2004 Pontiac Grand Am

CLICKING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE TURN SIGNAL, THOUGH TURN SIGNAL NOR HAZARDS COME ON. SOUND IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE, AND VERY ANNOYING. HAVE NOTICES SMALL WISPS OF SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY DUST UNTIL READING OTHER COMPLAINTS. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. *TR

MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM WOULDN'T START, CHANGED A FEW SMALL THINGS, FUEL FILTER, ETC, BUT STILL WOULDN'T START. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. I READ ABOUT THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM AND IT WORKED. WHEN I GOT TO THE DEALER, THEIR DIAGNOSTIC DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I HAVE NOT HAD IT HAPPEN AGAIN, BUT AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I ALSO READ THAT AFTER THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILS MULTIPLE TIMES, IT FOULS THE COMPUTER AND THE CAR COULD DIE WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70, AND NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN I-80 IN OHIO AND MY TURN SIGNAL CLICK BEGAN CLICKING NONSTOP, THEN STOPPED. IT CONTINUES TO RANDOMLY CLICK, SOMETIMES FAST, SOMETIMES LIKE THE TURN SIGNAL SPEED, BUT WITH NO CONSISTENCY OR PREDICTABILITY. THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE NOT FLASHING, JUST THE CLICKING SOUND. I'VE FOUND MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE GRAND AM OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND SUPPOSEDLY THERE WAS A RECALL ON 00-01 MODELS FOR IT, BUT NONE THAT I CAN FIND FOR AN 04. THE RESEARCH I'VE FOUND IS THAT MORE THAN JUST 00-01 OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND SEEMS WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL ON THE PART. I'M CURRENTLY RESEARCHING PRICING FOR A REPLACEMENT MULTI SWITCH (TURN SIGNAL/WIPER COMBO SWITCH) WHICH WAS THE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION I'VE FOUND. *TR

1. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE NORMAL USAGE 2. THE FAILURE, HOW OFTEN IT OCCURS, ITS CONSEQUENCES; AND, WHILE ON A TRIP ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL AND FOUND OUT THE SWITCH WENT BAD 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED WAS TOLD THAT THE SWITCH WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HERE THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON MY MODEL. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED 2 MONTHS AFTER THE FACTORY WARRENTY EXPIRED. I DOUBT I WILL BUY ANOTHER GM CAR AGAIN. *TR

WAS DRIVING NORMALLY DOWN ROAD ON WAY TO WORK. APPROACHED INTERSECTION AND DEPRESSED CLUTCH TO DOWN SHIFT AND APPLY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. HOWEVER WITH CLUTCH DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV UP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, UNTIL IT REACHED THE RED LINE. AFTER PUMPING ACCELERATOR ABOUT FIVE OR SIX TIMES VEHICLE STOPPED REVVING UP. HOWEVER SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO REV UP AGAIN WHEN CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED TO SHIFT GEARS. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE, VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEEN BY GM DEALERSHIPS AND GM REP BUT THEY CLAIM ISSUE CANNOT BE REPLICATED. MULTIPLE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT ISSUE CONTINUES. WILL A MAJOR ACCIDENT OR DEATH BE REQUIRED FOR THIS ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED? I REALIZE THAT THIS IS PROBABLY NOT STICKING OUT AS A MAJOR ISSUE BECAUSE OF LOW NUMBERS OF REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THAT SINCE THIS IS PROBABLY ISOLATED TO MODELS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHICH IS A VERY SMALL MINORITY OF VEHICLES. IF THOUGHT ABOUT IN THE FACT THAT THEIR ARE FEW VEHICLES CONFIGURED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE FACT OF THE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE MAKES IT MORE SIGNIFICANT SINCE IT WOULD EQUAL A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF VEHICLES WHEN COMPARED TO THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VEHICLES CONFIGURED WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC, GRAND AM. FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 WEEK AND 3 DAYS THE PAST WEEK AS I WARM UP MY CAR IN THE MORNINGS, AN UPON RETURNING TO LEAVE FOR WORK EVERY MORNING THERE ARE STRONG OVERPOWERING FUMES. SO STRONG MY EYES BURN AND GET AN UPSET STOMACH. I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO REMAIN IN THE CAR. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO ASSESS WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE AND I SAW THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR LATCH SYSTEMS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PREVENTED A CHILD SAFETY SEAT FROM BEING SECURED WITH THE LATCH BELT SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE LATCH SYSTEM, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

I HAVE AN '04 GRAND AM AND THERE IS A CONSTANT TICKING (SOUNDS LIKE COMING FROM HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON). IT IS ALWAYS ON AND DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WHICH WAS RECALLED IN OLDER MODELS WHY IS THIS NOT BEING RECALLED IF THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO'S CAR (GRAND AM ALSO) DOES THE SAME THING. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THIS WHEN IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR YEARS. *TR