NHTSA Complaint #10663077 — 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN SUDDENLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECURITY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RECODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASS LOCK SENSOR, THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE RECODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 03/17/15*LJ UPDATED 10/7/2015 *JS UPDATED 10/19/2015 *JS