NHTSA Complaint #10040979 — 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10040979 |
| Vehicle | 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 50,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
MY IGNITION SEVCERAL TIMES HAS FAILED ME BY THE PASS LOCK FEATURE SECRUITY LIGHT ON I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE STUPID THING TO RESET AND HALF THE TIME IS DOES NOT RESET I HAVE WENT OUT AND PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY BEING TOLD THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM IT DID NOT ALL TI DID WAS SAVE ME FROM HAVING A DEAD BATTERY WHILE WAITING THE 10 MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO GO OFF, I FINALLY GOT A READING ON THE CODES AND THE ONE IS 1632 AND 1731 WELL WHAT IS IT AND WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR A REPAIR ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR THAT GM STATES IN THERE WARRANTY BOOK THEY STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT THAT THEY MAKE AND WHEN OUT OF WARRANTY AS IS MY CAR THEY WILL COVER HALF IF NOT ALL WELL I HAVE THE CODES AND THE DEALER STILL WANTS TO CHARGE ME FOR A DIAGNOSES, THE CAR IS 2 1/2 - 3 YEARS OLD AND MY MILAGE IS 65,000 I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH A CAR AS I AM HAVING WITH THIS PONTIAC GRAND AM SE. I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND ONE TIME I DECIDE TO TRY A PONTIAC IS HAS BEEN A COSTLY NIGHTMARE I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BREAKING SYSTEM THE CAR HAD 7,000 MILES ON IT AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE BREAKS ROTARS AND CALIPERS AT WHICH TIME I AM NOW REPACEING THE BREAKS EVERY 4-6 MONTHS AND ABOUT EVERY OTHER BREAK CHANGING I AM REPLACING THE ROTARS CALIPERS THE ENTIRE BREAKING SYSTEM FOR THE MOST PART WHICH I JUST DID AGAIN AT A TUNE OF 700.00 + DOLLARS IN ONE MONTH I HAVE PUT 1400.00 IN TO THE CAR BETWEEN REPAIRS AND RENTAL CAR COST, PLEASE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PRODUCT THEY ARE NOT AS SAFE AS THEY SEEM AND GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THERE DEFECTIVE CAR
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