2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

I HAVE REPLACED THE RADIATOR TWICE, THE WATER PUMP TWICE (GOING ON NUMBER 3 TOMORROW) AND ALSO GET TO DO AN INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CAUSE HAS SINCE BEEN DISCOVERED AS THE DEX-COOL COOLANT THAT GM MANUFACTURES WHICH EATS ANYTHING IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH. RECALL NEEDS ISSUED, AND REPAIR WORK PAID FOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A NO-START CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

2001 GRAND AM GT WITH 67,000 MILES. HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WORKED ONLY SOMETIMES. HAD RECALLED SWITCH REPLACED, NOW I HAVE NOTHING AT ALL. GARAGES CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG AND I HATE DRIVING WITHOUT TURN SIGNALS. GETTING A TICKET FOR NOT HAVING THEM IS THE LEAST OF WORRIES. *TR

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE (SOMETIMES FOR A WHOLE MONTH) MY CAR DOESN'T START, AND THE "SECURITY" LIGHT FLASHES. IN THIS CASE, I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO THE "START" POSITION, AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR 10 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN START IT. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FEEL THAT SOME RECALL SHOULD BE ACTIVATED. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE, AS OWNERS, SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A SECURITY FAILURE; HOWEVER, WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP AND IGNITION THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT AFTER PLACING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SLIGHTLY TURN IT ON FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES UNTIL THE LIGHT IT NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO EXISTING RECALLS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102000.

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2001 GRAND AM PASSLOCK SYSTEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF WHEN THEY SOLD THESE CARS.THEY NEED A RECALL ON THEM AS THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO NOT BE FIXED EVEN WHEN REPLACING THEM THEY JUST ARE DELAYING THE PROBLEM FOR ANOTHER YEAR. THEN YOU HAVE TO REPLACE IT AGAIN AT $500.00 OR MORE EACH TIME. *TR

CAR WAS PARKED CAME OUT TO LEAVE CAR WOULD NOT START HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW-2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUND IGNITION SWITCH AND PASSLOCK SENOR CYLINDER FAULTY DEALERSHIP STATES A DEFECT IN THIS YEAR OF GRAND AM BILL RUNS AROUND 700.00 EACH TIME-WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN IN FUTURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR MORE OCCASIONS. RECENTLY, THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY INOPERABLE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 123,000.

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE AND HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS AND MOST RECENTLY DROPPED $300.00 TO PUT A NEW FUEL PUMP IN IT. THE CAR WILL STILL NOT START. IT TURNS OVER AND EVERYTHING BUT WILL NOT START. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO START IT FOR OVER A WEEK NOW AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BY GM SEEING THAT IT IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

RECALL NUMBER: 03V327000 DATES MANUFACTURED: MAR 2000 TO MAY 2001 NUMBER OF VEHICLES AFFECTED: 670740 DATE OWNERS NOTIFIED ON: FEB 2004 CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. I TRIED CALLING PONTIAC TODAY AND THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT MY CAR FREE OF CHARGE. THE ALSO TELL ME THAT THIS IS NOT A VALID RECALL NUMBER. I HAVE SEVAL ISSUES WITH MY CAR. I HAVE PAID SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THIS CAR. *TR