2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT ENTERED AND STARTED THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY TEN TO FIFTEEN MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION BEFORE BEING ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTI THEFT WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ANTI-THEFT ACTIVATED, IT PREVENTS HIM FROM STARTING THE VEHICLE ABOUT FOUR OUT OF TEN STARTS AND ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 07/18/11

PASSLOCK/SECURITY LIGHT MALFUNCTION. WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL FLASH AND NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO COMPLETELY START. ENGINE WILL CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER. LEAVE THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES AND THE SYSTEM WILL RESET AND THE CAR WILL START. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEMS WILL HAPPEN. SOMETIMES DURING DRIVING, RED SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON, BUT WILL NOT AFFECT ANYTHING TO IMPAIR DRIVING. WAS TOLD IGNITION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS AFTER IT HAS BEEN FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHEN ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH) YET THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WITH ONLY 65000 MILES HAS RECENTLY DEVELOPED THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE IP, AND HAS NOT STARTED ONCE (ONLY OWNER). I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLES AND HAVE NOT HAD AN ISSUE UNTIL NOW. THE LIGHT TURNS ON FREQUENTLY, AND IS UPSETTING TO NOT KNOW IF IT WILL START AND YOU'LL BE STRANDED FOR A WHILE. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW G-8 LAST SUMMER. I ALSO OWN A TAHOE. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING AND HAVE A TSB SOFTWARE FIX FOR THE NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT GM PRODUCTS. IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. *TR

THE SECURITY FEATURE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO PROPERLY START MY CAR. THE SECURITY LIGHT IN THE CAR THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE DASH BOARD DISPLAY FLASHES . I THEN HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN OR REMOVE POWER I.E. DISCONNECT ONE TERMINAL OF THE BATTERY RECONNECT IT THEN HOPE THE CAR WILL START. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE BRIGHT ENOUGH FOR HER TO SEE THE ROADWAY AND HINDERED HER VISION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT CHANGED THE BULBS BUT THE HEADLIGHTS STILL DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE CONTACT STATED THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD ONLY OPERATE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000- EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 141,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BECAUSE OF THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THE CONTACT HAD TO WAIT 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WANTED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BUT HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM THE TUMBLERS IN THE IGNITION AND THE BODY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR DOES NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT HE COULD POTENTIALLY BECOME STRANDED WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE TURNING SIGNAL AND THE HAZARD LIGHT WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V327000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS: SWITCH). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE SECURITY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WITHOUT TURNING THE IGNITION INTO THE ON POSITION AND ALLOWING IT TO REMAIN IN THE ON POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.