2003 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

MY 21 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK NEAR THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE PUSHED SHARPLY ON THE BRAKE AND THREW THE CAR IN PARK. SHE NOTED THAT THE RPM'S REVVED ABOVE 3000. *TR

BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED. 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM 3.4L V6. CONSTANT TICKING FROM HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. GROUNDING PROBLEMS. LOOKED FOR RECALLS AT GM DEALERSHIP. NO RECALLS ON THE PROBLEM. NO CHOICE BUT TO REMOVE HAZARD LIGHT FUSE UNTIL REPAIR. SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY GM. GONNA COST US $500! THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ROTTED AWAY CAUSING COOLANT SPRAYING EVERYWHERE CAUSING WHITE SMOKE AND OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE. SPRAYING THE SERPENTINE BELT AND WATER PUMP. WITH VISUAL INSPECTION AND TOUCHING CONFIRMED SPOT. 3/4 OF RESERVOIR IS LEAKED OUT CAUSING RUST ON SUB FRAME. ALSO FRONT ROCKER PANEL BAD. FRONT PASSENGER PANEL ROTTED OUT. BAD OXIDIZING ON THE MANIFOLD COVER AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD COVER. SHAME ON GM FOR NOT COVERING ALL GAS ON THE HAZARD LIGHT MALFUNCTION AND MULTI SWITCH ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.

CPSC:I13A0533A. 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATED HER CAR ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY, WHEN SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

PASSLOCK PROBLEMS HAD THE CYLINDER KIT REPLACED, CAR STILL GOES INTO THE SECURITY PASS PROBLEM,TOOK IT BACK SAME DAY AFTER IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, SAME PROBLEM CAR TURNS OVER BUT DOES NOT START, HAVE TO REPEAT SEVERAL TIMES THEN IT STARS, SECURITY RED LIGHT FLASHES ON WHEN TURNING OVER KEY TO START ENGINE, NO OTHER PROBLEMS DETECTED BY DEALER SHIP, AGAIN GOING TO TAKE IT IN THIS FRIDAY OCT 11TH 2013, HAVE READ ON FORUMS OF THIS REPEATED PROBLEM WITH GM CARS FORUM IS TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0F6220/52 PONTIAC GRAND AM SECURITY PASSLOCK PROBLEMS. *TR

TURN SIGNALS ABOUT EVERY TWO TRIES WILL STOP WORKING AND SOMETIMES YOU CAN GET THEM TO COME BACK ON BY HITTING THE HAZARDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE HORN ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT PULLED THE FUSE AND DISCONNECTED THE HORN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT EITHER THE HORN PAD OR THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,185.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CLUTCH PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND BECAME STUCK WHEN APPROACHING A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY AND ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE PEDAL WOULD RELEASE MANUALLY OR WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHEN I GO TO BRAKE THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE AND WHEN I BRAKE AND TURN TO THE LEFT ALL THREE LIGHTS COME N, NOT ALL THE TIME. I HAVE CHANGED BRAKES, AND ROTORS AND AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. *TR

COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE CAUSED PROBLEMS, WOULDN'T START HALF THE TIME, COULDN'T FILL UP WITHOUT GAS PUMP CUTTING OFF CONSTANTLY (TOOK 20 MINUTES TO FILL UP). TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND OTHER SHOPS SPENT TONS OF MONEY PROBLEM NOT SOLVED. GOT SO FEED UP WITH THIS CAR I PULLED THE TAGS AND BOUGHT A HONDA. IT IS REALLY UNFAIR HOW THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS CAR WAS ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH PUTTING OUT SUCH AN INFERIOR PRODUCT. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR RECALL ON ANY NUMBER OF THESE PROBLEMS. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALLS OR THE CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM STUCK TO THE ATTACHMENT OF THE BRACKET CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP THE ACCELERATION. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

SOMETIMES, WHEN APPLYING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT ACTIVATE, EVEN THOUGH THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER IS IN THE CORRECT POSITION. THE RELAY DOES NOT CLICK, AND THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT FLASH. ALSO, AT RANDOM TIMES, THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY CAN BE HEARD CLICKING RAPIDLY ON AND OFF WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE NOT TURNED ON. THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT TURN ON WHEN THIS OCCURS, JUST THE RELAY IN THE DASH CLICKS. AS STATED, THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND CAN GO ON FOR HOURS OVER A LONG DRIVE. *TR

HI, MY GRANDAM OVERHEATED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT COMPARTMENT WAS EMPTY. I DID NOT RECEIVE A LOW COOLANT WARNING FROM THE CAR SYSTEM. I HAD TOPPED OFF MY COOLANT COMPARTMENT ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. WHEN I LOOK AT THE ENGINE BLOCK, I CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A TRAIL OF COOLANT COMING OUT THE ENGINE GASKET. I DID SOME GOOGLING AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GRANDAMS AND THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST GM A COUPLE YEARS AGO. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS I WORRY IF THE ENGINE WILL CATCH FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND-AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT FAILED TO TURN OVER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD GO OFF BY ITSELF AT DIFFERENT HOURS OF THE DAY AND IN ORDER TO DEACTIVATE IT HE HAD TO PUSH ON THE HORN MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE MIGHT BE CAUSE BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND HE WOULD NEED TO CONSULT WITH HIS LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM ENGAGED ERRONEOUSLY, PREVENTING HIM FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND HE HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,0000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 11/13/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE MUST WAIT 10 MINUNTES TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY. THE DEALER WOULD NOT SERVICE VEHICLE UNTIL A $100 FEE WAS PAID. UPDATED 11/27/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD WORK WHEN THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT NOT DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO VERIFIED THAT THE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,950.

WE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING OUR CAR, THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON AND STAYED ON. SOME DAYS IT WOULD START AND OTHERS IT WOULDN'T AND THEN IT EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT START AT ALL. AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP FOR A WEEK AND STUMPING THE MECHANICS, WE STILL HAVE NOT SOLVED THE ISSUE. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN CHECKED FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE SENSORS AND THEY ALL TESTED GOOD. OUR IGNITION WENT BAD AND SINCE WE HAD IT REPLACED IT HAS BEEN BAD. THIS CAR HAS LEFT US STRANDED PLACES WITH THREE SMALL KIDS. WE HAVE TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES THEN TURN TO OFF THEN START AND SOMETIMES IT TAKES THREE OR FOUR TIMES BEFORE IT WORKS. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES....IT HESITATES TO START. ALOT OF GM VEHICLES HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

DASHBOARD LIFTING AND CURLING UP ON DRIVERS SIDE OBSTRUCTING DRIVERS VIEW. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE PAST YEARS, THERES BEEN MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FOUR-WAY FLASHER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,518. UPDATED 06/28/12*LJ UPDATED 06/29/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO ENGAGE THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND THEN USE THE TURN SIGNAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND THEY BOTH INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES. I HAVE BEEN ON A FORUM AND ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ITS THE SECURITY SAFETYLOCK(FAULTY). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHTS SO THAT THE TURNING SIGNALS WOULD FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECEIVING RECALL INFORMATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND NOTICED AN EXTREMELY SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS A CLICKING NOISE WOULD EMIT FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AREA. THE CLICKING MALFUNCTION STOPPED WHENEVER ENGAGING THE HAZARD WARNING CONTROL DEVICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY OVERHEATS COOLING FAN DOES NOT COME ON. FLUID LEVEL NEEDS REPLENISHED CONSTANTLY. ENGINE PRESSURE BUILD UP FROM THE OVERHEATING. STILL CANNOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR IN THE SHOP. PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH THESE CARS HAVE RESEARCHED LOTS OF THE SAME ISSUES ON THE INTERNET. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR 967.00. WHICH SOME PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE AS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEEM DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES IN THE PAST AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WOULD REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR A SECOND TIME AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

FOR NO REASON THE HORN WOULD START BLOWING CONSTANTLY WHILE IT WAS PARKED, LOCKED UP, IN THE DRIVEWAY. PULLED THE FUSE TO STOP IT. NEXT DAY, REPLACED THE FUSE AND IT WAS OK. FEW MONTHS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. HAD THREE OCCURANCES AFTER THAT. LOCAL DEALER WANTS $100.00 PLUS JUST TO CHECK IT OUT AND WOULDN'T TELL ME IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR PROBLEMS WITH THAT. SEARCHING THE WEB LATELY, I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I HAVE MY DAUGHTER DRIVING IT TO COLLEGE AND WANT THE HORN WORKING. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY SOMEONE TO REPAIR THIS WHEN IT'S AN ISSUE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEING DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE NEW AND WANT MY DAUGHTER TO HAVE THE HORN WORKING CORRECTLY AND NOT GOING OFF AT WILL. I REPLACED THE HORN RING CONTACT IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. HOW DO I GET THIS REPAIRED? IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DRIVING IT WITH NO HORN AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT' PLEASE RESPOND TO ME ON THIS ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE 2 OTHER RECALLS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT FOR DIFFERENT YEARS. 2000-2001 GRAND AM, OLDSMOBILE ALERO, CHEVROLET MALIBU (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000) AND 1999-2000 GRAND AM, OLDSMOBILE ALERO, CHEVROLET MALIBU. I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS NOTICED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION BUT COULD VERY WELL BE IN ONE IF SOMEONE IS NOT ABLE TO KNOW I'M MAKING A TURN. *TR

WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN CAR STARTED OVER HEATING AND JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD TO ROLL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WAS ALMOST HIT BY TWO DIFFERNT CARS. HAD IT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM THEY FIXED THE HEAD GASKETS, BUT CAR IS STILL OVERHEATING. *TT

BEGINNING IN OCTOBER 2010, THE SECURITY LIGHT SHOWED UP ON MY CAR DASHBOARD. IT BRIEFLY WAS LIT AND WOULD DISAPPEAR. OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS, MY CAR WOULD RANDOMLY NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED EACH TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL, THE CAR WOULD THEN RUN AND THE LIGHT HAD DISAPPEARED. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE UNLESS THE CAR WAS NOT WORKING. THIS WAS VERY COSTLY IN TOWS AND MISSING WORK. THEN I NOTICED AS I WOULD BE DRIVING, RANDOM SINGLE PUFFS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. I DESCRIBED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY. AFTER THIS HAPPENING OVER AND OVER FINALLY I WAS TOLD THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN FRIED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE A FIRE STARTED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I WISH THERE WOULD BE A RECALL AS I SEE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON AND EXPENSIVE REPAIR PROBLEM IN PONTIAC GRAND AM'S. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF MY CAR HAD STARTED ON FIRE AS I WAS DRIVING!

TURN SIGNALS WOULD STOP WORKING AT DIFFERENT TIMES. STARTED RESEARCHING AND FOUND SOME VIN#'S WERE RECALLED WHILE OTHERS WEREN'T. SOME COMPLAINTS STATED IF YOU PUSH THE HAZARD BUTTON WHEN THEY DON'T WORK THAT THEY WILL START WORKING. I TRIED THIS AND IT DID WORK. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB ABOUT SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED PONTIAC WHO DIDN'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD NO CONCERN THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS OTHER ISSUES WITH THE SAME CARS. COMMON SENSE WOULD SAY IF THEY ARE DOING THE SAME THING AS THE OTHERS THAT WERE RECALLED THEN IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY PONTIAC. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN VERY WELL CAUSE A CRASH. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT I HAVE TO FOR PONTIAC TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY CAR RANDOMLY FAILS TO START. WE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO CHECK THE TERMINALS. TERMINALS WERE CLEAN. AS WE WERE TIGHTENING THE NUT ON ONE OF THE TERMINALS THE VEHICLE STARTED BY ITSELF. THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT INITIALLY START UP. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES WITH THE HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL AND SHUT DOWN. SHE LET IT SIT FOR 30 MINUTES AND IT WOULD RESTART, BUT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE A FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 07/01/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT A FUSE HAD BLOWN FROM THE IGNITION MODULE, WIRES HAD BROKEN AND SHORTED AND CONNECTORS OF COIL PACK SMOKED AND BURNED. THEY REPAIRED AND REROUTED THE POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE BECAUSE THE HOSE WAS PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE WIRING AND CONNECTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,482.

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM - TURN SIGNALS AS WELL AS HAZARD LIGHTS NOT WORKING. ALSO HOOD NOT CLOSING/LOCKING PROPERLY, VERY DANGEROUS. PURCHASED FROM LIMA AUTO MALL IN LIMA, OHIO. *TR

MY GIRLFRIENDS 03 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT JUST STOPPED STARTING....IT RAN FINE TODAY..THEN WHEN WE GOT HOME AND SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THEN CAME BACK OUT TO LEAVE I TURNED THE KEY AND NOTHING! LIKE ALL THE LIGHTS AND EVERYTHING WORKS..I TOOK A SCREW DRIVER AND TRIED JUMPING THE STARTER AND IT JUST SPINS FREELY AND DOESN'T ENGAGE THE FLYWHEEL..IT'S HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE..WHAT'S THE PROBLEM AND HOW DO I FIX IT? WE NEED IT FIXED ASAP!!! *TR

03 GRAND AM. TO START OFF WITH, I HAD THE SAME RANDOM CLICKING SOUND. I BOUGHT A NEW SWITCH FROM ADVANCED, AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. FOR YEARS NOW THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON WHEN DRIVING RANDOMLY, BUT THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF OR NOT TURN ON. BUT NOW I AM HAVING MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. SOMETIMES CRUISE CONTROL CUTS OFF ON ITS OWN. WHEN I START THE CAR SOMETIMES NOTHING ELECTRICAL WILL COME ON. SOMETIMES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL BUT NOT THE A/C CONTROLS OR HEADLIGHTS. OR VISE VERSE. IT IS ALL RANDOM. IT WILL EVENTUALLY COME ON WHEN DRIVING. IF I DRIVE IN THE DARK, I HAVE TO HAVE MY HEADLIGHTS, SO THERE IS AN ISSUE. I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL A RECALL IS MADE BECAUSE PONTIAC DOES NOT CARE ABOUT US BECAUSE WE ALREADY PAID FOR THE CAR. I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I CANNOT AFFORD DEALER PRICES. SO DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW TO FIX THE ISSUES? *LN

ARE YOU KIDDING ME! MY WINDOWS ON MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT HAVE QUIT WORKING. HAS HAPPENED TO 3 OF MY WINDOWS, DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND BOTH BACK WINDOWS, YESTERDAY WHEN IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN BASICALLY SIDEWAYS MY WINDOW WHICH I HAVE HAD TO RIG TO STAY UP WITH TAPE STILL CAME DOWN WHICH ALLOWED POWERFUL WIND AND RAIN TO START POURING INTO MY CAR AS I TRIED TO PULL OVER TO PUSH IT BACK UP ANOTHER ONE FELL, LOL. MY CAR WAS SOAKING I WAS SOAKING AND I ALMOST GOT INTO A WRECK BECAUSE OF IT, NOT A SAFETY ISSUE MY [XXX]! A DIFFERENT TIME MY GIRLFRIEND HAD TO UNDO HER SEAT BELT AND CRAWL FROM THE FRONT SEAT INTO THE BACK TO HOLD A WINDOW UP DURING A RAIN STORM, WHAT THE [XXX] GIVES GM? I WOULD LOVE TO GET THIS FIXED BUT NOT ONLY CAN I NOT AFFORD IT BUT I HAVE SEEN THE PLASTIC PIECE IN MY WINDOW AND IT HAS PIECES BROKEN OFF IN 7 DIFFERENT PLACES. THIS IS INSANE! GM IS RAPING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, NO WONDER PEOPLE BY FOREIGN CARS, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A PONTIAC MAN BUT I MAY BE LOOKING INTO A HONDA OR SOMETHING SOON! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO SIGNAL TO TURN LEFT, HE NOTICED THAT THE SIGNAL FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 115,000.

THE SECURITY LIGHT IN MY CAR FLASHES AND MY CAR WONT START LEAVING ME & MY KIDS STRANDED. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. WE HAVE CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP AND NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD TO CHANGE THE BRAIN OR THE IGNITION. TIRED OF BEING STRANDED W MY KIDS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE REAR WINDSHIELD BROKE INTO PIECES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 123,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND UPON TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WOULD NOT START. HE REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THE VEHICLE AGAIN WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND HE WAS ALSO INFORMED OF A METHOD TO BYPASS THE FAILURE IN CASE IT RECURS. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED 20 TIMES. DURING THE MOST RECENT FAILURES THE HORN WOULD ALSO BEGIN TO SOUND. AFTER THE FINAL FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,000.

I HAVE 3 DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 GRAND-AM AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH I'VE FOUND OUT THAT NUMEROUS OF OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. 1ST COMPLAINT-THE PASS LOCK SECURITY. WHEN I GO TO START MY CAR THE ENGINE WILL NOT TURN OVER. THIS MAY HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES A DAY. MY LAST GRAND-AM DID THE SAME THING. I FOUND THAT YOU HAVE TO TURN TO KEY TO THE ON POSITION AND WAIT 10 MINUTES. ON SATURDAY I HAD 4 STOPS TO MAKE AND ALL 4 TIMES IT WOULD NOT START. 2ND COMPLAINT- I'VE ALMOST GOTTEN REAR ENDED DUE TO THE FACT MY TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. IV'E READ ON SEVERAL POST SIGHTS THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. SEVERAL SAID THAT WHEN THE HAZARD BUTTON WAS REPLACED IT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. 3RD PROBLEM AND THE MOST SERIOUS. SEVERAL TIMES THIS YEAR FROM OUT OF NOWHERE MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. TWICE I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND HAD MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST TOOK OFF, THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE REARENDED THAT CAR. MY HUSBAND TOLD ME TO LOOK AND SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON MY CAR. I DID AND I FOUND OUT THAT 2003 GRAND AMS WERE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED GM AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN# DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE VIN RANGE!!! I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND MY VIN# IS NOT IN THE SAME RANGE????...I DON'T GET IT. WHY ARE THESE PROBLEMS NOT BEING LOOKED INTO BY GM? IF SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WHY IS GM NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WITH SMOKE EMITTING. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE STEERING COLUMN MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT. NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,718.