2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

ORIGINALLY, I HAD NOTIFIED THAT WHENEVER I HAD MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON FOR MORE THEN 10 MINUTES, THEY WOULD FREEZE AND STOP MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF MY WINDSHIELD. THIS WAS EASILY FIXED BY TURNING THE WIPER OFF, THEN BACK ON AGAIN; THIS WOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR EVERY 10 MINUTES. LESS THEN A WEEK LATER, THE CLICKING NOISE THAT OCCURS WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE BLINKING, BEGAN TO CLICK ALL THE TIME, EVEN WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE NOT IN OPERATION. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE WIPER INCIDENT HAPPENED, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, AND INHERENTLY OBSTRUCTING MY VISION. THESE FACTORS WERE VERY SIMILAR TO THE RECALL ISSUED TO THE 1998-2002 GRAND AM MODEL YEARS, AND SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEMS IN MY 2003. THE PROCEDURE TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO INITIALLY JUST CLEAN THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN, AND THEN REPLACE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. *TR

MY 2003 PONTIAC HAS A CLICKING IN THE DASH UNDERNEATH THE HAZARD SWITCH. WHEN I TURN ON THE SIGNAL THE CLICKING GOES IN RHYTHM WITH THE SIGNALS BUT WHEN I TURN THE SIGNALS OFF IT CONTINUE TO CLICK, SOMETIMES FAST SOMETIMES SLOW. AT FIRST IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN VERY RARELY. I AM AFRAID FOR MY CHILD AND I IT MAY BE A SHORTER THAT MAY CAUSE A FIRE. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS MATTER. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND LET ME KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH MANY MANY PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR GM VEHICLE. WHY IS THE 2003 EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL??? THIS PROBLEM STARTED WITH ME BACK IN 2007 AND I AM STILL HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I NEED YOU TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPEN. THANKS *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN NUMEROUS TIMES WITHIN THREE FEET OF HER HOME. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OR IT WILL START AND SHUT OFF AT LEAST FOUR TIMES BEFORE FINALLY MOVING AGAIN. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $800 FOR THE REPAIR, BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WILL NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I OWN A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM THAT THE THROTTLE STICKS. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL GM (4092) (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V528000) HAD ISSUED ADDRESSING THIS BUT ONLY IN A SPECIFIED SERIAL NUMBER RANGE. MY CAR DOES NOT FALL IN THAT RANGE BUT IS AFFECTED IN THE SAME MANNER. THE VIN # IS . THE CAR IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD TO MY FAMILY AND IS ONE OF OUR PRIMARY VEHICLES. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE. I FEEL THAT THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS FURTHER AND WIDEN THE SERIAL NUMBER RANGE. THE DATE OF INCIDENT IS THE MOST RECENT TIME IT HAPPENED. *TR

I OWN A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2003. THE ISSUE I ALONG WITH MANY OTHER GM OWNERS AM DEALING WITH IS THE 'PASSLOCK' PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AT JUST 55,000 MILES (WHICH IS ABSURD.) THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WON'T PROPERLY RECOGNIZE A VALID VEHICLE KEY AND WILL REQUIRE THE DRIVER TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IN THE "ON" POSITION FOR TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAN BE STARTED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER GM OWNERS, MY PROBLEM IS IN NO WAY AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND IS A DEFINITE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG GM OWNERS THAT HAVE THEIR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH PASSLOCK. IT IS RIDICULOUS FOR GM NOT TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE AS BEING RECALL-WORTHY. A COLLEAGUE OF MINE HAD A SIMILAR INSTANCE OCCUR IN HIS HONDA ACCORD WHICH WAS ULTIMATELY FIXED WITH HONDA ISSUING A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THE RECALL IS IMPERATIVE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT WOULD COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH THE ISSUES THAT MAY OCCUR WHEN HAVING TO WAIT TEN FULL MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING FOR YOUR DESTINATION (FOR EXAMPLE, A WIFE IN LABOR ENROUTE TO A HOSPITAL.) I REALIZE GM'S FIRST AND FOREMOST CONCERNING ISSUE IS THEIR FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ABILITY TO STAY AFLOAT, BUT I AM FEELING QUITE "FED UP" WITH THEIR LACK OF QUALITY SUCH AS: KNOBS FALLING OFF, BRAND NEW RATTLING CARS, PLASTIC FASTENERS FOR EVERYTHING, HAVING TO REMOVE HALF OF MY FRONT END TO CHANGE A HEADLIGHT BULB, ETC. THE PASSLOCK ISSUE WAS THE STRAW ON MY CAMEL'S BACK.*TR

A LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP WORKED ON MY CAR FOR UNRELATED ISSUES. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND MY KEYS. I HAD TO GET A SPARE SET OF KEYS FROM MY HOME AND FINALLY PICK UP MY CAR. AFTER THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I NOTICED THE "SECURITY" LIGHT WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY. EVENTUALLY, IT WOULD NOT START. ALSO ON A RANDOM BASIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED COUNTLESS TIMES AND I AM ABSOLUTELY FRUSTRATED. IT IS NOW HAPPENING ON A WEEKLY BASIS. I CAN'T AFFORD FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ANY LONGER. THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED ME THAT IT WILL COST $400+ FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. AGAIN, I AM UNABLE TO DO THAT. I KEEP VERY GOOD MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR AND THIS IS OUT OF MY CONTROL. I HAVE RE-SET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AS THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED ME TO AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH A SITUATION LIKE THIS. *TR

SIMILAR TO MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE. ABOUT THE BLINKER RELAY CYCLING WHEN IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THIS ON PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS. NO RECALL EXISTS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND MR. PONTIAC WANTS $95 TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC. LIKELY IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE. THE RATE OF RELAY CYCLING HAS SOME CORRELATION TO THE TEMPERATURE. *TR

MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH STOPS WORKING. I HAVE TO HIT ON THE DASH TO GET IT STARTED THEN IT QUITS AGAIN. I LOOKED UP A RECALL ON THIS AND I FOUND THAT MODELS 2002 HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT THE 2003 MODEL. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY CAR IT WILL CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER BUT AFTER A FEW TRIES IT WILL FINALLY START. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITHIN OTHER GRAND AMS. I HAVE SPENT MONEY ON THE PROBLEM BUT YET NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM STICKS AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE BRACKET. THE PEDAL ARM DOES NOT RETURN TO THE ENGINE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL); THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM, ACCELERATOR, AND BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLIES AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.