2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

MY 2003 PONTIAC HAS A CLICKING IN THE DASH UNDERNEATH THE HAZARD SWITCH. WHEN I TURN ON TURN SIGNAL THE CLICKING GOES IN RHYTHM WITH THE SIGNALS BUT WHEN I TURN THE SIGNALS OFF IT CONTINUES TO CLICK, SOMETIMES FAST SOMETIMES SLOW. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND I AM AFRAID THERE MAY BE A SHORT THAT MAY CAUSE A FIRE. I HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND COME TO FIND THAT MANY PONTIAC OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE TOLD PONTIAC ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY JUST IGNORE THE COMPLAINTS. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS MATTER. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING IN MANY PONTIAC'S RANGING FROM 1995 TO 2004. I HAVE A 2003 GRAND AM GT. I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THROUGH MY INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM I HAVE FOUND SO MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PONTIAC HAS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE'S VEHICLE CATCHES ON FIRE AND BURNS A HOUSE DOWN WITH AN ATTACHED GARAGE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND LET ME KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. *JB AS WELL MY BATTERY IS DISCHARGING NOW OVER NIGHT, I HAVE TO PUT A CHARGER ON IT TO KEEP IT CHARGED, THE BATTERY HAS THE RIGHT VOLTAGE, AS WELL AS THE ALTERNATOR IS THE CORRECT CHARGING VOLTAGE, AND THE STARTER IS DRAWING THE CORRECT VOLTAGE WHEN IT DOES START, ALL THIS STARTED WHEN THE FLASHER STICKER STARTED 3-WKS AGO........ "HELP" !!!! *TR

A CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE HAZARD LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN THEY ARE NOT. WAS TOLD AT FIRST IT WAS THE HAZARD SWITCH, HOWEVER, AFTER BEING REPLACED THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE NOW DETERMINED IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH AND IT COSTS OVER $300 TO FIX. HAVE HEARD MANY OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *JB

SUN-ROOF HAS LEAKED SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR ONLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE TUBE WHICH DRAINS APPEARS TO BE TOO SMALL FOR DRAINAGE. I AM CONTINUOUSLY HAVING TO GET THE TUBE BLOWN WITH AIR PRESSURE HOSE. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER TWICE WHICH THEY CLAIM WAS FIXED NOT SO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS LOW VISIBILITY WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. HE FELT THAT THE CLOUDED LENSES CAUSED THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT CHEMICALS FROM A CAR WASH WERE THE CAUSE. AS OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,720. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE DEFECT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER IS AT FAULT, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED WILL NOT BE HELD FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT. UPDATED 10/03/07 *TR

PASSLOCK SYSTEM ON 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT MADE MY DAUGHTERS CAR GO DEAD AND IT WOULD NOT START. LEFT HER STRANDED ON SIDE OF ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED AND PASSLOCK SYSTEM REPROGRAMMED. TOTAL COST OF $250.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE SPEED INCREASED TO 45 MPH. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES OTHER THAN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.

PASSLOCK THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON, WHICH SHUTS DOWN FUEL PUMP AND WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO START. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RETURN TO THE ENGINE IDLE POSITION WHEN SHE REMOVED HER FOOT. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN HOT WEATHER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. RECALL NUMBER 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ

MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS HAD THIS CLICKING NOISE, COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SOUND THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD MAKE, BUT A LITTLE FASTER. AND IT COMES AND GOES AND LASTS FOR DIFFERENT DURATIONS OF TIME. I NOTICE WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON, THEN THE NOISE GOES AWAY. ALSO, WHEN I SLIGHTLY HOLD THE HAZARD BUTTON IN, WITHOUT ACTUALLY TURNING IT ON, THE NOISE ALSO STOPS, BUT THEN MY TURN SIGNALS WON'T WORK. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT IT MIGHT BE THE HAZARD SWITCH. HOWEVER, WITH THE NEW SWITCH IN PLACE, THE PROBLEM AND ANNOYING SOUND CONTINUED! *JB

IGNITION SWITCH/CYLINDER WENT BAD AGAIN WITHIN 2 YEARS AFTER BEING REPLACED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR