2005 Pontiac Grand Am Fuel system Problems

WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE PEDAL STUCK AND DID NOT RETURN BACK UP. INSTEAD IT STAYED DOWN AS THOUGH IT WAS STILL BEING DEPRESSED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV. I HAD TO PHYSICALLY GRAB THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND PULL IT TOWARDS ME TO TRY AND RETURN IT BACK TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THIS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND I HAD TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ACCELERATOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED, I CALLED GM ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE RECALL ON THIS KNOWN PROBLEM WAS FOR THE 03 GRAND AM MODELS, NOT THE 05 MODELS. I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE GM DECIDES THEY ARE BETTER OFF FINANCIALLY TO RECALL THE 05 MODELS? *TR

NHTSA ID

10680087

Incident

Oct 11, 2014

Mileage

117,880 mi

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SMELL OF FUEL FUMES A LADY THAT I SPOKE TO STATED THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE. FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL BUT NOT MY VIN NUMBER THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR A SITUATION DUE TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. GIVEN MY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES I HAVE TO CHARTER ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND I'VE BEEN PLACE UNDER NON VEHICLE COMPLIANCE DUE TO THE STRONG ODOR OF GAS ENTERING MY VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE MY 2 CHILDREN IN MY VEHICLE AT ALL TIMES WHICH FOR ME THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. AGAIN THERE'S HAVE BEEN OVER 500 VEHICLES OF MY MAKE AND MODEL WHO'S HAS FILED COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITUATION AND HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THOSE VEHICLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10664210

Incident

Aug 18, 2014

Mileage

126,000 mi

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL LAST WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014 AFTER RECEIVING THE NOTICE TO A GM DEALERSHIP HERE IN DENVER, CO TO FIX THE IGNITION PROBLEM IN THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE CENTER THEY CANT FIX THE PROBLEM WITH MY IGNITION WITHOUT THE ORIGINAL SET OF PONTIAC KEYS FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM DRIVETIME DEALERSHIP IN AURORA IN 2011, AND THE SETS OF KEYS THAT I RECEIVED FOR THE CAR WERE CUT KEYS FROM THE LOCAL HARDWARE STORE. RIGHT NOW I CANT GET THIS FIXED, THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE, THE FUEL LINE SHUTS DOWN AT ANY GIVEN RANDOM TIME. IM MAKING PAYMENTS ON A CAR I CANT DRIVE, ITS UNSAFE. I WAS HOPING THE RECALL WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED DRIVETIME DEALER THIS MORNING NOV, 4TH, 2014 TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR A KEY AND WAS TOLD THEY CANT HELP ME, THE KEYS THAT WERE GIVEN TO ME ARE THE KEYS THEY HAD AT TIME OF SALE OF THE CAR, MY CAR WAS BOUGHT AT AN AUCTION SHE SAID....WHERE DO I GET THE MANUFACTURE ORIGINAL PONTIAC KEY FOR THIS VEHICLE, SINCE PONTIAC IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS? WOULD GM BE ABLE TO MAKE ME A KEY TO THIS CAR FROM THE VIN SO I CAN DRIVE IT? I WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITHOUT BEING SCARED IT WILL SHUT OFF, IT DID LAST SATURDAY MORNING ON THE HIGHWAY, FORTUNATELY NO ONE HAS BEEN WAS BEHIND ME WHEN IT DECIDES TO SHUT OFF SO FAR ! *TR

NHTSA ID

10652522

Incident

Nov 1, 2014

Mileage

110,810 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA ID

10626742

Incident

Aug 12, 2014

Mileage

125,000 mi

I HAD SEVERAL TIMES I WOULD BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND EVEN THE HIGHWAY IT HAS DIED ON ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE DOOR LOCKS COME UNLOCK THAT I KNEW THE CAR DIED. WHEN I AM DRIVING MY FLASHERS ON MY CAR CONTINUE TO MAKE A TICKING NOISE. WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS AND I HAD ALREADY HAD FUEL PUMP REPLACED. WHEN I START IT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR A SERVICE ENGINE SOON BEFORE I CAN START IT. SOMETIMES I BE DRIVING AND MY HEADLIGHTS WILL GO DIM AND I TURN IT UP AS FAR AND BRIGHT . IT STILL DON'T WORK. *JS

NHTSA ID

10592083

Incident

Mar 13, 2013

Mileage

97,500 mi

I HAD NO IDEAL THIS CAR HAD SO MANY RECALLS, I PURCHASED THE CAR USED ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY DAUGHTER COMPLAINED ABOUT GAS FUMES IN THE BACK SEAT, AND THE FRONT END HAS POPPED AND CRACKED SINCE I GOT IT THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND MY SIGNAL LIGHTS TORE UP COMPLETELY ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT, NO SIGNAL WOULD WORK HOWEVER MY EMERGENCY FLASHES DID THE MECHANIC CHECKED THEM AND TOLD ME IT WAS IN THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLLED MY SIGNAL AND EMERGENCY FLASHERS . IT HAS A SHORT IN IT AFTER WORKING ON IT ABOUT AN HOUR HE GOT THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WORKING AND TOLD ME NOT TO TURN MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AGAIN BECAUSE MY SIGNAL LIGHTS WOULD TARE UP AGAIN ALSO THEY ARE A ISSUE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS WHERE ONE HEADLIGHT WON'T BURN, IT GOES OUT SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT BURNS THE GARAGE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT THEY SAID IT MUST BE IN THE WIRING MY FOG LIGHTS ALSO WILL NOT WORK IT SEEMS THAT THEY ARE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WIRING I HAVE STILL NOT GOT THESE ISSUES FIXED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10573920

Incident

Jun 23, 2010

Mileage

150,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE REGULATOR HAD A LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

NHTSA ID

10477200

Incident

Sep 1, 2011

Mileage

49,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP REGULATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR PRIOR, THE VEHICLE STALLED RIGHT AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,764 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,479.

NHTSA ID

10446399

Incident

Feb 22, 2011

Mileage

119,764 mi

GAS SMELL INSIDE THE CAR COMING THROUGH THE VENT WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST TURNED ON, WHEN I PRESS THE BREAKS, OR WHEN I TURN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10381176

Incident

Jan 4, 2011

Mileage

108,180 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

NHTSA ID

10376651

Incident

Dec 15, 2010

Mileage

127,000 mi

THE SMELL OF GAS OUT OF THE BLUE. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS TOPPING OFF THE GAS, SO WE STOPPED, THEN JUST SOME TIMES IT WILL JUST SMELL WHEN YOU START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WE HAVE HAD THE CAR BARELY OER A YEAR AND BOTH THE WINDOW REGULATORS IN THE FRONT DOORS ARE INOPERATIVE AND THE ONE PART WE NEED IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND WILL COST US A LITTLE OVER 500.00 A PER WINDOW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10324492

Incident

Jun 1, 2009

Mileage

75,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE CONTACT SMELLS GASOLINE. THE ODOR GOES AWAY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE FEELS THAT PONTIAC SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

NHTSA ID

10262788

Incident

Nov 1, 2008

Mileage

60,000 mi

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM ( PRESSURE REGULATOR) I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE PART UNTIL THE COMPANY THAT FIX IT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A RECALL PART. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THE INFORMATION ABOUT IT. WHEN I START CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT REIMBURSING ME I WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. FROM WHAT I GATHER YOU'LL REGULATES THE SAFETY OF A VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DEFECT PART COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. IT'S NOT FAIR TO ME THAT THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP HAS GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND . I DON;T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME. I'M ONLY ASKING THEM TO REIMBURSE ME OF $223.65. *TR

NHTSA ID

10258167

Incident

Feb 2, 2009

Mileage

66 mi

VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. HAZARDOUS TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD, OUT OF NO WHERE. LIGHTS ON DASH GO CRAZY AND VEHICLE STOPS RUNNING. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED GOT TOWED TO A SHOP SAID THERE IS POSSIBLE LEAKING OF THE FUEL TANK, ALSO SUGGESTED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP, THEN DECIDED THAT WAS NOT NEEDED AND REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. VEHICLE WORKED FOR 3 MONTHS, BUT COULD STILL SMELL FUMES OF GAS WHEN FIRST STARTED CAR, THIS SMELL BEGAN FIRST WEEK I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SECOND TIME WAS TWO DAYS AGO ON THE HIGHWAY ONCE AGAIN. MECHANIC IS CONCERNED REGARDING FUEL TANK LEAK AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO IT BEING UNSAFE AND POSSIBLE FIRE OR EXPLOSION COULD OCCUR. WHO MANUFACTURES A VEHICLE THAT HAS INSUFFICIENT FUEL TANK WELDING??? THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND DANGEROUS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10211865

Incident

Dec 10, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE. A FUEL LEAK WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE REGULATOR. HE WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY: PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE SMELLED FUEL UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL REGULATOR WAS SATURATED AND DRIPPING ON WIRES JUST BELOW. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

NHTSA ID

10208986

Incident

Nov 13, 2007

Mileage

60,000 mi