2004 Pontiac Grand Am

I LOVE MY PONTIAC GRAM AM, THE CAR NOT STARTING HAS BEEN THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. JUST CALLED THE DEALLER SHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $419 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALREADY SPENT $1000 OR MORE ON TOWES AND NEW BATTIERIES, ETC. TILL I LEARNED THE 10 MIN TRICK. I'M GETTING SICK AND TIRED OF WAITING THE TEN MINUTES FOR MY SECURITY LIGHT TO RESET. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MANY MORE PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND-AM, WHICH I PURCHASED IN OCTOBER 2003. BETWEEN THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND NOW, MY IGNITION SWITCH HAS GOTTEN STUCK IN THE "OFF" POSITION AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. EACH TIME IT APPEARED THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED THEFTLOCK SYSTEM . THE THEFTLOCK LIGHT WOULD STILL BE ON AFTER THE CAR WAS UNLOCKED USING THE REMOTE AND THE KEY INSERTED IN THE IGNITION. UNTIL A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, I JUST WAITED IT OUT FOR 10 TO 30 MINUTES AND WOULD BE ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, WAITING DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE IGNITION AND LOCK CYLINDER HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CYLINDER HAS TO BE ALTERED SO MY KEY FITS. AFTER RESEARCHING I NOW KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC. *DT

2004 GM PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH POWER STEERING ISSUES THAT HAVE OCCURRED AFTER 30,000 MILES. WHEN THE POWERING STEERING FAILS IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER WHEN TRAVELING UNDER 15 MPH. AT THAT TIME, IT'S HAZARDOUS TO MYSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES AS IT'S CHALLENGING TO AVOID A COLLISION DUE TO STEERING FAILURE UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATED ABOVE 15 MPH. I PREVIOUSLY STRUCK A VEHICLE WHILE PARKING DUE TO THE POWER STEERING FAILURE, HOWEVER A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT. GM HAS RECALLED SIMILAR COMPACT CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE/ ROAD HAZARD AS MY GM MODEL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE DRIVER STATED THAT SHE DROVE TO WORK IN HER VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. WHEN SHE TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE LATER THAT EVENING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AT THE END OF JANUARY AND SHE IS NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

CAR WILL NOT START. PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM BAD. HAVE TO LEAVE IGNITION ON FOR 10 MINUTES TO LET SYSTEM RESET. FOUND PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GM PASSLOCK SECURITY SYSTEM ON THE WEB. I GUESS NOTHING WILL BE DONE TILL SOMEHOW THERE IS A DEATH. WITH THE GOV. NOW OWNING A PART OF GM THE NHTSA IS NOW REALLY IN GM'S BACK POCKET AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING. *TR

TURN SIGNAL SWITCH CLICKING, WHEN AFTER USING THE TURN SIGNAL AND DURING DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. I SEE THAT IN DECEMBER 2004 GM ISSUED A POLICY COVERING TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FOR A REPLACEMENT. WE DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER ABOUT THIS. I WOULD LIKE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS AND SEE IF THE 2004 GRAND AM IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL, IF SO HOW DO I GO ABOUT TO GET THE DEALERSHIP THE PROPER PAPERS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AT "NO COST" TO ME. THIS HAS BEEN AN OCCURRING ISSUE SINCE EARLY 2009, I JUST HAD TIME TODAY TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, BECAUSE THE CLICKING IS GETTING WORSE. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE OTHER DAY I HAD FRONT BRAKES PUT ON THE CAR. WHEN I DROVE TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY ,I TRIED TO PASS A VEHICLE THAT WAS GOING TO SLOW. THE NUT I TRIED TO PASS DID NOT WANT ME TO PASS ,SO HE KICKED HIS MOTOR IN AND I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW I WAS DOING 70 MILES AN HOUR. I WENT TO BRAKE SO THAT I COULD FALL BACK IN BEHIND THE NUT, WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES THE CAR WENT SIDE WAYS. I GOT LUCKY AND STRAIGHTENED THE CAR BACK. THANK GOD,OR I WOULD BE DEAD. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AND THE QUALIFIED SERVICEMAN SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE CALIBERS WERE WARPED AND THAT ONLY 20% OF THE BRAKE PAD WAS TOUCHING THE CALIBERS. PROBLEM IS THE CALIBERS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM AND THEY WARP WITH HEAT. THERE IS NO WAY OF PREVENTING THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AS THERE IS NO WAY TO CHANGE METALS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS IS NOT A FIRST ,OR EVEN THE FIRST THOUSAND THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE AND IF YOU HAVE STATISTICS THAT SHOW THIS. WILL THERE BE A RECALL? PLEASE CONTACT ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [XXX] THANKS AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT RAINS OR SNOWS, THE WINDSHIELD FAILED TO WORK; HOWEVER, DURING NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAULTY WIPERS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.