2000 Pontiac Grand Am: engine stalls while driving

Filed Nov 1, 2016 · Electrical, Visibility · 275,000 miles · NM

Replaced passlock cylinder because security light would turn on and unable to start vehicle, engine wanted to turn off when driving , after replacement, had to replace low coolant sensor, now radio, clock, and wipers don't work and car is wanting to stall while driving, battery light comes on and have to put on park at a light and press the gas so it won't stall .

Filed Nov 13, 2015 · Airbags, Engine · 126,000 miles · MI · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that while stopped at a red light, the engine stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure caused another vehicle to crash into the rear of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to her left shoulder, and whip lash. The contact received medical attention. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.

Filed Aug 19, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 80,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand am. While driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that ignition needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Jul 10, 2015 · Engine · 60,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand am. While driving at 20 MPH and making a right turn, the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, there was a loud abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The failure recurred five times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed Mar 13, 2015 · Electrical · 115,000 miles · IA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand am. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the ignition key inadvertently moved into the off position and the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who stated that the ignition switch was faulty. The vehicle was currently being repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

Filed Feb 20, 2015 · Electrical · 99,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000(electrical system) however, the failure recurred. In addition, the contact stated that after the vehicle was serviced, the ignition key failed to turn to the off position. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 99,000.

Filed Jan 22, 2015 · Electrical · LA

2000 pontiac grand am. Consumer states car suddenly stalled. *ta the consumer had to run off the road, to avoid an accident. The vehicle finally came to a rest on a grassy area. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The ignition cylinder was replaced.

Filed Jan 14, 2015 · Fuel system · 136,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that when the vehicle stalled a strong odor of fuel emitted into the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 136,000.

Filed Nov 7, 2014 · Electrical · 9,000 miles · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand am. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the engine. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 9,000.

Filed Jun 22, 2014 · Engine, Steering · 95,500 miles · PA

Last month my car started revving up randomly while in park. Once I put the car in drive it would pull forward on it's own speeding up to 40 MPH in the worst case. It ran so rough pulling and stopping the only thing I could do was put it in park until the rpms came back down to a normal rate. From that point on, every time I started the car when it wasn't warmed up this would happen. It used to only take about a minute for the rpms to settle and the car to run fine. Now it takes about 5 minutes of warming up, settling and then drives very poorly in first and second gear. One month later the car hesitates when given gas, begins to "rumble" slowing down, and feels like it will stall out as the cars rpms approach 0. I took the car to a mechanic and they found no problem. They said the rpms were lower than normal on idle. I read online that there could be a vacuum hose leak causing air to be forced into the engine causing the issue but that doesn't make sense. Today while turning in an intersection my steering wheel locked, pressing on the gas no longer moved the car but my radio, air conditioning and engine... Was still running. Luckily I didn't hit anyone (or was hit by anyone). After restarting the car I regained control over the steering and gas. Driving home after that the car wouldn't accelerate properly and hesitated constantly. It was as though I was driving a manual transmission car and shifting gears poorly...

Filed May 30, 2012 · Engine · 101,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand am. The contact was driving 20 MPH when the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact tried to restart the engine but to no avail. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated as the failure occurred. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic but was neither diagnosed nor repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 101,000.

Filed Dec 16, 2011 · Electrical · 115,000 miles · WV

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that the anti-theft system would cause the vehicle to stall. The failure was experienced numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who replaced the fuel pump. The failure was not corrected and the vehicle continued to stall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 115,000 and the current mileage was 128,000.