2004 Pontiac Grand Am

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL HAS BEEN SPROUTING OUT UNDER THE HOOD AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE. SHE NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL WHEN SHE INITIALLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. GENERAL MOTORS INFORMED HER OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES); HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE REGULATOR WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. AS A RESULT, HER CHILDREN BECAME VIOLENTLY ILL DUE TO THE FUMES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SMELLED FUEL IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE GAS TANK. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #04V301000) HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 48,000.

ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 6TH 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:11PM I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON TALYOR AVE. IN KIRKWOOD, MO WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE CLUTCH THERE WAS A STIFFNESS AND IT DID NOT WANT TO DEPRESS AT FIRST, BUT THEN DEPRESSED. A SHORT TIME LATER I HAD TURNED ONTO SOUTH KIRKWOOD RD AND AT APPROXIMATELY 6:16PM I WAS APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH KIRKWOOD RD AND BIG BEND BLVD. THERE WAS A RED LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION SO I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND TRIED TO APPLY THE CLUTCH AND AGAIN IT SEEMED TO HESITATE AND NOT WANT TO DEPRESS AND THEN IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR BUT DID NOT ACTUALLY ENGAGE. TO PREVENT COLLISION WITH ANOTHER THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR SO I HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. WITH THE VEHICLE OFF I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR AND COASTED BACKWARDS INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER INSPECTION BY MYSELF AND A GM DEALER IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT THE CONTROL ROD LINKAGE THAT GOES FROM THE CLUTCH TO THE CLUTCH PEDAL IS CONNECTED TO THE CLUTCH PEDAL BY A SMALL THIN PIECE OF PLASTIC. THIS PLASTIC COMPONENT FAILED PREVENTING THE OPERATION OF THE CLUTCH. *TR

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING ALL THE TIME. NO WARNING TO THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS NO PATTERN. ALSO HAVE A TURN SIGNAL ISSUE, THE SOUND GOES ON CONTINUOUSLY. AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THE PROBLEMS TO BE COMMON. THE STARTING ISSUE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SECURITY SYSTEM WHICH I HAVE HEARD REFERRED TO AS PASSLOCK. HAVE CONTACTED GM ON MANY LEVELS, IN PERSON AND OVER THE PHONE, WITH NO SOLUTION THAT SUITS ME. CHARGED ME $40, TO TELL ME THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD BE $300 TO FIX, OR SO THEY SAY. HAVE NOT HAD AN ESTIMATE ON THE IGNITION PROBLEM BUT HAVE SEEN WHAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE PAID AND COULD BE BETWEEN $400 AND $1000. TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED WITH THE SAME JUNK FROM GM. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE AGAIN. IT IS A SHAME THAT OUR AMERICAN CARS PALE IN COMPARISON TO THEIR FOREIGN COUNTERPARTS. I HOPE THAT THIS INFORMATION IS USEFUL AND THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED, WITH GM RECALLING ALL OF THE PROBLEM VEHICLES AND STANDING BEHIND THEIR TERRIBLE PRODUCT. IF I CAN BE OF ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. *TR

2004 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE - WHILE THE CAR IS TURNED ON AND WHILE DRIVING, THE TURNING SIGNALS OR THE HAZARD FLASHER UNIT IS CLICKING SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH NEAR THE RADIO WHILE THE BLINKER SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB AND IT APPEARS THAT PREVIOUS YEARS HAD RECALLS ON THE SAME ISSUE. I REFUSE TO PAY $300 AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A UNIT THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS A TRACK RECORD OF FAILURES. *TR