2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOW MY CAR TO START. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY GM FOR THEM TO FIX SOMETHING THAT HAS DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS. *TR

MY CAR IS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I PURCHASED IT IN 2004. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006 MY DASHBOARD STARTING MAKING CLICKING NOISES THAT SOUND LIKE THE BLINKER. THIS BECAME WORSE WITHIN A MONTH AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN SMOKING OCCASIONALLY OUT OF THE PLACE WHERE THE "MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH" IS. I REPLACED THE PART IN OCTOBER OF 2006. RECENTLY, (06/08) 19 MONTHS AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY ENDED, THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS NOW CLICKING AGAIN. I CONTACTED PONTIAC BOTH TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NEED TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. TO ME THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR COULD HAVE STARTED ON FIRE DUE TO THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR THIS PART ON MY GM PRODUCT. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM WHICH HAS A SAFETY AND NON-COMPLIANCE RECALL THAT INVOLVES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY, (SAFETY RECALL # 04092). WHEN THE INITIAL RECALL WAS DELIVERED I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP IN KENDALLVILLE INDIANA. THEY INSPECTED THE DEVICE, AND AT THAT TIME STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. I AM CURRENTLY LIVING IN VIRGINIA AND HAVE FOUND IN HOT, AMBIENT CONDITIONS, (IN THE AFTERNOON AND ALMOST DAILY), MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING, FAILING TO RETURN TO THE NORMAL IDLE POSITION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP IN HARRISONBURG VA TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY ADVISED A NEW PEDAL ASSEMBLY WOULD BE NEEDED ALTHOUGH THEY ARE UNWILLING TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE UNDER THE RECALL # 04092 SINCE THE INITIAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IN INDIANA. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN INDIANA THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 19, 2005 WHICH IS NOT DURING THE HOT AND AMBIENT WEATHER THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATE SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS OVER 100,000 MILES AND IS A 2003 THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THIS REQUIRED PROCEDURE UNDER THE MANUFACTURES RECALL. I SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME FOR THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY MYSELF AND MY FAMILY, BUT FOR OTHER'S ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I HAVE THIS ANNOYING CLICKING SOUND WHICH I THOUGHT WAS MY TURN SIGNAL. HOWEVER, THIS NOISE CONTINUES EVEN WHEN MY TURN SIGNAL IS OFF. I TRIED CHANGING THE HAZARD SWITCH, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUES. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHILE I'M DRIVING AND SOMETIMES IT "CLICKS" FASTER AND LONGER THEN OTHER TIMES. I'VE ALSO NOTICED SMALL TRACES OF SMOKE RISE FROM MY STEERING COLUMN WHILE THE "CLICK" IS HAPPENING. *TR

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM 4 CYLINDER. STARTED HEARING A CLICKING NOISE, LIKE THE BLINKER IS ON. NOW IT MAKES THE NOISE ALL THE TIME WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND CAN MAKE YOU THINK YOU LEFT YOUR BLINKER ON. I REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH AND IT DIDN'T STOP IT. SOMEONE SAID IT MAY BE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALL WAS ON THAT SPECIFIC PART. *TR

WE WENT IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THERE WAS ANTIFREEZE IN THE OIL. THE INTAKE GASKET WAS LEAKING. OUR CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT. MUTUAL FRIENDS OF OURS, ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH PREVIOUS GRAND AMS AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON JULY 27, 2007, A TECHNICIAN INFORMED HIM THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF METAL THAT WERE USED ON THE HEAD AND INTAKE MANIFOLDS. WHEN HEATED, BOTH METALS EXPANDED AT DIFFERENT RATES AND CAUSED THE GASKET TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER ADMITTED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO A DESIGN DEFECT. THERE IS A REMEDY FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ON MAY 5, 2008. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,691 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,826. UPDATED 06/17/08. *LJ

THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CAR WOULD TURN ON, BUT NO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS (POWER WINDOWS/LOCKS, RADIO, CLIMATE CONTROL) WOULD COME ON WHEN THE CAR STARTED. WOULD MAGICALLY COME ON A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. PROBLEM WAS BECOMING WORSE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

THE TICKER SOUND THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLASHERS OR TURN SIGNAL CONTINUES INCESSANTLY WHEN NEITHER FUNCTION IS ACTIVATED. SOUND COMES FROM BEHIND HAZARD BUTTON, BUT MECHANICS HAVE ADVISED REPLACING THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THEY HAVE WARNED THAT THE SITUATION WILL WORSEN AND PERHAPS CAUSE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEMS IF NOT CORRECTED. *TR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. WHEN THE WEATHER WOULD WARM UP THE PEDAL WOULD STICK HOLDING THE THROTTLE OPEN. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS BUT MY VEHICLE WAS 900 CARS OUT OF THE VIN NUMBER BREAK POINT FOR THIS RECALL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED ON THIS FAILURE. THE PARTS THAT THE DEALER REPLACED WERE THE SAME PARTS THAT WERE ON THE RECALL VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH A V6 ENGINE IN IT. *TR