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Pontiac Grand Am Electrical System Safety Report | Apr 05, 2010
Reported on Apr 05, 2010
| TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM. HE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND UPON TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT WOULD NOT START. HE REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THE VEHICLE AGAIN WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND HE WAS ALSO INFORMED OF A METHOD TO BYPASS THE FAILURE IN CASE IT RECURS. THE FAILURE HAS SINCE RECURRED 20 TIMES. DURING THE MOST RECENT FAILURES THE HORN WOULD ALSO BEGIN TO SOUND. AFTER THE FINAL FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2003 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | HATTIESBURG MS |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 50000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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