2001 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

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 DEDICATED TURN LANE OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION WHERE WE COLLIDED. THE FRONT END OF THE 1989 CADILLAC EL DORADO STRUCK THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND REAR WHEEL. AS A RESULT SPUN THE REAR END OF MY VEHICLE APPROX. 90 DEGREES, PIVOTING OFF OF THE FRONT WHEELS. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER OF THE CADILLAC APPLIED HIS BRAKES AND LEFT APPROX 16 FEET OF SKID MARKS PRIOR TO IMPACT. GIVEN THIS INFORMATION AND THE LOW SPEEDS OF BOTH VEHICLES THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED.*AK

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. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 1.5 YEARS. I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEM WITH IT STARTING. I TOOK IT TO AUTO REPAIR SHOP & THEY SAID IT WAS COMMON PROBLEM. THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF 2001 GRAND AM WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. IT WAS FIXED. I WAS TOLD TO WATCH THE CAR BECAUSE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEY WILL REPORT THE PROBLEM. WHEN WE FIRST GO THE CAR THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF BY THEMSELVES AT NIGHT. THAT HAPPENED AT 12:30AM. ALSO THE TAILLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. WE REPORTED THAT TO THE DEALERSHIP & THEY FIXED IT. *AK

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 DEFLECTORS WERE BROKE/TURNED/ETC. THEY HAD IT IN THERE FOR DAYS UNDER A HOSE, HOWEVER, I TOLD THEM IT HAS TO BE HEAVY RAIN. THEY CANNOT DUPLICATION THE PROBLEM AND ARE NOW CLAIMING SOME ONE IS PLAYING A JOKE ON ME. HA TO THAT I SAY AS I HAVE AN ALARM ON MY CAR AND NO ONE ELSE HAS THE KEYS, BESIDES WHO WOULD BE OUT IN A THUNDER STORM POURING WATER ON THE FLOOR OF MY CAR. THEY HAVE ALSO STATED IT IS DUE TO A SPILL, WELL NO ONE SITS IN MY BACK SEAT. THEY HAD TO REPAINT THE SEAT RUNNERS AS THEY WERE RUSTING OUT SO BAD DUE TO THE WATER LEAK. I'M OBTAINING A LAWYER AND TAKING LEGAL ACTIONS. IN LOOKING AT TEH NUMBEROUS COMPLAINTS I CAN SEE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I PAY $395 PER MONTH FOR THIS CAR FOR THE BOTTOMS TO RUST OUT IN THE FUTURE. GM NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT OR THEY HAVE LOST A VERY LOYAL CUSTOMER

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 CONTAINING OIL. MY CAR IS A 2001 GRAND AM GT. MY WIFES CAR (2000 ALERO WITH THE V6 ALSO) HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND PUSHED US TO GET RID OF IT. I ONLY POSTED THIS AFTER KNOWING OF ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE HAD THIS EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. I ONLY WISH THAT EVERYONE COULD SUBMIT THE ISSUE ON HERE, ALLOWING THE NHTSA TO HAVE A BETTER IDEA AS TO THE SCOPE OF THIS POORLY DESIGNED (AND LATER FIXED) ENGINE GASKET.*AK

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

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

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

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 GAL OF GAS TO MAKE SURE IT HAS ENOUGH ALTHOUGH GUAGE DID NOT INDICATE LOW GAS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT FINALLY STARTED. THE DEALER DID A THOROUGH CHECK DIAGNOSTICALLY AND DRIVING AND COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. FIRST TIME CAR HAS DIED WHILE DRIVING BUT HAS HAD SEVERAL (10) INSTANCES OF NOT STARTING IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS. THIS IS A VERY BIG CONCERN SINCE MY 20 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DEPENDS ON THIS CAR FOR LONG DRIVES FREQUENTLY WHILE IN COLLEGE. THIS COULD BE A VERY BIG SAFETY CONCERN IF CAR CONTINUES TO DIE WHILE DRIVING! *AK

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 AND ROTORS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THE NOISE ONLY HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THE TIRES WERE THE PROBLEM

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 MIXTURE OF DEX-COOL AND WATER. LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON, BUT WHEN I GOT TO WORK ON 6-22-04 I GOT OUT OF CAR AND NOTICED A LINE OF ORANGE FLUID COMING FROM CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE AND 844.00 DOLLARS LATER IT WAS FIXED AGAIN. I WORK 50 MILES FROM MY HOME AND HAVE TO GO THROUGH A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET TO WORK. I HAD TO FIND A RIDE HOME, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A RIDE TO WORK THE NEXT DAY SO I MISSED WORK. GM IS A BIG COMPANY THAT NO LONGER CARES ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMER. THEY NEED TO STEP UP AND ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR THEIR ERROR. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT THAT DOES NOT COVER THE COST BECAUSE IT IS LESS LIKELY AN ACCIDENT WILL HAPPEN SO THE CHANCES OF THEM BEING SUIED IS LOW.

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 INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL, AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK

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 SUPPORT THE FACT THAT THE 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A FAULTY TIRES AND RIM PACKAGE. SUGGESTED NEW RIMS OR DIFFERENT THAN MANUFACTURE CHOICE TIRES. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM IS WITH THE ENGINE. RANDOMLY UPON IGNITION AND SOMETIMES AFTER SITTING IDLE, THE ENGINE WILL REV HIGH (AT TIMES UPTO 3RPMS). SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO EXPLODE! WENT TO 2 PONTIAC DEALERS VARIOUS TIMES (AT LEAST 6) AND NEITHER CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME I WAS CHARGED WITH ASSESSMENT FEES. I'M DONE WITH PONTIAC VEHICLES!*AK

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

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

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 FAILURE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *AK THE TWO FAILURES OCCURED WITH 20000 MILES OF ONE ANOTHER. *NM

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

BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

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

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 DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE FLASHERS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL. ALSO, THE VEHICLE DID NOT PICK UP SPEED, HESITATE, AND START SLOWLY. *SC *JB

WINDOW FAILED AND COST $ 1000 TO REPAIR. *AK

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 SIGNALS, AIR CONDITIONER WERE RESOLVED PER WARRANTY, BUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS CONTINUED. THERE WERE TWO INSTANCES WITH THE FACTORY SECURITY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST CRANK BUT NOT CATCH. THE SECURITY LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY RESET THE SYSTEM. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE KEY SENSOR IN THE IGNITION SHORTED AND THE PASS LOCK MODULE WAS REPLACED AND RE-KEYED. *SC *JB

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 DIAGNOSIS, WHICH WE DID 3/19/04 (COST $47). THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED REPLACING [SEE GM SERVICE BULLETIN #03-06-01-010] & WOULD COST $700+. AFTER APPROX A MONTH OF WAITING, ON 4/14/04 PONTIAC DENIED OUR REQUEST STATING WE WERE PAST WARRANTY & THERE WAS NO RECALL. (WE KNEW THAT & SO DID THEY FROM THE START! OTHERWISE, WE WOULD HAVE JUST HAD IT FIXED!) NO ONE READ THE SERVICE BULLETIN & PONTIAC REFUSES TO ADMIT LIABILITY FOR A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET, DESPITE THE SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH READS: "CORRECTION: INSTALL A NEW DESIGN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE MATERIAL USED IN THE GASKET HAS BEEN CHANGED IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE SEALING QUALITIES OF THE GASKET. WHEN REPLACING THE GASKET, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLTS MUST ALSO BE CLEANED, COATED WITH THREADLOCKER AND TORQUED TO A REVISED SPECIFICATION." NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT? IN DENYING OUR REQUEST PONTIAC IS HIDING BEHIND THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE UNETHICALLY NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THEIR ADMITTED DEFECT. THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED A DESIGN DEFECT BUT DISGUISED IT IN A SERVICE BULLETIN, THEN USED THE WORDS "NEW DESIGN", "CHANGED IN ORDER TO IMPROVE" AND "REVISED SPECIFICATION", WHICH ADMITS FAULTY EQUIPMENT & PROCEDURES

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 THE MULTI FUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH REPLACED AFTER IT HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN (FOR THE SAME PROBLEM) WAS TO HAVE THE HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED PER RECALL NOTICE # P03043-S OF MARCH 2004. REPLACING THE HAZARRD SWITCH DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION SO MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK IN TO BE DIAGNOSED. DIAGNOSIS WAS "TECH FOUND MULTI FUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH INTERMITTENT CONTACT."

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 BUT IT WAS A RECALL ON HER CAR YEAR. *JB

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

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

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

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 THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT COULD BE EASILY SOLVED WITH PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE GASKET. *AK

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

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