2002 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A CLICKING NOISE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHICH SWITCH WAS MAKING THE NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.*AK

ON MY 2002 PONITAC GRAND AM THE ABS LIGHT/ TRAC OFF/ AND SERVICE VEHICLE SOON HAVE COME ALL COME ON WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GRAND AM (GM CARS AS WEL). *NM

I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. IT STARTED WITH THE TURN SIGNALS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSED TO THE TURN SIGNALS CONTINUING TO CLICK EVEN WHEN THEY ARE NOT IN USE. I KNOW THE 2000 AND 2001 GRAND AMS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY AREN'T THE 2002S HAVE THE SAME THING DONE. MY PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET BUT PLAN ON HAVING IT DONE SOON IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE.

FRONT END ROTOR PROBLEMS. REPLACED ROTORS THREE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW 02/2004. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN 04/2004. ALSO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT WINDOW MOTORS DUE TO FAILURE. HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES AND ONLY HAS 39000 MILES ON IT. *NM

2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT TICKING NOISE IN THE DASH. HOWEVER, SOURCE IS THE MULTI-SWITCH UNIT IN STEERING COLUMN. DEALER AND GM DOES NOT IDENTIFY PROBLEM, BUT WILL CHARGE FOR REPLACING UNIT. RECALLED FOR 1999-2001...NOT FIXED OR UPDATED FOR 2002. *NM

CAR NOT STARTING DUE TO FAULTY PASS LOCK SYSTEM. MALFUNCTIONING COMPONENT IS THE IGNITION CYLINDER. GM HAS DISCONTINUED THE STOCK REPLACEMENT ITEM AND ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC, HAS ISSUED A NEW REPLACEMENT NUMBER BUT IS NOT AVAILABLE. I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY STARTED THE CALL BY TURNING THE IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES, SWITCH TO OFF POSITION THEN BACK TO THE ON POSITION FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. REPEAT 1 MORE TIME FOR A TOTAL OF 3 SETS. IT FORCES A REPROGRAM ON THE IGNITION COMPUTER. I WOULD LIKE A REPLACEMENT PART AS A RECALL. IT SEEMS THIS WAS A FAULTY PART TO BEGIN WITH. *JB

IN HIGH HUMIDITY (RAINING) OR HIGH TEMPS AND HIGH HUMIDITY, THE TURN SIGNALS STOP WORKING. IN COLD TEMPS, THE DIRECTIONAL 'CLICK' OCCURS SPORADICALLY WHEN THE DIRECTIONAL ARE NOT TURNED ON. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS, BUT ISN'T CONSISTENT ENOUGH TO BRING INTO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. (THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING IF THE PROBLEM ISN'T HAPPENING AT THAT TIME). *JB

MY WIFE 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE WITH 61,000 MILES HAS BEEN MAKING A TURN SIGNAL NOISE EVEN WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE OFF. IT IS A CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM NEAR THE RADIO. IT IS VERY IRRITATING AND I MUST NOW DRIVE THIS CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED PER MY WIFE. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH....AND I MIGHT ADD IT IS A PRETTY COSTLY FIX. FROM LOOKING AT WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT YET THERE ARE NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS. HOPEFULLY THIS REPORT WILL HELP CONSUMERS. ALSO, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 MONTHS....I GUESS MY WIFE IS A SAINT. *JB

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH SEE OPEN INVESTIGATION #PE05055 TURN SIGNAL IS STILL CLICKING WHEN NOT ENGAGED. THIS IS DUE TO THE HAZARD FLASHING SWITCH (CONFIRMED BY MECHANIC) WHEN WILL RECALL BE ISSUED AS HAS BEEN FOR OTHER YEAR PONTIAC'S?? *JB

BOUGHT THE CAR IN 03 HAD 30000 MILES ON IT. RAN GREAT, LOVED THE POWER... THEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER(36,000) IT STARTED.. FIRST WAS THE BRAKE PADS, REPLACED THOSE, FOUND OUT THAT THE PADS HAD BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, THUS WORE THE ROTORS. REPLACED THE ROTORS. HEARD THE CLICKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE DASH, TOOK CAR TO ELECTRICIAN, REPLACED THE RELAY.... 1 YEAR LATER, HEARD GRINDING FROM FRONT WHEELS, AGAIN.... FOUND OUT THE CALIPERS WERE STUCK AT FULL BRAKE, SO THE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAD THE CAR STALL AS IF IT WERE OUT OF GAS.... COULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO LEAVE UNTIL MORNING(IT WAS 3:00 AM AT THE TIME), CAR RESTARTED JUST FINE IN MORNING, STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT. NOW RADIO ANTENNA WENT OUT, CD PLAYER SKIPS LIKE I AM RUNNING OVER SPEED BUMPS ALL THE TIME. ALSO BACK SPEAKERS WENT OUT.. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THAT THE METAL ON THE SPEAKERS WAS INSTALLED TOUCHING THE FRAME IN THE BACK WINDOW, CAUSING THEM TO SHORT OUT... NOW CAR IS SURGING AT NORMAL SPEEDS, SUSPECT BAD FUEL PUMP.. AND ONCE AGAIN THE LICKING IS BACK AGAIN. GM HAS PAID $0 FOR REPAIRS. THEY SAY IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT... FUNNY, I DID NOT INSTALL THESE THINGS AND THEY ARE APPARENTLY PROBLEMS THAT GM HAS BEEN HAVING. I LOVE(RATHER LOVED) GM. I HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN THEM TO BE RELIABLE AND STURDY. THIS CAR HAS TAUGHT ME OTHERWISE. I CAN NOW SEE THE DIRECTION THAT GM IS GOING AND I WILL NEVER BUY A GM VEHICLE AGAIN. IF ANYONE HAS ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS THEY CAN NOT FI

I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 1. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON IN THE CAR, AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR HAS PROBLEMS STARTING. THE ENGINE CRANKS BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD CREATE PARTICULARLY UNSAFE SITUATIONS, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASS LOCK SYSTEMS IN 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AMS. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE FORUMS. *NM

I HAD TO HAVE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM REPLACED AT A COST OF $323.00. THE SWITCH KEPT CLICKING, EVEN WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WERE NOT IN USE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SWITCH WOULD ULTIMATELY FAIL, LEAVING ME WITH NO TURN SIGNAL OR HAZARD LIGHT FUNCTION. THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM ON BOTH THE 2000 AND 2001 GRAND AMS. OBVIOUSLY, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED IN THE 2002 MODEL, BUT SINCE THAT MODEL YEAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. DOES THIS SEEM RIGHT TO YOU?. *NM

THE IGNITION SYSTEM HAS A DEVICE CALLED PASSLOCK, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO DISABLE THE FUEL PUMP IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEONE IS TRYING TO STEAL YOUR CAR. HOWEVER, THE '02 GRAND AM IS NOT ALWAYS GIVEN ENCODED KEYS, BUT THE SYSTEM IS STILL ACTIVE. THE CAR CAN BE DISABLED FOR 10 MINUTES, AWAITING THE SYSTEM TO RESET ITSELF. *NM

BACK UP LIGHTS STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, AND NOW FAIL TO COME ON AT ALL. THIS CONSTITUTES A HAZARD WHEN MOVING VEHICLE IN REVERSE FROM PARKING SPACES. IN THAT OTHER DRIVERS ARE NOT AWARE OF YOUR INTENTIONS. *NM

WE PURCHASE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE IN JULY OF 2005 FROM CHAMPION CHEVROLET IN BRIGHTON MICHIGAN, WE HAD IT IN TO DEALER WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF OWNING IT, WHICH THEY DIDN'T REPAIR THAT DAY BECAUSE WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE WOULD TAKE TO LONG SO IT WAS TAKEN IN THE FOLLOWING SAT. HAD THE ABS,TRAC CONTROL AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THERE WAS A NOISE UNDER THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHICH WAS FIXED BUT CAME BACK A WEEK LATER THEY TOLD US THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS AS NONE OF OUR OTHER CARS MAKE THIS NOISE NOT EVEN OUR CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK. WE ALSO HAD IT BACK IN AGAIN FOR THE SENSORS FOR THE ABS, TRAC CONTROL AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT THAT KEEPS COMING ON. WE CONT'D TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND STILL DON'T HAVE IT FIXED. WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON I DON'T HAVE MY ABS BRAKES ANYMORE AND NO TRAC CONTROL. MY BLINKERS ALSO HAVE BEEN GIVING ME A PROBLEM AS SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. MOST OF THE TIME I CAN GET THEM TO WORK IF I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON FOR A FEW MINS. BUT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO. I HAVE BEEN A GM PERSON ALL MY LIFE AS MY DAD HAS WORKED FOR GM FOR 35 SOMETHING YRS. BUT THEY NEED TO FIXS THESE PROBLEMS AS IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME, MY CHILDREN, MY HUSBAND OR WHOEVER ELSE MAYBE IN THE CAR AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD ESPECIALLY HERE IN MICHIGAN WITH SNOWY AND ICY ROADS. I ALSO HAVE READ SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I WAS ALSO TOLD TO

DT: CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER BUT DID NOT START. THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE THEFT SYSTEM WAS ON. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, PUT IT IN THE ON POSITION FOR TEN MINUTES, THEN SHUT IT OFF, THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL THIS WAS WHAT IT RECOMMENDED TO DO IN ORDER TO BYPASS THE THEFT SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS NOT CHECKED THIS VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM - APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES - ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THERE BEGAN A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD (IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON) - IT CLICKS CONSTANTLY, SOMETIMES REAL FAST AND OTHER TIMES, SLOWER. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS, BUT HAVE FOUND NO RECALLS YET. I RECENTLY HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MANAGER TOLD ME HIS WIFE'S 2002 GRAND AM HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE FOUND OUT THERE MAY BE A RECALL ISSUED. I WOULD LIKE TO WHEN THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE OR HOW I CAN GET THIS RESOLVED. IS THE DEALER RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SEEING THAT MY WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED? *JB

2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT PASSLOCK FAILS AND CAUSED CAR NOT TO START. CAR NOT ABLE TO START UNTIL COMPLETE A 30 MINUTE RESET PROCESS. COULD BE VERY RANDOM, AND THEREFORE DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR GM CAR USERS. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET AND THINK THE GM AND PONTIAC SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION BEFORE THIS SYSTEMATIC PROBLEMS CAUSES A TRAGEDY. *JB

CAR WAS AT GAS STATION AND WOULDN'T START. HAD IT TOWED TO SHOP AND THEY SAID THE PASSLOCK CODE FAILED. THEY STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER NEEDS REPLACED. WELL I REPLACED THE SWITCH AND NOTHING. SO I CALLED A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE LOCK CYLINDER HAS WENT OUT AND NEEDED REPLACED. SO I HAVE ORDERED THE LOCK CYLINDER IT WAS 160.11,THE SWITCH WAS 60.00 DOLLARS. THE SHOP WANTED 900.00 DOLLARS TO REPAIR,ILL DO IT MYSELF. *NM

TURN SIGNALS AND FLASHERS DO NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY DON'T WORK MORE OFTEN THEN THEY DO. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE (DON'T THINK THEY REALLY TRIED) I AM CONCERNED THAT WHEN I REALLY NEED THE HAZARD FLASHERS THEY WONT WORK, IT IS DANGEROUS TO NOT USE BLINKERS AND HAND SIGNALS ARE HARDER TO SEE. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM IN WHICH THE BLINKER CONTINUES TO BLINK AFTER IT OIS TURNED OFF. THE DASH DOESN'T LIGHT UP, HOWEVER THE BLINKING SOUND IS A VERY FAST CONTINUOUS BLINK AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED AND THEY WERE GOING TO CHARGE ME $500 TO FIX IT. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ON PREVIOUS MODELS, AND THERE WAS NO RECALL YET FOR THE 2002 MODEL. *NM

DT: 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE CONSUMER STATED THEY CAME ON AND WENT OFF AND THEY GOT STUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT IN APRIL 2005 TO SEE WHY THIS WAS OCCURRING. AT THAT TIME, NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED PONTIAC, THEY STATED THERE WAS NO A RECALL. THE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE MUST HIT THE HAZARD SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS TO WORK, SOMETIMES THIS DOES NOT WORK EITHER.*AK UPDATED 11/16/05. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND AM EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH MY TURN INDICATORS. I SEE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. *JB

DT: 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURN SIGNALS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR A MONTH OR SO. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND NO ONE HAS LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT REPORTED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT BEING USED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE TURN SIGNAL COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 , PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. GENERAL MOTORS WAS CALLED, AND THEY SAID THAT IF THERE WAS A RECALL THEY WOULD REIMBURSE THE CONTACT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A YEAR, AND INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE DASH. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A BLINKER BUT THE BLINKER IS NOT ON. I HAVE HEARD SEVERAL THINGS ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND WONDERED WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL? *NM

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TURN SIGNALS ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN I USE MY SIGNALS, AFTER IT CLICKS OFF, IT STILL CLICKS AND ON 2 OCCASIONS THERE WAS SMOKE THAT CAME OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, AND AFTER EXPLAINING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR (THAT IS STILL UNDER GM WARRANTY) THEY TOLD US THAT WE STILL HAD TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I KNOW OF AT LEAST 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL CAR AS I AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED FROM MY MECHANIC THAT IF THE WIRING WORK IS NOT DONE SOON, THERE WILL MOST DEFINITELY BE A FIRE. I DON'T FEEL THAT I AS A CONSUMER AND WITH IT STILL BEING UNDER WARRANTY, SHOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR REPAIRS THAT ARE CLEARLY THE MANUFACTURER'S FAULT. THIS DEFECT RISKS THE LIVES OF MY CHILDREN AS WELL AS MYSELF AND ANYONE ELSE WHO RIDES IN MY VEHICLE.*JB

THE SHIFTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ON A CAR WITH 36000 MILES AND ALSO BOTH WINDOW REGULATORS NEED REPLACED. *JB

IN 2003 I HAD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS LEAKING ANTI FREEZE. SHORT TIME LATER I HAD THE ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED BECAUSE ANTI FREEZE GOT INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND ENGINE WAS BURNING TOO HOT INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THIS PLUGGED THE CONVERTER CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER SINCE THERE WAS NO WHERE FOR THE EXHAUST TO GO. WORK WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY/WORK COMPLETED IN CALIFORNIA. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VERY MINUTE I SMELL THE ROTTEN EGG SMELL THAT THIS WOULD MEAN THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SEAL WAS LEAKING AGAIN. 8/2005...JUST HAD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD SEAL REPLACED FOR SECONT TIME. CAR IS NOW AT 85K. HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY TOO 100K. I HAD THE CAR OUT FOR A WEEK AND AGAIN THE SMELL IS BACK. I SEE FROM THIS SITE THAT THERE ARE MANY OF US OUT THERE THAT HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME PROBLEM. IF THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING THEN GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT EVEN AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PERIOD. 8/2005...

2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE EQUIPMENT. *MR THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD HANG UP. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYED ON. THERE WAS AN OCCASION WHEN THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE TRACTION CONTROL TO RE-ENGAGE. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO HAVE FOUND NOTHING. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PADS WHICH WAS STATED TO BE BEYOND SPECIFICATIONS. THREE LOUD BANGS HAD COME FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND OIL LEAKS. *SC

AUTO ACC. 2002 POTIAC GRAND AM CRASHED INTO SIDE OF 1985 BUICK LASABRE 4 DOOR AT 30 M P H AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FULL EXTENT OF INJURIES HAVE NOT BEEN DETERMINED . 1. POSITIVE DIAGNOSES IS CERVICAL INJURY HYPEREXTENSIONFLEXION 2. KNEES MRI SCHEDULED

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH APPEARS TO BE FAILING - SOMETHING GM ADDRESSED ON EARLIER MODEL VEHICLES AND ACROSS A WIDE RANGE OF GM VEHICLES. TURN SIGNAL SWITCH APPEARS TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE EVEN AFTER THE TURN SIGNAL IS RETURNED TO IT'S OFF POSITION. CLICKING IS RANDOM AND USUALLY VERY FAST - LIKELY THE RESULT OF CURRENT ARCING GIVEN EARLIER RECALLS REGARDING THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZZARD LIGHT SWITCH. GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ON EARLIER VEHICLES. OFTEN REFERRED TO BY OWNERS AS "NERVOUS BLINKER SYNDROME." DEALER PLANS TO CHARGE $250 TO FIX DESPITE RECALLS ON EARLIER MODELS.

DT: VEHICLE KEEPS SHUTING OFF AND WILL NOT START). TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER THREE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. CONSUMER VEHICLE TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND TO OTHER MECHANICS, THEY WOULD NOT FIXTHE PROBLEM . THEYTOLD CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALE. THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN FOUND OR FIXED, THE VEHICLE'S SECURTY LIGHT COMES ON, AND IF CONSUMER SHUTS OFF VEHICLE THEN THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, CONSUMER BELIEVES VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT BEFORE CONSUMER PURCHASED IT USED FROM DEALER. *AK

THE CAR WAS BOUGHT USED IN JULY OF 2003, IT HAD 36K. IN FEBUARY 2005 THE CAR HAD 53K, AND NEEDED THE FROMT BRAKE PADS CHANGED. THE PADS WERE CHANGED, AND IT'S NOW MAY 2005, AND THE PADS ARE ALMOST GONE. I'VE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNETY AND FOUND THAT SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE CAR..PLEASE HELP...

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM COUPE, AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS NOT WORKING.SOMETIMES THEY WORK, BUT HERE LATELY THEY DO NOT MOST OF THE TIME.

AS I WAS DRIVING MY PONTIAC GRAND AM (2002) THE ENGINE OUT OF THE BLUE STARTED ON FIRE AS I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN THE DAY USING MY CAR AND I DROVE ABOUT THREE MILES AT 30 MPH TO A SHOPPING PLAZA. AS I WAS LOOKING FOR A PARKING PLACE AT 5-10 MPH A MAN RAN UP TO MY CAR AND TOLD ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE IT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE APPEARED TO START IN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. I PARKED THE CAR AND IT WAS ON FIRE ABOUT 15 MIN UNTIL FIRE TRUCKS CAME. THE CAR WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE CAR TO MAKE IT START ON FIRE OUT OF THE BLUE. GM WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR THIS AND I AM OUT OF 14,000. THIS INCIDENT PUT ME AND MY 14 MONTH OLD SONS LIFE IN DANGER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE.

I PURCHASED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE BRAND NEW. I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT STARTING AT 36,400 MILES, THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON, AND CAR WOULD NOT START. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BECAUSE IT WAS OFF WARRANTY, THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO HELP (ALTHOUGH THEY HAD BEEN VERY HELPFUL DURING THE SALE). I TOOK IT TO A SMALL REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY THOUGHT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A REMOTE START SYSTEM THAT I HAD INSTALLED AT A DEALERSHIP. REMOVED THE REMOTE START, BUT CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT STARTING, AND THE SECURITY LIGHT COMING ON (IF I KEPT THE IGNITION ON FOR 10 MINUTES IT WOULD RESET). AT 44,000 MILES, WHILE SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WARMING UP THE ENGINE DIED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE ENGINE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM, AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AFTER MUCH EFFORT, THEY FINALLY SAID THAT THEY MIGHT CONSIDER A "GOODWILL" WARRANTY IF I COULD PROVIDE RECEIPTS FOR ALL OF MY OIL CHANGES. SINCE THESE WERE DONE AT HOME, I DID NOT HAVE RECEIPTS. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND FEEL THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT THAT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE BEEN WILLING TO HELP ME REPLACE THE ENGINE IN THE CAR. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 44,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY DEAD. ANYBODY THAT LOOKS AT THE CAR WILL KNOW THAT I LOVED MY GRAND AM. BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE ENGINE (THEY

CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE DESIGN OF THE SEATS IN THE 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM CUTS OFF THE BLOOD FLOW TO THE LEGS WHILE DRIVING.*MR THE CONSUMER IS 5'3" AND BELIEVES THIS MAY ALSO BE PART OF THE PROBLEM. *JB *NM

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON USING THE TURN SIGNALS THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE, AND THE TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED. THEY USE TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CURRENTLY, THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL.*AK

THE WINDOWS ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE HAVE NUMEROUS SCRATCHES ON THEM FROM THE WINDOWS GOING UP AND DOWN. SEVERAL OF THEM WERE REPLACED ONCE BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO RECUR AND NOW THE DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. THEY CLAIM IT IS COMING FROM DIRT COLLECTING IN THE WEATHERSTRIPPING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE PARTICULAR TYPE OF WINDOW MOULDING ON THIS MODEL CAR. IT ALLOWS DIRT TO COLLECT IN A LIP THAT IS NOT FLAT AGAINST THE WINDOW AND THIS IN TURN SCRATCHES THE WINDOWS WHEN THEY ARE USED. THEY SAID IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT CORRECT IT BECAUSE THEY CANNOT PUT ANOTHER MOULDING ON THE CAR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE FACT THAT MY NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES HAS THIS DEFECT. *AK

BLINKER SWITCH SOUND KEEPS ON TICKING AT A RAPID PACE EVEN THOUGH THE BLINKER IS TURNED OFF. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUE WITH 2000 AND 2001 GRAND AMS AND HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS IN 2002. WHY NO RECALL?

COOLANT LEAK - INTERNALLY.... BLEW HEAD GASKET. CAR BRAND NEW!! SERVICE RECORDS INDICATING THAT CAR WAS 100% PROPERLY MAINTAINED BY OWNER. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT PERRUZZI PONTIAC IN LANGHORNE, PA. IS KEEPING A TIGHT BLINDFOLD ON THIS KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS CAR AND ALL OTHER GRAND AM GT 2002 MODELS THAT HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS. *JB

WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL THE LIGHT IN THE DASH STAYS ON EVEN AFTER MAKING THE TURN. IT WAS DUE TO HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. *AK

PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS FIXED TWICE EACH. BROKEN AGAIN ON END OF 2004. *NM

WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. WAS TOLD THE IGNITION CIRCUIT WAS BAD. HAD THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AND COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM DEVELOPED BRAKE PROBLEMS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE INSPECTED IN IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INSIDE PADS ON BOTH SIDE WERE RUBBING METAL TO METAL. *NM

HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE IN MULTIPLE 2002 CARS INCLUDING MINE. (I WORKED FOR A LOCAL DEALER FOR 10 YEARS AND NOW A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP FOR 3 YEARS)I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE HAZARD FLASHER FAILURES IN PONTIAC GRAND AMS, CHEVY MALIBUS, OLDS ALERO. ALSO I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2001 MALIBU FOR THIS FAILURE AND IT USES THE SAME PART #. WHY NO RECALL?? FOR CUSTOMERS PAYING FOR THIS IS A INCONVENIENCE. THE PART WAS CHEAP FOR ME BUT A CUSTOMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS!. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM (WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT) FROM GANDRUD CHEVROLET IN GREEN BAY, WI. WHEN THE CAR HAD 30,000 - 35,000 MILES ON IT, THE FRONT BUMPER STARTED PEELING PAINT AND THE FLASHERS STARTED CLICKING OCCASIONALY ON THEIR OWN. BY THE TIME THE WARRANTY WAS UP (ABOUT 40,00 TO 45,000 MILES) THE PAINT WAS REALLY COMMING OFF AND NOW THE FLASHERS/TURN SIGNALS CONSTANTLY CLICK AS IF ON. EVEN THOUGH THEY CONSTANTLY DO THIS, THEY ARE NOT FLASHING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE PAINT AND THEY SAID SORRY THE WARRENTY IS UP. IS THEIR ANY RECOURSE I HAVE TO MAKE THEM FIX THE TUR SIGNAL/FLASHER PROBLEM?*AK

THE WINDOW SASH CHANNELS HAVE BROKEN ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THIS IS THE COMPONENT THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW GLASS IN PLACE. THE CAR BARELY HAS PASSED 50,000 MILES AND THE WINDOWS WILL NO LONGER STAY UP. THE PONTIAC DEALER WILL REPAIR THE PIECE FOR $150 EACH WINDOW. *AK