2001 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH ON 2001 GRAND PRIX. *MR THE FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED PERIODIC FAILURE OF THE A/C, DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS, AND THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

TOOK IN 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED SLUDGE IN RADIATOR AND COOLANT RESERVOIR TANK. INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS A LEAKING INTAKE GASKET. REPAIR COSTS $700-800. *NM

I DRIVE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX & IN AUGUST OF 2003, MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON..I TOOK IT TO A DEALER, FAULKNER PONTIAC, IN TREVOSE, PA WHO STATED THERE WERE "NO LEAKS FOUND & REPROGRAMMED PCM WITH UPDATED CALIBRATION." THEN IN MID FEBRUARY 2004, MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. MY MECHANIC SAID IT MAY BE AN EMISSIONS RELATED PROBLEM & TO TAKE IT TO MY DEALER, IN CASE IT WILL BE COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. (80,000 MILES) I AM PRESENTLY AT 44,000 MILES. THE LIGHT WAS COMING OFF & ON AND ON WED. MARCH 17, 2004, I TOOK MY CAR TO FAIRWAY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, JENKINTOWN, PA. THEY SAID AFTER RUNNING A DIAGNOSTIC, FOUND: "DIAG SCAN FOUND PO440 PERFORMED SMOKE OUT TEST FOUND FUEL TANK LEAK! THEY SAID MY CAR COULD HAVE EXPLODED OR CAUGHT ON FIRE! AND THIS IS NOT A RECALL? I CONTACTED GM MONDAY MARCH 22, 2004 TO NO AVAIL, TO MY SATISFACTION. I FEEL I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING A DANGEROUS VEHICLE FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, OR EVEN SINCE FEBRUARY & I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FUEL TANK LEAK. OF COURSE I HAD IT FIXED BY FAIRWAY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, ABOUT $370.00 LATER & FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY GM. YOUR HELP IS APRECIATED. THANK YOU DONA. *AK

COOLING SYSTEM * TOOK CAR IN BECAUSE OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH. DIAGNOSTICS INDICATED FUEL INJECTOR PROBLEM. FURTHER DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE LOWER INTAKE LEAKING / LOWER INTAKE GASKET LEAKING. THE SERVICE WRITER RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT. I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO GET SECOND OPINION OR DO MORE RESEARCH. JUST DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS IN A BULLETIN IN JULY, 2003. I AM JUST OUT OF WARRANTY WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON VEHICLE (2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, PURCHASED NEW IN JANUARY 2001) . *AK

THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM I HAVE AND WE ARE SCREAMING FOR A RECALL. THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL GO FROM THE "ON" POSITION TO "OFF", BUT WILL NOT ANY FURTHER. THEREFORE, I CANNOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE SWITCH. IT DOES NOT ALWAYS DO THIS, BUT IT IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. I CAN USUALLY LEAVE THE KEY IN FOR A WHILE AND WHEN I RETURN, THE SWITCH WILL ROTATE AND THE KEY WILL COME OUT. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING. ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED! ONE PERSON SAYS: I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MINE. IS YOUR PROBLEM INTERMITTENT? MINE IS, STARTED ONE DAY AND WORKS OFF AND ON, WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT REALLY, WORKS MORE IN WARM WEATHER THAN COLD WEATHER. IT'S WEIRD. MY TWO THOUGHTS ARE EITHER A LOOSE CONNECTION (GROUND OR OTHERWISE) OR MAYBE THE BTSI SOLENOID AT THE SHIFTER BASE. AND THE ONLY RECALL THAT IS CURRENT IS ONE FOR THE ENVOY, TRAILBLAZERS WHERE YOU DISABLE THE SHIFTER AND COLUMN OVER RIDE FEATURE. PLEASE HELP US - THIS IS VERY UPSETTING AND I AM TIRED OF WONDERING IF DAY TO DAY THE KEY WILL COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, REACHED HIGH TEMPERATURES DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND EGR VALVE. ALSO CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

PONTIAC 2001 GRAND PRIX HAS 49,000 MILES AND RADIATOR IS FILLED WITH SLUDGE AND LOSING COOLANT. DEALER EXAMINATION REVEALS BAD MANIFOLD INTAKE VALVE WITH COOLANT AND OIL MIXING IN RESERVOIR AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR VARIOUS GM MAKES OVER LAST SEVERAL YEARS. SOME INCIDENTS REPORTED MANIFOLD INTAKE EXPLODED AND RESULTED IN FIRE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. ESTIMATED COST OF REPAIRS $700 -$1,000. DEALERS ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND TRY TO HIDE THAT FACT, BASIC CONSUMER FRAUD,

I'M NOT SURE ON ALL DATES OF CAR PROBLEM'S. CARFAX HAS ALL THAT INFORMATION. IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES,NOW MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN. THIS WILL BE THE 7TH TIME WITHIN 1 YEAR. ONE THING WAS FIXED 3 TIME'S IN SAME MONTH,I BELEAVE.THE DEALER SHIP IN TX, SAID THE DEALER SHIP IN IL NEVER FIXED IT THE FIRST 2 TIMES.

I WAS SMELLING GAS FUMES AND TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO FIX IT IMMEDIATELY AND WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE IT ALL. THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $200. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY CHECKED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED SOON AS WELL. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND FILED A CLAIM FOR SOME ASSISTANCE SINCE I WAS TOLD THIS WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $700. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS BUT USUALLY HE DID NOT SEE THIS PROBLEM AT SUCH AN EARLY MILEAGE. HE TOLD ME IT HAPPENED MORE WHEN THESE VEHICLES HAD ABOUT 60000 TO 80000 MILES. I BOUGHT THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED VEHICLE WITH A WARRANTY TO 39000 MILES. SINCE I BARELY HAD PASSED THE WARRANT MILES I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DO THE WARRANTY WORK FOR ME SINCE THEY WERE A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND FOR ME TO CONTACT PONTIAC. I CALLED AND ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE ON A GOODWILL WARRANTY OR SECRET WARRANTY. THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND GET IT CHECKED. I DID AT THE COST OF $37.00 AND CALLED THEM BACK TO CONFIRM WHAT THE FIRST MECHANIC DIAGNOSED. THE SERVICE MANAGER QUOTED ME UP TO $900. I ASKED IF THEY COULD HELP ME WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. I CALLED SEVERAL TIMES TO PONTIAC AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO TALK TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISOR I HAD FILED THE COMPLAINT WITH. I WAS UNABLE TO TALK TO HER DIRECTLY AND LEFT A VOICE MAIL AND WAS TOLD SHE WOULD GET BAC

MILEAGE/DATE COMPLAINT RESOLUTION 24736-10/29/01 RT FT POWER WINDOW REPLACED MOTOR REGULATOR 59454-12/5/02 ERROR CODE 20 ON CD REPLACED CD PLAYER ($537.59) 62469-1/30/03 RT RR POWER WINDOW REGULATOR CABLES WORN GEARS STRIPPED 62469 TACH INTERMITTENT REPLACE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR 62469 TRANS SLIPPING COMPUTER SAID NO PROBLEM ($1,050) 64406-2/25/03 WON'T GO INTO REVERSE REPLACED TRANSMISSION 70758-5/23/03 KEY WON'T COME OUT REPLACE SHIFTER ASSY ($510) 70758 RT RR POWER WINDOW INTERMITTENT - COULD FIND NO PROBLEM 83769-10/24/03 ENGINE COOLANT RECALL PERFORM RECALL 83769 RT RR POWER WINDOW REPLACES CABLES WORN GEARS 83769 ENGINE OIL LEAK REPLACE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET 83769 LOSS OF POWER REPLACE CATALYTIC CONVERTER

THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD IS ROUTED NEXT TO THE ENGINE, WHICH CAUSES THE WIRES TO MELT AND THEN THE CAR CUTS OUT/STALLS. THESE STALLS HAPPEN BOTH AT STOPS AND WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. IF NOT CORRECTED THE CAR MAY STALL CAUSING LOSE OF POWER TO THE STEERING AND BRAKES AND THEN A CRASH. THIS FIRST HAPPENED AT ABOUT 36000 AND THEN AGAIN AT ABOUT 70000 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT IT TAKES ABOUT 30000+ MILE BEFORE THE HARNESS IS MELTED ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE ISSUE. IT HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURES WARRANTY. I CALLED GM TWICE AND ASKED THAT THEY RECALL IT BUT THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NOT RECALLED AND THAT I HAD NO WAY TO GET IT REVIEWED FOR RECALL. THE DEALERS HAVE A SERVICE ADVISOR ON THIS ISSUE AND I AM SURE THEY ARE SEEING SEVERAL (1000) OF THESE ISSUES A YEAR. ALSO, AT ABOUT 70000 MILES, THE POSITIVE LEAD ON THE BATTERY BEGAN LEAKING ACID. GM STATES THERE IS NOT RECALL, BUT I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON IS ON PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. *AK *SC *JB

NON-DEPLOYMENT OF FRONTAL AIR-BAG AND NON-ACTIVATION OF ON STAR FOR EMERGENCY. *LA

CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAR LOST POWER WAS NOT RUNNING ROUGH. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC TOLD CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD. TOOK TO DEALER TOLD NOT COVERED BECAUSE CAR WAS MISFIRING. ASKED IF BAD CONVERTER COULD CAUSE MISFIRE SINCE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING ROUGH AT FIRST. TOLD NO.ASKED WHAT WAS CAUSING MISFIRE,TOLD COULD BE ANYTHING. CHARGED $75 BECAUSE CONVERTER WAS NOT COVERED DUE TO MISFIRECONVERTER WARRENTY FOR 80000 MILES. *AK

FRONT DRIVER WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT AFTER ONLY 39,000 MILES ON CAR. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. FROM WHAT I HEAR THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. FOUND AT LEAST 2 OTHER FAILURES IN THE DATABASE. AND I KNOW OF A COUPLE OVERSAW MYSELF. SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE BEARING DESIGN PONTIAC NEEDS TO FIX. *LA

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT STEERING COLUMN LOCKS. *AK CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD THUMP SOUND WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL BUT IT WAS HARD TO TURN. ONCE THE WHEEL BECAME STRAIGHT AGAIN THE CONSUMER DROVE IT HOME. WHILE IN ROUTE THE CONSUMER NOTICED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAKE LEFT TURNS BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO BIND. *PH *NLM

IN A PANIC OR EMERGENCY SITUATION THE HORN WAS USELESS DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE FORCE NEEDED TO ENGAGE IT, PER CONSUMER. *AK THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON A DAILY BASIS. *SCC *NLM

THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT AT ONLY 53,000 MILES. THE SHOP THAT FIXED THE CAR SAID THAT THE WHEEL BEARING USUALLY DOES NOT GO OUT UNTIL AFTER 100,000 MILES.

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING MALFUNCTIONING TWICE IN LESS THEN 1700 MILES. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE.*AK

AUTOMATIC WINDOWS IN VEHICLE HAVE FAILED. THE REAR-PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE. THE OTHER THREE WINDOWS HAVE GONE OUT WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND THE WINDOWS HAVE FAILED 5 TIMES. EACH REPAIR COST APPROXIMATELY $350 A PIECE. *AK

FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR STEERING WHEEL HAD BEEN LOOSE. IN ONE INSTANCE, STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTER BUTTON POPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL FELL INTO THE DRIVER'S LAP. DEALER HAD ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT HAD NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER ACTIVATED THE TURN TO SIGNAL TO INDICATE A LANE CHANGE, THERE WAS A VERY RAPID CLICKING OF THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY. THE LIGHT INDICATOR ON THE DASH DID NOT FLASH, BUT FROM THE CLICKING NOISE, THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE OPERATING PROPERLY, THE CONSUMER FINALLY DISCOVERED THE REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT FLASHED TWICE OF ITS NORMAL SPEED, HOWEVER THE CORRESPONDING FRONT SIGNAL WAS NOT FLASHING AT ALL. *AK *SCC *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE: IN OVERDRIVE AT ABOUT 55MPH, SUDDEN BANG. CAR STARTED BUCKING WITH MORE NOISES. PULLED OVER. OVERDRIVE NO LONGER WORKING, AS WELL AS FAILURE WITH 1ST, 2ND, AND REVERSE. NURSED IT HOME IN 3RD. CAR ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO PUSH EVEN IN NEUTRAL. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. PROBABLE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT UPCOMING. ONLY 31,000 MILES ON CAR.*AK

WHILE MAKING EITHER A LEFT OR RIGHT HARD TURN THE STEERING FAILS. AFTER WORKING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH IT BECOMES FREE AGAIN. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPEN AT LOW SPEEDS SO FAR. AFTER CHECKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND CUSTOMERS PAY TO HAVE THE KNUCKLE AT THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SAME ITEM FOR 1996 THROUGH 1998 CARS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WOULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURTHER.*AK

WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY, THE FIRST SHIFT OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GRINDS.*AK

AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATER WILL ONLY WORK ON MAX (NUMBER 5 BLOWER SPEED). BLOWER SPEEDS 1-4 DO NOTHING, HOWEVER, THE FAN? IN THE ENGINE COMES ON WHEN FAN BLOWER SWITCH IS TURNED TO ANY ON POSITION. THIS CAR HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS. NOW I SEE WHY THE FOREIGN CAR MARKET IS BOOMING BECAUSE OF THEIR QUALITY AND RELIABILITY. *NLM

RIGHT REAR SEALED WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AT 49,700 MILES.

THE CONSUMER EXPRESSED THANKS FOR AN INSPECTION THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE CAR SEAT. MR...*AK *JB

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON 10/8/2001, ACCORDING TO RECORDS- BRAND NEW VEHICLE HAD UNDER 40 MILES. ON JAN 15TH 2002 I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY GOING 60 MPH AND THE VEHICLE (DIED) STOPPED WITH NO WARNING SIGNS OF ITS FAILURE. POLICE OFFICER ASSISTED ME TO THE SHOULDER I THEN WAITED FOR TOW TRUCK. CAR WAS TOWED TO HULING BROS THEIR TECH'S FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL PRESSURE AND PUMP WAS NOT WORKING THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK MODULE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED ACCORDING TO THE TECH PRIOR TO ME PICKING UP THE VEHICLE THE TECH'S TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE RAN FINE. I WAS CALLED TO COME AND PICKED THE VEHICLE UP IN THE SERVICE CENTER OF HUILING BROS. I DROVE JUST UNDER A MILE AND AGAIN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF (DIED) IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF WARNING FROM THE CAR. I WAS TOWED BACK TO HULING BRO SERVICE STATION. TECH'S VERIFIED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN THE CONNECTOR TO THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE FIXED AGAIN. *JB

2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS LOST ALL LIGHTS -- INTERIOR DASHBOARDS AND EXTERIOR -- AT NIGHT ON HIGHWAYS. THIS BEGAN IN MARCH 2003 AND HAS CONTINUED RANDOMLY SINCE FOR A TOTAL OF TWO DIFFERENT OCCURRENCES TO-DATE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, WITH EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT BUT NO RESOLUTION. ALSO, DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS EVERY TIME CAR IS STARTED. *NLM

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. WENT TO DEALER AND HAD IT RESET, WAS READING EGR BAD. CAME BACK ON NEXT DAY. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND THEY FIXED EGR VALVE. PROBLEM RESOLVED. *NLM

THE STEERING ON THIS CAR EXHIBITS "PLAY" AT THE CENTER POINT OF THE STEERING (CAR GOING STRAIGHT, NOT TURNING) AND HAS FROM THE FIRST DAY I OWNED IT. IT FEELS AS IF IT HAS A WORN OUT STEERING BOX SIMILAR TO A HIGH-MILEAGE, OLD CAR WITH RECIRCULATION BALL TYPE STEERING BOX INSTEAD OF A RACK AND PINION. THIS PLAY CAUSES THE CAR TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. THIS CONDITION IS EXAGGERATED IN RAIN OR SNOW/ICE CONDITIONS WHEN THE LACK OF STEERING INPUT AND "FEEL" CAUSES ONE TO OVER-COMPENSATE THINKING THE CAR IS SLIDING. IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING. DESPITE MY MANY COMPLAINTS, THE DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THIS PLAY IS "NORMAL" AND "WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS" AND REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE SUBJECT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE DRIVEN SIMILAR CARS, WITH MUCH HIGHER MILEAGE, AND THEIR STEERING HAS NO PLAY WHAT SO EVER! ALTHOUGH THERE HAS BEEN NO "INCIDENT" AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION (YET) IT IS INDEED A SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS LOST ALL LIGHTS -- INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR -- AT NIGHT ON HIGHWAYS. THIS BEGAN IN FEBRUARY/MARCH 2002 AND HAS CONTINUED RANDOMLY SINCE FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN DIFFERENT OCCURRENCES TO-DATE. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, WITH EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT ON THREE OCCASIONS BUT NO RESOLUTION. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT UNLESS THE PROBLEM IS DUPLICATED WHILE IN THE SHOP, PONTIAC CAN DO NOTHING. CONSIDERING THE FACT IT ONLY HAPPENS AFTER THE SHOPS ARE CLOSED, GETTING THE VEHICLE THERE WHILE AN OCCURRENCE IS HAPPENING IS VERY UNLIKELY. *NLM THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN FLASH IN A SEQUENCE OF FOUR TIMES, THEY WOULD GO OUT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND COME BACK ON FOR A FEW SECONDS, THE SCENARIO CONTINUED THROUGH THE EVENING. THERE WAS ALSO A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE DASH AREA, AS IF THERE WAS A SWITCH TRYING TO CONNECT. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE EXPERIENCED THE LIGHTS GOING OUT AND COMING BACK ON FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED A HEADLAMP LIGHTING CIRCUIT BREAKER LOCATED IN THE DASH ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEEDED REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAS SINCE RESURFACED. UPDATED 04/01/13

CONSUMER STATES THAT COMPUTER WAS THROWING OUT DIFFERENT CODES TOOK TO PONTIAC, PONTIAC STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED UPGRADING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE COMPUTER IS SENDING OUT WRONG CODES. COULD AFFECT THE ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEEDS UPDATING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM .DEALER WAS CONTACTED, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ON THE RIGHT FRONT WAS DAMAGED BY A FOREIGN OBJECT OR DEBRIS FROM THE ROAD WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SENSOR WIRING, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THIS COMPONENT SHOULD BE PROTECTED BY A SMALL SHIELD TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING. MR *NLM *DT

WE HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE CAR WITHIN A WEEK OF PURCHASE. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. IT EVENTUALLY STARTED TO DIE WITH NO WARNING. ANOTHER MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE MECHANIC IT DIED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH. IT HAS DIED ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 75 MPH AND ALSO IN TOWN GOING 10 MPH. IT HAS DIED NUMEROUS TIMES BUT WOULD USUALLY START AFTER SITTING A FEW MINUTES BUT HAS LEFT US STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN PARKING LOTS. FOUR MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT THE CAR AND CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. MR

THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE WHILE THE A/C WAS ON, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TWICE WHERE THEY REPLACED A WEAK SPRIG TENSIONER ONCE AND THEN THE ALTERNATOR, THE CONSUMER COULD STILL HEAR THE NOISE BUT IT WASN?T AS BAD, BUT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND THE PROCEED DOWN A 70 FOOT RAVINE AND BOTTOM OUT, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG, ALSO DURING THIS ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS FAILED .NLM

THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A SUV CRASHED INTO THE BACK OF HER VEHICLE, THE TRUNK WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE DRIVERS SEAT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS KNOCKED INTO A STREET SIGN POLE AND A FIRE HYDRANT, THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES WERE CUT WHEN THEY HIT THE SMOOTH EDGED CURB AND HE FELT THE TIRES DID NOT WITHSTAND HITTING THE CURB, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN. *SLC *SCC *JB

THE CONSUMER IS REPORTING THAT THE 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX IS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE, WHERE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND A TRUNK THAT WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE DRIVERS SEAT. IT APPEARS THAT THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK HAD NO CHANCE OF SURVIVING BECAUSE OF THE FRAGILE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE . TO THE CONSUMER IT SEEMED THAT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE LONGER WORRYING ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE BUT HOW IT LOOKS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE ON QUALITY AND PROTECTION OF THE VEHICLE. *CB UPDATED *JB

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN GRAND PRIX WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY SPEEDING SUV AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN GRANDPRIX IMPACTED ON TO THE FIRE HYDRANT DUE TO THE CRASH. TRUNK WAS COMPRESSED UP TO DRIVERS SEAT. TIRES WERE CUT ON IMPACT WITH SMOOTH EDGED CURB.*AKI

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN GRAND PRIX WAS HIT IN THE REAR BY SPEEDING SUV AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN GRANDPRIX IMPACTED ON TO THE FIRE HYDRANT DUE TO THE CRASH. TRUNK WAS COMPRESSED UP TO DRIVERS SEAT. TIRES WERE CUT ON IMPACT WITH SMOOTH EDGED CURB.*AKI

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED, ANY TIME. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES, CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.*JB

LAWYER JEFF MEYERSON ON BEHALF OF OWNER: THE DEALER OR FACTORY INSTALLED CUSTOM WHEELS MANUFACTURED BY DETATA, WHICH BROKE OFF OF VEHICLE DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE CAR STRUCK A GUARD RAIL AND FLIPPED CAUSING 2 FATALITIES AND INJURIES TO OTHERS. *JG

CONSUMER'S ATTORNEY STATESDTHAT AUTOMOBILE WAS PURCHASED AT SOUTH POINT PONTIAC , AND IT CAME WITH DETATA WHEELS. WHILE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEEL BROKE AND BECAME DETACHED FROM AUTOMOBILE, WHICH CAUSED DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THEN, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO GUARDRAIL AND FLIPPED OVER, CAUSING 2 FATALITIES AND ONE SEVERE INJURY.*AK

AIR BAG SHAFT IS OPEN AND CONSUMER CAN SEE THAT THERE IS NO AIRBAG ON FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

HEADLIGHT LENSES FELL OFF WHEN DRIVING. MOISTURE GOT ON BULB, CAUSING IT TO BURN OUT, UNABLE TO SEE.CONTACTED DEALER. HAD PART REPLACED; HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK

FLUID UNDERNEATH VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES BEFORE POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT AN INCLINE ROAD TRACKING SYSTEM ON FRONT TIRES TEND TO SPIN AND VEER TO T LEFT, LOSING CONTROL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON SNOW OR ON RAINY ROADS ACCELERATION TENDS TO SKID, LOSING CONTROL.*AK

IN SUNNY WEATHER REFLECTION ON INTERIOR OF FRONT WINDSHIELD FROM DASH PAD VERY BAD AND EVERY DETAIL OF DASH IS REFLECTED ONTO WINDOW, CAUSING STRAIN ON EYES, ALSO CAUSING DISTRACTION OF NOTICING OBJECTS ON DASH. DASH IS GRAY.