2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHTS SO THAT THE TURNING SIGNALS WOULD FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNALS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECEIVING RECALL INFORMATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND NOTICED AN EXTREMELY SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. IN ADDITION, OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS A CLICKING NOISE WOULD EMIT FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AREA. THE CLICKING MALFUNCTION STOPPED WHENEVER ENGAGING THE HAZARD WARNING CONTROL DEVICE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY OVERHEATS COOLING FAN DOES NOT COME ON. FLUID LEVEL NEEDS REPLENISHED CONSTANTLY. ENGINE PRESSURE BUILD UP FROM THE OVERHEATING. STILL CANNOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND VERY COSTLY TO REPAIR IN THE SHOP. PLEASE DO SOMETHING WITH THESE CARS HAVE RESEARCHED LOTS OF THE SAME ISSUES ON THE INTERNET. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR 967.00. WHICH SOME PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE ISSUE AS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD SEEM DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE1. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST THREE TIMES IN THE PAST AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WOULD REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH FOR A SECOND TIME AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

FOR NO REASON THE HORN WOULD START BLOWING CONSTANTLY WHILE IT WAS PARKED, LOCKED UP, IN THE DRIVEWAY. PULLED THE FUSE TO STOP IT. NEXT DAY, REPLACED THE FUSE AND IT WAS OK. FEW MONTHS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN. HAD THREE OCCURANCES AFTER THAT. LOCAL DEALER WANTS $100.00 PLUS JUST TO CHECK IT OUT AND WOULDN'T TELL ME IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR PROBLEMS WITH THAT. SEARCHING THE WEB LATELY, I FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I HAVE MY DAUGHTER DRIVING IT TO COLLEGE AND WANT THE HORN WORKING. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY SOMEONE TO REPAIR THIS WHEN IT'S AN ISSUE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEING DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE NEW AND WANT MY DAUGHTER TO HAVE THE HORN WORKING CORRECTLY AND NOT GOING OFF AT WILL. I REPLACED THE HORN RING CONTACT IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. HOW DO I GET THIS REPAIRED? IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DRIVING IT WITH NO HORN AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR A DEFECT' PLEASE RESPOND TO ME ON THIS ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE 2 OTHER RECALLS FOR THE SAME ISSUE, BUT FOR DIFFERENT YEARS. 2000-2001 GRAND AM, OLDSMOBILE ALERO, CHEVROLET MALIBU (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V327000) AND 1999-2000 GRAND AM, OLDSMOBILE ALERO, CHEVROLET MALIBU. I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

TURN SIGNALS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THIS WAS NOTICED ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS SITUATION BUT COULD VERY WELL BE IN ONE IF SOMEONE IS NOT ABLE TO KNOW I'M MAKING A TURN. *TR

WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN CAR STARTED OVER HEATING AND JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD TO ROLL ONTO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WAS ALMOST HIT BY TWO DIFFERNT CARS. HAD IT TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM THEY FIXED THE HEAD GASKETS, BUT CAR IS STILL OVERHEATING. *TT