2005 Pontiac Grand AM complaints

MY CAR WOULD NOT START. WHEN THIS HAPPENED ,HAD TO TURN KEY TO ACC AND LET IT SIT FOR 9 TO 10 MINUTES. FLASHING SECURITY LIGHT WOULD GO OUT AND CAR WOULD START. I CALLED GM ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO AND THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD THERE HAD NOT BEEN ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO DO A RECALL. WHEN YOU HAVE A 89 YEAR OLD MOTHER IN THE CAR AND IT IS 90 OR 32 DEGREES IT IS A PROBLEM. I POSTED ON THEIR PAGE ABOUT IT AND WHY GM IS NOT A CAR TO BUY. THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT PEOPLE! IF YOU GOOGLE IT THERE ARE STORIES ABOUT IT FROM OTHERS WHO HAVE (HAD)THE PROBLEM. YOU HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER SWITCH PUT IN, WHICH I DID. *TR

SECURITY SYSTEM FAILURE- ACCORDING TO A >120 PAGE ONLINE FORUM, MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING A PASSLOCK FAILURE. I TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, NOTHING HAPPENS, THE CAR DOES NOT START. THEN, IN THE SAME DAY, I CAN TRY STARTING THE CAR AGAIN, AND IT WILL START. THE NEXT DAY, SAME THING, TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE REGULATOR HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO SEE IF THEY COULD TELL ME WHY MY STEERING KEPT GOING TO THE LEFT SIDE AND BECAUSE I KEPT HEARING A POPPING NOISE, WHILE AT THE AUTO STORE THEY LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE MAN TOLD ME LOOKED LIKE THE FRAME WAS RUSTED, AND NOT TO DRIVE IT, AFTER CALLING A TOW TRUCK THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAID THE ENGINE CROSSMEMBER BAR /CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT WHICH HELD THE RACK AND PINION STEERING, TOWED IT TO AN AUTO BODY PLACE WHICH INFORMED ME TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS, CALLED GENERAL MOTORS THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP,AND IT IS NOW AT A GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP, WAITING TO SEE WHAT GENERAL MOTORS IS GOING TO DO, DEALERSHIP ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE CROSSMEBER BAR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, WHICH IS WHY THE STEERING WENT HAYWIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR PRIOR, THE VEHICLE STALLED RIGHT AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,764 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,479.

MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF NOW HAS FAILED TO START EVERY TIME. WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON, WHICH SOMETIMES IS A FEW SECONDS OR MINUTES. ASIDE FROM THAT I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY HAZARD SWITCH TWICE NOW BECAUSE MY BLINKERS DON'T BLINK THEY STAY SOLID. THE CAR RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPED AT A LIGHT, WITH NO WARNING AND CAN ONLY NOTICE BECAUSE THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK. RECENTLY THE CHIMING NOISE WHEN PROGRAMMING THE CLOCK SOUNDS OFF MULTIPLE TIMES AFTER TURNING THE CAR ON AND THE DOORS BEGAN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THEMSELVES OVER AND OVER FOR AWHILE. NOW HOWEVER THE DOORS ARE PERMANENTLY LOCKED ONCE THE CAR HITS THE REQUIRED SAFETY SPEED AND DO NOT UNLOCK WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND KEY TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION, SO IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS IS WITH THE KEY FAB BECAUSE THE INTERIOR AUTOMATIC LOCKS DO NOT WORK NOR THE MANUAL LOCKS EITHER. THIS CAR HAS HAD MORE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAN ANY CAR I HAVE HEARD OF UNTIL RESEARCHING THE ISSUES AND REALIZING THAT THESE ARE COMMON GM PROBLEMS ON CERTAIN MODELS AND MANUFACTURED YEARS AND GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE USED IN MAY OF 2008 WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST ISSUE BEGAN ONLY ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE. FIRST THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK...A FEW WEEKS LATER, THAT WAS NO LONGER A PROBLEM. THEN THE CAR HAD TROUBLE STARTING. VERY RANDOM, SOMETIMES IT WOULD START AFTER A FEW TRIES, SOMETIMES IT WOULD START AFTER 30 MINUTES. THEN IT GOT WORSE. THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF AS I WAS DRIVING...NO WARNING AT ALL...JUST TURNED OFF AS IF I TURNED THE KEY OFF. THIS ALSO IS EXTREMELY RANDOM..MECHANICS HAVE CHECKED MY FUEL PUMP PRESSURE, CLEANED THE LINES TWICE...I WAS TOLD THE PRESSURE WAS RIGHT TO SPECIFICATIONS. IT HAS BEEN 3 YEARS THAT I HAVE THE CAR..COULD NOT AFFORD TO TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER. I CHECKED AND CLEANED THE FUSES RELATED TO THE IGNITION..AFTER I DID THAT, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 3 YEARS MY CAR DID NOT SHUT OFF. THAT LASTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS, NOW IT IS STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN. I HAVE GOTTEN STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, UP ON MOUNTAINOUS ROADS, AT RED LIGHTS, VERY DANGEROUS. MY CAR STILL HAS TROUBLE STARTING AT TIMES AND NOW IT RETURNED TO THE DANGER OF THE CAR SHUTTING OFF. MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SOMETIMES GOES CRAZY WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF..SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. SOMETIMES THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN TURNING ON MY DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL..SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. SOMETIMES IT SHUTS OFF AT A STOP SIGN..SOMETIMES IT SHUTS OFF DRIVING 55 MPH. IF THIS WERE MY FUEL PUMP, IT WOULD HAVE DIED YEARS AGO. THIS IS GM'S POOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS PR

THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW IS STUCK DOWN. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IT HAS QUIT WORKING. IT HAS HAD THE ARM MECHANISM REPLACED TWICE AND THE MOTOR REPLACED ONCE. ALL OF THE OTHER 3 WINDOWS HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKED ON FOR THE SAME THING. *TT

ON JULY 21, 2011 WE DROVE TO THE STORE. WHEN WE CAME OUT AND GOT INTO THE CAR (2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT. IT IS COMPLETELY RETRACTED AND WILL NOT BUDGE. WE DID NOT DAMAGE IT IN ANY WAY. NOW WE CANNOT LEGALLY HAVE ANYONE IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT ENGAGE. I SCHEDULED A REPAIR APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM, WHO TELLS ME IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT. ROUGH ESTIMATE ON COST IS $300.00!!! I AM CERTAIN THE GARAGE WILL WANT TO REPLACE THE UNIT TO GET FULL MONEY OUT OF US. I WILL KEEP THE DEFECTIVE ONE. *TR

MY TURN SIGNALS WOULDN'T TURN OFF AND THEY JUST CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK. IT COST ME OVER $300.00 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I WAS NEVER AWARE OF ANY RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. I HAVE READ THE DIFFERENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD. THESE CARS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. IF THE WERE, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AND SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR WHAT I PAID TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. *TR

I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND-AM. THE ISSUE I'VE BEEN HAVING IS THAT PERIODICALLY THE 'SECURITY' LIGHT WILL DISPLAY. SHORTLY AFTER (NO SPECIFIC OR EXACT TIME ELAPSE) THE CAR WILL NOT START AND THE 'SECURITY' LIGHT ON DASH BLINKS. I WAIT 10 MINUTES (AS SUGGESTED IN OWNERS MANUAL), KEEPING THE KEY IN THE 'ON' POSITION, THEN CAR WILL START UP. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED (FOR THIS ISSUE) IN A GM DEALERSHIP TWO TIMES...THEY CHANGED THE STARTER AND SOME OTHER PART (NOT THE SECURITY CONTROL MODULE) AND THIS PROBLEM REMAINS. IS THERE A DEFINITIVE 'FIX' FOR THIS PROBLEM. TIRED OF LIVING WITH THIS. THIS ISSUED HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. *TR

2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW BECOMES DETACHED FROM THE WINDOW REGULATOR. THE GLASS IS ATTACHED WITH A PLASTIC GLUED TO THE GLASS THE PLASTIC BECOMES BRITTLE AND BREAKS CAUSING THE WINDOW TO DROP, THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS TRYING TO DRIVE IN A DOWN POOR WITHOUT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW BAD TIMING FOR WINDOW FAILURE. *TR

2005 PONTIAC G6 POWER STEERING FAILED NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CAR COMING THROUGH THE VENT WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST TURNED ON, WHEN I PRESS THE BREAKS, OR WHEN I TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SECURITY CODE WAS RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY. A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

"SECURITY" WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY APPEARED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PASSLOCK ISSUE. I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN DEALT WITH A RECALL. *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL MAKES A CONSTANT FLICKERING SOUND, WHEN WE BOUT THE CAR IN 2009 FROM THE DEALERSHIP WE TOOK IT BACK TO BE FIXED, THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED AND AS SOON AS WE LEFT IT STARTING TO IT AGAIN. BEFORE IT DIDN'T DO IT NON STOP JUST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE & IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT IT DOES IT NON STOP EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE CAR ON. *TR

THE SMELL OF GAS OUT OF THE BLUE. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS TOPPING OFF THE GAS, SO WE STOPPED, THEN JUST SOME TIMES IT WILL JUST SMELL WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WE HAVE HAD THE CAR BARELY OER A YEAR AND BOTH THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE FRONT DOORS ARE INOPERATIVE AND THE ONE PART WE NEED IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND WILL COST US A LITTLE OVER 500.00 A PER WINDOW. *TR

FLASHERS WILL NOT SHUT OFF INTERMITTENT AND SOMETIMES BOTH COME ON WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN ONE WAY SAME AS ISSUES IN NHTSA ACTION # PE05055 THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM JUST DELAYED IT. *TR

MAY 2008 HAD MY RIGHT TIE ROD REPLACED MAY 2009 HAD MY LEFT TIE ROD REPLACED. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NOT HIT ANY CURBS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE CONTACT SMELLS GASOLINE. THE ODOR GOES AWAY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE FEELS THAT PONTIAC SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY HUSBAND HAS A 2005 CHEVY TRUCK WITH 30000 MILES. I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM, BOTH WITH 45000 MILES, BOTH DRIVEN FOR PLEASURE. I JUST REPLACED FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. MY ABS AND NO TRAC LIGHT IS ON. I WAS TOLD MY HUB WAS BAD. MY HUSBAND JUST REPLACED A HUB ON HIS TRUCK AS WELL, NO WARRANTY! I WAS TOLD BY AUTO ZONE AND THE PEOPLE WHO WORK ON MY CAR THAT GM HAS A BAD HUB AND KNOWS IT. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE MINE AT THIS TIME SO I HAVE TO PARK THE CAR. *TR

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM ( PRESSURE REGULATOR) I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PART UNTIL THE COMPANY THAT FIX IT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A RECALL PART. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE INFORMATION ABOUT IT. WHEN I START CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT REIMBURSING ME I WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. FROM WHAT I GATHER YOU'LL REGULATES THE SAFETY OF A VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEFECT PART COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. IT'S NOT FAIR TO ME THAT THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP HAS GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND . I DON;T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME. I'M ONLY ASKING THEM TO REIMBURSE ME OF $223.65. *TR

FOR THE LAST YEAR TO YEAR AND A HALF THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE ON MY 2005 GRAND AM HAS GONE BERSERK. IT RANDOMLY PREVENTS ME FROM STARTING MY CAR. I HAVE TO LEAVE 10 MINUTES EARLY FOR EVERYTHING SO I AM NOT LATE BECAUSE IT TAKES 10 MINUTES TO RE-SET THE DEVICE. IT IS SHAMEFUL PONTIAC WON'T RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AS MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING IT. I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD THE 200 + DOLLARS AN HOUR TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP FIX IT. THE PROBLEM IS IF YOU ATTEMPT TO FIX IT YOURSELF (I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S A SENSOR ISSUE) YOU COULD END UP SETTING THE ANTI-THEFT/PASSLOCK DEVICE OFF AND NEVER GET IT TO RE-SET. AS IT IS, I KNOW I CAN RE-SET IT IN 10 MINUTES (THOUGH BY THEN I'M OFTEN HOT AND SWEATY AND GRUMPY WITH MELTED ICE CREAM). HELP! IT'S JUST NOT FAIR. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WILL NOT TELL MY MECHANIC HOW TO FIX IT; THEY WANT ME TO BRING IT IN. *TR

NOTHING HAPPENED TO CASE THIS AT ALL. NOTHING CHANGE OR INSTALLED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN....IT JUST HAPPENED. NO WRECKS OR FIRE OR PROPERLY DAMAGE. A FEW MONTHS AGO MY 2005 GRAND AM SE STARTING MAKING THE RANDOM TURN SIGNAL NOISE, SOMETIMES IT WILL GO CONSTANTLY OTHER TIMES IT'LL ONLY DO IT TWICE THEN STOP....THEN START AGAIN. WHEN YOUR OUT DRIVING AROUND CONSTANTLY HEARING CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK, IT GETS ANNOYING. IS THIS THE PROBLEM THAT WILL COST ~$300 TO FIX I'M TOLD TO REPLACE THE MULTISWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR ALOT OF THE PREVIOUS GRAND AM YEAR CARS AND WERE COVERED BY THE DEALERSHIP? HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS. *TR

MY GRAND AM HAS A DEFECTIVE TURN SIGNAL, JUST AS THE 00-01 MODELS DID. THE TURN SIGNAL HAS MALFUNCTIONED THAT LEAD TO FLICKERING OR TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT IS CONSTANTLY FLICKERING, IT WILL NOT STOP, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY STEERING WHEEL IS SMOKING BECAUSE OF THIS MY AIRBAG COULD EXPLODE IN MY FACE, WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A FIRESTONE TECHNICIAN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DUE TO GM DEXCOOL COOLANT CORRODING THE GASKET. IF NOT REPLACE ENGINE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. *TR

TURN SIGNALS JUST STOPPED WORKING WITH NO NOTICE AT UHAUL STORE WHILE WITH MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN. HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO TURN SIGNALS. HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. ONCE STOPPED, NOTICED THAT HAZARDS NO LONGER WORK ALSO. BRAKE LIGHTS STILL WORK. CHECKED ALL FUSES...COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. *TR

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH, WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN PARK. SOMETIMES GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK UNTIL A FEW MINUTES AFTER STARTING CAR. HAD THE GEAR SHIFT REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. ISN'T AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM IN WARM WEATHER. *TR

THERE IS AN INTERMEDIATE BLINKER NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH BOARD, WHEN THE BLINKERS ARE NOT ON. OCCASIONALLY THE BLINKERS BECOME STUCK. I'VE ALSO NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I'VE TRIED REPLACING THE BLINKERS AND HAZARD FUSES, BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED. *TR

WENT TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE ONE DAY AND THE MY CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I WAS LEAVING. HAD SOMEONE PICK ME UP. TOOK ME BACK TO MY CAR A FEW HOURS LATER AND IT STARTED. SEEMS TO BE A PASSLOCK ISSUE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I WAS STRANDED AGAIN AWAY FROM HOME WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AGAIN WAITED A FEW HOURS AND CAR STARTED. NOW THE CARS STARTER IS GOING OUT AND IT NEEDS COMPLETE BRAKE REPAIR. IT ONLY HAS 52K MILES ON IT. TODAY STRANDED AT WORK WITH YET AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM. HAD SOMEONE ELSE COME PICK ME UP AND DROP ME OFF A HALF HOUR AWAY. WILL HAVE TO GO PICK IT UP TOMORROW. TRIED E-MAILING PONTIAC AND CALLING THE NUMBER IN THE BACK OF MY OWNERS MANUAL ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IS ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. AS OF RIGHT NOW I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANY PARTS ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOT WILLING TO SPEND MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE FIXING SOMETHING THAT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT CANNOT BE FIXED. ALL FIXES I HAVE READ ABOUT HAVE ONLY REMAINED TEMPORARY WITH THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM RETURNING. I STILL OWE 13K ON THIS CAR AND FEAR TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED AGAIN. I AM 4 MONTHS PREGNANT AND CANNOT JUST GET STRANDED PLACES. THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS SUPPOSE TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM STEALING MY CAR NOT TO KEEP ME FROM DRIVING IT. IT IS THE SAME AS ME USING THE CORRECT PASSWORD ON MY COMPUTER BUT THE COMPUTER SAYING, "EVEN THOUGH THAT IS THE CORRECT PASSWORD WE ARE CHOOSI

HORN KEEPS STICKING, AND IF YOU DISCONNECT THE FUSE FOR THE HORN THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK IF IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED IN 35,000 MILES OF USE. THE HORN SPRING IS IN THE AIR BAG MODULE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM, AND EVER SINCE I GOT IT THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR AND THE HEADLIGHTS DIM, WHILE I ACCELERATE. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE GARAGE I BOUGHT IT FROM SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY NEVER FIXED IT. I AM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. THE TOLD ME THERE MAY BE A SHORT IN THE WIRING AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO TEAR THE WHOLE THING APART TO FIND IT. ANOTHER CONCERN I HAVE IS I HAVE 70,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE HAD TO PUT HEAD GASKETS AND LIFTERS ON THIS CAR. NO ONE CAN BELIEVE THAT HAPPENS WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. MY SISTER WORKS WITH A GIRL WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT THE SAME MILEAGE. (SAME YEAR). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. IN AN ATTEMPT TO USE THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT, IT WOULD NOT RETRACT INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FEBRUARY 21, 2008 TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,191 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 03/18/08. *LJ UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE, WHICH CAUSED A CRASH INTO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. IN ADDITION, THE CRASH BENT THE FRONT PASSENGER RIM. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE DEPLOYMENT. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. AS OF JANUARY 3, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 97130. UPDATED 01-29-08. *KB THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. UPDATED

VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. HAZARDOUS TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD, OUT OF NO WHERE. LIGHTS ON DASH GO CRAZY AND VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED GOT TOWED TO A SHOP SAID THERE IS POSSIBLE LEAKING OF THE FUEL TANK, ALSO SUGGESTED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP, THEN DECIDED THAT WAS NOT NEEDED AND REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. VEHICLE WORKED FOR 3 MONTHS, BUT COULD STILL SMELL FUMES OF GAS WHEN FIRST STARTED CAR, THIS SMELL BEGAN FIRST WEEK I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SECOND TIME WAS TWO DAYS AGO ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE AGAIN. MECHANIC IS CONCERNED REGARDING FUEL TANK LEAK AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO IT BEING UNSAFE AND POSSIBLE FIRE OR EXPLOSION COULD OCCUR. WHO MANUFACTURES A VEHICLE THAT HAS INSUFFICIENT FUEL TANK WELDING??? THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. A FUEL LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE REGULATOR. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY: PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE SMELLED FUEL UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS SATURATED AND DRIPPING ON WIRES JUST BELOW. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING. SHE NOTICED A FILM ON THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD AT NIGHT, WHEN IT IS RAINING, OR WHEN THE DEFROST AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OCCASIONALLY STICKS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I JUST READ THE VERY FIRST COMPLAINT ON MY CAR WHILE AGO..... EVERY SINGLE THING THATS HAPPENED TO HER, HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD TO NEVER BUY A GRANDAM....BUT I COULDNT REALLY AFFORD ANYTHING ELSE. I NEEDED SOMETHING RELIABLE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I BOUGHT MY CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD LITTLE SMALL PROBLEMS, BUT NOTHING BIG TIL ABOUT 5 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I KEPT HEARING GRINDING NOISES COMING FROM MY FRONT ANXELS....NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE OUT THAT PROBLEM, SO ITS STILL OCCURING. MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STICKS AND GOES UP AND DOWN WHEN IT WANTS TO.... THE LOCK PAD ON MY DRIVERS SIDE, FELL OUT AND EVEN WITH IT, SCREWED DOWN TO THE DOOR PANEL, STILL WONT WORK RIGHT. THE CAR RIDES REALLY REALLY ROUGH. HAD EVERYTHING FROM SUSPENSION TO AXLES CHECKED OUT, NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG....BUT I KNOW THERES SOMETHING MESSED UP BADLY .... SOMEWHERE. MY IGNITION IS MY BIGGEST PROBLEM THO. I NOTICED IT AT ABOUT 44 THOUSAND MILES.... SOMETIMES WHEN I WENT TO CRANK IT..... IT WOULD HESITATE BADLY AND SOMETIMES NOT START AT ALL. IT HAS GOTTEN ALOT WORSE NOW..... NOW ALL IT DOES IS CLICK LIKE ITS A BATTERY PROBLEM.... IT WILL CLICK SOMETIMES, THEN ON THE SECOND TRY, IT WILL CRANK WITH HESITATION... OTHER TIMES, THERE IS NO SIGN OF A PROBLEM. MY BACK WINDOW LEAKS AIR CONSTANTLY AND LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS.... THE TRUNK LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS.... WHAT ELSE?? HOW BOUT EVERYTHING!!!! MY CAR SUCKS!!!!

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEBRUARUY 2007, AND AS SOON AS I GOT HOME WITH IT THE INTERIOR LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. THE INTERIOR LIGHT KEPT GOING ON AND OFF, IT WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN IT WANTED TO. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, BUT I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 MONTHS, AND THIS WASTHE 2ND TIME THAT I WA S BRINGING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ,AND NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT. THE CAR IS ALMOST BRAND NEW, COST ME ABOUT $17,000.00, AND ONLY HAD ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. *AK

ON MARCH 23, 2005 MY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT STOP, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED GM ,AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED TO CHECK IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SEAT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE WHEN ADJUSTING THE SEAT OR WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DESIGN, WHICH COULD BE ADJUSTED MANUALLY AND MECHANICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED.

PONTIAC GRAND AM 2005, I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JUNE 2006. SINCE JUNE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAD TO HAVE THE WINDOW LOCK PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REATTACHED, BECAUSE IT FELL OUT. THE ENGINE STALLS AND WON'T START HALF THE TIME. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW LEAKS AIR CONSTANTLY, AND WATER WHEN IT RAINS. BRAKES DON'T ALWAYS STOP AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO SOMETIME ACCELERATES WHEN HITTING BRAKE. ENGINE MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING IT. CRUISE CONTROL ONLY WORKS EVERY NOW AND THEN, AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRES. THIS CAR ONLY HAS UNDER 36,000 MILES ON IT AND ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING. I GAVE ALMOST $18,000 FOR THIS CAR (WHICH WAS WAY TO MUCH ANYWAYS, BUT THEY REASSURED ME THAT IT WAS A GOOD CAR, AND I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS OUT OF IT) AND AM PAYING $340.00 A MONTH. THE DEALERSHIP (ALEX MONTGOMERY) TELLS ME THEY CAN FIX IT BUT IT IS GOING TO COST ME. I DON'T HAVE A JOB NOW AND HAVEN'T HAD ONE SINCE JULY 2006. I AM EXPECTING MY THIRD CHILD, I AM A SINGLE MOTHER, I HAVE NO MONEY, AND THEY WON'T TRADE BECAUSE I AM UNEMPLOYED YOU CAN'T GET A LOAN WHEN YOUR UNEMPLOYED. *NM

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2006. SEPTEMBER OF 2006 THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BY ITSELF, WHETHER I'M DRIVING OR IN PARK. I CHANGED THE BATTERY IN THE REMOTE CAR ALARM, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND I AM NOT COMFORTABLE RIDING IN A VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF DEFECT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE IGNITION WIRES FROM THE STARTER TO THE IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE RUBBED TOGETHER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V287000 REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: STARTER ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALUMINUM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WAS PITTED VERY BADLY WHICH CAUSED DUST TO COME FROM THE AREA. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH HAZARDS THIS COULD CAUSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 7/18/2006 - THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HESITATED WHILE GOING UP AND DOWN. THE CONSUMER FOUND RUST UNDER THE DASHBOARD. *NM

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM IN DECEMBER 2005. SINCE THAT TIME, THE MAIN FUSE HAS BLOWN TWICE, LEAVING US STRANDED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS 37 DAYS AFTER WE BOUGHT IT AND IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION LOCK. IT HAS BEEN EXACTLY 48 DAYS SINCE WE GOT IT BACK AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. WE ARE NOW FIGHTING WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT TOWED AGAIN (IT HAS TO BE TOWED AS IT WON'T TURN OVER AT ALL) AND REPAIRED. WE ARE GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM EVERYONE WE TALK TO. *JB

DT: 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONSUMER STATES WHEN HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE AT 55 MPH THE BATTERY THAT WAS BEING STORED IN THE TRUNK COME THROUGH THE BACK SEAT. THIS WAS NOT A FOLD DOWN SEAT. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THE SEAT WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH DURING A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS A CRASH BUT NOT AS A RESULT OF THE BATTERY COMING THROUGH THE SEAT.*AK UPDATED 11/30/2005 - THE BATTERY LANDED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *NM