2002 Pontiac Grand Am

I BOUGHT A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM AND LATELY THE TURN SIGNAL AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORK WHENEVER THEY WANT. I JUST STARTED EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. I RESEARCHED THIS WEBSITE TO SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BACK ON THE PROBLEM BUT IT HAS SINCE CLOSED. I WAS WANTING TO KNOW IF I CAN GET ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I YOU CAN HELP PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *TR

THE RECALL FOR MY GRAND AM FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, THEIR REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE KEY, KEY RING, AND PLASTIC KEY COVER... NOT THE ACTUAL DEFECTIVE SWITCH NOW, I AM NO ENGINEER, BUT, WONT THE IGNITION SWITCH STILL BE DEFECTIVE,, EVEN IF THEY ISSUE TITANIUM, OR CARBON FIBER KEYS, IF I HIT A BUMP THE BAD IGNITION SWITCH (THE LOCK ATTACHED TO THE ACTUAL ELECTRICAL SWITCH IS PRETTY HEAVY)COULD STILL SHUT THE ENGINE OFF...(EVEN IF THERE WASN'T A KEY IN IT) THE SWITCH IS DEFECTIVE, NOT THE KEYS, THEY (INCLUDING MY SPARES) ALL STILL WORK!!!! ARE THEY GOING TO FIX THEIR POWER STEERING RECALL BY REMOVING THE LEATHER FROM THE STEERING WHEEL???? PLEASE HAVE AN ACTUAL MECHANIC, AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEER READ THIS AND THINK ABOUT IT, NOT AN OFFICE PERSON,, PLEASE...PEOPLES LIVES DEPEND ON THIS!!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WORE PREMATURELY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHEN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT WATER PENETRATED THROUGH THE SUNROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I BOUGHT MY PONTIAC A YEAR AGO. A FEW WEEKS AFTER BUYING IT, IT HAD TROUBLE STARTING. IT ONLY HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT IT WOULD ALWAYS EVENTUALLY START. HOWEVER, LAST WEEK IT TOOK US ALMOST TWO HOURS TO GET IT STARTED. AFTER THAT IT SEEMS TO LOSE POWER GOING UP A HILL OR EVEN WHEN AT A STOP. MY BROTHER-IN-LAW HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND SENSOR AND IT STILL IS DOING THE SAME THING. IT IS SO FRUSTRATING THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE EXACT PROBLEM BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. IT SHOWS WHAT KIND OF A DEALER GM REALLY IS! THEY ONLY CARE ABOUT THE MONEY AND NOT THE SAFETY OF ITS' CUSTOMERS!!! *TR

WHEN IT RAINS, AT TAKE OFF THE CAR STALLS AND WILL NOT RUN UNTIL IT DRIES OUT. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR OR MORE. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND SEVERAL TIMES AS DRIVERS BEHIND ME THINK I AM GOING AND THE CALL STALLS. ONE TIME MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. MOST TIME IT SEEMS TO BE WHEN COMING TO A STOP THEN TAKING OFF IT STALLS. THE CAR WILL START THEN AS SOON AS YOU HIT THE GAS OR PUT IT IN GEAR IT SHUTS DOWN. MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2003 ALERO THAT DOES THE SAME THING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WE HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO THE CAR WASH AND IT STARTING ACTING UP SO HE DECIDED TO TRY TO GET IT TO AN AUTOMOTIVE, IT BARELY MADE IT THERE. THE REPAIR FACILITY HAD IT FOR 10 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING IT. I GUESS IF I GET KILLED THEN MAYBE THERE WILL BE AN INVESTIGATION AND SOMETHING WILL BE DONE. I GUESS HERE IS MY PROOF I FILED A COMPLAINT IN CASE I DIE. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2002 GRAND AM ABOUT A YEAR AGO. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I BOUGHT IT, THE TURN SIGNALS MADE A BUZZING NOISE COMING FROM BEHIND THE RADIO IT SEEMS. SOMETIMES THE SIGNALS WORK CORRECTLY. OTHER TIMES THEY BLINK TOO FAST, TOO SLOW, MAKE A BUZZING NOISE WITH NO BLINKING OR THEY BUZZ AND BLINK. THIS IS HIGHLY ANNOYING. I HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN A TICKET FOR FAILING TO USE MY TURN SIGNAL. IT JUST BUZZED WITH NO BLINKING AND WHEN I WENT TO PROVE IT TO THE OFFICER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THEM, IT WORKED PERFECTLY FINE! HOW CONVENIENT! ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I GO TO START MY CAR IT WONT TURN OVER OR CRANK. I'VE NOTICED THE SECURITY LIGHT COMES ON AROUND THE TIME THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE TO LEAVE MY KEY ON THE ON POSITION FOR 15 MINS AND THEN IT WILL START. FROM THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE THIS IS A PASS LOCK SECURITY FEATURE WHICH SHUTS DOWN THE FUEL SYSTEM. *JS

THIS VEHICLE, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE SEEN ONLINE, MANY OTHERS ARE AFFECTED BY THE SAME ISSUE, THE SAME MODEL, JUST VARYING IN YEARS. THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILS TO START THE CAR WHATSOEVER. AND DUE TO NO PROBLEM BEING REPORTED BY GENERAL MOTORS, MECHANICS HAVE LITTLE IDEA OF WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. CAUSING A MASSIVE WASTE OF MONEY, THIS ISSUE HAS PLAGUED OUR CAR FOR OVER A YEAR. AND DUE TO NO ISSUE BEING REPORTED BY GENERAL MOTORS, MULTIPLE MECHANICS HAVE SAID IT IS THE FUEL PUMP. WE HAVE WASTED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS ON FALSE DIAGNOSIS WHEN THE ISSUE IS THE IGNITION SWITCH! I AM DOING THIS NOW BECAUSE WE HAVE HEARD OF ALL THE RECALLS GM IS DOING WITH OTHER VEHICLES DATING BACK TO THEIR 2003 MODELS. AND WHEN I SEE THAT OUR MODEL ISN'T EVEN ON ANY OF THE LISTS, EVEN FOR THE NEWER YEARS. IT BUGS ME. JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE, OUT CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY! WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER, IT TOOK ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR OF USING THE IGNITION RESET TRICK TO GET THE CAR STARTED AGAIN! MANY OTHERS HAVE THIS ISSUE FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, I SEE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS CAR COMPLAINING. AND ONLINE I SEE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE! THIS PROBLEM COULD KILL SOMEBODY!!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY MOTHERS CAR WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN COMING UP ON A HILL GOING DOWN FELT LIKE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. COMING DOWN THE HILL IS WHEN I NOTICED MY EBRAKE DIDN'T EVEN WORK. MY BRAKE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, TRAC OFF LIGHT AND MY SECURITY LIGHT WERE ON. THEN COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR WENT IN WRONG LANE AND HIT HEAD ON WITH ANOTHER CAR. *TR