2000 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE. MY TRANSMISSION HAS LOST OVERDRIVE AND SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. WHEN I AM AT 60 MPH MY RPMS ARE AT 3 AND1/2 !!! I AM READY TO START A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AFTER SEEING THE SAME PROBLEMS ON SO MANY CARS *NM

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. *JB THERE WAS A GRAYISH SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE ALONG WITH A HISSING SOUND. *SC

STEERING WHEEL BEGAN POPPING WHEN TURNING, BECAME MORE DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT, EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT LOW SPEEDS. ALMOST HIT A RETAINING WALL WHEN TURNING ACROSS A MAJOR INTERSECTION. *JB

I HAVE A 2000 GRAND PRIX GT. I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE POWER STEERING WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE. WE STARTED NOTICING POPPING NOISES AS I WAS DRIVING AND ON 2/1/05 AFTER MAKING A TURN I AGAIN HEARD A POP AND LOST THE STEERING ALL TOGETHER. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOP THE CAR AS THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN FREELY IN MY HAND. *AK

STEERING IS HARD TO TURN AT LOW SPEEDS. HAVE HEARD POPPING SOUNDS. POWER STEERING FLUID IS GOOD. WHEN BRAKING CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT, WHEN LETTING OFF THE BRAKE THE STEER WHEEL TURNS. LOST STEERING ALL TOGETHER AFTER POPPING AGAIN OCCURRED; STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED AND SPUN FREELY. LOST ALL CONTROL OF CAR. *AK

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAD TWO COILS REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS HESITATING BETWEEN 20-30 MPH. THE DEALER REPLACED 2 COILS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. *NM

I WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD WITHIN GM VEHICLES. I ALREADY HAD TWO MAJOR TRANSMISSION REPAIRS ON CAR WITH ABOUT 75,000 MILES. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN MY CAR WAS BARELY OUT OF WARRANTY, AT APPROXIMATELY 42,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE. THIS FORCED US TO DRIVE 150 MILES BACK HOME ONLY GOING 40 MPH. THIS WEEKEND, I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD NOISE AND DECELERATED FROM 65 MPH TO AROUND 35 MPH IMMEDIATELY. THE DEFECT ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT AS WE WERE IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE. WHEN WE GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND PARKED, WE REALIZED THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER GO IN REVERSE. I SHELLED OUT ALMOST $1,800 ON A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. MY REPAIR SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE REGULARLY DOING REBUILDS ON THE SAME GM TRANSMISSION THAT IS IN MY PONTIAC. A COMMON SIGN ON THE FAILURE IS THE LOSS OF THE REVERSE GEAR. IN FACT, PARMA TRANSMISSION HAD DONE THREE ALONE DURING THE WEEK MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP. I AM SHOCKED THAT GM WOULD INSTALL SUCH A FAULTY AND DANGEROUS PIECE OF MACHINERY ON ITS VEHICLES. I HARDLY FIND IT COINCIDENTAL THAT ALL OF THESE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH YOUR CARS. PLEASE BE SURE NOT TO GROUP THIS PROBLEM JUST WITH PONTIAC. THEY PUT THE SAME TRANSMISSION IN MANY OF THEIR CARS, SO YOU WILL NEED TO FIGURE OUT ALL THE VEHICLES THAT ARE UNDER THIS PART NUMBER. I DID NOT KEEP THE OLD PARTS, BUT I AM SURE THE SHOP I WORK

I HAVE A 200 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT ON MONDY DEC 20,2004 I NOTICED THE STEERING ON MY CAR WAS ARMSTRONG POWER STEERING SO I TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING, AND SEEMED TO BE THE PROBLEM I ONLY HAVE 32,000 MILES ON THIS AND MY RESEARCH FOUND OUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS WONDERING IF PONTIAC HAD A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM.*AK

POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND BOTH REAR WINDOWS WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL THE WINDOWS REGULATORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WATER LEAKING ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE HEATER RESISTOR AND THE BLOWER. BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

THE POWER STEERING SEEMED TO BE OUT WHEN I TURNED THE WHEELS TO THE LEFT, BUT WORKED FINE WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND HAD TO HAVE THE POWER RACK REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GRAND PRIXS. UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF THE MOTORS FOR MY WINDOWS (ONE OF THEM IN A REAR WINDOW WHICH IS NEVER EVEN USED!). I WORK WITH 5 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD AT LEAST TWO-FOUR MOTORS GO OUT ON THEIR PONTIACS ALSO. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC AND HAS CAUSED ME TO RECONSIDER BUYING A NEW GRAND PRIX.

I DO NOT EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START. I PURCHASED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX IN MAY 2000. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND HAVE SEEMED TO GET NOWHERE. FIRST, ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE MY TRANSMISSION DECIDED TO GO OUT SO THE DEALERSHIP DECIDED TO REPLACE IT. (THIS SHOULD AHVE BEEN MY FIRST INDICATION TO TAKE THE CAR BACK) SECOND, A FEW MONTHS AFTER THIS I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADS UP DISPLAY. I HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 TO 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BEFORE THEY DECIDED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. FINALLY, THEY DID REPLACE ONE OF THE PARTS. THIS STILL DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE PROJECTOR. MY HEADS UP DISPLAY IS STILL NOT WORKING. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT PONTIAC NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS BOTH AT THE DEALER LEVEL AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR PONTIAC BUT HAVE HAD NO RESPONSE. ALSO, I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A LEAKAGE INTO THE VEHICLE OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE WATER. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING SINCE ABOUT THE SECOND YEAR I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE. EVERYTIME IT RAINS IT SEEMS TO GATHER WITHIN THE AC SYSTEM AND THEN OBSTRUCTS AIR FROM ENTERING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALSO TRIED CALLING THE PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH NO RESPONSE. ABUT THE SAME TIME I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SENSOR. AT THIS TIME,I WAS TIRED WITH DEALING WITH THE DEALER AND GETTING NOTHING DONE SO I DECIDED TO LEAVE IT IN THE HANDS OF PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE. NOW FOR THE

WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH STANDING WATER, EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS, WATER SPLASHES ON THE POWER STEERING PULLY RENDERING THE STEERING INOPERATIVE FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE STEERING WHEEN IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. *AK

3 OUT OF 4 WINDOWS DO NOT OPERATE ON A 4YR OLD CAR BECAUSE A LITTLE PLASTIC RETAINER CLIP BROKE ON EACH WINDOW LEAVING THE WINDOW UN OPERABLE. THE DRIVER WINDOW ,THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WINDOW AND THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOW. *JB

WHERE THE TREAD AND THE SIDE WALL MEET ON THIS TIRE THERE WAS A HALF INCH SEPARATION ABOUT FIVE INCHES LONG. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SEE THE STEEL BELTS UNDER THE TREAD. THIS PROBLEM IS ONLY EVIDENT ON THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. *NM *NM

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS ODI ID# 10070342. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TODAY AND WAS TOLD SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDS REPLACED AT A COST OF $375. *AK

STEERING GAVE OUT WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. COME TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS A RACK AND PINION PRBLEM THAT WAS ALSO RECALLED ON THE 1996 THOUGH 1998 MODELS.*AK

PURCHASED 2000 GRAND PRIX IN DECEMBER OF 2003. EVERY WINDOW (4) IN THE CAR HAD THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAIL. WINDOW FALLS DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY UP. POWER WINDOW MOTOR COMPLETE FAILURE. HAD TO REPLACE AND REPAIR IN EXCESS OF $1,600. *AK

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO COME ON WHEN NEEDED AUTOMATICALLY, LIKE THEY WERE PROGRAMMED TO DO. *AK

I WAS WEST HEADING ON I-4 TOWARD ORLANDO, FLORIDA WHEN MY FIRESTONE P215 70R15 FR 680 UNRAVELED. THE RADIAL TREADED PART OF THE TIRE S;APPED AGAINST THE CAR WITH SUCH AN IMPACT IT CRUSHED THE CORNER PANEL.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. CAR WAS SHIFTING HARD AND "JERKING." PULLED IN TO A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP AND TWO DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE FOUND RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION. ONE RELATED TO THE PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND THE OTHER "LONG SHIFT W/ MAX ADAPT". THEY SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC, HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM NOR COULD HE FIND ANYTHING WRONG AT THAT TIME. HE ALSO SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO A SHOP SPECIALIZING IN TRANSMISSIONS. I DID. THEY ALSO COULD NOT DUPLCATE THE PROBLEM OR FIND ANYTHING OTHER THAN METAL SHAVINGS IN THE PAN. THEY SUGGESTED I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY REBUILT AT A COST OF OVER $2,100.00.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS DAMAGED. *LA

TRANSMISSION 63,000 MILES, PRESSURE CONTROL CYLINOID GOES OUT AND TAKES 2ND AND 4TH GEAR WITH IT RESULTING IN NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK

TRANSMISSION STARTED SHIFTING VERY HARD AT 33000 MILES TRYING TO GET GM TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.*AK

SHIFTER NOT RECOGNIZING THE VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION, CANNOT REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY. WORKS SOMETIMES. HAVE TO USE ALTERNATE METHOD TO REMOVE KEYS.*AK

2000 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX. APPROX 80,000 MILES. VEHICLE JERKS DURING GRADUAL ACCELERATION. PONITAC DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BAD PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND BAD TCC SOLENOID. PARTS AND SERVICE TO COST $700.00. NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE.*AK

DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE CAR SHUTS DOWN TOTALLY. AT TIMES THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC, SHUT DOWN SOON AFTER STARTING, SHUT DOWN COMMING TO A STOP. THE RADIO POWER FLICKERS, AND THE FUEL PUMP WILL NOT PRIME DURING A RESTART. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP RELAY, AND THE PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. I SUSPECT A PROBLEM WITH THE KEY IGNITION OR THE THEFT DETERRANT MODULE.*AK

MY CAR IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. IN OCTOBER 2003 AND MARCH 2004 I HAVE HAD POWER WINDOW FAILURES. THE FIRST INCIDENT INVOLVED THE DRIVER'S WINDOW AND THE SECOND INVOLVED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW. THE TOTAL COST OF THE FIRST REPAIR WAS $457. THE SECOND REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO BE AT LEAST $400. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR EXPERIENCES ON THE INTERNET WITH WINDOW FAILURES, AS MANY AS 11 TIMES ON ONE CAR. I WAS EVEN ALERTED TO A LAW FIRM CONSIDERING A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON THE MATTER.*AK

POWER STEERING SEIZES WHEN TRYING TO MAKE LEFT TURNS. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION HAVING FAULTY BEARINGS WHICH WAS RECALLED BACK IN 1996-1998. THE CAR STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS IN 2000 MODELS. *AK

AS I WAS TURNING LEFT ONTO A STREET POWER STEERING SEEMED TO GIVE OUT. I HAD TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL OUT AND TURN AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR HOME TO SEE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM. WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT IT GETS VERY TOUGH, TURNING TO THE RIGHT IS FINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE BOTH SAID THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 55,000 MILES ON IT, THERE SHOULD BE NO WAY THAT THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING. I CONTACTED A GM REPRESENTATIVE, AFTER STRINGING ME A LONG FOR TWO WEEKS, THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THAT SINCE I DID NOT PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO HELP. ALSO WHEN CONTACTING THE REPRESENTATIVE, THEY OFTEN DID NOT CALL BACK IN THE TIME FRAME THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING TO.*AK

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP--CAR DIES WITH NO WARNING ON HIGHWAY. HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP RESISTOR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THERE IS A KIT THAT REPLACES THE OLD SPOT WHERE IT WAS LOCATED. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL IF IT IS A KNOWM PROBLEM WITH A FIX!!!!!!!!!!*AK

SLIPPAGE IN FORWARD, REVERSE, METAL DEBRIS IN TRANS PAN - BAD TRANSMISSION

I HAVE A 2000 GRAND PRIX WITH A 3.1 LITER ENGINE. IT HAS THE TYPICAL "UPPER/LOWER MANIFOLD LEAK". THE SYMPTOMS ARE SLIGHT SMELL OF BURNING COOLANT, TEMP GAUGE NOT STEADY, IN COOLER DAYS IT DOESN'T GET UP TO 180 DEGREES, ON HOT DAYS IT GOES TO 220. ALSO LOW COOLANT LIGHT EVERY WEEK, NEEDS COOLANT IN RESOVOIR. ALSO HAS A CRUSTY ORANGE BUILDUP IN RESOVOIR AND RADIATOR CAP. I DISCUSSED WITH GM CUSTOMER CARE AND I HAVE TO PAY A DEALER TO FIX. THEN SUBMIT A REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM. THE AGENT FOR GM/PONTIAC SAID HE WOULD COVER THE FIRST HALF AND WORK TO GET MORE...BUT NO PREMISE'S. WHILE RESEARCHING ON THE WEB, IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE GM PRODUCT INTAKE MANIFOLD IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. I BELIEVE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THIS REPAIR DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND DEFECT INVESTIGATION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE CONSUMER CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. *AK

TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT/REPLACED AT 27,000 MILES (THIS WAS UNDER WARRANTY). NOW AT 86,000 MILES TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT DUE TO A GASKET BLOW THAT CAUSED ALL THE FLUID TO LEAK OUT WHICH THEN CAUSED INTERNAL PROBLEMS. THIS IS A VERY COSTLY DEFECT THAT I FEEL MAY HAVE TO DO WITH A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. A $28,000 CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE A MAJOR DEFECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE TWICE BEFORE IT EVEN REACHES 100,000 MILE. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BY GM BECAUSE I AM NOW SEEING THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *LA

THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE 6-5-03. GENERAL MOTORS SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OUT. ON 7-2-03 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM GM. THEY TOLD ME THE REPORT WAS MY PROBLEM THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE FIRE. I DROVE MY CAR APROX. 15 MILES THAT MORNING TO MY KIDS DAYCARE. I PULLED UP TO THE FRONT OF THE DAYCARE AND CUT THE CAR OFF AND IT STARTED SMOKING AND FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD IS MELTED NO BRAKE LINES, FUEL LINE OR WIRES. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO THE CAR BUT CHANGE THE OIL. THE OIL WAS LAST CHANGED APROX. TWO MONTHS BEFORE THAT. CARS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO JUST CATCH FIRE. I PUT MY KIDS AND A DAYCARE FULL OF KIDS IN JEOPARDY THAT DAY. JUST TO ADD A LITTLE TO MY COMPLAINT. I HAVE LEFT ABOUT 6 MESSAGES SINCE JULY 3 FOR THE GM REP, KEVIN DREW, TO CALL ME WITHOUT SUCCESS. WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR IT ONLY HAD 51,000 MILES. I HAD TROUBLE WITH BILL HEARD DEALERSHIP FROM DAY I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT IT HAD PROBLEMS. IT TOOK 4 MONTHS (1) THE PISTONS WAS MAKING AWFUL NOISE. (2) THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS FLASHING (3) THE CIG. LIGHTER HAD A BURNING SMELL WHEN PUSHED IN. I HAVE A COPY OF THE COMPLAINTS , FINDINGS AND ACTION TAKEN ON A SERVICE REPORT PROVIDED BY BILL HEARD. IN THAT REPORT IT STATES THAT THEY FOUND BURNT AND MELTED WIRE THEY REMOVED THE WIRING HARNESS AND REPLACED WIRES. I LEFT A MESSAGE FOR KEVIN DREW ASKING HIM TO CALL ME BECAUSE I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THE WIRE GOING TO THE FUSE BOX WAS MELTED. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD IS MELTED NO WIRES, BRAKE L

I FIRST HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES AT 19,000 HAD TO HAVE THE FROM ROTORS TURNED AND NEW NAPA BRAKE SHOES, THIS WAS DONE AT A CERTIFIED NAPA REPAIR SHOP. THE COST WAS APPROX. 175.00. THEN ABOUT 35000 MILES I STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STOPPING SO I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER NAPA SHOP AND HE TOLD ME THE ROTORS FRONT AND REAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH NEW BRAKE SHOES ALL AROUND. I REPLACED BOTH ROTORS AND SHOES AND NOW AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AT 43000 MILES. I NEED TO KNOW WHO I CAN CONTACT SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT GOING TO GET BETTER AND IT IS GETTING VERY EXPENSIVE.

FIRST I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. STEPPING ON THE BREAKE SHOULD ALLOW THE LEVER ON THE SHIFT LEVER TO DEPRESS ALLOWING ME TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT FIRST. NEXT, CAME THE KEY PROBLEM WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO. I COULD NOT TURN THE KEY BACK TO IT'S HOME POSITION IN ORDER TO TAKE IT OUT. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I LEARNED THAT I COULD STICK A PEN OR OTHER POINTED OBJECT UP UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN TO REALEASE THE KEY. I ALSO NEED TO DEPRESS THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE NEXT TO THE SHIFT LEVER IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK. WITHIN 3-4 WEEKS THIS PROBLEM WENT FROM INTERMITTENT TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME NOW. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS REPORTS ONLINE OF OTHER GRAND PRIX OWNERS WHO REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GRAND PRIX NOW FOR FEAR OF THE NEWER MODELS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

CAR HAS ERRATIC SHIFTING, JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED AS PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID. WHEN THE TRANS PAN WAS TAKEN OFF THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF METAL SHAVINGS. THE TRASNMISSION WAS THEN TAKEN APART AND FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH AND MANY GEARS WERE DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE METAL. GM WAS CONTACTED FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T GUARANTEE THERE DEFECTIVE PARTS BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT DETERMINE HOW THE PREVIOUS OWNER TOOK CARE OF THE CAR.*AK

POWER STEERING LOCKS UP ON LEFT TURNS. *LA

THE STEREO/CLOCK DISPLAY FADES TO BE EXTREMELY DIM AND UNREADABLE. THIS OCCURRED AT 28000 MI, WHICH RESULTED IN MY DEALER REPLACING THE STEREO. IT HAS AGAIN OCCURRED AT 54000 MI. *LA

MY 2000 GRAND PRIX HAS HAD THE WINDOW CABLES REPAIRED ON THE PASSANGER SIDE, NOW THE DRIVERSIDE MUST BE REPAIRED, DUE TO CABLE INSIDE THE DOOR BREAKING. THIS REPAIR COST $430.00 EACH TIME!*AK

ENGINE COOLING-SMELL OF ENGINE COOLANT-TWO VISITS AGO MY CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER TO FIX THE RECALL FOR COOLANT LEAK PROBLEM-UPPER MANIFOLD. MONTH OR TWO LATER I RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, AND TO CORRECT A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT." DEALER INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR "NEEDED NEW THERMOSTAT." THOUGHT THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION-BUT EVEN AFTER RECALL FIXED MY CAR "SMELLED LIKE ENGINE COOLANT!" MY CAR HAS NEVER MISSED A REQUIRED SERVICE--I "OVER-SERVICE" MY CAR! THE NEEDED SERVICE COMPLETED BY DEALER REPLACING THERMOSTAT, BAD TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND REQUIRED ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALER-MY CAR OVERHEATED-BLOWING SMOKE OUT OF THE HOOD. IT SMELLED LIKE COOLANT, I THOUGHT CAR WAS GOING TO BURN UP! I HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER-WHERE DEALER INFORMED ME-THEY SPILLED COOLANT-AND THAT THE COOLANT SPILLED WAS SMOKING!--I THINK THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM WITH THIS SERIES ENGINE. I FEEL THAT GM IS COVERING UP A LARGER PROBLEM WITH THE 3800 SERIES ENGINE-I AM AFRAID THAT THIS CONDITION WILL CAUSE MORE DAMAGE-I FEEL THAT GM DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THERE IS A LARGE PROBLEM, AND SIMPLY FIX MY CAR! -RATHER THE DEALER STATES "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG." I LIKE MY CAR, AND JUST WANT IT FIXED RIGHT. I AM AFRAID THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE--IT IS ONE OIL CHANGE OUT OF THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY-I FEEL THAT I AM STUCK WITH A LEMON.--EBROCK *LA

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 2000 GRAND PRIX SE (3.1 LITRE V6 - 60,000 MILES) HAS BEGUN TO LEAK. I KEEP UP TO DATE ON MAINTENANCE OF MY CAR REGULARLY, AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN SUBJECTED TO ANY EXTREME CONDITION. I OBSERVED NO NOTICEABLE PUDDLES OF COOLANT AROUND MY CAR OR IN THE GARAGE IT IS KEPT IN. THE PROBLEM FIRST REVEALED ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS (55MPH) FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES INTO MY TRIP. THE ENGINE COOLANT LOW LIGHT CAME ON, THEN THE TEMPERATURE READING BEGAN TO RISE SHARPLY WITHIN 5 SECONDS (NEARLY TO REDLINE). UPON INVESTIGATION ON THE SPOT, NOTHING WAS FOUND. NO PUDDLES, NO WET COOLANT AROUND THE ENGINE. MECHANICS COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AT THIS POINT, EVEN RUNNING THE ENGINE AND COOLING IT REPEATEDLY. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE WITH THE REPLACED COOLANT THINKING IT WAS A ONE TIME THING. THEN I BEGIN NOTICING PUDDLES, AND THE COOLANT IS LEAKING OUT RATHER RAPIDLY NOW (ALLOWING THE MECHANIC TO FINALLY FIND THE PROBLEM). ONCE I FOUND THAT IT WAS THE INTAKE GASGET, I FOUND THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME AND SIMILAR ENGINE HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. DUE TO THE SUDDEN NATURE OF THE SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM, AND DUE TO WIDESPREAD OCCURANCE OF THIS ISSUE ON RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE CARS, I FIND THIS TO BE A VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM THAT SEEM TO HAPPEN TO EVEN THE MOST WELL MAINTAINED CARS. IF I HAD NOT SEEN THE TEMPERATURE READING RISING (AS I'M SURE MOST PEOPLE DONT WATCH THEIR TEMP GUAGE) I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN THERE WAS A

WHILE IN THE PASSING LANE, THE CONSUMER DROVE OVER SOME GRAVEL IN THE ROAD. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT TWO TREES. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER'S HEAD BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DASHBOARD CAUSING INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

STEERING BINDS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING LEFT. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS WAS A RECALL IN 1996, 1997, 1998 WITH THE CAUSE BEING AN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED RETAINER IN THE LOWER BEARING AREA OF THE PINION.

THE POWER STEERING WAS STICKING. WHEN I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT THAN TRY TO GO BACK TO THE RIGHT IT WOULD STICK, I HAD TOO USE MORE FORCE TO GET IT BACK TO CENTER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS BAD. IT COST ME $1300.00 TO GET IT FIXED AND I ONLY HAVE 50,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. *AK

COOLANT LOSS FROM HEADS AND,ORINTAKE. *LA