2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

MY PONTIAC GRAND AM GT1 WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. I HAD DRIVEN IT 45 -60 MINUTES BEFORE I PARKED IT FOR THE NIGHT. I HEARD A KNOCK AT MY DOOR AND IT WAS THE FIRE DEPT. EXTINGUISHING OUT A FIRE ON THE REAR END OF MY CAR! I COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I WAS SEEING I SURE DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. ALL THE TAIL LAMPS ,SPOILER. ESSENTIALLY ALL THAT'S LEFT OF THE REAR END IS THE METAL ALL THE PLASTIC BURNED INTO A MOLTEN PILE OF THE DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND LOCKED UP FOR THE NIGHT SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. THE FIRE DEPT SAID MOST LIKELY ELECTRICAL FIRE. I JUST NEED MY CAR FIXED. I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. *JB

THIS IS MY SECOND TIME WRITING YOU... I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM MY LAST CORRESPONDENCE....I OWN A 02 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, MY HAZARD WARNING SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. THEIR WAS A RECALL, DEALER IN HAWAII DOES NOT WANT TO HONOR THE RECALL. I PAID NEARLY 100.00 OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE ANOTHER SHOP FIX AND REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE SWITCH...NOW SIMPLE QUESTION TO YOU, IS THIS STILL A RECALL ITEM AND DOES THE DEALER HAVE TO MAKE GOOD ON FIXING THE PROBLEM? *TR

PASS LOCK SYSTEM ON MY 2000 GRAND AM. SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR WILL NOT START FOR 10 MINUTES. PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. *JB

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE RECENTLY, I HAD PAID OUT OF POCKET TO GET MY "HAZARD WARNING SWITCH," REPLACED BECAUSE THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. NHTSA PUT OUT A RECALL ON 08/28/03, RECALL #03V327000. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER IN HAWAII IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE PART REPLACED UNDER RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HONOR THE RECALL REQUEST AND STATED THAT I MUST PAY OUT OF POCKET. I THEN TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC REPAIR SHOP AND HAD THE NEEDED REPAIRS DONE. I PAID $98.36 OUT OF MY POCKET FOR THE PART AND LABOR. ON 4/18/07 I CALLED GM (1-800-620-7668) TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR WHAT I PAID OUT. GM REFUSED TO PAY. I AM NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MONIES I HAD TO PAY OUT. ARE YOU ABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I HAVE REPLACED VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF MY ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF A GM DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THOSE WERE HOSES, BELTS, WATER PUMPS, COOLANT RETURN SYSTEMS, ETC DUE TO LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE. I HAVE ALWAYS USED THE DEX-COOL TYPE TO REFILL, AND SURELY THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE DONE THE SAME. YET SINCE MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED I HAVE SPENT CLOSE TO $2,000 IN PARTS AND LABOR FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY CAR IS SITTING RIGHT NOW, AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY A 4TH TIME FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME. THERE DEFINITELY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE SYSTEM.*AK

MY FUEL GAUGE HASN'T WORKED FOR YEARS. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS ON A FEW OCCASIONS BUT NOW KNOW TO USE MY TRIP METER, SO WHEN I HIT 200 MILES I NEED TO FILL UP SOON. I ALSO NOTICE IT JUST DOESN'T STICK AT A 1/4 OF A TANK IT SOMETIMES FLIPS BACK AND FORTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY TO FULL BACK TO EMPTY. IT JUST GOES BEZERK. IT IS THE SENSOR AND BY NOW I THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE A RECALL BUT I GUESS THAT PROBABLY WON'T HAPPEN. IT SHOULD FOR GM SAKE. PONTIAC WERE ALWAYS GOOD VEHICLES NOT ANYMORE WHEN THEY WON'T BACK UP WHAT THEY SELL.*JB

MY BLINKERS AND HAZARD FLASHERS DO NOT WORK ANY LONGER. IT STARTED WITH THE BLINKERS NOT WORKING ON WARM DAYS AND NOW THEY ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. IT SEEMS TO WORK LIKE ONCE A DAY WHEN IT IS REALLY COLD BUT THAT IS IT. MY HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL ANY MORE. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY TO BE DRIVING WITH MY 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THIS CAR. I HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO CAUSING MANY ACCIDENTS DUE TO NOT HAVING BLINKERS OR HAZARD LIGHTS. *JB

TL* - THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS ON THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD NOT BE DEPENDED ON. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL O CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 03V327000, BUT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THAT RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.*AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

THE FAN ONLY WORKS IN 3,4 AND 5 SETTINGS. 1 & 2 DO NOT WORK. I SEE THIS IS GETTING TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *JB

EXCESSIVE DEX-COOL COOLANT AND OIL LEAKAGE HAVE BEEN OCCURRING IN MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM V6 ON A DAILY BASIS. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND POSSIBLY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. I HAVE 62,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I FEEL THAT THE COOLANT AND OIL ARE MIXING AND COULD LEAD TO ENGINE SEIZURE, WHICH COULD PROVE FATAL WHILE ON THE HIGHWAYS. IN FAIRNESS TO MY FAMILY AND TO MYSELF, I FEEL THAT PONTIAC OR GM SHOULD FIX OR REPLACE MY VEHICLE BEFORE IRREREPAIRABLE HARM IS INCURRED. *NM