2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO VISIT A BUSINESS, IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START.*AK

THE HEATER/DEFROSTER FAN MOTOR NO LONGER WORKS ON THE FIRST TWO FAN SPEEDS. IN ORDER TO GET THE DEFROSTER OR HEATER TO FUNCTION, YOU MUST USE THE THIRD SPEED. THE NOISE FROM THE AIR FLOW AT THIS SPEED IS BOTH ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING.*AK

ENGINE COOLANT LEAK AT INTAKE MANFOLD, RELATING TO TSB 03-06-01-010A APR 03. ISUE APPEARS TO BE COMMON AMONG THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. CAR IS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 45K MILES. THIS TYPE OF LEAK IS NOT TYPICAL FOR A CAR OF THIS AGE AND USAGE. LOCAL AND DEALER MECHNINICS INDICATE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT COULD BE EASILY SOLVED WITH PROPER INSTALLATION OF THE GASKET. *AK

AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH FOR THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHT RECALL 03V327000 THE TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY. *NM

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START VEHICLE THE ENGIE FAILED. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND NOTICED SOME WIRES MELTED, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE BURNING. CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT. *AK

THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. IT FELT LIKE IT DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING FLUID. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS FULL AND THERE WAS NO CUTS OR BREAKS IN THE FLUID LINE. ALSO AT 82,000 MILES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT AND LEAVING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH RECALL 03V327000 REPAIRS PERFORMED, DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP THE CLOCK, RADIO, DISPLAY LIGHTS AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. *AK

PONTIAC GRAND AM 2001 A/C CONTROL STOPS FUNCTIONING FOR POSITIONS 1-3. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE PONTIAC 2001 OWNER VEHICLES OF WHOM I HAVE TALKED TO.*AK

MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM CONTINUES TO SHUT DOWN WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM BEING ACTIVATED. HAVE RPL FUEL PUMP AND HAD IT TOWED 2 TIMES TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE COMPUTER RESET IN LAST 2 MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO WAY TO DEACTIVATE THE PROGRAM. NOW HAVE AN UNRELIABLE CAR. DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WON'T START AND NEED A TOW AGAIN! *AK

NHTSA RECALL 03V327000 SUBJECT:HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. THE TURN SIGNALS BECAME INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN TEN MINUTES THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE SIGNALS CAME ON. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH COULD NOT BE RESOLVED. *AK.