2004 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IF THE KEY WAS LEFT IN THE ON POSITION, THE SYSTEM WOULD RESET ITSELF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. A MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT THAT RESETTING THE SYSTEM COULD CAUSE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO FAIL. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY OWNED A GRAND AM THAT CAUGHT FIRE BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WAS FAILING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND ATTEMPTED VARIOUS REPAIRS SUCH AS REPLACING THE BATTERY, INSTRUMENT PANEL AND OTHER WIRING TO NO AVAIL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,644 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,725.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS UP TO 2,000. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND ANOTHER UNKNOWN VALVE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN SIX WEEKS. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE PCM REM AND THE COMPUTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO CONTINUES WORKING WITH HER DEALER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,918.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. SHE STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY AND RAPIDLY TURN ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A BURNING WIRE SMELL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,366.

MY CAR WONT START I HAVE TO WAIT FOR TEN MINUTES OR LONGER FOR THE CAR TO START. IT CAUSES ME TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL AND WORK. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT FRIED MY CAR BATTERY PLEASE MAKE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS IS AFFECTING. *TR

TURN SIGNAL ON 2004 GRAND AM CONSTANTLY CLICKING AND ENDED UP NOT WORKING WHILE DRIVING CAUSING OTHERS NOT TO KNOW MY LANE CHANGE NOT ENOUGH MILES ON CAR FOR IT TO GO OUT WANT A RECALL ON IT SEE THERE ARE OTHERS HAVE SAME PROBLEMS AND CHARGE TO FIX IT IS EXTREMELY HIGH FOR AN SWITCH THAT SAVES A HUMANS LIFE. *TR

MY GIRLFRIENDS 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM (V6) HAS A PROBLEM WITH HER WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TRANSMISSION LINK. ON THE LINK ITSELF THERE IS A PLASTIC BALL SOCKET THAT CONNECTS THE LINK TO THE MOTOR TRANSMISSION. THIS PLASTIC SOCKET IS DEFECTIVE AND SLIPS OFF OF ITS CONNECTION THUS MAKING THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER USELESS. IN HEAVY RAIN IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHE HAD TO PULL OVER MANY TIMES. THE PART FROM THE DEALER IS 161.00 AND NOT EASILY AFFORDABLE. TO PROVE MY CASE EVEN FURTHER I WENT TO A CAR JUNK YARD AND FOUND A USED LINKAGE. THIS CAR HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS AND THE WINDSHIELD ASSEMBLY WASN'T AFFECTED AT ALL. I TOOK THE PART HOME PUT IT ON HER CAR AND IT WORKED FOR A FEW MONTHS. IT RAINED TODAY AND SHE WENT TO USE IT AND ONCE AGAIN THE LINKAGE HAS SLIPPED OFF ITS SOCKET. I REALLY DO BELIEVE THE CHEAP PLASTIC THEY USED TO MAKE THIS CONNECTION TO THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. THEY COULD OF USED A LIGHT METAL MATERIAL OR ANYTHING BUT PLASTIC. ONCE AGAIN WE SEE BIG BUSINESS CUTTING CORNERS TO SAVE MONEY AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *TR

DASH BEGAN PEELING BACK AT THE WINDSHIELD SHORTLY AFTER NEW WARRANTY EXPIRED. NOW IT SO WARPED THAT IT IS CRACKING AND BREAKING EVERY VENT COVER, OR IT POPS THEM OUT AS YOU DRIVE! (NOT FUN LATE AT NIGHT WHEN YOU GET HIT BY WHO KNOWS WHAT IN THE DARK!) MY LATEST CONCERN ~ RECENTLY IT HAS SEPARATED ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN, EXPOSING THE WIRING (INCL. AIRBAG) INSIDE TO DUST, MOISTURE, ETC. LOCAL DEALER SAYS THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER ORIGINAL WARRANTY, BUT NOT UNDER GM EXTENDED MAJOR GUARD. :-( THEY MADE ME A 'DEAL' AT COST TO REPLACE IT FOR $700. GM CORPORATE OFFICE DECLINED TO HELP, OTHER THAN OFFER $1,000 TOWARDS COST OF A NEW VEHICLE....WHICH AT THE TIME WAS A PROMOTION AVAILABLE TO ANYONE!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION. IT TOOK TEN MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO FINALLY START UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP TWICE, ON THE SECOND VISIT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL STALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,600. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,700.

MY 2004 GRAND AM I HAVE A CLICKING NOISE FROM THE DASH AREA AND EVER SO OFTEN SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE WEATHER STRIPPING DOES NOT FIT RIGHT. WEATHER STRIPPING FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

PASSLOCK SYSTEM 2004 GRAND AM PONTIAC, THE SECURITY LIGHT IS BLINKING AND READ THE MANUAL FOLLOW THE STEPS BUT MY CAR WONT CRANK UP

I LOVE MY PONTIAC GRAM AM, THE CAR NOT STARTING HAS BEEN THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. JUST CALLED THE DEALLER SHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $419 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALREADY SPENT $1000 OR MORE ON TOWES AND NEW BATTIERIES, ETC. TILL I LEARNED THE 10 MIN TRICK. I'M GETTING SICK AND TIRED OF WAITING THE TEN MINUTES FOR MY SECURITY LIGHT TO RESET. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND-AM, WHICH I PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2003. BETWEEN THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND NOW, MY IGNITION SWITCH HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE "OFF" POSITION AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. EACH TIME IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED THEFTLOCK SYSTEM . THE THEFTLOCK LIGHT WOULD STILL BE ON AFTER THE CAR WAS UNLOCKED USING THE REMOTE AND THE KEY INSERTED IN THE IGNITION. UNTIL A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, I JUST WAITED IT OUT FOR 10 TO 30 MINUTES AND WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, WAITING DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE IGNITION AND LOCK CYLINDER HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CYLINDER HAS TO BE ALTERED SO MY KEY FITS. AFTER RESEARCHING I NOW KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC. *DT

2004 GM PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH POWER STEERING ISSUES THAT HAVE OCCURRED AFTER 30,000 MILES. WHEN THE POWERING STEERING FAILS IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN TRAVELING UNDER 15 MPH. AT THAT TIME, IT'S HAZARDOUS TO MYSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES AS IT'S CHALLENGING TO AVOID A COLLISION DUE TO STEERING FAILURE UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATED ABOVE 15 MPH. I PREVIOUSLY STRUCK A VEHICLE WHILE PARKING DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE, HOWEVER A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT. GM HAS RECALLED SIMILAR COMPACT CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE/ ROAD HAZARD AS MY GM MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE DRIVER STATED THAT SHE DROVE TO WORK IN HER VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. WHEN SHE TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE LATER THAT EVENING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AT THE END OF JANUARY AND SHE IS NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

CAR WILL NOT START. PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM BAD. HAVE TO LEAVE IGNITION ON FOR 10 MINUTES TO LET SYSTEM RESET. FOUND PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GM PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM ON THE WEB. I GUESS NOTHING WILL BE DONE TILL SOMEHOW THERE IS A DEATH. WITH THE GOV. NOW OWNING A PART OF GM THE NHTSA IS NOW REALLY IN GM'S BACK POCKET AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. *TR

TURN SIGNAL SYSTEM KEEPS CLICKING. FOUND PAGES OF REPORTS ON THE WEB FOR THIS PROPLEM. NO SMOKE OR FLAMES YET. NHTSA NEEDS TO GET GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CLICKING, WHEN AFTER USING THE TURN SIGNAL AND DURING DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. I SEE THAT IN DECEMBER 2004 GM ISSUED A POLICY COVERING TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FOR A REPLACEMENT. WE DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER ABOUT THIS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE IF THE 2004 GRAND AM IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, IF SO HOW DO I GO ABOUT TO GET THE DEALERSHIP THE PROPER PAPERS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT "NO COST" TO ME. THIS HAS BEEN AN OCCURRING ISSUE SINCE EARLY 2009, I JUST HAD TIME TODAY TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, BECAUSE THE CLICKING IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT RAINS OR SNOWS, THE WINDSHIELD FAILED TO WORK; HOWEVER, DURING NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAULTY WIPERS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE OTHER DAY I HAD FRONT BRAKES PUT ON THE CAR. WHEN I DROVE TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY ,I TRIED TO PASS A VEHICLE THAT WAS GOING TO SLOW. THE NUT I TRIED TO PASS DID NOT WANT ME TO PASS ,SO HE KICKED HIS MOTOR IN AND I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW I WAS DOING 70 MILES AN HOUR. I WENT TO BRAKE SO THAT I COULD FALL BACK IN BEHIND THE NUT, WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES THE CAR WENT SIDE WAYS. I GOT LUCKY AND STRAIGHTENED THE CAR BACK. THANK GOD,OR I WOULD BE DEAD. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AND THE QUALIFIED SERVICEMAN SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CALIBERS WERE WARPED AND THAT ONLY 20% OF THE BRAKE PAD WAS TOUCHING THE CALIBERS. PROBLEM IS THE CALIBERS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM AND THEY WARP WITH HEAT. THERE IS NO WAY OF PREVENTING THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AS THERE IS NO WAY TO CHANGE METALS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NOT A FIRST ,OR EVEN THE FIRST THOUSAND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE AND IF YOU HAVE STATISTICS THAT SHOW THIS. WILL THERE BE A RECALL? PLEASE CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [XXX] THANKS AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS HAD TO BE IN THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION FOR TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. AFTER TEN MINUTES THE IGNITION RESET THE PATH LOCK SYSTEM. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE IS NORMAL FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM GOT IN CAR, AND CAR WOULD NOT START. LIGHTS COME ON, RADIO ON JUST WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO BE LATE WORK BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A RIDE AND GOOGLED THE PROBLEM, FINALLY FOUND OUT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING IT. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED ONE MORE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME (FIRST TIME WAS 12/15/09) TODAY IS THE 16TH. TWICE IN TWO DAYS. IT IS WINTER AND I HOPE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN I AM WITH MY KIDS. IT'S TO COLD FOR THAT. I HAVE HEARD WHEN PEOPLE TAKE THEIR CARS IN TO GM TO HAVE IT FIXED IT COSTS ABOUT $600.00 AND THERE IS NO WAY WE HAVE THE MONEY FOR THAT SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE HAVING TO PUT THE KEY TO "ON" POSITION AND WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY SYSTEM TO RESET. IT WILL START THEN BUT THAT IS SO FRUSTRATING AND IF IT HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE AWAY FROM HOME THIS WINTER IT WILL BE COLD AS WELL. I CAN'T BELIEVE WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AS ME! *TR

BOLT WORE HOLE THROUGH BRAKE LINE CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND NO BRAKES WHETS SO EVER. CANT FIND A BRAKE LINE TO FIT BOTH SIDES WHERE IT SCREWS IN AT THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT SIZES AND THEY ONLY SELL THEM WITH THE SAME SIZE. DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN ONCE IT HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES SINCE 2007. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN MY 2004 GRAND AM KEEPS ACTING UP. I GO TO START MY CAR AND I HAVE TO PUT MY KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION FOR 10 MIN. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IT THE OTHER DAY. POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. HAD TO GLIDE TO A STOP. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. I THINK THAT THIS IS A RECALL SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN IT IS A PASSLOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. *TR

PASS LOCK ON GRAND AM 2004 SE KEEPS TURNING CAR OFF WHEN RUNNING./WILL NOT START FOR 10 MIN WHEN TRYING TO START. *TR

TURNING SIGNAL SWITCH KEEPS MAKING NOISE EVEN WHEN SWITCH IS NOT BEING USED. 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ALL OCCURRING AROUND 50,000 MILES. *TR

PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON '04 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CAR WON'T START AND IS UNPREDICTABLE. THE TEMP FIX IS TO TURN IGNITION ON FOR 10+ MINUTES THEN TURN OFF AND CAR WILL START. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WHEN YOU'RE AT PLACES LIKE A GAS STATION. THERE ARE REPORTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF THIS SAME PROBLEM AND PONTIAC NEEDS TO RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

IN RELATION TO ODI CASE NUMBER: 10273941 YESTERDAY, JULY 16, 2009 I ALSO EXPERIENCED THE WINDOW MOLDING POPPING OFF AND WAS NOT SURE THE CAUSE OF IT. ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK INTO THE CAR. NOTICING NO ATTEMPT TO BREAK IN OTHER THAN THE MOLDING POPPED OFF I DETERMINED IT TO BE POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE HEAT AS YESTERDAY WAS THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR SO FAR. THE MOLDING DISASSEMBLED ITSELF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. IT WAS EASILY PLACED BACK INTO LOCATION AND HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE EXTERIOR CLEARCOAT PAINT WAS PEELING. THE FRONT BUMPER AREA AND HEADLIGHTS EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE PEELING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A COLLISION SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 108,000.

2004 GRAND AM WILL RANDOMLY NOT START. I HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP AND KEY SWITCH REPLACED AND THE CAR STILL DOES NOT START SOMETIMES. TWICE THE CAR HAS SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL UNLOCK WHEN THE CARS SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I HAVE AN 04 GRAND AM GT. THE WINDSHIELD IS NOT SEALED, THE MOLDING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD KEEPS POPPING OFF, THE CLEAR COAT ON THE TRUNK LID IS PEELING AND NOW THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER KEEPS BLOWING FUSES. THIS ALL HAPPENED AT 65,000 MILES. DEALER ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITIES. *TR

CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE TURN SIGNAL, THOUGH TURN SIGNAL NOR HAZARDS COME ON. SOUND IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE, AND VERY ANNOYING. HAVE NOTICES SMALL WISPS OF SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY DUST UNTIL READING OTHER COMPLAINTS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. *TR

MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM WOULDN'T START, CHANGED A FEW SMALL THINGS, FUEL FILTER, ETC, BUT STILL WOULDN'T START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. I READ ABOUT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND IT WORKED. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALER, THEIR DIAGNOSTIC DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I ALSO READ THAT AFTER THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILS MULTIPLE TIMES, IT FOULS THE COMPUTER AND THE CAR COULD DIE WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70, AND NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD OFTEN STALL AND FAIL TO RESTART. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 101,000.

WAS DRIVING DOWN I-80 IN OHIO AND MY TURN SIGNAL CLICK BEGAN CLICKING NONSTOP, THEN STOPPED. IT CONTINUES TO RANDOMLY CLICK, SOMETIMES FAST, SOMETIMES LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL SPEED, BUT WITH NO CONSISTENCY OR PREDICTABILITY. THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE NOT FLASHING, JUST THE CLICKING SOUND. I'VE FOUND MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE GRAND AM OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND SUPPOSEDLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON 00-01 MODELS FOR IT, BUT NONE THAT I CAN FIND FOR AN 04. THE RESEARCH I'VE FOUND IS THAT MORE THAN JUST 00-01 OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND SEEMS WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL ON THE PART. I'M CURRENTLY RESEARCHING PRICING FOR A REPLACEMENT MULTI SWITCH (TURN SIGNAL/WIPER COMBO SWITCH) WHICH WAS THE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION I'VE FOUND. *TR

1. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE NORMAL USAGE 2. THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, ITS CONSEQUENCES; AND, WHILE ON A TRIP ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND FOUND OUT THE SWITCH WENT BAD 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED WAS TOLD THAT THE SWITCH WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HERE THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON MY MODEL. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED 2 MONTHS AFTER THE FACTORY WARRENTY EXPIRED. I DOUBT I WILL BUY ANOTHER GM CAR AGAIN. *TR

WAS DRIVING NORMALLY DOWN ROAD ON WAY TO WORK. APPROACHED INTERSECTION AND DEPRESSED CLUTCH TO DOWN SHIFT AND APPLY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. HOWEVER WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV UP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, UNTIL IT REACHED THE RED LINE. AFTER PUMPING ACCELERATOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX TIMES VEHICLE STOPPED REVVING UP. HOWEVER SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV UP AGAIN WHEN CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED TO SHIFT GEARS. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE, VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY GM DEALERSHIPS AND GM REP BUT THEY CLAIM ISSUE CANNOT BE REPLICATED. MULTIPLE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT ISSUE CONTINUES. WILL A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR DEATH BE REQUIRED FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED? I REALIZE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY NOT STICKING OUT AS A MAJOR ISSUE BECAUSE OF LOW NUMBERS OF REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THAT SINCE THIS IS PROBABLY ISOLATED TO MODELS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHICH IS A VERY SMALL MINORITY OF VEHICLES. IF THOUGHT ABOUT IN THE FACT THAT THEIR ARE FEW VEHICLES CONFIGURED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE FACT OF THE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE MAKES IT MORE SIGNIFICANT SINCE IT WOULD EQUAL A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES WHEN COMPARED TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VEHICLES CONFIGURED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC, GRAND AM. FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK AND 3 DAYS THE PAST WEEK AS I WARM UP MY CAR IN THE MORNINGS, AN UPON RETURNING TO LEAVE FOR WORK EVERY MORNING THERE ARE STRONG OVERPOWERING FUMES. SO STRONG MY EYES BURN AND GET AN UPSET STOMACH. I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO REMAIN IN THE CAR. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO ASSESS WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE AND I SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR LATCH SYSTEMS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PREVENTED A CHILD SAFETY SEAT FROM BEING SECURED WITH THE LATCH BELT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE LATCH SYSTEM, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I HAVE AN '04 GRAND AM AND THERE IS A CONSTANT TICKING (SOUNDS LIKE COMING FROM HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON). IT IS ALWAYS ON AND DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WHICH WAS RECALLED IN OLDER MODELS WHY IS THIS NOT BEING RECALLED IF THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO'S CAR (GRAND AM ALSO) DOES THE SAME THING. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THIS WHEN IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR YEARS. *TR

VEHICLE IS 2.2L 4 CYL MANUAL TRANS. ACQUIRED THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER OF 2007. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, SLOWING DOWN AND DEPRESSING CLUTCH PEDAL TO DOWNSHIFT, ENGINE SPEED RUNAWAY OCCURRED. RPM INCREASED UNCONTROLLABLY PAST 3500 RPM, ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO SHUT IGNITION OFF AND RESTART ENGINE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A SERVICE SHOP, BUT COULD NOT REPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED TO NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS UNLESS DEFINITE DIAGNOSIS COULD BE MADE. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS WITH A COUPLE OF OCCURRENCES ON A WEEKLY BASIS. *TR

SINCE 2006, TURN SIGNAL CONTINUED TO TICK AFTER SIGNAL ARM WAS AT "OFF." OFTEN THE TICKING WOULD BEGIN SPONTANEOUSLY, PARTICULARLY DURING HOT WEATHER ABOVE 90 DEGREES, WITHOUT USING THE SIGNAL ARM, AND WITHOUT MAKING A TURN. ON AUGUST 20TH, A HOT DAY, AFTER MAKING A TURN, SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. A LOCAL GARAGE, WHERE I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PARK THE CAR AND JUMP OUT, MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIR AT THE COST OF $421.45 TO REPLACE A TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. AT THIS TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WORKS FINE WITHOUT EXTRA TICKING. THE CAR MILEAGE WAS AT 95486. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT IS A MECHANIC AND HAS SERVICED FOUR DIFFERENT 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AMS. HE STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKES HAVE FAILED ON EACH VEHICLE AND CAUSED A LEAK. THE LEAK COMES FROM THE WHEEL CYLINDER, WHICH PREVENTS PROPER BRAKING. HE BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,124. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB

MAKE : PONTIAC MODEL : GRAND AM YEAR : 2004 MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH IN MY 2004 GRAND AM STARTED MAKING THIS CLICKING NOISE AS IF THEY WERE ON BUT WERE NOT THEN IT HAD BECOME MORE INTENSE AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE CAR WAS OFF AND WOULD START AGAIN AS SOON AS THE CAR WAS STARTED, NOW MIND YOU THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH 58,000 MILES ON IT AND I JUST GOT IT BARELY 2 WEEKS AGO... THIS HAD JUST STARTED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND JUST RECENTLY AS THE CAR WAS IN IDLE I ACCIDENTALLY HIT AND PUSHED THE KEY INWARD AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. NOW IT HAS COME TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2003 FOR DEFECTIVE HAZARD LIGHTS NOT ONLY IN THE GRAND AM BUT IN OTHER GM MADE CARS. MY QUESTION IS, IF THERE WAS THEN HOW COME A YEAR LATER THE SAME PROBLEM EXIST AND IN NOT ONLY MY GRAND AM? *TR

MY 2004 GRAND AM IS HAVING SEVERAL ONGOING PROBLEMS. IT WONT START AND WHEN IT DOES IT DIES CONSTANTLY. I ALMOST RAN INTO A DITCH AFTER IT LOST POWER GOING 50 MPH. ANOTHER TIME IT LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF A THREE LANE STREET WITH A GREEN LIGHT. I WAS BARLEY MISSED BY TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES GOING 45MPH. MY PONTIAC GRAND AM' HAS A SECURITY PROBLEM INVOLVING A PASSLOCK FAILURE. I GOT IN MY CAR TODAY, AND IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. PONTIAC SAYS TO TURN THE KEY ON FOR 10 MIN AND RESET THE COMPUTER EVERY TIME I TRY TO START MY CAR. I WORK LATE NIGHTS. I CAN'T TAKE THE CHANCE TO SEE IF ITS GOING TO START OR I HAVE TO SIT IN THE DARK FOR TEN MINUTES AND WAIT FOR MY CAR TO START. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HAZARD RELAY AND THE MULTIFUNCTION RELY LIKE HUNDREDS OF OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS. IN 2003 PONTIAC RECALLED CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IM NOT SURE WHY THEY AREN'T TAKING CARE OF THE 2004 PROBLEMS. *TR

THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH IN MY 2004 GRAND AM STARTED MAKING THIS CLICKING NOISE AS IF THEY WERE ON BUT WERE NOT THEN IT HAD BECOME MORE INTENSE AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL THE CAR WAS OFF AND WOULD START AGAIN AS SOON AS THE CAR WAS STARTED, NOW MIND YOU THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH 58,000 MILES ON IT AND I JUST GOT IT BARELY 2 WEEKS AGO... THIS HAD JUST STARTED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND JUST RECENTLY AS THE CAR WAS IN IDLE I ACCIDENTALLY HIT AND PUSHED THE KEY INWARD AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. NOW IT HAS COME TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2003 FOR DEFECTIVE HAZARD LIGHTS NOT ONLY IN THE GRAND AM BUT IN OTHER GM MADE CARS. MY QUESTION IS, IF THERE WAS THEN HOW COME A YEAR LATER THE SAME PROBLEM EXIST AND IN NOT ONLY MY GRAND AM? *TR

AFTER USING TURN SIGNAL CLICKING NOISE WILL COME ON AND NOT GO AWAY. TOOK CAR TO REPAIR SHOP AND TOLD ABOUT DEFECT ON THE TURN SIGNAL OR BETTER KNOWN AS THE WIPER MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. TOTAL EXPENSES OF REPAIR $289.00. *TR

BLINKER NOISE KEEPS (CLICKING) GOING AFTER BLINKER HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. IT IS INTERMIITTENT AND STOPS AND STARTS AGAIN EVERY FEW MINUTES. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE BLINKER REPLACED ONCE LAST YEAR AND ALREADY THE PROBLEM HAS RESURFACED. IT IS VERY ANNOYING. *TR

CAR STARTED POPPING FUSES FOR THE PARKING LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS THEN MY WIFE WAS AT BANK AND LIGHTS CAME ON AUTOMATICALLY THEN THE HARNESS UNDER DASH STARTED SMOKING I HAD TO CUT POWER FROM BATTERY TO STOP FIRE. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT WORK. IT HAS NEVER WORKED AND EITHER HAS MY CAR LIGHTER EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP A FEW TIMES. THERE IS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND THEY ARE ALL THE SAME. THE WINDOW GOES NEITHER UP AND OR DOWN. *TR