2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

WHEN I TRY TO USE MY SIGNALS IT WONT WORK, THEY WONT COME ON, IT ALSO LILE TO HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, WHEN I CRANK THE CAR UP OT MAKES A LOUD NOISE FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, OR SOMETIMES IT WONT START, I HAVE TO WAIT THIRTY MINUTES, BEFORE IT COULD CRANK ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, IT HAS DONE THAT, I ALSO HAVE TO KEEP REPLACING BRAKES FOR THIS CAR, MY COOLANT JUG I HAVE REPLACED THAT MANY OF TIMES AND ITS STILL HAS A LEAK IN IT I HAVE TO PUT COOLANT IN THERE FOUR TIMES A WEEK, AND ALSO IF IM MAKING A LEFT MY STEERING WHEEL IT GETS STUCK SOMETIMES. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO FOUND THAT THE WHEEL BOLT WAS FRACTURED IN HALF AND CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE ROTOR, AXLE AND CD BOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE FOLLOWED BY THE SYSTEM ACTIVATING AND PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM BEING STARTED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

VATS THE ANTI THEFT THAT LOCKS UP GM CARS BECAUSE OF THE SERCUITY CHIP THAT'S IN THE KEY PEOPLE HAVE GOT ROBBED SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WAITING ON THEY CAR TO START OR FOR SOME ONE TO COME GET THEM. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE PASS LOCK INTERFERING WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESET THE PASS LOCK TWICE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE SECURITY LIGHT ON MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT REMAINS ON AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START. THE CAR HAS LEFT ME STRANDED TIME AND TIME AGAIN IN THE COLD AND IN THE HEAT WHILE WAITING FOR THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM TO RESET. I HAVE REPLACED THE LOCKING CYLINDER TWICE AND IT IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION VIEWED ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE TYPE VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE CONSUMER WAITED FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE HOURS. ALSO, THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF COOLANT AND WATER LEAKAGE ON THE GROUND AS THE ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY TWO DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE HEAD GASKET, INTAKE GASKET AND THERMOSTAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURES CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 08/01/11*LJ UPDATED 08/11/11

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WONT START. TURN THE KEY TO START AND NOTHING. AFTER A DAY THEN THE CAR WILL START... WHEN THE CAR START YOU CAN HEAR THE GAS PUMP TURN ON... WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTS THERE IS NOTHING. *TR

COOLANT LEVEL WAS GOING DOWN ON CAR AND LIGHT WAS COMING ON, TOOK CAR FOR CHECKUP AND INTAKE GASKET CRACKED AND COOLANT MIXED WITH OIL, HAD GASKET REPAIRED , BUT WHILE DRIVING GASKET BLEW AGAIN AND POWERSTEERING FUNCTIONS OF CAR DID NOT WORK AND COOLANT LEAKED ALL OVER GROUND , HARD TO CONTROL CAR AND SINCE IN TRAFFIC ALMOST WAS IN ACCIDENT < PONTIAC KNOWS ABOUT ISSUES WITH PONTIAC GARND AM SE 2001 AND ALSO WITH SIGNAL TURN PROBLEM SINCE SIGNALS STOP WORKING,NOW CAR NEEDS NEW MOTOR SINCE GASKET REPLACED ABOUT 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME IT BLEW AFTER TAKING OUT OF REPAIR SHOP AND WHILE DRIVING.WHEN SOMEONE IS HURT IS THAT WHAT THEY ARE WAITING FOR SO THAT THES CARS WILL BE RECALLED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE SECURITY LOCK ENGAGED AND SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO AVOID ON COMING TRAFFIC AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH STATED TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR TEN MINUTES. THE ONLINE REMEDY CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT NEEDED A JUMP START. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE SECURITY LOCK ENGAGED AGAIN AND SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND THEY STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,600.