GM RECALLS ANOTHER 7.6 MILLION VEHICLES. Going back to 1997

**theorangeguy** · 06-30-2014, 11:41 AM

our cars have some ignition issues too lol surprised we're not on this list...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-rec...183406990.html

I would also go out on a limb without even looking at it and assume that the grand prix's and grand am's had the same ignition "cylinder and wires" as a trans am or firebird.......................................... ........

**az gt eater** · 06-30-2014, 12:38 PM

I had a 96 Grand Am, and the ignition is almost exactly the same. The same problem happened to both it and my WS6.....

**theorangeguy** · 06-30-2014, 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by az gt eater

I had a 96 Grand Am, and the ignition is almost exactly the same. The same problem happened to both it and my WS6.....

yep...I think somebody dropped the ball on this one lol 2 of my Fbody's have had ignition problems in one form or another...

**az gt eater** · 06-30-2014, 01:31 PM

The problem I had with both was the alignment/pivot dowels where the column pivots. I replaced the one in my TA. With another TA column. What's that about trying the same thing over and over again????

**theorangeguy** · 06-30-2014, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by az gt eater

The problem I had with both was the alignment/pivot dowels where the column pivots. I replaced the one in my TA. With another TA column. What's that about trying the same thing over and over again????

im guessing you are referring to the tilt that goes from 3 to 9? Every fbody I have ever owned has that problem...I can grab the wheel in the lower left corner and pull down and the wheel will go down at an angle to the left...I have never seen a fix for it.

**az gt eater** · 06-30-2014, 02:01 PM

Not mine. For now. The fix is to buy a younger column and hope and pray.

**GTP231** · 06-30-2014, 04:12 PM

Pull the wheel off and tighten the screws if you're talking about the tilt wheel flopping

**FORD RECOVERY EXPERT** · 06-30-2014, 07:01 PM

Mine was floppy too, did this^^

**theorangeguy** · 07-01-2014, 05:16 AM

Originally Posted by FORD RECOVERY EXPERT

Mine was floppy too, did this^^

did tightening the bolts help at all? Curious before I pull mine apart and try it lol

**az gt eater** · 07-01-2014, 01:56 PM

They are not threaded. AT least not the ones I had problems with. Sure is nice not having to pull down the steering wheel to start or stop the engine now.

**FORD RECOVERY EXPERT** · 07-01-2014, 02:38 PM

Mine were the star heads inside the column, it's the third or fourth Fbody I've had that I've had to do this...

**FORD RECOVERY EXPERT** · 07-01-2014, 02:41 PM

How to: Tighten tilt steering w/pictures - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

Same principle

**FORD RECOVERY EXPERT** · 07-01-2014, 02:47 PM

Loose Gm Tilt Steering Wheel Moves Up And Down - Hot Rod Forum : Hotrodders Bulletin Board

Post #8 has a decent write up of it as well

**theorangeguy** · 07-01-2014, 04:12 PM

Wow.. Looks like a lot of work to get to a few screws lol

**FORD RECOVERY EXPERT** · 07-01-2014, 06:24 PM

^^^It was well worth it.

**GTP231** · 07-02-2014, 04:51 AM

Originally Posted by theorangeguy

our cars have some ignition issues too lol surprised we're not on this list...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-rec...183406990.html

I would also go out on a limb without even looking at it and assume that the grand prix's and grand am's had the same ignition "cylinder and wires" as a trans am or firebird.......................................... ........

The Grand Ams and Prixs in question had dash mounted ignitions. So no they do not

**Zinergy** · 07-02-2014, 05:28 AM

They sure don't make it easy to be a GM supporter.

**theorangeguy** · 07-02-2014, 05:29 AM

Originally Posted by GTP231

The Grand Ams and Prixs in question had dash mounted ignitions. So no they do not

I might have been wrong on the assumption that it was the same part but I know for a fact Fbody's have ignition issues lol no doubt about that one...

**GTP231** · 07-02-2014, 06:03 AM

Originally Posted by Zinergy

They sure don't make it easy to be a GM supporter.

I get the feeling its more a pr stunt with midterms coming...

**9t8z28** · 07-02-2014, 12:27 PM

I put over 300K on F-bodies and never had a problem. I few issues here and there is nothing out of the ordinary. This always happens, once one model has an issue, then every model has the same issue.