2004 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT THAT HAS THE 3.8 LITER V6 AND I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON MY CAR. INITIALLY WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN, THEY SMELLED A BURNING SMELL WHEN THEY OPENED UP THE HOOD. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED 2 GASKETS AND THEN A WEEK LATER, MY ENGINE BROKE. IT MAY NOT ONLY BE UP TO 2003. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE REAL PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. THE DEALERSHIP/WARRANTY COMPANY REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REBUILT ENGINE. HOW DO I FIND OUT IF THIS ENGINE IS ONE OF THE RECALLED ENGINES. IS THERE SOME KIND OF SERIAL NUMBER ON THE ENGINE THAT WILL LET ME KNOW? *TR

MY DRIVERS SIDE CAR SEAT THAT IS HEATED STARTED BURNING ME THEN SMELLING LIKE WIRE BURNING OR PLASTIC WAS SO HOT COULD NO LONGER SIT TO DRIVE HAD TO OPEN WINDOWS AND PULL MYSELF UP WHILE DRIVING MAKING IT UNSAFE FOR ME..TAKING CAR IN TO BE CHECKED..COULD NOT FIND ANY ONLINE INFO. *TR

DATE DISPLAY SHOWS CORRECT DATE BUT INCORRECT DAY. THIS OCCURRED LAST YEAR DURING LEAP YEAR. IT SEEMS LIKE IT DIDN'T REGISTER THE LEAP YEAR. *TR

I STARTED MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP ONE VERY COLD MORNING AND NOTICED A WHINING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 2005 WITH ABOUT 16,000 MILES ON IT. ONCE THE CAR WARMED UP, THE WHINING NOISE WENT AWAY UNTIL I DROVE IT. I HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM FIRST GEAR. AT THAT TIME, THE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 74,800. ABOUT ONE 3 DAYS LATER, I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL LUBE SHOP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. AFTER THE FLUID WAS CHANGED, I DID NOT HEAR THE WHINING SOUND AGAIN UNTIL ABOUT 2 DAYS LATER ON MY WAY HOME FOR A LUNCH BREAK. THE NEXT MORNING, I HEARD THE WHINING WHEN I STARTED THE CAR TO WARM IT UP. AFTER THE CAR WARMED FOR A WHILE, IT HESITATED TO MOVE WHEN I PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO GO TO WORK. IT ALSO HESITATED TO MOVE WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE. THE MILEAGE, AT THAT POINT, WAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES. I BROUGHT IT BACK HOME AND CALLED A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO ENDED UP LOOKING AT IT AND SAID THE TRANS WAS SHOT. I THEN CALLED GM ABOUT TO EXPRESS MY DISSATISFACTION AND TO ASK FOR SOME TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. THEY REFERRED ME TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. I TOOK IT TO SULLIVAN PONTIAC AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE VALVE SEAL. THE ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR WOULD BE 2,600. CONSIDERING I DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR UNDER HEAVY CONDITIONS AND THE RECOMMENDED TRANS SERVICE IS DUE AT 100K FOR THOSE DRIVING CONDITIONS, I DO NOT THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE OCCURRING AT THIS MILEAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED UNDERNEATH. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE OIL PAN COULD BARELY BE REMOVED TO PERFORM A STANDARD OIL CHANGE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 68,000.

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX BURNS 1 QT OF OIL APPX EVERY 1500-2000 MILES. NO LEAKS AFTER NUMEROUS CHECKS. STARTED ABOUT 40-42,000 MILES (POST 36,000 WARRANTY). PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON ON THIS YEAR GRAND PRIX GIVEN NUMBER OF POST ON GRAND PRIX CLUB BULLETIN BOARD AND OTHER SITES AND ALL POSTERS NOTING SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES (IE NO LEAKS). IT WOULD SEEMS PONTIAC HAS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH 2004 ENGINES WHICH THEY FAIL TO ADMIT TO. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF EVEN WITH KEY OUT UNTIL THE CARS IS DEAD (BATTERY)

TRANSMISSION SLIPS OCCASIONALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD, ESPECIALLY AFTER CAR WARMS UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHENEVER THERE IS A CHANGE OF FORCE OR MOTION (REVERSE, STOPPING, SHIFTING), THE CONTACT HEARS A "CLICK, CLICK, SLAM" NOISE. IT IS SIMILAR TO A SHIFT IN THE FRAME OR SUSPENSION. HE ALSO STATED THAT IT SOUNDS AS IF THERE ARE LOOSE BOLTS. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE ENGINE TO THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V299000 (STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

WE BOUGHT 4 KUHMO SOLUS KR21 TIRES AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO ALREADY. WE WILL BE HEADING BACK TO THE TIRE STORE TOMORROW TO REPLACE ONE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. THE TREAD WAS BEGINNING TO SEPARATE FROM EACH OF THESE TIRES. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THAT SOLD THE TIRES TO US AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THEM BUT KEEP REPLACING THEM WITH THE SAME TYPE OF TIRE AND WE WILL HAVE ONE OF THOSE REPLACED TOMORROW! *TR

WHEN I TRY TO CRANK CAR SOMETIMES IT CUT BACK OFF, I HAVE TOO HOLD THE GAS PADDLE DOWN TO GET IT TO CRANK. THIS DON'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT A LOT WHEN IT IS HOT. *TR

THE BLOWER FOR MY HEATER WILL NOT SHUT OFF EVEN THOUGH THE KEYS ARE OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. *TR

WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS, IE PARKING THE CAR IN A LOT, THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE. THIS OCCURS AT LEAST HALF OF THE TIME I MAKE A SLOW RIGHT TURN, AND HAS ALSO HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHEN TURNING LEFT. I HAVE HAD THE ABS ACTIVATE EVEN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL (ACCELERATING WHILE TURNING FROM AN INTERSECTION FOR EXAMPLE). DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THE PROBLEM IS IN EITHER THE ABS SENSOR OR THE WIRING HARNESS, BUT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT GENERATING ANY CODES TO SPECIFY WHICH, SO THEY ARE SO FAR REFUSING TO FIX ANYTHING. *TR

THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE STOCK CHROME GTP RIMS FOR 2004, WHICH CAUSES THE CHROME LAYER TO PEEL OFF. BECAUSE THE CHROME LAYER IS VERY THIN IT ALLOWS CORROSION TO FORM UNDERNEATH THE CHROME LAYER, WHICH CAUSES PITTING AND THE TIRE NOT TO SEAL AND LEAK AIR. THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YRS AGO BY THE PONTIAC DEALER I PURCHASE AND MAINTAIN THE CAR WITH. I NOTICED THAT I WAS CONSTANTLY (1-2 X/WEEK) FILLING THE TWO DRIVER SIDE TIRES WITH AIR. I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS A SAFE SITUATION FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE TIRES FOR LEAKS THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED TO BUY 3 NEW WHEELS AT $700 A PIECE. TWO OF THE WHEELS HAD PITTING WHICH WAS PREVENTING THE TIRES FROM SEALING AND A THIRD WHEEL WAS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING. I SAID THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, NOBODY HAS TO BUY NEW WHEELS UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED IN AN ACCIDENT AND IF THE FIRST SET WERE MANUFACTURED POORLY, WHAT GUARANTEE DO I HAVE THAT THE NEXT SET ISN'T FROM THE SAME LOT? NEXT I CONTACTED THE PONTIAC COMPLAINT LINE. THEY ASKED HOW I WANTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I WANTED THE WHEELS TO BE REPLACED NO CHARGE, AT THE VERY LEAST, I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN $125 PER WHEEL. I POINTED OUT TO THEM THAT WHEN I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON BY THIS SAME PONTIAC DEALER 16 MONTHS PRIOR, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE WHEELS HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. THE COMPLAINT LINE CAME BACK WITH THE REDUCED PRICE OF $300 PER WHEEL AS THEIR OFFER. I COULDN'T DO IT

CENTER OF RIMS BREAKING UP ON PASSENGER SIDE CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING CAR TO QUIT IN FULL MOTION IM WONDERING HOW MANY SUB STANDARD PARTS ARE ON MY CAR THAT DELPHI PUSHED OUT THE DOOR BEFORE OR DURING BANKRUPTCY THAT ENDANGERS MYSELF AND MY WIFE'S SAFETY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT CHANGED, HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS, BUT THEY WERE NOT OPERATING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION AND ALSO STATED THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT THIS MILEAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF IN THE PAST 2 YEARSM, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED 5 TIMES. UPDATED 06/16/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING SHAFT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE AND SHAKES. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE COMPONENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE REPAIR WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80,248 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,034. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX V6 TRANSMISSION CLUNKING NOISE: TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE AND HAS SINCE I BOUGHT IT (ABOUT A WEEK AFTER). SHIFTING GEARS (AUTOMATIC) IS HARD AND HAVE TO TAKE IT EASY ON THE ACCELERATION. BOUGHT VEHICLE AT 27000 MILES AND CURRENTLY IT IS 68000. CANT AFFORD TO FIX, TOO EXPENSIVE. OCCURS ALL THE TIME. APPARENTLY IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR, JUST GOOGLE IT, YET NO RECALLS. EMAILED GM AND DID NOT GET A COURTESY EMAIL OR CALL AFTER COMPLAINT. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALLING WITH MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS TIMES. THE WEATHER DOES NOT PLAY A FACTOR IN THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE GAS IN THE CAR, SO THAT IS NOT THE CAUSE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CAR STALLS THERE IS NO WARNING. IT HAS HAPPEN TO ME AS I AM IN DRIVE MODE, WHEN I AM ABOUT TO START THE CAR, AND SITTING IN THE DRIVE THROUGH AT FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS. THE TIME OF DAY NOR THE TIME OF SEASON DOES NOT PLAY A ROLE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR TOWED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MY 1998 GALANT WITH OVER 170,000 MILES HAS NOT GAVE ME ANY TROUBLE, BUT YET A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT GIVES ME HELL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A VEHICLE AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL STALL. I AM A MOTHER AND TO HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CAR MAY CUT OFF IN DRIVE MODE. THERE IS NO USE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN THEY CAN'T EVEN PINPOINT THE EXACT PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS GONE THROUGH EVERY DIAGNOSTIC POSSIBLE.... *TR

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SLID INTO THE MEDIAN. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE SLID INTO THE MEDIAN WALL. *KB THE POLICE REPORT STATED THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS WORN. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0072-90). *JB

ENGINE WAS "BOGGING DOWN" WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCEL. FIRST OCCURRED AS I WAS ENTERING THE OHIO TURNPIKE ACCELERATION RAMP AND COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS HAD THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE NOT HAD ROOM TO MOVE OVER.. GM DEALER DIAGNOSTICS ADVISED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING, FUEL SYSTEM CLEAN UP $300(DONE BY ANOTHER GM DEALER NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ISSUE THAT GM WAS FULLY AWARE OF), OIL CHANGE, OTHER FLUIDS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED TOTAL BILL $2200. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE EXISTING PROBLEM. *TR

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX POWER STEERING RACK MOUNT BROKE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR RESULTING IN INABILITY TO MAKE LEFT TURNS. WHEN TURNING LEFT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WENT RIGHT AND THE TIE ROD SHAFT RAISED UP, BY VIRTUE OF THE RACK RAISING UP ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND HIT THE LIP OF THE INNER FENDER OR FRAME. THIS LIFTING ACTION RAISED THE FRONT OF THE CAR ON THE RIGHT SIDE AT THE SAME TIME. *TR

WHEN I TURN MY VEHICLE OFF THE HEATER/BLOWER CONTINUES TO RUN. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND IT SEEMS THAT GRAND PRIX'S ARE NOTORIOUS FOR THIS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SHE FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE MISSED A CURVE AND THE OVER CORRECTED AND CRASHED INTO A BARBWIRE FENCE. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER SHE WASN'T TRAVELING FAST ENOUGH FOR THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OR TURNING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING COLUMN MADE A LOUD POPPING SOUND AND VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

LOSS OF POWER. LOSS OF BRAKES. FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT WARNING. CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS. 3800 SERIES SUPERCHARGED ENGINE.*CN

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE I HAD FRONT END DMG TO MY 2004 GRAND PRIX NEITHER MY FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT THIS TIME THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 GRANDPRIX I HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS VEHICLE ITS A LEMON HOW DARE THEY SELL THIS CRAP. YOU HAVE TO LOVE THE CORPORATE GREED IN AMERICA NO CONCERN FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR

THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE STOCK CHROME GTP RIMS FOR 2004 (AT LEAST), WHICH CAUSES THE CHROME LAYER TO PEEL OFF. THE CHROME LAYER IS VERY THIN. THIS CAUSES CONCERN, BECAUSE IT INTRODUCES CORROSION UNDERNEATH THE CHROME LAYER, WHICH CAUSES THE TIRE TO NOT SEAL SNUG AT THE BEAD, AND LEAK AIR. I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY (AT LEAST EVERY MONTH) FILL THE TIRE WITH AIR TO AVOID IT GOING FLAT. NOT ONLY IS THIS REPETITIVE AND USUALLY UNNECESSARY WITH OTHER CARS, IT IS UNSAFE. ON THE DATE IN QUESTION (3/7/07), I GOT A FLAT TIRE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET, AND REQUIRED ASSISTANCE TO INSTALL THE SPARE. THIS INCIDENT ALSO RENDERED THAT TIRE UNUSABLE SINCE IT WAS SHREDDED BY DRIVING ON IT WITHOUT SUFFICIENT AIR PRESSURE - WHICH REQUIRED ME TO BUY TWO NEW TIRES FOR A TOTAL OF $383.98. NOT ONLY IS THE RISK OF A FLAT TIRE TROUBLING, IT ALSO REDUCES THE LIFE OF THE TIRE, REDUCES FUEL EFFICIENCY, AND REDUCES BAD WEATHER PERFORMANCE. AT THE VERY LEAST, I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE NEW TIRES, AND WOULD LIKE FOUR NEW RIMS WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM. I FOUND REFERENCE TO THIS PROBLEM VIA A GOOGLE SEARCH, WHICH RETURNED A POST ON THE SOLSTICE FORUMS BY ANOTHER GTP OWNER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT OWNER APPARENTLY RECEIVED REPLACEMENT RIMS WITH A "SANDBLASTED FINISH" INSTEAD OF A "MACHINED FINISH". THAT POST CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.SOLSTICEFORUM.COM/FORUM/SHOWPOST.PHP?S=D97FA7295DA71BE68C2F5243F33FD85A&P=355564&POSTCOUNT=7. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER LISTED, AND THEY ATTRIBUTE THI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. AFTER SHE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS FLAT AND PIECES OF THE RIM ON THE GROUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT CORROSION TO THE RIM CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF DECEMBER 13, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 29,000.

WE BOUGHT A PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2004 AND FOUND OUT ON NOV. 28, 2007 THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE LAST YEAR. NO ONE HAS CONTACTED US BY MAIL ON THIS RECALL. WE HAD PAID FOR IT TO BE FIXED AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO WE NEED TO CONTACT TO GET OUR MONEY BACK ON THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD A SEIZURE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER AND MILEAGE INFORMATION AND FUEL TYPE WERE UNAVAILABLE.

I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT2. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 12,000 MILES ON IT. MY VEHICLE HAD NO PREVIOUS OWNERS EXCEPT GM ON THE TITLE DUE TO ITS STATUS AS A DEMONSTRATOR. I DROVE THIS CAR UP UNTIL 56,487 MILES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT PROPERLY FROM A STOP. A SEVERE SHUDDER IN FIRST GEAR FOLLOWED BY A MISSED SHIFT IN SECOND RENDERED THE VEHICLE ALMOST PARALYZED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT A LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP WERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE INPUT CLUTCH PISTON SEAL WAS BLOWN OUT AS WELL AS SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE CLUTCHES. I HAD NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WHICH COST ME $2,690.00. MY VEHICLE HAS THE 4T65E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH IS COMMON AMONG GM 3800 ENGINE VEHICLES. FURTHER RESEARCH HAS SHOWN A COMMON THEME AMONG THESE TRANSMISSIONS. MOST REPORTS OF TRANSMISSION TROUBLES INVOLVING THE 4T65E CLAIM TO HAVE SHIFTING PROBLEMS IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR WHICH SEEM TO OCCUR AROUND THE 60,000 MILE RANGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A KNOCKING CLICK WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED FOR THE FIRST FAILURE, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WOULD COST $70. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE COMPONENT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, SO THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 01/09/08.*LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

I'VE READ TWO OTHER COMPLAINTS (10187874 - 10154674) IN REGARDS TO THE NO-START. I'VE HAD CONCERNS WITH THIS FOR OVER A YEAR. RARELY, THE CAR WILL START FINE. MOSTLY, I FOUND THAT I MUST GIVE ACCELERATION AT START-UP FOR A SUCCESSFUL START. OTHERWISE, THE CAR WILL EITHER NOT CATCH OR IT'LL JERK AND STALL OUT. OTHER THAN THIS, THE CAR IS FINE. IT'S ANNOYING, BUT I'VE GROWN USED TO IT SINCE IT'S ON AN EVERY-DAY LEVEL. I LIVE IN TN, SO WE ARE IN RELATIVELY WARM CLIMATE. IT'S NOT AN ISSUE OF WEATHER. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL PONTIAC RETAIL FACILITY AND THEY ADVISED ME THEY HAVE TWO OTHER GP'S WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEY SAID IT MAY BE THE FUEL PUMP GOING OUT. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE VENTS APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AFTER THE DEFOGGER WAS ACTIVATED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR 20 MINUTES. WHEN HE RESTARTED IT, SMOKE BEGAN TO ENGULF THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT NONE OF THE COMPONENTS WORKED INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE A/C MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED AND MELTED, WHICH DESTROYED THE ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 83,000.

SAME AS ANOTHER PERSON THAT REPORTED THIS RECENTLY. I HAVE A POOL OF WATER IN BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER AREAS AFTER HEAVY RAINS. I'M TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE BODY SHOP TOMORROW, BUT IT ALSO APPEARS TO BE THE PLASTIC PIECE COMING AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD, AND AS THE PREVIOUS PERSON THAT REPORTED THIS ALSO STATED, THE GUY AT OUR BODY SHOP SAID HE'S SEEN THIS WITH GRAND PRIX'S ALSO. *JB

THE CHROME WHEELS ( RIMS ) ARE PEELING. WENT FROM COSMETIC TO DRIVEABILITY ISSUE SINCE THE PEELING CHROME HAS AFFECTED THE BEAD AND/OR VALVE STEM SEALS. THE TIRES LEAK COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF AIR AT VARIOUS RATES. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON JULY 25. RIMS ARRIVED AND SET APPOINTMENT FOR AUGUST 6. FOUR RIMS WITH TWO DIFFERENT STYLES WERE SENT. RIMS WERE RE-ORDERED AND PROMISED IN TWO WEEKS. HAVE NOT ARRIVED. GM WILL ONLY SUPPLY RE-CONDITIONED RIMS WHICH MEANS CUSTOMER MUST WAIT FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S OLD ONES TO BE RETURNED AND RECONDITIONED. UNACCEPTABLE THAT: 1. GM WILL NOT OFFER NEW PARTS. 2. THERE IS NO AVAILABLE STOCK. ALREADY COMPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP AND PONTIAC DIVISION. NO OTHER SOLUTION OFFERED. THE VEHICLE IS UNDER THE NEW CAR 3 YEAR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

HUGE POOL OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR, IN BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK. THE SHOP-VAC CANNOT GET IT ALL UP. CAUSE LOOKS TO BE BLACK HARD PLASTIC MOLDING AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD HAS LIFTED AWAY FROM THE WINDSHIELD. HEAVY RAINS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS HAS LEAD TO THIS DISCOVERY. LOCAL GM DEALER HAS SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE. HAVE ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THEY CAN SEE IT - THAT'S IN TWO DAYS. *TR

PURCHASED VEH IN O6, AS SOON AS I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT THE AIRBAG WARNING LITE CAME ON. CALLED DEALER THEY AGREED TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT I ALSO NOTICED THE HORN DIDN'T WORK. CAR IS SENT TO DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT THEY SAID THAT THE LF AIRBAG SENSOR WAS BAD. THEY REPLACED IT AND CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE HORN AS WELL. THE HORN STILL DON'T WORK THE STRIKE POSITION SEEMS TO MOVE AROUND AND ONLY WORKS ONCE AND A WHILE. AND NOW ONLY 2 MONTHS AFTER REPLACEING THE SENSOR THE LITE IS BACK ON. TOOK IT BACK AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHY.

SAME SYMPTOM DESCRIPTION AS COMPLAINT # 10154674. I AM IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND PURCHASED A VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2006. I WAITED OUT WINTER AND RAIN SEASON TO SEE IF PROBLEM WOULD SUBSIDE, IT DID NOT, AND HAS INCREASED IN FREQUENCY. INITIALLY REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT IDENTIFY OR REPLICATE AFTER EXAM OF MULTI COMPONENTS, INCLUDING FUEL SYSTEMS AND RUNNING COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS IN MAY 2007. AFTER 2 DAYS AND REPLICATING ONCE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM FOR UPDATE AND PERFORMED CRANK SENSOR LEARNING/. REPAIR PRICE CHANGED FROM QUOTE AND I RENEGOTIATED DOWN TO $109. PROBLEM NOT REMEDIED OCCURRING 3X THE SAME EVENING AND CONTINUED MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY. INCIDENTS SPANNED 7 MONTHS, AND EASILY, NOT EXAGGERATING, OVER 120 OCCURRENCES ALL WEATHER, TEMPERATURES AND TIME OF DAY. STALLED AND STUTTERED GETTING HARDER AND UP TO 7 ATTEMPTS TO GET CAR TO START AFTER PRESSING ACCELERATOR. *AK

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE PEDAL STUCK, AND I HIT THE BRAKES AND IT WON'T BUDGE. WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING I WAS ONLY TRYING TO GO ABOUT 45 MPH ,AND AT THE TIME WHEN THE PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK I WAS GOING 25-30 MPH, AND THEN AFTER THE PEDAL STUCK I WAS ACCELERATED AT OVER 70 MPH BY THE TIME I PULLED OVER. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND IT SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 15 MPH. IT WAS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE , SO I PUT IT IN PARK AND CAR WAS STILL TRYING TO ACCELERATE..........RPM WAS AT 4, AND I WAS SITTING STILL, AND FOOT WASN'T ON THE BRAKE, ALMOST HIT SOMEONE. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAPPENED , BUT THIS TIME I ACTUALLY ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. CHECKED ON RECALLS , AND THEY SAID THAT THIS CAR WAS NOT LISTED AS BEING IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL"RECALL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP , AND THEY STATED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW PEDAL. I STILL BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL.*AK

SAME PROBLEM AS COMPLAINT # 10154674. INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. START ENGINE COLD-STARTS 1 OUT OF 3 TIMES. DRIVE CAR FOR 10 MINUTES,TURN OFF & LET SIT FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN TRY TO RESTART-STARTS 1 OUT OF 10 TIMES. CAR TRIES TO START, BUT STALLS AS TACHOMETER REACHES HIGHEST POINT THEN RETURNS TO ZERO. WILL START IF GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED DOWN WHILE CAR IS INITIALLY TRYING TO START. DID COMPLAINT # 10154674 FIND A SOLUTION??? DEALER CHARGED ME $500 TO "CLEAN CARBON OUT OF ENGINE"-PROBLEM GOT EVEN WORSE AFTER THAT- I DON'T WANT TO KEEP "FIXING" THINGS THAT DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. COULD RECALL CAMPAIGN ID# 05V046000 HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH TEMPERATURE 0 TO 60 DEGREES F ???*AK

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED, WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP, I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE IGNITION. I TURN THE KEY TO START THE CAR, THINK THAT IT HAS STARTED AND FIND OUT IT HASN'T. UPON CALLING THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. TAKING IT TO A LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP, I AM INFORMED THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS GIVEN ME A 30 DAY WARRANTY, AND PAYS TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. UPON A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET I CAN NOT FIND ANY RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANKS. *JB

I HAD 3 RIMS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 38K MILES, THE OTHER RIM SHOWED NO PROBLEMS AND WAS NOT REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE CHROME PEELING OFF THE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL RIM AND AIR LEAKING. NOW AT 48K MILE THE 4TH WHEEL IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND IS LEAKING AIR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. ALL FOUR TIRES LOST TIRE PRESSURE/AIR SINCE JUNE 2006. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE TO BE THE CAST ALUMINUM WHEELS THAT CORRODED. THE WHEELS WERE GTP COMPETITION GROUP AND WERE STANDARD FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE WHEEL TYPE WAS P04 1710 . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN ADJUSTER TO LOOK AT THE WHEELS, WHO ADDED A SEALANT ON THE WHEELS. HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS REPAIR INVOICES. *AK UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED FOR TWO DAYS OR LONGER IT WILL NOT START. I HAVE TO CHARGE THE BATTERY EVERY TIME TO GET IT STARTED. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS THE RADIO AND DISCONNECTED IT BUT THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 30 MINS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WHICH OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS STARTING, AND STALLED INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND STALLED AGAIN. IT WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO A RESIDENCE, WHERE IT STALLED A THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT WENT INSIDE THE RESIDENCE, AND WITHIN 30 MINS, HEARD A LOUD POP, AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE FRONT WHEEL WELLS. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE TYPE OF FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE POLICE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE, AND WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. THE CONTACT NOTICED 4 OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, WHO HAD THE SAME SCENARIO.

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. 45,000 MILES. AS OF TODAY, I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN SERVICE EIGHT TIMES FOR STEERING-RELATED DEFECTS, BEGINNING TWO WEEKS FROM THE DATE OF NEW PURCHASE IN JANUARY, 2004. THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE ALL TOLD ME "IT'S A DESIGN DEFECT...THERE WILL BE A FIX SOON". REPLACED RACK AND PINION TWICE, MIDDLE STEERING SHAFT TWICE, AND RACK/PINION AND ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS SPONTANEOUSLY WORK LOOSE EVERY 3,000-5,000 MILES. NOW VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. MOST RECENT VISIT TO CENTURY PONTIAC IN TAMPA, THEY ATTEMPTED TO CHARGE ME $75.00 IN ORDER TO APPLY YET ANOTHER TSB REGARDING LOOSE STEERING, STEERING WHEEL BIND, ETC. I HAD TO CALL PONTIAC AND COMPLAIN BITTERLY, THEY THEN WAIVED THE FEE...BUT DID NOT PAY FOR THE RENTAL CAR. THUS FAR, POWER STEERING PUMP HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED, A/C COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED, MIDDLE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED TWICE, ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED TWICE, AND THERE IS STILL A PERSISTENT "JOLT" THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WHENEVER PUTTING CAR INTO GEAR, OR TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO RIGHT, GOING OVER A GUTTER, ETC. ALSO, LOUD "CLUNK" RESULTING IN SEVERE SHUDDER IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. DEALER(S) STATE THERE IS NO FIX. HAVE NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE THREE TIMES DUE TO STEERING SUDDENLY LOOSENING, OR BINDING, WANDERING OFF-CENTER, ETC. DEALER SAYS THERE'S NOTHING MORE THEY CAN DO. WHEN IS NHTSA GOING TO LISTEN TO ALL THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE STEERING ISSUES ON THIS VEHICLE AND LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION?? STEERING

I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AT ABOUT 28 MPH WHEN MY STEERING LOCK UP CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHING. *NM

I BOUGHT MY GRAND PRIX BACK AT THE BEGINNING OF JULY. ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN, WENT TO SLOW DOWN, AND NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEN I WENT TO TURN...NO IT WASN'T THE TURN SIGNAL EITHER. I CAN'T FEEL ANY PLAY IN THE STEERING, AND I HAVEN'T HAD TROUBLE TURNING, BUT THE CLICKING NOISE CAN BE FELT IN THE FLOOR BOARD AROUND WHERE THE PEDALS ARE. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THIS MUST BE A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, AND GM SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS ON CARS. "USUAL WEAR AND TEAR" COULD NOT BE THE PROBLEM IF TOTAL STEERING FAILURE IS POSSIBLE...I DROVE MY 2001 GRAND PRIX THIS WEEKEND...NOW I'M VERY LEARY ABOUT DRIVING LONG DISTANCES, ESPECIALLY WITH MY FAMILY IN IT...JET. *NM