2002 Pontiac Grand Am

I TOOK MY CAR TO MARC MILLER PONTIAC TO HAVE THE TURN SIGNALS FIXED. THE EMERGENCY FLASHER ON THE DASH KEPT CLICKING AND THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD WORK PERIODICALLY. THE TURN SIGNALS FINALLY WENT OUT. THE INCIDENT I AM REFERRING TO IS GM SERVICE BULLETIN 04098A. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IF THIS APPLIES TO MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I WAS CHARGED FOR THIS A TOTAL OF $314.17 AND AM NOT SURE IF IT WAS A RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND THE TURN SIGNALS WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP WORKING, CREATING A HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATION. FROM WHAT I'VE READ OF OTHERS COMPLAINTS, THIS WAS RECOGNIZED AS A PROBLEM BY GM IN 2001 HOWEVER A RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THIS WOULD COST ME ABOUT $500 TO REPAIR AND I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD TO DO SO. I THINK GM SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH NO CHARGE TO ME SINCE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM ALSO. *TR

I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT AND THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON 5/20/08. THE INDICATOR ARROWS INSIDE THE CAR WERE NOT GOING OFF WHEN I TRIED TO SIGNAL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND EXAM THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS ONLY TO FIND THAT NO SIGNAL LIGHTS OUTSIDE MY CAR WORKED EITHER. THIS PROBLEM NOW OCCURS EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS AND I FIND IT VERY DANGEROUS ON BUSY ROADS. I FEEL IT COULD LEAD TO A PREVENTABLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FROM FELLOW PONTIAC OWNERS. I ALSO FOUND THAT A RECALL INVESTIGATION WAS FILED BACK IN SEPT. OF 2005 (#PE05055) BUT WAS CLOSED IN JAN. OF 2006 WITH NO RECALLS BEING ISSUED. I HAVE CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $300 TO FIX THIS. I AM UPSET THAT THIS SAME MALFUNCTION WAS RECALLED IN THE 2001 GRAND AM MODELS (03V327000) BUT WILL NOT BE FIXED FOR MY 2002. WHEN IS GM GOING TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF IT'S MANUFACTURING ERRORS?? *TR

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE PROBLEM STARTED 4 MONTHS AGO. WHEN I PUT ON THE TURN SIGNAL SMOKE WILL START COMING FROM UNDER THE PLASTIC COVER BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. I POP UP THE COVER AND OBSERVED THAT THE SMOKE IS COMING FROM INSIDE A SEALED MECHANISM THAT IS BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. IT STARTED DOING IT MORE OFTEN AND AS SOON AS THE BLINKER GOES OFF THE SMOKE WILL STOP. I CALLED A PONTIAC DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO INFORMATION OR RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE BUT THAT THEY WILL CHECK IT FOR $39.95 I AM AFRAID THAT THE CAR MIGHT JUST CATCH ON FIRE ONE OF THESE DAYS. CAN YOU PROVIDE ME WITH SOME GUIDANCE WHO TO CALL? THE DATE BELOW IS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENS. BUT LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IT STARTED OCCURRING MORE OFTEN. *TR

I WENT TO START MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER, JUST A VERY HIGH SPEED SPINNING NOISE. THE DAY PRIOR THERE HAD BEEN A RATTLE DURING START UP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY CHECKED IT AND THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE, AND AS A RESULT THERE WAS VALVE AND CYLINDER DAMAGE. THEY HAD TO REBUILD THE ENGINE ALMOST COMPLETELY AS A RESULT. THIS WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000 KM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A 2002 GRAND AM WITH 77K MILES, THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT I WAS INFORMED THE TIMING CHAIN HAD GONE BAD- EXTREMELY RARE FOR THE YEAR AND MILEAGE ON MY CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND OUT THAT GM RECALLED 20K+ SATURNS FOR THIS FAULTY VIN F ENGINE TIMING CHAIN. THIS IS THE SAME ENGINE IN MY CAR, AND THE SAME THING THAT BROKE. ONCE THE CHAIN BROKE THE PIECES GOT INSIDE SEVERAL ENGINE COMPARTMENTS AND CAUSED A SEVERE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR. ABOUT HALF OF THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE DAMAGE OF THE CHAIN BREAKING. I CONTACTED GM, AND THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND NEITHER WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO ALLEVIATE THE DAMAGE THE FAULTY TIMING CHAIN HAS CAUSED. *TR