2003 Pontiac Grand Am

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN NUMEROUS TIMES WITHIN THREE FEET OF HER HOME. THE ENTIRE VEHICLE LOSES POWER. SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OR IT WILL START AND SHUT OFF AT LEAST FOUR TIMES BEFORE FINALLY MOVING AGAIN. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SECURITY SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $800 FOR THE REPAIR, BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE FAILURE WILL NOT RECUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I OWN A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WHICH I PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2003. THE ISSUE I ALONG WITH MANY OTHER GM OWNERS AM DEALING WITH IS THE 'PASSLOCK' PASSIVE SECURITY SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AT JUST 55,000 MILES (WHICH IS ABSURD.) THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM WON'T PROPERLY RECOGNIZE A VALID VEHICLE KEY AND WILL REQUIRE THE DRIVER TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IN THE "ON" POSITION FOR TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAN BE STARTED. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND SPEAKING WITH OTHER GM OWNERS, MY PROBLEM IS IN NO WAY AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND IS A DEFINITE WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AMONG GM OWNERS THAT HAVE THEIR VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH PASSLOCK. IT IS RIDICULOUS FOR GM NOT TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE AS BEING RECALL-WORTHY. A COLLEAGUE OF MINE HAD A SIMILAR INSTANCE OCCUR IN HIS HONDA ACCORD WHICH WAS ULTIMATELY FIXED WITH HONDA ISSUING A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT THE RECALL IS IMPERATIVE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IT WOULD COST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ALONG WITH THE ISSUES THAT MAY OCCUR WHEN HAVING TO WAIT TEN FULL MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING FOR YOUR DESTINATION (FOR EXAMPLE, A WIFE IN LABOR ENROUTE TO A HOSPITAL.) I REALIZE GM'S FIRST AND FOREMOST CONCERNING ISSUE IS THEIR FINANCIAL CRISIS AND ABILITY TO STAY AFLOAT, BUT I AM FEELING QUITE "FED UP" WITH THEIR LACK OF QUALITY SUCH AS: KNOBS FALLING OFF, BRAND NEW RATTLING CARS, PLASTIC FASTENERS FOR EVERYTHING, HAVING TO REMOVE HALF OF MY FRONT END TO CHANGE A HEADLIGHT BULB, ETC. THE PASSLOCK ISSUE WAS THE STRAW ON MY CAMEL'S BACK.*TR

A LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP WORKED ON MY CAR FOR UNRELATED ISSUES. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND MY KEYS. I HAD TO GET A SPARE SET OF KEYS FROM MY HOME AND FINALLY PICK UP MY CAR. AFTER THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED, I NOTICED THE "SECURITY" LIGHT WOULD COME ON RANDOMLY. EVENTUALLY, IT WOULD NOT START. ALSO ON A RANDOM BASIS. THIS HAS HAPPENED COUNTLESS TIMES AND I AM ABSOLUTELY FRUSTRATED. IT IS NOW HAPPENING ON A WEEKLY BASIS. I CAN'T AFFORD FOR THIS TO HAPPEN ANY LONGER. THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED ME THAT IT WILL COST $400+ FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. AGAIN, I AM UNABLE TO DO THAT. I KEEP VERY GOOD MAINTENANCE ON MY CAR AND THIS IS OUT OF MY CONTROL. I HAVE RE-SET THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AS THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED ME TO AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH A SITUATION LIKE THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE TURN SIGNAL ACTIVATED, THE SIGNAL CLICKING SOUND CONTINUED. OCCASIONALLY, THE SOUND WOULD STOP AFTER A FEW SECONDS, AND AT OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD CONTINUE. THE CLICKING SOUND WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 181,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000. *UPDATED 04/30/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUSE BOX IS ALSO GIVING HER PROBLEMS SOMETIMES THE GAUGE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON AND MAY NOT START AFTER ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE DEFECT. UPDATED 04/23/08 *TR

CAR STALLING IN STARTING. CAR WOULD ATTEMPT TO TURN OVER WITHOUT SUCCESS. TAKEN TO 2 MECHANICS WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM AND ONE STATED THEY COULD NOT EVEN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING STRANDED OVER A 2 WEEK PERIOD AROUND THE HOLIDAYS, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH STATED THE MODULE AND COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PAID $500 TO REPLACE THE ITEMS TO BE STRANDED THE SAME DAY THE CAR WAS PICKED UP FROM SERVICE. WAS THEN TOLD IT WAS SHORT IN THE "NEW" MODULE WHICH SHORTED THE PCM (?). 2 WEEKS LATER THE CAR BEGAN ACTING UP AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE FOR ME TO TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, FOR THEM TO LOCK MY CYLINDER AND THEN WANT TO CHARGE ME $700+ DOLLARS FOR THEM TO REPAIR SOMETHING THEY BROKE. THEN ADVISED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT FOR THEM TO FIX THE LOCK CYLINDER AND IGNITION SWITCH FOR THEM TO CONTINUE DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. *TR