2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON CITY STREETS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. IT WAS MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND WATER PUMP LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE. THE NON SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE WATER PUMP AND ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE ISSUE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TURN SIGNALS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 03V327000, REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR MY CAR SHUT COMPLETELY OFF ON ME. ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD WAS I ABLE TO COAST OVER 2 LANES TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AVOIDING HAVING ANOTHER CAR RUN STRAIGHT INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP MODULE. THEY STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT BUT THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON THIS PART YET. NOW, 2 YEARS LATER I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CAR NOW HAVING A GASOLINE SMELL EVERY WINTER BECAUSE GAS IS LEAKING FROM SOMEWHERE AND THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHERE. *JB

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER ABOUT 6 MOS. AGO I GOT INTO MY CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK, AND LUCKILY A MAN STOPPED TO ASK IF MY SECURITY LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. (I THOUGHT IT MAY BE IGNITION/FUEL PUMP/ETC.) SURE ENOUGH, THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS FLASHING. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE ALSO DRIVES A GM, AND THIS HAD BEEN OCCURRING WITH HIS CAR. HE SAID THAT AFTER RESEARCHING WITH THE GM DEALER, HE LEARNED THAT IF A PERSON WAITED 10 MINUTES THE CAR WOULD MOST LIKELY START, WHICH IT DID. (THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICE ACTUALLY CUTS OFF THE FUEL PUMP, AND DUE TO LACK OF GASOLINE, THE ENGINE WON'T START.) THE NEXT DAY, I CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER MYSELF, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY THE ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER, AND WAS QUOTED APPROX. $500-600 TO REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN READING MORE AND MORE INCIDENTS LIKE MINE, AND FRANKLY DON'T HAVE THE $600 TO SPEND TO REPAIR, HOWEVER, I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS DEFECT MAY LEAVE ME STRANDED SOMEWHERE IN AN UNFAVORABLE SITUATION. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP HAVE THIS ISSUE LOOKED AT AS A POSSIBLE RECALL, AND HAVE THE MANUFACTURER FIX? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AT NIGHT ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BLUE HEAD LIGHTS OF OTHER VEHICLES DRIVING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WERE BLINDING. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE BLUE HEAD LIGHTS COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE A COLLISION.

PASSLOCK FAILURE. PASSLOCK SHUTS DOWN FUEL SUPPLY. IT IS SUPPOSE TO IF THE PASSLOCK/IGNITION REPORTS TO THE COMPUTER THAT THE IGNITION HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH. HUNDREDS OF TIMES PASSLOCK COMES ON AND I CANNOT START MY CAR WITHOUT WAITING AND DOING THE 10 MINUTE PROCEDURE. HAPPENED WHILE I WAS AT A 7-11 ONE TIME, SOME UNSAVORY LOOKING CHARACTERS SAME OVER TO ME, I FLASHED MY PEPPER SPRAY AND CELL PHONE AND SAID I AM CALLING THE POLICE. LUCKILY THEY RAN OFF. ALSO COMES ON WHILE I AM DRIVING WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. CAR WOULD DIE COMPLETELY OR RUN OK IF NOT ON A HILL OR INCLINE. HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. TWO PONTIAC DEALERS SUGGESTED NEW IGNITION TO BE INSTALLED TO "SEE" IF THAT WILL FIX IT. I WILL NOT PAY TO "SEE" IF THAT WILL FIX IT. AS I RESEARCH THE INTERNET OVER 17,000 PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND REPORTED IT TO VARIOUS SITES. THOSE ARE ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO THINK OF LOOKING ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I DID WRITE GM RECENTLY TO SEE IF THEY COULD DO SOMETHING. HAVE NOT HEARD BACK YET. CAN YOU HELP? AS I RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND CARS AND SUV'S THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS SINCE 1999. WHY HASN'T GM DISCONTINUED OR FIXED THAT PASSLOCK ISSUES IN ALL THOSE YEARS? MUST COST TO MUCH HAVE A RECALL. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE? HOPE NOT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOU TIME AND WORK THAT GOES TO HELPING KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. *JB

PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AREA OF MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION, THE ENGINE CRADLE/K-FRAME CROSSMEMBER WAS FOUND TO BE EXTREMELY RUSTED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND WHERE THE RACK AND PINION STEERING BOLTS TO IT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL ON THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT SWITCH #03V327000 WAS NOT PERFORMED AT NO COST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE CONTACT STATED THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WERE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN THE SWITCH WAS CHANGED, THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. UPDATED 11/09/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AND THE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD OR THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: FLASHING WARNING LIGHT UNIT. AFTER A MONTH, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED AS WELL, BOTH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED.