# 2003 Grand Am

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-grand-am/52191>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** pontiac, starting\
**Created:** [July 20, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-grand-am/52191 "2010-07-20T19:22:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![lebdude420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e4f/32.png) [@lebdude420](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lebdude420)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-grand-am/52191/1 "2010-07-20T19:22:09Z")

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When the car starts, the electrical equipment stays off (i.e. radio, headlights, windows, fan etc.) After a minute or so it will all begin to work. It seems to happen more in warm weather or when the car was stopped for for a short time after having run for a while.