2003 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

THIS IS REGARDING A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THERE IS DEFIANTLY A DEFECT WITH THE SECURITY/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH THE SAME EXACT CAR, AND THEY ARE ALL ASKING, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL??? IT ORIGINALLY STARTED BACK IN MARCH OF 2010 WITH THE CAR TURNING OVER WHEN STARTED, THEN SHUTTING OFF RIGHT AWAY WITH THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING ON THE DASH. AFTER A BIT OF RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT I COULD JUST TURN THE KEY TO THE ACC AND WAIT 10 MINUTES AND THE SYSTEM WILL RESET. BUT THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVERY 2 WEEKS OR SO, AND MAKES THE CAR PRETTY UNRELIABLE, JUST FOR THAT FACT. THEN ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO 5/26/10 I WAS DRIVING HOME AND IT SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED. NOW IT WON'T START AT ALL AND IT'S BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WONT LET IT. IF SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT, WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL? THIS IS DEFIANTLY A SAFETY ISSUE IF IT IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM HAS GOTTEN A RECT GOVERNMENT BAIL OUT AND A HUGE RECALL LIKE THIS WILL NOT LOOK GOOD ON THE RESUME, BUT HOW CAN THEY EXPECT TO STAY IN BUSINESS WHEN THEY ARE KNOWINGLY PUTTING OUT SYSTEMS THAT FAIL? IT'S FRUSTRATING, BECAUSE MY CAR IS PERFECT, ALL EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE PROBLEM THAT IS QUITE COSTLY. I AM ALSO READING THAT OTHERS ARE DROPPING HUNDREDS TO "FIX" THIS PROBLEM, ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR WITHIN WEEKS. I JUST DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO PLAY AROUN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TURN SIGNALS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS; THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR EXPENSES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT STARTED NOT STARTING 8 MONTHS AGO, NOT A REGULAR THING ON/OFF, BEEN TOWED NUMEROUS TIMES HAS COST ALOT OF MONEY IN FEES, HAD NEW IGNITION, NEW KEY. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. TRIED TURNING KEY ON WAITING 10 MINUTES DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. CAR WILL START WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT, SOMETIMES LEAVING MY YOUNG DAUGHTER AT WORK LATE AT NIGHT. *TR

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM, THE CAR TURN SIGNAL MALFUNCTION THAT LEADS TO FLICKERING AND SOMETIMES FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. I NEED TO KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED OR NOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. HE NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE EXTERIOR HAZARD LIGHTS AND DETERMINED THAT THE MULTI TURN SIGNAL HAZARD SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO OUTSIDE OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY AND ALL REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,623 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE POWER STEERING FAILED CONSISTENTLY IN COLD WEATHER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,156.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH A FACTORY INSTALLED SECURITY SYSTEM. WHILE APPROACHING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE OPERATING, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. ON A LATER DATE, THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SERVICE SHOP. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE SECURITY SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. HE ADVISED PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION WITHOUT STARTING, WAIT FOR THE RED SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT TO STOP BLINKING (10-15 MINUTES) AND THEN PROCEED TO START THE IGNITION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT FOLLOWED THE MECHANIC'S PREVIOUS ADVICE AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,797.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN INSIDE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED 3 YEARS PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58000.

MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM DASH BOARD IS COMPLETELY STARTING TO LIFT FROM THE FOUNDATION IT HAS ALSO STARTED TO FOLD BACK FROM THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER SIDE. WE USE THE HEAT PROTECTOR VISOR AND DESPITE IT IS STILL LIFTING. I HAVE HAD OTHER CARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD AFFECT THE AIR BAGS. *TR

AFTER PUMPING GAS CAME BACK TO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD POWER BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. BANGED ON FUEL LINE, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS. PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT OUT OF THE GAS TERMINAL. EVENTUALLY FIGURED OUT THAT IF I PUT MY KEY IN ACCESSORY MODE AND SAT FOR 10-15MINS TO WAIT FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO STOP BLINKING THAT MY CAR WOULD START BACK UP AGAIN. IT WAS FINE FOR A MONTH THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL LINE. HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. EVENTUALLY STARTED AFTER PUTTING IT IN ACCESSORY AGAIN. A PART OF THE BCM WAS CLEANED. NOW THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, TO THE CAR NOT STARTING ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY. WHILE IT HASN'T BEEN DIAGNOSED, MOST LIKELY IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM. THE PAST 4 TIMES THE CAR HASN'T STARTED, I PUT MY KEY IN ACC AND SAT FOR 10 MINS THEN IT STARTS BACK UP AGAIN. *TR

MALFUNCTION IN THE SECURITY SYSTEM, WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT START. A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN GO TO START THE SECURITY SYSTEMS ACTS AS IF SOMEONE IS STEALING THE CAR, WHICH OUR SON IS JUST TRYING TO START HIS CAR TO GO TO SCHOOL. HE WAS STRANDED AT A GAS STATION 3 MONTHS AGO, & JUST LAST NIGHT STRANDED AT A CAR WASH. HE HAD TO PUSH HIS CAR BACK HOME, SINCE, EVERYTHING WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLE AS OUR SON HAS. THE CAR SPACE AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS HAS GOT A WHOLE LIST OF COMPLAINTS ON THEIR WEB-SITE OF ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME AND SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE. THE SECURITY PASS LOCK PROBLEMS, WHERE THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON FLASHING & THEN IT SHUTS THE CAR DOWN, WHERE THEN IT WILL NOT START, UNTIL IT IS RESET OR FIXED. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 GRAND AM GT, SEEN OTHERS HAD INTAKE MANIFOLD ISSUES TOO, HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2002 BUT NOT 2003, LOOKING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON IT, IF SO HOW DO I GO ABOUT FIXING IT, BECAUSE I ALREADY PAID $600 TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE I HAD TO, THE GRAND AM IS OUR MAIN CAR TO TRANSPORT BOTH CHILDREN PLACES. ALSO, THE ACCELERATOR ISSUES...I HAVE YET TO GET A EMAIL, OR LETTER OR ANYTHING FOR THAT MATTER ABOUT ANY OF THE RECALLS ON THIS VEH...DO THEY PICK AND CHOOSE WHO THEY SEND THEM TO OR WHAT? *TR

THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS, I HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. I GO TO START MY CAR AND IT JUST WON'T START. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN ONE WEEK (THIS WEEK). ONE TIME IT WAS AT 11:30PM AND I WAS STUCK IN MY CAR FOR 2 HOURS WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SUGGESTED THAT I FOLLOW SOME STEPS TO RESET THE SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. I FOLLOWED HIS INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTHING HAPPENED THAT NIGHT. THEN NEXT MORNING IT STARTED NO PROBLEM. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN LAST NIGHT AFTER WORK AND I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED HOME. I TRIED TO FOLLOW THE STEPS TO RESET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN SAID TO RESTART YOUR CAR WITHIN 15 - 30 MINUTES. I TRIED IT A FEW TIMES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND NOTHING. ONCE AGAIN, I GO TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT STARTED NO PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM V6. I BOUGHT IT IN 2005 FROM THE DEALER. SINCE THEN I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY IGNITION 3 TIMES. THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THE SECURITY SIGNAL WOULD BLINK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT AND WILL NOT TODAY FOR THE 3RD TIME START. IT HAS CUT OFF ON ME ON THE FREEWAY, I WOULD PULL OVER AND THE CAR START UP AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN. THE SAR NOT STARTING HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT IT MOST TIMES IT STARTS, BUT WHEN IT DOESN'T THE TELLME I HAVE TO REPLACE MY IGNITION. IM BEGINNING TO THINK ITS MUCH MORE THAN THAT. *TR

THE LAMPS ON MY GT GRAND AM AREN'T RIGHT DO TO THE LOW BEAMS BEING BRIGHTER THAN THE HIGH BEEMS. AND WATER IS IN THE LAMP. AND MY CAR WILL NOT START AND I CALLED AND TOLD YOU ALL OF THIS. AND I WORKED ON IT SOME AND MOVED SOME WIRES AND IT STARED TO WORK ONCE AGAIN. AND NOW DOWN AGAIN.IT WILL NOT DO A THING BUT LIGHT UP THE DASH. SO I REPLACED THE KEYSTARTER AND IT STILL DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. MY DAUGHTERS CAR IS ALSO A GRAND AM AND IT LOCKED UP ON HER TOO AND WOULD NOT START .LORD FORBID IF YOU WERE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE WOMEN, HOPEFULLY NOTHING BAD WOULD HAPPEN. SHE REPLACED THE IGNITION WHICH WAS THE PROBLEM WITH HER VEHICLE BUT IT IS NOT THE CASE WITH MY VEHICLE. I WAS HEARING CLICK CLICK IN THE DASH A LOT AND CAN NOT TELL WHAT IT IS AND NOT SURE IF IT IS A SHORT. AND IT IS NOT FAIR WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND IT SEEMS LIKE A DEATH TRAP. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP. PS THE CAR DOSE NOT LIKE TO STOP RIGHT IT HAS NEW BRAKES ON IT AND BEEN UPDATED. BUT STILL DOSE NOT WAIT TO STOP. BUT I CAME REALLY CLOSE TO HITTING SOME ONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE OWNER'S MANUAL SPECIFIED A DEFECT WITH THE PASS LOCK AND ANTI-THEFT DEVICE SYSTEM, WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED STALLING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE DRIVER STATED THAT THIS WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,300.

I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRAN AM GT RAM AIR FOUR DOOR SEDAN. SEVERAL WEEKS WE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WHERE THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, THE CAR WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL WAS QUICKLY DEPRESSED OR I HIT THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED A CABLE. THE PROBLEM ENDED THAN A FEW WEEKS LATER REAPPEARED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A PONTIAC DEALER (ADAMS/ANNAPOLIS) AND THEY CLEANED OUT SOME CONNECTIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER THIS. I RETURNED THE CAR TO ADAMS AND THEY REPLACE THE COMPUTER. THIS APPEARED TO END THE PROBLEM BUT I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ONCE YESTERDAY BUT IT HAS NOT REOCCURRED SINCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD FAIL TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 08/14/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD CLICK WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 08/14/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE CHECK OIL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THERE WAS LESS THAN A QUART OF OIL IN MY CAR AND IT BLEW MY MOTOR. *TR

MY CAR HAS HAD A CLICKING NOISE ONGOING FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. IT SEEMS TO BE STEMMING FROM BEHIND THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON IN THE CENTER OF THE CAR. TODAY THE CAR STARTED SMOKING BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? I'VE READ SO MANY COMPLAINS SIMILAR TO MINE. WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT CAUGHT ON FIRE EARLIER TODAY? PLEASE DO SOMETHING. *TR

THIS DIDN'T INVOLVE ANYTHING TRAGIC. I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRANDAM AND IT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LEAKING COOLANT AND I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AND ALSO LEARNED FROM THE MECHANIC THAT I TOOK IT TO THAT THIS MODEL OF CAR IS INFAMOUS FOR HAVING THAT PROBLEM AND HIS DOES SEVERAL REPAIRS OF THE SAME TYPE OF CAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS EVERY MONTH AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE GM MANUFACTURERS BECAUSE THEY PUT A FAULTY PART ON THIS TYPE OF CAR AND IT IS GOING BAD AND COULD SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSE THE HEAD GASKETS TO BLOW ON THE CAR IF IT IS NOT REPAIRED AND ALSO I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR AND WHEN I CALLED ABOUT A RECALL THEY TOLD ME THAT FOR MY VIN ON MY CAR THEIR WAS CURRENTLY NO RECALLS WHICH IS A BUNCH OF BULL BECAUSE MY CAR IS ALSO HAVING THAT PROBLEM MY ACCELERATOR IS STICKING AND THE CAR KEEPS GOING EVEN WHEN I AM NOT PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL AND IT IS REALLY SCARY SOMETIMES BUT IT DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME I START THE CAR ITS JUST UNPREDICTABLE AND HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE. *TR

BOUGHT 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT NEW IN MARCH 2003. MOONROOF AND DRIVER WINDOW LEAKED WATER FREQUENTLY, WHILE POWER WINDOWS "CLUNKED" WHEN GOING DOWN. TOOK TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS IN 2005-2006 WHILE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY; ONLY MOONROOF WAS REPAIRED, DEALER CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH WINDOWS. WINDOWS CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN SLOWLY, MAKING LOUD NOISES WHEN GOING DOWN, AND HESITATING WHEN GOING UP. IN JANUARY 2009, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY; IN FEBRUARY 2009, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ALSO STOPPED WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER, EXPLAINED SITUATION, AND EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION OVER NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THESE PROBLEMS ADDRESSED WHILE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER NOT WILLING TO ADMIT TO FAILURE TO ADDRESS ISSUES WITH WINDOWS, AND WILL ONLY PERFORM WINDOW REPAIR AT FULL PRICE. REPAIR ESTIMATED AT $1030. *TR

TURN SIGNAL WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. TURN SIGNAL WILL WORK THEN NOT WORK. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL NOT WORK. *TR

RECENTLY WE EXPERIENCED A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AFTER DRIVING OUR CAR. WHEN WE OPENED THE HOOD, IT APPEARED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM A PART ALL OVER THE HOT ENGINE. WE GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKING. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AND THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY FUEL LEAKING AT THIS POINT. OUR MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SLIGHTEST SPARK IN THE ENGINE COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. COST OF REPAIR: $196.19. *TR

ORIGINALLY, I HAD NOTIFIED THAT WHENEVER I HAD MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON FOR MORE THEN 10 MINUTES, THEY WOULD FREEZE AND STOP MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF MY WINDSHIELD. THIS WAS EASILY FIXED BY TURNING THE WIPER OFF, THEN BACK ON AGAIN; THIS WOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR EVERY 10 MINUTES. LESS THEN A WEEK LATER, THE CLICKING NOISE THAT OCCURS WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE BLINKING, BEGAN TO CLICK ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT IN OPERATION. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE WIPER INCIDENT HAPPENED, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, AND INHERENTLY OBSTRUCTING MY VISION. THESE FACTORS WERE VERY SIMILAR TO THE RECALL ISSUED TO THE 1998-2002 GRAND AM MODEL YEARS, AND SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEMS IN MY 2003. THE PROCEDURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO INITIALLY JUST CLEAN THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN, AND THEN REPLACE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN NUMEROUS TIMES WITHIN THREE FEET OF HER HOME. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OR IT WILL START AND SHUT OFF AT LEAST FOUR TIMES BEFORE FINALLY MOVING AGAIN. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $800 FOR THE REPAIR, BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WILL NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY 2003 PONTIAC HAS A CLICKING IN THE DASH UNDERNEATH THE HAZARD SWITCH. WHEN I TURN ON THE SIGNAL THE CLICKING GOES IN RHYTHM WITH THE SIGNALS BUT WHEN I TURN THE SIGNALS OFF IT CONTINUE TO CLICK, SOMETIMES FAST SOMETIMES SLOW. AT FIRST IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN VERY RARELY. I AM AFRAID FOR MY CHILD AND I IT MAY BE A SHORTER THAT MAY CAUSE A FIRE. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS MATTER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND LET ME KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY MANY PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GM VEHICLE. WHY IS THE 2003 EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL??? THIS PROBLEM STARTED WITH ME BACK IN 2007 AND I AM STILL HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I NEED YOU TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPEN. THANKS *TR

I OWN A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT THE THROTTLE STICKS. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL GM (4092) (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V528000) HAD ISSUED ADDRESSING THIS BUT ONLY IN A SPECIFIED SERIAL NUMBER RANGE. MY CAR DOES NOT FALL IN THAT RANGE BUT IS AFFECTED IN THE SAME MANNER. THE VIN # IS . THE CAR IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD TO MY FAMILY AND IS ONE OF OUR PRIMARY VEHICLES. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE. I FEEL THAT THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER AND WIDEN THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE. THE DATE OF INCIDENT IS THE MOST RECENT TIME IT HAPPENED. *TR

I OWN A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2003. THE ISSUE I ALONG WITH MANY OTHER GM OWNERS AM DEALING WITH IS THE 'PASSLOCK' PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AT JUST 55,000 MILES (WHICH IS ABSURD.) THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WON'T PROPERLY RECOGNIZE A VALID VEHICLE KEY AND WILL REQUIRE THE DRIVER TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IN THE "ON" POSITION FOR TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAN BE STARTED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER GM OWNERS, MY PROBLEM IS IN NO WAY AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND IS A DEFINITE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG GM OWNERS THAT HAVE THEIR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH PASSLOCK. IT IS RIDICULOUS FOR GM NOT TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE AS BEING RECALL-WORTHY. A COLLEAGUE OF MINE HAD A SIMILAR INSTANCE OCCUR IN HIS HONDA ACCORD WHICH WAS ULTIMATELY FIXED WITH HONDA ISSUING A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THE RECALL IS IMPERATIVE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT WOULD COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH THE ISSUES THAT MAY OCCUR WHEN HAVING TO WAIT TEN FULL MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING FOR YOUR DESTINATION (FOR EXAMPLE, A WIFE IN LABOR ENROUTE TO A HOSPITAL.) I REALIZE GM'S FIRST AND FOREMOST CONCERNING ISSUE IS THEIR FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ABILITY TO STAY AFLOAT, BUT I AM FEELING QUITE "FED UP" WITH THEIR LACK OF QUALITY SUCH AS: KNOBS FALLING OFF, BRAND NEW RATTLING CARS, PLASTIC FASTENERS FOR EVERYTHING, HAVING TO REMOVE HALF OF MY FRONT END TO CHANGE A HEADLIGH

A LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP WORKED ON MY CAR FOR UNRELATED ISSUES. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND MY KEYS. I HAD TO GET A SPARE SET OF KEYS FROM MY HOME AND FINALLY PICK UP MY CAR. AFTER THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I NOTICED THE "SECURITY" LIGHT WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY. EVENTUALLY, IT WOULD NOT START. ALSO ON A RANDOM BASIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED COUNTLESS TIMES AND I AM ABSOLUTELY FRUSTRATED. IT IS NOW HAPPENING ON A WEEKLY BASIS. I CAN'T AFFORD FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ANY LONGER. THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED ME THAT IT WILL COST $400+ FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. AGAIN, I AM UNABLE TO DO THAT. I KEEP VERY GOOD MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR AND THIS IS OUT OF MY CONTROL. I HAVE RE-SET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AS THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED ME TO AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH A SITUATION LIKE THIS. *TR

SIMILAR TO MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE. ABOUT THE BLINKER RELAY CYCLING WHEN IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THIS ON PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS. NO RECALL EXISTS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND MR. PONTIAC WANTS $95 TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC. LIKELY IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE. THE RATE OF RELAY CYCLING HAS SOME CORRELATION TO THE TEMPERATURE. *TR

MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH STOPS WORKING. I HAVE TO HIT ON THE DASH TO GET IT STARTED THEN IT QUITS AGAIN. I LOOKED UP A RECALL ON THIS AND I FOUND THAT MODELS 2002 HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE 2003 MODEL. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR IT WILL CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER BUT AFTER A FEW TRIES IT WILL FINALLY START. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITHIN OTHER GRAND AMS. I HAVE SPENT MONEY ON THE PROBLEM BUT YET NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM STICKS AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE BRACKET. THE PEDAL ARM DOES NOT RETURN TO THE ENGINE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL); THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM, ACCELERATOR, AND BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLIES AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOW MY CAR TO START. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY GM FOR THEM TO FIX SOMETHING THAT HAS DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I PURCHASED IT IN 2004. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006 MY DASHBOARD STARTING MAKING CLICKING NOISES THAT SOUND LIKE THE BLINKER. THIS BECAME WORSE WITHIN A MONTH AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN SMOKING OCCASIONALLY OUT OF THE PLACE WHERE THE "MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH" IS. I REPLACED THE PART IN OCTOBER OF 2006. RECENTLY, (06/08) 19 MONTHS AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY ENDED, THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS NOW CLICKING AGAIN. I CONTACTED PONTIAC BOTH TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NEED TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. TO ME THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR COULD HAVE STARTED ON FIRE DUE TO THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR THIS PART ON MY GM PRODUCT. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM WHICH HAS A SAFETY AND NON-COMPLIANCE RECALL THAT INVOLVES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY, (SAFETY RECALL # 04092). WHEN THE INITIAL RECALL WAS DELIVERED I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP IN KENDALLVILLE INDIANA. THEY INSPECTED THE DEVICE, AND AT THAT TIME STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. I AM CURRENTLY LIVING IN VIRGINIA AND HAVE FOUND IN HOT, AMBIENT CONDITIONS, (IN THE AFTERNOON AND ALMOST DAILY), MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING, FAILING TO RETURN TO THE NORMAL IDLE POSITION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP IN HARRISONBURG VA TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY ADVISED A NEW PEDAL ASSEMBLY WOULD BE NEEDED ALTHOUGH THEY ARE UNWILLING TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE UNDER THE RECALL # 04092 SINCE THE INITIAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IN INDIANA. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN INDIANA THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 19, 2005 WHICH IS NOT DURING THE HOT AND AMBIENT WEATHER THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATE SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS OVER 100,000 MILES AND IS A 2003 THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THIS REQUIRED PROCEDURE UNDER THE MANUFACTURES RECALL. I SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME FOR THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY MYSELF AND MY FAMILY, BUT FOR OTHER'S ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I HAVE THIS ANNOYING CLICKING SOUND WHICH I THOUGHT WAS MY TURN SIGNAL. HOWEVER, THIS NOISE CONTINUES EVEN WHEN MY TURN SIGNAL IS OFF. I TRIED CHANGING THE HAZARD SWITCH, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUES. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHILE I'M DRIVING AND SOMETIMES IT "CLICKS" FASTER AND LONGER THEN OTHER TIMES. I'VE ALSO NOTICED SMALL TRACES OF SMOKE RISE FROM MY STEERING COLUMN WHILE THE "CLICK" IS HAPPENING. *TR

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM 4 CYLINDER. STARTED HEARING A CLICKING NOISE, LIKE THE BLINKER IS ON. NOW IT MAKES THE NOISE ALL THE TIME WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND CAN MAKE YOU THINK YOU LEFT YOUR BLINKER ON. I REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH AND IT DIDN'T STOP IT. SOMEONE SAID IT MAY BE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALL WAS ON THAT SPECIFIC PART. *TR

WE WENT IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS ANTIFREEZE IN THE OIL. THE INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING. OUR CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. MUTUAL FRIENDS OF OURS, ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS GRAND AMS AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON JULY 27, 2007, A TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF METAL THAT WERE USED ON THE HEAD AND INTAKE MANIFOLDS. WHEN HEATED, BOTH METALS EXPANDED AT DIFFERENT RATES AND CAUSED THE GASKET TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER ADMITTED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO A DESIGN DEFECT. THERE IS A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ON MAY 5, 2008. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,691 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,826. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ

THE TICKER SOUND THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLASHERS OR TURN SIGNAL CONTINUES INCESSANTLY WHEN NEITHER FUNCTION IS ACTIVATED. SOUND COMES FROM BEHIND HAZARD BUTTON, BUT MECHANICS HAVE ADVISED REPLACING THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY HAVE WARNED THAT THE SITUATION WILL WORSEN AND PERHAPS CAUSE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS IF NOT CORRECTED. *TR

THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CAR WOULD TURN ON, BUT NO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS (POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS, RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL) WOULD COME ON WHEN THE CAR STARTED. WOULD MAGICALLY COME ON A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. PROBLEM WAS BECOMING WORSE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. WHEN THE WEATHER WOULD WARM UP THE PEDAL WOULD STICK HOLDING THE THROTTLE OPEN. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT MY VEHICLE WAS 900 CARS OUT OF THE VIN NUMBER BREAK POINT FOR THIS RECALL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED ON THIS FAILURE. THE PARTS THAT THE DEALER REPLACED WERE THE SAME PARTS THAT WERE ON THE RECALL VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH A V6 ENGINE IN IT. *TR

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM 2.2 LITER ECOTEC TIMING CHAIN FAILURE WITH NO WARNING! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED, THE SIGNAL CLICKING SOUND CONTINUED. OCCASIONALLY, THE SOUND WOULD STOP AFTER A FEW SECONDS, AND AT OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD CONTINUE. THE CLICKING SOUND WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 181,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000. *UPDATED 04/30/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUSE BOX IS ALSO GIVING HER PROBLEMS SOMETIMES THE GAUGE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON AND MAY NOT START AFTER ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE DEFECT. UPDATED 04/23/08 *TR

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH MAKES A CLICKING NOISE EVEN WHEN I AM NOT USING THE TURN SIGNALS. AT FIRST, IF I WIGGLED OR TAPPED ON THE SWITCH, THE CLICKING WOULD STOP, BUT NOW IT JUST CLICKS INCESSANTLY. IT IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING. YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY I NOTICED A SMALL STREAM OF SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO A PONTIAC DEAL AND THEY ADVISED IT SHOULDN'T CATCH FIRE THAT IT WOULD BLOW A FUSE BEFORE IT GOT TOO HOT. THEY ADVISE IT WOULD COST OVER 300 TO FIX. THIS IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE IT'S BEEN RECALLED ON SEVERAL EARLIER MODELS. *TR

CAR STALLING IN STARTING. CAR WOULD ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER WITHOUT SUCCESS. TAKEN TO 2 MECHANICS WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND ONE STATED THEY COULD NOT EVEN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING STRANDED OVER A 2 WEEK PERIOD AROUND THE HOLIDAYS, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH STATED THE MODULE AND COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PAID $500 TO REPLACE THE ITEMS TO BE STRANDED THE SAME DAY THE CAR WAS PICKED UP FROM SERVICE. WAS THEN TOLD IT WAS SHORT IN THE "NEW" MODULE WHICH SHORTED THE PCM (?). 2 WEEKS LATER THE CAR BEGAN ACTING UP AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, FOR THEM TO LOCK MY CYLINDER AND THEN WANT TO CHARGE ME $700+ DOLLARS FOR THEM TO REPAIR SOMETHING THEY BROKE. THEN ADVISED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT FOR THEM TO FIX THE LOCK CYLINDER AND IGNITION SWITCH FOR THEM TO CONTINUE DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. *TR

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH SEVERAL PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE. THEN EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS OIL IN THE COOLANT RECOVERY TANK, WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, VALVE COVER GASKETS, THERMOSTAT AND COOLANT. *JB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AND THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHER.

PASSLOCK SYSTEM DOESN'T ALLOW CAR TO START. *TR