2005 Pontiac Grand AM

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

• 12/15/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SMELL OF FUEL FUMES A LADY THAT I SPOKE TO STATED THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE. FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL BUT NOT MY VIN NUMBER THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR A SITUATION DUE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. GIVEN MY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES I HAVE TO CHARTER ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND I'VE BEEN PLACE UNDER NON VEHICLE COMPLIANCE DUE TO THE STRONG ODOR OF GAS ENTERING MY VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE MY 2 CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES WHICH FOR ME THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. AGAIN THERE'S HAVE BEEN OVER 500 VEHICLES OF MY MAKE AND MODEL WHO'S HAS FILED COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITUATION AND HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THOSE VEHICLES. *TR

• 12/13/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND INTERMITTENTLY. IF THE STEERING WHEEL WERE IN A STRAIGHT POSITION, THE HORN WOULD WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,000.

• 12/13/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. HAZARDOUS TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD, OUT OF NO WHERE. LIGHTS ON DASH GO CRAZY AND VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED GOT TOWED TO A SHOP SAID THERE IS POSSIBLE LEAKING OF THE FUEL TANK, ALSO SUGGESTED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP, THEN DECIDED THAT WAS NOT NEEDED AND REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. VEHICLE WORKED FOR 3 MONTHS, BUT COULD STILL SMELL FUMES OF GAS WHEN FIRST STARTED CAR, THIS SMELL BEGAN FIRST WEEK I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SECOND TIME WAS TWO DAYS AGO ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE AGAIN. MECHANIC IS CONCERNED REGARDING FUEL TANK LEAK AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO IT BEING UNSAFE AND POSSIBLE FIRE OR EXPLOSION COULD OCCUR. WHO MANUFACTURES A VEHICLE THAT HAS INSUFFICIENT FUEL TANK WELDING??? THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS. *TR

• 12/02/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

• 11/29/2006· POWER TRAIN

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED TO CHECK IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

• 11/17/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND CAUSED THE POWER STEERING AND THE POWER BRAKES TO FAIL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE GUARDRAIL AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

• 11/15/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SECURITY SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE SECURITY CODE WAS RESET. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINE MONTHS FOLLOWING THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE TEMPORARILY. A PERMANENT REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 11/15/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. A FUEL LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE REGULATOR. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY: PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE SMELLED FUEL UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS SATURATED AND DRIPPING ON WIRES JUST BELOW. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

• 11/13/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  I PURCHASED MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE USED IN MAY OF 2008 WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES ON IT. THE FIRST ISSUE BEGAN ONLY ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE. FIRST THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK...A FEW WEEKS LATER, THAT WAS NO LONGER A PROBLEM. THEN THE CAR HAD TROUBLE STARTING. VERY RANDOM, SOMETIMES IT WOULD START AFTER A FEW TRIES, SOMETIMES IT WOULD START AFTER 30 MINUTES. THEN IT GOT WORSE. THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF AS I WAS DRIVING...NO WARNING AT ALL...JUST TURNED OFF AS IF I TURNED THE KEY OFF. THIS ALSO IS EXTREMELY RANDOM..MECHANICS HAVE CHECKED MY FUEL PUMP PRESSURE, CLEANED THE LINES TWICE...I WAS TOLD THE PRESSURE WAS RIGHT TO SPECIFICATIONS. IT HAS BEEN 3 YEARS THAT I HAVE THE CAR..COULD NOT AFFORD TO TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER. I CHECKED AND CLEANED THE FUSES RELATED TO THE IGNITION..AFTER I DID THAT, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 3 YEARS MY CAR DID NOT SHUT OFF. THAT LASTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS, NOW IT IS STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN. I HAVE GOTTEN STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, UP ON MOUNTAINOUS ROADS, AT RED LIGHTS, VERY DANGEROUS. MY CAR STILL HAS TROUBLE STARTING AT TIMES AND NOW IT RETURNED TO THE DANGER OF THE CAR SHUTTING OFF. MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SOMETIMES GOES CRAZY WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF..SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. SOMETIMES THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN TURNING ON MY DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL..SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. SOMETIMES IT SHUTS OFF AT A STOP SIGN..SOMETIMES IT SHUTS OFF DRIVING 55 MPH. IF THIS WERE MY FUEL PUMP, IT WOULD HAVE DIED YEARS AGO. THIS IS GM'S POOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS PROVEN TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE GRAND AM AND OTHER MODELS AS WELL. *TR

• 11/13/2006· SEATS

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SEAT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE WHEN ADJUSTING THE SEAT OR WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE DESIGN, WHICH COULD BE ADJUSTED MANUALLY AND MECHANICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED.

• 11/12/2014· AIR BAGS,ENGINECrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

• 11/12/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR ALWAYS HAD STARTING PROBLEMS I REPLACED THE IGNITION SENSOR, AND THE STARTER. SOMETIMES IT TAKE 3 OR 4 TIMES TO START THE CAR. *TR

• 11/04/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL LAST WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014 AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE TO A GM DEALERSHIP HERE IN DENVER, CO TO FIX THE IGNITION PROBLEM IN THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE CENTER THEY CANT FIX THE PROBLEM WITH MY IGNITION WITHOUT THE ORIGINAL SET OF PONTIAC KEYS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM DRIVETIME DEALERSHIP IN AURORA IN 2011, AND THE SETS OF KEYS THAT I RECEIVED FOR THE CAR WERE CUT KEYS FROM THE LOCAL HARDWARE STORE. RIGHT NOW I CANT GET THIS FIXED, THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, THE FUEL LINE SHUTS DOWN AT ANY GIVEN RANDOM TIME. IM MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR I CANT DRIVE, ITS UNSAFE. I WAS HOPING THE RECALL WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED DRIVETIME DEALER THIS MORNING NOV, 4TH, 2014 TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR A KEY AND WAS TOLD THEY CANT HELP ME, THE KEYS THAT WERE GIVEN TO ME ARE THE KEYS THEY HAD AT TIME OF SALE OF THE CAR, MY CAR WAS BOUGHT AT AN AUCTION SHE SAID....WHERE DO I GET THE MANUFACTURE ORIGINAL PONTIAC KEY FOR THIS VEHICLE, SINCE PONTIAC IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS? WOULD GM BE ABLE TO MAKE ME A KEY TO THIS CAR FROM THE VIN SO I CAN DRIVE IT? I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITHOUT BEING SCARED IT WILL SHUT OFF, IT DID LAST SATURDAY MORNING ON THE HIGHWAY, FORTUNATELY NO ONE HAS BEEN WAS BEHIND ME WHEN IT DECIDES TO SHUT OFF SO FAR ! *TR

• 10/29/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT

  PONTIAC GRAND AM 2005, I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN JUNE 2006. SINCE JUNE I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAD TO HAVE THE WINDOW LOCK PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REATTACHED, BECAUSE IT FELL OUT. THE ENGINE STALLS AND WON'T START HALF THE TIME. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN. REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW LEAKS AIR CONSTANTLY, AND WATER WHEN IT RAINS. BRAKES DON'T ALWAYS STOP AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO SOMETIME ACCELERATES WHEN HITTING BRAKE. ENGINE MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING IT. CRUISE CONTROL ONLY WORKS EVERY NOW AND THEN, AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRES. THIS CAR ONLY HAS UNDER 36,000 MILES ON IT AND ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING. I GAVE ALMOST $18,000 FOR THIS CAR (WHICH WAS WAY TO MUCH ANYWAYS, BUT THEY REASSURED ME THAT IT WAS A GOOD CAR, AND I WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS OUT OF IT) AND AM PAYING $340.00 A MONTH. THE DEALERSHIP (ALEX MONTGOMERY) TELLS ME THEY CAN FIX IT BUT IT IS GOING TO COST ME. I DON'T HAVE A JOB NOW AND HAVEN'T HAD ONE SINCE JULY 2006. I AM EXPECTING MY THIRD CHILD, I AM A SINGLE MOTHER, I HAVE NO MONEY, AND THEY WON'T TRADE BECAUSE I AM UNEMPLOYED YOU CAN'T GET A LOAN WHEN YOUR UNEMPLOYED. *NM

• 10/27/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE NOT STARTING AND SHUTTING DOWN. *TGW A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR AND IGNITION SWITCH. A YEAR LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. ON MARCH 7, 2014, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP AGAIN, WHERE THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. *JB

• 10/12/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  "TAKATA INFLATE" MY CAR HAS TO GET A BOOST DAILY BUT ONCE AND NOW IT WHEN CAR IS IN THE ON POSTION IT WILL NOT MAKE A SOUND BUT ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS COME .IF YOU TURN ON HEAD LIGHTS INSIDE PANEL WILL NOT COME BUT TURN OFF LIGHTSOR TAKE OUT KEY IT WILL LIGHT UP ON THE PANEL

• 10/11/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN APRIL OF 2006. SEPTEMBER OF 2006 THE VEHICLE BEGAN LOCKING AND UNLOCKING BY ITSELF, WHETHER I'M DRIVING OR IN PARK. I CHANGED THE BATTERY IN THE REMOTE CAR ALARM, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. I HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND I AM NOT COMFORTABLE RIDING IN A VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF DEFECT. *NM

• 10/10/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND LIKE THE SIGNAL LIGHT IS NOT WORKING. WITH OUT HAVING THE SIGNAL IS NOT ON. WE HAVE REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND THE HAZARD SWITCH. THIS HAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN TWO DIFFERENT TIMES, ONCE BEFORE REPLACING MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH ONE AFTER, THE SOUND IS COMING FROM THE DASH. HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHTS, SOMETIMES THE WORKED OTHERS NOT. *TR

• 10/06/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 10/06/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FOR THE LAST YEAR TO YEAR AND A HALF THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE ON MY 2005 GRAND AM HAS GONE BERSERK. IT RANDOMLY PREVENTS ME FROM STARTING MY CAR. I HAVE TO LEAVE 10 MINUTES EARLY FOR EVERYTHING SO I AM NOT LATE BECAUSE IT TAKES 10 MINUTES TO RE-SET THE DEVICE. IT IS SHAMEFUL PONTIAC WON'T RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AS MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING IT. I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD THE 200 + DOLLARS AN HOUR TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP FIX IT. THE PROBLEM IS IF YOU ATTEMPT TO FIX IT YOURSELF (I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S A SENSOR ISSUE) YOU COULD END UP SETTING THE ANTI-THEFT/PASSLOCK DEVICE OFF AND NEVER GET IT TO RE-SET. AS IT IS, I KNOW I CAN RE-SET IT IN 10 MINUTES (THOUGH BY THEN I'M OFTEN HOT AND SWEATY AND GRUMPY WITH MELTED ICE CREAM). HELP! IT'S JUST NOT FAIR. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WILL NOT TELL MY MECHANIC HOW TO FIX IT; THEY WANT ME TO BRING IT IN. *TR

• 10/05/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CRASHED INTO A CURB. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. UPDATED 02/26/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START AFTER BEING PARKED FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURES BEGAN TO OCCUR AFTER HAVING A SAFETY RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED. *JS

• 10/03/2014· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,355.

• 10/01/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  NOTHING HAPPENED TO CASE THIS AT ALL. NOTHING CHANGE OR INSTALLED TO MAKE IT HAPPEN....IT JUST HAPPENED. NO WRECKS OR FIRE OR PROPERLY DAMAGE. A FEW MONTHS AGO MY 2005 GRAND AM SE STARTING MAKING THE RANDOM TURN SIGNAL NOISE, SOMETIMES IT WILL GO CONSTANTLY OTHER TIMES IT'LL ONLY DO IT TWICE THEN STOP....THEN START AGAIN. WHEN YOUR OUT DRIVING AROUND CONSTANTLY HEARING CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK, IT GETS ANNOYING. IS THIS THE PROBLEM THAT WILL COST ~$300 TO FIX I'M TOLD TO REPLACE THE MULTISWITCH WHICH HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR ALOT OF THE PREVIOUS GRAND AM YEAR CARS AND WERE COVERED BY THE DEALERSHIP? HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS. *TR

• 09/30/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURECrash

  IN MANY OCCASIONS I HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENTS, ONE BECAUSE OF A YELLOW POLE AND ANOTHER BECAUSE OF AN OBJECT IN THE FREEWAY. AND THE AIR BAG WOULDN'T DEPLOYED. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND I AM STILL DRIVING THIS CAR. AFTER READING THE LETTER I RECEIVED I HAVE COME TO ONE UNDERSTANDING THAT IS THAT THE CAR ISN'T SAFE. WHAT IS YOU RECOMMENDATION ON MY CONCERNS. *TR

• 09/28/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY DAUGHTER JUST LEFT HOUSE DROVE DOWN STREET HIT A TREE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAR WAS WRECKED DO WE GET COMPENSATED FOR THIS SINCE THE CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR IGNITION RECALL#14350 SHE SAID IT LOCKED UP LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

• 09/28/2014· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPERCrash

  I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 50 MPH WHEN I NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWING DOWN. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT SEEM TO BE WORKING AS THEY SHOULD. I HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THEM IN THE PAST DAYS AND IT SEEMED TO COME OUT OF NOWHERE. THE CAR DID NOT STOP BECAUSE THE BRAKES SEEMED TO HAVE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN INCLUDING THE POWER BREAK. SO I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED. SOME WEEKS LATER I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FOR MY CAR (RECALL 14350). IT STATES THAT IF I HAVE ANY WEIGHT ADDED ON TO MY KEY RING IT MIGHT MOVE MY KEY FROM THE "RUN" POSITION. BY THAT HAPPENING, MANY THINGS WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT DOWN. ONE OF THEM BEING THE POWER BRAKE. WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE RISK OF OF BEING INVOLVED IN A CRASH, AND IN MY CASE I WAS. IF I HAD BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THIS RECALL BEFORE I WOULD'VE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED ANY EXTRA WEIGHT ON MY KEY RING TO PREVENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS. THE LETTER ALSO STATES THAT MY DEALER WILL FIX THE DEFECT BUT I AM AFRAID THAT IS TOO LATE SINCE MY CAR IS TOTALED AND MY INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER THE DAMAGE. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO SINCE CLEARLY THIS WAS NOT MY FAULT. *TR

• 09/26/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE REGULATOR HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

• 09/26/2008· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  MY GRAND AM HAS A DEFECTIVE TURN SIGNAL, JUST AS THE 00-01 MODELS DID. THE TURN SIGNAL HAS MALFUNCTIONED THAT LEAD TO FLICKERING OR TOTAL FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT IS CONSTANTLY FLICKERING, IT WILL NOT STOP, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE MY STEERING WHEEL IS SMOKING BECAUSE OF THIS MY AIRBAG COULD EXPLODE IN MY FACE, WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY A FIRESTONE TECHNICIAN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

• 09/19/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. A PRIVATE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000.

• 09/19/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 09/19/2014· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED IN MAY OF 2014. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 09/18/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING. SHE NOTICED A FILM ON THE ENTIRE WINDSHIELD AT NIGHT, WHEN IT IS RAINING, OR WHEN THE DEFROST AND/OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OCCASIONALLY STICKS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

• 09/16/2014· STEERINGCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE CONTACT AND HER CHILD SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ARMS, WRISTS, CHEST, RIBS, AND THE LEGS WHICH BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

• 09/15/2014· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)Crash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 09/09/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE CONTACT INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE ENGINE FAILED TO START ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE SECURITY SENSOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS IGNITION FAILURE THAT TRIGGERED THE SECURITY SENSOR. THE MECHANIC REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 09/06/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I JUST READ THE VERY FIRST COMPLAINT ON MY CAR WHILE AGO..... EVERY SINGLE THING THATS HAPPENED TO HER, HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD TO NEVER BUY A GRANDAM....BUT I COULDNT REALLY AFFORD ANYTHING ELSE. I NEEDED SOMETHING RELIABLE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I BOUGHT MY CAR IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR. I HAVE HAD LITTLE SMALL PROBLEMS, BUT NOTHING BIG TIL ABOUT 5 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT. I KEPT HEARING GRINDING NOISES COMING FROM MY FRONT ANXELS....NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIGURE OUT THAT PROBLEM, SO ITS STILL OCCURING. MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STICKS AND GOES UP AND DOWN WHEN IT WANTS TO.... THE LOCK PAD ON MY DRIVERS SIDE, FELL OUT AND EVEN WITH IT, SCREWED DOWN TO THE DOOR PANEL, STILL WONT WORK RIGHT. THE CAR RIDES REALLY REALLY ROUGH. HAD EVERYTHING FROM SUSPENSION TO AXLES CHECKED OUT, NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG....BUT I KNOW THERES SOMETHING MESSED UP BADLY .... SOMEWHERE. MY IGNITION IS MY BIGGEST PROBLEM THO. I NOTICED IT AT ABOUT 44 THOUSAND MILES.... SOMETIMES WHEN I WENT TO CRANK IT..... IT WOULD HESITATE BADLY AND SOMETIMES NOT START AT ALL. IT HAS GOTTEN ALOT WORSE NOW..... NOW ALL IT DOES IS CLICK LIKE ITS A BATTERY PROBLEM.... IT WILL CLICK SOMETIMES, THEN ON THE SECOND TRY, IT WILL CRANK WITH HESITATION... OTHER TIMES, THERE IS NO SIGN OF A PROBLEM. MY BACK WINDOW LEAKS AIR CONSTANTLY AND LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS.... THE TRUNK LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS.... WHAT ELSE?? HOW BOUT EVERYTHING!!!! MY CAR SUCKS!!!!

• 09/06/2005· SEATSCrash

  DT: 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONSUMER STATES WHEN HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE AT 55 MPH THE BATTERY THAT WAS BEING STORED IN THE TRUNK COME THROUGH THE BACK SEAT. THIS WAS NOT A FOLD DOWN SEAT. THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THE SEAT WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH DURING A CRASH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS A CRASH BUT NOT AS A RESULT OF THE BATTERY COMING THROUGH THE SEAT.*AK UPDATED 11/30/2005 - THE BATTERY LANDED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *NM

• 08/31/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  VEHICLE ACCELERATED UPON PARKING NEAR A STOP WITH FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND ON BRAKE PEDAL. CAR JUMPED OVER PARKING BUMP AND HIT A VEHICLES. NO FATALITIES OR INJURIES REPORTED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

• 08/26/2011· VISIBILITY

  THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW IS STUCK DOWN. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IT HAS QUIT WORKING. IT HAS HAD THE ARM MECHANISM REPLACED TWICE AND THE MOTOR REPLACED ONCE. ALL OF THE OTHER 3 WINDOWS HAVE ALSO BEEN WORKED ON FOR THE SAME THING. *TT

• 08/20/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

• 08/19/2016· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE IDLING ROUGHLY AND DECELERATING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE MISFIRED; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFCATURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

• 08/11/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, THE IGNITION WIRES FROM THE STARTER TO THE IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE RUBBED TOGETHER TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V287000 REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: STARTER ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.

• 08/02/2012· STEERING,SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE TO SEE IF THEY COULD TELL ME WHY MY STEERING KEPT GOING TO THE LEFT SIDE AND BECAUSE I KEPT HEARING A POPPING NOISE, WHILE AT THE AUTO STORE THEY LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE MAN TOLD ME LOOKED LIKE THE FRAME WAS RUSTED, AND NOT TO DRIVE IT, AFTER CALLING A TOW TRUCK THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND SAID THE ENGINE CROSSMEMBER BAR /CRADLE WAS RUSTED OUT WHICH HELD THE RACK AND PINION STEERING, TOWED IT TO AN AUTO BODY PLACE WHICH INFORMED ME TO CALL GENERAL MOTORS, CALLED GENERAL MOTORS THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP,AND IT IS NOW AT A GENERAL MOTORS DEALERSHIP, WAITING TO SEE WHAT GENERAL MOTORS IS GOING TO DO, DEALERSHIP ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE CROSSMEBER BAR WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT, WHICH IS WHY THE STEERING WENT HAYWIRE. *TR

• 07/29/2014· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  MY CAR WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AND I JUST GOT OFF WORK, ON MY WAY OUT FROM THE LOT TO THE GATE WITH SPEED OF ABOUT 5-10 MPH, ALL OF SUDDEN THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SPINNING ALL THE WAY AROUND WITHOUT STOP, FRONT WHEELS WONT MOVE TO ANY DIRECTION, THANKFULLY I COULD STOP THE CAR BEFORE HITTING ANY THING. IT WAS VERY SCARY, SOON AFTER I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS DISCONNECTION BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE ANTERIOR SUSPENSION OR WHATEVER THAT CONNECTS STEERING WHEELS TO WHEELS AND DIRECT THEM. IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHWAY WITH SPEED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER TO ME, MY FAMILY AND OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. IMAGINE DRIVING CAR YOU CAN'T CONTROL, CAN'T DIRECT, AND ALL HAPPEN ALL OF SUDDEN. I CALLED AAA AND TOW THE CAR TO GM DEALER. TEST SHOWED: INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND CLOCKSPRING WERE BROKEN). THEY REPLACED: INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, RACK MOUNTS, FRAMES, COLL, CLOCKSPRING, AND STEERING RACK. IT COSTS ME $2113.67 AND IT TOOK 10 DAYS TO BE FIXED. NOTICE: ON MY WAY TO WORK IN THE MORNING THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE BUT I NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECOME HEAVIER. *JS

• 07/23/2011· SEAT BELTS

  ON JULY 21, 2011 WE DROVE TO THE STORE. WHEN WE CAME OUT AND GOT INTO THE CAR (2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT PULL OUT. IT IS COMPLETELY RETRACTED AND WILL NOT BUDGE. WE DID NOT DAMAGE IT IN ANY WAY. NOW WE CANNOT LEGALLY HAVE ANYONE IN THE FRONT SEAT BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT ENGAGE. I SCHEDULED A REPAIR APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM, WHO TELLS ME IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT. ROUGH ESTIMATE ON COST IS $300.00!!! I AM CERTAIN THE GARAGE WILL WANT TO REPLACE THE UNIT TO GET FULL MONEY OUT OF US. I WILL KEEP THE DEFECTIVE ONE. *TR

• 07/21/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINEFire

  I'M NOT SURE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS, MEDIA COVERAGE MADE THE LOCAL ISSUES IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

• 07/13/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  DT: THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. AS A RESULT, SHE CRASHED INTO AN APARTMENT. THE SPEED WAS NO MORE THAN 5-10 MPH. WHEN SHE HIT THE BRAKE THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL CAR. *JB

• 07/01/2014· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE IGNITION OFTEN SLIPS INTO ACCESSORY MODE AND MY CAR WILL BE DEAD THE NEXT MORNING. VERY ANNOYING. THE GEAR SHIFT WILL ALSO SHIFT IF YOU ACCIDENTALLY KNOCK IT WHILE DRIVING EVEN WITHOUT PRESSING THE BUTTON. *TR

• 06/26/2006· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALUMINUM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD WAS PITTED VERY BADLY WHICH CAUSED DUST TO COME FROM THE AREA. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNED ABOUT THE HEALTH HAZARDS THIS COULD CAUSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 7/18/2006 - THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HESITATED WHILE GOING UP AND DOWN. THE CONSUMER FOUND RUST UNDER THE DASHBOARD. *NM

• 06/25/2007· INTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN FEBRUARUY 2007, AND AS SOON AS I GOT HOME WITH IT THE INTERIOR LIGHT STOPPED WORKING. THE INTERIOR LIGHT KEPT GOING ON AND OFF, IT WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN IT WANTED TO. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER SHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, BUT I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 4 MONTHS, AND THIS WASTHE 2ND TIME THAT I WA S BRINGING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ,AND NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT. THE CAR IS ALMOST BRAND NEW, COST ME ABOUT $17,000.00, AND ONLY HAD ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON IT. *AK