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Pontiac Grand Am Electrical System Ignition Anti-theft Controller Safety Report | Apr 19, 2010
Reported on Apr 19, 2010
| I HAVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM, WITH 95,000 MILES, EQUIPPED WITH THE PASSLOCK ANTITHEFT SYSTEM... ITS BEGINNING TO FAIL. THE SECURITY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS BEEN ON SOLID AND FLASHING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS. THE CAR WILL NOT START UNTIL THE 10MIN RESET PROCEDURE HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE IN THE US AND CANADA HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS PASSLOCK SYSTEM. IT APPEARS TO AFFECT THE OLDSMOBILE ALERO MODELS AS WELL. GM HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY CHARGING PEOPLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE BY REPLACING THE SAME PARTS OVER AND OVER. THERE IS NO CLEAR CULPRIT AS TO WHICH PART OF THE PASSLOCK SYSTEM IS TO BLAME. GM NEEDS TO REMOVE THE SYSTEM AND REPLACE IT WITH A WORKING SYSTEM THAT WILL NOT FAIL OVER TIME. I EMAILED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS MORNING AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE THE CAR IN TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BY THEIR MECHANICS... I BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL TRY TO REPLACE ONE PART OR ANOTHER AND CHARGE AN ARM AND A LEG FOR IT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS TO HAVE THESE COMPONENTS REPLACEDS. NOW THAT THE US GOVT IS THE MAJORITY OWNER OF GM, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THIS COULD BE EASILY STARTED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | LACEY WA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 95000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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