The contact owns a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the engine. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 9,000.

- Mayor , AZ, USA

On 3-14-12 the ignition switch had been on and I took it in to get looked into at the don ledford's car dealership in cleveland tn. On this date they ran test and found no leaks at all. They said it was ok to drive the car. On 07-27-12 I took the car in to get a new ignition switch because they told me at the dealership I needed a new ignition switch.the car would not start periodically and it was causing problems getting to work. They fixed or replaced it and a couple of days went by and I was still having problems with the car starting. I do have a witness on this incident that the car would not start with the new ignition switch. On 08-09-12 and the electrical part on the ignition switch shorted out and they replaced the switch. What would have happen if I had gotten in an accident because of this default. I paid over five hundred dollars for this ignition switch and now 2014 they are recalling the ignition switches on these cars and fixing them for free at no cost. I do believe they need to give me my money back for these repair cost when the part was bad at first when they made this car" I tried to get a in touch with the manager of don ledford's on North lee hwy. And he will not call me back. Should I get a lawyer?"

- Cleveland, TN, USA

My 2000 Grand Am will not start sometime, the security light will be on, if I wait 20 minutes sometimes the security light will go out and vehicle will start, sometimes it will not, I understand that this is a problem with the passlock on this vehicle. It has happened many, many times since I have owned the car. Tonight it would not start 3 times with a 20 minute wait between each try. If there should ever be an emergency where I had to hurry and start the car, and this happened, I would be out of luck. Something needs to be done about this. It is a common problem with several GM cars.

- Irving, TX, USA

On 2 separate occasions the key failed to turn in the ignition. Vehicle had to be towed on both occasions. Vehicle sat for 2 days before it will turn in the ignition. Dealership was unable to identify what was causing this to occur.

- Chicago, IL, USA

The key in my 2000 Grand Am would not turn to start the vehicle. The tumbler fell out. To fix this problem the whole ignition switch had to be replaced.

- Carmi, IL, USA

I own a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am GT. At about 15,000 miles my blinkers starting either just comming on by theirself or would not work at all. I took it in to the dealer and they replaced the hazard switch. Then, about 6 thousand miles later, my front end started shaking and making noise. I took it to the dealer and they said my brakes were down to the rotor and I would need new brakes and rotors. I asked if it would be covered under warranty, and they said the warranty only covered the brakes until 20,000 miles and it would cost me $500 to fix the problem. I took the car to my mechanic and had performace brakes and rotors put on my car for $375 (I had read a few reports of others having problems and having to go back to the dealer every 5-6 thousand miles and did not want to go through that, and concider myself luchy that they lasted as long as they did.). I have put another 15,000 miles on my performace brakes and rotors with no problems. My mechanic also saw that I had a plug in my right front tire. I have never had to take my car in for a flat since I have owned the vehicle, so my guess is that the dealer put the plug in the tire. I have been reading similar complaints from people that own 2001, 2002, and even 2003 Grand Am. Apparently they are using cheap parts on a "performace car" and are ignoring the problem and something need to be done, before someones brakes go out completely. There is also a problem with the passengers front seat not locking in place. If you do not push the seat back all the way fairly hard and check the seat lever to make sure that it came back up, the seat will slide all the way fwd during even light breaking. The seat has done this since I have owned the car. If they used better components on their car and would stop cutting corners they would not be having theses problems.

- Syosset, NY, USA

While driving vehicle locks up and stalls out. Unable to start it back up, and hesitates to catch. It feels like it was about to start, but it doesn't. next day vehicle will not start, doing the same thing.contacted dealer several times, they could not find cause. GMC employee sad this was a common problem involving ignition switch.

- Portsmouth, NH, USA