32 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2001 Pontiac Grand Am cite equipment, 6% of all 548 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.
“VATS THE ANTI THEFT THAT LOCKS UP GM CARS BECAUSE OF THE SERCUITY CHIP THAT'S IN THE KEY PEOPLE HAVE GOT ROBBED SITTING IN A PARKING LOT WAITING ON THEY CAR TO START OR FOR SOME ONE TO COME GET THEM. *TT”
“2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT WONT START. TURN THE KEY TO START AND NOTHING. AFTER A DAY THEN THE CAR WILL START... WHEN THE CAR START YOU CAN HEAR THE GAS PUMP TURN ON... WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTS THERE IS NOTHING. *TR”
“CAR WON'T START. LEAVES ME (WIDOW) STRANDED WHEREVER I AM, AWAITING TOW TRUCK. THESE ARE WHAT HAVE BEEN REPEATED CULPRITS - DEFECTIVE PASS DOOR LOCK, DEFECTIVE HAZARD SWITCH (2 REPLACEMENTS) FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH (2 REPLACEMENTS), FAULTY IGNITION PASS LOCK SENSOR... THIS CAR HAS ALOT OF FAULTY REPLACED OVER AND OVER AGAIN SINCE 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009 AND 2010... LATEST REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY PASS DOOR LOCK SENSOR IS LISTED BELOW... *TR”
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE SECURITY LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE KEY WAS RESET WHICH ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO START. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR THREE TIMES AFTER THE KEY WAS RESET. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.”
“CAR WAS PARKED CAME OUT TO LEAVE CAR WOULD NOT START HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW-2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUND IGNITION SWITCH AND PASSLOCK SENOR CYLINDER FAULTY DEALERSHIP STATES A DEFECT IN THIS YEAR OF GRAND AM BILL RUNS AROUND 700.00 EACH TIME-WAS TOLD IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN IN FUTURE. *TR”
“3 WINDOW REGULATOR ARE BROKEN ON DRIVER SIDE, AND PASSENGER. THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER ONLY DEFROST HALF THE WINDOW, INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF WHEN THE SWITCH IS ON AUTO, ENGINE OVERHEATS, TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, THE ENGINE IS HARD TO START . I HAVE NOT FIXED THE WINDOWS BUT I BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE OVERHEATING AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT START. THESE ISSUES BEGAN OVER A YEAR AGO. *TR”
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CERTAIN MINIVANS, PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEM." THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF THE LOCATION SYMBOLS FOR THE CHILD RESTRAINT LOWER UNIVERSAL ANCHORAGE SYSTEM.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.