NHTSA Complaint #10259729 — 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10259729
Vehicle	2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	February 16, 2009
Date Filed	February 24, 2009
Mileage	55,598 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

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

Related Complaints for the 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM

Other VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Complaints

#11222967 — June 27, 2019 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE C...

#11025278 — September 25, 2017 — I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 GRAND AM AND I WAS SITTING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON AN HWY AND IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE THAT DAY AND...

#10902990 — September 1, 2016 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ACCELER...

#10574795 — March 25, 2014 — ENGAGED CLUTCH TO START ENGINE/CAR - HEARD POP AND CLUTCH PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. PLASTIC JOINT ON CLUTCH R...

#10340349 — June 28, 2010 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INC...

Recent Complaints for the 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM

#11440526 — POWER TRAIN — November 15, 2021 — NHTSA # 14V400, Mfg. Campaign # N140350 Was informed about this recall and called the number given to me by Pontiac ...

#11331824 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — June 30, 2020 — ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, I HAVE TO GO THROUGH A TIMELY SECURITY RE-SET PROCEDURE DUE TO THE SYSTEM DISABLING MY ABILITY...

#11232776 — AIR BAGS — July 17, 2019 — I WAS THE OWNER OF THE CAR AND SOMEONE ELSE WAS DRIVING AND FILED A CLAIM. I WANT TO KNOW WHY I DID NOT GET ANYTHING ...

#11222967 — ENGINE — June 27, 2019 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE C...

#11222967 — SERVICE BRAKES — June 27, 2019 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE C...