2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

OUR 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE BY THE SWITCH FOR THE HAZARD LIGHT FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. TONIGHT IT WOULD NOT STOP AND THE CAR STARTED SMOKING. I WENT TO YOUR WEB SITE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE CAR WAS RECALLED AND WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED. I AM VERY DISTURBED BY THE FACT THAT CAR MANUFACTURERS DO NOT HAVE TO NOTIFY OWNERS OF FAILURES TO THE VEHICLES. WHAT IF MY CAR HAD STARTED ON FIRE AND NOT JUST SMOKED. WE HAD A SIMILAR INCIDENT WITH OUR FORD EXPLORER AND THE GAS FILTER BEING FAULTY. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED ON THAT EITHER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH WHEN PUT IN REVERSE. AN ACCIDENT COULD EASILY HAVE OCCURRED WITH THAT PROBLEM. I THINK YOU NEED TO START MAKING THE CAR MANUFACTURERS NOTIFY OWNERS OF PROBLEMS. IF I DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS RECALLED. *AK

I WOULD LIKE TO LET NHTSA KNOW THAT I HAVE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I HAVE HAD TO DO QUITE A BIT OF REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE, SUCH THE SECURITY SYSTEM, THE FUEL PUMP. I AM NOT FACING REPAIRS ON THE WATER PUMP BECAUSE OF LEAKAGE AND THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF. ALSO WITH MY GRAND AM AND I HAVE SEEM OTHERS WITH THE SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS. THE MIRRORS JUST FALL OFF AND HAND BY THE CORD. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS WE NEED THESE MIRRORS FOR SIDE VIEW VISION. *AK

DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *AK FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP CAUSED GRINDING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE TURN SIGNAL WENT OUT. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS. *BF *NM

EVERY SINCE I GOT MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM THE FOG LIGHTS MAY WORK FOR A WEEK AND THEN THEY GO OUT .I HAVE CHANGED BOTH OF THE BULBS AND THEY STILL WILL NOT WORK I FEEL THE GM CORP SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THEM.*AK

THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND IN THE DASH NEAR THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. IT WOULD CONSTANTLY CLICK AS IF THE BLINKER WAS ON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HE MECHANIC SAID IT WOULD EVENTUALLY WOULD WEAR OUT AND NEED REPLACED COSTING $350. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED YET. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 GRAND AM, WHICH I DO LOVE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR, HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET MUST BE REPAIRED, WHICH COST 1000 TO FIX. I REALLY THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THE CAR.*AK

I AM HAVING MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM: FIRST,THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A FAULTY TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER RELAY WHICH I HAD REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP,BUT NOW THE FLASHER RELAY IS DISPLAYING THE SAME PROBLEMS IT DID BEFORE IT WAS REPLACED-CAUSING ME TO WONDER IF PONTIAC IS USING FAULTY PARTS TO REPLACE FAULTY PARTS!!ALSO ,THIS SAME CAR IS HAVING MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS-INCLUDING POWER WINDOWS THAT SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DO NOT;AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND DISENGAGING THE EMERGECY HAND BRAKE,THE LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO COME ON . SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WILL TAKE A LONG TIME BEFORE THEY WILL OPERATE;ALSO ,SOMETIMES NOTHING WILL WORK ,OTHER THAN THE ENGINE RUNNING.PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS THE SECOND PONTIAC 2001 GRAND AM IN WHICH WE HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.ON OUR FIRST PONTIAC GRAND AM-THE TAIL LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK; PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WAS A NEW CAR WITH AROUND 20,000 MILES ON IT.I CAN GO INTO GREATER DETAIL ABOUT THE MANY OTHER ELECTRICAL AND NON-ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR,AND I HAVE SEEN OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR.MY CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS,AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE HIGHWAYS.(THESE ELECTRICAL DEFECTS IN THESE GRAND AM'S COULD CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY,IF THE RUNNING LIGHTS WERE TO FAIL AT NIGHT-OR AT HIGH SPEEDS).WOULD SOMEONE AT NHTSA PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM? THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK

THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET OF THE CONSUMER'S 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM FAILED. *NM THE GASKETS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE EGR, COOLANT BYPASS, OCC/OXYGEN CATALYST CONVERTER AND THE PCM/POWER CONTROL MODULE "P" DRIVE SEAL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION ABOUT ANY ACCIDENTS AND OR DEATHS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE. *SC *JB

DEFECTIVE INTAKE GASKET. SEE COMPLAIN #'S 79007,10086421,10065717. LOW COOLANT LIGHT STARTED COMING ON EVERY WEEK AND A HALF OR SO, STARTING BACK IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR (2004). IT CAME ON EVERY COUPLE WEEKS SO I JUST KEPT FILLING IT WITH COOLANT AND HAD MY THERMOSTAT REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL KEPT HAPPENING. FINALLY MY CAR OVERHEATED ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE SO I HAD TO PULL OVER. I PUT IT IN THE SHOP ON 3/7/05 AND WAS JUST TOLD THAT I NEEDED MY INTAKE GASKET REPLACED COSTING ME $800.00. MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS IA COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. DID SOME RESEARCH AND DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM, PONITAC NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. *AK

I HAVE NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM MY BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED PADS AND ROTORS, I REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS AND THE ABS, TRAC OFF, AND THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A SPEED SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND BECAUSE IT IS INSIDE THE WHEEL HUB I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THESE THINGS ALSO. $700.00 LATER THE LIGHTS WERE STILL COMING ON AND THE BRAKES WAS STILL MAKING THIS STRANGE NOISE. I RETURNED THE CAR AND AFTER INSPECTION WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS WIRES WERE BUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, $200.00 LATER THE CAR IS STILL MAKING THESE NOISES AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL COMING ON. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I AM TAKING THE CAR BACK AGAIN FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. I HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE MANIFOLD REPLACED IT AT $700.00, THE IGNITION FORTUNATELY FOR ME IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED WITH THE CAR. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONING. *NM