2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM Electrical System Problems

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, I HAVE TO GO THROUGH A TIMELY SECURITY RE-SET PROCEDURE DUE TO THE SYSTEM DISABLING MY ABILITY TO START MY CAR. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH OTHER CAR OWNERS LIKE MINE. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. *TR

I PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I TRIED TO START IT SEVERAL TIMES BUT ALL I GOT WAS A CLICK. THE IGNITION ISN'T CATCHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WALDORF CHEVROLET CADILLAC (2298 CRAIN HWY, WALDORF, MD 20601, (301) 645-7000), BUT THEY REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE THE RUBBER COVERING ON THE KEY WAS FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 231,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER (NEIL HUFFMAN AUTO GROUP, 3810 SPRINGHURST BLVD #310, LOUISVILLE, KY) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000. **TR CONSUMER STATED CAR FAILED TO START ON MANY OCCASIONS. ONLINE COMPLAINTS INCLUDE NOT STARTING POSSIBLE IGNITION SHUT DOWN WRITE OPERATING CAR. PASSLOCK CODE FAULTY. VIN IS INVALID UPDATED 10/26/18*JB

TRANSMISSION SOLENOIDS BURNT OUT DUE TO OVERHEATING TCC SOLENOID PRESSURE SOLENOID WILL NOT LET ME GO IN REVERSE OR DRIVE

VEHICLE IS BLACKING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT A STOPPING HAPPENED ONCE NOW KEY DOES NOT TURN DO TO IGNITION LOCK NOT BEING REPLACED AT RECALL OLD KEY GET STUCK AS WELL AS NEW KEY IF I DIE DRIVING AT LEAST I CAN SAY I STILL LIKE MY PONIAC

MY CAR STALLS OUT FROM TIME TO TIME BECAUSE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH I TOOK IT TO GMC THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE ORIGINAL KEY

EVERY YEAR THAT WE FIX THE INTAKE VALVE ON THE CAR NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME BACK ON AND IT WILL BE THE SAME INTAKE VALVE. THIS CLOGS ALL THE VALVES IN THE SYSTEM CAUSING THE CAR TO SOMETIMES IT'S SLOW OR CUT OFF. CAR WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS EVEN AFTER YOU FIX THIS ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY STATE THAT IT'S NOT AN ISSUE. ALSO THE BLINKERS WILL STOP WORKING YOU HAVE TO HIT THE HAZARDOUS BLINKERS FOR THE BLINKERS TO START WORKING AGAIN THIS COULD CAUSE A REAR-END ACCIDENT I ALSO TOLD THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT WANTING TO FIX IT.

THE IGNITION SYSTEM OR SENSOR DOESN'T WORK.SOME TIME IT WANT START.AFTER WAITING FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT QUICK FLASHING IT WILL START SOMETIME.

SECURITY LIGHT FLUSHED 2 DAYS AGO, AND WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ENGINE OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK OR START. TOOK THE BATTERY TO BE CHARGED, AND IT STILL WOULD NOT CRANK OR START. I SPENT ALL NIGHT ON THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT THE PONTIAC GRAND AM'S FROM 1999 - 2005 CAN HAVE SECURITY PASSLOCK ISSUES THAT CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO CRANK OR START. WITH THE KEY TURNED ON THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THE WINDOWS WILL GO UP AND DOWN, BUT YOU CAN'T CRANK THE CAR. I FOUND A PROCEDURE THAT WILL TEMPORARILY BYPASS THE SECURITY PASSLOCK, WHICH INVOLVE FOLLOWING THE SEQUENCE OF TURNING THE KEY TO ON POSITION WAIT 10 - 12 MIN. TURN CAR TO OFF (HOPEFULLY THE SECURITY LIGHT IN DISPLAY WILL GO OFF COMPLETELY) THEN TURN THE KEY TO START. THAT WORK FOR ME, BUT THE SECURITY LIGHT DISPLAY IN THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A SNOWPLOW. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE DRIVER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON IN DASHBOARD. AT TIMES CAR DOES NOT WANT TO START. READ ON LINE NUMEROUS COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, WHEN I PUT IN MY VIN NUMBER IT SAYS NO RECALL. ON ANOTHER SITE, THEIR IS A RECALL FOR 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM HELP!!! I AM CONFUSED.

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS AT WORK AND I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER SHIP TO HAVE IT WORKED ON. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAS HAS A PONTIAC GRAND AM AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF EACH CAR WAS THE SAME. MY CAR WILL NOT START, MY TEMP GUAGE DOESN'T WORK, MY TURN SIGNALS DOESN'T WORK, MY HORN DOESN'T WORK, AT NIGHT WHEN MY LIGHTS ARE ON MY CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK, MY FOR LIGHTS DOESN'T WORK,MY SECURITY ALARM DOESN'T CHIRP WHEN U LOCK IT,MY RPM FLUCTUATES UP AND DOWN AT IDLE. ALL THIS HAPPENED WHEN MY WIRING HARNESS GOT A SHORT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS REMAINED ON AND ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS SUPPOSED TO SHUT OFF ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE EMITTED A FUEL ODOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

REGULAR OCCURRENCES STARTED AT 120K MILES, THESE ARE ALL ISSUES WHICH PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED BY CURRENT 2004 GRAND AM OWNERS BUT HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND I HAVE CALLED EVERY 6 MONTHS FILING THESE COMPLAINTS. 1) GAS FUMES ARE COMING IN THE CAR WHEN IT IS RUNNING OR SITTING STILL IDLING, 2) BLINKERS START BLINKING ON THEIR OWN AROUND 80 DEGREES F OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE, MECHANIC SAID IT WAS BECAUSE GREASE IN STEERING COLUMN BECOMES THIN AND SHORTS OUT OTHER WIRING CAUSING THE SMOKE (FIRE) WHICH COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN, THIS OCCURS EVERY SUMMER TO FALL WHEN TEMPS ARE 80 DEGREES OR HIGHER), 3) HORN DOES NOT WORK, MECHANIC REPLACED HORN MECHANISM BUT IT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE & I AM CONCERNED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WON'T WORK EITHER SINCE THEY ARE INTER TWINED IN THE STEERING COLUMN, 4) THE DASH IS WARPING, CRACKING AND BREAKING HORRIBLY, IT...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE IN 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM: THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM SEEM TO HAVE GONE HAYWIRE. A FEW OF THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS HAVE COME ON FOR NO REASON. THESE INCLUDE THE SECURITY INDICATOR, BRAKE INDICATOR, AND SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE POWER LOCKING SYSTEM WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK RANDOMLY AS WELL AS WITH THE VEHICLE'S DOME LIGHT. I FEAR THAT IF IT IS A SHORT IN THE SYSTEM THAT IT WILL SPREAD TO MORE VITAL ASPECTS OF THE VEHICLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THESE ISSUES WILL OCCUR WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, AND THERE IS NO PATTERN OR ORDER TO HOW THIS EVENTS WILL OCCUR.

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES CAN PRESS HAZARD BUTTON TO ACTIVATE TURN SIGNAL FOR A MOMENT. POWER WINDOWS QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER AT ONCE WITH NO WARNING. HEADLIGHT ADJUSTERS BROKE OFF (CRUMBLED INTO PIECES), CAN NO LONGER ADJUST HEADLIGHTS WHICH CAUSES A DANGER WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY AT NIGHT PARTNERED WITH THE INTERMITTENT TURN SIGNALS THIS CAUSES QUITE THE HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE IGNITION KEY WAS ENCOUNTERED AND FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD NO CONNECTION TO THE STARTER. AS A RESULT, THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 12/03/15*LJ; UPDATED 4/10/18 *JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. ...UPDATED 01/20/16 *BF *CN

CAR RUNS GREAT SHUT IT OFF NEXT MORNING WON'T START WANTS TO BUT WON'T THAT WAS THE 1ST INCIDENT THE 2ND TIME ISHUT IT OFF GO TO START BACK UP AN HALF HOUR LATER AND DOES SAME THING CHANGED EVERYTHING AGAIN STILL DOESN'T WORK TRIED RESETTING THE COMPUTER MYSELF STILL DIDN'T WORK.

MY DAUGHTER WENT TO START HER PONTIAC GRAND AM 2004. IT WOULD NOT START, AND THE SECURITY LIGHT IN DASH WAS FLASHING. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN 1 AND HALF HOURS. IT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE 2 TIMES, AND ONCE WHEN I ACCOMPANIED HER TO FILL UP FOR GAS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITH ME DRIVING HER CAR IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS. AND HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST ONCE A WEEK WITH MY DAUGHTER THE PAST 4 MONTHS. I FOUND OUT ON LINE AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH INTO THE PROBLEM THAT THIS IS A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE PONTIAC THE CAR DOES NOT START, NOT EVEN A CLICK. THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES. READING UP ON THIS. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY ON AND WAIT APPROXIMATELY 10 LONG MINUTES. IN THE COLD AND HEAT. MY DAUGHTER IS A NEW DRIVER, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER LOCKED ALL OF THE DOORS AND CLOSED ALL OF THE WINDOWS. WHEN THE SECURITY LIGHT WENT OFF, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COIL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

PONTIAC GRAND AM 2004 - THE VEHICLE'S SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE IS ALSO A WARNING LIGHT THAT INDICATES THIS AND INCONSISTENTLY BY LIGHTING "SECURITY." WHEN THIS SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING, THE CAR WILL NOT START AND IS COMPLETELY DISABLED / IMMOBILE. THIS CAUSES MANY FACTORS SUCH AS NO USE OF NECESSITIES LIKE HEAT, IF YOU WERE IN DANGEROUS COLD TEMPS. YOU CAN NOT GET AWAY FROM A DANGEROUS OR POTENTIAL DANGEROUS SITUATION. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL AND FIXED BY GM. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND MANY, MANY OTHER OWNER'S OF THE SAME MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS NON-STARTING OF THE CAR CAN ONLY BE OVER RIDDEN BY TURNING THE KEY TO THE "ON" POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES. THEN THE SYSTEM WILL ALLOW THE CAR TO START. I RECENTLY HAD A RECALL PERFORMED ON MY CAR "UNINTENDED KEY ROTATION" 14350...

GOT KEY FOB RECALL DONE, NOW THE IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT ACCEPTING THE KEY AT ALL MAKING IT VERY HARD TO TURN THE KEY TO ON AND START POSITION AS IF THE SWITCH IS IN LOCK POSITION BEFORE DRIVING. AFTER DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD A BIT THE IGNITION SWITCH SHUTS THE CAR OFF MAKING ME HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR WHILE IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL NOT ONLY FOR MY CAR BUT FOR ALL PONTIACS LIKE MINE THAT ARE 2004 AND UP. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR AN ACCIDENT IF ITS NOT FIXED. I DRIVE SAFE AND HAVE KIDS IN THE CAR AT ALL TIMES. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO FIGHT WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN MY KEY TO START POSITION. ANOTHER THING TO GET FIXED, THE TRACTION LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AUTOMATICALLY IN REVERSE AND STAYS ON UNTIL THE CAR IS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO TURN TO THE ON POSITION. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,053. UPDATED 4/30/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,658.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT THE RECALL REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE TUMBLER IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

IN JANUARY 2009, THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKED ON MY GRAND AM WITHOUT WARNING OR REASON. IT REQUIRED ME GETTING THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP AND PAYING $438.61 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. RECENTLY GM ANNOUNCED THAT THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE W/THE IGNITION SWITCH. I'VE MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE ABOUT BEING REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS W/OUT SUCCESS. I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE ONLY THING I CAN DO IS HAVE THE "KEY" COVERED SO NO OTHER KEYS CAN BE ATTACHED. I HAVE MY DATED RECEIPT SHOWING THE IGNITION HAD TO BE REPLACED INCLUDING THE LOCK CYLINDER. PLEASE CONTACT ME BACK REGARDING THIS MATTER. *TR

DRIVING MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM HOME FORM GROCERY SHOPPING AND TRIED TO GET INTO LEFT HAND TURN ONLY LANE, BUT CAR WOULDN`T SLOW DOWN AND I DIDN`T WANT TO REAR END THE PERSON AHEAD AS THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT DAY SO I VEERED TO THE RIGHT TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT TO PULL MY EMERGENCY BRAKES, BUT WAS BROAD SIDED. I HAVE OVER $2,300.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND MY MECHANIC SAID IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THE 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM, AND THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FULL REPLACEMENT OF THAT WHEN THE RECALL WAS DONE REGARDING THE IGNITION. ALL THAT WAS DONE FOR ME WAS A PLASTIC INSERT WAS ADHERED TO MY IGNITION KEY. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE CARS AND REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCHES. THEY ALSO OWE ME A LOT IN REPAIRS DONE TO MY CAR. *TR

I HAD MY IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER TUMBLERS REPLACED BY A LOCK SMITH BECAUSE KEY KEPT STICKING AND NOW MY CAR DOES NOTHING WHEN I GO TO START IT WITH KEY. IT STARTS W/ REMOTE START BUT ODOMETER HAND AND ETC GO SIDE TO SIDE REALLY FAST. MY HEAD LIGHTS, HEATER AND DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK. SECURITY LIGHT IS NOT ON. THE KEY WILL TURN THE CAR OFF WHEN I USE REMOTE STARTER. CAR TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING TWICE BEFORE AND AFTER TUMBLER REPLACEMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE DRIVER'S KNEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE KEY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 4/15/15*CN

2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CAR FAILED TO START WHEN THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. *TA THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT, DUE TO THE RECALL. *JB

GM REIMBURSEMENT FOR CONSUMERS OUT-OF-POCKET REPAIR EXPENSES INCURRED PRIOR TO THE GM RECALL. *MW CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD NOT RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT, BECAUSE THE KNOWN DEFECT AND CORRECTION WAS NOT APPARENT IN THE REPAIR INVOICE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS HE AND HIS WIFE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BEING TOWED. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *JB THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. UPDATED 02/05/15*JB

2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. PROBLEMS WITH CAR KEY IGNITION AND STARTING UP. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR A MILE, BEFORE IT COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. *JB

OWNER OF THE 2004 PONTIAC WAS LEAVING WORK AND JUST CUT OFF WHILE IN RUN POSITION. *TR

FIRST I WANT TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR WEBSITE DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY WITH INTERNET EXPLORER. I TRIED TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND THE AFFECTED PARTS : SECTION WOULD NOT WORK. I'M USING SAFARI AND THE AFFECTED PARTS: SECTION WORKS. GM RECALL 14350 / NHTSA 14V400 SHOULD BE AMENDED TO HAVE GM PROVED TWO CUT KEYS WITH TWO KEY RINGS AND THE INSERTS LISTED ON THE RECALL. I WAS A GM SERVICE MANAGER AND TECH FOR OVER 17 YEARS AND KNOW HOW THE RECALL SYSTEM WORKS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE RECALL IS: 1: VEHICLES OVER 10 YEARS HAVE HAD THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER REPLACED. 2: AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT KEYS ARE NOT THE SAME DESIGN AS THE OEM KEYS TO ALLOW THE INSERTS AND ARE FLAT METAL. 3: THE RECALL USES A INSERT IN THE CUT SLOT THAT DOES NOT WORK IN AFTERMARKET KEYS. ON 10/14 /2014, I WENT TO MY LOCAL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED EXTREME DIFFICULTY TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED FOR MONTHS AND THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL REPAIR FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INSPECT OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO REMEDY FOR THE CONTACT OTHER THAN TO GET THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE KEY COULD NOT BE TURNED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT, AFTER WAITING FOR LONGER THAN THREE HOURS, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

AFTER TURNING CAR OFF FOR 3 MINUTES, KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. ON JUNE 11TH I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC. HE SAID THAT WEIGHT OF KEYS WAS THE LIKELY CULPRIT IN DAMAGING TUMBLERS INSIDE IGNITION SWITCH. IT COST $369.20 TO REPLACE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER. ALL I HAD ON MY KEY RING WAS CAR KEY, FOB, AND HOUSE KEY, WHICH IS ALL I HAVE EVER HAD ON ANY KEY RING FOR ANY CAR I'VE OWNED AND I'VE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER MAKE/MODEL OF CAR. RECALL # 14350 WILL CHANGE OUT THE KEY STATING THAT "IF THE KEY RING IS CARRYING ADDED WEIGHT AND THE VEHICLE...EXPERIENCES SOME OTHER JARRING EVEN, IT MAY UNINTENTIONALLY MOVE THE KEY AWAY FROM THE 'RUN' POSITION." THIS SORT OF "JARRING EVENT" MESSES WITH THE TUMBLERS, WHICH IS WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY CAR OVER TIME. CHANGING THE KEYS SHOULD HELP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AS THE ANTI-THEFT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,130. DJR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND TO AVOID A CRASH INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. THE TIRES WENT FLAT AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DIRECTLY IN THE CONTACT'S FACE AND THE VEHICLE COASTED DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THE RESIDUE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WAS CONSUMING THE VEHICLE SO THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE, NECK AND BACK. THE PASSENGER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION...

I HAD ALL ISSUES SERVICE , THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUE BURNING OUT FUSES CAR WONT START. THERE IS NO CHECK ENGINE TO INDICATE CAUSE IF FAULTY FUSE. TOOK THE CAR TO SEVERAL MECHANIC NO ONE CAN SOLVE THE ISSUE CAR WONT START. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WAS NOT A PERMANENT FIX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.