2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM ( PRESSURE REGULATOR) I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PART UNTIL THE COMPANY THAT FIX IT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A RECALL PART. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE INFORMATION ABOUT IT. WHEN I START CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT REIMBURSING ME I WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. FROM WHAT I GATHER YOU'LL REGULATES THE SAFETY OF A VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEFECT PART COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. IT'S NOT FAIR TO ME THAT THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP HAS GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND . I DON;T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME. I'M ONLY ASKING THEM TO REIMBURSE ME OF $223.65. *TR

FOR THE LAST YEAR TO YEAR AND A HALF THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE ON MY 2005 GRAND AM HAS GONE BERSERK. IT RANDOMLY PREVENTS ME FROM STARTING MY CAR. I HAVE TO LEAVE 10 MINUTES EARLY FOR EVERYTHING SO I AM NOT LATE BECAUSE IT TAKES 10 MINUTES TO RE-SET THE DEVICE. IT IS SHAMEFUL PONTIAC WON'T RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AS MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING IT. I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD THE 200 + DOLLARS AN HOUR TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP FIX IT. THE PROBLEM IS IF YOU ATTEMPT TO FIX IT YOURSELF (I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S A SENSOR ISSUE) YOU COULD END UP SETTING THE ANTI-THEFT/PASSLOCK DEVICE OFF AND NEVER GET IT TO RE-SET. AS IT IS, I KNOW I CAN RE-SET IT IN 10 MINUTES (THOUGH BY THEN I'M OFTEN HOT AND SWEATY AND GRUMPY WITH MELTED ICE CREAM). HELP! IT'S JUST NOT FAIR. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WILL NOT TELL MY MECHANIC HOW TO FIX IT; THEY WANT ME TO BRING IT IN. *TR

NOTHING HAPPENED TO CASE THIS AT ALL. NOTHING CHANGE OR INSTALLED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN....IT JUST HAPPENED. NO WRECKS OR FIRE OR PROPERLY DAMAGE. A FEW MONTHS AGO MY 2005 GRAND AM SE STARTING MAKING THE RANDOM TURN SIGNAL NOISE, SOMETIMES IT WILL GO CONSTANTLY OTHER TIMES IT'LL ONLY DO IT TWICE THEN STOP....THEN START AGAIN. WHEN YOUR OUT DRIVING AROUND CONSTANTLY HEARING CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK, IT GETS ANNOYING. IS THIS THE PROBLEM THAT WILL COST ~$300 TO FIX I'M TOLD TO REPLACE THE MULTISWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR ALOT OF THE PREVIOUS GRAND AM YEAR CARS AND WERE COVERED BY THE DEALERSHIP? HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS. *TR

MY GRAND AM HAS A DEFECTIVE TURN SIGNAL, JUST AS THE 00-01 MODELS DID. THE TURN SIGNAL HAS MALFUNCTIONED THAT LEAD TO FLICKERING OR TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT IS CONSTANTLY FLICKERING, IT WILL NOT STOP, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY STEERING WHEEL IS SMOKING BECAUSE OF THIS MY AIRBAG COULD EXPLODE IN MY FACE, WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A FIRESTONE TECHNICIAN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET DUE TO GM DEXCOOL COOLANT CORRODING THE GASKET. IF NOT REPLACE ENGINE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. *TR

TURN SIGNALS JUST STOPPED WORKING WITH NO NOTICE AT UHAUL STORE WHILE WITH MY 3 YOUNG CHILDREN. HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO TURN SIGNALS. HAS LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. ONCE STOPPED, NOTICED THAT HAZARDS NO LONGER WORK ALSO. BRAKE LIGHTS STILL WORK. CHECKED ALL FUSES...COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. *TR

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH, WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN PARK. SOMETIMES GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK UNTIL A FEW MINUTES AFTER STARTING CAR. HAD THE GEAR SHIFT REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. ISN'T AS MUCH OF A PROBLEM IN WARM WEATHER. *TR

THERE IS AN INTERMEDIATE BLINKER NOISE COMING FROM THE DASH BOARD, WHEN THE BLINKERS ARE NOT ON. OCCASIONALLY THE BLINKERS BECOME STUCK. I'VE ALSO NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. I'VE TRIED REPLACING THE BLINKERS AND HAZARD FUSES, BUT THIS HAS NOT HELPED. *TR

WENT TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE ONE DAY AND THE MY CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN I WAS LEAVING. HAD SOMEONE PICK ME UP. TOOK ME BACK TO MY CAR A FEW HOURS LATER AND IT STARTED. SEEMS TO BE A PASSLOCK ISSUE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I WAS STRANDED AGAIN AWAY FROM HOME WITH THE SAME ISSUE. AGAIN WAITED A FEW HOURS AND CAR STARTED. NOW THE CARS STARTER IS GOING OUT AND IT NEEDS COMPLETE BRAKE REPAIR. IT ONLY HAS 52K MILES ON IT. TODAY STRANDED AT WORK WITH YET AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM. HAD SOMEONE ELSE COME PICK ME UP AND DROP ME OFF A HALF HOUR AWAY. WILL HAVE TO GO PICK IT UP TOMORROW. TRIED E-MAILING PONTIAC AND CALLING THE NUMBER IN THE BACK OF MY OWNERS MANUAL ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IS ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE ALSO TRIED TO FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. AS OF RIGHT NOW I HAVE NOT REPLACED ANY PARTS ON THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOT WILLING TO SPEND MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE FIXING SOMETHING THAT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT CANNOT BE FIXED. ALL FIXES I HAVE READ ABOUT HAVE ONLY REMAINED TEMPORARY WITH THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM RETURNING. I STILL OWE 13K ON THIS CAR AND FEAR TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE IT WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED AGAIN. I AM 4 MONTHS PREGNANT AND CANNOT JUST GET STRANDED PLACES. THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS SUPPOSE TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM STEALING MY CAR NOT TO KEEP ME FROM DRIVING IT. IT IS THE SAME AS ME USING THE CORRECT PASSWORD ON MY COMPUTER BUT THE COMPUTER SAYING, "EVEN THOUGH THAT IS THE CORRECT PASSWORD WE ARE CHOOSING NOT TO LET YOU IN TODAY." *TR

HORN KEEPS STICKING, AND IF YOU DISCONNECT THE FUSE FOR THE HORN THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK IF IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED IN 35,000 MILES OF USE. THE HORN SPRING IS IN THE AIR BAG MODULE. *TR