2003 Pontiac Grand Am

SIMILAR TO MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE. ABOUT THE BLINKER RELAY CYCLING WHEN IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THERE WERE RECALLS FOR THIS ON PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS. NO RECALL EXISTS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR AND MR. PONTIAC WANTS $95 TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC. LIKELY IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT JUDGING FROM THE NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS HERE. THE RATE OF RELAY CYCLING HAS SOME CORRELATION TO THE TEMPERATURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM STICKS AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE BRACKET. THE PEDAL ARM DOES NOT RETURN TO THE ENGINE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL); THEREFORE, HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARM, ACCELERATOR, AND BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLIES AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

MY CAR IS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. I PURCHASED IT IN 2004. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006 MY DASHBOARD STARTING MAKING CLICKING NOISES THAT SOUND LIKE THE BLINKER. THIS BECAME WORSE WITHIN A MONTH AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN SMOKING OCCASIONALLY OUT OF THE PLACE WHERE THE "MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH" IS. I REPLACED THE PART IN OCTOBER OF 2006. RECENTLY, (06/08) 19 MONTHS AFTER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY ENDED, THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH IS NOW CLICKING AGAIN. I CONTACTED PONTIAC BOTH TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD NEED TO BE PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. TO ME THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR COULD HAVE STARTED ON FIRE DUE TO THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE FOR THIS PART ON MY GM PRODUCT. *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM WHICH HAS A SAFETY AND NON-COMPLIANCE RECALL THAT INVOLVES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY, (SAFETY RECALL # 04092). WHEN THE INITIAL RECALL WAS DELIVERED I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP IN KENDALLVILLE INDIANA. THEY INSPECTED THE DEVICE, AND AT THAT TIME STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND NO PARTS WERE REPLACED. I AM CURRENTLY LIVING IN VIRGINIA AND HAVE FOUND IN HOT, AMBIENT CONDITIONS, (IN THE AFTERNOON AND ALMOST DAILY), MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING, FAILING TO RETURN TO THE NORMAL IDLE POSITION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP IN HARRISONBURG VA TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY ADVISED A NEW PEDAL ASSEMBLY WOULD BE NEEDED ALTHOUGH THEY ARE UNWILLING TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE UNDER THE RECALL # 04092 SINCE THE INITIAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED IN INDIANA. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP IN INDIANA THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 19, 2005 WHICH IS NOT DURING THE HOT AND AMBIENT WEATHER THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATE SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS OVER 100,000 MILES AND IS A 2003 THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THIS REQUIRED PROCEDURE UNDER THE MANUFACTURES RECALL. I SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME FOR THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY MYSELF AND MY FAMILY, BUT FOR OTHER'S ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I HAVE THIS ANNOYING CLICKING SOUND WHICH I THOUGHT WAS MY TURN SIGNAL. HOWEVER, THIS NOISE CONTINUES EVEN WHEN MY TURN SIGNAL IS OFF. I TRIED CHANGING THE HAZARD SWITCH, BUT THE NOISE CONTINUES. IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A DAY WHILE I'M DRIVING AND SOMETIMES IT "CLICKS" FASTER AND LONGER THEN OTHER TIMES. I'VE ALSO NOTICED SMALL TRACES OF SMOKE RISE FROM MY STEERING COLUMN WHILE THE "CLICK" IS HAPPENING. *TR

2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM 4 CYLINDER. STARTED HEARING A CLICKING NOISE, LIKE THE BLINKER IS ON. NOW IT MAKES THE NOISE ALL THE TIME WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. THIS IS VERY ANNOYING AND CAN MAKE YOU THINK YOU LEFT YOUR BLINKER ON. I REPLACED THE HAZARD SWITCH AND IT DIDN'T STOP IT. SOMEONE SAID IT MAY BE THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT NO RECALL WAS ON THAT SPECIFIC PART. *TR