2003 Pontiac GRAND AM problems and owner complaints

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY, IGNITION SWITCH, WIRING. *MR THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED, A BATTERY WAS INSTALLED, WIRING WAS TIGHTENED, A KEY IGNITION WAS ADDED, AND THE SWITCH LIGHTS/DASH COMPONENT(PROBLEM NOT SPECIFIED). WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH, THE LIGHTS WOULD ACT ERRATIC ALONG WITH THE RPM GOING DOWN. THE RPM AND LIGHT PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR ALMOST EVERYDAY AND SOMETIME THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OPERATES THE VEHICLE AND REQUESTED EITHER A NEW VEHICLE OR A REFUND. (MODEL GT) SCC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10021685 at NHTSA ↗

THE SEAT MOVED FORWARD 1/4 OF AN INCH WHEN BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. TRACKS WERE REPLACED PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *TT

Owner-reported narrative. 6,462 miles reported. Look up ODI 10021705 at NHTSA ↗

I HAVE A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT COUPE THAT I BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE SINCE MAY WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT PONTIAC'S LANCING PLANT DID NOT FINISH THE CAR BEFOR THEY PUT IT OUT FOR SALE. THERE WERE GROUND WIRES MISSING AND SOME THAT WERE NOT CONNECTED OR HOOKED UP BACKWARDS. THIS CAUSED SEVERAL DIFFERENT PROBLEMS INCLUDING HAVING THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY RUINED. I CALLED PONTIAC TO GET THE ADDRESS OF THE PLANT THAT MADE THE CAR SO I COULD REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THEM AND WAS TREATED LIKE I WAS STUPID BUY EAN D…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10033207 at NHTSA ↗

MY SUSPENSION POPS AND CRACKS LIKE ITS GOING TO BREAK IN HALF EVERY TIME I TURN THE WHEEL OR HIT A BUMP OR INCLINE ETC... IT SOUNDS LIKE MY NEW CAR IS 20 YEARS OLD, I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY ACT LIKE I'M CRAZY THEY HAVE BROUGHT IT IN 4 TIMES AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED THE STEERING WILL FREEZE AND JERK OUT OF MY HANDS. ALSO THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL TIMES IT WILL NOT EVEN START, THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME ITS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM EVERY TIME, BUT YET IT HAS NEVER GOTTEN BETTER JUST WORSE, IT IS THE WORSE CAR I HAVE EVER DROVE AND IT ONLY HA…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10047067 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL FROZE. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND HIT A UTILITY POLE HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, THE BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. *AK *SC

Owner-reported narrative. 9,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10059291 at NHTSA ↗

PURCHASED 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM SE1 WITH 3.4 LITER 3400 SFI V-6 ENGINE ON 7/30/03.N 8/27/03, 2624 MILES ON VEHICLE. EXPERIENCED MAJOR PROBLEM OF CAR DIED OUT AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING WAS ABLE TO RESTART AUTO WHICH WOULD DIED OUT AND STALLED 6 SEPARATE TIMES THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND RANGED FROM 15 SECONDS TO 2 MINS OF DRIVING TIME AND AT SPEEDS OF 5 TO 35 MPH. ( THE VEHICLE JUST QUIT RUNNING WITH NO WARNING!) HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR (JOE) ADVISE ME THAT AT THE REPAIR BAYS THEY EXPERIENCED/DUPLICATED THE …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,624 miles reported. Look up ODI 10036909 at NHTSA ↗

WE PURCHASED A 2003 GRAND AM FROM GUNN PONTIAC IN SAN ANTONIO IN AUGUST 2003. WITHIN A MONTH THE CAR WOULD STALL OUT AT STOPS OR DURING TURNS. WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS FOR THE LAST 11 MONTHS ON AND OFF. IN JULY 2004 THE SLAVE CYLINDER WENT OUT AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE 1200.00 TO REPAIR IT. THE SERVICE CONSULTANT TOLD ME THE 2 PROBLEMS COULD BE RELATED BECAUSE HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PART GO OUT AT 40,000 MILES AND THAT THE CYLINDER SHOULD LAS…

Owner-reported narrative. 1 miles reported. Look up ODI 10088333 at NHTSA ↗

PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM ON JULY 14, 2003. FUEL PUMP FAILED TWO WEEKS LATER, LEAVING OWNERS STRANDED AND IN NEED OF A TOW. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, BUT THERE WAS 0 PRESSURE TO THE FUEL. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS, FOUND LOOSE WIRE AT IGNITION MODULE. TIGHTENED. CAR RUNS NOW.

Owner-reported narrative. 131 miles reported. Look up ODI 10030466 at NHTSA ↗

MY NAME IS [XXX], I HAVE A 2003 GRAND AM, I RECENTLY CAME BACK FROM A FUNERAL IN MISSISSIPPI GOING BACK TO ST. LOUIS MO, 3/4 OF THE WAY MY CAR STOPPED, AFTER 3 HOURS OF WAITING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY FUEL PUMP HAD WENT OUT, HOW CAN A CAR 2 YEARS OLD HAVE A FUEL PUMP GO OUT, I ALSO HAVE FRIENDS THAT ALSO SAY THERE SECURITY SYSTEM IS CAUSING THERE FUEL PUMPS TO SHUT-DOWN, WHY DOES THESE THINGS HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT IS NO OLDER THAN TWO YEARS, PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND ADD TO YOUR RECALL LIST, I HAD TO GET MY CAR TOWED 113 MILES, AND PAID $560 TO H…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10133666 at NHTSA ↗

RETURNING HOME FROM GREENSBORO NC TO WASHINGTON DC VEHICLE HAD 7004 MILES ON A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE VEHICLE HAD A STRANGE SOUND SO I PULLED INTO A REST STOP IN PETERSBURG VA. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE, IT SEEMED TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND A NEW VEHICLE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED PONTIAC ROAD SIDE SERVICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH IS ROUNDTREE PONTIAC IN PETERSBURG VA. I WAS CONTACTED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER MR. CLYDE BELL HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT FLYWHELL DETECTED TWO TRA…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,043 miles reported. Look up ODI 10025905 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. PREVIOUSLY, A ROADSIDE SERVICE WAS CONTACTED, WHO SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED. ON THIS OCCASION, SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 51,840 miles reported. Look up ODI 10175788 at NHTSA ↗