2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

HAZARD SIGNAL SWITCH FAILED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GIVE INDICATION TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CONSUMER SAID HER VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 03V327000 , BUT DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH CURRENTLY 10.000 MILES AND I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH INTERMITTENT HARD STARTING SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS WITH NO RESULTS, THEY SAID SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IT IS. *JB

I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAS A 2001 OR 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. 2 WEEKS AGO, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BURNED UP. THE DEALER IS TELLING HIM THAT THE PART NEEDS TO BE ORDER IN FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND IN TURN THEY NEED TO ACTUALLY BUILD HIM A NEW ONE. I AM SEARCHING FOR A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE I HAVE ANOTHER FRIEND WHO HAS A 2002 CHEVROLET S10 WHO HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. BOTH CARS HAVE LESS THAT 100 THOUSAND MILES ON THEM AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF GM SHOULD BE COVERING THE COST OF THIS REPAIR AS IT SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

FUEL PUMP DOES NOT WORK. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE FUEL GAUGE , FUEL INJECTORS, FAN, LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, COMPUTER CHIP, OIL LEAK, BRAKES, BLINKERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. GMAC HAD BEEN NOTIFIED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND HAD REFUSED TO COOPERATIVE IN FIXING THE DEFECTS. THESE WERE KNOWN DEFECTS. GMAC REFUSED TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY AND REFUSED UNDER THE LEMON LAW. *SCC *JB

WHEN ALMOST STOPPED WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKE PEDAL, CAR LUNCHES FORWARD AND ENGINE SLIGHTLY REVS UP BEFORE STOPPING. HAVE ALMOST PUT CAR INTO GARAGE DOOR MAY OF TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. ALSO WHEN MAKING A HARD TURN ON DRY PAVEMENT FROM A STOP , A LOUD BANG OR GROWLING NOISE COMES FROM TRANSAXLE. *AK

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 4DR. 2.4 4 CYLINDER VEHICLE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT A BRAKING PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED RECENTLY. WHENEVER THE FRONT BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY PULSATE AND DRAG THE CAR TO A STOP. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT GM HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINT REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. IT MUST BE SO PERVASIVE THAT GM HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO ITS MECHANICS. SEE. GM BULLETIN NO. 00-05-23-002B. I HAVE BEEN WONDERING WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL OVER THIS SAFETY ISSUE. NOT ONLY DOES IT AFFECT THE PONTIAC GRAND AM BUT IT ALSO AFFECTS THE CHEVY MALIBU 97-03, OLDS CUTLASS 97-99 AND OLDS ALERO 99-03. IF YOU INVESTIGATE YOUR OWN WEB SITE THERE ARE MORE AND MORE COMPLAINTS POSTED. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE AN ACCIDENT DOES OCCUR. INCIDENTALLY, I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD LIGHTS INTERMINTENTLY WORKING. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PINPOINTED AT THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH WHICH I HAVEN'T REPLACED JUST YET. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION GOING ON OVER THIS ISSUE.*AK

AT 23,000 MILES HAD PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES PULSATING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. AT 41,000 MILES HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES PULSATED AGAIN, IT USUALLY HAPPENS AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45, WHICH MAKES IT HAD TO KEEP CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER SAID MY BRAKE PADS WERE FINE, BUT I SHOULD HAVE THE ROTORS RESURFACE WHEN I GET MY BRAKE PADS REPLACED. AT 43,000 MILES HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END ( ON THE DRIVERS SIDE) AND STEERING. THE FRONT ENDS WAS MAKING ALOT OF NOISE WHEN I WENT OVER BUMPS LIKE SAMETHING WAS BROKEN, AND IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART . THE STEERING, WHEN GOING OVER 45 MILES PER HOUR WITH A 25 DEGREE RIGHT TURN WOULD JERK, BUT IF I HAD THE ETS OFF, THE STEERING WOULD BE COME VERY LOOSE, MAKING IT SEEMS LIKE I HAD NO STEERING AT ALL. THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT END, WHICH THEY TIGHTEN AND LUBE, BUT DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. *AK

DASHBOARD IS RISING WHICH COULLD PREVENT AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING UPON IMPACT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER.*AK

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER EXTERIOR MIRRORS ARE HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE, NO LONGER MOUNTED TO THE DOORS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE LEFT REAR TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH IS CAUSING LEFT BLINKER TO SHORT OUT AND/OR BLINK FAST. WHEN CHECKING FOR A USED REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY, WE DISCOVERED THAT WE COULD NOT FIND ONE THAT HAD NOT ALREADY SHORTED OUT.