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Pontiac Grand Am Electrical System Safety Report | Oct 11, 2005
Reported on Oct 11, 2005
| IN THE 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM, THE THEFT PROTECTION SYSTEM PASSLOCK WILL FAIL AND THE CAR CANNOT BE STARTED. I FIST THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY CAR. UNTIL I FOUND A WEBSITE AND IT APPEARS THIS HAPPENS TO A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER AND OVER.. THE CAR HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE FIXED, BECAUSE IT ACTS AS IF THE OWNER IS TRYING TO STEAL THE CAR AND WILL NOT START.. HERE IS A COPY OF THE INFO ON A CONSUMER REPORTS SITE>>> BUG IN 2001 GRAND AM WON'T START CAR. A BUG IN 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM'S CAUSES THEM TO SIMPLY NOT START, RIGHT OUT OF THE BLUE. BETTER HOPE YOU'RE NOT IN THE WRONG NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN IT HAPPENS 'CAUSE ALMOST NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THE FIX IS. (PRWEB) FEBRUARY 21, 2005 -- IF YOU OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM, YOU'D BETTER HOPE YOU'RE NOT STUCK SOMEWHERE BAD WHEN THIS HITS: YOU GO TO START YOUR CAR, AND THE ENGINE CRANKS, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE YOUR OUT OF GAS, AND WON'T START. NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THEN HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP, ONLY TO FIND THAT THE CAR EASILY STARTS AFTER BEING TOWED, BUT NO CAUSE IS EVER FOUND. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE RKE (REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY) SYSTEM HAS A DEFECT IN IT THAT CAUSES CAR NOT TO START. AS OF NOW THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE PASSLOCK SYSTEMS. AS FOR A FIX, THE EXPERTS ARE HONESTLY NOT SURE. TO RESET THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM, PUT KEY IN THE IGNITION AND LEAVE IT IN 'ON' POSITION FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES. THEN TURN IT OFF, AND TRY - IT SHOULD START THEN. WARNING: CONTINUED RESETTING OF THE COMPUTER THIS WAY WILL EVENTUALLY DAMAGE COMPUTER AND WILL COST LOTS TO REPLACE/FIX. AND HERE IS A LINK TO A CAR FORUM WHERE U CAN SEE ITS NOT JUST MY CAR HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.EE9E52F/2082 | |
| 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: | PINEY POINT MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 45000 miles. |
| Speed: | |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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