2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

I HAVE HAD TAKEN MY 2004 GRAND AM SE TO THE DEALERSHIP (MIKE RAISOR PONTIAC IN LAFAYETTE, IN.) ATLEAST 6 TIMES I KNOW OF. EVERY TIME IT WAS FOR THE SAME ISSUE (AIR LEAK). A GM REP CAME OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO DRIVE MY CAR, AND THAT REP STATED THAT MY CAR DID HAVE AN AIR LEAK, BUT IT WAS ACCEPTABLE TO HIM. GM WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP HAD REPLACED QUATER PANEL AFTERQUARTER PANEL, LOWERED THE TRUNK DECK, REPLACED WINDOWS AND WINDOW APPLIQUES, FIXED DENTS IN THE ROOF ON EACH SIDE OF THE SUNROOF AND I THINK THATS A LITTLE TO MUCH.I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN AS LONG AS I AM DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP WAS FULL OF NOTHING, BUT FALSE PROMISES. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING GETS DONE.

TURN SIGNAL FLICKERS AFTER TURN MADE OR EVEN IF NO TURN WAS MADE . I NOTICED VEHICLES IN 2000 HAD RECALLS AND THESE WERE REPLACED . *JB

AUTOMATIC LOCKS KEEP GOING OUT. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5+ TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2004. AND IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD. IT HAPPENED 3+ TIMES IN THE WINTER OF 2004-2005 AND TWICE SO FAR IN WINTER OF 2006-2007. THE DEALER HAS WORKED ON IT SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO FIND WHAT WAS WRONG AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. ALL THEY DO IS CHANGE THE FUSE AND GIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME AND TELL ME TO MONITOR IT AND BRING IT IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. DATE OF INCIDENT IS THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL-KEEPS BLOWING THE FUSE.*JB

MY DAUGHTERS 2004 GRAND AM RECENTLY STARTED EXPERIENCING AN ANNOYING PROBLEM. WHENEVER SHE USED THE TURN SIGNALS, THE CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH NEAR THE RADIO AND HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS (ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 30 SECONDS OR LONGER!!!) AFTER THE BLINKER IS TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE AS TIME GOES BY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS. ON EACH OCCASION, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK AND A SHRIEKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD LIKE METAL RUBBING ON METAL. THE CONDITION WAS PERMANENT, REPEATABLE TO WORSENING UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO BOTH DETERMINED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND THAT THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL PROBLEM FOR A NEW VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTREME PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME COMPONENT. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS MADE. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - *NM

I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM HITTING THE MEDIAN WHICH SPUN ME AROUND THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY HITTING THE OTHER CEMENT WALL ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER ALL THAT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE ASKED ME "WHY DIDN'T THEY DEPLOY"? I SAID "THAT I DIDN'T KNOW. *NM

I HAVE A 2004 GRAND AM. I BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALERSHIP USED WITH APPROX. 36,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD IT FOR ONLY 4 MONTHS AND HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE IGNITION SENSOR, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE THE O2 SENSOR AS WELL. NOW THE CAR RANDOMLY LOSES ALL POWER WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS ANNOYANCE IS ACCOMPANIED WITH THE CAR ALSO NOT EVEN TURNING OVER ON SOME OCCASIONS. THE CAR CANNOT BE COUNTED ON. I'M TAKING IT IN FOR TESTING. *JB

I OWN AN 04 PONTIAC GRAND AM. AT THE TIME OF SALE ALL THE EQUIPMENT WORK PROPERLY ON THIS VEHICLE. THE CLICKING SOUND STARTED YESTERDAY 11/20/06. HAVING A CLICKING NOISE IN THE DASH, AFTER LOOKING INTO IN THE PROBLEM IS A MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH THAT PONITAC WILL NOT RECALL DUE TO A MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT TO WORK OR OTHER SERIOUS INJURY. THIS SWITCH NEEDS TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THE MALFUNCTION OF IT AS THE OTHER PARTS RELATED TO IT ALSO. *JB

THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE BOTTOM OF MY STEERING WHEEL HAS COME UNDONE. THE CASE HOUSING AROUND IT POPPED OFF, AND NOW IT WON'T SECURE BACK ONTO IT. THE THREE CONTROL BUTTONS USED FOR CRUISE CONTROL NOW SLIDE OUT, AND THE "ON" BUTTON WON'T STAY PRESSED. THE CAR WORKS FINE, SHORT OF THE FRUSTRATIONS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO USE CRUISE CONTROL, AND HAVING THAT MAJOR EYE SORE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *NM

I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER DAY I WAS SIGNALING A LANE CHANGE AND NOW THE CLICKING SOUND BEHIND MY HAZARD WARNING SWITCH IS CONSTANTLY ON AND OFF. SOMETIMES MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS TURN ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. NOT ONLY ARE THESE THINGS VERY ANNOYING BUT ARE DANGEROUS. I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON EARLIER MODEL YEARS OF MY VEHICLE AND AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED FOR THOSE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO CORRECTLY ADDRESS. PLEASE EXPAND YOUR INVESTIGATION TO MORE MODEL YEARS OF MY VEHICLE. *NM