2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

TURN SIGNAL SYSTEM KEEPS CLICKING. FOUND PAGES OF REPORTS ON THE WEB FOR THIS PROPLEM. NO SMOKE OR FLAMES YET. NHTSA NEEDS TO GET GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START. PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM BAD. HAVE TO LEAVE IGNITION ON FOR 10 MINUTES TO LET SYSTEM RESET. FOUND PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GM PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM ON THE WEB. I GUESS NOTHING WILL BE DONE TILL SOMEHOW THERE IS A DEATH. WITH THE GOV. NOW OWNING A PART OF GM THE NHTSA IS NOW REALLY IN GM'S BACK POCKET AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. *TR

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CLICKING, WHEN AFTER USING THE TURN SIGNAL AND DURING DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. I SEE THAT IN DECEMBER 2004 GM ISSUED A POLICY COVERING TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FOR A REPLACEMENT. WE DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER ABOUT THIS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE IF THE 2004 GRAND AM IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, IF SO HOW DO I GO ABOUT TO GET THE DEALERSHIP THE PROPER PAPERS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT "NO COST" TO ME. THIS HAS BEEN AN OCCURRING ISSUE SINCE EARLY 2009, I JUST HAD TIME TODAY TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, BECAUSE THE CLICKING IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE OTHER DAY I HAD FRONT BRAKES PUT ON THE CAR. WHEN I DROVE TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY ,I TRIED TO PASS A VEHICLE THAT WAS GOING TO SLOW. THE NUT I TRIED TO PASS DID NOT WANT ME TO PASS ,SO HE KICKED HIS MOTOR IN AND I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW I WAS DOING 70 MILES AN HOUR. I WENT TO BRAKE SO THAT I COULD FALL BACK IN BEHIND THE NUT, WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES THE CAR WENT SIDE WAYS. I GOT LUCKY AND STRAIGHTENED THE CAR BACK. THANK GOD,OR I WOULD BE DEAD. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AND THE QUALIFIED SERVICEMAN SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CALIBERS WERE WARPED AND THAT ONLY 20% OF THE BRAKE PAD WAS TOUCHING THE CALIBERS. PROBLEM IS THE CALIBERS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM AND THEY WARP WITH HEAT. THERE IS NO WAY OF PREVENTING THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AS THERE IS NO WAY TO CHANGE METALS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NOT A FIRST ,OR EVEN THE FIRST THOUSAND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE AND IF YOU HAVE STATISTICS THAT SHOW THIS. WILL THERE BE A RECALL? PLEASE CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [XXX] THANKS AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT RAINS OR SNOWS, THE WINDSHIELD FAILED TO WORK; HOWEVER, DURING NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAULTY WIPERS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS HAD TO BE IN THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION FOR TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. AFTER TEN MINUTES THE IGNITION RESET THE PATH LOCK SYSTEM. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE IS NORMAL FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM GOT IN CAR, AND CAR WOULD NOT START. LIGHTS COME ON, RADIO ON JUST WOULDN'T START. I HAD TO BE LATE WORK BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE A RIDE AND GOOGLED THE PROBLEM, FINALLY FOUND OUT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING IT. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED ONE MORE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME (FIRST TIME WAS 12/15/09) TODAY IS THE 16TH. TWICE IN TWO DAYS. IT IS WINTER AND I HOPE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN WHEN I AM WITH MY KIDS. IT'S TO COLD FOR THAT. I HAVE HEARD WHEN PEOPLE TAKE THEIR CARS IN TO GM TO HAVE IT FIXED IT COSTS ABOUT $600.00 AND THERE IS NO WAY WE HAVE THE MONEY FOR THAT SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE HAVING TO PUT THE KEY TO "ON" POSITION AND WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY SYSTEM TO RESET. IT WILL START THEN BUT THAT IS SO FRUSTRATING AND IF IT HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE AWAY FROM HOME THIS WINTER IT WILL BE COLD AS WELL. I CAN'T BELIEVE WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AS ME! *TR

BOLT WORE HOLE THROUGH BRAKE LINE CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT AND NO BRAKES WHETS SO EVER. CANT FIND A BRAKE LINE TO FIT BOTH SIDES WHERE IT SCREWS IN AT THEY ARE TWO DIFFERENT SIZES AND THEY ONLY SELL THEM WITH THE SAME SIZE. DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN ONCE IT HAS HAPPEN 3 TIMES SINCE 2007. *TR

THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IN MY 2004 GRAND AM KEEPS ACTING UP. I GO TO START MY CAR AND I HAVE TO PUT MY KEY IN THE "ON" POSITION FOR 10 MIN. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING IT THE OTHER DAY. POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. HAD TO GLIDE TO A STOP. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. I THINK THAT THIS IS A RECALL SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN IT IS A PASSLOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. *TR

PASS LOCK ON GRAND AM 2004 SE KEEPS TURNING CAR OFF WHEN RUNNING./WILL NOT START FOR 10 MIN WHEN TRYING TO START. *TR