2002 Pontiac Grand Am

DURING MY DAILY DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK MY TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. ONE MINUTE THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD WORK GREAT AND THE NEXT SECOND IT WOULD STOP. THIS OCCURRED INFREQUENTLY AT FIRST, BUT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE PROBLEM STARTED, THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. TURN SIGNALS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF DRIVING TO SAFELY INDICATE TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT YOU NEED TO ENTER ANOTHER LANE OR ARE MAKING A SPECIFIC TURN. WITHOUT MY BLINKERS I ALMOST GOT INTO SEVERAL WRECKS BECAUSE I NEEDED TO SWITCH LANES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO INDICATE THIS TO OTHER DRIVERS DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC TIMES. IF I HAD BROKEN DOWN I WOULDN'T HAVE MY HAZARD LIGHTS TO INDICATE TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT I WAS STRANDED. AFTER READING SEVERAL WEB POSTS I DETERMINED THAT THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WAS THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE PART FOR $40 AT THE DEALERSHIP AND MY BLINKERS AND HAZARDS HAVE BEEN WORKING FINE SINCE. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE SWITCH I REPLACED WAS ACTUALLY RECALLED ON EARLIER MODELS OF MY CAR. THE RECALL FOR THIS SWITCH SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE 2002 MODEL. *TR

NO INJURIES YET, NO CRASHES YET, AND MANY INCIDENTS OF MY PATIENTS BEING RUN THIN. MY CAR IS HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE PAST 17 MONTHS AT-LEAST I HAVE NOT BEEN WRITING EVERY-TIME DOWN BECAUSE IT IS A INCONVENIENCE. NOT ONLY TO ME BUT MY WORK AND EMERGENCY ALSO. I JUST HOPE THAT MY CHILD IS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT ONE DAY AND MY CAR WONT START. I CURRENTLY OWN A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. THE SECURITY SYSTEM IS MAKING THE CAR WHERE IT WILL NOT START AND THE SECURITY ALERT LIGHT THAT IS LOCATED ON THE CONSOLE IS ON CONTINUOUSLY. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HER CAR IS DOING THE SAME BUT IS AT A MORE ADVANCED STAGE THAN MINE.. AND HER CAR ACTUALLY SHUT OFF ON THE ROAD WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. MY CAR IS NOT TO THAT STAGE TODAY. THE MANUAL SAYS TO REST THE SYSTEM BY ALLOWING THE CAR TO SIT IN THE ON POSITION FOR AT-LEAST 10 MINS WHERE MINE IS TAKING 13-15 MINS. AND ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO RESET. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY NOT STARTING AT-LEAST TWICE A DAY. AND ONE TIME THE CAR ACTUALLY DID NOT START. MY DAD PUT IN A NEW BATTERY AND THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM AT A LOSS, THE CAR IS DETERIORATING FAST AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM/PASS-LOCK. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I FEEL LIKE GM IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION JUST TO MAKE A BUCK, AND THEY NEED TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE THAT IS OCCURRING WITH ALL GM VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP! I AM GOING MONDAY TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A PRICE QUOTED. *TR

2002 GRAND AM GT PASSLOCK SYSTEM. ON OCTOBER 3, 2008 WHEN I TRIED TO RESET THE OIL LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE TURNED THE IGNITION KEY TO ON, VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. THIS HAS HAPPENED LEAST FIVE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. I'VE EITHER HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION CYLINDER OR THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. *TR

ON 9/1/08, I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON 275 FROM TAMPA, APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES, WHEN I HEARD A THUMPING NOISE AND PULLED IMMEDIATELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON EXAMINATION, I FOUND THAT THE TREAD OF THE TIRE HAD PEELED OFF AND DID A LOT OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR, LEFT FRONT. CALLED AAA TO PUT ON THE SPARE ("DONUT") AND DROVE SLOWLY TO DUNEDIN, FLORIDA, FOR MY WORK WEEK. CALLED STATE FARM AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE CARE TO GARAGE, COVERED UNDER COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE, LESS $250 DEDUCTIBLE.. DUNEDIN GARAGE REPLACED FRONT LEFT FENDER AND REPAIRED DAMAGE TO FRONT BUMPER AND FRONT LEFT DOOR. HAD TO REPLACE TWO FRONT TIRES, WHICH I HAD TO PAY FOR. RENTAL CAR DURING ONE WEEK REPAIR WAS 80% PAID BY STATE FARM STATE FARM PICKED UP THE DAMAGED TIRE FROM DUNEDIN GARAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE HOOD. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A CRACKED OIL CAP, WHICH CAUSED THE OIL TO EVAPORATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HOOK THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT; HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT OFFER TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

MY 2002 GRAND AM HAS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT TO GREENFIELD PONTIAC AFTER HEARING ABOUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. THEY TOLD ME THE BULLETIN DID NOT COVER THE PROBLEM I HAD AND THAT SINCE IT DID NOT CREATE A SAFETY HAZARD, IT WAS NOT COVERED. THE COST TO ME WOULD BE ABOUT $300 FOR A NEW 'MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH' WHICH IS THE BLINKER/DIRECTIONAL ARM. MY TURN SIGNALS DO FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN I NEED TO USE THEM, AND AS FAR AS I KNOW THE LIGHTS ARE NOT ACTUALLY FLASHING. THE CLICKING IS NOT CONSTANT, OR EVERYDAY, BUT WHEN IT GETS GOING, SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT STOP FOR 10 TO 20 MINUTES. I THINK I'M GOING DEAF FROM TURNING THE RADIO UP SO I DON'T HAVE TO HEAR THE CLICKING. I'VE HAD SEVERAL OTHER BAD EXPERIENCES WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT WERE NOT COVERED (I.E. TIMING WENT AT 40,000 MI--BIG BILL!). I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT--THEY DO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES! *TR