2000 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW (MY FIRST NEW CAR) IN AUGUST 2000. AFTER THE FIRST 15,000 MILES AND THE NEXT 15.000 MILES THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER EACH ADDITIONAL 15,000 +/- MILES I PAID FOR THIS SERVICE OUT OF POCKET. IN ADDITION, I STARTED PAYING FOR WHEEL BEARINGS AND REPLACED THEM TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. NEXT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH THE FAN ONLY WORKING ON SPEED 1 AND 5. MANY DEALER TRIPS TO HAVE ATTEMPTS TO BE FIXED. PROBLEMS GREW TO ADD ISSUES WITH FUEL PUMP. NEW FUEL PUMP ADDED AFTER BEING STRANDED FOR A FEW HOURS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. NEWEST PROBLEM WHICH WE BECAME AWARE OF REAL EARLY ON WAS LOW COOLANT OR A SYSTEM WHICH CAN NOT KEEP COOLANT IN THE CAR. THE PROBLEM REVISITED US ON XMAS DAY AS WE WERE TRAVELING TO RELATIVES AND WERE STRANDED IN UPSTATE NY IN TYPICAL CLIMATIC TEMPERATURES OF LESS THAN 30 DEGREES F. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR MANY TIMES TO DEALERS AND LOCAL MECHANICS. PROBLEMS ARE STILL ADDING UP. INCLUDED EXHAUST ISSUES. CARBON MONOXIDE. WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT FOR A FIRST TIME CAR OWNER. BUT I HAVE LEARNED ONE LESSON...WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN. NEVER SATISFIED WITH DEALER COSTS AND FIXES. AFTER LEARNING ABOUT ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS ON THIS SITE THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD VERY SIMILAR. I AM GLAD THAT MY NEWEST CAR A HONDA SITS NEXT TO THE GRAND AM. I SEE THAT GM IS HURTING FINANCIALLY AND I THINK THIS SPEAKS LOUDLY FOR WHAT CONSUMERS ARE FEELING. I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF MY CAR AND SELECTED GM FOR MY FIRST CAR PURCHASE, UNFORTUNATELY GM HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED IN JANUARY OF 2005. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SMALL TOWN WITHOUT A GM DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE GASKET WITH AN AFTER MARKET MANIFOLD GASKET. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT GASKET WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED THE ENTIRE MANIFOLD TO BE REPAIRED A THIRD TIME. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $829.59. THE CONTACT WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR SINCE THE MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

VEHICLE LEAKING COOLANT. *TR

I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE HAZARD SIGNAL, PREVENTING THE TURN SIGNALS FROM WORKING CORRECTLY. IT ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THEY HAD RECALLED THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, WHICH WAS THE CAR I DRIVE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT. WHEN I CALLED THEM THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE'S WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO THE VIN. SINCE THIS IS A DEFECT, AND CAN ENDANGER MY LIFE I THINK THEY SHOULD FIX THE CAR FOR FREE. I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED ON MY OWN. AS YOU WELL KNOW THE DEALERSHIPS CHARGES A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX ANYTHING ON THE CAR. I CAN'T BUY A NEW HAZARD SIGNAL FROM AUTOZONE OR O'REILEY'S AUTO PARTS, AND JUST HAVE MY FRIEND PUT IT ON SINCE THE ONLY PLACE ONE CAN PURCHASE THIS PARTICULAR HAZARD SIGNAL IS FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I WONDER WHY? I AM BEING SARCASTIC!. THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENT/ACCIDENT AS OF YET.*AK

TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD BLINKERS WILL NOT TURN ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM, BLINKERS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED FLASHERS WORKED/DIDN'TWORK WHEN THE BLINKERS DID WORK. DIDN'T SEEM TO BE RELATED TO WEATHER OR ANY OTHER CONDITIONS. TOOK OFF FRONT OF CAR WHERE RADIO WAS AND MOVED WIRES CONNECTING TO HAZARD LIGHT, SEEMED TO BE A SHORT IN THE WIRE, POSSIBLE. PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. BLINKERS WORKED ABOUT 60% OF THE TIME.*AK

I NOTICED FOR OVER A YEAR, THERE WAS COOLANT LEAKAGE. WHEN IT BECOME MORE EVIDENT, I TOOK MY CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND FOUND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE INTAKE GASKET. BOTH MECHANICS CONFIRMED THAT MY PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DEX-COOL BEING USED AND HAD TO SPEND $624.92 TO REPAIR AND REPLACE PARTS AND HAVE MY SYSTEM CHANGED OVER TO REGULAR ANTIFREEZE TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. REPLACED PARTS: GASKET, WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, OIL FILTER AND OIL, ENGINE COOLANT, AND VALVE COVER GASKETS.*AK

FAN SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. FAN ONLY WORKED IN POSITIONS 3, 4, AND 5. *AK

MY PONTIAC GRAND AM GT1 WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD DRIVEN IT 45 -60 MINUTES BEFORE I PARKED IT FOR THE NIGHT. I HEARD A KNOCK AT MY DOOR AND IT WAS THE FIRE DEPT. EXTINGUISHING OUT A FIRE ON THE REAR END OF MY CAR! I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I WAS SEEING I SURE DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. ALL THE TAIL LAMPS ,SPOILER. ESSENTIALLY ALL THAT'S LEFT OF THE REAR END IS THE METAL ALL THE PLASTIC BURNED INTO A MOLTEN PILE OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND LOCKED UP FOR THE NIGHT SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. THE FIRE DEPT SAID MOST LIKELY ELECTRICAL FIRE. I JUST NEED MY CAR FIXED. I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *JB

THIS IS MY SECOND TIME WRITING YOU... I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM MY LAST CORRESPONDENCE....I OWN A 02 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, MY HAZARD WARNING SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THEIR WAS A RECALL, DEALER IN HAWAII DOES NOT WANT TO HONOR THE RECALL. I PAID NEARLY 100.00 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE ANOTHER SHOP FIX AND REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH...NOW SIMPLE QUESTION TO YOU, IS THIS STILL A RECALL ITEM AND DOES THE DEALER HAVE TO MAKE GOOD ON FIXING THE PROBLEM? *TR

PASS LOCK SYSTEM ON MY 2000 GRAND AM. SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WILL NOT START FOR 10 MINUTES. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. *JB

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE RECENTLY, I HAD PAID OUT OF POCKET TO GET MY "HAZARD WARNING SWITCH," REPLACED BECAUSE THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. NHTSA PUT OUT A RECALL ON 08/28/03, RECALL #03V327000. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER IN HAWAII IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE PART REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HONOR THE RECALL REQUEST AND STATED THAT I MUST PAY OUT OF POCKET. I THEN TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE NEEDED REPAIRS DONE. I PAID $98.36 OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THE PART AND LABOR. ON 4/18/07 I CALLED GM (1-800-620-7668) TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR WHAT I PAID OUT. GM REFUSED TO PAY. I AM NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MONIES I HAD TO PAY OUT. ARE YOU ABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I HAVE REPLACED VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF MY ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF A GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THOSE WERE HOSES, BELTS, WATER PUMPS, COOLANT RETURN SYSTEMS, ETC DUE TO LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE. I HAVE ALWAYS USED THE DEX-COOL TYPE TO REFILL, AND SURELY THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE DONE THE SAME. YET SINCE MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $2,000 IN PARTS AND LABOR FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS SITTING RIGHT NOW, AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY A 4TH TIME FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. THERE DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE SYSTEM.*AK

MY FUEL GAUGE HASN'T WORKED FOR YEARS. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS ON A FEW OCCASIONS BUT NOW KNOW TO USE MY TRIP METER, SO WHEN I HIT 200 MILES I NEED TO FILL UP SOON. I ALSO NOTICE IT JUST DOESN'T STICK AT A 1/4 OF A TANK IT SOMETIMES FLIPS BACK AND FORTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY TO FULL BACK TO EMPTY. IT JUST GOES BEZERK. IT IS THE SENSOR AND BY NOW I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE A RECALL BUT I GUESS THAT PROBABLY WON'T HAPPEN. IT SHOULD FOR GM SAKE. PONTIAC WERE ALWAYS GOOD VEHICLES NOT ANYMORE WHEN THEY WON'T BACK UP WHAT THEY SELL.*JB

FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS. *JB

MY BLINKERS AND HAZARD FLASHERS DO NOT WORK ANY LONGER. IT STARTED WITH THE BLINKERS NOT WORKING ON WARM DAYS AND NOW THEY ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. IT SEEMS TO WORK LIKE ONCE A DAY WHEN IT IS REALLY COLD BUT THAT IS IT. MY HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL ANY MORE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY TO BE DRIVING WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO CAUSING MANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOT HAVING BLINKERS OR HAZARD LIGHTS. *JB

TL* - THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ON THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD NOT BE DEPENDED ON. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL O CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V327000, BUT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THAT RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

THE FAN ONLY WORKS IN 3,4 AND 5 SETTINGS. 1 & 2 DO NOT WORK. I SEE THIS IS GETTING TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

EXCESSIVE DEX-COOL COOLANT AND OIL LEAKAGE HAVE BEEN OCCURRING IN MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM V6 ON A DAILY BASIS. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND POSSIBLY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I HAVE 62,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I FEEL THAT THE COOLANT AND OIL ARE MIXING AND COULD LEAD TO ENGINE SEIZURE, WHICH COULD PROVE FATAL WHILE ON THE HIGHWAYS. IN FAIRNESS TO MY FAMILY AND TO MYSELF, I FEEL THAT PONTIAC OR GM SHOULD FIX OR REPLACE MY VEHICLE BEFORE IRREREPAIRABLE HARM IS INCURRED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON CITY STREETS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND WATER PUMP LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE. THE NON SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE WATER PUMP AND ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE ISSUE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V327000, REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR MY CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF ON ME. ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD WAS I ABLE TO COAST OVER 2 LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AVOIDING HAVING ANOTHER CAR RUN STRAIGHT INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP MODULE. THEY STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT BUT THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON THIS PART YET. NOW, 2 YEARS LATER I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CAR NOW HAVING A GASOLINE SMELL EVERY WINTER BECAUSE GAS IS LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE AND THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHERE. *JB

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER ABOUT 6 MOS. AGO I GOT INTO MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK, AND LUCKILY A MAN STOPPED TO ASK IF MY SECURITY LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. (I THOUGHT IT MAY BE IGNITION/FUEL PUMP/ETC.) SURE ENOUGH, THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS FLASHING. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE ALSO DRIVES A GM, AND THIS HAD BEEN OCCURRING WITH HIS CAR. HE SAID THAT AFTER RESEARCHING WITH THE GM DEALER, HE LEARNED THAT IF A PERSON WAITED 10 MINUTES THE CAR WOULD MOST LIKELY START, WHICH IT DID. (THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE ACTUALLY CUTS OFF THE FUEL PUMP, AND DUE TO LACK OF GASOLINE, THE ENGINE WON'T START.) THE NEXT DAY, I CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER MYSELF, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY THE ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER, AND WAS QUOTED APPROX. $500-600 TO REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN READING MORE AND MORE INCIDENTS LIKE MINE, AND FRANKLY DON'T HAVE THE $600 TO SPEND TO REPAIR, HOWEVER, I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS DEFECT MAY LEAVE ME STRANDED SOMEWHERE IN AN UNFAVORABLE SITUATION. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP HAVE THIS ISSUE LOOKED AT AS A POSSIBLE RECALL, AND HAVE THE MANUFACTURER FIX? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AT NIGHT ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BLUE HEAD LIGHTS OF OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WERE BLINDING. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE BLUE HEAD LIGHTS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE A COLLISION.

PASSLOCK FAILURE. PASSLOCK SHUTS DOWN FUEL SUPPLY. IT IS SUPPOSE TO IF THE PASSLOCK/IGNITION REPORTS TO THE COMPUTER THAT THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH. HUNDREDS OF TIMES PASSLOCK COMES ON AND I CANNOT START MY CAR WITHOUT WAITING AND DOING THE 10 MINUTE PROCEDURE. HAPPENED WHILE I WAS AT A 7-11 ONE TIME, SOME UNSAVORY LOOKING CHARACTERS SAME OVER TO ME, I FLASHED MY PEPPER SPRAY AND CELL PHONE AND SAID I AM CALLING THE POLICE. LUCKILY THEY RAN OFF. ALSO COMES ON WHILE I AM DRIVING WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CAR WOULD DIE COMPLETELY OR RUN OK IF NOT ON A HILL OR INCLINE. HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. TWO PONTIAC DEALERS SUGGESTED NEW IGNITION TO BE INSTALLED TO "SEE" IF THAT WILL FIX IT. I WILL NOT PAY TO "SEE" IF THAT WILL FIX IT. AS I RESEARCH THE INTERNET OVER 17,000 PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND REPORTED IT TO VARIOUS SITES. THOSE ARE ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO THINK OF LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I DID WRITE GM RECENTLY TO SEE IF THEY COULD DO SOMETHING. HAVE NOT HEARD BACK YET. CAN YOU HELP? AS I RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND CARS AND SUV'S THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS SINCE 1999. WHY HASN'T GM DISCONTINUED OR FIXED THAT PASSLOCK ISSUES IN ALL THOSE YEARS? MUST COST TO MUCH HAVE A RECALL. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE? HOPE NOT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOU TIME AND WORK THAT GOES TO HELPING KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. *JB

PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AREA OF MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION, THE ENGINE CRADLE/K-FRAME CROSSMEMBER WAS FOUND TO BE EXTREMELY RUSTED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND WHERE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING BOLTS TO IT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD OR THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: FLASHING WARNING LIGHT UNIT. AFTER A MONTH, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED AS WELL, BOTH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL ON THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH #03V327000 WAS NOT PERFORMED AT NO COST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT STATED THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THE SWITCH WAS CHANGED, THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. UPDATED 11/09/06. *JB

THERE IS A PROBLEM, APPARENTLY WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, WHICH CONTROLS THE BLINKERS AMONG OTHER THINGS. AFTER THE BLINKERS SHUT OFF, IT IS CAUSING A RAPID CLICKING NOISE NEAR OR IN THE FLASHERS. I CHECKED A WEB SITE, AND IT APPEARS MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAD THE FLASHER SWITCH REPLACED ON A RECALL, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH. IT IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE AT THE LEAST IT IS VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY BLINKERS WILL SUDDENLY STOP WORKING, OR THAT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM COULD CREATE A FIRE. *NM

AIRBAGS IN STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR DEPLOYED AFTER DROPPING OFF PASSENGER. NO CRASH OR ACCIDENT WAS INVOLVED. NO INJURIES TO ANYONE. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO INJURIES AND DID NOT MAKE NO CONTACT WITH ANY OBJECT IN PARKING LOT. THAT INSURANCE WAS NOT COVERING DUE TO NO COLLISION OR LOSS. *NM

IN THE END OF AUGUST 2006 I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH STARTING MY 2000 GRAND AM GT. IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AS NORMAL. AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES, IT WOULD WORK NORMALLY EXCEPT THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT WOULD STAY LIT. THEN IT STARTED TO STALL WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I THOUGHT PERHAPS SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY ALTERNATOR. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE DIAGNOSTICS RAN ON IT. THEY COULD FIND NO REASON AND ADVISED ME THAT IT COULD BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT SEEMED THAT THE COMPUTERS WERE NOT COMMUNICATING AND THE ACCESSORY COMPUTER WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2006, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER THEY RAN THEIR OWN DIAGNOSTICS, THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE "FUSE BLOCK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED". IS THIS A NORMAL THING FOR A SIX YEAR OLD CAR? I HAD STALLED OUT WHILE ON AN EXPRESSWAY TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND RESTART THE CAR. LOOKING AT THE RECALL INVESTIGATIONS, I NOTICED SEVERAL THAT REFERRED TO STALLING AND FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE WIRING INSIDE THE "CORRODED FUSE BLOCK CONTAINED THE WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP AND WAS NOT ALLOWING THE COMPUTER TO SEND THE FUEL PUMP THE CORRECT MESSAGES". PERHAPS MY PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE NEW PART TO COME IN AND WILL REQUEST THE OLD PART. THANK YOU. *NM

DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF WHILE WE WHERE ON A ROAD TRIP. IT WAS STILL HANGING BY THE WIRES BUT THE SCREW BRACKETS CRACKED. *JB

HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR. BOUGHT USED, NO HISTORY OF THE CAR. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER LESS THEN A YEAR OF PURCHASE. HAVING THIS GAS SMELL WHEN THE AC IS ON. WITH THE PHOENIX WEATHER THERE IS NOT ONE DAY YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT AN AC. THE SMELL GETS SO BAD THAT YOUR CLOTHES AND HAIR SMELL WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE THREE KIDS ONE TODDLER THAT I HATE TO HAVE THEM GET SICK FROM IT. I BELIEVE IT IS HARMFUL TO THEM. *NM

THE BLINKERS AND HAZARD LIGHTS OF THIS VEHICLE FAIL TO WORK AT TIMES. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REARENDED A FEW TIMES. THEY WORK INTERMITTENLY. I CALLED THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR ISNT ELIGIBLE. BUT IT IS A 2000 GRAND AM, LIKE THE OTHERS BEING RECALLED, ITS GOT 115000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *NM

2000 GRAND AM HAS PROBLEMS WITH HAZARD AND TURN SIGNALS. *TS THE CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V327000. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE E WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM: AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE CARS SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, SOMETIMES I NOTICE IT IS ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. OTHER TIMES IT COMES ON BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTS AND I HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES AS THE MANUAL STATES, VERY INCONVENIENT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE JUST FINISHED PUMPING GAS. ALSO I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TURN SIGNAL CLICKING WHILE I AM GOING DOWN THE ROAD. EVEN WHEN I DON'T TOUCH MY SIGNAL IT JUST CLICKS CONSTANTLY. THE LIGHT HOWEVER DOESN'T COME ON WHILE IT IS DOING THIS. I CANT COUNT THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. I DID TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE TURN SIGNAL SOUND AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UPON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. AFTER WAITING TEN MINUTES AND TURNING THE IGNITION ON A SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST 5 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. UPDATED 07/03/06. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE ENGINE JUST DIED ON ME. FORTUNATELY, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I MANAGED TO COAST ONTO A SLIP ROAD. ONCE I HAD STOPPED, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I TRIED STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN. THIS TIME THE ENGINE TURNED OVER FINE (NORMAL SPEED) BUT WOULDN'T START. I LEFT IT ANOTHER 10 MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE ENGINE STARTED FINE AND I COULD CONTINUE ON MY WAY TO WORK. I SUSPECT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY FEATURE ("PASSLOCK") ON MY CAR, AS I HAVE HAD OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS STARTING MY CAR IN PARKING LOTS WHEN THE "SECURITY" LIGHT HAS COME ON. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING (AT HIGH SPEED) SO OF COURSE IT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE. *NM

POWER STEERING FAILURE. NO LEAKS OR BROKEN BELTS. FLUID LEVEL FINE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V327000, REGARDING THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

PONTIAC GRAND AM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNALS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. DUE TO THE FAILURES THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO NEAR ACCIDENTS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. UPON INSPECTION THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE WIRING TO THE HAZARD SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V327000, REGARDING THE HAZARD LIGHTS SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE. VEHICLE HAD 40K MILES. DEALER SAID THIS IS COMMON ON THESE VEHICLES. COST OF REPAIR 1600 DOLLARS. HAVING READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS GASKET FAILURE IT APPARENT THAT THE MANUFACTURER USED A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

THE FUEL GAUGE WAS MISREADING FUEL LEVEL. GAUGE WAS SHOWING GAS IN VEHICLE WHEN THERE WAS NONE. I RAN OUT OF GAS 3 OR 4 TIMES. I ENDED UP REPLACING THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THE CAUSE TO ME AS THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT RESULT OF THE ULTIMATE FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP AND SYSTEM. I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS AND ALL THE OTHER PROBLEMS I HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE. BECAUSE OF MY EXPERIENCE WITH GM I PROBABLY WOULD NOT PURCHASE OR RECOMMEND TO ANYONE ELSE TO PURCHASE A GM PRODUCT. NO ONE WANTED TO STAND BEHIND HIS PRODUCT. MAYBE IT DOESN'T MATTER, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ASK AND FOLLOW MY ADVICE. I GATHERED INFORMATION THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW. IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE AS IT IS REMEMBERED AND REPEATED. *AK

THE SIGNAL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED AND STARTED WORKING ONLY PART OF THE TIME. THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE SIGNALS. I RESEARCHED THE VEHICLE ON THIS SITE AND FOUND THAT THE 2000 GRAND AM WAS RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE 2000'S. I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE CARS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL HAVE AND THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS HAS FAILED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. *JB

1. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A GAS SMELL SINCE PURCHASE IN 03. I HAD IT INTO DEALERSHIP WHOM SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT FROM INTERNET PAGES THIS IS A COMMON INTAKE SEAL PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED WHILE UNDER 2 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. SMELL OF GAS HAS MADE PERSONS SICK. 2. FAN CONTROL SWITCH FAILS AND ONLY WORKS ON #3 SETTING OR HIGHER. 3. TURN INDICATORS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. 4. ELECTRONICS COMPUTER FAILS INTERMITTENTLY AND HAS TO BE RESET BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. (WAS THIS MADE BY MICROSOFT?). *NM

DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, NO CODES HAVE BEEN DETECTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE ABS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER FOUND LACK OF VOLTS FOR EBCM, THE PROBLEM WAS TRACED TO A FAULTY RELAY. THE LOWER INTAKE GASKET HAD RUPTURED. THE HORN HAD STOPPED WORKING DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. THE LEFT POWER WINDOW WAS SLOW TO ROLL UP. THE REAR DEFOGGER GRID SHORTED OUT. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR TWO YEARS. HE CAN JUMP START THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL START FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE AND RELAY FOR THE FUEL PUMP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THEY STATE THE FUEL PUMP MAY NOT BE GETTING ENOUGH POWER. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 03V327000 CONCERNING HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED.*AK