Tl* the contact owns a 2002 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the air bag compartment emitted smoke and made an abnormal noise. Additionally, all of the warning lights illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,456. The VIN was unavailable.
Pontiac Grand Am warning lights comes on
26 of the 5,457 owner complaints about the Pontiac Grand Am describe multiple warning lights, most of them for the 1999 model year.
- owner complaints
- 26
- worst model year
- 1999
- typical mileage
- 88,000
Is there a fix? There are 6 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20041
- 20033
- 20023
- 20014
- 20001
- 19996
- 19981
- 19972
- 19963
- 19951
- 19941
Often reported together
Stalling 7Won't start 6ABS 3Airbag light 2Overheating 1Loss of power 1Headlights 1
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 pontiac grand am. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the key released from the ignition and all the lights on the instrument panel turned off. The failure recurred several times. The dealer diagnosed that the key needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact received a notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 138,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that while driving all the warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 MPH, the all of the warning lights illuminated continuously. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable.
Carshalton out and all lights and dashboard minaj car stopped completely and was not able to operate.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled as all of the lights in the instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The failure mileage was 88,000 and the current mileage was 95,000.
Sometimes but not always the security light will come on. When you turn the car off, when you go to restart it the car will not turn over. All the lights are fine I had the alternator and battery checked, they were fine. I tried to jump the starter from the battery and that wouldn't work. After loading the car on the trailer and bringing it home I tried to start the car one last time to drive it off the trailer and it started just fine. I shut it off and tried again and it works normal. Approximately one month later I was on my way to close on my house leaving the bank the car wouldn't start. The next day I started looking online about 2002 grand am gt wont start and got many results. They say to solve the problem leave the key on acc for 10 min. And the passlock security system will reset. I also read that if you have it replaced that it will still do the same thing. It has since happened to me again all within 3 months and I tried the 10 min. Acc trick and it worked. But that doesn't mean anything to me if I have to drive my child somewhere in an emergency. With that being said I also read reports od peoples cars turning off while driving. This needs to be looked into. I typed 2002 grand am gt wont start into yahoo and got 4,740,000 results. I understand its the internet but that's a big problem. So far I have only been a little late for things that can wait, but I do not want to have to wait for 10 minutes when I have to take my wife to the hospital for her to have our baby. Thank you.
My girlfriends 03 pontiac grand am gt just stopped starting....it ran fine today..then when we got home and shut the car off for about an hour then came back out to leave I turned the key and nothing! Like all the lights and everything works..I took a screw driver and tried jumping the starter and it just spins freely and doesn't engage the flywheel..it's happened once before..what's the problem and how do I fix it? We need it fixed asap!!!
Water getting into vehicle somewhere behind firewall. Started approximately 1yr. Ago. Caused all lights on dash to light up, now vehicle will not start, could not afford to have pontiac fix, although they did issue a warning regarding issue, but will not help with remedy.
The vehicle is a 2003 pontiac grand am se 4-door. I bought the car used from hertz with 23000 miles. Since november 2006 it failed to start on 4 occasions. The first time the shop replaced the battery. Two weeks later it failed again , usual scenario is for all dash lights to be displayed, but only a click or no indication that a connection had been made when ignition key was turned. This time, shop said starter failed. Next week, car wouldn't start again. Shop towed car and reprogrammed system. In april 2007 same problem occurred. Dealer replaced ignition switch.
Related recalls
Electrical system: ignition
- What is wrong
- This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
- Risk
- If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
Recall number 14V400000 · Recall details
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- What is wrong
- On certain passenger vehicles. If the engine fails to start and the driver holds the key in the "start" position for an extended period, high current flows through the ignition switch, and sometimes produces enough heat to melt internal switch parts.
- Risk
- If the switch is damaged, a fire could occur in the steering column, even with the engine off and the key removed. The fire could spread to the interior of the car, which could injure occupants or cause damage to adjoining structures.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a relay kit in these vehicles to prevent high current from flowing through the ignition switch, and check that your car will start with a properly charged battery and, if necessary, replace the ignition switch. Owner notification will begin on march 1, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1‑800‑630‑2438, pontiac at 1‑800‑620‑7668, buick at 1‑866‑608‑8080, or oldsmobile at 1‑800‑630‑6537. Customers can also check their vehicle online by going to www.mygmlink.com and entering the vehicle's identification number.
Recall number 04V036000 · Recall details
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- What is wrong
- On certain passenger vehicles. If the engine fails to start and the driver holds the key in the "start" position for an extended period, high current flows through the ignition switch, and sometimes produces enough heat to melt internal switch parts.
- Risk
- If the switch is damaged, a fire could occur in the steering column, even with the engine off and the key removed.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a relay kit in these vehicles to prevent high current from flowing through the ignition switch. Owner notification began march 27, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact chevrolet at 1‑800‑222‑1020, pontiac at 1‑800‑762‑2737, buick at 1‑800‑521‑7300, or oldsmobile at 1‑800‑442‑6537.
Recall number 02V070000 · Recall details
Electrical system: starter assembly
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. If the engine starter fails to engage and the driver hold the key in the "start" position for an extended period, high current flows through the ignition switch, producing heat that can melt switch parts.
- Risk
- A fire could occur in the steering column and spread to the interior of the car.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a relay kit and verify that the vehicle will start with a properly charged battery in good operating condition (adequate reserve capacity, or cold cranking amps). This campaign does not cover battery replacement or unrelated starting system or electrical system repairs.
Recall number 00V287000 · Recall details
Electrical system: wiring: front underhood
- What is wrong
- The protective cover for the underhood fuse center was omitted. Without this cover, the positive terminal bolt on the fuse block is exposed and can contact the insulated negative battery cable. If the insulation on the negative cable becomes sufficiently worn, an electrical short circuit can occur between the positive terminal and negative cable resulting in extremely high current flow.
- Risk
- This high current flow can cause arcing and result in an underhood fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect these vehicles for the presence of the protective cover and, if necessary, install a protective cover to the underhood fuse center.
Recall number 97V059000 · Recall details
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- What is wrong
- The neutral start safety switch could have been fractured during installation.
- Risk
- A fractured switch can result in a no-start condition.also, a vehicle with a fractured switch can be started in gear, causing thevehicle to move unexpectedly, possibly resulting in an accident.
- Remedy
- The dealer will replace the neutral start switch. The manual switch of the automatic transaxle assembly will be inspected and replaced if an oversized condition exists.
Recall number 93V153000 · Recall details
Questions about the Pontiac Grand Am warning lights
Why does the warning lights come on in the Pontiac Grand Am?
Owners who report it most often also describe engine stalls while driving, won't start and abs light or abs activating.
Which Pontiac Grand Am years have multiple warning lights problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1999 (6 complaints), 2001 (4 complaints) and 1996 (3 complaints).
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