2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY SIGNAL/HAZARD PROBLEM AS THE RECALL OF THE 2001 GRAND AM BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS OUTSIDE THE RANGE SO THUS IT IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. SHE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

PROBLEM: INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE AND PASSLOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTION DESCR: PURCHASED CAR IN 1/01, DOCUMENTED LEAK OF COOLANT IN NOV. '01. NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. IN 2003, AFTER I TOLD THEM WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM, THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE GASKET. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME BECAUSE I WAS A DIVORCED MOTHER WITH A SMALL CHILD WHO DRIVES ALMOST 300 MILES EACH WEEK TO WORK AND BACK. AFTER SOME ARGUING THE DEALER COVERED THE COST, EXCEPT FOR A 200 DEDUCTIBLE. IN JANUARY 2007, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN - THIS TIME COSTING ME $900.00. THE NEXT SAFETY ISSUE IS THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON THE CAR. THE LATEST STRANDING OCCURRED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2008. I HAVE BEEN "STRANDED" THREE OR FOUR TIMES BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD CRANK BUT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. TWO OR THREE TIMES, THE CAR HAS HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I BOUGHT THIS CAR, MY FIRST NEW CAR, BECAUSE I NEEDED SOMETHING RELIABLE. EVERYTIME THE CAR HAS BROKEN DOWN, I HAVE MISSED TIME FROM WORK, HAVE HAD TO PAY SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED (THANKFULLY INSURANCE HAS COVERED SOME OF THAT) AND HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR, THE ENGINE JUST STOPS/STALLS. IT HAS ONLY HAPPENED SO FAR WHEN SLOWING TO STOP. I AM ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RESTART IT AFTER SHIFTING TO PARK OR NEUTRAL. *TR

CAR DOESN'T START. RESET THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM. HAPPENS EVERYDAY FOR 2 WEEKS. PASS LOCK SYSTEM FAILS BUT CARS RUNS. PASS LOCK SYSTEM STILL FAILED BUT NOW CAR WON'T START. *TR

PERIODICALLY, THE CAR WILL TURN OVER, BUT NOT START. THIS OCCURS ABOUT EVERY 10 DAYS. IF I LEAVE THE KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION FOR 10-15 MINUTES, THE CAR WILL START WHEN ATTEMPTED. I RECEIVED THE TIP ABOUT LEAVING THE KEY ON FROM ANOTHER GRAND AM OWNER THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

AUTOMATIC DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS BOTH PARTIALLY DOWN, DRIVING AROUND 35MPH, WHEN PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FALLS SIDEWAYS INTO DOOR. FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. UNABLE TO GET WINDOW BACK INTO PLACE, WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT TO MECHANIC OR DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

GM RECALL #03043 NHTSA ACTION#03V327000 HAZARD WARNING SWITCH OVERHEATS LEADING TO SOLDER JOINT CRACKING WHICH IN TURN LEADS TO AN OPEN CIRCUIT THAT CAUSES INTERMITTENT/INOPERATIVE USE OF HAZARD LIGHTS/TURN SIGNALS THEY HAVE REFUSED MY RECALL BECAUSE THEY SAY THE CAR WAS BUILT 10 DAYS AFTER THE CUTOFF OF 670,740 UNITS THAT WERE AFFECTED. *TR

I NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL ON THE EXTERIOR FLASHERS. HAD TO HAVE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FLASHERS CHANGED AT MY EXPENSE. ALSO HAVE HAD ROTORS AND BRAKES CHANGED 6 TIMES IN LAST 1 1/2 YRS. WAS TOLD ITS A PROBLEM BUT NOT ON RECALL LIST. *TR

IGNITION LOCK/SECURITY WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO START AND IN RARE CIRCUMSTANCES LEAD TO INSTANT SHUTDOWN. *TR