2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM MAKES A CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON, BUT THEY ARE NOT. THE NOISE VARIES FROM A VERY SLOW SPEED TO REALLY FAST AND JUST STARTS AND STOPS AT RANDOM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A CLICKING SOUND WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE CLICKING SOUND WAS CONSTANT, SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

VEHICLE HAS 74233 MILES. WHILE DRIVING CLICKING SOUND NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH DIRECTIONAL/TURN SIGNAL IS BEING HEARD, EVEN WHEN DIRECTIONAL IS NOT IN USE. SOMETIMES THE CLICKING IS ACTIVATED BY MOVING OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CLICKING IS NOT CONSTANT OR CONSISTENT. *TR

GM VATS/PASSLOCK SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN VEHICLES ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, WITHOUT WARNING....EVEN IN -10 DEGREE TEMPS IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TEN MILES FROM THE NEAREST HOUSE. THE DEALERS SOAK PEOPLE FOR $600 - $1200 TO REPLACE FUEL PUMPS, KEY CYLINDERS, ECMS AND BCMS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. YOUR ORGANIZATION SHOWS A POST FOR A FEW DROPS OF OIL WHILE BRAKING BUT THIS PASSKEY ISSUE IS A DANGER TO ANYONE WHO OWNS A 1999-2005 GM VEHICLE. THE CAR JUST STOPS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THRUWAY, DURING RUSH HOUR, IN SOME CASES. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL OR EVEN OFFER A RELIABLE SOLUTION THAT WE'RE MORE THAN WILLING TO PAY FOR. OUR CARS TURN INTO LAWN ORNAMENTS AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL. *TR

FAST CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM RADIO/HAZARD LIGHT AREA. THIS HAPPENS WHEN NO SIGNAL LIGHTS IS ON. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER TRANSMISSION ON MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM 3 TIMES, IF I GO THRU A CAR WASH IT BREAKS MY WIPERS EVERY TIME, MY DRIVES SIDE WIPER WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL, FINALLY I HAD TO GET IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST 500 PLUS TO FIX, THANKFULLY I FOUND A PART AT A JUNK YARD FOR 50.00 AND REPLACED IT, ABOUT A MONTH LATER I WENT THRU A CAR WASH AND IT BROKE AGAIN, I THINK THAT WATER PRESSURE SHOULDN'T BREAK IT! ALSO MY SECURITY LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, I HAVE NO IDEA WHY, IT GOES OFF AFTER BEING ON A FEW MINS, ALSO MY DASH IS PEELING VERY BAD, WHICH EVERY GRAND AM I HAVE LOOKED AT IS PEELING, IT BLOCKS MY DASH AND EVERYTHING AND ITS PUTTING PRESSURE ON MY FRONT WINDOW! THANKS! *TR

A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM, DRIVING EASTBOUND ON DIRT ROAD. DRIVER CAME AROUND A CURVE ON DIRT ROAD AND HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DRIVER DESCRIBED WHEEL BEING TORN OUT OF HIS HANDS WITH LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE THEN ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE. WHILE VEHICLE WAS UP ON ITS SIDE, IT WAS NOTED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SUSPENSION BOLT WAS BROKEN. *TR

2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. CLICKING SOUND NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH DIRECTIONAL/TURN SIGNAL IS BEING HEARD, EVEN WHEN DIRECTIONAL IS NOT IN USE. SOMETIMES THE CLICKING IS ACTIVATED BY MOVING OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CLICKING IS NOT CONSTANT OR CONSISTENT, BUT IT DOES OCCUR EVERY TIME THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL IS USED. THE SOUND APPEARS TO COME FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA (NEAR THE RADIO AND HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON). THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY/DIRTY MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, WHICH HE SAYS HE REPLACES FREQUENTLY. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, I BELIEVE GENERAL MOTORS (PONTIAC) SHOULD ADDRESS THE ISSUE BEFORE IT TURNS MORE SERIOUS. *TR

ON 02/23/2008, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TAKEN TO GM CERTIFIED AUTO CENTER. PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUIT CHECK - PASSLOCK SYSTEMS FAILURE. REPLACED PASSLOCK CYLINDER AND SWITCH. ON 05/22/2008, TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT GM CERTIFIED AUTO CENTER. DIAGNOSTIC FOUND IGNITION CYLINDER LOOSE INTERNALLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTACT. REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER AND SWITCH FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ONLY FOUR MONTHS. ON SAME DAY (05/22/2008), DRIVER REPORTED A CLICKING TYPE NOISE AS IF TURN SIGNALS WERE ON WHEN THEY WEREN'T. DIAGNOSTIC FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE IN MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH - REPLACED. ON 12/29/2010, CLICKING NOISE RETURNED AND VEHICLE TAKEN TO GM CERTIFIED AUTO CENTER. DIAGNOSTIC FOUND INTERNAL SHORT/FAILURE IN MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH AND IT WAS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. WHEN LEAVING AUTO CENTER, "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO REPLACED, FOR A THIRD TIME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.