2004 Pontiac Grand Am

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENS, ALL LIGHT WORK FINE JUST DON'T START. THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES AND YOU WAIT 10 MINS AND THEN THE CAR STARTS. I HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED AND NOW A YEAR LATER THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE DONE LOTS OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND GM NEVER OWNED UP TO BY DOING A RECALL. THIS AFFECTS PONTIAC, OLDSMOBILE AND SEVERAL OTHERS. I THINK THEY NEED TO STEP UP HERE AND COME UP WITH A SOLUTION TO WHAT IS THEIR PROBLEM. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, SHE BEGAN TO USE THE VEHICLE CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN SMOKE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DOORS AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT THEN ATTEMPTED TO SOUND THE HORN, BUT THE HORN WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY UNLOCK THE DOORS AND EXIT THE VEHICLE AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EXAMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,695.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND HAD A COMPUTER TECHNICIAN INSPECT THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE TECHNICIAN RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DETERMINED THAT THE PASS CODE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE IGNITION SYSTEM. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT GUARANTEE THE FAILURE WOULD NOT RECUR IF THE PASS CODE WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

GM VATS/PASSLOCK SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN VEHICLES ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, WITHOUT WARNING....EVEN IN -10 DEGREE TEMPS IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TEN MILES FROM THE NEAREST HOUSE. THE DEALERS SOAK PEOPLE FOR $600 - $1200 TO REPLACE FUEL PUMPS, KEY CYLINDERS, ECMS AND BCMS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. YOUR ORGANIZATION SHOWS A POST FOR A FEW DROPS OF OIL WHILE BRAKING BUT THIS PASSKEY ISSUE IS A DANGER TO ANYONE WHO OWNS A 1999-2005 GM VEHICLE. THE CAR JUST STOPS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THRUWAY, DURING RUSH HOUR, IN SOME CASES. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL OR EVEN OFFER A RELIABLE SOLUTION THAT WE'RE MORE THAN WILLING TO PAY FOR. OUR CARS TURN INTO LAWN ORNAMENTS AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL. *TR

2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES. CLICKING SOUND NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH DIRECTIONAL/TURN SIGNAL IS BEING HEARD, EVEN WHEN DIRECTIONAL IS NOT IN USE. SOMETIMES THE CLICKING IS ACTIVATED BY MOVING OR TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CLICKING IS NOT CONSTANT OR CONSISTENT, BUT IT DOES OCCUR EVERY TIME THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL IS USED. THE SOUND APPEARS TO COME FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA (NEAR THE RADIO AND HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON). THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAS DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY/DIRTY MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH, WHICH HE SAYS HE REPLACES FREQUENTLY. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, I BELIEVE GENERAL MOTORS (PONTIAC) SHOULD ADDRESS THE ISSUE BEFORE IT TURNS MORE SERIOUS. *TR

ON 02/23/2008, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TAKEN TO GM CERTIFIED AUTO CENTER. PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUIT CHECK - PASSLOCK SYSTEMS FAILURE. REPLACED PASSLOCK CYLINDER AND SWITCH. ON 05/22/2008, TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT GM CERTIFIED AUTO CENTER. DIAGNOSTIC FOUND IGNITION CYLINDER LOOSE INTERNALLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTACT. REPLACED IGNITION CYLINDER AND SWITCH FOR THE SECOND TIME IN ONLY FOUR MONTHS. ON SAME DAY (05/22/2008), DRIVER REPORTED A CLICKING TYPE NOISE AS IF TURN SIGNALS WERE ON WHEN THEY WEREN'T. DIAGNOSTIC FOUND INTERNAL FAILURE IN MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH - REPLACED. ON 12/29/2010, CLICKING NOISE RETURNED AND VEHICLE TAKEN TO GM CERTIFIED AUTO CENTER. DIAGNOSTIC FOUND INTERNAL SHORT/FAILURE IN MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH AND IT WAS REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. WHEN LEAVING AUTO CENTER, "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO REPLACED, FOR A THIRD TIME.