SERIOUSLY! *TR

SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES IN A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT (CAR VS. TELEPHONE POLE). WAS WEARING SEATBELT WHEN CONTACTED BLACK ICE, VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON DRIVER SIDE WHICH TOTALED THE VEHICLE AND BROKE THE POLE IN HALF. UPPER TORSO STRUCK STEERING WHEEL AND HEAD STRUCK CENTER CONSOLE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND DEEP FACIAL LACERATION/ AVULSION OVER LEFT BROW. SHOULDER RESTRAINT DID NOT ENGAGE AND NEITHER DRIVER SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AT ANY TIME. IT IS IN THE OPINION OF UNNAMED PROFESSIONALS THAT THE AIRBAG/ SHOULDER RESTRAINT MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED OR LIMITED/ REDUCED THE INJURIES SUSTAINED IN THE ACCIDENT. NO CITATION WAS WRITTEN FOR FAILURE TO CONTROL OR SPEEDING, NEITHER WAS THERE ANY SUSPICION OF BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A REPUTABLE DEALERSHIP AND WAS CERTIFIED THAT ALL SAFETY DEVICES WERE INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *TR

MY GRAND AM HAS 120,000 MILES ON IT NOW. I HAVE BLOWN 2 HEAD GASKETS AND HAD TO REPLACE THEM. HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW, THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND IT NOT STARTING, CAN NOT KEEP BRAKES ON IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 3000 MILES SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW. THE FIRST HEAD GASKET WAS AT 40,000 MILES. *TR

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WILL, SOMETIMES, NOT START AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS, MY SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THE LIGHT WILL STOP FLASHING AND THEN I CAN START THE CAR. AT TIMES, WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. SO FAR I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE REPLACED ALL THAT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED, BATTERY, IGNITION SWITCH, AND BATTERY CABLES. I CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE SEARCHED OTHER SOURCES ON INTERNET. HUNDREDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND ONE FOUND OUT IT IS A SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM PROBLEM. PONTIAC DEALER IN MY AREA SAID THEY NO LONGER BYPASS THE SECURITY SYSTEM WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR FAULTY BLINKERS. WHICH I WASN'T HAVING TROUBLE WITH, BUT THOUGHT I MIGHT AS WELL GET THEM REPLACED TO AVOID TROUBLE LATER. UNFORTUNATELY, THE NEW REPLACEMENT HAS GIVEN ME TROUBLE. SOMETIMES THE BLINKERS COME ON ALL BY THEM SELVES OR WHEN I DO USE THE BLINKERS, SOMETIMES IT BLINKS AT A VERY FAST RATE WHICH I'M AFRAID IT WILL APPEAR AS IF THE BLINKER ISN'T ACTUALLY ON. I CAN'T TELL FROM THE INSIDE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING, JUST THAT IT WAS SHORTLY AFTER THE BLINKERS WERE REPLACED. THE "APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE" IS A WILD GUESS. *TR

FILE DATE 5/2/2000 MFR. INVOLVED GENERAL MOTORS CORP. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 00V116000 MFR. CAMPAIGN # 00041 COMPONENT AFFECTED SUSPENSION:REAR # VEHICLES AFFECTED 23 DEFECT VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM TO THE LEFT REAR KNUCKLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS DURING ASSEMBLY. CONSEQUENCE THE BOLT COULD BACK COMPLETELY OUT OF THE JOINT AFFECTING VEHICLE CONTROL. CORRECTIVE ACTION DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THIS BOLT. ------------------------------ I HAVE TO REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL BEARING ON THE LEFT REAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER, THAT THIS DID NOT APPLY TO MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, . EACH BEARING IS $ 300- 400, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD TO REPLACE IN OTHER BEARINGS EXCEPT THE LEFT REAR. COULD THE ABOVE RECALL AFFECT THAT WHEEL BEARING, AND HOW MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE THAT IT JUST SO HAPPENS TO BE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING ON MY CAR, COULD THERE HAVE BEEN MORE OF A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION OF THIS VEHICLE? ALSO WHEN BREAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, THE NEW LEFT REAR BRAKE SHOE CRACKED IN HALF AS A RESULT OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING HAVING ISSUES. *TR

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHERS STOPPED WORKING AS IN VEHICLES COVERED BY NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA02037. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE/REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGING FULL PRICE. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN THE CAR IS FAILING FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE WE'VE OWNED IT. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T ALLOW THE CAR TO START FOR 10 MINUTES. IT WAS ABOUT $400.00 TO FIX THE LAST TIME AND IS STARTING TO FAIL AGAIN AFTER ABOUT ONE YEAR. *TR

THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN I CAN'T START THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS TO PUT IT IN THE ACC MODE UNTIL THE LIGHT IS SOLID. BUT THAT TAKES 10 MINUTES. THE FAILURE TO START COMES IN DAILY, AND TAKE ME TEN OR TWENTY MINUTES TO STAR MY CAR. THE PASS-LOCK FEATURE FOR THE CAR IN MALFUNCTION. AND NOW I HAVE TO RESET DAILY. HOPEFULLY I HAVE NO LIFE THREATEN SITUATIONS I WILL HAVE TO WAIT TEN OR TWENTY MINUTES TO START MY CAR. THE IGNITION SOLENOID HAS BEEN REPLACE BY THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW SAME PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO EXCESSIVELY OVERHEAT. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE HEAD GASKET, WHICH WAS REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,000. RECENTLY, THE FAILURE RECURRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO THE ABSORBENT COST. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS MADE OF PLASTIC, WHICH CAUSED FREQUENT FAILURES WITH THE COMPONENT. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY DASHBOARD HAS CAME A LOOSE FROM MY WINDSHIELD AND CONTINUES TO FOLD BACK TOWARD MY STEERING WHEEL. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY IT IS GOING TO CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE SEEN OTHER MODELS OF MY CAR THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. *TR

THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TWICE. THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED NOW BUT TOOK SEVERAL SERVICES TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP, HEAD GASKET. THERMOSTAT AND VALVE COVER GASKET 3 TIMES. REPLACED ALL GASKETS TWICE. HEADLIGHT STAY ON AT ALL TIMES WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. *TR

THE SECURITY PASSLOCK IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN, I HAVE SPENT $1,500.00 TRYING TO GET IT FIXED WHICH WAS 4 TIMES IN THE SHOP AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY THOUGHT THEY GOT IT FIXED. THE PASSLOCK CUTS OFF THE GAS TO THE ENGINE I CAN BE ANYWHERE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE COME BACK AND TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT IS ON. *TR

ON 5/15/08 @ 4:30 P.M., OUR DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, ON I-40 WEST IN DURHAM CTY, NC. TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MILES PER HR, SHE REMEMBERS ONLY A SUDDEN PULL TO THE LEFT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. LOSING CONTROL, SHE SWERVED 150 FT. BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE CONCRETE WALL BARRIER. CONTINUING ANOTHER 50 FT. THE CAR FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED. A WITNESS TRAVELING BEHIND OUR CAR REPORTED THAT THE CAR JUST STARTED TO "FISHTAIL". THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED BY THE OFFICER AT THE CRASH, AND LATER BY MY HUSBAND AND THE INSURANCE EXAMINER, AND WERE FOUND TO BE INTACT, FULLY INFLATED AND WITHOUT EXCESSIVE WEAR. A SEARCH ON THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WEBSITE BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION A RECALL IN CERTAIN MODELS OF THE 2000 GRAND AM INVOLVING THE REAR SUSPENSION TRAIL ARM TO THE LEFT REAR KNUCKLE BOLT. UPON REPORTING THIS INFORMATION TO STATE FARM INSURANCE, THE ADJUSTER INCLUDED THIS COMPONENT IN HIS FINDINGS. HE REPORTED THAT NOTHING "APPEARED" OUT OF PLACE. A SINGLE SNAPSHOT OF THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS SUBMITTED IN SUPPORT OF HIS FINDINGS. MR. JOHN GARCIGA, A STATE FARM ADJUSTER, ADVISED US THAT THE SNAPSHOT WAS OF POOR QUALITY AND THE CAR WAS NOT LIFTED FOR THE INVESTIGATION, BUT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THEIR REPORTING, NO FURTHER EXAMINATION WAS WARRANTED. HE ENCOURAGED US TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO THE NHTSA. WE FEEL OUR DAUGHTER WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY TO HAVE SURVIVED THIS CRASH. HER INJURIES INCLUDED A BROKEN

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING. CAN'T START CAR FOR ABOUT 15MIN WAITING FOR SECURITY TO RESET. SOMETIMES IT TAKE AN ADDITIONAL 15MIN BEFORE IT RESETS AND START. *TR

SIGNAL INDICATOR KEEPS CLICKING AFTER CANCELING SIGNAL. *TR

I WAS STARTING TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT HAD SNAPPED AND FLUNG ITSELF INTO THE TIRE. WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED INTO A SEVERE CRASH AND COULD HAVE KILLED SOME ONE. NOW I MUST REPLACE THE STRUT TOWER AND THE COIL SPRING. *TR

THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS IN MY 2 DOOR 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONTINUE TO FAIL. I HAVE REPLACED FOUR OF THE REGULATORS SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2003. THESE WINDOW REGULATORS COST $112.00 EVERY TIME THEY FAIL. DEPENDING ON HOW AND WHEN, THESE WINDOW REGULATORS FAIL THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF THE GLASS FALLING INTO THE DOOR AND BREAKING THE GLASS. WHEN THE FIRST ONE FAILED, I HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW GLASS, IN RETURN MADE AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $120.00. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER LOCAL OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE HAD THE SAME TROUBLES WITH THESE WINDOW REGULATORS. I FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND SOLVED WITH A REDESIGN OF THE WINDOW REGULATOR SYSTEM AT THE COST OF GENERAL MOTORS. *TR

CAR DOES NOT START, LEAVES YOU STRANDED DUE TO A FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON PONTIAC GRAND AM 2000. *TR

THERE ARE 2 REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BULBS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND ARE SPECIFIED TO BE THE SAME, BUT THEY CAN NOT BE. BY PUTTING IN THE SAME 3157 LIGHT BULB, AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, IT WILL SHORT OUT THE LAMP BASE AND STARTS MELTING THE LIGHT BULB BASE. IN THE MEAN TIME THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE REAR DRIVE SIDE WILL NOT WORK. *TR

RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE CAUSING SPRING TO COME OFF STRUT SEAT AND DROP DOWN AND GO INTO TIRE WHICH CAUSED TIRE TO BLOW OUT AND ALMOST TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR. PART # OF SPRING IS 22132945. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR MY TEENAGE SON THINKING IT WAS A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE, BUT THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT START SOMETIMES. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CAR WILL START. THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL ALSO COME ON SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. FROM WHAT I AM READING THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT WITHOUT WASTING MY MONEY ON THINGS NOT NEEDED, OR WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH MY TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD FLASHER ON A DAILY BASIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS TURN SIGNAL HAS NOT WORKED FOR OVER TWO YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN GMC RECALL NUMBER 03040. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

LOSS OF POWER, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND SMELL OF SMOLDERING MATERIAL. DON'T KNOW WHAT FAILURE IS, FOUND MELTED TRUNK LINER AND PERSONAL JACKET. *TR

PASSLOCK IS PREVENTING CAR FROM STARTING AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MYSELF AND PEOPLE THAT ARE RIDING WITH ME. I HAVE PAID IN AUG OVER TOTAL OF $600.00 TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECT ED BY 2 DIFFERENT SHOPS AN LOW AND BEHOLD IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP THIS UP AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO OTHER CARS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND I SHOULD BE REFUNDED WHAT I HAVE PAID OUT. THIS IS A RISK TO MY HEALTH AND SAFETY I HAVE MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND I NEED MY CAR TO START WHEN I NEED TO GO SOMEPLACE AND I HAVE A 77 YEAR OLD FATHER THAT ALSO DEPENDS ON ME. *TR

2000 GRAND AM I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY MOTOR TO MY WINDOWS I HAVE REPLACED 1 ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE... NOW THE 1 ON THE DRIVERS FRONT AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE IN THE BACK ARE OUT ! THIS IS COSTING ME $300.00 A WINDOW. CAN I GET SOME TYPE OF DISCOUNT OR SOME TYPE OF HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM ! THE CAR HAS BEEN OWNED BY A DMV AS A GOFFER TYPE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS (SO NOT DROVE TOO MUCH), THAN I BROUGHT IT 4 YRS (?) AGO AND I'M SINGLE (NO KIDS)... SO IT ISN'T THAT THE WINDOWS HAVE HAD ABUSE ! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

POWER WINDOWS FAIL TO FUNCTION. THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS-SIDE WINDOWS MADE A POPPING NOISE AND NOW WILL NOT ROLL UP. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN AT ALL. WHEN THE FIRST WINDOW STOPPED WORKING I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MOTOR SYSTEM WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD. NO WINDOW PARTS HAVE BEEN FIXED OR REPLACED. *TR

MY HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, AND NEITHER DO MY TURN SIGNALS. I AM A FULL-TIME COLLEGE STUDENT, WHO COMMUTES BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY, AS WELL AS MY PART-TIME JOB. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD TROUBLE WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS/ LIGHTS, SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR, BUT NOW THEY HAVE QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I AM AFRAID IF MY CARS EVER BRAKES DOWN, I WILL GET HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS LEFT ME STRANDED ABOUT 100 TIMES, I HAVE HAD MY CAR FIXED 7 TIMES FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE CAR ONLY STARTS WHEN IT WANTS TO BECAUSE OF THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILURE. PLEASE HAVE GM RECALL THE PARTS OF THE SECURITY FEATURE IT REALLY ISN'T SAFE TO BE STRANDED WHEN I WORK IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT. *TR

MY 2000 GRAND AM WILL NOT START SOMETIME, THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL BE ON, IF I WAIT 20 MINUTES SOMETIMES THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND VEHICLE WILL START, SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT, I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK ON THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. TONIGHT IT WOULD NOT START 3 TIMES WITH A 20 MINUTE WAIT BETWEEN EACH TRY. IF THERE SHOULD EVER BE AN EMERGENCY WHERE I HAD TO HURRY AND START THE CAR, AND THIS HAPPENED, I WOULD BE OUT OF LUCK. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL GM CARS. *TR

WHEN TURNING ONLY ON DRIVERS SIDE THE LIGHT DOESN'T BLINK LIKE A BULB IS BURNT OUT I HAVE REPLACED MORE BULBS IN THIS CAR THEN ALL THE OTHER CARS I HAVE EVER OWNED TOTAL. IF I HIT EMERGENCY FLASHER AND TURN IT OFF IT WILL WORK WHAT'S UP WITH THIS I HAVE ALSO NOTICE OTHER GRAND AM'S ON THE ROAD THAT ARE THE SAME WAY IS THIS A RECALL. *JB

MY TURN INDICATORS DID NOT ALWAYS WORK AND CLICKED INTERMITTENTLY. FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V327000 MFR'S REPORT DATE : AUG 27, 2003 COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL, WHEN I THREATENED LEGAL ACTION, THEY SAID THEY FOUND A VOLUNTARY FIX, NOT AT ALL THE SAME AS A RECALL. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND THE INDICATORS WORKED, BUT WHEN TURNED OFF, THEY CONTINUED TO CLICK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REFUSED TO FIX. ON 9/26 THE DASH STARTED SMOKING WHEN I USED THE TURN INDICATOR SO I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THE DEALER CHARGED ME $345.15 FOR THE REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IN THE TREE. THEY SAID IT WAS SHORTING. GREG MEYER SERVICE MANAGER AT PIERSON AGREED THAT PONTIAC SHOULD PAY, BUT SAID HIS HANDS WERE TIED. HE SUGGESTED I FILE THIS COMPLAINT. HE FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT LEGAL ACTION MAY BE NECESSARY. *JB

SEATBELT SOMETIMES COMES UNLATCHED WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED TO BELT. *TR

SECURITY LIGHT COMING ON AND MY CAR WILL NOT START. I AM HAVING TO WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT STARTS AGAIN AND A FEW TIMES I HAVE HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR OVERNIGHT BEFORE IT WOULD START. *JB