2003 Pontiac Grand Am

AT 29,000 MILES IN 2006 THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN. CAR TOWED TO AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD THE IGNITION CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST FOR THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS $327.00 I WAS STRUCK BY A UTILITY TRUCK WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN 2013 AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. AT APPROXIMATELY 58,000 MILES THE CAR WON'T START.AGAIN TOWED TO A PONTIAC DEALER. TOLD I NEED A NEW IGNITION CYLINDER FOR A COST OF $447.82. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED THE SECURITY LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD STAY ILLUMINATED LONGER THAN USUAL. THERE HAS BEEN A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM DASHBOARD AND AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON A SHIFTED LEVEL ROAD (EXAMPLE: END OF A HIGHWAY RAMP , BACKING OUT OF AN UNEVEN DRIVEWAY) THE CAR HAS TURNED OFF. THERE HAS ALSO AT TIMES BEEN DIFFICULTY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. OFTEN TIMES IT TURNED EASILY AND OTHER TIMES IT WOULDN'T TURN AT ALL. 2015 GENERAL MOTORS TOLD ME THIS WASN'T PASSED ON FOR INVESTIGATION BECAUSE I DIDN'T PROVIDE A PHOTO OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE BODYWORK WAS DONE ALTHOUGH THEY RECEIVED THE REPAIR BILL. I STILL DON'T HAVE A DRIVEABLE CAR AND AM UNSURE IF THIS CAR WOULD EVEN BE SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

VEHICLE HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" AS PER NHTSA RECALL #14V400000 WITHIN THE LAST TWO (2) MONTHS. ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:30 PM CDST, WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AGAIN JUST AS IT DID PRIOR TO THE RECALL "REPAIR". KEYS ON KEY CHAIN ARE MINIMAL (6). VEHICLE RESTARTED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUE OR INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE (NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ETC.). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V4000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED .THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,400.

NORMALLY THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM KICKS ON AND THE SECURITY LIGHT BLINKS AND YOU HAVE TO PUT THE KEY IN THE ON POSITION FOR TEN MIN. AND WAIT FOR THE SECURITY SYSTEM TO RESET. IT WAS -7 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I THOUGHT I WAITED EXACTLY TEN MIN. BUT MAYBE IT WAS TOO EARLY. IF YOU DON'T WAIT TEN MIN. EXACTLY THEN YOU HAVE TO RESTART THE PROCEDURE ALL OVER AGAIN. I HAD MY INFANT IN THE CAR, WHICH MADE THINGS WORST. I GOT STRANDED AT THE GROCERY STORE RIGHT WHEN THEY CLOSED SO ME AND MY SON HAD TO WAIT 20 MIN. FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO RESET. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR ALL GRAND AMS RANGING FROM 1998 TO 2003 ITS CALLED A PASSLOCK SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OTHER PPL. REPORTED THIS ISSUE BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I PITCH IN TO GET THIS ISSUE KNOWN. I'VE BEEN STRANDED IN BAD PARTS OF CHICAGO BEFORE AND AT THE WORST TIMES. HOPE THIS HELPS. HERE IS A FORUM LINK TO SEE ALL THE OTHER PPL WHO ARE DEALING WITH ISSUE. ITS 40 PAGES LONG. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL, AND THIS ISN'T THE ONLY SITE WHERE PPL ARE COMPLAINING. SEARCH GOOGLE, YOUTUBE, YAHOO QUESTIONS AND YOU WILL SEE ITS HAPPENING TO EVERYONE. HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/15929/PONTIAC/GRAND-AM/PONTIAC-GRAND-AM-SECURITY-PASSLOCK-PROBLEMS/P3. *TR