2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. HE NOTICED A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE EXTERIOR HAZARD LIGHTS AND DETERMINED THAT THE MULTI TURN SIGNAL HAZARD SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO OUTSIDE OF THE FACTORY WARRANTY AND ALL REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,623 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE POWER STEERING FAILED CONSISTENTLY IN COLD WEATHER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,156.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH A FACTORY INSTALLED SECURITY SYSTEM. WHILE APPROACHING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE OPERATING, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE. ON A LATER DATE, THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SERVICE SHOP. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE SECURITY SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. HE ADVISED PUTTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION WITHOUT STARTING, WAIT FOR THE RED SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT TO STOP BLINKING (10-15 MINUTES) AND THEN PROCEED TO START THE IGNITION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT FOLLOWED THE MECHANIC'S PREVIOUS ADVICE AND WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,797.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN INSIDE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED 3 YEARS PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58000.

MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM DASH BOARD IS COMPLETELY STARTING TO LIFT FROM THE FOUNDATION IT HAS ALSO STARTED TO FOLD BACK FROM THE WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVER SIDE. WE USE THE HEAT PROTECTOR VISOR AND DESPITE IT IS STILL LIFTING. I HAVE HAD OTHER CARS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD AFFECT THE AIR BAGS. *TR

AFTER PUMPING GAS CAME BACK TO MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. I HAD POWER BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. BANGED ON FUEL LINE, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS. PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED IT OUT OF THE GAS TERMINAL. EVENTUALLY FIGURED OUT THAT IF I PUT MY KEY IN ACCESSORY MODE AND SAT FOR 10-15MINS TO WAIT FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO STOP BLINKING THAT MY CAR WOULD START BACK UP AGAIN. IT WAS FINE FOR A MONTH THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL LINE. HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. EVENTUALLY STARTED AFTER PUTTING IT IN ACCESSORY AGAIN. A PART OF THE BCM WAS CLEANED. NOW THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY, TO THE CAR NOT STARTING ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY. WHILE IT HASN'T BEEN DIAGNOSED, MOST LIKELY IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM. THE PAST 4 TIMES THE CAR HASN'T STARTED, I PUT MY KEY IN ACC AND SAT FOR 10 MINS THEN IT STARTS BACK UP AGAIN. *TR

MALFUNCTION IN THE SECURITY SYSTEM, WHERE THE CAR WILL NOT START. A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN GO TO START THE SECURITY SYSTEMS ACTS AS IF SOMEONE IS STEALING THE CAR, WHICH OUR SON IS JUST TRYING TO START HIS CAR TO GO TO SCHOOL. HE WAS STRANDED AT A GAS STATION 3 MONTHS AGO, & JUST LAST NIGHT STRANDED AT A CAR WASH. HE HAD TO PUSH HIS CAR BACK HOME, SINCE, EVERYTHING WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLE AS OUR SON HAS. THE CAR SPACE AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS HAS GOT A WHOLE LIST OF COMPLAINTS ON THEIR WEB-SITE OF ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME AND SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLE. THE SECURITY PASS LOCK PROBLEMS, WHERE THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON FLASHING & THEN IT SHUTS THE CAR DOWN, WHERE THEN IT WILL NOT START, UNTIL IT IS RESET OR FIXED. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 GRAND AM GT, SEEN OTHERS HAD INTAKE MANIFOLD ISSUES TOO, HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2002 BUT NOT 2003, LOOKING IF THERE IS A RECALL ON IT, IF SO HOW DO I GO ABOUT FIXING IT, BECAUSE I ALREADY PAID $600 TO GET IT FIXED BECAUSE I HAD TO, THE GRAND AM IS OUR MAIN CAR TO TRANSPORT BOTH CHILDREN PLACES. ALSO, THE ACCELERATOR ISSUES...I HAVE YET TO GET A EMAIL, OR LETTER OR ANYTHING FOR THAT MATTER ABOUT ANY OF THE RECALLS ON THIS VEH...DO THEY PICK AND CHOOSE WHO THEY SEND THEM TO OR WHAT? *TR

THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS, I HAVE HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. I GO TO START MY CAR AND IT JUST WON'T START. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN ONE WEEK (THIS WEEK). ONE TIME IT WAS AT 11:30PM AND I WAS STUCK IN MY CAR FOR 2 HOURS WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SUGGESTED THAT I FOLLOW SOME STEPS TO RESET THE SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM. I FOLLOWED HIS INSTRUCTIONS AND NOTHING HAPPENED THAT NIGHT. THEN NEXT MORNING IT STARTED NO PROBLEM. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN LAST NIGHT AFTER WORK AND I HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED HOME. I TRIED TO FOLLOW THE STEPS TO RESET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN SAID TO RESTART YOUR CAR WITHIN 15 - 30 MINUTES. I TRIED IT A FEW TIMES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND NOTHING. ONCE AGAIN, I GO TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND IT STARTED NO PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM V6. I BOUGHT IT IN 2005 FROM THE DEALER. SINCE THEN I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MY IGNITION 3 TIMES. THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD GO OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THE SECURITY SIGNAL WOULD BLINK AND MY CAR WOULD NOT AND WILL NOT TODAY FOR THE 3RD TIME START. IT HAS CUT OFF ON ME ON THE FREEWAY, I WOULD PULL OVER AND THE CAR START UP AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN. THE SAR NOT STARTING HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I BOUGHT IT MOST TIMES IT STARTS, BUT WHEN IT DOESN'T THE TELLME I HAVE TO REPLACE MY IGNITION. IM BEGINNING TO THINK ITS MUCH MORE THAN THAT. *TR