2003 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. A NHTSA RECALL, #04V528000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.

SECURITY FEATURE FAILURE ON 2003 PONITAC GRAND AM. LIGHT HAD BEEN FLASHING OFF AND ON. GM STATED THIS IS ISOLATED INCIDENT. FORTUNATELY, CAR WAS IN DRIVEWAY, BUT HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. REPAIR WAS $469. GM ALSO STATED NO ACTIVE RECALLS, BUT DEALERSHIP INFORMED COMPUTER UPDATE FROM 2003 NEEDED. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IS POOR. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE, BUT WILL INVESTIGATE FURTHER. WILL RESEARCH IF SAME AS OTHER COMPLAINTS. *NM

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN HOT WEATHER. MANUAL INTERVENTION REQUIRED TO PULL ACCELERATOR PEDAL BACK UP. RECALL AVAILABLE ON SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE RELEASED IN NOV 11 2004, BUT THIS VIN IS NOT ON THAT RECALL. HAVE HAD ACCELERATOR PEDAL LOOKED AT ONCE ALREADY NO PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPORTED BY DEALER. *NM

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUM 04V528000 RECALL DATE OCT 27 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM CAR ACCELERATES WHEN FOOT IS NOT ON PEDDLE WHEN BRAKING IT TAKES TIME FOR ENGINE TO IDLE DOWN WHICH IS WARE ON MY BRAKES THIS PROBLEM HAS INCREASED. *NM

MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. SHE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT HER BRAKES NOT FEELING QUITE RIGHT BEFORE 15,000 MILES AT 17,000 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE PADS AND RESURFACE THE ROTORS. WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR SHE BEGAN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BRAKES AGAIN. SINCE THEY HAD JUST BEEN REPAIRED I TOLD HER SHE HAD TO BE MISTAKEN. SIX MONTHS LATER SHE WAS STILL COMPLAINING AND WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR OWN MECHANIC. HE TOLD US THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE FINE BUT THE ROTORS WERE DETERIORATED BEYOND REPAIR. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT 25000 MILES ,MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES,SO WE EXPECTED THE CAR TO BE FIXED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. HE CLAIMED MY DAUGHTER WAS AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER AND MUST HAVE BEEN HARD ON THE BRAKES . HE WANTED TO FIX THE CAR FOR $1000. REPLACING BOTH FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. THE ROTORS WERE APPARENTLY ROTTING UNDERNEATH THE PADS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN,THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *NM

I BOUGHT A 2003 NEW PONTIAC GRAND AM. WITHIN A TWO WEEK PERIOD I HAD IT BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO SHAKING IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I WAS MOVING FROM THE STATE OF MAINE TO TEXAS AND I GOT STUCK IN ALABAMA FOR THREE DAYS DUE TO THE SHAKE IN THE SAME PLACE. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN I DROVE AT HWY SPEEDS AND ALSO WHEN I APPLIED THE BREAKS CAUSING THE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE. IT DID ENOUGH DAMAGE THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER, ROTOR, PADS, FLUID, VALVES ALL HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. THIS STOPPED THE SHAKE MOST OF THE TIME. WHEN I GOT TO TEXAS I HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWO MORE TIMES AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. BUT THEY DID TURN THE ROTORS. WELL HERE I AM THREE YEARS LATER AND STILL HAVING SHAKE IN MY CAR WHEN IT IS AT HWY SPEEDS. SINCE I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN I DON'T OFTEN GO ON THE HWY. THIS PAST WEEKEND I WAS ON THE HWY AND SURE ENOUGH THAT SAME SHAKE. I HAVE IT IN THE SHOP NOW AND THEY ARE SAYING THAT THE ROTORS ARE WARPED VERY BAD AND THAT IS CAUSING THE SHAKE. MY CONCERN IS THIS WAS REPLACED BEFORE AND I STILL HAD THE SHAKE. I GET TOLD THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WHILE IT IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT AS SOON AS THE COVERAGE IS ENDED THEY SAY THAT BY REPLACING THE ROTORS MY PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE GOTTEN SHAFTED AND GM SAYS ITS MY PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING MORE ON THIS PROBLEM, AND ANYTHING MORE THAT I CAN DO ABOUT IT? *NM

I AM HAVING THE SAME TURN SIGNAL ISSUE( HAZARD SWITCH) IN MY 2003 GRAND AM THAT GM ISSUED A RECALL ON FOR THE 2000, 2001 MODELS. WHY IS THE 2003 EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL??? *JB

CAR MAKES A RANDOMLY CLICKS LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON, BUT AT UNEVEN INTERVALS. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS USED, THE CLICKING BECOMES CONSISTENT. TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE ACTIVATING WHEN RANDOM CLICKING NOISE IS MADE. STARTED VERY INFREQUENTLY, BUT HAS NOW INCREASED TO A NEAR CONTINUAL LEVELS. APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO RECALL: 03V327000. *JB

THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OVER PROPERLY BECAUSE THE PASSLOCK/SECURTIY SYSTME IS FAILING.I HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION ON TO THE ON POSITION WAIT 10 MINUTES UNTIL STARTS AGAIN. THIS IS NOT VERY SAFE FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. *NM

THE CONSUMER REQUEST ASSISTANCE IN GETTING A COPY OF THE ACCIDENT REPORT. THE VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT, AND WRITTEN MONETARY SETTLEMENT FM GM, HIS DAUGHTER WAS INJURED IN THE 2003 PONTIAC AM. *BF THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING CORRESPONDENCE FROM GM. UPDATED THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS IN A SINGLE ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED IN WET RAINY CONDITIONS AND SHE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL, THEN SPUN AROUND AND SEVERED A LIGHT POLE. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *SC *JB THE CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED REQUESTED DATA DEFINED ON THE 0500-05/01/05 MEMO. *SC AS OF 3/28/2006 THE CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE FIELD ASSESSMENT REPORT. *NM UPDATED 05/09/06 THE CONSUMER STATED A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE BBB WILL BE CONTACTING NHTSA IN THE NEAR FUTURE. UPDATED 07/13/06. *JB

PONTIAC GRAM AM 2003, NOW HAS 75,000 MILES. LOW COOLANT LIGHT TURNED ON. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO ADD MANUFACTURER BRAND COOLANT. A WEEK LATER LOW COOLANT CAME BACK ON AND ADDED MORE COOLANT. TOOK INTO SHOP FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE MANIFOLD AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. COST OF THE REPAIR $1,250.00. THEY TOLD ME THAT SEAL GASKET WAS WORN OUT AND CAUSED THE LEAK IN TO THE ENGINE AND IT HAPPENS WHEN CAR REACH A HIGHER MILEAGE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED FROM THE YEAR 2000 MODELS. THIS SAME PROBLEM CAUSED MY OTHER CAR PONTIAC GRAND AM 2000 TO DIE OUT AT 80,000 MILES AND ONLY THAT TIME THE WARNING WAS ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE CAR DIED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I DON'T SEE THIS TYPE OF A PROBLEM WITH OTHER CAR MANUFACTURER EVEN IF THE CAR REACH MILEAGE 60,000 - 80,000 MILES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE EXTERIOR PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNAL OPERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE MALFUNCTION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, GM PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM FAILED RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO START THE VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN LONE FEMALE DRIVER TO BE STRANDED IN A HIGH CRIME AREA. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED. THE INTERNAL MECHANISM POPPED OUT AND WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME DUE TO REPAIRS BEING TOO EXPENSIVE . *AK

2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT MY DAUGHTER WAS IN HIT AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FRONT AND BOTH SIDES DAMAGE. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN THE CAR. I HAVE FOUND A COMPLAINT THAT WAS FILED ABOUT ANOTHER AIRBAG THAT DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM WONDERING HOW MANY MORE THERE ARE. *NM

DT: THE CALLER HAD TO HAVE THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED. THE CALLER SAID A BLINKING SOUND CAME FROM THE DASHBOARD BUT THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. DEALER REPLACED THE SWITCH AT CALLER'S EXPENSE. THERE WAS A RECALL 03V3270000 ON OTHER YEARS BUT NOT ON THIS YEAR. MANUFACTURER SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *JB

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS FEBRUARY 2004, AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS IN JULY 2004. THE MOST RECENT TIME IT STALLED WAS SEPTEMBER 19, 2005. THE FIRST TIME THEY THOUGHT THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE CLOGGED. THE SECOND IT WAS THAT COMPUTER NEEDED REPROGRAMMING. AND THE THIRD TIME THEY SAID THE FUEL PUMP/SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED EVEN AFTER THEY MADE THE ADJUSTMENTS. *AK

ON HOT DAYS AFTER MY VEHICLE SITS IN THE SUN, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. ON ONE DAY MY CAR WAS IN PARK RUNNING AT 7000 RPM'S. I CALLED TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THAT TOLD ME THIS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE THIRD DEALERSHIP FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGED I WAS NOT SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE MANAGER STAYED LATE TO WAIT FOR ME (WITH A MECHANIC) TO LOOK AT MY CAR. ONCE THEY LOOKED AT MY CAR IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM.*JB

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM STALLS WHILE DRIVING HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS PONTIAC DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THE CAR TWICE FOR A TOTAL OF 5 DAYS AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. *JB

MY NAME IS [XXX], I HAVE A 2003 GRAND AM, I RECENTLY CAME BACK FROM A FUNERAL IN MISSISSIPPI GOING BACK TO ST. LOUIS MO, 3/4 OF THE WAY MY CAR STOPPED, AFTER 3 HOURS OF WAITING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY FUEL PUMP HAD WENT OUT, HOW CAN A CAR 2 YEARS OLD HAVE A FUEL PUMP GO OUT, I ALSO HAVE FRIENDS THAT ALSO SAY THERE SECURITY SYSTEM IS CAUSING THERE FUEL PUMPS TO SHUT-DOWN, WHY DOES THESE THINGS HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT IS NO OLDER THAN TWO YEARS, PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADD TO YOUR RECALL LIST, I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED 113 MILES, AND PAID $560 TO HAVE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS RIGHT, I FEEL THAT A CAR SHOULD LAST OVER 5 YEARS BEFORE IT BREAKS DOWN INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM SECURITY SYSTEM HAS FAILED 3 TIMES NOW LEAVING ME STRANDED AND REQUIRING THE CAR TO BE TOWED TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP. THE SECURITY SYSTEM WHEN IT FAILS....SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE. I'M LUCKY THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN HIT YET WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *JB

DT: THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER DIDN'T TOUCH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RUBBER BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WENT FROM 0-6 RPMS IN LESS THAN 3 SECONDS, IT WENT TO 60 MPH. CONSUMER HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT IT INTO PARK. THE CONSUMER HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER ON 7-27-05, WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY DID SAY THAT THE OIL FILTER WAS DIRTY AND THAT IT HAD TO BE CHANGED. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT IT WAS CHANGED AT THE END OF JUNE. THEY CHANGED THREE FILTERS AND THE PCV. THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP ON 8-3-05. SHE ONLY DROVE IT HOME AND PARKED IT. SHE FELT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK A RECALL ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ISSUED BACK ON NOV. 2004. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT 32328 MILES AND IT WAS DETERMINE AT THAT TIME THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT APPLICABLE. *NM

THIS IS NOT A TRUE "FAILURE", PER SE, BUT A COMPLAINT ABOUT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT/FLAW/PRACTICE. I OWN A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT1, (PURCHASED 8/02) WHICH WAS RECENTLY SERVICED AT 40,000 MILES. AT APPROXIMATELY 18,000 MILES, DURING 4/04, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FOR EXCESSIVE WEAR AND SCORING. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT THE WEAR WAS DUE TO THE USE OF ROAD SALT THAT WINTER. THE FRONT ROTORS HADN'T BEEN TURNED, OR PREVIOUSLY SERVICED. AT THE RECENT 40,000 MILE CHECKUP, I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD AGAIN NEED TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS. AS WITH THE 20,000 MILE CHECKUP, THE ROTORS HAD NOT BEEN TURNED, OR OTHERWISE SERVICED, BUT WERE WORN TO THE POINT OF NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE LARGE MAJORITY (90+%) OF MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY, WHICH "SHOULD" BE A BIT EASIER ON THE BRAKES THAN CITY, OR STOP-AND-GO DRIVING. AT EACH INSTANCE I INVOKED THE PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER, WHO WERE ONLY MINIMALLY HELPFUL. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 20,000 OR SO MILES, AND IS NOT DOCUMENTED ANYWHERE IN PONTIAC LITERATURE, WOULD THIS NOT CONSTITUTE A DOCUMENTED PREMATURE FAILURE FOR A SAFETY SYSTEM ? I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER CONSUMERS, NOTING SIMILAR SYMPTOMS, SO I'M LESS INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ISOLATED EVENT. IN EACH INSTANCE, THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF BRAKE WEAR (NO NOISES, PEDAL FADE, WEAR SENSOR SQUEAL, LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, ETC.) THERE ALSO HAS BEEN NO "INCIDENTS", OR AC

BLOWER MOTOR DOES NOT WORK. FIRST LOW WENT, THEN #2 SPEED, THEN #3 SPEED, NOW ONLY #4 WORKING. *JB

THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY RANDOMLY STARTS CLICKING, WILL NOT STOP UNTILL CAR IS TURNED OFF. THE RELAY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER ONCE AND IT WORKED FOR 2 DAYS, IF I PLAY WITH THE TURN SIGNAL STICK ON THE STEERING COLUMN I CAN GET IT TO STOP, BUT AS SOON AS I LET GO THE CLICKING BEGINS AGAIN

DT: THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AIM GT. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. IT WAS LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK THE CONSUMER PUT IT IN PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM GOING ANY FASTER. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN PARK. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON 3 SEPARATE OCASSIONS. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 40-60 MPH WHEN EACH EVENT OCCURRED. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS THEY TOLD HER THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CODE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL NUMBER NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NO. 04V528000; GM RECALL NO. 04092. WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER THEY TOLD HER THAT HER VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM COMPLAINT NUMBER 1-351-1304107. AS OF NOW THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. *JB

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH ACTIVATES ALL BY ITSELF, AT WILL, AT ANY TIME. SWITCH IS COMBO FOR HAZARD AND TURN SIGNAL. (SAME SWITCH). CIRCUIT OPENS AND CLOSES RANDOMLY.

I AM SEEKING ADVICE ABOUT A MATTER PERTAINING TO THE CAR I MOMENTARILY OWN. I BELIEVE THAT THE CAR SOLD TO ME HAS BEEN IN ACCIDENT AND REPAIRED. THE BRAKES FEEL AS IF THEY ARE GOING TO GIVE OUT AND HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY FROM THE BEGINNING. AFTER INFORMING AND BRINGING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FELT ALL THAT WAS NEEDED WAS FOR THEM TO BE LUBED. THEY SAY THE CAR IS FINE BUT I AM THE ONE DRIVING IT AND IT HAS NOT BEEN WORKING PROPERLY. I WENT TO A FEW DEALERSHIPS TO OBTAIN OTHER OPINIONS AND I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND FINALLY THEY REALIZED THE BRAKES WERE NOT IN GOOD SHAPE. PARTS WERE REPAIRED. FOR A FEW WEEKS THE CAR WAS RUNNING OK BUT THE BRAKES WERE STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I FELT A BUCKING EVERYTIME I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. THE NEXT TIME THE ROTORS WERE FIXED. I HAVE INVOICES TO BACK WHAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2003 AND IN THE BEGINNING OF 2004 THE PROBLEMS ALREADY STARTED AND HAVE NOT STOPPED SINCE. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL DECEMBER 2003, SINCE I WAS OUT OF THE COUNTRY IN NOVEMBER. THE PAINT ON THE HOOD STARTED IN 2004 TO COME OFF. THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAINTED. THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS FOG UP, WATER CONDENSATION IS BUILDING UP. THE CAR IS RUNNING AS IF THE BOTTOM WILL FALL OFF. IT SOUNDS LIKE AN OLD CAR. EVERY TIME I SAY THAT THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING CORRECTLY AND ASK THEM TO TEST DRIVE IT, THEY ONLY FIX WHAT I STATE WHAT I THINK IS WRONG. I ASK YOU TO LOO

I DROVE FROM THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, HEADING TO RENO, NV TO VISIT FAMILY. I WAS DRIVING A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE1 3.4L. THE CONDITIONS OF THE ROAD WERE WET, AS IT WAS RAINING. THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT WAS 75MPH - I WAS TRAVELLING AT 68MPH. I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT, IN FORT BRIDGER, WYOMING. A SEMI-TRUCK CUT IN FRONT OF ME, IN THE LEFT LANE, FROM THE RIGHT LANE - SPLASHING ALOT OF WATER OVER MY VEHICLE. I HYDROPLANED AND MY CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL TO THE RIGHT. I HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD GUARD RAIL WITH THE LEFT/FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THEN THE CAR SLID ACROSS THE ROAD RAMMING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD GUARD RAIL, DEAD CENTER IN THE REAR END. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT, BUT I WAS STILL SLAMMED AND JOLTED FORWARD AND SIDEWAYS. NEITHER OF MY DUAL FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SPEED THAT WAS CALCULATED BY THE HIGHWAY PATROL AT THE TIME THAT I HIT THE GUARD RAIL WAS AT A MINIMUM OF 60-65MPH. THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED WITH EITHER IMPACT OF THE FRONT AND REAR, AT A MINIMUM SPEED OF 35MPH, AND THEY DID NOT. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE INCIDENT.

WIFE AND CHILD STRANDED BY MELTED PASSLOCK IGNITION SENSOR, PART NUMBER 12458191. NO PREVIOUS SYMPTOMS OF PROBLEM. FOUND ON VARIOUS WEB SITES OTHER PEOPLE HAD SAME, EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. CAR WAS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD WITH LESS

DURING AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES FELT CHOPPY. *NBF THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *TC *TT *SC THE CONSUMER SENT IN A FOLLOW UP LETTER INCLUDING A POLICE NARRATIVE THAT EXPLAINED THAT THE CONSUMER WAS SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL, WENT ACROSS AN EXIT AND STRUCK A LIGHT POLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY EDGE WHILE IT WAS RAINING. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT DURING THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS STICKING DURING THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO GET BACK TO HIM IN REFERENCE TO THE FINDINGS OF THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION. *TC *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A LISTING OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PONTIAC GRAND AM 2003. *SC

I HAVE A PONTIAC GRAND AM 2003 MODEL. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND I HAD MY CAR FIXED. I HAD THE RECALL FIXED AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER I HAD A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP DUE TO THE THE ACCELERATOR CONTIUING TO ACCELERATE AND MY BRAKE NOT ALLOWING ME TO STOP. MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, MY WIND SHIELD SHATTERED, MY FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW, EVERYTHING UNDER NEATH MY CAR WAS DAMAGED. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT I HAVE HAD A CLAIM WITH GM AND I WAS TOLD YESTERDAY THAT THEY ARE DENYING MY CLAIM. WHEN I WAS ASKED TO SEE THE REPORT THEY REFUSED SAYING IT WAS PROPERTY OF GM AND I DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO SEE IT. TO ME I FEEL THAT I DO CONSIDERING THAT IT IS THERE FAULT THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AND I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE SOME PROOF ON THERE REASONING FOR SAYING THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COVER THE DAMAGES AND TO MAKE SURE IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. FOR ALL OF THE PEOPLE WITH 2003 GRAND AM BE CAREFUL AND MAKE SURE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO YOU BECAUSE IT MAY BE WORSE THE NEXT TIME FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

MY THREE YEAR OLD SON CAN PULL THE SEAT BELT FROM HIS BODY WHILE HE IS SITTING IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT. THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT LOCK AND THUS THERE IS NO WAY TO KEEP HIM IN THE SEAT IF HE WANTS TO GET OUT. OUR VAN AND OTHER CARS HAVE LOCKING SEAT BELTS WHICH MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO PULL THE BELT AWAY FROM HIS BODY. WE HAVE USED OTHER CAR SEATS WITH A HARNESS BUT HE IS GETTING TOO BIG TO USE THAT TYPE OF SEAT ANY MORE.

VEHICLE HAS 38,000 MILES AND IS ALREADY HAVING MAJOR BRAKE ISSUES. I THINK FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 2YEARS OLD THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. I BELIEVE THAT SUBPAR PARTS AND MANUFACTURING PROCEDURES ARE TO BLAME, AND I BELIEVE THAT THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT YOUR COST NOT THE CONSUMERS.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ENGINE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL TO GAIN CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *AK *SC *JB

STEERING IS VERY LOOSE, AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP, AND BLOWS THE CAPS OFF. THE FLUIDS IN THE VEHICLE GO EVERY WHERE. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER NINE TIMES. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WAS THE CAUSE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE. CONSUMER STATES HE WAS DENIED SERVICE, WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE.*AK

I MIGHT BE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE HERE, BUT HERE GOES. MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HAS BEEN MAKING NOISE. I HAVE LOOKED EVERY TIME I HEARD IT MAKE NOISE AND COULD FIND NOTHING. TODAY I LOOKED AGAIN AND WAS HORRIFIED AT THE DAMAGE. SEEMS THE DOOR AND LEFT FRONT FENDER ARE NOW HITTING EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS OPENED. THERE IS MORE THAN PAINT INVOLVED HERE. THERE IS METAL CONTACTING. THERE HAS BEEN NO COLLISION OR ANY TYPE OF IMPACT SO I'M AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS. I WILL BE TAKING THIS TO THE DEALER IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS BUT I'M A CYNIC AND HAVE FAITH THEY WILL TELL ME I HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO CAUSE THIS. I WILL ALSO BE GOING TO OTHER BODY SHOPS FOR THOUGHTS, IDEAS AND OPINIONS. THE REASON I AM WRITING IS BECAUSE I HAD A 2000 GRAND AM BEFORE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. THE DOOR ON THAT CAR MADE NOISE ALSO. I LOOKED AND FOUND NOTHING. NOT LONG BEFORE I TRADED IT IN, A QUARTER SIZED PATCH OF PAINT CAME OFF THE DOOR IN THE SAME AREA I NOW HAVE DAMAGE ON. IT WAS THERE ONE DAY AND GONE THE NEXT. ONCE AGAIN, I CAN ONLY SAY THAT THERE WAS NO CRASH OR ANY TYPE OF IMPACT THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. I HAD MADE A MENTAL NOTE TO LOOK AT THE "DOOR MEETS FENDER" DESIGN WHEN I LOOKED AT THIS CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE DESIGN HAD CHANGED. THERE WERE MORE CURVES TO THE JOINING VS THE STRAIGHTER EDGES OF THE OLDER MODEL. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT HAD BEEN CHANGED BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM I HAD EXPERIENCED. NOW, OF COURSE, I'M JUST MAD AS HELL. I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS SITE BEFORE OR WOULD H

NHTSA 04V528000 ON THE FMVSSS 124 ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE MECHANIC CLAIMS THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS IN WARM WEATHER ONLY. *JB

AT ABOUT 11,000 MILES, MY BRAKES BEGAN TO HOP BADLY WHENEVER APPLIED. I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALER WHO SAID THAT IT WAS JUST BRAKE DUST. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER 2 WEEKS. THE CAR WOBBLES TO A STOP AND THE WHEELS LOCK IF I APPLY TO MUCH PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES

I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. AT 13,000 MILES, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED AND THE REAR ROTORS REPLACED. MY DAUGHTER AND HER HUSBAND ALSO OWN A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT AND HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS HAVE SAID IT IS DUE TO DEFECTIVE (POOR QUALITY) ROTORS BEING USED BY GM. WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF PONTIAC THEY ONLY SAID THAT ALL MANUFACTURERS ARE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. REPAIR COSTS FOR BRAKE PADS, NEW ROTORS AND TURNING FRONT ROTORS WAS $577.20. PONTIAC TOLD MY DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW THAT THEY WOULD NOT WARRANTY THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AS THEY ARE CONSUMABLES. MY MECHANIC RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE PARTS WITH BENDIX BRAND PARTS INSTEAD OF STANDARD GM PARTS. HE SAID THIS WILL PROBABLY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

THE IGNITION SWITCH/REAR HUB ASSEMBLY, AND FAN MOTOR, HAVE BEEN EITHER SERVICED AND/OR REPLACED DUE TO FLUIDS LEAKING OUT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WE PURCHASED A 2003 GRAND AM FROM GUNN PONTIAC IN SAN ANTONIO IN AUGUST 2003. WITHIN A MONTH THE CAR WOULD STALL OUT AT STOPS OR DURING TURNS. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS FOR THE LAST 11 MONTHS ON AND OFF. IN JULY 2004 THE SLAVE CYLINDER WENT OUT AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE 1200.00 TO REPAIR IT. THE SERVICE CONSULTANT TOLD ME THE 2 PROBLEMS COULD BE RELATED BECAUSE HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PART GO OUT AT 40,000 MILES AND THAT THE CYLINDER SHOULD LAST MUCH MUCH LONGER. ONCE THE CAR WAS REPAIRED I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT HELP US W THE REPAIRS. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER , WHO BASICALLY CALLED ME A LIAR ABOUT THE PROBLEM W THE CAR STALLING AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THIS PROBLEM UP W PONTIAC NATIONAL REPS. AFTER 2 AND A HALF WEEKS OF NO ANSWERS FROM THEM WE WENT AND PICKED UP THE CAR ON FRIDAY(8/20/04). TONIGHT THE CAR STALLED OUT 4 TIMES ON A DRIVE. I AN DISCUSSED W PONTIAC AND THEIR LACK OF SERVICE!!*JB

(EVENT LEADING) ON OR ABOUT 09-29-2003 I TOOK MY GRAND AM INTO HANIGAN CHEVROLET IN ONTARIO,OREGON TO HAVE A BRAKE PROBLEM FIXED, THE UNIT HAD 15212 MILES ON IT, AS TO THE UNIT WAS VIBRATING VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING. (DIAGNOSIS WAS) THEY ADVISED ME THE ROTORS ON THE UNIT FRONT WERE WARPED, STATED THE ROTORS WERE TO LIGHT TO HANDLE THE HEAT AND PRESSURE, ALSO STATED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THEM.(EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE NOT WORN OUT BUT WERE DAMAGED DUE TO POOR CONSTRUCTION. I PAID TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. HERE ON THE 6-28-2004 I NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN WHEN RETURNING FROM A VACATION TRIP, MILEAGE NOW IS 28158. IT IS GOING IN AGAIN FOR ANALYSIS TO THE SAME DEALER. SAME FAILURE HAPPENS APPROX. EVERY 13000 TO 15000 MILES....RECALL IS NEEDED. *JB

CONSUMER SAID THAT THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING VERY HIGH ON ITS OWN EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, VEHICLE WILL STILL TAKE OFF. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES THIS WEEK. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. OWNER SAID THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT THE CAR BACK. CONSUMER IS VERY PARANOID OF THE VEHICLE'S ABILITY TO PERFORM PROPERLY. *LA THE IDLE HAD BEEN RUNNING HIGHER EVEN AFTER TWO REPAIR ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE SHOP AS OF 06/15/2004. GM HAD NOT SENT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE DEALERSHIP. (THROTTLE PLATE STICKING/THROTTLE CABLE BINDING) *SC *JB

THE REFLECTION OF THE DASHBOARD IN THE WINDSHIELD IS VERY DISTRACTING...AND AT TIMES MAKES IT HARD TO ACTUALLY SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. IT SEEMS AS IF THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE WAY THE WINDOW IS SHAPED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE ACCELERATING. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUME DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE. *AK