2002 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE MULTI-SWITCH CONTROLLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A CRASH DUE TO THE FAULTY TURN SIGNAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

SOMETIMES BUT NOT ALWAYS THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF, WHEN YOU GO TO RESTART IT THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER. ALL THE LIGHTS ARE FINE I HAD THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY CHECKED, THEY WERE FINE. I TRIED TO JUMP THE STARTER FROM THE BATTERY AND THAT WOULDN'T WORK. AFTER LOADING THE CAR ON THE TRAILER AND BRINGING IT HOME I TRIED TO START THE CAR ONE LAST TIME TO DRIVE IT OFF THE TRAILER AND IT STARTED JUST FINE. I SHUT IT OFF AND TRIED AGAIN AND IT WORKS NORMAL. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH LATER I WAS ON MY WAY TO CLOSE ON MY HOUSE LEAVING THE BANK THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE NEXT DAY I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE ABOUT 2002 GRAND AM GT WONT START AND GOT MANY RESULTS. THEY SAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM LEAVE THE KEY ON ACC FOR 10 MIN. AND THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM WILL RESET. I ALSO READ THAT IF YOU HAVE IT REPLACED THAT IT WILL STILL DO THE SAME THING. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN ALL WITHIN 3 MONTHS AND I TRIED THE 10 MIN. ACC TRICK AND IT WORKED. BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO ME IF I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CHILD SOMEWHERE IN AN EMERGENCY. WITH THAT BEING SAID I ALSO READ REPORTS OD PEOPLES CARS TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. I TYPED 2002 GRAND AM GT WONT START INTO YAHOO AND GOT 4,740,000 RESULTS. I UNDERSTAND ITS THE INTERNET BUT THAT'S A BIG PROBLEM. SO FAR I HAVE ONLY BEEN A LITTLE LATE FOR THINGS THAT CAN WAIT, BUT I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE MY WIFE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR HER TO HAVE OUR BAB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR YEARS LATER. THE CONTACT ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO SIT IDLE FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE SUCCESSFULLY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,850 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

WINDOW SASH AND REGULATOR CLIPS BREAK EASILY AND FREQUENTLY. *LN

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHENEVER THE KEY WAS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION IT WILL START SOMETIMES AND ANOTHER TIMES IT WILL NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY AND WAS CHARGED $500 AND THEY REPLACED THE PASS LOCK. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC SHOP WHO REPAIRED THE LOCK AGAIN BECAUSE THE COMPUTER DID NOT RECOGNIZED THE KEY TO START THE VEHICLE. ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WOULD NOT GO DOWN THEY JAMMED AT ALL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNALS WOULD ONLY OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. NO OTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,812.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. WHENEVER DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNALS WOULD STOP FUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

BLINKERS SPORADICALLY WORK. I HAVE READ ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IN GRAND AM 2002, BUT NO RECALL IS ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE YEAR. THERE IS ONE FOR THE 2001 GRAND AM, BUT SINCE MINE IS A 2002, GM WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER THE RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH A 3.4 LITRE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT GENERAL MOTORS INSTALLED PLASTIC GASKETS ON THESE VEHICLES AND RECOMMENDED DEX-COOL. THE ANTIFREEZE EATS THE GASKET UP FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO FIX MY VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE ANTI THEFT ALARM SYSTEM WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE BASIC CONTROL MODULE (BCM) WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

THE SECURITY LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR USED BACK AT THE END OF JUNE. I WENT TO GO PAY A BILL SHUT THE CAR OFF PAID THE BILL AND RETURNED BACK TO THE CAR. I WENT TO PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON AND THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS BLINKING. I THEN HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PASSLOCK SENSOR WAS AT FAULT AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND IGNITION SENSOR WHICH ENDED UP COSTING ME ALMOST 600 BUCKS! *TR

THIS IS A SECOND VEHICLE WITH VERY LIMITED MILEAGE, WHICH IS DRIVEN BY MY WIFE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM A PONTIAC DEALER SO I CAN VERIFY MILEAGE AND THAT IT WAS MAINTAINED. THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE SHOT INTO THE RED ZONE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NEAR AN EXIT AND ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BEFORE CAR STALLED OUT. SINCE I HAD ALREADY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL CAR AND TO GET IT STOPPED SAFELY WITHOUT HAVING POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PRESSURE TEST COOLING SYSTEM AND INFORMED ME OF THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THAT GM WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND THAT THEY MIGHT HELP WITH REPAIR COST. GM INSISTED THAT VEHICLE BE CHECKED BY ONE OF THEIR DEALERS BEFORE ANYTHING COULD BE DONE. THE GM DEALER DID VERIFY THE FACT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CRACKED CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT, AND STALL OUT. THIS PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF THE ANTI-FREEZE GM USES, DEX COOL, WHICH REACTS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING THE GASKET TO BREAK DOWN. GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN #03-06-01-010, BACK IN 2003 TO ITS DEALER, BUT DID NOT NOTIFY VEHICLE OWNERS. IT SEEMS WHEN THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLS BAD PARTS OR INCOMPATIBLE PARTS/FLUIDS LIKE THIS, THAT THEY SHOULD OFFER A SOLUTION THAT IS REASONABLE AND EXCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY AT THE VERY LEAST. *TR

I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT TO THE START POSITION BUT IT WOULDN'T START. THERE IS A WORK AROUND THAT IS DETAILED IN THE 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM OWNER'S MANUAL ON PAGE 2-18 THAT SAYS "AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, IF THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES OR STAYS ON, WAIT TEN MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN ON UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES OFF. THEN TURN THE IGNITION TO OFF BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN." I DID THAT AND IT WORKED BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE NECESSARY. THE CAR SHOULD START RIGHT AWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME BUT IT ISN'T AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THIS WEBSITE INCLUDES COMMENTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0F6220/0 THIS FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED YET. *TR

1. NO KNOWLEDGE OF EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. 2. TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ARE INOPERATIVE. SIGNALS AND HAZARDS FAIL TO WORK APROX 75% OF THE TIME. WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN RESULTING IN A CRASH. 3. NO REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. CURRENTLY AWAITING RESPONSE FROM DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO ISSUE. *TR

MY WIFE'S CAR IS A 2002 PONTIAC GRANDAM 2.2L ECOTEC ENGINE. AT 95000+ MILES, THE CAR JUST LOST ALL POWER AND MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR DIED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO 2 GARAGES AND FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN TIMING CHAIN (NOT BELT). GALLAGHER BUICK IN NEW BRITAIN CT FOUND THAT THE ENGINE IS NOW DESTROYED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE. SHE HAS KEPT UP WITH REQUIRED MAINTENANCE.I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE FOR MORE INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING AND SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. ONE INDIVIDUAL HAD HIS TIMING CHAIN BREAK AT 57000 MILES. GM IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY ARE TELLING US TO DEAL WITH THE REPAIR DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE SINCE YOU CAN READ MANY HORROR STORIES ONLINE ABOUT THIS ENGINE AND THE DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN BREAKING PREMATURE (AS MY MECHANIC HAS SAID ) AND ENGINES BEING RUINED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START, HE WOULD TURN THE IGNITION TO THE START POSITION AND WAIT FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT BACK OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THE FAILURE RECURS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TURN SIGNAL CLICKING WHEN NOT ENGAGED, SOMETIMES A PUFF OF SMOKE IS VISIBLE AFRAID THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLINKER AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SHORTAGE IN THE SOLDER WIRING FROM BECOMING UN-WELDED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 150,000. UPDATED 9/13/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2000 MODEL, BUT NOT THE 2002. UPDATED 09/15/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE SECURITY SYSTEM FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE SECURITY PASS LOCK HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT ASSIST DUE TO THE VEHICLES AGE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE ON HIS VEHICLE, AT TIMES, WILL NOT START. THE OWNER STATED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE HIS VEHICLE IF NEEDED. THE WEATHER OR THE TEMPERATURE OF THE ENGINE MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THEY FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 19,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,653. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/22/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE PASSLOCK SECURITY WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. UPDATED 12/30/10

I HAVE A CLICKING NOISES THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM TURN SIGNALS OR EMERGENCY FLASHERS. FLASHERS DO NOT MAKE ANY SOUND WHEN EITHER IS ACTIVATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WOULD ENGAGE WITHOUT WARRANT. THE DOORS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ALARM WOULD ENGAGE WITHOUT WARRANT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE BEFORE AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND RESET THE THEFT SYSTEM. THERE WERE NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE ACC POSITION ON THE IGNITION SWITCH THE ENGINE WOULD START AFTER WAITING FOR A PERIOD OF TEN TO TWENTY MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 132,000.

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE TURN SIGNAL RELAY, OR EMERGENCY FLASHER. SOMETIMES THE SIGNAL WILL WORK, SOMETIMES NOT, WHICH IS PRETTY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, AND SEE THAT GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I CALLED THE 1-800-620-7668 AND WAS TOLD NO RECALLS WERE ON MY CAR. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2002 GRAND AM THERE HAS BEEN A SHORT IN MY MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THAT'S WHAT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THEM AND I WAS AWARE OF THE TSB BUT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. SOMETHING LINKED TO THAT IS CLICKING IN THE DASH. IF I DEPRESS THE HAZARD BUTTON 1/2 WAY IT STOPS BUT I CAN'T EXACTLY DRIVE AROUND LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT CONSTANT AND AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THE SIGNALS ARE WORKING FINE WHEN I USE THEM. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2002 USED WITH 73K MILES 12/09. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4K MILES JUST DRIVING TO AND FROM WORK I TOOK AN 800 MI ROAD TRIP. WHEN THE CAR GOT UP TO RUNNING TEMPERATURE IN HUMIDITY THE TURN SIGNALS DIDN'T FUNCTION. I STOPPED AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE THERE WEREN'T ANY BLOWN BULBS OR FUSES, BUT THERE WEREN'T ANY. AFTER LETTING THE GRAND AM COOL DOWN, I WENT BACK ON THE ROAD. AGAIN, THE SIGNALS DIDN'T WORK. I WAS CAREFUL AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT THIS ISSUE IS CAUSING GREAT CONCERN, AND I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE ANYTHING. THERE HAS BEEN A TSB 034-327 THAT IS FOR THE SAME MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. WHY DIDN'T THIS TSB COVER THE SWITCH FOR THE 2002 GRAND AM? *TR

SAFETY LIGHT ON IN 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. KEY HAS TROUBLE TURNING OVER AT TIMES. HAS TO DO WITH SECURITY IN IGNITION. IF KEY IS NOT INSERTED JUST RIGHT AFTER KEY IS WORN DOWN AFTER USING IN CAR A WHILE, THE CAR THINKS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND TRIES TO SHUT DOWN LIKE IT IS TRYING TO BE STOLEN AND IT CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED. I CAN NOT GET THE SECURITY LIGHT TO GO OFF AND AT TIMES THE KEY DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE ON 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM,LITTLE PLASTIC PIECE BROKE INSIDE BRAKE LEVER CAUSING RELEASE OF BRAKE! VEHICLE ROLLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY ONTO STREET. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION! NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT! *TR

2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT - FAILS TO START EVERY TIME. SECURITY PASSLOCK ISSUE. IF THE VEHICLE DOESN'T THINK IT'S THE RIGHT KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WILL NOT START. THE SOLUTION IS TO SIT AND WAIT FOR 15 MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO GO OFF. AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS REPLACING PARTS THIS STILL HAPPENS. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM. *TR

WHY AREN'T 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S INCLUDED IN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH RECALL 03V-327? IT IS THE SAME MALFUNCTIONING PART SO IT SHOULD REQUIRE THE MANUFACTURER'S TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT AND LABOR. *TR

PASS LOCK PREVENTS CAR TO START. *TR

WINDOWS FOR 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM BREAK THE PLASTIC WINDOW SHIELD AND DROP INTO THE DOOR. POTENTIALLY CAUSE ACCIDENT DUE TO LOUD NOISE AND SUDDEN INCREASE IN AIR IN THE CAR. COULD BE DISTRACTING ENOUGH TO CAUSE ACCIDENT. THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES OF THIS INCIDENT ONLINE AND GM HAS BEEN MADE AWARE AND DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

ABOUT A YEAR AGO CAR WOULDN'T START. HAD IT TOWED AND THE SERVICE GARAGE REPLACED THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY AND DID A SECURITY UPDATE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO CAR WOULDN'T START TRIED JUMPING, NOTHING. SECURITY LIGHT ON DASH WAS BLINKING. RESEARCHED ON COMPUTER AND FOUND OUT IF YOU TURN KEY ON FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES THEN TRY TO START THE CAR IT WILL START. WELL I TRIED THIS AND IT WORKED. LEAVING THE KEY ON FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES RESETS THE SECURITY SYSTEM ON THE CAR. MY CAR HAS STARTED FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DISARM THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR. MAYBE THIS IS WHAT THE GARAGE DID A YEAR AGO AND CHARGED FOR A NEW ASSEMBLY BECAUSE I STILL USE THE ORIGINAL KEY. PLEASE HELP BECAUSE I AM NOT ALONE AND THIS PROBLEM REALLY CONFUSES THE REPAIRMAN ACCORDING TO THE WEB SITE I FOUND THIS EASY FIX ON. *TR

2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE - INTACT MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. I HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED TWICE IN 2 YRS. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE GASKET IS FAULTY AND GM IS AWARE OF THIS BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALSO SEEN ARTICLES STATING THAT THERE IS A LAW SUIT PENDING IN THE US AND CANADA. I HAVE SPENT APPROX. $800.00 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.2 ENGINE WILL CRANK BUT WILL NOT FIRE. SECURITY LIGHT IS ON. WILL NOT START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. BELIEVED TO BE IGNITION SWITCH/THEFT PROTECTION ISSUE. CANNOT RELY ON CAR TO START. *TR

THERE WAS NO INCIDENT, I WOULD START MY CAR AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ON AND THEY AT TIME IT GO OFF AS REGULAR (SHORTAGE), THEN IT JUST START STAYING ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW SDM MODULE THAT WOULD COST AROUND $500. MY AIRBAG WAS DISCONNECTED DUE TO WHAT WAS GOING ON, THEY TOLD ME IF I WAS IN AN INCIDENT IT MIGHT WOULD OR WOULDN'T DEFLATE OR EVEN IF I HIT A POT HOLE OR SOMETHING IT MIGHT DEFLATE. EITHER WAY IT WOULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. EVEN WITH IT BEING DISCONNECTED NOW IS NOT SAFE BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT REPLACE. *TR

ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED IN THE 2.2L ECOTEC ENGINE AT 75000 MILES. WHEN THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE CAR STALLED SUDDENLY AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR INTO A PARKING LOT AND LATER HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A PONTIAC DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE IS RUINED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE FOUND A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION ON THE 2.2L ECOTEC ENGINE ONLINE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2002 AND 2003 MODELS OF THIS ENGINE. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN OILIER NOZZLE ON THESE ENGINES BUT GM HAS NOT 'RECALLED' THE ENGINE. HAD WE BEEN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

WEAKNESS IN BODY UNDER FUEL TANK FILL COMPARTMENT. A DEFECT IS ALLOWING WATER TO GO DOWN BEHIND OUTER BODY AND RUST OUT RIGHT BELOW GAS TANK FILL AND NO WHERE ELSE ON BODY. *TR

2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM WINDOW CLIPS BREAK THEY ARE PLASTIC CLIPS AND THEY BROKE AND ALL THE REPLACEMENT WINDOW THAT I LOOK UP TO BUY ALSO HAVE BROKEN CLIPS. *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS IN MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM EITHER WORK PROPERLY, FLICKER OR FAIL TO WORK AT ALL AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *TR

AT TIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM I WILL SEE SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL, I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CLICKING SOUND I HEAR THAT WON'T STOP. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 23, 2009, I PURCHASED A BLACK 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT SEDAN, FROM LOG CABIN AUTO LOCATED IN MURPHY NORTH CAROLINA (CHEROKEE COUNTY). I PAID IN FULL EXACTLY 4,011 DOLLARS TO THE CAR SALES MEN, MARK KISSEL. THE SECOND DAY I HAD THE CAR I HAD TO CHANGE A 0 2 CENSOR. ONE WEEK AFTER I HAD MADE THE PURCHASE, THE LEFT AND RIGHT BLINKER SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE. WHEN THE FIRST INITIAL INCIDENT OCCURRED, I RETURNED BACK TO THE DEALER. WHEN I GOT THERE THE SIGNALS HAD RESUMED THEIR PROPER FUNCTION. I OFTEN HAVE TO TURN MY EMERGENCY BLINKERS ON TO GET MY SIGNALS TO OPERATE. UNTIL THIS DAY THEY DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, I AM DRIVING IN THE POURING RAIN WITH MY INFANT CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT, WHEN MY WIND SHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. WEEK AFTER WEEK SOMETHING DEFAULTS ON THIS VEHICLE. BY THIS POINT I'M GETTING SUSPICIOUS ABOUT THE VALIDITY OF THE VEHICLE. SO I RETURN TO THE CAR LOT AND ASK FOR ALL MY PAPERWORK, AND A CAR FAX REPORT. AT THE TIME, HE COULD NOT FURNISH ANY PAPER WORK. SO I GO TO A CERTIFIED GM MOTOR DEALERSHIP, ALSO LOCATED HERE IN MURPHY NORTH CAROLINA, AND HAVE THEM TO PROVIDE ME WITH A CAR FAX REPORT. THIS IS WHEN I FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN WRECKED; ALSO IT HAD FAILED AN EMISSIONS SAFETY INSPECTION AND HAS FRAUDULENT MILEAGE. ON 05/10/2002 THE MILEAGE REGISTERED AS HAVING 17 MILES, 06/11/2002 IT HAD 1,016, 05/22/2003 IT HAD 108,190, 10/22/2008 IT HAD 85,000, WHEN I PAID FOR THE CAR, I SIGNED A LEGAL DOCUMENT STATING THAT I AGREED TO PURCH

AT TIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM I WILL SEE SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL, I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CLICKING SOUND I HEAR THAT WON'T STOP. *TR

2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT - PROBLEM WITH SECURITY/PASSLOCK SYSTEM. CAN NOT DEPEND ON THIS CAR STARTING. WILL START ONE DAY & NEXT DAY WILL NOT. HAVE RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM COUNTLESS TIMES AND FINALLY AFTER LAST RESET WILL STILL NOT START. I AM A SINGLE, WORKING MOM WHO RECEIVES NO ASSISTANCE FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CHILD SUPPORT, ETC.; WORKS EVERYDAY; STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR WHICH ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR PAYMENT, BUT ALSO CAN'T GET THIS CAR TO START TO EVEN DRIVE OFF A CLIFF, MUCHLESS TO DEALERSHIP TO TRADE IN. I AM JUST FED UP WITH THIS VEHICLE AND AFTER READING NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON FORUM, CAN'T BELIEVE GM HASN'T ISSUED RECALL. CAN'T SOMETHING BE DONE? NO WONDER GM IS GOING UNDER. NO ONE WANTS TO BUY THEIR PRODUCTS DUE TO THE QUALITY AND DEPENDABILITY. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. WITHIN A FEW DAYS OF PURCHASE, IT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD PROBLEMS. THE TURN SIGNAL AND/OR HAZARD LIGHTS WILL WORK SOMETIMES AND THEN OTHER TIMES THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. SOMETIMES, IT WILL START WORKING WHEN YOU FIRST START DRIVING AND THEN STOP WORKING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING AND WILL ALSO START WITH THEM NOT WORKING WHEN YOU START DRIVING AND THEN START WORKING LATER, ALL WITHOUT RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNAL WILL MAKE CLICKING NOISES WHEN NOT IN USE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW WHEN I AM TURNING AND I HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS WITH OTHER VEHICLES!!!! *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL CLICKS AS IF IT IS ON (BUT AT A FASTER-THAN-NORMAL SPEED) WHEN IT IS OFF. THE LIGHTS DO NOT FLASH. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE SWITCH REPLACED THROUGH THE RECALL BECAUSE THE SIGNALS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. I HAD MY REPAIRMAN (NOT THE DEALERSHIP) LOOK AT IT, AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, SO HE CALLED HIS FRIEND AT A GM DEALERSHIP. THE FRIEND SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON ON THESE CARS. TODAY, THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I GOOGLED "PONTIAC GRAND AM TURN SIGNAL", AND THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE GRAND AM. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 GRAND AM. IT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. UNLIKE THE RECALL, THE SIGNALS ARE STILL WORKING, THEY JUST CLICK RAPIDLY WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN USE. THE NOISE LASTS FOR A LONG TIME. I REPLACED THE FLASHER/SWITCH UNIT AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. RANDOMLY, THE FLASHER RELAY WILL CLICK AND THEN STOP AND START AGAIN. WHEN IT IS CLICKING, NO LIGHTS FLASH (EITHER TURN OR HAZARD) BUT IF I ENGAGE HAZARDS OR TURN SIGNAL, THEY OPERATE NORMALLY. ONCE TURNED OFF, THE CLICKING WILL RANDOMLY CONTINUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 GRAND AM GT. I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT NEW WITH 34 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE LOW OIL SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE GASKET INTAKE VALVES WERE LEAKING CAUSING MY LIFTERS TO MELT TOGETHER. I HAD TO HAVE THE LIFTERS REPLACED IN THE ENGINE AT 70,000 MILES. BEING THAT MY SALESMAN WORKED WITH ME, ALL I HAD TO PAY WAS THE COST OF LABOR. THAT WAS STILL $1000. AT 81,000 I HAD TO HAVE A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER PUT IN. ONE YEAR LATER I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED ANOTHER NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BLINKERS AND BRAKE LIGHTS AS OTHERS HAVE WRITTEN. MY SECURITY LIGHT HAS ALSO JUST STARTED COMING ON. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT GM VEHICLES UP TO THIS POINT, AS HAVE THE REST OF MY FAMILY. I EVEN HAD FAMILY THAT WORKED FOR GM. I HAD A GRAND PRIX BEFORE THIS, AND IT WAS GREAT. HOWEVER, I WILL NEVER, EVER, BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE. THEY DO NOT PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT THEY WILL STAND BEHIND. NO WONDER THEY NEED A BAILOUT! *TR

I JUST BOUGHT MY 2002 GRAND AM USED FROM A DEALERSHIP. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. UNLIKE THE RECALL, THE SIGNALS ARE STILL WORKING, THEY JUST CLICK RAPIDLY WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN USE. THE NOISE LASTS FOR A LONG TIME. *TR

THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON CONSTANTLY, AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. *TR