2002 Pontiac Grand AM

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2004· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I PURCHASED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM (WITH ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT) FROM GANDRUD CHEVROLET IN GREEN BAY, WI. WHEN THE CAR HAD 30,000 - 35,000 MILES ON IT, THE FRONT BUMPER STARTED PEELING PAINT AND THE FLASHERS STARTED CLICKING OCCASIONALY ON THEIR OWN. BY THE TIME THE WARRANTY WAS UP (ABOUT 40,00 TO 45,000 MILES) THE PAINT WAS REALLY COMMING OFF AND NOW THE FLASHERS/TURN SIGNALS CONSTANTLY CLICK AS IF ON. EVEN THOUGH THEY CONSTANTLY DO THIS, THEY ARE NOT FLASHING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE PAINT AND THEY SAID SORRY THE WARRENTY IS UP. IS THEIR ANY RECOURSE I HAVE TO MAKE THEM FIX THE TUR SIGNAL/FLASHER PROBLEM?*AK

• 12/29/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHY AREN'T 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S INCLUDED IN THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH RECALL 03V-327? IT IS THE SAME MALFUNCTIONING PART SO IT SHOULD REQUIRE THE MANUFACTURER'S TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT AND LABOR. *TR

• 12/29/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MULITIFUNCTION SWITCH FAILURE IN OUR 2002 GRAND AM AUTO. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND GM/PONTIAC REFUSES TO ISSUE THE RECALL FOR VEHICLES FROM 2002 FORWARD. YET THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SWITCH FOR 1999 - 2001 VEHICLES. WE ARE TRYING TO GET THIS SWITCH REPAIRED AT THIS TIME BUT THE COST IS VERY VERY HIGH.

• 12/29/2006· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM, WILL NOT START UNTIL SECURITY PASSLOCK SYSTEM/COMPUTER CODE IS RESET BY TURNING IGNITION ON AND WAITING 10 MINUTES. APPARENTLY PROBLEM PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE UNTIL PROBLEM IS OCCURING MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.

• 12/28/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,TIRES

  BOUGHT THE CAR IN 03 HAD 30000 MILES ON IT. RAN GREAT, LOVED THE POWER... THEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER(36,000) IT STARTED.. FIRST WAS THE BRAKE PADS, REPLACED THOSE, FOUND OUT THAT THE PADS HAD BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY, THUS WORE THE ROTORS. REPLACED THE ROTORS. HEARD THE CLICKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE DASH, TOOK CAR TO ELECTRICIAN, REPLACED THE RELAY.... 1 YEAR LATER, HEARD GRINDING FROM FRONT WHEELS, AGAIN.... FOUND OUT THE CALIPERS WERE STUCK AT FULL BRAKE, SO THE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAD THE CAR STALL AS IF IT WERE OUT OF GAS.... COULD NOT RESTART, HAD TO LEAVE UNTIL MORNING(IT WAS 3:00 AM AT THE TIME), CAR RESTARTED JUST FINE IN MORNING, STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT. NOW RADIO ANTENNA WENT OUT, CD PLAYER SKIPS LIKE I AM RUNNING OVER SPEED BUMPS ALL THE TIME. ALSO BACK SPEAKERS WENT OUT.. INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THAT THE METAL ON THE SPEAKERS WAS INSTALLED TOUCHING THE FRAME IN THE BACK WINDOW, CAUSING THEM TO SHORT OUT... NOW CAR IS SURGING AT NORMAL SPEEDS, SUSPECT BAD FUEL PUMP.. AND ONCE AGAIN THE LICKING IS BACK AGAIN. GM HAS PAID $0 FOR REPAIRS. THEY SAY IT IS NOT THEIR FAULT... FUNNY, I DID NOT INSTALL THESE THINGS AND THEY ARE APPARENTLY PROBLEMS THAT GM HAS BEEN HAVING. I LOVE(RATHER LOVED) GM. I HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN THEM TO BE RELIABLE AND STURDY. THIS CAR HAS TAUGHT ME OTHERWISE. I CAN NOW SEE THE DIRECTION THAT GM IS GOING AND I WILL NEVER BUY A GM VEHICLE AGAIN. IF ANYONE HAS ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT, LET ME KNOW. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THIS CAR ABOUT A 100 TIMES AND KNOW WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR. HOPING GM WAKES UP AND MAKES QUALITY CARS AGAIN. *JB

• 12/26/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE 1. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASS LOCK SYSTEM. THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON IN THE CAR, AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR HAS PROBLEMS STARTING. THE ENGINE CRANKS BUT THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD CREATE PARTICULARLY UNSAFE SITUATIONS, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE PASS LOCK SYSTEMS IN 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AMS. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE FORUMS. *NM

• 12/22/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR PROBLEMS AND THEY CAN TYPICALLY REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT FIX IT. I HAVE HAD 3 BRAKE JOBS ON MY CAR, AS WELL AS THE CALIPERS REBUILT, AND MY BRAKES STILL DO NOT WORK RIGHT. THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS CONSTANTLY. I EXPERIENCE SLIDES ON DRY SURFACES EVEN. I ALSO HAVE TRANSMISSION, COOLANT, AND FUELING PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD A FUEL PUMP REPLACED FINALLY, AFTER THE 3RD TIME OF TAKING IT IN FOR NOT STARTING, 2 TIMES PRIOR THERE WAS NOTHING SUPPOSEDLY WRONG. ALSO, I AM STILL GETTING ONLY 125 MILES ON A TANK OF GAS. THEY AN RECIPROCATE THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT FIX IT. I ALSO KEEP GETTING A LOW COOLANT AND CHECK ENGINE MESSAGE LIGHTS BUT THEY SAY NOTHING WRONG. THE POWER WINDOWS ALSO DRAG AND MAKE MARKS ON THE WINDOW SURFACES. THEY ARE VERY SLOW ROLLING UP. THE LIGHT IN THE RADIO AREA FADES IN AND OUT, AND THE RADIO GOES OFF AND ON ALOT AS WELL AS ONLY THE FRONT SPEAKERS WORK PRIMARILY. BACK DO NOT. ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, AND CAUSES CAR TO REV UP TO 5000 RPMS VERY SCARY!*AK

• 12/22/2003· TIRES,WHEELS

  STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHEN BRAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THE TWO FRONT TIRES. HOWEVER, STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL SHAKING SO THE MECHANIC REPLACED SOME LUGS NUTS. *AK

• 12/20/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  I BOUGHT MY 2002 GRANDAM WHEN IT WAS A YEAR OLD WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT, I'M THE SECOND OWNER. I HAD PROBLEMS WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. SMOKE CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE DASH. THEN THE BLINKERS DIDN'T WORK RIGHT...WOULD ONLY WORK RANDOMLY...TOOK IT TO THE PLACE WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL ARM...STILL HAVING TROUBLE TO THIS DAY WITH THE BLINKERS. A FEW MONTHS AGO THE CAR WOULDN'T START...IT WAS TURNING OVER BUT IT WOULDN'T ACTUALLY START. REPAIR SHOP REPLACED FUEL PUMP, DIDN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT THE CAR RAN FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. REPAIR SHOP SAID THE PASSCODE SECURITY/IGNITION SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY DID IT, AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND THE OTHER DAY THE CAR WOULDN'T START, SAME THING AS THE FIRST TIME. I CALLED THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND ALL I SAID WHEN THE MECHANIC ANSWERED WAS "I HAVE A 2002 GRANDAM AND IT WON'T START" WITHOUT HESITATION OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION HE ASKED ME "WAS THE SECURITY LIGHT ON?" I SAID "YES! HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?" HE SAID IT'S A VERY COMMON PROBLEM W/ THESE CARS AND THE ONLY THING TO DO IS HAVE THE PASSCODE SENSOR REPLACED BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO WAY OF BYPASSING THE SECURITY/PASSCODE SYSTEM. WELL, I TOLD HIM I ALREADY DID THAT A FEW MONTHS AGO, SO HE SAID A TEMPORARY FIX FOR RIGHT NOW IS TO PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURN IT TO ACC, WAIT 10-15 MINUTES AND IT SHOULD START, BUT THIS IS TEMPORARY. WELL, IT DID WORK AND HAS FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS BUT I KNOW IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND I'M WORRIED THAT I'LL GET STRANDED OR LEFT HELPLESS SOMEDAY. IT'S RIDICULOUS TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM AND KEEP PUTTING MONEY INTO A PROBLEM THAT THERE'S NO SOLUTION TO. I LOVED THIS CAR WHEN I FIRST GOT IT AND NOW I HATE IT AND WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER PONTIAC AGAIN. I'M SO DISAPPOINTED. *TR

• 12/19/2014· AIR BAGSFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT EMITTED SMOKE AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. ADDITIONALLY, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,456. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/19/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PASS LOCK PREVENTS CAR TO START. *TR

• 12/19/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE, AND INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND MAIN COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 12/18/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO GET OFF THE RAMP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

• 12/17/2013· POWER TRAIN

  I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF AND EXIT RAMP AND WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN MY CAR GOT UP TO 40 MPH, IT BOGGED DOWN AND DOWN SHIFT. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND LET IT GET DOWN TO 30 MPH, AND APPLIED MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN. THIS TIME WHEN IT GOT TO 40 MPH, IT BOGGED DOWN THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IN THE FIRST TIME, IT JERKED. WHEN I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE, I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND LET THE VEHICLE COOL DOWN FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I STARTED THE CAR, BUT NOW IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE 1. I HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT, WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, IT WENT WITH EASY. I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CHANGING OUT LIKE NORMAL AND THE RPM GAUGE READ 2500 RPM AT 50 MPH. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPEN BEFORE DECEMBER 15TH. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/16/2008· 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

• 12/15/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAD TO HAVE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM REPLACED AT A COST OF $323.00. THE SWITCH KEPT CLICKING, EVEN WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WERE NOT IN USE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SWITCH WOULD ULTIMATELY FAIL, LEAVING ME WITH NO TURN SIGNAL OR HAZARD LIGHT FUNCTION. THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM ON BOTH THE 2000 AND 2001 GRAND AMS. OBVIOUSLY, THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED IN THE 2002 MODEL, BUT SINCE THAT MODEL YEAR IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. DOES THIS SEEM RIGHT TO YOU?. *NM

• 12/12/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS ON MY CAR 2 TIMES AND DON'T EVEN HAVE 30000 MILES ON IT. YET, I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW WITH BAD ROTORS, AND NOW IT DID IT AGAIN, AND MY MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME HE HAS HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS. VERY NOSEY BRAKES, AND WHEN SITTING STILL IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A LIGHT VIBRATING.*AK

• 12/10/2009· VISIBILITY

  WINDOWS FOR 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM BREAK THE PLASTIC WINDOW SHIELD AND DROP INTO THE DOOR. POTENTIALLY CAUSE ACCIDENT DUE TO LOUD NOISE AND SUDDEN INCREASE IN AIR IN THE CAR. COULD BE DISTRACTING ENOUGH TO CAUSE ACCIDENT. THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES OF THIS INCIDENT ONLINE AND GM HAS BEEN MADE AWARE AND DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

• 12/10/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE SES (SERVICE ENGINE SOON) LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT, THE DAY LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. THE SOLUTION WAS A LOOSE FUEL CAP SEAL. WHEN THE VEHICLE DIDN'T START, THE SOLUTION WAS REPROGRAMMING THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHEN THE VEHICLE DIDN'T START THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE RPM DROPPED/STALLED AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS NO FUEL PUMP PRESSURE AND THE SENDER FUEL PUMP/FUEL TANK UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A HARD START WHERE THE PROBLEM WASN'T DIAGNOSED AND THE SOLUTION WAS TO PLACE THE WASHER ON THE GROUND WIRE. WHILE DRIVING, ALL THE LIGHTS HAD COME ON, NO POWER WAS SENT TO THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED, THE GAS GAUGE REGISTERED THE FUEL FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE SURGING. (NOTHING REGISTERED THE RPMS) *SCC *JB

• 12/10/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. AS A RESULT THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. THE INSPECTION REVEALED NO FAILURE ON ANY PARTS TO CAUSE RAPID ACCELERATION. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS POSSIBLY ACTIVATED DUE TO THE LOCATION WHICH WAS VERY CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL. *SCC *JB

• 12/09/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED AND THEN SUDDENLY REMAINED ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SECURITY SENSOR NEEDED TO BE RECODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASS LOCK SENSOR, THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE RECODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 01/23/15*LJ UPDATED 03/17/15*LJ UPDATED 10/7/2015 *JS UPDATED 10/19/2015 *JS

• 12/08/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  PASSLOCK PROBLEM. CAR WILL OFTEN FAIL TO START. SO FAR TURNING THE IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION FOR TEN OR FIFTEEN MINUTES DOES TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM. GM/PONTIAC STATES THAT THEY CAN REPLACE THE PASSLOCK FOR ABOUT $600. *TR

• 12/07/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  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

• 12/07/2004· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDOW SASH CHANNELS HAVE BROKEN ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THIS IS THE COMPONENT THAT HOLDS THE WINDOW GLASS IN PLACE. THE CAR BARELY HAS PASSED 50,000 MILES AND THE WINDOWS WILL NO LONGER STAY UP. THE PONTIAC DEALER WILL REPAIR THE PIECE FOR $150 EACH WINDOW. *AK

• 12/06/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS NOT IN USE THE CLICKING NOISE OF THE TURN SIGNAL CONTINUES TO SOUND. *TR

• 12/06/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE BLINKER SWITCH WILL KEEP TICKING LIKE THE TURN SIGNALS ARE ON BUT THERE IS NO FLASHING JUST THE SOUND WHILE YOUR DRIVING.IT EVENTUALLY LED TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF OF ALL DASH CONTROLS AND LIGHTS COULD NOT EVEN START MY CAR.SOMETIMES IT WOULD EVEN SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING.I HAD THE BLINKER SWITCH REPLACED AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES.THE BLINKER SWITCH COMES WITH A 2000 MILE WARRENTY.IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 3 OR 4 THOUSAND NOW AND IT IS GOING OUT AGAIN.IT IS A $130 PART.*AK

• 12/06/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHANGE BETWEEN SEVEN TO EIGHT ON A PERIOD OF EIGHT MONTHS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES BUT THE MASTER CYLINDER THE CALIPERS THE BRAKE HOSE AND THE PROBLEM STILL THERE. TS

• 12/03/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. WINDOW CLIP BROKEN. *TR

• 12/01/2013· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  STEERING LOCKED UP WHILE TURNING AND BRAKES FAILED. *TR

• 11/30/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE IGNITION SYSTEM HAS A DEVICE CALLED PASSLOCK, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO DISABLE THE FUEL PUMP IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEONE IS TRYING TO STEAL YOUR CAR. HOWEVER, THE '02 GRAND AM IS NOT ALWAYS GIVEN ENCODED KEYS, BUT THE SYSTEM IS STILL ACTIVE. THE CAR CAN BE DISABLED FOR 10 MINUTES, AWAITING THE SYSTEM TO RESET ITSELF. *NM

• 11/28/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I WAS DIVING DOWN HWY 70 GOING TO PICK UP MY FIRST DELIVERY FOR THE DAY WHEN, I'M NOT SURE HOW BUT THE KEY CAME OUT OF THE ON POSTION AND FELL OUT ON FLOOR, SCARED I WAS GOING TO CRASH I HURRIEDLY REACHED DOWN AND PUT IT BACK IN AND NOTICED THE SECURITY LIGHT HAD CAME ON AND WITHIN MINUTES IT LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF, LUCKILY I AM A GOOD DRIVER AND DIDN'T CRASH BUT MANAGE TO GET OFF ROAD SAFELY. I'M SO GLAD WORSE DIDN'T HAPPEN. NOW I HAVE NO CAR AND PROBABLY LOST ALL 3 JOBS I HAD.

• 11/28/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BACK UP LIGHTS STARTED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO, AND NOW FAIL TO COME ON AT ALL. THIS CONSTITUTES A HAZARD WHEN MOVING VEHICLE IN REVERSE FROM PARKING SPACES. IN THAT OTHER DRIVERS ARE NOT AWARE OF YOUR INTENTIONS. *NM

• 11/26/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, BUT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR DID NOT WORK. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE REAR TAIL LIGHT BULBS. WHEN THE HAZARD BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED, THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

• 11/26/2005· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WE PURCHASE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE IN JULY OF 2005 FROM CHAMPION CHEVROLET IN BRIGHTON MICHIGAN, WE HAD IT IN TO DEALER WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF OWNING IT, WHICH THEY DIDN'T REPAIR THAT DAY BECAUSE WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE WOULD TAKE TO LONG SO IT WAS TAKEN IN THE FOLLOWING SAT. HAD THE ABS,TRAC CONTROL AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THERE WAS A NOISE UNDER THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHICH WAS FIXED BUT CAME BACK A WEEK LATER THEY TOLD US THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL, I DON'T BELIEVE THIS AS NONE OF OUR OTHER CARS MAKE THIS NOISE NOT EVEN OUR CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK. WE ALSO HAD IT BACK IN AGAIN FOR THE SENSORS FOR THE ABS, TRAC CONTROL AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT THAT KEEPS COMING ON. WE CONT'D TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND STILL DON'T HAVE IT FIXED. WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON I DON'T HAVE MY ABS BRAKES ANYMORE AND NO TRAC CONTROL. MY BLINKERS ALSO HAVE BEEN GIVING ME A PROBLEM AS SOMETIMES THEY WORK AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. MOST OF THE TIME I CAN GET THEM TO WORK IF I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON FOR A FEW MINS. BUT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO. I HAVE BEEN A GM PERSON ALL MY LIFE AS MY DAD HAS WORKED FOR GM FOR 35 SOMETHING YRS. BUT THEY NEED TO FIXS THESE PROBLEMS AS IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME, MY CHILDREN, MY HUSBAND OR WHOEVER ELSE MAYBE IN THE CAR AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD ESPECIALLY HERE IN MICHIGAN WITH SNOWY AND ICY ROADS. I ALSO HAVE READ SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I WAS ALSO TOLD TODAY WHILE GETTING MY OIL CHANGE DONE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DEXCOOL IN THIS CAR TOO. I DID LOOK AROUND ON THE NET AND NOTICE THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM YET AS I ONLY HAVE 50,000 MILES ON MY CAR BUT SOME OF THE SIGNS THAT PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT I HAVE NOTICE SO IT WILL GO INTO A DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND I WILL BE KEEPING MY INVOICES AS I HOPE GM DOES THE RIGHT THING AND TAKES CARE OF THIS PROBLEM TO. *NM

• 11/24/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  MY CAR HAS A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH IN WHICH IT WONT STAR AN I CONTINUE TO BE STRANDED AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIMES. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AN FOUND THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AN THANK GM SHOULD BE FORCED TO PAY PEOPLE FOR THEIR LACK OF EFFORT IN FIXING THE ISSUE . *TR

• 11/24/2004· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY SNAPPED UPWARD, AS IF HITTING THE TILT LEVER TO GET OUT OF THE CAR, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NOW THE TILT LEVER IS NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL AND WHEEL IS LOCKED IN THE UPWARD POSITION.

• 11/23/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

• 11/23/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I REPLACED THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IN MY PONTIAC GRAND-AM (2002) AT A COST OF $700. THE PROBLEM WAS WELL-KNOWN AMONGST THE MECHANICS I SAW AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. THE MECHANICS COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT GM HAD NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO FAULTY GASKETS AND THAT THE QUALITY OF GASKET USED WAS QUITE POOR. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND RAN INTO NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS COMMON TO THE V-6 3.1L AND 3.4L ENGINES. IT CAUSES RAPID OIL LOSS AND COOLANT LEAKS. THIS MADE THE CAR UNDRIVABLE AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. MY CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND THIS DAMAGE HAPPENED OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. I WAS TREATED RATHER RUDELY BY PONTIAC AND OFFERED NO HELP. THIS ISSUE IS RIPE FOR A CLASS-ACTION OR RECALL SCENARIO. VERY DANGEROUS TO THE DRIVER AND CAR. HIGH COST OF REPAIRS FOR A TWENTY DOLLAR GASKET. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT WAS STRANDED. *JB

• 11/21/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT: CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER BUT DID NOT START. THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE THEFT SYSTEM WAS ON. SHE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME. HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, PUT IT IN THE ON POSITION FOR TEN MINUTES, THEN SHUT IT OFF, THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL THIS WAS WHAT IT RECOMMENDED TO DO IN ORDER TO BYPASS THE THEFT SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS NOT CHECKED THIS VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 12/07/05. *JB

• 11/19/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURNING AND HAZARD SIGNALS FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURES WERE GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 11/17/2004· SEAT BELTSCrash

  AFTER BEING REARENDED MY SEATBELT DETACHED.*AK

• 11/16/2016· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. IT TOOK OVER TEN MINUTES FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,848. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO HAVE ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS REPLACED. UPDATED 09/20/2017*JS

• 11/16/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE - INTACT MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING. I HAVE HAD THIS REPAIRED TWICE IN 2 YRS. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE GASKET IS FAULTY AND GM IS AWARE OF THIS BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE ALSO SEEN ARTICLES STATING THAT THERE IS A LAW SUIT PENDING IN THE US AND CANADA. I HAVE SPENT APPROX. $800.00 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 11/16/2008· 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

• 11/16/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM - APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES - ABOUT A MONTH AGO, THERE BEGAN A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD (IT SOUNDS LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON) - IT CLICKS CONSTANTLY, SOMETIMES REAL FAST AND OTHER TIMES, SLOWER. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS, BUT HAVE FOUND NO RECALLS YET. I RECENTLY HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MANAGER TOLD ME HIS WIFE'S 2002 GRAND AM HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HE FOUND OUT THERE MAY BE A RECALL ISSUED. I WOULD LIKE TO WHEN THERE IS GOING TO BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE OR HOW I CAN GET THIS RESOLVED. IS THE DEALER RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SEEING THAT MY WARRANTY HAS NOW EXPIRED? *JB

• 11/15/2004· EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE COMPLAINT ON THE FAILURE OF MY AIR CONDITIONER. THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT JUST SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC MONTANA AND I BELIEVE THE AIR CONDITIONER SHOULD NOT GO OUT IN 2 YEARS AND OF COURSE IT GOES OUT SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT ON IT. I ALSO HAVE A 1990 CHEVY SILVARADO WITH 141 SOME THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER JUST WENT OUT ON IT. THAT GOES TO TELL YOU THAT GM ISN'T MAKING THEIR PRODUCTS LIKE THEY USED TO THEY MAKE THEM SO THEY BREAK AND THEY CAN GET ALMOST A 1000 TO REPAIR IT EVERY TIME SOMETHING GOES OUT ON THEM. I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO SAY THAT I WILL NEVER BUY A GM PRODUCT AGAIN EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF MY FAMILY WORKS THERE OR RETIRED FROM THERE DUE TO THE FACT THAT GM DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. *AK

• 11/14/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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

• 11/14/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY WIFE HAS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. ABOUT A MONTH AGO 10/2006, FOR THE FIRST TIME, HER CAR WOULD NOT START. IT HAD FULL BATTERY, ALL THE ACCESSORIES STARTED UP WITH THE KEY BEING FITTED INTO THE IGNITION AND TURNED TO THE ON POSITION. UPON HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GETTING A SONG AND DANCE ABOUT THE BODY CONTROL UNIT ""POSSIBLY"" BEING DAMP ""COULD"" OF CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION, THEY REPLACED IT FOR ABOUT 300.00 DOLLARS. THIS MORNING (11/14/2006), MY WIFE WENT OUT TO HER CAR AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT WOULD NOT START. I NOW STARTED RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF I COULD FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS MYSELF. I FOUND A PLETHORA OF INDIVIDUALS, ALL WITH 2002 GRAND AMS, ALL HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS THAT IN 2002 GRAND AMS A PROBLEM WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM PREVENTS YOU FROM STARTING YOUR CAR. THE ONLY WORK AROUND IS TO SIT IN YOUR CAR FOR BETWEEN 10 TO 15 MINUTES WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND TURNED ON. AFTER SAID AMOUNT OF TIME THE SECURITY LIGHT SHOULD STOP BLINKING, AND YOU CAN THEN ""POSSIBLY"" START YOUR CAR. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT NHTSA IS ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT VEHICLE DEFECTS THAT POSE A THREAT WHILE OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE. BEING A POLICE OFFICER, I SEE THE POTENTIAL OF A THREAT BY HAVING A VEHICLE NOT START. I DO NOT WANT MY WIFE SITTING IN A DARK PARKING LOT FOR 10-15 MINUTES WHILE THE SECURITY SYSTEM HAS HER VEHICLE DISABLED. WHAT IF SHE SOUGHT REFUGE IN HER CAR TO TRY TO ESCAPE SOMEONE WHO WAS CHASING HER? WHAT ABOUT ALL THESE OTHER GRAND AM OWNERS? YOU CAN DO A GOOGLE OR YAHOO SEARCH FOR "2002 GRAND AM WILL NOT START". YOU WILL THEN SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND MIGHT WANT TO TAKE THESE INCIDENTS INTO CONSIDERATION FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. *NM

• 11/14/2002· WHEELS

  THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND IN WHEELS WHEN DRIVING LOW SPEEDS AS WELL AS TAKING TURNS. DT

• 11/13/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. UPDATED 1/7/15*CN UPDATED 10/5/2015*JS