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Pontiac Grand Am Electrical System Safety Report | Oct 20, 2012
Reported on Oct 20, 2012
| MY CAR STARTED TO STALL OUT ON ME AS I WAS CROSSING A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. I BARELY MANAGED TO GET OVER TO THE OTHER END AND PULL OVER BEFORE THE CAR DIED COMPLETELY. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AS THE CAR STALLED OUT. AFTER TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR A FEW TIMES, THE KEY WOULD TURN AND IT WOULD SOUND LIKE IT WOULD TRY TO START THE ENGINE, BUT NEVER ENOUGH POWER TO GET IT GOING. AFTER HAVING THE CAR SIT IN IDLE FOR HALF AN HOUR, WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK TO GET THERE, THE CAR WOULD MAKE A CLICKING SOUND WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED, BUT IT WOULDN'T START. ALSO, THE SECURITY LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED TO ON . SO FAR I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY THINKING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, CHECKED ALL THE FUSES, FUEL PUMPS, GOT A NEW ALTERNATOR, AND NEW OIL PRESSURE SENSOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS TO DO WITH SECURITY BYPASS IN PONTIACS. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WASN'T AT ALL HELPFUL. I UNDERSTAND THEY WILL NOT DO A RECALL BECAUSE THIS COMMON ISSUE IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IN MY CASE, THE CAR DIED ON ME AS I WAS CROSSING A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND I COULD'VE EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'M SURE MY CASE THAT INVOLVED SAFETY IS NOT AN ISOLATED ONE. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Am |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 2002 |
| 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: | BLACK CREEK WI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 135000 miles. |
| Speed: | 20 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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