2004 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

MAILING CHRISTMAS PACKAGES AND STOPPED TO FILL UP WITH GAS. WENT INSIDE TO USE RESTROOM, CAME BACK OUT AND AS I APPROACHED THE CAR, I SMELLED AN UNUSUAL ODOR. GOT IN, STARTED IT, NOTICED SMOKE COMING UP ON OUTSIDE OF WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE. SINCE I WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE GAS PUMPS, I ELECTED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AND PULL FORWARD AWAY FROM PEOPLE AND GAS PUMPS, YELLED AT EMPLOYEES TO CALL FIRE DEPT. AS BY THIS TIME THE SMOKE WAS COMING THROUGH THE VENTS INTO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. BY THE TIME THE FIREMEN ARRIVED, THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES (I TOOK 3 PICTURES TO SHOW PROGRESSION OF THE FIRE) THAT WAS SO HOT THAT PARTS WERE MELTING ONTO THE ASPHALT. THE FIREMEN HAD TO USE A CROWBAR TO OPEN THE HOOD TO GET TO THE FIRE. I THINK THAT THE CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF THE 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AS THE FIRE HAPPENED EXACTLY AS OTHERS DESCRIBE - NO PROBLEMS RUNNING, NO INDICATION OF TROUBLE BY WAY OF WARNING LIGHTS. I'M JUST THANKFUL THAT I DIDN'T PULL IT INTO OUR ATTACHED GARAGE AT HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE IGNITION SWITCH MOVED INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE RUN POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN OVER INTO THE ON POSITION. THE CONTACT MADE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

JUST DRIVING AND MY CAR STARTS HARD STEERING AND NO POWER TO ENGINE CAR START TO DRIFT FAST TO CURVE I MANGED TO STOP BEFORE CRASHING LUCKY ME THE KEY IGNITION WAS AJARED AND SHIFTING MANUALLY WHICH MAKES THE CAR AH WEAPON AND NOT DEEMED SAFE TO DRIVE SO I NEED THIS FIXED I HAD MY KID IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED STILL HUNG UP ON THIS .NOW CAR WON'T START AND SAYS DISABLED STARTING DUE TO ELECTRICAL THROTTLE CONTROL I NEED ANSWERS QUICK 30 DAY TAGS BOUT DUE PLZ CHECK YOUR VIN MAKE SURE YOUR RIDING SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, DURING RAINY WEATHER, WATER FLOODED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,206.

2004 PONTIAC GT GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL ISSUES, OVER THE YEARS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD GO OUT. THE A/C FAN MOTOR, AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AT ANY TIME. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED. ALSO, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED A FIRE DEVELOPED UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED NO FIRE OCCURRED. *JS

I HAD JUST ARRIVED AT WORK TO BEGIN MY SHIFT..AS I ENTERED THE BUILDING TO GO CLOCK IN WITHIN SEVERAL MINUTES I NOTICED SEVERAL EMPLOYEES EXITING THE BUILDING AND GATHERING OUTSIDE IN THE PARKING LOT..IN THE MIDDLE OF ME ASKN AN EMPLOYEE WHAT WAS GOING ON OUTSIDE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED ME THAT MY VECHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *TR

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKE, TO AVOID HITTING SOME TIRES, THAT WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. HER VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING COMPLETELY AND EVERYTHING WENT DARK ON THE INSIDE. AS A RESULT, SHE WAS REAR ENDED. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *JB UPDATED 10/29/15.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE SCHEDULE OF WHEN THE DEALER WOULD PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE/FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. DJR

WHILE EXITING OFF OF LINWOOD TO J .C. LODGE SOUTHBOUND. THERE WAS A VAN THAT STOPPED AT THE END OF THE RAMP. SOMEONE HAD THROWN TIRES ON TO THE EXPRESS WAY. AFTER HE PULLED OFF I SAW THE TIRES AND SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES.I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR IT HAD CUT OFF. THERE WAS NO MUSIC OR LIGHTS ON IN MY CAR. 30 -40 SECONDS LATER I WAS REAR- ENDED. MY TRUNK WAS PUSHED INTO THE BACKSEAT.WHILE AT THE SCENE THE DRIVER WHO HIT ME BECAME VERY BELLIGERENT AND CONTINUOUSLY ASKED ' WHY WAS I JUST SITTING THERE?. I WAS TAKEN BY AN AMBULANCE TO HENRY FORD HOSPITAL ON W. GRAND BLVD. THE OFFICER AT THE SCENE CAME TO THE HOSPITAL. HE ASKED ME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CRASH. I TOLD HIM "IT GOT DARK AND QUIET". IT WAS MY IGNITION SWITCH. BOTH ROTATOR CUFFS WERE TORN, DISC IN MY BACK WAS DISPLACED,BROKE MY TOE ON MY LEFT FOOT, SPRAINED MY ANKLE, SURGERY RECOMMENDED FOR BOTH KNEES AND ROTATOR CUFFS. I ALSO HAVE EXTREME JOINT PAIN AND SWELLING ALL OVER MY BODY. HAD SURGERY ON MY LEFT ROTATOR CUFF. I KNOW WALK WITH A CANE. I CANNOT SIT OR STAND FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. MONTHS AND MONTHS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY AND PAIN MEDICATION. IT KILLED MINES AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE AS WE ONCE KNEW IT. *TR

ABS KICKS ON WHEN TURNING STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN. ABS PUMP KICKS ON WHEN TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS. IN OREGON WE HAVE A LOT OF BICYCLIST AND THE BRAKES NEED TO WORK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER [XXX] AND HOLT IN BEND, OR. TWICE AND THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS. BIG SAFETY ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, A RATTLING NOISE SOUNDED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE NEAR BOTH WHEEL AREAS. THERE WAS ALSO A CONSTANT VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO, DISCOVERED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,054. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL BARRIER. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT IT WAS NOT CONFIRMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

KEY LOOSE IN IGNITION CAUSING VOLTAGE TO DROP WHILE IDLING , WHICH CAUSES TRACKING SYSTEM FAULT TO APPEAR ON DASH. KEY SO LOOSE IN IGNITION ( THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT CAN CAUSE CAR TO TURN OFF. TOOK TO GM...AND HE AGREED AND SAW HOW LOOSE KEY WERE. TALKED TO GM COMPLAINT-CASE # AND TOLD THEM I WOULD FEEL SAFER TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER DUE TO KEY NOT MAKING GOOD CONNECTION WITH CYLINDER DUE TO LOOSE IGNITION SWITCH!!! $700.00 REPAIR BILL I WOULD LOVE TO BE COMPENSATED ON. HAD WORK DONE 09-19-2014. PLEASE REPLY THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 219,940.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO AN EXPRESSWAY WALL AND BOUNCED OFF INTO TRAFFIC WHERE IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A TRUCK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT IT WAS NOT CONFIRMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND SPEED WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A SIDE WALL AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT SOMETIME IN MARCH OF 2014. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE. AS I WAS TAKING OFF THERE WAS A LOUD BANG/POP NOISE AND THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ABOUT 200 OR SO FEET FROM THE STOP LIGHT, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND LIFTED THE HOOD TO CHECK AND SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. BY WHAT I COULD SEE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. SO I STARTED THE ENGINE AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I PUT IT IN THIRD AND IT DID THE SAME THING. SO I FIGURED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEN I PUT IT IN SECOND AND IT TOOK OFF JUST FINE BUT ONLY WENT 50 MPH TOPS. I WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT IT MANUALLY TO GO INTO THIRD OR DRIVE. AFTER THAT HAPPENED THE TRANSMISSION WORKED UNTIL MAY 18, 2014 WHEN EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE REVERSE GEAR STOPPED WORKING. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAPPENED TO AND THEY WERE ALL AT AN AVERAGE OF 103,000 TO 105,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

SON WAS DRIVING CAR AND HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON. HE RECEIVED CONCUSSION AND BROKEN FOOT. HE IS NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED TO CAUSE HIM TO GO LEFT OF CENTER, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND CAR WAS TOTALED. THIS WAS ACTUALLY 2ND TIME CAR VEERED OFF FOR NO REASON. FIRST TIME CAR HIT A CURB AND BLEW A TIRE. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED, THEN CAR WAS DROVE UNTIL THE SERIOUS HEAD ON CRASH, NOW THAT RECALLS ARE BEING MADE PUBLIC ABOUT IGNITION ISSUES, WE FEEL LIKE THIS CAUSED BOTH WRECKS. *TR

[XXX] INSISTED, "THEY'RE CARS ARE SAFE, BUT THIS IS FAR FROM THE TRUTH!" I PURCHASED, THIS CAR ON 02/26/2014, AND THERE WHERE NO VISIBLE SIGN ON HOW MUCH THE CAR COST, [XXX] WAS THE SALESMAN, WHO GATHERED MY INFORMATION, SHOWED ME TWO CARS, AND I TEST DROVE ONE, BUT NONE WAS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, BECAUSE I INDICATED, I NEEDED AND SUV FOR MY WORK, BUT THEY SAID, "YOUR INCOME WASN'T ENOUGH, AND I ASKED, WHY NONE OF THE VEHICLES HAVE PRICES ON THEM, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO AVOID MY QUESTIONS. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE TWO VEHICLES, AND THEIR MANAGER, WHICH FINANCE THE VEHICLE FROM [XXX]/CNAC CAME OUT AND SHOWED ME TWO OTHER VEHICLES, AND I KEPT ASKING FOR A SUV, BUT HIS EXPLANATION, 'IT ISN'T IN YOU PRICE RANGE, AND WE WILL DO A BUDGET AFTER YOU CHOOSE A CAR, AND OUT OF THE FOUR CHOICES, I CHOSE THE GRAND AM, I TEST DROVE THE CAR, I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RUBBING AND A NOISE, AND THE INDICATED, YOU WILL HAVE A WARRANTY, AND WE WILL FIX ANYTHING UNDER THE HOOD, AND ANY THING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE BRAKES, TIRES, THEY ARE NEW, LIGHTS, BECAUSE WE REFURBISH ALL OUR CARS, "THAT'S WHY WE CHARGE WHAT WE DO; EVERYTHING IS NEW ON THE VEHICLE!, BUT CLEARLY THIS IS A LIE!" I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO BE FIXED FOUR TIMES, THIS LAST TIME, I WENT TO JIFFY LUBE, AND THEY TOOK DIAGNOSTIC, "THE FRONT BRAKES ARE GOING OUT, I HAD TO PURCHASE A AIR FILTER, AND A PCV VALVE, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED, "I DID NOT HAVE A LICENSE LIGHT, LEFT FRONT LIGHT, LEFT BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK,

I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVE WAY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION MY BLOWER MOTOR WOULD NOT SWITCH OFF I HAD TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLES IN ORDER FOR IT TO SHUT OFF. WHEN I HAD IT LOOKED AT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR HAD BURN MARKS ON IT. AND I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE IT REPLACED AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. THE CAR OVER HEATS WHEN THE HEATING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING DESPITE HAVING A NEW WATER PUMP REPLACED. I WAS SLOW ON MY STREET AND THE KEY HAD FALLEN OUT OF MY IGNITION AND THE CAR SHUT OFF I WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST AND I WAS ON MY STREET BUT IT WAS SCARY AS I HAD TO TRY TO PULL THE CAR OVER IN ORDER TO TRY AND RESTART IT. THIS VEHICLE SAYS IT HAS MANY RECALLS BUT WHEN I PLACE MY VIN IN THE GM WEBSITE IT SAYS NOTHING. MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND I FEEL AS THOUGH MY CAR MAY NOT DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS IN A CRASH. *TR

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,432.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE POWERED ON, THE KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING ON BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A WOBBLING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE DEALER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH IT HAD JUST GOT DARK A CAR APPROACHED ME WITH HIGH BEAMS ON, WHEN I WENT TO FLICKER MY SWITCH FROM LOW TO HIGH MY LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY I WAS SCARED TO DEATH IT WAS PITCH BLACK COULDN'T SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AND THEN THEY CAME BACK ON I WAS IN A FIELD, THANK GOD IT WAS A COUNTRY ROAD I MAY HAVE HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE, THE WINDOWS ON MY CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALL OF THEM BUT NOW I ONLY HAVE 1 LEFT THAT IS WORKING, THIS CAR HAS SO MANY ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL IT MAKES ME SICK THAT I BOUGHT IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 40MPH ON FREEWAY ABOUT TO EXIT A VEHICLE CUT ME OFF. SLAM BRAKES AND BRAKES LOCKED AND MADE PULSATIONS (I THOUGHT IT WAS ABS BUT LATER FOUND OUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPED WITH ABS) STEERING WHEEL LOCKED TO THE LEFT AND HIT A VAN ON THE SIDE. 4 PEOPLE INJURED.

THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DRIVING ON FREEWAY 60-70 MPH AN ENGINE LOSS POWER WARNING LIGHT VEHICLE. VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10-20 MPH. STALLED ON THE EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER SITTING AROUND 10 MINS VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN BACK AND WARNING LIGHT TURNED OFF. ARRIVED AT DEALERSHIP NO CODES. I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE CAN SOMEBODY ASSIST ME BEFORE I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH MY KIDS...UPDATED 06/09/14 *BF UPDATED 06/10/2014 *JS *TR

HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD THE CAR WOULD QUIT-LOOSING BRAKE ASSIST AND STEERING--THIS HAS BEEN DRIVING ME NUTS SINCE LAST AUGUST (2013) TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO QUIT--AFTER LEARNING OF A RECALL ON OTHER GM'S EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES IT ALL CAME TOGETHER--SO I PAID CLOSE TO ATTENTION THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN THE SWITCH HAD MOVED FROM THE RUN POSITION TO OFF (ACC) POSITION. NEXT I EXPERIMENTED A BIT STARTED THE CAR AT HOME (IN THE DRIVEWAY) AND JUST TOUCHED THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY AND IT MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION VERY EASILY. I'LL BE REPLACING THE SWITCH ASAP. NO THE KEY CHAIN HAS NOT BEEN OVERLOADED (PER GM). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND GOING OVER A BUMP, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I HAVE A 2004 GRAND PRIX GTP BOUGHT ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO TAKE A YEAR I BOUGHT IT HAD TO REPLACE HUB ASSEMBLY ON DRIVE SIDE CAR HAS LEAKED WATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR THAT IS CAUSE MY COWL IS BAD CANT FIND ONE THE ABOUT A YEAR TOO LATER HAD TO REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND THE HARNESS AGAIN AND NOW MY BREAK IS PULSATING AND NOW ASKED SOMEONE WHY ITS DOING THAT THEY SAID ITS PROBABLY MY HUB ASSEMBLY THEY SHOULD NOT SEE THESES CARS EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF THIS YEAR MODEL I DON'T HAVE THE TO FIX THIS STUFF WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT FIXED FOR FREE. *TR

CAR WAS IN THE SHOP 9/16 - 9/17/13 FOR AN ABS HARNESS. LATE AFTERNOON ON 9/17/13 I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS READY. WE LEFT IT THERE OVERNIGHT BECAUSE WE COULDN'T GET THERE BEFORE CLOSING, SO WE PICKED IT UP AT 7:00 AM THIS MORNING, 9/18/13. MY DAUGHTER DROVE IT 10 MILES TO SCHOOL AND PARKED IT. WITHIN 30 MINUTES THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND SMOKE. BY AROUND 9:30 AM THE CAR WAS TOWED AWAY AND ITS BEEN DEEMED TOTALED. *JB

GOT TO WORK (DROVE APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES), HAD NO WARNINGS ON DISPLAY AND HEAT GAUGE WAS READING NORMAL, PARKED THE CAR, WITHIN MINUTES THE CAR WAS SMOKING AND ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. UNSURE OF ORIGIN OF FIRE, DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE. FIRE SPREAD VERY FAST. *TR

CAR WON'T START WHEN KEY IS IN THE IGNITION THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER IT WILL START. *TR

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/JERKING MOTION GOING FROM DEAD START OR UPHILL/DOWNHILL. SEEMS VERY VERY DANGEROUS AS TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC IS NEVER CONSISTENT AND THE JERKING MOTION FORCES PEOPLE BEHIND TO SLAM ON BRAKES. HAPPENS UP TO 3 TIMES IN A ROW. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING IN DANGER LIKE THIS ANYMORE. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL (TURNED OFF) EVEN THOU IT WAS OFF TO BEGIN WITH, THEN ANOTHER MESSAGE ENGINE POWER DIMINISHED. CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE NEVER USED THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. *TR

I REAR ENDED A PICK UP TRUCK HEAD ON AT 35 MPH MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT MY FACE AND CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

THE HEAD LIGHTS FADE OUT WHERE YOU CAN NOT SEE ANYMORE. ITS THE OUTSIDE OF THEM. WHEN DRIVING THE LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. *TR

IN OCTOBER 2011, I NOTICED THAT MY A\C & HEATING FAN WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A HARD RAIN, THE FAN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, AND I NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. I DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED UNTIL AFTER I COULD FIND THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE WATER LEAK. IN SPRING 2012, WHILE WASHING MY CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE SEAL BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD IS NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED, AND THAT WATER COULD BE PUSHED INTO A HOLE IN THE SEAL. THE SEAL IS NOT DAMAGED - THERE IS SIMPLY A GAP BETWEEN THE SEAL AND WINDSHIELD. WATER RUNS BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX, THROUGH ELECTRICAL WIRING AND EQUIPMENT, MAKING THIS A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RECURRED A SECOND TIME. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,933.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BEAT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

WAS TRAVELING FORWARD AND WAS COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES AND TRIED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON,ALSO A NOISE WAS COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH OR ENGINE COMPARTMENT,IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS FOR THE BRAKES TO GET BACK NORMAL,BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE LIGHT WENT OFF,I HAVE NOTICED IT DOES IT WHEN I'M TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPLYING OR THE VEHICLE IS IN A ROCKING MOTION GOING DOWN HILL WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES,I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC REPORTED THE FRONT LEFT ABS SENSOR WIRE WAS TORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED AND NOTICED IT STARTED HAVING THE SAME MALFUNCTION AGAIN.I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND PURCHACED THE VEHICLE NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED AFTER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ABS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,200. THE CONSUMER STATED GM WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE HYDRAULIC ABS FAILURE. UPDATED 05/21/12

THE CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES TO SCHOOL. IT WAS PARKED AND 15 MINUTES LATER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

I PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2004 GRAND PRIX IN GOOD CONDITION & WITH LOW MILES IN 2007. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I NOTICED WATER COLLECTING IN MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS WHEN IT RAINED. I DID NOT ADDRESS THIS WHEN I SHOULD HAVE, BUT THAT DOES NOT DISMISS THE CURRENT FACTS. THE TIME BEFORE THIS LATEST FLOOD, I CONTACTED GM AND STARTED DOING RESEARCH AS TO WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I FOUND MANY OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE, AND FOUND A DIRECT ANSWER FROM A NON GM WEBSITE, BUT WHICH HAS GM 20+ YEAR CERTIFIED MECHANICS ANSWERING QUESTIONS. ONE STATED THE PROBLEM WAS IN 04 & 05 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX'S, AND THE LEAK/FLOODING WAS DUE TO A WATER DEFLECTOR KIT NOT HAVING BEEN INSTALLED. I PRINTED THE INFORMATION WHERE IT SHOWED THIS BEING THE PROBLEM, AS WELL AS THE 7+ PAGES FROM CONSUMERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO A GM CERTIFIED DEALER IN WHICH I WAS DIRECTED BY GM TO GET THE AUTO INSPECTED. THE MANAGER IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DECLINED TO LOOK AT THE PAPERWORK, STATING THEY DO THEIR OWN DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE LATEST FLOOD HAD WATER STANDING IN MY BACK PASSENGER FLOORBOARD AND CAUSED MY BLOWER MOTOR TO STOP WORKING. AFTER AN 8 HOUR WORK DAY, I HAD NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, AND WHEN I CALLED THE MECHANIC SAID THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. I HAD A COLLISION IN 2010 AND THEY ASSUMED THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE LEAK, THOUGH I REPEATEDLY TOLD THEM THE LEAK BEGAN 3 YEARS BEFORE THAT. THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVED A CALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THE WHEELS WERE CORRODED AND WOULD NOT SEAL THE TIRE IN PROPERLY, CAUSING THEM TO LOOSE AIR CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.