Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / GRAND AM / 2001

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004064171 Incident Date: Dec, 20 2004
Consumer's City: ENKA Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: GRAND AM Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:anti-theft:control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2NF12T01M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 01 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 04 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Bought car 10-06, has failed to start 8 times, have replaced $2300 in various parts for mechanics trying to get started. all said that vehicle wasn't getting fuel. dealership in asheville nc, even told me i needed a new motor. quote $3000 to $5000. i towed to a reputable mechanic and car started right up. what if i had bought that motor. i started researching on the internet. 1000's of people are having this problem. several times mone was towed and would start when mechanic went to fix it. was told can't fix what isn't broken. 2 weeks ago did it again. just won't start. had it towed. started up when mechanic went to work on it. did it again last week. i followed advice from website. leave ignition on for 10 minutes for passlock security to reset. it worked!!! this is definitely a problem for 1000's of people. who can keep getting towed, buying expensive parts not needed, missing work, and not to mention what it does to your mentally, dealing with this over and over. *nm