2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Electrical System Problems

WAS DRIVING DOWN CITY STREET CAR WAS IN MOTION AND CAR DIED LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING OR POWER. HAS NOT STARTED SINCE. HAVE NARROWED DOWN TO IGNITION OR SECURITY IT HAS KILLED A BATTERY. TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. GETTING VERY COSTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE COURSE OF THREE MONTHS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE HAZARD LIGHTS TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE FAILURE. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH SERVICE REQUEST NUMBER: 8-470-818-4180. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 220,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE LEFT TURNING LANE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. THE TURN SIGNALS SEEMED TO OPERATE AFTER THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS MANEUVERED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT CALLED ETTLESON BUICK GMC AT (708) 215-7213 (LOCATED AT 6201 S LA GRANGE ROAD, HODGKINS, IL 60525), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT *JS

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS, MY VEHICLE HAS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS I WAS COMING EITHER TO A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, ABOUT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT YET IN THE INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUED BY GM. SOME TIME IN 2015 I DID MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH NORTHSTAR CHEVROLET IN CLIFTON PARK, NY TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED, ASSUMING THAT THEY WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO REPAIR THE IGNITION. I NOTIFIED THEM THAT I DID HAVE ISSUES WITH TURNING THE KEY WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE CAR ON. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT RELATED, THAT IT WAS AN OLD CAR AND THE IGNITION HAD WORN A CERTAIN WAY - THAT'S...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TURN SIGNALS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

BLINKERS JUST STOP WORKING SOMTIMES FOR HOURS AND THEN BACK ON WHILE DRIVING AND A CADILLAC CONVERTER IS MAKING NOISE.

WE ARE HAVING ISSUES WHEN WE USE OUR TURN SIGNALS. MOST OF THE TIME OUR SIGNALS DON'T WON'T WORK UNLESS WE WIGGLE (WITH FORCE) OUR HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON. THEN WE HEAR BUZZING AND CRACKLING THAT IS MOSTLY CONTINUOUS IN OUR HAZARD BUTTON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL. IT DOES STOP CLICKING WHEN WE SHUT THE CAR OFF, BUT DOES OFTEN CONTINUE WHEN WE START OUR CAR BACK OFF. THE CRACKLING/BUZZING NOISE HAS WENT ON FOR AS LONG AS 15 MINUTES . I'M SURE IT WOULD HAVE GONE ON FOR LONGER, BUT WE WIGGLED THE HAZARD BUTTON AND PLACES A FOLDED PIECE OF PAPER TO LODGE IT QUIET. WE HAVE AN EXTREMELY HARD TIME USING OUR TURN SIGNALS AT TIMES, THEY JUST QUIT WORKING UNLESS WE WIGGLE OUR HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON.. ALL OF THIS HAPPENS WITH NORMAL DAY TO DAY DRIVING. *TR

'M WRITING TO NOTIFY GM ABOUT A DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE SECURITY SYSTEM ACTIVATES PREVENTING THE CAR TO STOP FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL IT RESETS, CAUSING MANY WORK RELATED ISSUES. THIS SECURITY ISSUE PREVENTS THE FUEL PUMP FROM ACTIVATING, ALLOWING THE CAR TO START. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN SO SEVERE, THE CAR NOW SHUTS DOWN MID DRIVE WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. LIVING IN LOUISVILLE, TN AWAY 10 HOURS FROM HOME, I HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO KEEP USING THIS VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH FROM WORK. NOW I'M FORCED TO REMAIN IN THE OUTSIDE LANE TO QUICKLY GET OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED NO LESS THAN 15 TIMES A WEEK, ALMOST CAUSING AN ALMOST FATAL ACCIDENT. I'VE BEEN TO A TRUSTED MECHANIC WHERE WE REPLACED THE ECM TWO SEPARATE TIMES, BUT THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. HAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION WAS MANUALLY TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION, THE KEY SLIPPED OUT OF THE IGNITION. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE KEY WOULD FALL OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TAKATA. EVERYTHING HAS GONE WRONG WITH THIS CAR. PLEASE ME CALL ME. [XXX], BROUGHT THE CAR NEW. GAVE TO MY DAUGHTER HER NAME IS [XXX] , HER PHONE NUMBER IS, [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AS A PASSENGER ON 10/25/2001 IN WHICH THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP ON OUR 2001 GRAND AM AS WE WERE DRIVING CAUSING US TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND FLIP DOWN HILL. MY FATHER AND MY BROTHER WERE FRONT PASSENGERS AND I WAS THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER OF THE CAR AND WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE BACK WINDOW. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. AFTER BEING EJECTED FROM THE REAR WINDOW OF THE CAR I SUFFERED A BROKEN PELVIC BONE, A BLEEDING BRAIN WITH PERMANENT BRAIN DAMAGE, INTERNAL BRUISES ON MY LUNGS, MY LIVER, AND MY KIDNEYS, AND THE TOP 3 DISCS AND BOTTOM 3 DISCS IN MY BACK POPPED OUT OF PLACE. I HAD TO BE AIR LIFTED TO SHANDS HOSPITAL IN GAINESVILLE FLORIDA WHERE I REMAINED UNTIL 11/20/2001. DURING THE THE TIME BETWEEN 10/25/2001 AND 11/20/2001 I WAS IN A COMA, HAD...

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE KEY RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION, THE IGNITION WAS GOING TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE KEY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE KEY WAS RETURNED TO HIM, HE DID NOT FIT IN THE IGNITION AND THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ONLY RETURNED ONE KEY TO THE CONSUMER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN THE KEY WAS INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED PRIOR TO TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT TOOK HER KEY TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR IN THE KEY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND RESET WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,330.

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITE IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT REQUESTS FORM. *SMD

THE BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER TURNING ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS THEN THE BLINKERS THE BLINKERS WOULD WORK. NOW THEY ONLY WORK ABOUT 15% OF THE TIME, EVEN WHEN TRYING TO USE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. *TR

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER HITTING A POLE, THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE PREVIOUS DEALER STATED THE KEY WAS WORN OUT. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS LOOSELY CONNECTED TO THE IGNITION AND BECAME STUCK IN THE ACC POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ON. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING HIS 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT; HE IS REQUESTING REMUNERATION FOR THE REPAIR COSTS HE INCURRED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TWO DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES FROM GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. *SMD THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED DID NOT ADDRESS THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CONTINUED IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE REPAIR. THE KEY WOULD NOT START THE IGNITION AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,491.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT SUFFICE TO DETER THE DEFECT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 3/13/15*CN UPDATED 9/17/2017*CN

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATES HAD PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION SWITCH. *TA THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

1) 7/1/2011, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP COSTING OWNER $180.20 2) 12/9/2013, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP COSTING OWNER $252.51 PLUS LOST OF WAGES FOR TIME AWAY FROM JOB COSTING OWNER $26.91, AND FORCED TO GET RENTAL VEHICLE COSTING OWNER $73.04 FOR RENTAL CAR FEES AND GASOLINE 3) 3/11/2014, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE TOWED TO SHOP, UNKNOWN WHY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. NO REPAIR AT SHOP, BUT OWNER LOST TIME AND WAGES AWAY FROM JOB COSTING $2.99, AND FORCED TO GET RENTAL VEHICLE COSTING OWNER $46.09 FOR RENTALCAR. OWNER ADVISED KEYS FOR VEHICLE WOULD NEED SERVICE FROM DEALER 4) 4/8/2014, KEYS SENT TO PROGRESSIVE CHEVROLET BY REPAIR SHOP COSTING OWNER $267.78 5) 11/8/2014, OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #14350 FROM GENERAL MOTORS. OWNER SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE RELATING TO RECALL AND RECEIVED TWO NEW IGNITION KEYS. VEHICLE SEEMS TO START, SO FAR, JUST FINE....

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEAD GASKET AND IGNITION SWITCH REPLACEMENT AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS.* LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT BEGAN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION AND THE BATTERY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECURRING FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE STORE IN THE RAIN AND IT WAS POURING OUTSIDE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON, CHECK ENGINE, & SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON. NOTHING HAPPENED UNTIL I LEFT THE STORE AND TRIED TO START MY CAR BACK UP. IT WOULD START AND JUST SHUT OFF. IT WOULD STAY RUNNING WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS, BUT AS SOON AS I LET OFF THE PETAL, IT WOULD STALL AND SHUT OFF. I WAITED ABOUT A HOUR FOR THE CAR TO MAYBE DRY BEFORE I STARTED IT BACK UP, THINKING THAT MAYBE THE RAIN GOT SOMETHING WET, IT STARTED RIGHT UP. TOOK IT TO ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AND THEY SAID IT WAS A CAM SENSOR. AND ABOUT 10 OTHER THINGS WRONG? I WAS LIKE WTF? HOW WHEN I HAD MY CAR SERVICED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE JUST A MONTH AGO. I HAD TAKEN...

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE ,3 TIMES , 1ST OCCURRENCE IN 2005 CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START . 2ND OCCURRENCE IN 2008 CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. 3RD OCCURRENCE IN 2012 WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND RE-STARTED ONLY TO STALL AT A STOP LIGHT , RE-STARTED AND TOOK TO DEALER TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM , WHICH DEALER FAILED TO DIAGNOSE. TOOK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. SO SAID IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. IN MY OPINION THERE IS A WIRING PROBLEM WHICH CAUSES THE IGNITION SWITCH TO OVERHEAT , THEREBY SHORTING IT OUT OVER TIME. *TR

VEHICLE KEY, WHICH IS PART OF KEY RING (2-3 HOUSE KEYS) SLIPPED OUT OF THE IGNITION ON A HIGHWAY, IN A TUNNEL. VEHICLE FUNCTIONALITY CEASED. NOW POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS BUT WITH NO SHOULDER OR BREAKDOWN LANE IN THE TUNNEL, I USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO COME TO A STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2001 GRANDAM SE IGNITION STOP WORKING AT WORK .HAD TO TOW HOME. *TR

WENT TO GET IN MY CAR AT THE STORE AND THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ON AND CAR WOULDN'T START HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED ACROSS TOWN. THEN I READ THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. NOW I HEAR GM IS RECALLING FOR IGNITION SWITCH. WHICH IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE. IM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE IM DRIVING. LETS HOPE NOT. WENT TO THE GM WEB PAGE THEY SAID IT WASN'T RECALLED AND THEN I SEE IT ON A RECALL LIST. I GUESS I NEED TO PURSUE THIS A LITTLE MORE TO GET THE PROBLEM SOLVED. *TR

CARSHALTON OUT AND ALL LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD MINAJ CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY AND WAS NOT ABLE TO OPERATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO TURN THE IGNITION AND RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN ORDER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON, SECURITY SENSOR, AND TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED, THE RADIO VOLUME COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED, AND THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT 55 AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF . IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN FOR A ALMOST 2 YEARS .NOTHING WAS PREDICTABLE AND SOMETIMES MONTHS WOULD PASS AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD HAPPEN WITHIN MILES OF THE LAST OCCURRENCE UNTIL ABOUT JANUARY 2014 I MADE A 50 MILE TRIP AND ON THE RETURN 50 MILES IT WOULD SHUT DOWN EVERY 1 TO 2 MILES WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. I LAST DROVE IT WHEN IT SHUT DOWN AS I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ACROSS LANES AND IT STALLED LEAVING ME SITTING WITH A FAST APPROACHING CAR ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE . I TOOK IT HOME WHERE IT NOW SITS , MECHANICALLY IN GOOD CONDITION WITH A BAD STARTING SYSTEM THAT SEEMS COMMON ON THE INTERNET ALTHOUGH NO ONE SITE CAN PINPOINT THE CAUSE . *TR

SECURITY PASSLOCK ISSUES. INITIALLY IT STARTED WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING UNLESS I SAT WITH THE KEY TURNED TO THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT GRADUALLY GOT WORSE AND THEN THE CAR WOULDN'T START AT ALL. *TR

THE IGNITION SWITCH OF THE NEW CAR SHUT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING ALMOST CAUSING ME ACCIDENTS. THE STEERING WHEEL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LOCKED-UP BECAUSE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES FROM 2001, WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, UNTIL 2003 WHEN I SOLD IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AT A PERSONAL LOSS OF $5000 DUE TO CONCERNS FOR MY SAFETY. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO THE GM LICENSED PONTIAC DEALER IN ST. PETERSBURG FOR REPAIR OF THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM ON 4 (FOUR) DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FROM 2001 TO 2003 AND THEY DID NOT ADEQUATELY REPAIR THE IGNITION KEY SWITCH OR SOLVE THE DANGEROUS PROBLEM. BUT, THE CAR SHUT OFF MANY MORE TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. SO, I SOLD THE CAR DUE TO MY CONCERNS FOR SAFETY AND TOOK A SIGNIFICANT LOSS ON THE VALUE OF MY CAR....

EVERYONE KNOWS THAT THE DASHBOARD OF ALL 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AMS ARE WORTHLESS. BEFORE I MENTION THAT THE WINDOW REGULATORS GO OUT FREQUENTLY, AND THE BLINKER MODULES ARE PURE JUNK CAUSING THE BLINKER TO BLINK AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN TURNING. THEY ALL GO BAD AND MAKE THE CARS LOOK AND SOUND LIKE HELL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY YEARS LIKE ALL THE OTHERS WRITING IN WITH THE SAME DEMANDS. THERE MUST BE A RECALL AND IF THERE ISN'T ONE, THEN GM IS THE SORRIEST BUNCH OF UNCONCERNED AUTO MANUFACTURERS IN THE BUSINESS. IT MAKES THEM LOOK LIKE THIEVES AND I BELIEVE STRONGLY ABOUT THIS AND AM FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO SEE THAT ALL OF US ARE COMPENSATED. I WILL NOT CEASE TO STOP THIS PURSUIT. AND THIS IS NOT PERSONAL INFORMATION. I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO DAMAGE GM PUBLICLY, SHOULD...

ON MY WAY TO WORK (2ND SHIFT) IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AS I WAS PREPARING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SIMPLY SHUT-OFF BLOCKING TRAFFIC. (I WAS EVENTUALLY - 20 MINUTES - ABLE TO GET HELP TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD.) EVERYTHING SHUT OFF AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART....EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE POWER-STEERING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW NOTHING MORE THEN A TWO-TON PAPERWEIGHT IN MY GARAGE - AND ABOUT AS USEFUL. ON A SECOND OCCASION IT CUT-OFF AS I PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION...FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST FAR ENOUGH TO GET INTO THE TURN LANE AND THEN WHEN TRAFFIC CLEARED TO PUSH IT BACK OFF THE ROAD. AN ONLINE SEARCH TOLD ME THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE BUT THERE SEEMS NO AGREEMENT ON A SOLUTION/FIX. EVIDENTLY THE SECURITY SYSTEM...

MY SECURITY LIGHT STAY ON ALL THE TIME OR CAR WONT START OR SHUTS OFF 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. *TR

FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON THIS CAR. BEFORE WE WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, IGNITION REPLACED AND SEVERAL DIAGNOSTICS, COSTING US NEARLY $1000 DOLLARS. WHEN WE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE WE REALIZED THERE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME CAR. NOT ONLY IS THIS AN UNJUSTIFIED EXPENSE FOR A FAULTY DEVICE, BUT IT COULD ALSO BE A LEGITIMATE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WHERE THE CAR HAS CUT OUT WHILE ACTUALLY DRIVING. AS I STATED IT HAS BEEN THREE YEARS WE HAVE DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FORCE A RECALL, DOES SOMEONE NEED TO ACTUALLY GET HURT?? *TR

TURN SIGNALS WORK SOMETIMES AND STOP WORKING SOMETIMES,THE FUSES AND BULBS WERE CHECKED,THEY WERE OK. *TR

MY GRAND AM HAS A SECURITY ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND CRANKS AND WONT TURN ON AND AFTER 10 MINS IT WILL HOW DO I FIX THIS? *TR

MY CAR HAS A SECURITY DEVICE THAT WHEN DRIVING WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND I HAVE TO DRIVE ON I26 TO GET TO WORK THIS IS A MAJOR INTERSTATE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IM DRIVING THIS CAR AND IT SHUTS DOWN IN FRONT OF A BIG TRUCK AND I CANT STEER IT BECAUSE THE POWER AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL HAS COMPLETELY QUIT. THIS IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN PONTIAC OR GM SHOULD REALLY RECALL THIS I HAD TO REPLACE MY COMPLETE COOLANT SYSTEM AND FUEL SYSTEM ONLY TO BE TOLD ITS THE CARS ANTI-THEFT DETERRENT SECURITY DEVICE IT IS A JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR EVEN WORSE BY THIS DEFECTIVE DEVICE. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO WE HAVE TO MAKE TO GET THIS PART RECALLED AND FIXED? IT'S TOO LATE WHEN YOUR DEAD TO MAKE A RECALL. *TR

THE A/C STOPPED WORKING ON BUTTONS 1-2 AND WAS ONLY WORKING ON 3 4 5 AND NOW COMPLETELY QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM IT SHUTS OFF. I CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE OIL AND BATTERY LIGHTS TURN ON AND THE CAR DIES. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND FUEL PUMP ALL WITHIN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. WE HAVE DONE A FULL TUNE UP TO THE CAR AS WELL. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND AFTER A WHILE IT STOPPED, NOW IT STARTED DOING THIS TO ME AGAIN YESTERDAY. TODAY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN DURING AFTERNOON TRAFFIC THE CAR SHUT OFF 4 TIMES ON THE HIGHWAY AND 1 TIME WHILE I WAS AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAR DOES START BACK UP RIGHT AWAY BUT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, I HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME MOST OF THE TIME AND I DO NOT WANT SOMETHING HORRIBLE TO HAPPEN....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE ANTI-THEFT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE DEFECT CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,062.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A DEFECT WITHIN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 6/4/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SECURITY LOCKS IGNITION FOR 10 MINUTES. THESE OCCURRENCES HAPPEN EVERDAY. UPDATED 06/07/12 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE ANTI-THEFT SECURITY WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY HAVING A BATTERY CHARGER CONNECTED TO THE BATTERY. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.