1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM Electrical Systemstarter Assembly Problems

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AT A DEALERSHIP, I.E., BILL KELLEY CHEVROLET, AND WAS NOT GIVEN INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALLS . THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO WORK PROPERLY AND THE DEALER WHO SOLD US THE CAR REFUSES TO GIVE US ANY HELP. MY SON PAID AN ADDITIONAL 300 TO GET THE CAR IN WORKING ORDER AND 3 DAYS LATER IT IS STILL NOT WORKING. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD HAVE INFORMED US OF THE RECALL NOTICES TO REPAIR SAID CAR.*AK

I OWNED A 1994 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT CAUGHT FIRE APPROXIMATELY 9/30/02 AND I RECENTLY LEARNED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH ON CERTAIN MODELS BECAUSE OF FIRE THAT COULD OCCUR. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO TO FILE A CLAIM SINCE I LOST MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FIRE THAT OCCURED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER MY PRIOR NAME OF ZOBEIDA DIAZ. THAT WAS THE NAME ON THE TITLE. TITLE IS HELD BY FIRST FIDELITY BANK OF OKLAHOMA CITY SINCE I STILL OWE ON THE LOAN FOR THIS VEHICLE.*AK

PRIOR TO RECALL THE STEERING COLUMN OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS STARTING IT, THE CONSUMER HAD THE STARTER, KEY SWITCH, TURN SIGNAL AND RELAY KIT REPLACED. *YH (RECALL # 00V287)

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE THE CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE, THESE SYMPTOMS WERE SIMILAR TO THE ONES OUTLINED IN THE RECALL 00V-287, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIND THE PROBLEM THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND THE VEHICLE HAD A FEW TUNE-UPS. NLM

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V287000) CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

AFTER RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE 00V-287 RELATED TO HIGH CURRENT FLOW THROUGH THE IGNITION, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT A PROBLEM THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING WITH OVERHEATING WIRES WHICH MAKES THE STEERING COLUMN TOO WARM TO TOUCH, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL BUT THE DEALER IS UNSURE. NLM

BRAKE FAILED. NLM. CONSUMER STATES PRIOR TO RECALL, A NEW STARTER WAS NEEDED AS WELL AS A NEW ENGINE AND ALSO A NEW LIGHTING SWITCH, CONSUMER HAS ALSO HAD TO GET NEW TIRES. *JB

THE STARTER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE, IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THE IGNITION SWITCH AND BATTERY WERE ALSO REPLACED, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, SOMETIMES IT WOULD ACT STRANGE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE FIREWALL AND BURNED, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, FIRE MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO RECALL (00V-287). CJ

STARTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL 00V287, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING THE STARTER (00V287). *SLC

WHILE DRIVING WITH LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD, HEADLIGHTS WOULD CONSTANTLY GO OUT, AND AT THIS TIME, WERE NOT WORKING. ALSO, TAIL LIGHTS WORKED ERRATICALLY. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT LIGHTS. IN ADDITION, STARTER AND BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER IS UPSET BECAUSE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HAVE PARTS AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH, AND DEALER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PERFORM NHTSA RECALL 00V287000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL P00079S REPAIRS CONCERNING ENGINE STARTER. CONSUMER FEELS RECALL IS NOT DONE IN TIMELY MANNER. AK

THE STARTER IN MY CAR APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT, RESULTING IN A FIRE AND A COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF MY VEHICLE AND ALL ITS CONTENTS. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS NOT HELPING SO I AM DOING ALL I CAN TO FIND SOME ASSISTANCE. HAVE THERE BEEN RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO? *AK