2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

DRIVER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TURN SIGNAL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TURNING SIGNAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK HAZARD SWITCH WAS REPLACED AS A DEFECT. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE SIGNAL LIGHT WAS USED AND THEN DISCONTINUED, THE TURN SIGNAL CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE SIGNAL LIGHT WAS NOT ACTUALLY WORKING BUT THE CLICKING SOUND CONTINUED WELL AFTER THE SIGNAL WAS CANCELED. *NM *SC *JB

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH WINDOW MOTOR, TURN SIGNALS, AIR CONDITIONER, THE BRAKE SYSTEM, THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *MR THERE WAS STRANGE NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW MOTOR, TURN SIGNALS, AIR CONDITIONER WERE RESOLVED PER WARRANTY, BUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEMS CONTINUED. THERE WERE TWO INSTANCES WITH THE FACTORY SECURITY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST CRANK BUT NOT CATCH. THE SECURITY LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY RESET THE SYSTEM. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE SECURITY SYSTEM LOCKED THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE KEY SENSOR IN THE IGNITION SHORTED AND THE PASS LOCK MODULE WAS REPLACED AND RE-KEYED. *SC *JB

CONSUMER WANTS TURN SIGNALS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL AT NO CHARGE. *MR THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL#03V327000. *SC *JB

CONSUMER PLACED KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND VEHICLE FAILED TO START. A THEFT DEVICE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED KEY CYLINDER LOCK DUE TO A SECURITY CODE. *AK

THE SEAT BELT RELEASE DISCONNECTED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART REPEATEDLY. CONSUMER WAS UNSURE IF THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN POSITION. IN ORDER TO STOP CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY.*AK

VEHICLE IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. TURN SIGNALS WERE DEFECTIVE, THE GAS GAUGE WILL INDICATE THAT VEHICLE HAS MORE GAS THAN WHAT WAS REALLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING TRAC OFF LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY AND HAD TO BE TOWED. *LA

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER REPLACED BRAKES EVERY 4500 MILES. BRAKE CALIPERS WERE NOT ALLOWING THE PADS TO WEAR EVENLY, THUS DESTROYING THE ROTORS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPO N IMPACT,DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, DRIVER WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. *AK