2001 GrandAM SE electrical problem

Hello,
I am having a problem with my 2001 Grand Am SE. It happens intermittently, but recently had been happening more times than not. When I start the car, normally the daytime running lights come right on and all the dash board lights come on for a second and then all go off. However, lately when I start it nothing electrical comes on for 5-10 seconds. Then everything comes on as usual; a/c, dash lights, daytime running lights, but the "Service vehicle soon" light remains lit up. Also the A/C system will stop working for a few minutes and then come back on again from time to time.

Any ideas of what is going on with my car are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Mike

check ALL your fuses under the hood and in the car. They are blown out an d can cause weird things to happen. my Gears were shifting rough one day I thought it was the tranny and I messed w the fuses and the prob fixed

Hello,
I am having EXACTLY the same problem. Dealership pulled out two codes from OBD: B1379 (oil change reset button shortcut) and B2602 (missing latch signal from powered sliding door???). Second one is absolutely meaningless. Looks like BCM goes south. Dealership quoted me $500 to change BCM. I am considering purchasing BCM from gmpartsdirect for 140 and installing it (after fixing shortcuts).
Does anyone know should BCM be reprogrammed (to work with security, CD/radio)?
azshep, have you been able to fix your Grand Am? If so, how?
Thanks

smurash--

I finally broke down and took it to the dealer. Turned out to be a bad ignition switch. I forget the cost to have it replaced, but it wasn't cheap.

To azshep,
Thanks. Hope that it will help me.

smurash

smurash--

I finally broke down and took it to the dealer. Turned out to be a bad ignition switch. I forget the cost to have it replaced, but it wasn't cheap.