2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

THE LAMPS ON MY GT GRAND AM AREN'T RIGHT DO TO THE LOW BEAMS BEING BRIGHTER THAN THE HIGH BEEMS. AND WATER IS IN THE LAMP. AND MY CAR WILL NOT START AND I CALLED AND TOLD YOU ALL OF THIS. AND I WORKED ON IT SOME AND MOVED SOME WIRES AND IT STARED TO WORK ONCE AGAIN. AND NOW DOWN AGAIN.IT WILL NOT DO A THING BUT LIGHT UP THE DASH. SO I REPLACED THE KEYSTARTER AND IT STILL DOESN'T DO ANYTHING. MY DAUGHTERS CAR IS ALSO A GRAND AM AND IT LOCKED UP ON HER TOO AND WOULD NOT START .LORD FORBID IF YOU WERE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE WOMEN, HOPEFULLY NOTHING BAD WOULD HAPPEN. SHE REPLACED THE IGNITION WHICH WAS THE PROBLEM WITH HER VEHICLE BUT IT IS NOT THE CASE WITH MY VEHICLE. I WAS HEARING CLICK CLICK IN THE DASH A LOT AND CAN NOT TELL WHAT IT IS AND NOT SURE IF IT IS A SHORT. AND IT IS NOT FAIR WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND IT SEEMS LIKE A DEATH TRAP. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP. PS THE CAR DOSE NOT LIKE TO STOP RIGHT IT HAS NEW BRAKES ON IT AND BEEN UPDATED. BUT STILL DOSE NOT WAIT TO STOP. BUT I CAME REALLY CLOSE TO HITTING SOME ONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE OWNER'S MANUAL SPECIFIED A DEFECT WITH THE PASS LOCK AND ANTI-THEFT DEVICE SYSTEM, WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNEXPECTED STALLING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT THE DRIVER STATED THAT THIS WAS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,300.

I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRAN AM GT RAM AIR FOUR DOOR SEDAN. SEVERAL WEEKS WE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WHERE THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE GAS PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED, THE CAR WOULD CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL WAS QUICKLY DEPRESSED OR I HIT THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED A CABLE. THE PROBLEM ENDED THAN A FEW WEEKS LATER REAPPEARED. I TOOK THE CAR TO A PONTIAC DEALER (ADAMS/ANNAPOLIS) AND THEY CLEANED OUT SOME CONNECTIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER THIS. I RETURNED THE CAR TO ADAMS AND THEY REPLACE THE COMPUTER. THIS APPEARED TO END THE PROBLEM BUT I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM ONCE YESTERDAY BUT IT HAS NOT REOCCURRED SINCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT WOULD FAIL TO RESTART IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 08/14/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS WITHIN THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD CLICK WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 08/14/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE CHECK OIL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THERE WAS LESS THAN A QUART OF OIL IN MY CAR AND IT BLEW MY MOTOR. *TR

MY CAR HAS HAD A CLICKING NOISE ONGOING FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. IT SEEMS TO BE STEMMING FROM BEHIND THE HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON IN THE CENTER OF THE CAR. TODAY THE CAR STARTED SMOKING BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? I'VE READ SO MANY COMPLAINS SIMILAR TO MINE. WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT CAUGHT ON FIRE EARLIER TODAY? PLEASE DO SOMETHING. *TR

THIS DIDN'T INVOLVE ANYTHING TRAGIC. I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRANDAM AND IT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LEAKING COOLANT AND I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AND ALSO LEARNED FROM THE MECHANIC THAT I TOOK IT TO THAT THIS MODEL OF CAR IS INFAMOUS FOR HAVING THAT PROBLEM AND HIS DOES SEVERAL REPAIRS OF THE SAME TYPE OF CAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS EVERY MONTH AND I THINK THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE GM MANUFACTURERS BECAUSE THEY PUT A FAULTY PART ON THIS TYPE OF CAR AND IT IS GOING BAD AND COULD SUBSEQUENTLY CAUSE THE HEAD GASKETS TO BLOW ON THE CAR IF IT IS NOT REPAIRED AND ALSO I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATOR AND WHEN I CALLED ABOUT A RECALL THEY TOLD ME THAT FOR MY VIN ON MY CAR THEIR WAS CURRENTLY NO RECALLS WHICH IS A BUNCH OF BULL BECAUSE MY CAR IS ALSO HAVING THAT PROBLEM MY ACCELERATOR IS STICKING AND THE CAR KEEPS GOING EVEN WHEN I AM NOT PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL AND IT IS REALLY SCARY SOMETIMES BUT IT DOESN'T DO IT EVERY TIME I START THE CAR ITS JUST UNPREDICTABLE AND HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE. *TR

BOUGHT 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT NEW IN MARCH 2003. MOONROOF AND DRIVER WINDOW LEAKED WATER FREQUENTLY, WHILE POWER WINDOWS "CLUNKED" WHEN GOING DOWN. TOOK TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THESE PROBLEMS IN 2005-2006 WHILE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY; ONLY MOONROOF WAS REPAIRED, DEALER CLAIMED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH WINDOWS. WINDOWS CONTINUED TO ROLL DOWN SLOWLY, MAKING LOUD NOISES WHEN GOING DOWN, AND HESITATING WHEN GOING UP. IN JANUARY 2009, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING ENTIRELY; IN FEBRUARY 2009, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ALSO STOPPED WORKING. CONTACTED DEALER, EXPLAINED SITUATION, AND EXPRESSED FRUSTRATION OVER NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THESE PROBLEMS ADDRESSED WHILE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER NOT WILLING TO ADMIT TO FAILURE TO ADDRESS ISSUES WITH WINDOWS, AND WILL ONLY PERFORM WINDOW REPAIR AT FULL PRICE. REPAIR ESTIMATED AT $1030. *TR

TURN SIGNAL WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY. TURN SIGNAL WILL WORK THEN NOT WORK. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL NOT WORK. *TR

RECENTLY WE EXPERIENCED A VERY STRONG FUEL SMELL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AFTER DRIVING OUR CAR. WHEN WE OPENED THE HOOD, IT APPEARED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM A PART ALL OVER THE HOT ENGINE. WE GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR LEAKING. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AND THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY FUEL LEAKING AT THIS POINT. OUR MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SLIGHTEST SPARK IN THE ENGINE COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE. COST OF REPAIR: $196.19. *TR