2001 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. IT FELT LIKE IT DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING FLUID. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FULL AND THERE WAS NO CUTS OR BREAKS IN THE FLUID LINE. ALSO AT 82,000 MILES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

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

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

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

NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 SUBJECT:HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN TEN MINUTES THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE SIGNALS CAME ON. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH COULD NOT BE RESOLVED. *AK.

IGNITION KEY SWITCH FAILED NOT ALLOWING VEHICLE TO START. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND COST WAS SPLIT BETWEEN DEALER AND OWNER SINCE WARRANTY MILEAGE WAS EXCEEDED. DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL, COURTEOUS AND COMMUNICATED THE TROUBLE TO MY COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING. CAR WAS REPAIRED IN 1 DAY. *AK

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

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

WHEEL BEARING BOTH FRONT WHEELS. *AK

I HAVE A PONTIAC GRAND AM GT 2001 V6 AND IT HAS 3 MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS 52,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS/BREAKS TWICE ALREADY. WHENEVER THE FRONT BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE AND DRAG THE CAR TO A STOP. BEST OF ALL ITS STARTING TO SHUDDER AGAIN WHEN I USE THE BREAKS. SO, SOON TO BE 3 TIMES IN ABOUT 3 YEARS. SECOND, THE SPEAKERS HAVE BLOWN 2 TIMES. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY GM WOULD PUT SPEAKERS IN THE CAR THAT CANNOT HANDLE THE POWER FROM THE FACTORY RECIEVER. FINALLY, THE ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM. THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT WOULD TURN ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THEN TURN OFF AFTER 10-30 SECONDS. THIS WENT ON FOR A WEEK OR TWO AND I BROUGHT IT IN TO GET CHECKED OUT. THEY TOLD ME THE DEX COOL COOLANT ATE THROUGH THE GASKETS, WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF COOLANT. ITS $800 TO GET IT FIXED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING, THIS CAR'S DESIGN IS FLAWED.*AK

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT, 44500 MILES, 38 MONTHS OLD. VEHICLE HAS SLOWLY USED RADIATOR FLUID FOR OVER A YEAR, HOWEVER PASSED ALL PRESSURE TESTS AT DEALER. ENGINE BEGAN TO MAKE LOUD NOISES WHEN STARTED BUT QUICKLY DISAPPEARS AS ENGINE WARMS. ENGINE NOISE BECAME VERY LOUD WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND DEALER STATES THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAS A LEAK WHICH HAS ALSO CUASED DAMAGE TO VALUES AND LIFTERS. REPAIR COST AT $1,600.00 PLUS AN ADDITIONAL $300.00 TO FLUSH ENGINE AND RADIATOR. SYSTEMN FLUSH REQUIRED SINCE RADIATOR FLUID MAY HAVE ENTERED ENGINE. ONLY ENGINE PROBLEM PRIOR TO ENGINE NOISE WAS THE OCCASSIONAL LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE WHICH DID NOT LEAD DEALER TO PROBLEM. ENGINE OIL IS ALWAYS CLEAN WITH NO SIGNS OF EXTERNAL CONTAMINANTS. DEALER HAS STATED THAT A LOT OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS ARE BEING REPLACED. *AK

WHILE UNDER WARRENTY, REAR STRUTS WERE REPLACED. 6 MONTHS LATER, SUSPENSION NOISE WAS HEARD AGAIN, HOWEVER NOW FROM THE FRONT END. AT APPROXIMATELY 41,000 MILES (NOV 2003) PONTIAC DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS "NORMAL" FOR THIS CAR AND THE STRUTS HOWEVER THERE WAS NO SAFETY ISSUE OR MECHANICAL DAMAGE. SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL DAMAGE TO THE STRUT, THEN THE FRONTEND SUSPENSION SHOULD NOT SOUND LIKE A BABY'S RATTLE. NOW WITH APPROXIMATELY 45,000 THE NOISE IS WORSE AND THE STEERING COLUMN HAS OCCASSIONAL "JITTERS" UNDER MODERATE TO HARD BRAKING CONDITIONS. VECHICLE SEEMS TO BE DEVELOPING SEVERAL PROBLEMS LESS THEN 6 MONTHS AFTER WARRENTY EXPIRED.*AK

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

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

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

FRONT END NOISE.BOUGHT CAR USED. 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH 28990 MI. AT TIME OF PURCHASE. HAVE 36450 MI. NOW. HAVE BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER 4 TIMES SINCE BUYING FOR SAME NOISE. FINALLY TOLD ON LAST VISIT THAT IT IS THE TIRES.FIRST INCIDENT IN 5/2003.NOW TOLD I HAVE TO BUY NEW TIRES TO GET RID OF NOISE.RIDICULOUS SINCE THEY KNEW OF PROBLEM AND DID NOTHING TO MAKE ME AWARE OF THIS AT TIME OF PURCHASE.HAVE SERVICE BULLETIN AND HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ALONG SAME LINE FOR THIS CAR.DON'T PLAN ON SPENDING A DIME ON TIRES AS IT IS THEIR DEFECT IN MATCHING TIRES TO RIMS.*AK

WATER LEAKED INTO FLOORBOARD FROM AIR-CONDITIONER. GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AND BACK WHEELS. TRIM CAME LOOSE FROM BACK BUMPER. REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. HAD NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THE CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START (DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM) FRONT DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NOT COME DOWN ON OCCASION. CAR CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD WHILE PARKED IN OUR GARAGE. THE FIRE DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE INSPECTOR SENT OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR (BY GM) SAID THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND NOT CAUSED BY ANYTHING WE DID TO THE CAR. THE CAR WAS REPURCHASED BY GM ON JANUARY 7, 2004 AFTER BASICALLY CALLING THEM ON A DAILY BASIS TO GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT. *LA

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

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

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR HAVING TO DO WITH HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS TO BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE (RECALL #03V327000, GM RECALL #03043). I HAD THIS INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNAL PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE, SO I CONTACTED GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VIN NUMBER [XXX] IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER ON 12-31-03 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. THEY REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH. THE SUMMARY ON THEIR INVOICE SAYS: 44337 BAD SWITCH REPLACE HASARD SWITCH 770.5 . THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, BUT SINCE THIS VEHICLE VIN NUMBER IS NOT IN THE RECALL, I HAD TO PAY THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ($89.16). I AM SUBMITTING THIS INFORMATION TO YOU BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES INVOLVED AND BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE. THANK YOU.*AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. I BOUGHT IT 1 YEAR USED FROM SOMEONE WHO TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT AND HAD ALL THE SERVICE WORK RECEIPTS. THERE WAS A VERY NOTICEABLE CONSTANT GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT TIRES, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS AROUND 35 MPH AND UNDER. I TOOK IT TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS WITH NO HELP. THE FIRST ONE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS, AND THE SECOND SAID IT WAS THE TIRES (GOODYEAR EAGLE). THE TIRE DIDN'T FIT THE RIM PERFECTLY AND WAS RUBBING ON THE RIM. THEY ONLY HAD 22,000 MILES ON THEM AND IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID PONTIAC PUT 2 DIFFERENT STYLE TIRES ON THE GRAND AM AND WOULD ONLY REPLACE ONE TYPE, EVEN THOUGH BOTH STYLES MADE THIS NOISE. I BIT THE BULLET AND BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES - COOPER, NOT GOODYEAR. IT TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT I AM STILL VERY UPSET THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TIRES EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. *LA

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

I OWN A 2001 GRAND AM. FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I HAD NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN GOING OVER ROUGH ROADS ACOMPANIED BY VIBRATIONS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THE CAR IN TODAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. IT TURNED OUT THAT MY STRUT MOUNTS AND ON BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE BROKEN. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT. I WAS SHOCKED THAT SUCH A SERIOUS DEFECT WAS DISCOVERED. LUCKILY, THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO NO EXPENSE WAS PASSED ON TO ME BUT, THE CONCERN THAT THIS COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT IS VERY REAL. THE CAR ONLY HAS 21,000 MILES ON IT.

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

TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, FLOORBOARD WAS DRENCHED AND TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE REPAIRED.THEY SAID IT WAS;HOWEVER, THE NEXT BIG RAIN THE CAR WAS DRENCHED AGAIN. THE CAR STAYED FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS DURING WHICH TIME, THE MECHANICS COULD NOT "FIGURE IT OUT" AND I WAS INFORMED THAT SOME "EXPERIMENTAL" FLUID WAS USED TO TRY TO STOP THE LEAK, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK SO IT WAS BEING REMOVED. THE MECHANICS WERE PUTTING IT UNDER THE WATER HOSE TO SEE IF THEY COULD DETERMINE THE LEAK. THIS WAS FINALLY FIXED, THOUGH I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN OR WHAT THE FINAL FIX WAS DONE. 6 MONTHS LATER, THE BLINKERS WENT OUT AND WERE HAPHAZARD WORKING. THIS WAS REPAIRED UNDER A DIFFERENT PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AS I WAS LEERY TO "EXPERIMENTS." 3 MONTHS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON OR THE CHECK VEHICLE LIGHT, HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTING FUNNY. DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THIS WAS DUE TO CORROSION AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. LAST WEEK, THE TRACTION OFF LIGHT KEPT COMING ON, THE HEADLIGHTS KEPT BLOWING BULBS, THE SERVICE VEHICLE LIGHT WAS ON, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WOULD NOT WORK, AND THE DAYLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE MAP SENSOR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL CIRCUIT CONTROL MODULE WAS NOT COVERED. I WAS INFORMED BY DEALER#2 THAT THE FAULTY PARTS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE PRIOR WATER LEAKAGE. BOTH THE WARRANTY COMPANY AND DEALER #2 TOLD ME THAT EVEN THOUGH HEADLIGHTS AND A LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS PERTINENT, THERE WAS NOT

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

WHEN DRIVING TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY.*AK

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

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

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

IGNITION CYLINDER, AND IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. *LA

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

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

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

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

EVERY THREE MONTHS I ENDED UP REPLACING BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ON MY 2001 GRAND AM. THEN ONE MORNING I WAS GOING TO WORK TRAVELING AT THE SPEED OF AROUND 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO DRIFT LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY. I ENDED UP JERKING THE WHEEL TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION, WHICH RESULTED IN A END TO END ROLL OVER CRASH. AT WHICH TIME THE PART OF THE SEAT BELT THAT YOU BUCKLE IN TO BROKE CAUSING ME TO BECOME UNBUCKLED AND THROWN TO THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR. *LA

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

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT I BOUGHT FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST 2002 IN LESS THAN A YEAR MY TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING NIETHER POWER WINDOW WILL WORK , THE TIRES HAVE HAD TO BEEN REPLACED, AND THE SPEAKERS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CARE HAS ONLY 52,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. NOW, THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE CAR ARE MAKING A HORRENDOUS NOISE THAT MY MECHANIC CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT IT AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC!!! WHAT CAN I DO? *LA

FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE NOISE. HAPPENED SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2001. VIBRATION HAPPENS WHEN GOING 65MPH OR MORE. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES SINCE WEEK 1 AND HAD TO HAVE MY DAD TAKE IT IN BEFORE DEALER WOULD SAY ANYTHING WAS WRONG. THEY ROTATED TIRES AND CHANGED BRAKES, BUT TIRE NOISE MOVED TO REAR OF VEHICLE, NOT AS LOUD, BUT STILL THERE. DEALER SAID A BULLETIN JUST CAME OUT AND THE TIRES HAD A RUBBER BUILD UP THAT THEY HAD TO BUFF OUT. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO HAVE TIRES RECALLED AND REPLACED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE BUFFING DOESN'T WORK COMPLETELY. *LA

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

ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 2 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE IN 2001 - STEERING WHEEL VIBRATING(800 MILES ON VEHICLE) ROTORS NEEDED TO BE FILE IN 2002 - WHEELS NOISES WHEN DRIVING 9/2003 NEEDED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES. 2003 -STRANGE TIRE NOISE FOR ABOUT A WEEK TOOK TO DEALER TODAY 10/7/03 NOW BEING TOLD THE WHEEL NOISE IS CAUSE I NEED TO BUY NEW TIRES AFTER I OVERHEARD THE MECHANIC TELL THE SERVICE REP IT'S THE ISSUE WITH THE WHEELS AND TIRE NOT BEING A PERFECT MATCH AND IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE GRAND AM. SO HOW DID IT BECOME MY PROBLEM. WHY DO I NEED TO PAY FOR FOUR NEW TIRES WHEN THE TIRES WERE PURCHSED WITH THE CAR AND ONLY HAVE 28000 MILES ON THEM! THIS IS A GM PROBLEM. ACTUALLY I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A BIG BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, CALIPERS, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE UNTIL NOW I HAVE HEARD A GRINDING, SCRUBBING NOISE IN THE WHEELS WHEN DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS. AND WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE CAR SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR A YEAR AND EVERY MONTH SOMETHING HAS HAD TO BE FIXED. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH THE SERVICE THAT I HAVE GOTTEN FROM THE DEALERSHIP. I AM NOW CONSULTING A LAWYER WHO HANDLES LEMON LAW CASES. *JB

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

WHILE DRIVING, THE COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS AND NEEDED TO BE TOWED EACH TIME. FILED A COMPLAINT (ODI ID 10004570) FOR THE FIRST TIME. THEN AFTER TWO TRIPS TO THE STORE, AND AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER 10 TO 20 MINS. NOW PARTS OF THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED; 2 FUEL PUMPS, BATTERY (DEALER?S SOLUTION, EVEN THOUGH BATTERY WAS FINE) FLASHED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, REPLACED SPARK PLUG HARNESS AND SEVERAL OTHER PARTS. IN AN EFFORT TO FIND PROBLEM, THE INGNITION MECHANISM WAS REPLACED FOR THE 4TH TIME. STILL UNCERTAIN IF THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED, IT?S SUSPECTED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY HAVE BEEN THE DEFECT ALL ALONG. *LA

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

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

MY IGNITION SEVCERAL TIMES HAS FAILED ME BY THE PASS LOCK FEATURE SECRUITY LIGHT ON I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE STUPID THING TO RESET AND HALF THE TIME IS DOES NOT RESET I HAVE WENT OUT AND PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY BEING TOLD THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM IT DID NOT ALL TI DID WAS SAVE ME FROM HAVING A DEAD BATTERY WHILE WAITING THE 10 MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO GO OFF, I FINALLY GOT A READING ON THE CODES AND THE ONE IS 1632 AND 1731 WELL WHAT IS IT AND WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR A REPAIR ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR THAT GM STATES IN THERE WARRANTY BOOK THEY STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT THAT THEY MAKE AND WHEN OUT OF WARRANTY AS IS MY CAR THEY WILL COVER HALF IF NOT ALL WELL I HAVE THE CODES AND THE DEALER STILL WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR A DIAGNOSES, THE CAR IS 2 1/2 - 3 YEARS OLD AND MY MILAGE IS 65,000 I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH A CAR AS I AM HAVING WITH THIS PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND ONE TIME I DECIDE TO TRY A PONTIAC IS HAS BEEN A COSTLY NIGHTMARE I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BREAKING SYSTEM THE CAR HAD 7,000 MILES ON IT AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE BREAKS ROTARS AND CALIPERS AT WHICH TIME I AM NOW REPACEING THE BREAKS EVERY 4-6 MONTHS AND ABOUT EVERY OTHER BREAK CHANGING I AM REPLACING THE ROTARS CALIPERS THE ENTIRE BREAKING SYSTEM FOR THE MOST PART WHICH I JUST DID AGAIN AT A TUNE OF 700.00 + DOLLARS IN ONE MONTH I HAVE PUT 1400.00 IN TO THE CAR BETWEEN REPAIRS AND RENTAL CAR COST, PLEASE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PR

THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK INTERMITTANTLY. DEALER SAID THE SIGNALS SHOULD WORK AGAIN IF THE HAZZARD SWITCH IS ENGAGED AND THEN DISENGAGED. THIS DID HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM WHEN IT WOULD ARISE. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND THEY REPLACED THE HAZZARD SWITCH. THIS DID FIX THE PROBLEM. ANOTHER SERVICE SHOP SAID THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS PART DUE TO A BAD SOLDER JOINT IN THE SWITCH AND THEY HAVE CHANGED OUT QUITE A FEW SWITCHES. LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART IN MY CAR TYPE. THERE IS BUT MY CAR IS NOT LISTED AS ONE WHERE THIS FIX IS AURTHORIZED.

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