2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CAR COMING THROUGH THE VENT WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST TURNED ON, WHEN I PRESS THE BREAKS, OR WHEN I TURN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SECURITY CODE WAS RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY. A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

"SECURITY" WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY APPEARED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PASSLOCK ISSUE. I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS NOT BEEN DEALT WITH A RECALL. *TR

THE SMELL OF GAS OUT OF THE BLUE. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS TOPPING OFF THE GAS, SO WE STOPPED, THEN JUST SOME TIMES IT WILL JUST SMELL WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WE HAVE HAD THE CAR BARELY OER A YEAR AND BOTH THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE FRONT DOORS ARE INOPERATIVE AND THE ONE PART WE NEED IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND WILL COST US A LITTLE OVER 500.00 A PER WINDOW. *TR

THE TURN SIGNAL MAKES A CONSTANT FLICKERING SOUND, WHEN WE BOUT THE CAR IN 2009 FROM THE DEALERSHIP WE TOOK IT BACK TO BE FIXED, THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED AND AS SOON AS WE LEFT IT STARTING TO IT AGAIN. BEFORE IT DIDN'T DO IT NON STOP JUST EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE & IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT IT DOES IT NON STOP EVERY TIME YOU TURN THE CAR ON. *TR

FLASHERS WILL NOT SHUT OFF INTERMITTENT AND SOMETIMES BOTH COME ON WHEN YOU TRY TO TURN ONE WAY SAME AS ISSUES IN NHTSA ACTION # PE05055 THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM JUST DELAYED IT. *TR

MAY 2008 HAD MY RIGHT TIE ROD REPLACED MAY 2009 HAD MY LEFT TIE ROD REPLACED. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE NOT HIT ANY CURBS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE CONTACT SMELLS GASOLINE. THE ODOR GOES AWAY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE FEELS THAT PONTIAC SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY HUSBAND HAS A 2005 CHEVY TRUCK WITH 30000 MILES. I OWN A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM, BOTH WITH 45000 MILES, BOTH DRIVEN FOR PLEASURE. I JUST REPLACED FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. MY ABS AND NO TRAC LIGHT IS ON. I WAS TOLD MY HUB WAS BAD. MY HUSBAND JUST REPLACED A HUB ON HIS TRUCK AS WELL, NO WARRANTY! I WAS TOLD BY AUTO ZONE AND THE PEOPLE WHO WORK ON MY CAR THAT GM HAS A BAD HUB AND KNOWS IT. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE MINE AT THIS TIME SO I HAVE TO PARK THE CAR. *TR