2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

I HAVE A 2001 GRAND AM GT AND IT HAS PROBLEMS STARTING SOMETIMES. IT HAS HAD A FUEL PUMP,SOLONOIDS, AND A NEW STARTER PUT IN IT WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS AND NOTHING SEEMS TO BE FIXING THE PROBLEM AND I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS!!

I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS, BUT RECENTLY, THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. I HAVE NOTICED THAT IF YOU TRY SETTING THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON IT WILL SOMETIMES MAKE THE TURN SIGNALS WORK, BUT NOT VERY OFTEN. I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE AND I DON'T WANT TO CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS. *NLM

AFTER LONG OR HEAVY PERIODS OF RAIN, STANDING WATER ON FLOOR BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT. PROBLEM IS ON PASSENGER SIDE AS WELL. HAVE TAKEN BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DOOR RUBBER/SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED AND DOOR ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN DONE. PROBLEM PERSISTS. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS NOT A KNOWN DEFECT. DEALER WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY BEYOND STANDARD WARRANTY ON REPAIRS COMPLETED. ALSO STATES THAT MILDEW AND/OR RUST WILL NOT BE A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS TREATED AT THE MANUFACTURER AGAINST RUST AND MILDEW. THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE DEALER HAS REQUESTED THAT I LEAVE MY CAR WITH THEM A FEW DAYS TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR THEM TO REVIEW THE SITUATION. PLAN TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *NLM

BRAKE ROTORS ARE WEARING OUT, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE WILL HAVE A HEAVY VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THERE ARE 3- 2001 GRAND AM'S IN MY FAMILY AND 1- 2000 GRAND AM. ALL 4 CARS HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED BEFORE 40,000 MILES....... *NLM

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 GRAND AM. LIKE OTHERS MANY TURN SIGNALS FAILED, I HAVE HAD WATER LEAKS, THE DOME LIGHT FELL OUT OF ITS CASING AND WAS DANGLING BY ITS WIRES. IN MAY OF 2003 THE COMPUTER AND ITS WIRING WERE REPLACED (AT ONLY 31000) AFTER AN INCIDENT OF VERY RUFF SHIFTING. A SEPARATE CONSISTANT PROBLEM THAT REMAINS UNSOLVED IS THE CAR'S OCCASIONAL EPISODES OF NOT WANTING TO START. DURING THESE EPISODES IT SOUNDS AS IF THE STARTER WILL CRACK, BUT IT JUST WILL NOT START. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT STARTED AT THESE TIMES IS TO TAP THE GAS PEDAL! IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLACED A FUEL INTAKE VALVE AND PUT NEW PROGRAMMING IN THE COMPUTER. NOTHING THEY EVER DO SOLVES THIS PROBLEM AND USUALLY THEY TELL ME THAT THEY CAN NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE CAN NOT FIX IT. EVEN AFTER HAVING A NEW COMPUTER THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING ON 5/22/2003 THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL FELL OUT ON TO THE DRIVERS LAP. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *TT

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN DECEMBER OF 2000 OR JANUARY OF 2001. NEVERTHELESS, I HAVE 26K MILES ON MY CAR AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TWICE FOR MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR. THE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN WAS APPROXIMATELY 8-9 MONTHS AGO WHEN MY ENGINE WAS KNOCKING LOUDLY AND GRINDING DURING ACCELERATION. IN ADDITION IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR KICK INTO OVERDRIVE IT JUST GRINDED. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO GAY PONTIAC IN DICKINSON TX WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY WERE NOT AUTHORIZED BY GMC TO REPLACE MY ENGINE BUT TO REPLACE CERTAIN PORTIONS OF MY ENGINE I.E. RODS AND MAIN BEARING. LAST FRIDAY ON APRIL 25TH MY ENGINE BEGAN TO DO THE EXACT SAME THING AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR STARTED GRINDING EVERY TIME THE RPM METER REACHED 2200 RPM. I TEND TO ACCELERATE FAST WHEN I DRIVE HOWEVER I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS GROUNDS FOR THE DAMAGE THAT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT ADDED ANY COMPONENTS TO MY VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASING IT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP, AND THIS TIME THEY CALLED OUT A GMC REP WHO SUGGESTED AGAIN THAT ONLY CERTAIN PARTS OF MY ENGINE ARE REPLACED. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET THIS CHANGED. I BELIEVE AT THIS POINT PARTS THAT WERE NOT ORIGINALLY REPAIRED OR REPLACED HAVE SINCE SUSTAINED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM OUTSIDE OF MY ENGINE THAT IS CALLING FOR THE ENGINE TO SUSTAIN THIS DAMAGE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE IS A LEMON AND THE FAILURE OF GMC TO INVESTIGATE AND REPAIR MY VEHICLE WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE ME ADDITIONAL HARM. I WOULD HATE TO BE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAVE AN ENGINE FAILURE OR BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC.

TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAIL REGULARLY, WILL START WORKING OCCASIONALLY WHEN HAZARD SWITCH IS CYCLED. ALMOST CAUSED 2 ACCIDENTS. *NLM

2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM HAS PROBLEMS CRANKING. IGNITION TURNS OVER BUT ENGINE WILL NOT CRANK UNTIL 3-4 TRIES. DOES NOT DO IT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS AND DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND 4 TIMES BECAUSE THE BACK DOORS WILL NOT OPEN SOME TIMES WITHOUT BUMPING THE DOORS WITH YOUR HIP. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. ALSO, REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF, SIDE MIRRORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE CLEAR COAT WAS LEFT OFF, DOOR REFLECTOR FELL OFF, WEATHER STRIP ON WINDOW FELL OFF, BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS CAR IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF, IT IS COMING APART AT THE SEAMS. PONTIAC REP HAS BEEN CONTACTED ANSWER IS THE SAME, WE HAVE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. IT HAS NOW BEGAN STALLING OUT AFTER YOU GET IT CRANKED. I AM NOW CONTACTING GM/BBB AS A LAST RESORT. PLEASE HELP ME IF YOU CAN. *JB