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7.0

pretty bad

Typical Repair Cost:

$426.00

Average Mileage:

95,130 miles

Total Complaints:

4 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (3 reports)
  2. replaced ignition switch and wiring (1 reports)
Pontiac Grand Am electrical problems

electrical problem

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problem #4

2009May 15

Grand Am

  • Automatic transmission
  • 80,778 miles

I have a small child. What would I do in the middle of the night ..or any time of the day for that matter if he got sick......oh just wait 15 -20 minutes for the car to start the baby will be OK ...WHAT THE F%#! gm needs to own up to this one ..its just not safe!!

pretty

Newharbour, Newfoundland, Canada

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problem #3

2009Jun 11

Grand Am SE

  • Automatic transmission
  • 105,000 miles

My fiance was pulling out of the drive when the security light came on. He turned the car off and went to turn it back on hoping to eliminate the light. The car wouldn't start. He waited 40 minutes and still couldn't get the car to start. It was parked in the middle of the drive of our apartment complex & couldn't be moved!! Yikes! Well I went on line looking for fixes and we tried to turn the key and wait 10 minutes but we had to do that twice before the car finally started. I had no idea this was even a problem with this type of car until I found tons of web complaints. Why isn't this a recall?

bellescorp

Kelso, WA, USA

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problem #2

2008Sep 16

Grand Am V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 56,740 miles

After numerous times that my car would not start; I'm talking several times a day in the end.....Each time I would do the 10 min. key in ACC position until the Security light went off........I had some maintenance work done at Midas and my car would not start after. They couldn't believe what I had been going through. We saw that one of the "warnings" for this car was my problem... It stated that the ignition and wiring had to be changed. MIDAS told me that the car dealer had to do it. Since it's been done, I haven't had the problem. I'm hoping that it truly fixes this problem. If I really put in a complaint (as this site wants you to do) for each time this happened; I'd be putting it in over 50 times.

Wendi R.

Lihue, HI, USA

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problem #1

2008Apr 01

Grand Am

  • Automatic transmission
  • 138,000 miles

I don't know why the SECURITY LIGHT starts BLINKING; but the car will NOT START until it stops blinking. It will leave you stranded. I've had the battery changed, I've had the battery clamps changed and some other things I don't even know what they're call -- before another mechanic noticed the security problems. NOT SURE HOW TO FIX THIS!

Cassandra J.

New Orleans, LA, USA

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