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Pontiac Grand Am Electrical System Safety Report | Aug 20, 2010
Reported on Aug 20, 2010
| SECURITY LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING IN INTERSTATE 80 TO KEARNEY NEBRASKA. DEALERSHIP IN FREMONT TOLD ME NOT TO TURN OFF CAR UNTIL I GOT TO DESTINATION. TOLD IT MAY NOT START AGAIN. TALKED TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ONE IN KEARNEY NEBRASKA AND ONE IN FREMONT NEBRASKA. THE DEALERSHIP IN KEARNEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET TO IT DUE LARGE VOLUME OF BUSINESS. TOLD ME TO LEAVE IT IN ON POSITION FOR 10 MINUTES THEN RESTART CAR. I GOT BACK TO FREMONT AND THE DEALERSHIP IN FREMONT VERIFIED THE PROBLEM. THE SECURITY SENSOR WAS HAVING TROUBLE ACKNOWLEDGING THE KEY AND THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS STEALING THE CAR. THE CAR POSSIBLE NOT START AGAIN OR SHUT DOWN.THE FREMONT DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER AND WIRING HARNESS. IT COST $630.00. I ASKED IF THEY HAD HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THEY SAID YES, THAT THEY HAD SEEN IT QUITE FREQUENTLY. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS BLOGS AND STATEMENTS TO THE SAME SITUATION THAT OTHERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | OMAHA NE |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2NF52E94M |
| Mileage: | 63922 miles. |
| Speed: | 75 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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