2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

MY SISTER WAS DRIVING MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM WHEN SHE WAS REAR ENDED BY A CAR BEHIND HER BECAUSE A CAR HIT THE CAR BEHIND HER AND CAUSING MY CAR TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY CAR. MY CAR HAS A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND BACK AND IS NOW CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS AND MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. FOR THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE ON MY CAR THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE TIRES, SIZE P225/50R16. THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNFAMILIAR NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF HER VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE NOISE ORIGINATED FROM THE TIRES AND ADVISED HER TO BRING HER VEHICLE IN EVERY 600 MILES TO HAVE THE TIRE BEADS LUBRICATED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE COULD PUT MORE AIR IN THE TIRES, BUT THAT WOULD RESULT IN MORE WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON JUNE 11, 2007 AND RETURNED ON JULY 31, 2007. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,370.

IN MAY, MY IGNITION SWITCH COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. THE IGNITION SYSTEM IS INTEGRATED WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. MY DEALER PERFORMED THE REPAIR OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM, AND NOW, JUST A FEW MONTHS LATER, I AM HAVING PASSLOCK PROBLEMS. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE WEB, I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSLOCK ISSUE IS A LONG OUTSTANDING PROBLEM THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF, YET THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR THE AFFECTED CUSTOMERS. THE COST OF REPAIR FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM IS APPROXIMATELY $380. THIS FEE IS NOT JUSTIFIED AS IT IS THE RESULT OF A DEFECT IN DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL AND NOT FOISTED OFF ON THE CUSTOMER. *JB

I OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 YEARS , AND IN THE 2 YEARS THE DOME LAMP FELL DOWN 4 TIMES. IT JUST RECENTLY FELL DOWN AGAIN ON THE 16 OF JULY. I PARKED THE CAR OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE AND IN THE MORNING THE DOME LAMP WAS HANGING BY THE WIRES. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WENT TO EAT AT A RESTAURANT, AND WHEN I WAS DONE I GOT INTO THE CAR AND SAW THE DOME LAMP HANGING BY THE WIRES.*AK

5 DAYS AFTER I PURSHASED THE 2004 GRAND AM I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND HEARD AN AIR LEAK COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE LEAK SINCE THE VEHICLE WOULD BE IN THE SHOP FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I WAS UNABLE TO GET A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE OF MY AGE SO I COULDN'T MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. *AK

I AM WRITING ABOUT THE "CLICKING NOISE" THAT OCCURS ON AND OFF AS I AM DRIVING. I HAVE CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN AND THAT IT IS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I REALIZED THAT 1999 AND 2000 MODELS WERE RECALLED AND WERE ABLE TO GET THIS FIXED FOR FREE. I HAVE A 2004 MODEL AND IT IS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING, WHY AREN'T OTHER YEARS ALSO RECALLED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I VISITED MANY FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, AND THERE WERE HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO FACE THE SAME ISSUE, CLICKING NOICE COMING FROM THE DASH. I FIGURED IT WOULDN'T HURT TO FILE A CLAIM AND HAVE YOU INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURING IN PONTIAC VEHICLES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE ENGINE SURGED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE ENGINE SIZE, # OF CYLINDERS, AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SECURITY LOCKING UP. THE OWNER'S MANUAL PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO START THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, ONCE THE VEHICLE STARTED, THE SECURITY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE IGNITION SWITCH AND LOCK CYLINDER WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE KEY ALSO HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL, APPLIED BRAKE AND CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE RATHER THAN BRAKE. THEN, TURNED INTO SUBDIVISION AND BRAKE PRESSURE WENT AWAY COMPLETELY THEN CAME BACK AFTER FINISHED TURN. *AK

2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. INCESSANT TICKING, SUCH AS THE TURN SIGNAL THAT SEEMED TO COME FROM THE EMERGENCY FLASHER AREA ON THE DASHBOARD. HOWEVER, QUITE A FEW PEOPLE I HAD TALKED TO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN FIXED WITH A REPLACEMENT PART IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE AMOUNTS SPENT VARIED FROM A FEW DOLLARS FOR A JUNK YARD PART, WHICH WAS STILL THE SAME MANUFACTURER ,TO UPWARDS OF $400 FOR A DEALER FIX. I AM NOT REPLACING A BAD PART WITH ANOTHER POTENTIALLY BAD PART FROM THE SAME MAKER, NOR AM I PAYING A DEALERSHIP HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. THIS WAS APPARENTLY A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED FOR MANY YEARS WITH THESE VEHICLES, YET VERY FEW OF THEM WERE ACTUALLY RECALLED. AS A NOTED, THE TICKING BEGAN AFTER. WHILE DRIVING)I SUDDENLY SAW A SMALL WISP OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE SMOKE HAD AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE SOMETIMES WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS HOT. THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. ALSO, WHEN I CALLED REGARDING THE TICKING NOISES NO ONE SEEMED TO HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT I COULD BE REFERRING TO... THAT' WAS WHEN I BEGAN MY INTERNET SEARCH AND DISCOVERED LOTS OF NASTY STORIES RELATING TO GM DEALERSHIPS AND THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK