2003 Pontiac Grand Am acceleration problems

Filed Jan 13, 2020 · Acceleration, Airbags · 70,000 miles · NC

**this is not a standard 2003 pontiac, single owner current mileage of 70,000** upon vehicle reaching operating temperature it exhibits the symptoms of recall #04092 124/ accelerator pedal arm.failure results in loss of RPM and speed control.this item was addressed on 1-11-2004 by approved dealer. Car last failure occurrence was on 1/12/2020. This vehicle was also included in recall#14350 ignition switch. When failure occurs loss of power,speed,air bags,ect.. Initial recall repair was on 3-07-2014. At that time a new key was cut to resolve issue. Failure has reoccured, last time being 12-23-19 while driving mid day no excessive temp or driving conditions.

Filed Aug 2, 2018 · Acceleration · 55,345 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand am. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact attempted to decelerate by releasing the accelerator pedal; however, the pedal failed to retract. The contact stated that the brake pedal had to be depressed several times in order to stop the vehicle. The contact also stated that this was the second occurrence. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (gettel chevrolet buick gmc, 1901 tamiami trail, punta gorda, fl 33950), but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and case number: 8-446-6959426 was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 55,345.

Filed Apr 24, 2015 · Acceleration · NC

My daughter was driving my wife's 2003 pontiac grand am and the accelerator stuck, almost causing a serious accident in heavy traffic. When the accelerator is pressed, it now fails to return to the idle position, requiring one to physically pull the pedal back up. After the near accident, my daughter did some research and discovered that there had been a recall for sticking accelerator on the 2003 pontiac grand am, but we have never been contacted about the recall. I called pontiac on the toll free number listed on the recall notice on your site and they told me that they would do nothing to fix the problem. After asking to speak to a supervisor several times, I was finally connected to the supervisor who also said they would do nothing. I told her that there had been a recall and she said there wasn't a recall for the accelerator on a 2003 grand am. I gave her the recall number and she said she couldn't find anything on that recall, and that the car was too old so pontiac wasn't going to pay anything to have it fixed. She said I would need to pay for it myself and if they ever did issue a recall and I kept the receipts, they would issue a refund. The car is now totally unsafe to drive and there are many more people with the same model car whose lives may well be in danger because of this issue.

Filed Jan 2, 2015 · Acceleration · 77,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle independently decelerated without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 77,000. Updated 2/24/15*cn updated 9/12/2017

Filed Sep 15, 2014 · Acceleration · RI

My car has an ignition switch recall. In said recall it describes that in the event of ignition switch failure my airbags may not deploy. I have young children in my car 99% of the time and this makes me extremely nervous. I called a number to get a rental car until mine can be fixed due to the fact no dealer has the parts and they don't know how long it will be. The man on the phone told me I didn't qualify because it wasn't that big a deal. I feel that it is a big deal and because I have children and I should entitled to a rental courtesy of gm. I am very displeased and hope that this situation can be rectified. I will go to the local news and express my concern if something is not done.

Filed Jul 8, 2014 · Acceleration · 39,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle accelerated to 60 MPH independently. The contact had to apply force to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The vehicle resumed normal acceleration after the vehicle was restarted. The failure occurred on two different occasions. The dealer was contacted and did not offer a remedy. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 39,000 and the current mileage was 41,594.

Filed Jun 29, 2014 · Acceleration · 39,000 miles · MO

I bought the car a few months ago, but haven't been driving it very much as it was going to be for my daughter, who does not have a license yet. I was driving down the road and it kept accelerating. I did not even have my foot on the accelerator. It got up to 60 MPH. I put on the brakes very hard and switched it into neutral when I got it slowed down, then into park. I pumped the gas and it went down to idle speed. Just a few minutes before that I noticed I had to press really hard on the brake to get it to stay stopped at a stop light. I know cars can idle a little fast sometimes and move some, but I was pressing on the brake really hard and was on an incline.

Filed Jun 4, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 20,000 miles · OH

I had 2 kids in the car,the accelerator pedal stuck,car kept speeding up.. I was using both feet on brake & er brake as well!! I was swerving in & out of traffic,running red lights & praying for our lives,we got up to 85 miles per hour in a 35mph zone!! The car was revving out of control & black smoke was coming out from under the hood! I managed to slam it into park & we all jumped out & ran,very frightening & almost ended in a collision. The intake manifold gasket cracked at 1yr old and 10,000 miles,the tires needed resealing at 5000 miles. Ridiculous!!

Filed Mar 2, 2014 · Acceleration, Steering · 85,337 miles · IN

Car died unexpectedly while driving but restarted after vehicle had stopped.

Filed Jan 2, 2014 · Acceleration · 156,000 miles · WI

My 21 year old daughter was driving down the highway. The accelerator got stuck near the floor. The vehicle continued to accelerate. She pushed sharply on the brake and threw the car in park. She noted that the RPM's revved above 3000.