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Pontiac Grand Am Electrical System Wiring Interior/under Dash Safety Report | Mar 05, 2005
Reported on Mar 05, 2005
| I AM HAVING MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM: FIRST,THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A FAULTY TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER RELAY WHICH I HAD REPAIRED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP,BUT NOW THE FLASHER RELAY IS DISPLAYING THE SAME PROBLEMS IT DID BEFORE IT WAS REPLACED-CAUSING ME TO WONDER IF PONTIAC IS USING FAULTY PARTS TO REPLACE FAULTY PARTS!!ALSO ,THIS SAME CAR IS HAVING MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS-INCLUDING POWER WINDOWS THAT SOMETIMES WORK AND SOMETIMES DO NOT;AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE AND DISENGAGING THE EMERGECY HAND BRAKE,THE LIGHTS ARE SUPPOSED TO COME ON . SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WILL TAKE A LONG TIME BEFORE THEY WILL OPERATE;ALSO ,SOMETIMES NOTHING WILL WORK ,OTHER THAN THE ENGINE RUNNING.PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS THE SECOND PONTIAC 2001 GRAND AM IN WHICH WE HAVE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.ON OUR FIRST PONTIAC GRAND AM-THE TAIL LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK; PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WAS A NEW CAR WITH AROUND 20,000 MILES ON IT.I CAN GO INTO GREATER DETAIL ABOUT THE MANY OTHER ELECTRICAL AND NON-ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR,AND I HAVE SEEN OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR.MY CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS,AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE HIGHWAYS.(THESE ELECTRICAL DEFECTS IN THESE GRAND AM'S COULD CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY,IF THE RUNNING LIGHTS WERE TO FAIL AT NIGHT-OR AT HIGH SPEEDS).WOULD SOMEONE AT NHTSA PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM? THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | NAPLES FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NF12T81M |
| Mileage: | 57600 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | DESERT PONTIAC LAS VEGAS NV 89126 |
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