2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2001 GRAND AM V6. WHEN APPLY BRAKES AT ANY SPEED OVER 35 KM A PULSATING CAN BE FELT. THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY GOES OFF STOPPING ME FROM STARTING MY OWN CAR. HAD TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES 4 TIMES WITHIN LAST YEAR. AS THEY CORRODE AND CAUSE STARTING PROBLEMS (SO SAYS THE MECHANIC)*JB

TURN SIGNALS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. DRIVER CANNOT SIGNAL TURNS OR LANE CHANGES. PONTIAC CLAIMS MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 03V327000 EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

I OWN AT 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM WHICH HAS HAD A RECALL ON EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS WHICH CAUSES MY TURN SIGNALS TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THROUGH MY OWN INVESTIGATION OVER 700,000 OF THESE MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VIN NUMBER DIDN'T FALL INTO THE "RANGE" THAT GENERAL MOTORS WAS WILLING TO REPLACE FOR FREE. GENERAL MOTORS TOLD ME TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND SEND THEM THE BILL AND THEY WILL "REVIEW IT". IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS ARE HAVING - THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND I WANT GM TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY CAR, HOW CAN THEY NOT FIX IT??

PASS LOCK SYSTEM A COMPLETE FAILURE. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WON'T START. THE OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO WAIT 10 MINUTES THEN TURN THE KEY OFF AND TRY AGAIN, BUT IT KEEPS DOING IT. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE A RECALL?? PLEASE. *JB

MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS HAD BRAKE FAILURE SINCE LAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD ROTORS & BRAKES REPLACED JULY OF 2004. TURNED AROUND MY BRAKES WAS FAILING AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED NEW CALIPERS IN NOVEMBER 2004. MY CAR IS NOT UNDER ANY WARRANTY. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO GET THE CALIPERS REPLACED, SO THEY SPRAYED THEM TO GET ME THROUGH. I ALSO HAD MY BRAKES REPLACED AGAIN. STARTED HAVING BRAKE PROBLEMS AGAIN JULY 22,2005. THIS TIME I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY BRAKE PEDAL JUST RELEASED AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR. TOOK MY CAR TO GET LOOKED AT. MY ROTORS, BRAKES AND CALIPERS ALL NEED REPLACING IMMEDIATELY. WAS TOLD THAT GRAND AM VEHICLES ARE COMMON FOR HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. *JB

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS DON'T ENGAGE. INCLUDING RADIO, HEATER, A/C, SPEEDOMETER, ALL GAUGES, POWER LOCKS, POWER WINDOWS, ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS AND HEAD LAMPS IF IN THE AUTO DAY LAMP STATUS. IT THEN RANDOMLY STARTS SOMETIMES, AND OTHER TIMES YOU CAN DRIVE FOR 30+ AND IT NEVER COMES BACK. MOST OF THE TIME IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON 3-7 TIMES THEN ALL WORKS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM COMING UP ON A YEAR NOW. I HAVE SUBMITTED SYMPTOMS ON WEB FORUMS AND THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE BLAME IT ON FAULTY BODY CONTROL MODULES AND CLAIM THAT THE GRAND AM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THEM. I HAVE YET TO SEE A RECALL ON IT. *JB

DT: HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME THING, WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE TO START IT WILL NOT START. EVERYTHING DEALER SAID TO TRY WORKED. HAD TO TURN IT ON ACCELERATION FOR 10 MINUTES UNTIL EVERYTHING STOPPED FLASHING, AND TURN OFF .THEN TURN BACK ON AND IT WILL START. FIRST TIME FUEL INJECTOR/ SECOND FUEL PUMP, AND LAST TWO TIMES IT WAS THE SECURITY SYSTEM. NOW IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE IS HEARING A SCRAPPING METAL NOISE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS, PADS AND IS STILL HEARING THIS NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THE FRONT TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE AIR PRESSURE NEEDED TO BE CHANGED, HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT DO ANY GOOD. CONSUMER TALKED TO ABOUT 20 PEOPLE THAT OWNS THE SAME VEHICLE WITH DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS, BUT DOING THE SAME THING. CONSUMER DOES HAVE SERVICE INVOICES AVAILABLE. *TT *JB

SMELLED GASOLINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER CRANKING CAR AND CONTINOUSLY WHILE DRIVING CAR. GASOLINE SMELL BECAME WORSE DESPITE WINDOWS BEING ROLLED DOWN, CHOKING CONDITION. TOOK CAR INTO LOCAL SHOP AND THEY SAID FUEL REGULATOR WAS POURING GASOLINE OUT.

DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE MODEL YEARS 1999 -2001 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PART NUMBER 226247990961E THAT WAS ON THIS CAR, AND WAS UNDER RECALL. HAS A RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE PART WAS REPLACED IN MAY 2005, AND STILL HAD THE SAME CLICKING NOISE FROM THE HAZARD SWITCH. ALSO, COMPLAINED ABOUT SECURITY SYSTEM PROBLEM. WHEN I TRYING TO START PUT THE KEY IN IGNITION AND THE LIGHT FLASHED, CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO RESET THE SYSTEM. TURNED THE KEY TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION FOR 15 MINUTES FOR THE CAR TO START. DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE $45.00 DIAGNOSE ,AND TO REPLACE THE PART WITH THE SAME KIND OF PART THAT WAS ALREADY REPLACED IT WITH ONCE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE FIRST PURCHASING THE CAR IN JUNE 30, 2004. THIS HAPPENED EVERY TIME CONSUMER DROVE THE CAR. *AK