2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Electrical System Problems

Electrical wiring mess with air for air or heating up I was trying to make it work while driving and then all of suddenly dashboard light went out, car slowed down and stopped. Turned the car off then turned back on dashboard light wouldn't work, windshield wipers stop working. Got stuck middle of nowhere after I pulled over to check with the car won't turn back on till fuse change and engine start working again after put in mismatch fuse box supposed to match but it different fuse for fuse box

The ignition is faulty. My ignition allows my radio to turn on randomly. I could have the car off, I'm not in it at all. If I get inside to go somewhere and the radio is already on before I put the key in. Most times it's not a big deal. The car starts and I go about my business. Recently I've been experiencing needing to get a jump because the battery gets run down over the radio being on. When I'm inside the car and it's running I'm able to pull the key completely out of the ignition and the car stays running until I put my key in and turn it to the off position. I've gotten the recall cards since I bought the car 5 years ago. On the card it lists the cause as "unintended ignition key rotation". I scheduled a appointment for this to get...

4 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT MY GRAND AM 2000 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY I DIDNT KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT, ANY WAY RECENTLY I HAD TO REPLACE THE SWITCH IGNITION BECAUSE THE KEY GOT STUCK AND COULDNT GET OIT OUT. THEN JUST LAST WEEK THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND IT WAS THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH I PAID $380.00 OUT OF NY POCKET AND I WANT A REFUND BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL 140350 FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH

REPLACED RECALL IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO ALWAYS JIGGLE KEY AFTER THAT. 2 YEARS LATER GETTING WORSE SHUTS OFF BY SELF PERIODUCALLY IGNITION SWITCH NEVER REPLACED RIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SOME ACHES AND PAINS THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, BUT THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

REPLACED PASSLOCK CYLINDER BECAUSE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD TURN ON AND UNABLE TO START VEHICLE, ENGINE WANTED TO TURN OFF WHEN DRIVING , AFTER REPLACEMENT, HAD TO REPLACE LOW COOLANT SENSOR, NOW RADIO, CLOCK, AND WIPERS DON'T WORK AND CAR IS WANTING TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND HAVE TO PUT ON PARK AT A LIGHT AND PRESS THE GAS SO IT WON'T STALL . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED AND THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED ONCE AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SERVICING THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND SUDDENLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. MA 10/8 UPDATED 11/28/2017*CN

THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND FLASHES AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. YOU MUST WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE ACC MODE AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER TO THE ON POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BATTERY, CHECK OIL, AND SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN 2008. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE IGNITION KEY INADVERTENTLY MOVED INTO THE OFF POSITION AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000(ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE DUE TO RECALL AND WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT. *TA

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATES CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. *TA THE CONSUMER HAD TO RUN OFF THE ROAD, TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A REST ON A GRASSY AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. IN ADDITION, THE KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. DJR

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. RECALL ISSUED FOR VEHICLE. *TA

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM THE CAR KEY CUT OFF WHEN DRIVING. *MW THE CONSUMER STATED THE STARTER AND ALTERNATOR FAILED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE KEY RELEASED OUT OF THE IGNITION INDEPENDENTLY, THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND EMERGENCY LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

MY CAR SHUT OFF. MY BRAKES GOT HARD AND I LOST CONTROL. I HIT A CURB POPPED MY TIRE. IT SCARED THREE OF MY KIDS. IT HAPPENED ON 09/22/2014 AROUND 7:45AM. *TR

TO: GENERAL MOTORS I JUST SIGNED THE FOLLOWING PETITION ADDRESSED TO: GENERAL MOTORS. ---------------- RECALL FAULTY PASSLOCK SYSTEMS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE BEING LED IN CIRCLES BY ANY VEHICLE WITH A PASSLOCK II SYSTEM AND IT IS AN UNSAFE PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IT PREVENTS VEHICLES FROM RESTARTING IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AREAS WHILE THE VEHICLE RESETS AND CAN PERMANENTLY DISABLE THE CAR IF NOT ADDRESSED. THE PROBLEM LIES IN A DESIGN OVERSIGHT AND CUTTING A MATERIAL COST BY PUTTING IN A CHEAP COMPONENT THAT ANY BASIC CHEMIST COULD TELL YOU WOULD GO BAD WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO. CHANGE YOUR IGNITION SWITCH CONTACT FROM NICKEL TO GOLD PLATED CONNECTORS AND OXIDATION WILL NOT CAUSE FAULTY READINGS TO TRICK YOUR VEHICLES INTO THINKING THAT THEY ARE BEING STOLEN AND SHUTTING OFF THE FUEL PUMPS. REMUNERATION FOR INDIVIDUALS IMPACTED BY THIS FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR THE PURCHASE OF...

SOMETIMES MY BLINKER WILL STOP WORKING. YOU CAN HEAR IT GOING BUT YOU WILL NOT SEE IT APPEAR ON THE DASH AND THE IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN AFTER A WHILE. ALSO THERE IS TIMES WHERE I'VE JUST USED THE BLINKER AND THEN IT WILL CONTINUE TO SOUND LIKE IT'S STILL BLINKING BUT IT'S NOT ON JUST THE SOUND OF THE BLINKER IS STILL GOING. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY TURNING AT ALL UNTIL I TURN THE WHEEL A BIT. *TR

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. I WAS TOLD BY THE PONTIAC DEALER TO PUT THE IGNITION IN THE ACCESSORY POSITION TO RESET THE COMPUTER FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND IT WORKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED A DOZEN TIMES SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR IN 2004. I FEAR THIS IS RELATED TO THE GM RECALLS ON THE UNINTENDED KEY ROTATION WHICH MY CAR IS COVERED AND THE CYLINDER LOCK REPLACEMENTS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES WHICH I AM NOT COVERED. I WONDER WHY GM IS REPLACING SOME CYLINDER LOCKS AND NOT ALL THE DEFECTED ONES. I WANT MINE REPLACED, I KNOW THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND FEAR DRIVING THIS VEHICLE! CAN YOU HELP ME. THANK YOU! *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR BROWN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE VEHICLE RECALL. *SMD ON JANUARY 8, 2013, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A POST CARD IN THE MAIL, IN JUNE 2014 REGARDING A RECALL CONCERNING A POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB

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...

I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 14 YEARS & HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH IT IN THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TO 3 TIMES IN THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR AND NEVER DID WORK PROPERTY; I HAD TO HAVE THE INTAKE GASKET DONE & THE HEAD GASKET DONE; I TOO HAD AN ISSUE W/ THE ABS LIGHT BEING ON AND A WIRE OR SOMETHING WAS OFF. LUCKILY I HAVE A RELATIVE WHO IS A MECHANIC AND DID NOT HAVE TO ENDURE THE UPCHARGE OF THE DEALERSHIP HOWEVER, THESE WERE COSTLY EXPENSES NONE THE LESS. I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH & WAS TOLD MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I ALSO CONTACTED MY LOCAL NEWS STATION TO TRY TO INVESTIGATE LATER MODEL IGNITION SWITCH ISSUES WITH NO RESULT. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS FURTHER REVIEW. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 185K MILES ON IT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION INDEPENDENTLY THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN THE ON POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. REMAILED 10/01/14*LJ

IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THIS VEHICLE MAY ALSO HAVE HAD A IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM LIKE LATER MODELS. I BELIEVE THAT LOOKING INTO THESE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCHES IN EARLIER MODELS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. FOR THE LAST 3.5 YEARS I HAVE JUST EXPLAINED MY DAUGHTERS ACCIDENT AS JUST AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT, BUT AFTER SEEING SOME OF THE CRASH SCENE PHOTOS FROM A NEWER VEHICLE ACCIDENTS THEY SEEM TOO FAMILIAR TO WHAT MY DAUGHTERS ACCIDENT LOOKED LIKE. THE AIRBAGS WERE NEVER DEPLOYED, THE ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK, THE SKID MARKS SHOWED NO SIGN OF BRAKING ONLY SLIDING. IF YOU INVESTIGATE FATALITY ACCIDENTS WITH EARLIER MODEL GM CARS THE DEATH TOLL WILL MOST LIKELY BE GREATER THAN THE 13 THAT GM IS CURRENTLY ADMITTING TO. PLEASE INVESTIGATE OLDER MODEL CARS SO THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES CAN HAVE REAL CLOSURE AND NOT JUST SPECULATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD SLIP OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

I BOUGHT A CAR FROM BUDGET AUTO SALES AND I HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES INCLUDING BRAKES, AIR BAG, ELECTRICAL, GAS LEAKING,BRAKE LINES, STEERING PROBLEMS, MUFFLER AND EXHAUST PROBLEMS ALONG WITH BAD TIRES AND GETTING MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED, CHANGING ALL FUSES AND BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE MIRRORS, TIRE RODS AND AXLE SHAFT ALSO. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP CONSTANTLY WHILE I MADE CONSISTENT ON TIME PAYMENTS. THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE HAD AN AIRBAG REPLACED WHEN I PAID FOR A RENTAL CAR. MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 4 DAYS . LATER ON I GOT INTO A BUMPER TO BUMPER ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY BRAKE LINES WERE INCAPABLE AFTER SENDING THEM INTO THE SHOP.AFTER GOING TO THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND PAYING 200 DOLLARS TO HOOK MY AIRBAG UP IT WAS CODED THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT ON ONE OF THE DAYS THE CAR WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

THIS CAR HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT IT BUT I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE, I HAD TO BUY SOMETHING. BESIDES, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY "THOUGHT" THAT THEY MAY HAVE FIXED IT....WRONG! WHEN THEY HAD THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, APPARENTLY EVERYTHING WAS CHECKED & REPLACED BUT WITH NO LUCK. THE 02 SENSOR WAS REPLACED A COUPLE TIMES, TUNE UPS, FUEL FILTERS, ETC....THEY EVEN HOOKED IT UP TO A DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND IT DIDN'T DETECT A THING. I AM NO EXPERT BUT............1ST OF ALL; THE CAR ONLY STALLS WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. I COULD BE DOING 65 DOWN THE HIGHWAY, BUT AS SOON AS I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS....DEAD! THE CAR TOTALLY CUTS OFF. NO FUNNY SOUNDS, HESITATION, SMELLS, ETC. IT JUST DIES. WHEN I 1ST START THE CAR (THE INITIAL START UP), I MAKE IT ABOUT A COUPLE BLOCKS BEFORE I HAVE...

PASSLOCK/SECURITY LIGHT MALFUNCTION. WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL FLASH AND NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO COMPLETELY START. ENGINE WILL CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. LEAVE THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES AND THE SYSTEM WILL RESET AND THE CAR WILL START. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEMS WILL HAPPEN. SOMETIMES DURING DRIVING, RED SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON, BUT WILL NOT AFFECT ANYTHING TO IMPAIR DRIVING. WAS TOLD IGNITION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS AFTER IT HAS BEEN FIXED. *TR

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH ONLY 65000 MILES HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE IP, AND HAS NOT STARTED ONCE (ONLY OWNER). I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLES AND HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL NOW. THE LIGHT TURNS ON FREQUENTLY, AND IS UPSETTING TO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL START AND YOU'LL BE STRANDED FOR A WHILE. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW G-8 LAST SUMMER. I ALSO OWN A TAHOE. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND HAVE A TSB SOFTWARE FIX FOR THE NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT GM PRODUCTS. IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. *TR

THE SECURITY FEATURE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO PROPERLY START MY CAR. THE SECURITY LIGHT IN THE CAR THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE DASH BOARD DISPLAY FLASHES . I THEN HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN OR REMOVE POWER I.E. DISCONNECT ONE TERMINAL OF THE BATTERY RECONNECT IT THEN HOPE THE CAR WILL START. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BECAUSE OF THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WANTED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BUT HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM THE TUMBLERS IN THE IGNITION AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR DOES NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT HE COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME STRANDED WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT YET ANOTHER CUSTOMER THAT HAS A PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH THE PASS KEY SECURITY SYSTEM DEFECT. IT OCCURS AT RANDOM INTERVALS. THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON FOR IT. I AM ON A SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM. MY ABILITY TO HAVE A RELIABLE VEHICLE IS ESSENTIAL TO ME PERFORMING MY DUTIES SAFELY AND RELIABLY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO HAVE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME REASON AND YET THE MANUFACTURERS DO NOTHING TO RESOLVE IT. I CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE MY VEHICLE YET, BUT REST ASSURED, MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL NOT SUPPORT A COMPANY THAT PERMITS THIS TO CONTINUE. I AM ALSO BEING VERY VOCAL ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTIFYING EVERYONE I KNOW VIA WORD OF MOUTH AND SOCIAL NETWORKING. *TR

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WON'T START. FROM WHAT I HAVE INVESTIGATED IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PASSLOCK MODULE IS HAVING ISSUES. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS AND THE MECHANICS TROUBLE SHOOT BY CHANGING OUT PART THAT HAVE COST ME OVER A $1000 BUT STILL THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. GM DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AS A PROBLEM BUT THERE IS ONE AND THERE IS NO GOOD WAY TO DIAGNOSE IT. JUST BECAUSE NO ONE IS INJURED IT IS NOT RIGHT THAT WE HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ IT IS NOT ONLY MY 2000 GRAND AM BUT A LOT OF OTHER PONTIACS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.. *TR

IGNITION COIL FAILURE CAUSING CAR TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. *TR

SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON IN MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS GOING TO STRAND ME AT THE WRONG TIME. I HAVE A DAUGHTER WITH A RARE SEIZURE DISORDER AND HAVING A CAR THAT STARTS WHEN I NEED IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. I AM AFRAID THAT ONE TIME IT IS GOING TO LAND ME IN A WORLD OF TROUBLE, I CAN'T AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY. AND HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YR. *TR

THIS CAR WILL BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR WILL STOP RUNNING! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS,YOU CAN BE GOING 60 OR 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF PUT IT IN PARK AND MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. IT HAS BEEN IN THREE CAR SHOPS AND ALOT OF MONEY AND THE PROBLEM STILL ISN'T FIXED! WHAT CAN WE DO! SHOULD WE GET A LAWYER! I HAVE TRIED TO FIND SOMEONE WHO WILL HELP US. I NEVER GET THE RIGHT PERSON OR PLACE. PLEASE HELP US THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS! THANK YOU *TR

SOMETIME WHEN I TRY TO START MY CAR THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON OUT OF THE BLUE. WHY IT COMES ON RANDOMLY I HAVE NO IDEA. I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES TO TRY TO START THE CAR. LAST YEAR IN MAY I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND THE SECURITY LIGHT CAN ON SO IN 10 MINUTES I TRIED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE SECURITY LIGHT CAM ON AGAIN SO I WAITED 10 MINUTES AGAIN THEN I TRIED THAT AND IT STARTED. SO BASICALLY I WAITED 30 MINUTES IN A PARKING LOT IN A BAD SECTION OF TOWN. TODAY I HAD TO GO TO SCHOOL TO DO LAB WORK WHEN I WAS TRYING TO LEAVE THE SECURITY LIGHT WHEN ON SO I WAITED 10 MINUTES AND I TRIED IT AGAIN. SO THE SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I WAITED ANOTHER 10 MINUTES. I TRIED FOR A THIRD TIME AND...

THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN I CAN'T START THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS TO PUT IT IN THE ACC MODE UNTIL THE LIGHT IS SOLID. BUT THAT TAKES 10 MINUTES. THE FAILURE TO START COMES IN DAILY, AND TAKE ME TEN OR TWENTY MINUTES TO STAR MY CAR. THE PASS-LOCK FEATURE FOR THE CAR IN MALFUNCTION. AND NOW I HAVE TO RESET DAILY. HOPEFULLY I HAVE NO LIFE THREATEN SITUATIONS I WILL HAVE TO WAIT TEN OR TWENTY MINUTES TO START MY CAR. THE IGNITION SOLENOID HAS BEEN REPLACE BY THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW SAME PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. *TR

THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE TWICE. THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED NOW BUT TOOK SEVERAL SERVICES TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE WATER PUMP, HEAD GASKET. THERMOSTAT AND VALVE COVER GASKET 3 TIMES. REPLACED ALL GASKETS TWICE. HEADLIGHT STAY ON AT ALL TIMES WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. *TR

THE SECURITY PASSLOCK IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN, I HAVE SPENT $1,500.00 TRYING TO GET IT FIXED WHICH WAS 4 TIMES IN THE SHOP AND EACH TIME THEY SAID THEY THOUGHT THEY GOT IT FIXED. THE PASSLOCK CUTS OFF THE GAS TO THE ENGINE I CAN BE ANYWHERE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE COME BACK AND TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT WILL NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT IS ON. *TR