The security feature will not allow me to properly start my car. The security light in the car the upper left corner of the dash board display flashes . I then have to wait 10 min or remove power I.e. Disconnect one terminal of the battery reconnect it then hope the car will start.
2000 Pontiac Grand Am electrical complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand am. The contact stated the vehicle would not start because of the pass lock system. The contact had to wait 30 minutes before the vehicle would start. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic but the mechanic could not find the issue because the problem is intermittent. The contact stated that the dealer wanted to look at the vehicle but he could not do anything unless they were able to duplicate the failure. The mechanic stated that in order to remedy the problem the tumblers in the ignition and the body control module needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the repair does not remedy the failure. The contact was concerned that he could potentially become stranded whenever the failure occurred. The failure mileage was 97,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand am. While driving approximately 35 MPH the security light on the instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that the entire security system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure continued to occur. In addition, the vehicle would not start without turning the ignition into the on position and allowing it to remain in the on position for approximately 10 minutes. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was 118,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand-am se. The dashboard panel failed and broke into pieces. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who stated that the failure was a manufacturers defect. The dashboard panel will need to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that they will not offer any assistance due to the age of the vehicle and mileage. The contact stated would like for the manufacturer to repair the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 119,000.
I would like to report yet another customer that has a pontiac grand am with the pass key security system defect. It occurs at random intervals. There is no rhyme or reason for it. I am on a search and rescue team. My ability to have a reliable vehicle is essential to me performing my duties safely and reliably. This is unacceptable to have thousands of complaints for the same reason and yet the manufacturers do nothing to resolve it. I cannot afford to replace my vehicle yet, but rest assured, my next vehicle will not support a company that permits this to continue. I am also being very vocal about this issue and notifying everyone I know via word of mouth and social networking.
Security light comes on and car won't start. From what I have investigated it sounds like the passlock module is having issues. This has happened numerous times over the past 2 years and the mechanics trouble shoot by changing out part that have cost me over a $1000 but still the problem persists. Gm doesn't recognize the passlock system as a problem but there is one and there is no good way to diagnose it. Just because no one is injured it is not right that we have to experience this type of problem. From what I have read it is not only my 2000 grand am but a lot of other pontiacs have experienced the same problem..
Ignition coil failure causing car to stall in traffic.
Security light comes on in my 2000 pontiac grand am. I am afraid that it is going to strand me at the wrong time. I have a daughter with a rare seizure disorder and having a car that starts when I need it is very important. I am afraid that one time it is going to land me in a world of trouble, I can't afford to buy a new car. This happens periodically. And has been going on for over a yr.
This car will be going down the road and the car will stop running! This has been going on for months,you can be going 60 or 20 miles per hour and the car will shut off put it in park and most of the time it will start right back up. It has been in three car shops and alot of money and the problem still isn't fixed! What can we do! Should we get a lawyer! I have tried to find someone who will help us. I never get the right person or place. Please help us this is very dangerous! Thank you
Sometime when I try to start my car the security light comes on out of the blue. Why it comes on randomly I have no idea. I have to wait 10 minutes to try to start the car. Last year in may I tried to start the car and the security light can on so in 10 minutes I tried again. This time the security light cam on again so I waited 10 minutes again then I tried that and it started. So basically I waited 30 minutes in a parking lot in a bad section of town. Today I had to go to school to do lab work when I was trying to leave the security light when on so I waited 10 minutes and I tried it again. So the security light came on again and I waited another 10 minutes. I tried for a third time and the security light went on. I have yet to try again because I'm afraid the security light will come on for a fourth time. What is the world is wrong with this picture? What's the point of having a security system if it thinks I'm trying to steal my own car. If I'm going to steal a car don't you think I'm going to steal something better and more expensive than a pontiac seriously!
My 2000 pontiac grand am gt will, sometimes, not start and when this happens, my security light flashes. After about 10 minutes, the light will stop flashing and then I can start the car. At times, while driving, the car automatically shuts off. I have to pull over and then restart the car. So far I have not had an accident because of this. I have replaced all that has been suggested, battery, ignition switch, and battery cables. I continue to have this problem and have searched other sources on internet. Hundreds of other customers have reported having this same problem and one found out it is a security passlock system problem. Pontiac dealer in my area said they no longer bypass the security system which is suppose to fix this problem.
The passlock system in the car is failing for the third time since we've owned it. The security light comes on and won't allow the car to start for 10 minutes. It was about $400.00 to fix the last time and is starting to fail again after about one year.
The security light comes on and then I can't start the car. The dealership says to put it in the acc mode until the light is solid. But that takes 10 minutes. The failure to start comes in daily, and take me ten or twenty minutes to star my car. The pass-lock feature for the car in malfunction. And now I have to reset daily. Hopefully I have no life threaten situations I will have to wait ten or twenty minutes to start my car. The ignition solenoid has been replace by the dealership and now same problem has recurred.
The security light would come on and I was unable to start the car. I took it to a pontiac dealership for repair and they replaced the ignition switch and the body control module twice. The problem is resolved now but took several services to rectify the problem. I have also had to replace the water pump, head gasket. Thermostat and valve cover gasket 3 times. Replaced all gaskets twice. Headlight stay on at all times when car is running.
The security passlock is malfunctioning again, I have spent $1,500.00 trying to get it fixed which was 4 times in the shop and each time they said they thought they got it fixed. The passlock cuts off the gas to the engine I can be anywhere shut off the engine come back and try to start the car and it will not start and the security light is on.
Security light comes on while driving. Can't start car for about 15min waiting for security to reset. Sometimes it take an additional 15min before it resets and start.
Car does not start, leaves you stranded due to a faulty passlock system on pontiac grand am 2000.
I bought this car for my teenage son thinking it was a safe and reliable vehicle, but the car will shut off without warning while driving and will not start sometimes. After a few minutes the car will start. The security light will also come on sometimes while driving. From what I am reading this is a problem with this vehicle and I don't know what can be done to fix it without wasting my money on things not needed, or will not fix the problem.
Passlock is preventing car from starting at different times. I feel this is a safety hazard for myself and people that are riding with me. I have paid in aug over total of $600.00 to have this problem correct ed by 2 different shops an low and behold it is happening again. I cannot afford to keep this up and should not have to other cars are having the same issue there should be a recall and I should be refunded what I have paid out. This is a risk to my health and safety I have medical problems and I need my car to start when I need to go someplace and I have a 77 year old father that also depends on me.
My 2000 grand am will not start sometime, the security light will be on, if I wait 20 minutes sometimes the security light will go out and vehicle will start, sometimes it will not, I understand that this is a problem with the passlock on this vehicle. It has happened many, many times since I have owned the car. Tonight it would not start 3 times with a 20 minute wait between each try. If there should ever be an emergency where I had to hurry and start the car, and this happened, I would be out of luck. Something needs to be done about this. It is a common problem with several gm cars.
Security light coming on and my car will not start. I am having to wait 10 minutes before it starts again and a few times I have had to leave my car overnight before it would start.
I contacted general motors about a recall on this vehicle. It has to do with the hazard signal, preventing the turn signals from working correctly. It only works intermittently. They had recalled the 2000 pontiac grand am, which was the car I drive because of this defect. When I called them they told me that the vehicle's was not recalled due to the VIN. Since this is a defect, and can endanger my life I think they should fix the car for free. I can't afford to get this fixed on my own. As you well know the dealerships charges a lot of money to fix anything on the car. I can't buy a new hazard signal from autozone or o'reiley's auto parts, and just have my friend put it on since the only place one can purchase this particular hazard signal is from the dealership. I wonder why? I am being sarcastic!. There has been no incident/accident as of yet.
My pontiac grand am gt1 was parked in the driveway. I had driven it 45 -60 minutes before I parked it for the night. I heard a knock at my door and it was the fire dept. Extinguishing out a fire on the rear end of my car! I couldn't believe what I was seeing I sure didn't hear anything prior to this event. All the tail lamps ,spoiler. Essentially all that's left of the rear end is the metal all the plastic burned into a molten pile of the driveway. The car was parked and locked up for the night so I would like to know who is responsible for this. The fire dept said most likely electrical fire. I just need my car fixed. I have no other means of transportation.
Electrical system:ignition:anti-theft controller about 6 mos. Ago I got into my car and it would not start. I was in the parking lot at work, and luckily a man stopped to ask if my security light was lit on the dashboard. (I thought it may be ignition/fuel pump/etc.) sure enough, the security light was flashing. He explained to me that he also drives a gm, and this had been occurring with his car. He said that after researching with the gm dealer, he learned that if a person waited 10 minutes the car would most likely start, which it did. (the anti-theft device actually cuts off the fuel pump, and due to lack of gasoline, the engine won't start.) the next day, I called the pontiac dealer myself, and was told that the problem was most likely the anti-theft controller, and was quoted approx. $500-600 to repair. I have been reading more and more incidents like mine, and frankly don't have the $600 to spend to repair, however, I am very concerned that this defect may leave me stranded somewhere in an unfavorable situation. Is there anything you can do to help have this issue looked at as a possible recall, and have the manufacturer fix? Thank you for your help.
Passlock failure. Passlock shuts down fuel supply. It is suppose to if the passlock/ignition reports to the computer that the ignition has been tampered with. Hundreds of times passlock comes on and I cannot start my car without waiting and doing the 10 minute procedure. Happened while I was at a 7-11 one time, some unsavory looking characters same over to me, I flashed my pepper spray and cell phone and said I am calling the police. Luckily they ran off. Also comes on while I am driving which is extremely dangerous. Car would die completely or run ok if not on a hill or incline. Happened so many times that the fuel pump needed to be replaced at 50,000 miles. Two pontiac dealers suggested new ignition to be installed to "see" if that will fix it. I will not pay to "see" if that will fix it. As I research the internet over 17,000 people have had the same problem and reported it to various sites. Those are only the people who think of looking on the internet to see if it is a common problem. I did write gm recently to see if they could do something. Have not heard back yet. Can you help? As I research I have found cars and SUV's that have had the same problems since 1999. Why hasn't gm discontinued or fixed that passlock issues in all those years? Must cost to much have a recall. Does someone have to die? Hope not. Thanks so much for you time and work that goes to helping keep people safe.
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 55 MPH, there was a clicking noise coming from the dashboard and the lights failed to illuminate on the dashboard or the exterior of the vehicle. The service dealer replaced the exterior lighting: flashing warning light unit. After a month, the failure occurred again. The turn signals failed as well, both on the instrument panel and the exterior of the vehicle. The service dealer and manufacturer were not contacted.
In the end of august 2006 I started having trouble with starting my 2000 grand am gt. It would not turn over as normal. After a couple of tries, it would work normally except the "trac off" light would stay lit. Then it started to stall while I was driving it. I thought perhaps something was wrong with my alternator. I took it to a repair shop to have the diagnostics ran on it. They could find no reason and advised me that it could be a computer problem. They said it seemed that the computers were not communicating and the accessory computer would probably have to be reprogrammed. On september 22, 2006, the car would not start at all. I had the car towed to the dealer for repair. After they ran their own diagnostics, they advised me that the "fuse block in the engine compartment was corroded and had to be replaced". Is this a normal thing for a six year old car? I had stalled out while on an expressway traveling at 50 MPH. Fortunately, I was able to pull to the side and restart the car. Looking at the recall investigations, I noticed several that referred to stalling and fuel pump problems. The dealer told me that the wiring inside the "corroded fuse block contained the wiring to the fuel pump and was not allowing the computer to send the fuel pump the correct messages". Perhaps my problem is not unique. I am currently waiting for the new part to come in and will request the old part. Thank you.
2000 pontiac grand am: at any given time the cars security light comes on after starting the engine, sometimes I notice it is on while driving down the road. Other times it comes on before the engine starts and I have to wait 15 minutes as the manual states, very inconvenient especially when you have just finished pumping gas. Also I have been having problems with my turn signal clicking while I am going down the road. Even when I don't touch my signal it just clicks constantly. The light however doesn't come on while it is doing this. I cant count the number of times this has happened. I did take the car to the dealer for the turn signal sound and they couldn't find anything wrong.
Dt*: the contact stated when the anti-theft controller light illuminated the vehicle failed to start upon the first attempt. After waiting ten minutes and turning the ignition on a second time the vehicle started. The problem occurred intermittently. Upon inspection the dealership determined the anti-theft controller sensor needed to be replaced. The consumer stated it would take at least 5 attempts to get the vehicle started. Updated 07/03/06.
I was driving along a highway at about 70 MPH and the engine just died on me. Fortunately, traffic was light and I managed to coast onto a slip road. Once I had stopped, I put the car in park and tried to start the engine. The engine wouldn't even turn over. A few minutes later, I tried starting the engine again. This time the engine turned over fine (normal speed) but wouldn't start. I left it another 10 minutes and tried again. This time the engine started fine and I could continue on my way to work. I suspect there is a problem with the security feature ("passlock") on my car, as I have had occasional problems starting my car in parking lots when the "security" light has come on. But this is the first time I've had a problem while driving (at high speed) so of course it could be something else.
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