1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

RECENTLY MY WIFE'S 1997 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT HAS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND WOULD NOT DISENGAGE, EVEN IF YOU BRAKE OR MANUALLY SELECT THE OFF POSITION ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SELECTOR SWITCH.*AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTENED THE ALTERNATOR CAUSING THE LOW BATTERY TO ILLUMINATE, LIGHTS TO BECOME DIM AND VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE AND WITHOUT WARNING GEARSHIFT LEVER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. ALSO, DOORS AND WINDOWS LOCKED.*AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILL. BRAKES BEGAN TO SMOKE/SMELL WITH SOFT PEDAL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED PADS AND CHECKED BRAKE SYSTEM. THE NEXT DAY WHEN DRIVEN DOWN A HILL FRONT BRAKES CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE DESCCRIBE DETAILS.*JB

TRIED TO START CAR, DASH BOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, CAR WOULDN'T START, KEY WOULDN'T COME OUT, THEN TRIED TO START CAR AGAIN AND IT STARTED. THE NEXT DAY-WENT TO RUN ERRANDS-STOPPED AT STORE AND KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION, HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK, THEY HAD TO DISENGAGE TRANSMISSION TO TOW, GARAGE MECHANIC HOOKED UP TO COMPUTER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, HAD TO BE REKEYED AND BATTERY REPLACED. WE DID HAVE THE MANUFACTURERS RECALL DONE ON THE IGNITION SWITCH AT DAVE CROSS MOTORS, LEE'S SUMMIT MO 816-524-3636 ON APRIL 15,2002. WONDERING IF TWO PROBLEMS ARE LINKED?*AK

WHEN KEY IS PUT IN IGNITION IT WILL NOT TURN . HAS TO JUMP START VEHICLE.CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

SEVEN ALTERNATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN VEHICLE WITHIN FOUR YEARS BY A REPAIR SHOP. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK *JB

AFTER RECALL 02V070000 REPAIRS WERE DONE AT ROGER PONTIAC IN CHICAGO, PHONE 312/225-4300 IGNITION SWITCH BECAME HOT, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET KEY OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH, AND THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. *AK

THE ORIGINAL DELCO BATTERY WAS BURNED WHEN THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. *YH

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE RELAY SWITCH, AND THEY SAY THAT I HAVE TO PAY THEM (PONTIAC) TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK