2003 Pontiac Grand Am: steering wheel locks up

5 of the 325 complaints about the 2003 Pontiac Grand Am describe steering wheel locks up.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 8 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Steering wheel locks up by model year

2003
5
2002
1
2001
2
2000
2
1999
2
1998
1
1997
3
1996
4
1995
1
1994
1

What owners say

Filed Dec 19, 2019 · Body, Steering · OH

I was driving my vehicle on a city street and as I turned right I heard a loud pop and my steering wheel froze making me unable to steer in any direction. I had my vehicle towed to a repair shop and after inspection I was informed that my steering rack had broken off of the subframe. Before this occurred I had never experienced any problems with steering so this was totally shocking along with the repair cost. After doing a little research I discovered that there were numerous complaints pertaining to this very same thing and gm has done nothing to ensure consumers safety. This should have been recalled years ago before someone dies as a result of poor craftsmanship on gms behalf. This isn't a repair consumers should have to take on.

Filed Nov 10, 2014 · Brakes, Steering · DC · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand am. The contact stated while driving over a bump at approximately 25 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the brakes failed. As a result, the contact side swiped another vehicle on the passenger side and crashed into a concrete ridge before coming to a stop. Also, the contact added that due to the failure one of the tires blew. The contact did not sustain any injuries and a police report was filed. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The approximate failure mileage was unavailable.

Filed Nov 3, 2014 · Brakes, Steering · 100,000 miles · IL · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the brake pedal was depressed but the brakes failed to respond causing the vehicle to crash into a garage. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a back pain and lacerations to the arm, chest and face area which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Nov 29, 2006 · Engine · 59,000 miles · MI

I was driving approx. 70 MPH on the highway in my 2003 grand am gt when all of a sudden, with no warning at all, my car shut off completely!!!! The steering wheel locked up, the brakes felt very hard to push, and the car almost came to an immediate stop. The only thing that didn't stop working was the radio. I started the car after five minutes and it started right up as if nothing had happened. The same thing happened to me again, about 4 months later. I was driving about 35 miles an hour when all of a sudden the car shut off with absolutely no warning what-so-ever!!!!! The car started after a few minutes but the "service vehicle soon" and trac off" lights came on. The next morning we started the car and the lights on the dash didn't come on. My husband drove the car that morning and it cut off on him while driving about 45 MPH on telegraph. He started the car after waiting about 5 minutes and it started without a problem. We paid belle tire to hook up the diagnostic machine to the car to see if they could detect the problem. They said something showed up that had to do with the ABS sensor. We had that fixed and thought it had solved the problem. Unfortunately it didn't.....the car shut off again!!! It happened about 10 months later (which was just a couple weeks ago). I was at a light, turned right and about 3 seconds after I turned, the car shut off again with no warning!!!! I waited a couple minutes, started the vehicle and it started right away. The "service vehicle soon" light and the "trac off" light stayed on while I drove about 20 minutes to my house. I parked the car for about 10 minutes, started it up and the dash lights went out. Everything seemed fine, as if nothing had happened. There's a little over 59,000 miles on the odometer. Less then two weeks later, just yesterday 11/27/06, I was turning onto jefferson in detroit, when the same thing happened again.

Filed Mar 17, 2004 · Steering · 9,400 miles · CT · crash · 1 injury

While driving 25 MPH and making a right turn, the steering wheel froze. The consumer was unable to maintain control of the vehicle, and hit a utility pole head on. Upon impact, the both frontal air bags did not deploy. Driver sustained injuries which did not require medical assistance. *ak