# 2002 Pontiac Grand Am

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-pontiac-grand-am/4937>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ignition\
**Created:** [September 21, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-pontiac-grand-am/4937 "2007-09-21T12:56:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![jwelter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@jwelter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jwelter)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-pontiac-grand-am/4937/1 "2007-09-21T12:56:32Z")

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I have now replaced the Electronic Ignition Module in my 2002 Pontiac Gran Am three times in the past nine months. Do you have any ideas why this module would be shorting out? Any possible causes for this problem? Any suggestions to try and keep this from happening?