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Had the same problem with mine regarding traction/brake light and what not. There is a wheel speed sensor switch in the hub assembly that has an electrical plug attached to it. I cleaned out the plug connections with electrical contact cleaner, and the problem went away. Sometimes however you have to replace the whole sensor or the hub.
November 1 2006.
I have a 2001 Grand Am GT. It has caused me nothing, but headaches since I've had it. I've had to change the brake pads along with the rotors 5 times now. My car wouldn't start in the rain so I had to change the coil packs. Then gas was not getting to the engine so a new fuel pump had to be installed. My security light came on and my car wouldn't start. IF this happens to you turn the key for 10 minutes and then turn it off for 5 second it should start. I don't know if this has happen to anyone else, but when I use the turn signal, this funny clicking sound goes on and doesn't go away for 5 to 10 minutes. I will never buy another Grand Am and hope that if you read this you won't buy one either. For your information!!!
I have a 2000 Grand Am SE. It has 80000km/50000 miles (I know because the service lady asked me when I had it towed to the dealership last night.) Here's what I've had to deal with to keep this car on the road:
-Power steering, shaft snapped in 2, gears replaces, pump replaced FOUR times.
-Rotors, do I need to elaborate?
-Power windows, glass got all scratched up, windows aren't sealed.
-Intake manifold leaking (luckily they covered the cost of this repair)
-Coolant leaking into oil, bad, very bad thing.
-Shocks/struts may as well be disposable
-Fuel sensor doesn't work when the car is filled with certain brands of gas
-Trans-axle leak.
On the plus side my turn signals seem to work fine!
Has anyone heard of any "unadvertised" recalls on power steering components? It seems to be my biggest sucker of money.
I also just bought a 2000 grand am V6 last wednesday... HUGE MISTAKE. It has only 63000 miles on it. When I bought it everything seemed to run good, until I drove it on a highway for about an hour. The check engine light came on, and from there on nothings been right with it. In the past week that I have had it I have had to get the power steering pump fixed TWICE for leaking, which is still leaking. Come to find out I have to bring it to the dealership on Monday for them to install a new power steering rack and front wheel bearings. It needs new rotors, which is going to lead to getting new brakes. The turn signals only work when they want to. The will work one second and then next nthing happens, until I hit the hazodous signals and turn them off, then the turn signals work again. There is a hole in the wind shield wiper fluid box. Theres a werid humming/plusing noise that comes from the engine?? maybe even the belt. The driver side power window goes down and comes up to close whenever it feels like it, and the power radio nob doesn't work 75% of the time... I made a huge mistake buying this car last week, and the dealership isn't helping me.
I bought my 2000 grand AM SE when it was 6 months old. I am not a heavy driver, so I only have 50,000 Miles on it. Got a juicy bill for $1000 for brake pads, rotors and aluminum calipers. Has anyone had such a monstrous bill for brakes on these or it just me? Also noticed here a lot of people had trouble with driver's side window. Same here. It's been working intermittently for the last 2 years and can be very frustrating.
I have a 2000 grand am and I was on a trip was on my way back home was about 1/2 hour from home and my car just quit on me I was going up hill topped the hill and it just shut off. let it sit for about 20 minutes and it started up and ran for about a mile then did the same thing again it did this about 20 times till I had it towed home.now it is running just fine again. and my radio clock does not display any more. any suggestions.
My clock radio doesn't display anymore, either. In addition, my CD player seems to cut out every 15 seconds for 5 seconds, or so. Does anybody have any remedy to these problems?
Niemikw@hotmail.com.
Thank you.
I own a 2000 Grand Am GT coupe with 63k and have experienced many of the problems previously listed. To date I have replaced:
-Air conditioner compressor clutch
-Alternator and Serp belt (did this as preventative maintenance, GM is known for poor alternators)
-Power steering pump
-Door lock regulator on passenger side
-Front rotors.
I am currently hearing a a squeak/creak noise from the rear end when driving over rough roads.. any ideas? My first thought was a strut, but that is too easy a fix for these cars. Please respond back to me at Thomasdmetz@yahoo.com.
I have a 2000 Grand Am GT with a little over 110,000 miles on it. Last winter my power steering fluid began to leak. I had someone check it, but because it was getting warm outside, they did not find a leak. It only leaks when its cold outside. When this winter came, it began to leak again. Needless to say this became a huge problem. Now if I want to drive the car I have to put power steering fluid in before I can leave. I then have to put more in when I leave there. Then if I want to go anywhere else, more fluid. Trying to get this fixed has been horrible. I have been told that they see no leak yet you can see it dripping from underneath the car.
Other than this my car runs just fine. I love my car, but I am getting stronger and stronger from having no power steering. I was just glad to see that I was not the only one having troubles with my wonderful Grand Am.
Wow. Your power steering leak is strange. You'd think it would leak more in hot weather. It must be a seal inside the pump and the cold is making it contract while warm weather causes it to expand. It's a long shot, but you might try pouring some sealer conditioner in it. I drive a Grand Am too, and so far (in 6 years of driving) mine has not had one single problem.
Twice in the past 2 days my 2000 Grand AM has died on me. I've made it to work fine, but on the way home right around the same spot both times it has stalled on me. It took a few minutes for it to restart the first time. The second time it restarted then cut out again after a few yards, then it kicked on again and I made it home fine. I bought a fuel filter hoping maybe that might be the problem, but after reading this site I'm thinking its the fuel pump. I've also noticed the security light comes on at random times, but I'm not sure if it's connected to what has happened with the stalling. Suggestions are welcome.
I have a 2000 Grand Am GT1, 3.4, V6, with 110,000 miles. My intake manifold leaks coolant. Started as small drops and is now leaking profoundly. I found a post that read...
2nd Nov 2006, 13:17.
I have a 2000 Grand Am SE. It has 80000km/50000 miles (I know because the service lady asked me when I had it towed to the dealership last night.) Here's what I've had to deal with to keep this car on the road:
-Intake manifold leaking (luckily they covered the cost of this repair)
(I deleted the rest of this list as this is the only thing that concerns me right now.)
QUESTION...how do you get them to cover this cost??? It's not under recall... although I have heard some people have managed to get it fixed through a recall, but no details were given. Or would that only be covered under an extended warranty... as this person only had 50,000 miles on the car. My service shop estimates this will cost $1500 to fix which includes intake gaskets, head bolts, new spark plugs, wires, oil and oil filter, and air filter. But of course the 15 hours they estimated I know will end up to be more like 20. At $70/hour labor rates, I would rather find a cheaper way to take care of this problem since I have many other things to fix on the car. I love my car to death, but the debate of putting the cost into fixing it at 110,000 miles or buying a new car (which is really not in the budget at this time) is causing distress in my family. If anyone knows how to get Pontiac to cover this cost... my ears are wide open.
Just a comment to the others who have the trac off-ABS-veh soon lights coming on at the same time. Those lights going off at the same time I was told usually mean that you have a automatic light out "daytime running lamps". This is what I was told for my 01 Grand Am SE. I have had so many of these same problems that it is ridiculous. Good luck to you all!!
I bought a used 2001 Pontiac Grand Am.. but it had no owners manual with it... my clock is going a little crazy, but I don't know how to correct it.. all of the typical things I've done in previously owned vehicles don't work... could someone give me instructions as to how to change the hour and minutes on the clock. Just a note... when I bought the car the radio didn't work... after leaving it at the dealership for a few hours I was told that they have to call in the radio information to headquarters and hook it up to a computer and that the secret code is then downloaded... so anytime in the future that my radio doesn't work.. I have to pay 50 bucks to the dealership to get it done... does this make sense to you?
Ibid to all the problems you all have written about.. just spent $1600 on the car because of a coolant light that kept going on...
OK, hello all.
I have a 2000 Grand Am SE with the 2.4L. My biggest complaint is that the fuel tank is too small, however, that's not the problem I am really having. First of all, a quick note: This vehicle has 3 fuse boxes: One on the driver's side, one on the passenger side (your typical driver's side box split into two), and one under the hood. For those of you looking for the clock fuse, look in the passenger side box under "Radio Batt." Now to my problem, and possibly an answer for a lot of you. I have the ABS, Brake, Service Vehicle Soon, and Trac Off lights stuck on.
Now my brakes are working nomally and the fluid level is full, also, there appear to be no leaks in the system. Does this sound familiar? Typically, the actual Brake light coming on I found out is the real clencher to the entire situation. If it's just your ABS and Trac Off, it means either bad sensor, sensor wiring, or bad wheel hub or bearing.
If this includes the Brake warning light and fluid levels are normal and you cannot find any leaks in the system, then this means either parking brake switch failure or ABS computer failure and may not be entirely as serious as it seems, and if the has failed, it will not give any codes, and may not even give a code for parking brake switch because the system may think it's still engaged.
If the brake light is on along with the others, yet all seems normal, have those 2 things checked first and then step back through the list from there.
Also, another note on brakes, if you are noticing a jitter in the front end only when you brake, this usually points to warped rotors. Rotors have a tendency to warp easily in high heat with disc brakes. One suggestion that was made to me since I am on the virge of getting the rotors replaced on my Grand Am, see if you can get a set of the Pontiac mag (5 spoke) wheels for the Grand Am. They will keep the rotors much cooler and prevent warping much more than the typical steel wheels or standard cast aluminum.