SAFETY LIGHT ON IN 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. KEY HAS TROUBLE TURNING OVER AT TIMES. HAS TO DO WITH SECURITY IN IGNITION. IF KEY IS NOT INSERTED JUST RIGHT AFTER KEY IS WORN DOWN AFTER USING IN CAR A WHILE, THE CAR THINKS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND TRIES TO SHUT DOWN LIKE IT IS TRYING TO BE STOLEN AND IT CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED. I…
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SAFETY LIGHT ON IN 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. KEY HAS TROUBLE TURNING OVER AT TIMES. HAS TO DO WITH SECURITY IN IGNITION. IF KEY IS NOT INSERTED JUST RIGHT AFTER KEY IS WORN DOWN AFTER USING IN CAR A WHILE, THE CAR THINKS THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND TRIES TO SHUT DOWN LIKE IT IS TRYING TO BE STOLEN AND IT CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED. I CAN NOT GET THE SECURITY LIGHT TO GO OFF AND AT TIMES THE KEY DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10319953
177,000 miles · Mar 3, 2010
Electrical System
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT - FAILS TO START EVERY TIME. SECURITY PASSLOCK ISSUE. IF THE VEHICLE DOESN'T THINK IT'S THE RIGHT KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WILL NOT START. THE SOLUTION IS TO SIT AND WAIT FOR 15 MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO GO OFF. AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS REPLACING PARTS THIS STILL HAPPENS. THIS PROBLE…
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2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT - FAILS TO START EVERY TIME. SECURITY PASSLOCK ISSUE. IF THE VEHICLE DOESN'T THINK IT'S THE RIGHT KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WILL NOT START. THE SOLUTION IS TO SIT AND WAIT FOR 15 MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO GO OFF. AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS REPLACING PARTS THIS STILL HAPPENS. THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY GM. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10316063
54,000 miles · Dec 19, 2009
Electrical System
PASS LOCK PREVENTS CAR TO START. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10296453
112,000 miles · Dec 7, 2009
Electrical SystemEquipment
ABOUT A YEAR AGO CAR WOULDN'T START. HAD IT TOWED AND THE SERVICE GARAGE REPLACED THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY AND DID A SECURITY UPDATE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO CAR WOULDN'T START TRIED JUMPING, NOTHING. SECURITY LIGHT ON DASH WAS BLINKING. RESEARCHED ON COMPUTER AND FOUND OUT IF YOU TURN KEY ON FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES THEN TRY TO START THE CAR…
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ABOUT A YEAR AGO CAR WOULDN'T START. HAD IT TOWED AND THE SERVICE GARAGE REPLACED THE IGNITION ASSEMBLY AND DID A SECURITY UPDATE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO CAR WOULDN'T START TRIED JUMPING, NOTHING. SECURITY LIGHT ON DASH WAS BLINKING. RESEARCHED ON COMPUTER AND FOUND OUT IF YOU TURN KEY ON FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES THEN TRY TO START THE CAR IT WILL START. WELL I TRIED THIS AND IT WORKED. LEAVING THE KEY ON FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES RESETS THE SECURITY SYSTEM ON THE CAR. MY CAR HAS STARTED FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T DISARM THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY CAR. MAYBE THIS IS WHAT THE GARAGE DID A YEAR AGO AND CHARGED FOR A NEW ASSEMBLY BECAUSE I STILL USE THE ORIGINAL KEY. PLEASE HELP BECAUSE I AM NOT ALONE AND THIS PROBLEM REALLY CONFUSES THE REPAIRMAN ACCORDING TO THE WEB SITE I FOUND THIS EASY FIX ON. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10294820
115,000 miles · May 20, 2009
Electrical System
AT TIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM I WILL SEE SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL, I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CLICKING SOUND I HEAR THAT WON'T STOP. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10269481
Mileage unknown · Apr 24, 2009
Electrical System
AT TIMES WHEN I AM DRIVING MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM I WILL SEE SMOKE COMING FROM MY STEERING WHEEL, I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE CLICKING SOUND I HEAR THAT WON'T STOP. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10266658
84,000 miles · Apr 20, 2009
Electrical System
2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT - PROBLEM WITH SECURITY/PASSLOCK SYSTEM. CAN NOT DEPEND ON THIS CAR STARTING. WILL START ONE DAY & NEXT DAY WILL NOT. HAVE RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM COUNTLESS TIMES AND FINALLY AFTER LAST RESET WILL STILL NOT START. I AM A SINGLE, WORKING MOM WHO RECEIVES NO ASSISTANCE FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CHI…
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2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT - PROBLEM WITH SECURITY/PASSLOCK SYSTEM. CAN NOT DEPEND ON THIS CAR STARTING. WILL START ONE DAY & NEXT DAY WILL NOT. HAVE RESET THE SECURITY SYSTEM COUNTLESS TIMES AND FINALLY AFTER LAST RESET WILL STILL NOT START. I AM A SINGLE, WORKING MOM WHO RECEIVES NO ASSISTANCE FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, CHILD SUPPORT, ETC.; WORKS EVERYDAY; STILL PAYING ON THIS CAR WHICH ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR PAYMENT, BUT ALSO CAN'T GET THIS CAR TO START TO EVEN DRIVE OFF A CLIFF, MUCHLESS TO DEALERSHIP TO TRADE IN. I AM JUST FED UP WITH THIS VEHICLE AND AFTER READING NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON FORUM, CAN'T BELIEVE GM HASN'T ISSUED RECALL. CAN'T SOMETHING BE DONE? NO WONDER GM IS GOING UNDER. NO ONE WANTS TO BUY THEIR PRODUCTS DUE TO THE QUALITY AND DEPENDABILITY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10266119
Mileage unknown · Feb 3, 2009
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingExterior Lighting
I HAVE A 2002 GRAND AM GT. I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT NEW WITH 34 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE LOW OIL SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE GASKET INTAKE VALVES WERE LEAKING CAUSING MY LIFTERS TO MELT TOGETHER. I HAD TO HAVE THE LIFTERS REPLACED IN THE ENGINE AT 70,000 MILES. BEING THAT …
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I HAVE A 2002 GRAND AM GT. I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT NEW WITH 34 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE LOW OIL SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE GASKET INTAKE VALVES WERE LEAKING CAUSING MY LIFTERS TO MELT TOGETHER. I HAD TO HAVE THE LIFTERS REPLACED IN THE ENGINE AT 70,000 MILES. BEING THAT MY SALESMAN WORKED WITH ME, ALL I HAD TO PAY WAS THE COST OF LABOR. THAT WAS STILL $1000. AT 81,000 I HAD TO HAVE A NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER PUT IN. ONE YEAR LATER I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED ANOTHER NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BLINKERS AND BRAKE LIGHTS AS OTHERS HAVE WRITTEN. MY SECURITY LIGHT HAS ALSO JUST STARTED COMING ON. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT GM VEHICLES UP TO THIS POINT, AS HAVE THE REST OF MY FAMILY. I EVEN HAD FAMILY THAT WORKED FOR GM. I HAD A GRAND PRIX BEFORE THIS, AND IT WAS GREAT. HOWEVER, I WILL NEVER, EVER, BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE. THEY DO NOT PRODUCE A PRODUCT THAT THEY WILL STAND BEHIND. NO WONDER THEY NEED A BAILOUT! *TR
NHTSA ODI #10257361
75,000 miles · Dec 16, 2008
Electrical System
THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON CONSTANTLY, AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR THE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10251973
Mileage unknown · Nov 16, 2008
Electrical System
I HAVE 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM, I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING DUE TO SECURITY LIGHT! WHICH I SEE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PASS-LOCK (THEFT-MODULE) SYSTEM, THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THIS, I DONT SEE WHY IT HASNT BEEN RECALLED . *TR
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
IN DECEMBER 2004, GM ISSUED A SPECIAL POLICY FOR MY 1999-2000 ALERO, GRAND AM AND MALIBU VEHICLES NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 03V327. THE POLICY COVERED TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURRED FIRST) TO PROVIDE A NO COST REPLACEMENT OF THE HAZARD SWITCH. GM SENT LETTERS TO OWNERS STARTING DECEMBER 30, 2004.IN JANUARY 2006, GM WILL UPDATE THE SPECIAL POLICY TO INCLUDE MY 2002 ALERO, GRAND AM AND MALIBU VEHICLES NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 03V-327.THE POLICY COVERS TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST) TO PROVIDE A NO COST REPLACEMENT OF THE HAZARD SWITCH.GM WILL SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS STARTING LATE APRIL 2006.THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE MANUFACTURER IS SUFFICIENT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES RAISED BY THIS INVESTIGATION.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FUTURE ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
IN DECEMBER 2004, GM ISSUED A SPECIAL POLICY FOR MY 1999-2000 ALERO, GRAND AM AND MALIBU VEHICLES NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 03V327. THE POLICY COVERED TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURRED FIRST) TO PROVIDE A NO COST REPLACEMENT OF THE HAZARD SWITCH. GM SENT LETTERS TO OWNERS STARTING DECEMBER 30, 2004.IN JANUARY 2006, GM WILL UPDATE THE SPECIAL POLICY TO INCLUDE MY 2002 ALERO, GRAND AM AND MALIBU VEHICLES NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 03V-327.THE POLICY COVERS TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST) TO PROVIDE A NO COST REPLACEMENT OF THE HAZARD SWITCH.GM WILL SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS STARTING LATE APRIL 2006.THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE MANUFACTURER IS SUFFICIENT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES RAISED BY THIS INVESTIGATION.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FUTURE ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
Exterior Lighting:turn Signal:switch
IN DECEMBER 2004, GM ISSUED A SPECIAL POLICY FOR MY 1999-2000 ALERO, GRAND AM AND MALIBU VEHICLES NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 03V327. THE POLICY COVERED TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURRED FIRST) TO PROVIDE A NO COST REPLACEMENT OF THE HAZARD SWITCH. GM SENT LETTERS TO OWNERS STARTING DECEMBER 30, 2004.IN JANUARY 2006, GM WILL UPDATE THE SPECIAL POLICY TO INCLUDE MY 2002 ALERO, GRAND AM AND MALIBU VEHICLES NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 03V-327.THE POLICY COVERS TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST) TO PROVIDE A NO COST REPLACEMENT OF THE HAZARD SWITCH.GM WILL SEND LETTERS TO OWNERS STARTING LATE APRIL 2006.THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE MANUFACTURER IS SUFFICIENT TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES RAISED BY THIS INVESTIGATION.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FUTURE ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
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