2001 Pontiac Grand Am

MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A 2001 GRAND AM GT IN OCTOBER 05' @ 80,000 MILES. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS IN A YEAR. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR POPPED AND BLEW OUT THEN ABOUT 2WKS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WENT OUT!! MY IGNITION SWITCH DOESN'T WORK, I CAN TAKE MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS STILL ON. MY SIGNAL LIGHTS WENT OUT I REPLACED THEM. MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT DOES NOT MANEUVER @ ALL. MY FOG LIGHT IN THE FRONT ON THE LEFT SIDE HAS CAME OFF COMPLETELY WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL PARKED. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER GRAND AMS @ DRIVE THROUGH RESTAURANTS WHO'S WINDOWS DON'T WORK AND YOU HAVE TO GET YOU'RE FOOD THROUGH THE DOOR!! THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND SHOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL OWNERS ASAP!! ITS A SHAME WE PAY SO MUCH FOR SO LITTLE!! *TR

I HAVE A 2001 GRAND-AM. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH #NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V327000 COMPONENT: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS:SWITCH DETAILS: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE HAZARD WARNING SWITCHES THAT MAY EXPERIENCE SOLDER JOINT CRACKING CAUSED BY RAPID TEMPERATURE TRANSITIONS AND THE SOLDERING PROCESS. IF SOLDER JOINT CRACKING OCCURS AND RESULTS IN AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE TURN SIGNALS/HAZARD LAMPS BECOME INTERMITTENT OR INOPERATIVE. CONSEQUENCE: WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER CANNOT USE THEM TO SIGNAL INTENT TO TURN THAT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. CORRECTIVE ACTION: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HAZARD WARNING SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 5, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438, PONTIAC AT 1-800-620-7668, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-630-6537. UNITS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: 670740 RECALL INITIATED BY: ODI DATE ADDED TO NHTSA DATABASE: 09/04/2003 I HAVE CALLED PONTIAC BECAUSE I AM HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT THEY SAY MY VIN PUTS MY CAR OUT OF THE ALMOST 700,000 CARS EFFECTED. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK UNDER HER VEHICLE FOR A FEW YEARS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE GAS TANK LINE AND IT WAS A FUEL LEAK. THEY ALSO TOLD HER THAT THERE WAS A RELATED RECALL; HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT RELATED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED AND REQUEST THAT HER VIN IS A PART OF THE EXISTING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000. THE DEALER INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE IS STILL LOCATED AT THE REPAIR SHOP AWAITING WORD FROM THE CORP OFFICE. THE DEALER STATED REPLACED HAZARD LIGHTS SWITCH, SPEAKER RADIO REAR DOOR, MOLDING WINDSHIELD SIDE PILLAR, EXTERIOR BULBS, AND WIPER BLADE. UPDATED 10/31/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURNING SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD BECOME STUCK EACH TIME IT WAS ACTIVATED. SHE STATED THAT THE SWITCH BEGAN SMOKING. THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE TURN SIGNAL, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,146 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,140.

ON 4/3/07 MY PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS WORKED ON AT GREINER PONTIAC IN VICTORVILLE CALIFORNIA BECAUSE A CONSTANT TICKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE CONSOLE WHEN I USED MY TURN SIGNALS, ALSO AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE AREA WHERE THE RADIO IS BECAME VERY HOT. ON 4/3/07 GREINER PONTIAC FOUND THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH TO BE FAILING. GREINER PONTIAC REPLACED THE SWITCH. WHEN THEY FINISHED MY CAR, AS I DROVE AWAY I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT AND MADE A TICK NOISE WHEN I TURNED. I WENT BACK TO GREINER TO INFORM THEM OF THIS, AND THEY SAID THAT IS NORMAL FROM REPLACING THAT SWITCH. ON 8/27/07 THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING AND THE HORN STARTED BEEPING ON ITS OWN. I CALLED GREINER WHEN I RETURNED HOME AND THEY TOLD ME IT SOUNDED LIKE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WENT OUT. THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO IDEAL AUTO CENTER WHO DOES WORK ON GMC VEHICLES. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO IDEAL AUTO CENTER APPROX 10:10 IN THE MORNING OF 8/27/07. ON 8/28/07, TUESDAY AFTERNOON I CALLED IDEAL , TALKED TO MIKE HE STATED WHEN GREINER PONTIAC PUT THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH IN ON 4/3/07 THEY HAD PUT IT IN WRONG AND THAT MY CAR SHOULD HAVE NEVER LEFT THEIR LOT THAT DAY IN THE CONDITION THEY LEFT IT IN. ON 8/31/07 , APPROX. 11:30 AM, I CALLED IDEAL AUTO CENTER, SPOKE TO MIKE, HE STATED THAT MY CAR SHOULD BE READY IN ABOUT AN HOUR. I THEN WENT DOWN TO IDEAL AUTO, AND MIKE STATED THAT MY CAR SHOULD BE READY SHORTLY. ABOUT AND HOUR AND A HALF WENT BY, I ASKED THE CASHIER CLERK IF SHE CAN CHECK THE STATUS OF MY CAR. SHE TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BROKE, HAD A CRACK . WHEN THEIR MECHANIC TRIED TO UN-LOOSEN THE STEERING WHEEL, A LOUD NOISE SOUNDED OFF. IDEAL AUTO SAID WHEN GREINER DID THE WORK ON 4/3/07 THEY TIGHTENED THE STEERING WHEEL TOO TIGHT WHICH CAUSED PRESSURE TO CRACK THE STEERING WHEEL IN SIDE. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THE HAZARD SWITCH WAS RECALLED AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SHIP TO HAVE IT REPLACED. AFTER THAT I HAD A CLICKING NOISE THAT WAS INTERMITTENT SO I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED IT AGAIN...STILL HAVE THE CLICKING NOISE. THEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM IN THE PONTIAC'S AND SHOULD BE RECALLED ALONG WITH THE HAZARD SWITCH. IF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SUCH A KNOWN ISSUES I WOULD NOT BE COMPLAINING. MATTER OF FACT THIS IS MY FIRST COMPLAINT EVER ON A VEHICLE. I HOPE PONTIAC REALIZES THERE IS A PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES FIRE OR SOMETHING THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, I DO THINK IT IS A DEFAULT AND PONTIAC SHOULD BE REIMBURSING FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND AM WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE SIGNAL IT WILL START THEN, WITHOUT WARNING, IT WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. SOMETIMES THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH PONTIAC, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL 03V327000. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 93000 MILES. *AK

"HAZARD SWITCH" RECALL HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME CLICKING NOISE, SOUNDS LIKE A TURN SIGNAL, AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH, THAT THE RECALL HAS TO DO WITH THE HAZARD LIGHT NOT THE TURN SIGNAL. THE NOISE BEING HEARD HAS "ALWAYS" BEEN THE TURN SIGNAL NOISE, IT JUST COMES FROM THE CENTER OF THE CAR WHERE THE HAZARD SWITCH IS LOCATED, AND I HAVE SEEN PLENTY OF REPORTS FROM OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. PONTIAC "GM" SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, NOT THE CONSUMER! I AM ALSO HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY LIGHT COMING ON AND HAVING TO TURN THE KEY AND WAIT 10 MINUTES BEFORE I CAN START MY CAR. THERE IS NOTHING THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE BY THE TIME YOU TAKE IT TO BE REPAIRED THEY CANNOT FIND THE MALFUNCTION. GM SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THESE ONGOING PROBLEMS THAT MANY CONSUMERS ARE HAVING WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. *JB