2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A GLITCH IN THE VEHICLE'S SECURITY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE TAKES TEN MINUTES TO FINALLY START. THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000. UPDATED 007/19/07. *JB

FAILURE OF DRIVER SEAT ACTUATORS ON MY 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE SEAT WOULD ACTUALLY MOVE FROM FRONT TO BACK EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED, A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 571.207 STATES EACH SEAT SHALL REMAIN IN ITS ADJUSTED POSITION WHEN TESTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEST PROCEDURE IN ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS STANDARD ARE SEAT ADJUSTERS, WHICH THE STANDARD DEFINES AS THE PART OF THE SEAT THAT PROVIDES FORWARD AND REARWARD POSITIONING OF THE SEAT. MY SEAT DID NOT MEET THIS LEGAL REQUIREMENT. PONTIAC HAS DECLINED TO REIMBURSE THE $379.15 REPAIR COST. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME AS I DO EVERYDAY AND THE 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM SPATTERS AND STALLS. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO START IT UP AGAIN, BUT NO LUCK. THE SECURITY PASS LOCK MALFUNCTIONED, AND HAVE TRIED THE RESET PROCEDURE AS DESCRIBED BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT NO LUCK. CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN, AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK

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

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. THE CONTACT 'S VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURETHE FAILURE THAT WAS MENTIONED IN RECALL #03V327000; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH WHERE THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE BEGAN ON 2-3-07. *AK UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

A FEW TIMES, AS I ENGAGED THE CLUTCH, I FELT A TUGGING; I THOUGHT I HAD CAUGHT THE TOE OF MY SHOE ON THE FLOOR MAT. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS, I WAS DRIVING AND THE CLUTCH PEDAL GRABBED TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT COME UP. WHEN I HAD THE CAR TOWED, THEY SAID THAT THE CABLE BETWEEN THE CLUTCH AND PEDAL HAD DISENGAGED; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO BROKEN PARTS. WITHIN A WEEK OF THE COMPANY PUTTING THE CABLE BACK IN PLACE, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. AT 3.5 YEARS AND 55,000 MILES, I HAD TO REPLACE THE MASTER CLUTCH CYLINDER BECAUSE THE CABLE WAS "GETTING HOOKED UP" IN THE CYLINDER. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN IT STARTED SHAKING. THE BATTERY LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, AND HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE EARLIER AND THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR LIGHTS. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. \*AK UPDATED 02/22/07. *JB

ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM REAR HEAD GASKET LEAKING COOLANT INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. PREVIOUSLY, A ROADSIDE SERVICE WAS CONTACTED, WHO SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. ON THIS OCCASION, SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED, THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE HOOD LATCH WAS LOOSE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC EXPRESSED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE PASSED A SAFETY INSPECTION WITH THE CONDITION THE HOOD LATCH WAS IN. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA.