NHTSA Complaint #10610418 — 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM

ELECTRICAL ISSUES BIG TIME: (SO FAR, THESE ARE THE ISSUES I HAVE FOUND) BLINKERS & HAZARDS RANDOMLY WORK, SMELL BURNING WIRES, IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO GET CAR TO START, GEAR SHIFT STICKS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TAKE IT OUT OF PARK TO REVERSE, SMELL FUEL & LOW COOLANT BUTTON COMES ON BUT CANNOT DETERMINE LEAKS. "I'M BEING TOLD BY GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT I HAVE TO GO TO A CERTIFIED GM REPAIR SHOP, PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE DIAGNOSE OF ISSUES WHICH ISN'T GOING TO BE CHEAP, AND THEN SUBMIT THE INFORMATION BACK TO GM WHO MAY OR MAY NOT FIX IT?!?!?! IF THEY DON'T, I'M STUCK WITH THE BILL!!! WHICH IS GOING TO COST ME THOUSANDS TO FIX, BECAUSE I CAN'T SELL IT WITH ALL THE ISSUES." "AS A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO, I AM HIGHLY APPALLED BY THIS!! WITH ALL THESE RECALLS FROM GM, MAKES ME WONDERING WHAT ELSE WILL GO WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE, I "PINCHED PENNIES" AND WE WENT WITHOUT NECESSARIES TO PURCHASE SAID VEHICLE FOR MY 17 YR OLD DAUGHTER. I PRAY FOR MY TWO DAUGHTER'S SAFETY AND THE PASSENGERS THAT MAY RIDE WITH HER EVERYDAY, I CAN ONLY HOPE GM WILL ADD HER "VIN" TO THE RECALL LIST AND FIX ALL PROBLEMS, SO I DON'T END UP AT ANYONE'S FUNERAL, AS A RESULT OF GM'S SEVERAL YEARS OF FAILURE TO PROVIDE CONSUMERS WITH THE BIG MISTAKES THEY MADE."