2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

AIRBAGS IN STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR DEPLOYED AFTER DROPPING OFF PASSENGER. NO CRASH OR ACCIDENT WAS INVOLVED. NO INJURIES TO ANYONE. CALLED INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO INJURIES AND DID NOT MAKE NO CONTACT WITH ANY OBJECT IN PARKING LOT. THAT INSURANCE WAS NOT COVERING DUE TO NO COLLISION OR LOSS. *NM

THERE IS A PROBLEM, APPARENTLY WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, WHICH CONTROLS THE BLINKERS AMONG OTHER THINGS. AFTER THE BLINKERS SHUT OFF, IT IS CAUSING A RAPID CLICKING NOISE NEAR OR IN THE FLASHERS. I CHECKED A WEB SITE, AND IT APPEARS MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAD THE FLASHER SWITCH REPLACED ON A RECALL, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A MONTH. IT IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE AT THE LEAST IT IS VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY BLINKERS WILL SUDDENLY STOP WORKING, OR THAT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM COULD CREATE A FIRE. *NM

IN THE END OF AUGUST 2006 I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE WITH STARTING MY 2000 GRAND AM GT. IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AS NORMAL. AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES, IT WOULD WORK NORMALLY EXCEPT THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT WOULD STAY LIT. THEN IT STARTED TO STALL WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I THOUGHT PERHAPS SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY ALTERNATOR. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE DIAGNOSTICS RAN ON IT. THEY COULD FIND NO REASON AND ADVISED ME THAT IT COULD BE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT SEEMED THAT THE COMPUTERS WERE NOT COMMUNICATING AND THE ACCESSORY COMPUTER WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPROGRAMMED. ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2006, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER THEY RAN THEIR OWN DIAGNOSTICS, THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE "FUSE BLOCK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED". IS THIS A NORMAL THING FOR A SIX YEAR OLD CAR? I HAD STALLED OUT WHILE ON AN EXPRESSWAY TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND RESTART THE CAR. LOOKING AT THE RECALL INVESTIGATIONS, I NOTICED SEVERAL THAT REFERRED TO STALLING AND FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE WIRING INSIDE THE "CORRODED FUSE BLOCK CONTAINED THE WIRING TO THE FUEL PUMP AND WAS NOT ALLOWING THE COMPUTER TO SEND THE FUEL PUMP THE CORRECT MESSAGES". PERHAPS MY PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE NEW PART TO COME IN AND WILL REQUEST THE OLD PART. THANK YOU. *NM

DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF WHILE WE WHERE ON A ROAD TRIP. IT WAS STILL HANGING BY THE WIRES BUT THE SCREW BRACKETS CRACKED. *JB

HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT ONE YEAR. BOUGHT USED, NO HISTORY OF THE CAR. HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER LESS THEN A YEAR OF PURCHASE. HAVING THIS GAS SMELL WHEN THE AC IS ON. WITH THE PHOENIX WEATHER THERE IS NOT ONE DAY YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT AN AC. THE SMELL GETS SO BAD THAT YOUR CLOTHES AND HAIR SMELL WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE CAR. I HAVE THREE KIDS ONE TODDLER THAT I HATE TO HAVE THEM GET SICK FROM IT. I BELIEVE IT IS HARMFUL TO THEM. *NM

THE BLINKERS AND HAZARD LIGHTS OF THIS VEHICLE FAIL TO WORK AT TIMES. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REARENDED A FEW TIMES. THEY WORK INTERMITTENLY. I CALLED THE DEALER BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR ISNT ELIGIBLE. BUT IT IS A 2000 GRAND AM, LIKE THE OTHERS BEING RECALLED, ITS GOT 115000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *NM

2000 GRAND AM HAS PROBLEMS WITH HAZARD AND TURN SIGNALS. *TS THE CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V327000. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE E WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM

2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM: AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE CARS SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, SOMETIMES I NOTICE IT IS ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. OTHER TIMES IT COMES ON BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTS AND I HAVE TO WAIT 15 MINUTES AS THE MANUAL STATES, VERY INCONVENIENT ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE JUST FINISHED PUMPING GAS. ALSO I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TURN SIGNAL CLICKING WHILE I AM GOING DOWN THE ROAD. EVEN WHEN I DON'T TOUCH MY SIGNAL IT JUST CLICKS CONSTANTLY. THE LIGHT HOWEVER DOESN'T COME ON WHILE IT IS DOING THIS. I CANT COUNT THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. I DID TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE TURN SIGNAL SOUND AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START UPON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. AFTER WAITING TEN MINUTES AND TURNING THE IGNITION ON A SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ANTI-THEFT CONTROLLER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD TAKE AT LEAST 5 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE VEHICLE STARTED. UPDATED 07/03/06. *JB

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND THE ENGINE JUST DIED ON ME. FORTUNATELY, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I MANAGED TO COAST ONTO A SLIP ROAD. ONCE I HAD STOPPED, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I TRIED STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN. THIS TIME THE ENGINE TURNED OVER FINE (NORMAL SPEED) BUT WOULDN'T START. I LEFT IT ANOTHER 10 MINUTES AND TRIED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE ENGINE STARTED FINE AND I COULD CONTINUE ON MY WAY TO WORK. I SUSPECT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY FEATURE ("PASSLOCK") ON MY CAR, AS I HAVE HAD OCCASIONAL PROBLEMS STARTING MY CAR IN PARKING LOTS WHEN THE "SECURITY" LIGHT HAS COME ON. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING (AT HIGH SPEED) SO OF COURSE IT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE. *NM