Pontiac Grand AM other reported problems

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NHTSA complaint #11678132 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Twice in one month my vehicle has died while driving. I have been braking and turning when this has happened and it dies without warning. No check engine lights are on the vehicle and it has 150,000 miles. It turns right back on when this happens, not sure what’s happening I lose all power to my car, checked the battery and alternator and they are perfectly fine.

NHTSA complaint #11557117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WAS DRIVING DOWN CITY STREET CAR WAS IN MOTION AND CAR DIED LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING OR POWER. HAS NOT STARTED SINCE. HAVE NARROWED DOWN TO IGNITION OR SECURITY IT HAS KILLED A BATTERY. TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT START. GETTING VERY COSTLY.

NHTSA complaint #11337863 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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RECALL N140350 OCTOBER ,2019 IGNITION STOP WORKING WHILE ON HIGHWAY. HAD TO GET TOWED. WON'T TURN ANYMORE I ALMOST CRASH BECAUSE OF IT.

NHTSA complaint #11322186 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 4DS 3.4 LITER ENGINE 2002 HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON & STAYS ON & THEN WHEN I SHUT IT OFF & THEN GET BACK IN CAR TO START IT , IT WOULDN'T START THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES & I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES OR FOR IT TO GO OUT LEAVING THE CAR IN ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES OR MORE EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR TO START IT BUT ONCE I WAIT 10 MINUTES THE LIGHT GO'S OUT & THEN START CAR THE SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON AGAIN WITHOUT FLASHING THEN WHEN I GET SHUT THE CAR DOWN & THEN START AGAIN THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES AGAIN CAN'T START THE CAR AGAIN & THIS HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY NON STOP THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I PARK MY CAR AT A SHOPPING CENTER OR MY PARKING SPOT AT MY CONDO. I TRIED EVERYTHING TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY UNDER THE HOOD FOR 20 MINUTES IT RESETS BUT IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN WITH THE SECURITY LIGHT ON WHEN I START THE CAR UP THEN HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES FOR THE SECURITY LIGHT TO STOP FLASHING THEN RESTART IT AGAIN AFTER THE STOPS FLASHING THEN IT STARTS BUT SECURITY LIGHT COMES BACK ON AGAIN. THEN IF I SHUT OFF I HAVE TO WAIT 10 MINUTES EVERY TIME . WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM PLEASE.

NHTSA complaint #11318113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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**THIS IS NOT A STANDARD 2003 PONTIAC, SINGLE OWNER CURRENT MILEAGE OF 70,000** UPON VEHICLE REACHING OPERATING TEMPERATURE IT EXHIBITS THE SYMPTOMS OF RECALL #04092 124/ ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM.FAILURE RESULTS IN LOSS OF RPM AND SPEED CONTROL.THIS ITEM WAS ADDRESSED ON 1-11-2004 BY APPROVED DEALER. CAR LAST FAILURE OCCURRENCE WAS ON 1/12/2020. THIS VEHICLE WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN RECALL#14350 IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN FAILURE OCCURS LOSS OF POWER,SPEED,AIR BAGS,ECT.. INITIAL RECALL REPAIR WAS ON 3-07-2014. AT THAT TIME A NEW KEY WAS CUT TO RESOLVE ISSUE. FAILURE HAS REOCCURED, LAST TIME BEING 12-23-19 WHILE DRIVING MID DAY NO EXCESSIVE TEMP OR DRIVING CONDITIONS.

NHTSA complaint #11299042 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE IT WILL CONSTANTLY DIE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I'M UNSURE OF WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND IT'S STARTING TO CAUSE VERY MANY ISSUES AND POSSIBLY LEADING TO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS SINCE MONDAY SEPTEMBER 23,2019 AND HAS BEEN DOING IT ALL WEEK EVERY TIME I DRIVE MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #11258423 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TAKATA RECALL TRANSMISSION - SHIFTS HARD, WENT OUT WITH OUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS. WAS AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN I TRIED TO GO, IT WOULDN'T GO PAST 10 MPH AND WENT ALL THE WAY UP TO 4TH RPM. POWER STEERING LEAKS BAD.

NHTSA complaint #11246229 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT TURN THE SWITCH OVER THE DING DING COME HOME WHILE KEY IN THE SWITCH BUT JUST STOP ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT TO GROCERY COME BACK OUT AND THE SWITCH WOULD NOT CRANK THE CAR AT ALL IT WAS STATIONARY

NHTSA complaint #11223123 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I GOT A RECALL OF UNINTENDED IGNITION KEY ROTATION. I TOOK IT IN TO GM AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THEY SAID IT IS FOR THE ORIGINAL KEYS , WHICH I HAVE. BUT MY PLASTIC ON ONE KEY IS BROKE ON ONE SPOT. I TOLD THEM MY IGNITION IS MESSED UP. THE KEY CAN BE PULLED OUT WITH THE CAR STILL RUNNING AND SOME TIMES IT WILL BE TURNED OFF AND KEYS IN MY HAND AND YET IT IS STILL ON. NO ONE EXPLAINED ANYTHING TO ME, EXCEPT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME, THAT IS WAS JUST A PLASTIC PIECE THAT THEY PUT ON THE KEY IN THE HOLE WHERE THE KEY RING GOES. YET I STILL KEEP GETTING THE RECALL IN THE MAIL. WHAT EXACTLY IS THE RECALL?

NHTSA complaint #11206337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DASHBOARD COMPLETELY BULKED UP, EVERY GRAND AM OWNER THAT I KNOW HAS THE SAME PROBLEM

NHTSA complaint #11152005 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY CAR HAVES A SECURITY SENSOR, THAT PREVENTS THE CAR NOT TO START UP,I HAVE TO PUT THE IGNITION KEY TO THE ACC AND THEN THE SECURITY LIGHT WILL BLINK FOR 15 TO 20 MINUTES , AFTER THAT THE BLINKING WILL RESET IT SELF I THEN TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN TURN THE KEY TO THE ON OR RUN AND THE ENGINE WOULD START UP.IS THERE A WAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ! THIS IS GOING ON EVERY OTHER DAY. I WILL PUT THE KEY IN AND THE CAR WILL NOT START

NHTSA complaint #11066745 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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MY STEERING COLUMN MAKES A VIBRATING NOISE... THIS HAPPENED AFTER THE RED SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON THE LEFT PART OF THE DASH.... ALSO SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN JULY THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE KEY NOT STARTING IT RIGHT AWAY USUALLY HAVE TO WAIT TEN SECONDS OR EVEN UP TO 30 SECONDS BEFORE YOU CAN START MY VEHICLE. I'M LOOKING TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENT BEFORE IT OCCURS. I DO NOT WANT MY CAR LOCKING UP ON ME. I PREFER SAFETY OVER SPEED.

NHTSA complaint #11048301 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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SECURITY LIGHT FLUSHED 2 DAYS AGO, AND WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ENGINE OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT CRANK OR START. TOOK THE BATTERY TO BE CHARGED, AND IT STILL WOULD NOT CRANK OR START. I SPENT ALL NIGHT ON THE INTERNET TO FIND THAT THE PONTIAC GRAND AM'S FROM 1999 - 2005 CAN HAVE SECURITY PASSLOCK ISSUES THAT CAUSE THE CAR NOT TO CRANK OR START. WITH THE KEY TURNED ON THE LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND THE WINDOWS WILL GO UP AND DOWN, BUT YOU CAN'T CRANK THE CAR. I FOUND A PROCEDURE THAT WILL TEMPORARILY BYPASS THE SECURITY PASSLOCK, WHICH INVOLVE FOLLOWING THE SEQUENCE OF TURNING THE KEY TO ON POSITION WAIT 10 - 12 MIN. TURN CAR TO OFF (HOPEFULLY THE SECURITY LIGHT IN DISPLAY WILL GO OFF COMPLETELY) THEN TURN THE KEY TO START. THAT WORK FOR ME, BUT THE SECURITY LIGHT DISPLAY IN THE DASH PANEL DID NOT GO OFF. I HAVE TO HOPE THAT I WILL LATER BE ABLE TO CRANK THE CAR UP AGAIN. I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS, AND DANGEROUS. YOU COULD BE SOMEWHERE FAR AWAY FROM OTHERS AND STRANDED. THUS YOU COULD BE IN POTENTIAL DANGEROUS FROM THE ELEMENTS OR ENVIRONMENT OR COULD BECOME A VICTIM OF VIOLENCE IF THE RIGHT PERSON(S) APPROACH YOU WHEN YOU ARE STRANDED.

NHTSA complaint #10969456 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WE ONE DAY CAME OUT TO OUR CAR TO START IT AND GET READY TO LEAVE FOR THE DAY AND WE HAD NO HAZARDS OUR BLINKERS. THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. SO WE CHECKED THE FUSES AND BULBS AND STUFF AND THEY ARE ALL FINE. THE BLINKERS AND HAZARDS DON'T EVEN WORK ON THE INSIDE.

NHTSA complaint #10925518 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI-THEFT CIRCUITRY CUTS OUT THE IGNITION SYSTEM AND PROHIBITS RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE. A 'PASS CODE' LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD. IN ONE INSTANCE, THE ANTI-THEFT CIRCUITRY CUT OUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED. THE VEHICLE COULD BE STEERED (NO POWER STEERING) AND COASTED OFF THE ROADWAY (NO POWER BRAKES).

NHTSA complaint #10906981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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PASS LOCK SENSOR.WONT START DUE TO SECURITY LIGHT.HAVE TO WAIT 10 MIN UNTIL IT STOPS FLASHING TO TURN CAR ON.HAPPENED 4 TIMES THIS MONTH.GETTING WORSE.A FRIEND HAD THIS PROBLEM ALSO,SHE TOLD ME WHAT TO DO.

NHTSA complaint #10898347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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OIL LEAK OIL LEAKING ON HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSING FIRE WHILE EITHER RUNNING OR DRIVING MAY CAUSE ENGINE FIRE DON'T SEEM SAFE TO ME SOMEONE OWNNG AND DRIVING THIS CAR AS I SMELL OIL BURNING WHEN I SHUT OFF CAR NOT SAFE TO ME IF GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THAT'S THE WAY I WANNA GO CAR FIRE SAFTY ISSUE HMMMM.

NHTSA complaint #10884814 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WINDSHIELD AND REAR WINDOW WERE BROKE AND BOTH HAVE BROKE INTO SHARDS. WINDSHIELD WAS APPROXIMENTLY 3" IN DIAMETER AND HALF INCH WIDE AND REAR WINDOW WAS APPROXIMENTLY 5" AND QUARTER IN WIDE.

NHTSA complaint #10882222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TO START WITH I READ THE COMPLAINTS AND WAS WONDERING HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE FOR SOMETHING TO BE RECALLED. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FALLS, PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAS SCRATCHES ON IT FROM I AM GUESSING THE REGULATOR, THE DASH IS SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD, THE STRUTS, AND SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, THE SUSPENSION FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS FALLING APART THROUGH EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE FOGGED UP AND POINT DOWN. SIDE MIRROR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WE VISITED SEVERAL AUTO YARDS TO TRY TO FIND A DASH AND SIDE MIRROR AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT ALL THE MODELS OF THE GRAND AM WAS MISSING THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR WHERE IT HAD BROKE OFF AND ALL OF THEM THE DASH WAS SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. I AM NOT SURE AS TO WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF THE DASH COMES COMPLETELY OFF BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE IN THE CAR WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN. AND I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE A CAR THAT HAS THIS MANY ISSUES AND NO ONE IS RESOLVING THE PROBLEMS. NOW THE CV BOOT HAS TO BE REPLACED. I AM SO FRUSTRATED RIGHT NOW SEEING THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND ONLY SIX RECALLS THAT IS A PROBLEM. I AM SORRY TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PRODUCT YOU PUT OUT. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE GETTING HURT OR KILLED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS AND I HOPE YA'LL CAN SLEEP GOOD AT NIGHT KNOWING ALL THESE PROBLEMS HAVE EXISTED FOR THIS LONG AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. TIRED OF PUTTING MONEY INTO SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE WITH THE SAME ISSUES.

NHTSA complaint #10870578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.