2005 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2013 THERE HAS BEEN FOUR INCIDENTS WHERE THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN WHILE IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHILE AWAY AT COLLEGE WITH THIS VEHICLE. ON APPROXIMATELY 5/17/14, WHILE ON INTERSTATE 287 (60MPH) THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ON APPROXIMATELY 6/20/14 IN S. ORANGE, NJ THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING IN STREET TRAFFIC (28MPH). THE THIRD AND FOURTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON APPROXIMATELY 8/7/14 AT A STOP LIGHT (0MPH) WHILE WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL TO CHANGE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN TOTALLY. ON 9/1/14 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 81N THE VEHICLE TOTALLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, A MESSAGE READ "LOSS OF ENGINE POWER' CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72MPH AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH THREE OTHER CARS AND A TRACTOR-TRAILER. I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE ATTEMPTING TO PASS THE TRUCK WITH THREE OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND ME. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WENT BLACK AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CAR BEHIND ME WENT INTO A DITCH ON THE LEFT, WHILE THE SECOND CAR SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ME. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) HOURS FROM S. ORANGE, NJ TO SYRACUSE, NY. I WAS USING ONLY THE IGNITION KEY AND THE CAR REMOTE ON THE KEYRING. NO OTHER ITEMS WERE ON THE KEY RING. FORTU

WE RETURNED HOME FROM GROCERY SHOPPING AND AS WE WERE BRINGING GROCERIES IN, MY WIFE COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SHE THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS THE NEIGHBORS BURNING TRASH BUT THEN NOTICED THAT THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE GARAGE. SHE SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE OPENED THE HOOD AND SEEN SMALL FLAMES. SHE QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. I PULLED THE CAR OUTSIDE TO INVESTIGATE AND AS I WAS DISASSEMBLING THE CARS FRONT LIGHTING SYSTEM, THE FOG LIGHT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS MELTED AND THE PLASTIC ON THE LARGER LIGHT FIXTURE WAS MELTED ALSO. I DID TAKE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER I GOT ONTO I 270 DUBLIN, OHIO, SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED SWIRLING AND WENT FROM THE 5TH LANE ENDED UP IN THE DITCH. THE CRASH WAS VERY HARD BUT THE AIR BAG DID NOT COME OUT. THE AXLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE CAR WAS A TOTAL DAMAGE. NO ONE COULD FIGURE WHY THIS HAPPENED OR HOW. I DID NOT GET TICKET FOR THIS ACCIDENT BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SPEED INVOLVED AND AMAZINGLY DID NOT HIT ANYONE AND THE RESULT OF THIS I LOST MY CAR. *TR

ABS TRACTION CONTROL,ANTI -SKID LIGHTS COME ON FROM TIME TO TIME .THAN I REPLACED PADS (FRONT AND BACK) REPLACED CALIPER, LIGHTS COMES ON ALL THE TIME AND FRONT MAKES NOISE ,FELLS LIKE BRAKES ARE GRABBING AS IF THEY WANT TO LOCK UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALERS DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

ACCELERATING ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN TRAFFIC UP 40 MPH, DRY CONDITIONS. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE HARD, I HAD NO ABS ASSIST. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A HIGH ENERGY IMPACT. THE VEHICLE DAMAGE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE SCRAPPED AND NOT FIXED. BASED ON THE VEHICLE SPEED AND RATE OF DECELERATION, I WOULD EXPECT THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD HAVE BEEN ENGAGED AND THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. IF THE ABS WOULD HAVE BEEN ENGAGED, I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE STOPPED IN TIME. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE DISABLING OF THE ABS AND AIRBAGS. DRIVER SUSTAINED A SPRAINED ANKLE. *TR

DRIVING IN TOWN AT @30 MPH AND THE CAR LOST POWER, LUCKILY THERE WAS A BUSINESS CLOSE BY THAT WHEN I LOST POWER I WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET MY CAR OFF THE STREET. IGNITION WAS NO LONGER IN THE RUN POSITION. CAR WAS ABLE TO START BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO CARRY ON MY WAY. I USE ONLY A KEY WITH NO KEY CHAIN, NO EXTRA WEIGHT ON THE IGNITION. *TR

WHY IS MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VIN NOT IN THE RECALL. THE IGNITION IS MESSED UP. PONTIAC IS PAYING FOR POTENTIAL VEHICLES TO BE REPAIR BUT NOT VEHICLES WHICH ALREADY HAS A DEFAULT IGNITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. AS A RESULT, THE KEY WAS LEFT IN THE IGNITION AND A SECOND KEY HAD TO BE USED IN ORDER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/15/2014 *JS

I APOLOGIZE AS THE DATE OF MY FIRST INCIDENT IS ONLY APPROXIMATED. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SINCE THEN. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, MY WIPERS BEGAN TO STALL FREQUENTLY AND CONTINUE TO DO SO. THEN, MY DASH LIGHTS BECAME I UNCHARACTERISTICALLY DIM FOLLOWED BY INTERMITTENT STOPPING OF MY AIR BLOWER. AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE CAR MECHANIC, NO SOLUTIONS HAVE REMEDIED MY PROBLEM. AFTER MY OWN RESEARCH THROUGH INTERNET FORUMS AND A LAST DISCUSSION WITH A FORMER GM EMPLOYEE, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. WITH A GM RECALL NOW IN PLACE FOR MY VEHICLE, DO I QUALIFY TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 MODEL? THANK YOU MUCH! *TR

I HAVE AN IGNITION PROBLEM WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE IN THE RECALL. MY MAKE MODEL AND YEAR MEETS THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE GM IGNITION RECALL YET MY VIN DOES NOT MEET THAT REQUIREMENT. THE IGNITION HAS BEEN MESSED UP FOR A FEW MONTHS AS TO WHERE THE KEY WILL ONLY GO HALF WAY INTO THE IGNITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPT THE KEY WOULD GO ALL THE WAY INTO THE IGNITION. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT AS TO WHERE I CAN NOT TAKE MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AS IT MAY NOT GO BACK IN. I FEEL THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE IN THE RECALL. I WORK A MINIMUM WAGE JOB AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACED. I CHECK GM WEB SITE EACH DAY FOR MY VIN NUMBER. HOW DO YOU DETERMINE WHICH VEHICLES TO RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THE KEY WOULD RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,300.

EVERY SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE OFF AND ON I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM, I WOULD TRY UNLOCK MY CAR DOOR WITH THE KEY AND IT DIDN'T OPEN I WAS AT THE PARK WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND THERE WAS A DOG CHASING ME AND I HAD MY GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME BUT I COULDN'T GET IN SO I CLIMBED ON THE CAR THAT'S WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT. THE SECOND TIME IS WHEN I WAS OUT WITH SOME FRIENDS & THE CAR WOULDN'T OPEN WITH THE KEY AGAIN! THAT WAS EMBARRASSING SO MY FRIEND TOOK ME HOME I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THE CAUSE, LATER THAT DAY I TRIED AGAIN & IT STILL DIDN'T WORK, MY REMOTE LOCK STOPPED WORKING FOR THE CAR I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERIES HAD IT CHECKED EVEN PURCHASED ANOTHER STILL NO LUCK, HAD PAY LOCKSMITHS PLENTY OF TIMES TO THE POINT WHERE THERE WERE DENTS ACROSS THE TOP OF BOTH MY DOORS UNTIL I FINALLY HAD THE CAR PAINTED, RAN INTO THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN AND NOTICED THAT IF THE CAR WAS TO HOT OR COLD FROM THE WEATHER THIS WOULD HAPPEN, NOW I CAN'T GET INTO MY CAR AND I HAVE AND IMPORTANT TRAINING CLASS THAT I CAN'T MISS BUT I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE BECAUSE I CAN'T GET INTO MY CAR, I'VE ALSO CONTACTED GMC I HAVE A REFERENCE NUMBER IT IS [XXX] I ALSO ASKED IF THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION THE REASON WHY MY CAR DOES THIS THE REP ASSURED ME THAT IT'S NOT & THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AT ALL. PLEASE HELP *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

VEHICLE STARTED DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL , VEHICLE THEN STARTED JERKING/SHIFTING HARD AND OVERHEATING, FOLLOWED BY VEHICLE SHIFTING FROM ONE SET POSITION OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, TOOK INTO SHOP TO LOOK AT TRANSMISSION WAS TOLD JUST A DIRTY SENSOR , HAD SENSOR CLEANED , ABOUT A MONTH LATER SAME THING, HAD IT CLEANED AGAIN AND THEN DEC 2013 THE TRACTION CONTROL AUTO DISENGAGED AGAIN AND THEN ONE DAY IT TURNED ITSELF ON AGAIN, NO THERE'S A COOLANT LEAK ISSUE AND OIL LEAK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER...[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

GM RECENT ADMISSION AND THE NHTSA CONFIRMATION OF ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS CAUSE BY IGNITION SWITCH TURNING OFF IN GENERAL MOTOR VEHICLES IS ALSO APPLICABLE TO PONTIACS TOO WHICH WAS NOT MENTIONED. I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX IN WHICH I HAD THIS HAPPENED TWICE TO ME. THE SECOND TIME ALMOST CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET SIDE SWIPE BY A LARGE TRUCK WHILE GOING AROUND A BEND ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY IN FLORIDA. AS DESCRIBE BY THE INCIDENT OF THESE EVENTS. I WAS DRIVING AND OPERATING MY PONTIAC NORMALLY, AND WHEN I ENTERED THE CORNER THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AS IT KEPT ON GOING. EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. AND BECAUSE OF THE LOST OF POWER TO THE STEERING AND POWER BRAKES I HAD TO LITERALLY MANHANDLE THE VEHICLE FROM GOING DIRECTLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND GETTING SMASHED. AN EVEN THAT WAS VERY SCARE AND NOW I KNOW THE CAUSE. I DO NOT KNOW WHY GM MODEL FROM SATURN, OLDMOBILE AND PONTIAC ARE NOT MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY ALL USE AND INCORPORATE THE SAME IGNITION SYSTEMS, PARTS AND COMPONENTS. BECAUSE OF NEGLECT OF GENERAL MOTOR I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE DRIVING ONE OF THEIR VEHICLE. I STILL HAVE THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE HAD ONE OTHER INSIDE OF LOST OF POWER THAT COULD BE RELATED. BY I BELIEVE THAT PONTIACS ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AS THE CARS THAT ARE ALL BEING RECALLED AND INVOLVED IN DEADLY ACCIDENTS. *TR

I LEASED MY 05 GRAND PRIX GT NEW IN 2005 AND PURCHASED IT IN 2008 AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I TOO NOTICED THE CHANGE IN SHIFTING GEARS LOSS OF POWER OR NO MOVEMENT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD POP INTO GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD APPROX 68K MILES. I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL DEALERS, AND THEY TOLD ME EITHER THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR THEY SOLD ME ON SOMETHING ELSE INCLUDING TRANSMISSION FLUSHES. ONE MECHANIC INFORMED ME QUIT AS FEW VEHICLES BEEN IN FOR COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE DESIGN OF THESE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM AN OLDER MAN WHO RARELY DROVE THIS GRAND PRIX KEPT IT IN GREAT SHAPE AFTER A YEAR WHEN I BOUGHT IT I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO UP TO 212 DEGREES AND IT WOULD SHIFT VERY HARD OUT OF FIRST AND OUT OF SECOND THEN IT STARTED DOING IT AT 180 DEGREES I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER TO GET A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND THEY SAID I WOULD BE DOING MORE HARM THEN GOOD BECAUSE OF ALL THE BROKEN DOWN GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION. IT SLIPS A LOT NOW AND THEY WANT ME TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER A YEAR OF OWNING IT WHEN THEIR WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR. *TR

I WAS COMING UP THE STREET AND COULD NOT SEE THE LIGHT DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. THE SUN WAS IN MY EYES. I DIDN'T NOT SEE THE RED LIGHT AND RAN THROUGH IT HITTING AN OLDER JEEP. I WAS GOING BETWEEN 35-45 MPH AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVER THOUGH IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE CAR NEEDS THE WHOLE FRONT HALF REPLACED. THE BUMPER COVER, ACTUAL BUMPER, BUMPER ABSORBER, BUMPER SUPPORT, HEADLIGHTS, HEADLIGHT BRACKET, FOG LIGHTS, HOOD, AND BOTH FENDERS. I SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND SEVERE BRUISING FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

THE CAR WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE MASS PIKE WHEN ALL FORWARD MOTION STOPPED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN 'DRIVE' BUT IT ACTED AS THOUGH IT HAD SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR WAS DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THERE WERE A NUMBER A NEAR MISS COLLISIONS BEFORE THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE ARRIVED. THE CAR IS NOW AT A GM DEALERSHIP AWAITING A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES STARTING AT 12,456 MILES. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP WE REPORTED A 'CLUNKING' NOISE TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. WE HAD ADDITIONAL ISSUES WHERE THE CAR WOULD 1) NOT MOVE WHEN STARTING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR 2) WOULD ACT AS THOUGH IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN COASTING AND THEN 'BANG' INTO GEAR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THESE ISSUES WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALER AT 33657, 45381, 51284, 56446, 61543 AND 72552 MILES. IN EACH CASE, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE AT 56446 MILES THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE - BUT THEY CHARGED FOR THE TIME. AT 56446 MILES WE TRIED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SPENT OVER AN HOUR TESTING THE CAR. FINALLY, THEY DID EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION PARTS BUT WE EXPERIENCED A SHUDDERING PROBLEM LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. THEY DETECTED A POSSIBLE TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM AT THAT POINT BUT SAID IT THE COULD BE DRIVEN AND NO OTHER PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE AFFECTED. THERE IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN GM V8 CARS - THERE ARE MANY RE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. *TR

THE ISSUE THAT MY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX IS HAVING IS THAT ITS THE ABS/ TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM STAYS ON AND IS HAZARD WHEN IT IS WORKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED TO CHECK THE HUB BEARING AND SYSTEM THE BEARINGS WERE CHANGED AND THE SERVICE LIGHT TURNED OFF. WHEN THE SERVICE LIGHT IS OFF THE VEHICLE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT FLASH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNING EVEN AT SPEEDS 3MPH! WHEN THE TRACTION LIGHT FLASH I DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM BC THE PEDAL PUSHES BACK AGAINST ME, AND IN SOME CASES THERE IS A RUBBING FEELING WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN DRIVE. I NOTICED THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT ONLY FOR THE PONTIACS, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MAYBE ALL W-BODY FRAMES. I DROVE A 2011 CHEVY IMPALA AS A RENTAL AND IT DID THE SAME THING WHERE THE TRACTION LIGHT WOULD FLASH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MAKING A FULL TURN THEN THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF WITH A LIGHT BRAKE DELAY. THE SAME ISSUE WAS RECENT (JUNE 2013) ON A 2013 CHEVY. IMPALA WHERE IF I MAKE FULL TURN THE TRACTION LIGHT FLASH. LET ME ALSO SAY THAT THIS ISSUE WAS NOTICED ON "DRY PAVEMENT" NOT WET SURFACES OR SNOW, AND ICE. IM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE IM NOT SURE HOW MANY OTHERS MAY EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM BUT I FEEL IT MAY BE SERIOUS ESPECIALLY WITH THE BRAKES NOT WORKING WHEN THE CAR IS TURNING. *TR

I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT ON 8/17/12 AFTER IT BLOW ON ME WITH 128,900 MILES. I HAD IT REBUILT BY AAMCO. I TOOK IT BACK TO AAMCO AFTER IT SEEN LIKE I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS ON 12/28/12. GOT IT BACK ON 1/5/13 AFTER THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS IT WAS THE OIL IN MY CAR. SO I SAID OK BUT STILL DIDN'T BELIEVE THEM. SO A MONTH WENT BY AND MY TRANSMISSION JUST BLOW AGAIN 2/23/13. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION MY CAR WOULD NOT TAKE OFF FROM STOP, TRANSMISSION THEN GRABBED AND JERKED INTO FIRST GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A WHILE, IT ALSO JERKS INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. SEEMS TO ONLY DO IT WHEN TRANSMISSION IS HOT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO GM DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOR AROUND $3,000, MY CAR HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RUN OUT AT 72,000 MILES AND I NOW HAVE 80,000 MILES. I DID PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP WOULD OFTEN LOSE SPEED IN CURVES, CLIMBING HILLS, OR AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WAS QUOTED ONE PRICE FOR TRANSMISSION, LABOR, AND RADIATOR REPLACEMENTS, BUT ENDED UP PAYING OVER $4000. GWATNEY IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR HAS A HORRIBLE SERVICE STAFF. THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO WORK OUT A DEAL EVEN AFTER INFORMING THEM I WAS QUOTED A DIFFERENT PRICE. THEY THREATENED TO CHARGE ME ADDITIONAL STORAGE FEES IF I DIDN'T PICK UP MY CAR. I EVENTUALLY PAID, BUT I WROTE IN DISPUTE OF PRICE ON THE RECEIPT. HERE I AM 9 MONTHS LATER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! GO FIGURE. *TR

MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE READ HOW ABOUT 225 PEOPLE HAVE DOCUMENTED ON A WEBSITE OF THEIR TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE HERE HTTP://WWW.GMLS4.COM/INDEX.PHP/TOPIC,33.0.HTML WITH MY CAR ONLY HAVING AROUND 80,000 MILES AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN GM FOR MAKING A VEHICLE LIKE THIS. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW WHINING AND I CAN DRIVE IT ABOUT TEN YARDS AND THERE WILL BE LOSE OF POWER AND IT WILL NOT DRIVE IN ANY GEAR ON THE VEHICLE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND NEED THIS CORRECTED AND WILL ULTIMATELY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE FREEWAY AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING DEFECTIVE ON THE CAR FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

WHEN TURNING AT LOW SPEED SUCH AS INTO A PARKING SPACE THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE THEN THE SERVICE BRAKES INDICATOR GOES ON. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE HAD IT CHECK TWICE OUT OF THE NUMEROUS 50+ TIMES IT HAS OCCURRED AND THE SERVICE TECH'S HAVE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN THIS ERROR OCCURS IT ALSO CAUSED THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO DEACTIVATE. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING ABRUPT STOP IN ACCELERATION WHILE MERGING ON EXPRESSWAY. THE DAMAGE TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS USED CAR FROM A GO DEALER IN LITTLETON COLORADO. THEY SOLD ME A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, KNOWING THE TORQUE CONVERTOR/ TRANSMISSION HAD SEVERE PROBLEMS. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT WITHIN 24 HRS. I HAD A EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT ON THIS VEHICLE IT WAS IN THEIR SHOP. 3 TIMES . THEY MADE ME PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS IT STILL HAS THEY SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS GETTING WORSE, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS AT ALL. IT SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR LOSES POWER, STEERING LOCKS UP. VERY SCARY WHEN I HAVE MY 2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON IN THIS VEHICLE.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH 3 CHILDREN, AND NO CHILD SUPPORT. I TRADED MY CHRYSLER 300 M TO THIS DEALERSHIP. I SHOULD HAVE KEEP MY CHRYSLER.... PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME AND REPLACE THIS CAR. I NEED A CAR TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN IN. I AM DESPERATE YOU CAN NOT RELY ON THIS CAR. IF I HAVE TO WALK WITH MY CHILDREN, HOW WILL I DO THAT, I NEED A CAR TO GO TO COLLEGE, AND GET TO WORK. PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU TO HELP ME. I HAVE THIS CAR FINANCIED ON A LOAN. PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME GET A NEW SAFE VEHICLE. I OWNED A 77 FIREBIRD FORMULA FROM 1989 TO 1997. THAT CAR WAS THE BEST, THAT IS WHY I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST ANOTHER PONTIAC. I AM SO DESPERATE FOR YOUR HELP. I CAN NOT AT ALL AFFORD THE REPAIRS THIS CAR WOULD TAKE. PLEASE REPLACE THIS VEHICLE AND HELP A MIDDLE CLASS WORKING MOTHER KEEP TRYING TO LIVE THE DREAM IN THIS WORLD.... SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT LITTLE PIECES OF METAL WERE SCATTERED AS A RESULT. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP WITH RECURRING TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY GM AT 50% COST AND THE SAME SYMPTOMS ARE OCCURRING AGAIN. FAILURE IS EMINENT. I HAVE WHAT MOST ARE CALLING THE REV AND CLUNK SYNDROME IN MY CURRENT TRANSMISSION. MY 50,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS JUST RAN OUT, BUT I HAVE RECORDS WHERE COMPLAINTS WERE FILED WITH THE DEALER WITH NOTHING FOUND. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I SEE THAT I AM ONE OF HUNDREDS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. HELP! *TR

ON 1/23/12, WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE ON A LEVEL LOT, MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX LUNGED FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY HIT THE BRAKE. THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE NOT DRIVE! I ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED! THE SECOND TIME IT LUNGED FORWARD SO QUICKLY I WAS AFRAID THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, EVEN WITH THE BRAKE FULLY APPLIED. THIS SECOND LUNGING INCIDENT DAMAGED/CRACKED THE AIR DAM, AS IT WAS NOW WEDGED AGAINST THE CONCRETE PARKING SPACE DIVIDER. AT THE SAME MOMENT, THE DASHBOARD FLASHED/LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE....AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF..THEN GOT OUT TO INSPECT THE DAMAGE. UPON RE-ENTERING THE CAR, IT WOULD NOT START! IT FINALLY RESTARTED ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT AND I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHEN THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 02/14/12*LJ

I HAVE A 2005 GRAND PRIX GXP IN WHICH THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE LAST YEAR BECAUSE IT WOULD HESITATE FROM A STOP AND SLAM VIOLENTLY INTO FIRST GEAR. AT THE TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE CONCERN AND TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT GOT WORSE. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED SEPARATELY FROM GMPP EXPIRED ON THE 22ND OF SEPTEMBER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLAW WHEN YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY ON THE GXP MODEL WHICH HAS OVER 300 HORSEPOWER AND TORQUE STEER THAT IS HARD TO CONTROL WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFTS INTO GEAR. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE HEATER ACTIVATED, A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND A MASSIVE AMOUNT OFF WHITE SMOKE SUDDENLY EMITTED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION, WHERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL AREA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,300.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR SHUTTERS FROM A STOP, THEN SLAMS INTO GEAR. SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND IS SLOW. SHIFTING MANUALLY WORKS OK. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE GM 5.4L ENGINE 4T65E-HD COMBINATION AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING NEARLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. LOCAL TRANSMISSION DEALER SAYS HE SEES THIS ALL THE TIME AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUITE SOME TIME, BUT BECAUSE IT STARTED AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE DEAL WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. *TT

TRANSMISSION SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE DESPITE USING THE BEST SYNTHETIC TRANNY OIL AND REGULAR TRANNY OIL CHANGES. THE CAR HAS ONLY 117 000 KMS AND SLAMS INTO GEAR AFTER A SLOW START. ALSO SHUDDERS SOMETIMES BEFORE A GEAR LOCKS IN. APPARENTLY THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR JUST BEFORE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THEN CATCHING WITH A SUDDEN "THUNK". APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR GM CARS (PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP, CHEVY IMPALA SS & CHEVY MONTE CARLO SS) EQUIPPED WITH AN LS4 ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT COMES AND GOES WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES EVERYTHING IS FINE, BUT IF YOU ARE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE APPROPRIATELY AND RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP FAILED ON 11/23/09 AT 94,622 MILES. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DAVE SINCLAIR BUICK/PONTIAC/GMC AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION STARTED BUCKING WHILE GOING UP HILLS AT 120,000 MILES. TOOK THE CAR IN AT 120,703 TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AT 124190 WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. DAVE SINCLAIR REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR $2979.19. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM DISTRICT MANAGERS ABOUT THIS NOT BEING AN ISOLATED INCIDENT WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPLACEMENT. THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 4T65E-HD TRANSMISSIONS WHERE THERE IS NOT ENOUGH LINE PRESSURE GETTING TO THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION PAN MAGNET UNDER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 08-07-30-040B FROM MAY 2009. SINCE MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WELL AFTER THAT, MY TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AS THE SYMPTOMS WERE EXACTLY THE SAME AS WHAT SHOULD HAPPEN WITH THIS ISSUE. FURTHERMORE, THIS NEW TRANSMISSION IS DOING ALL THE SAME THINGS THE OLD ONE STARTED TO DO BEFORE IT DIED. GM HAS DENIED MY REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM 2 TIMES AND I HAVE NOT STOPPED COMPLAINING. I AM ABOUT TO DROP OFF MY CAR FOR THE THIRD TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH BECAUSE DAVE SINCLAIR HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUES WITH THIS NEW TRANSMISSION. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION AND REIMBURSE ALL PEOPLE THAT HAVE PAID F

1. EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE = REGULAR DAY-TO-DAY VEHICLE USE. 2. FAILURE = TRANSMISSION, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP AND THEN SLAM INTO GEAR. ALSO, OCCASIONAL HARD SLAM INTO 2ND HEAR UNDER PART THROTTLE. 3. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT FAILURE = REPAIR SHOP INSPECTION WITH PAN REMOVED 1-YEAR AGO, NOTHING FOUND. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.. *TR

TRANSMISSION FALIURE. *TR

MY CAR AT ONLY 54K MILES, TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING TO LOOSE POWER IN TRAFFIC. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT ($2400), 8 MONTHS LATER IT FAILED AGAIN ($1200), 2 MONTHS LATER, FAILED AGAIN ($0-WARRANTY). MECHANIC FINALLY FIGURED OUT IT WAS SOME PRESSURE RELIEVE VALVE ON THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING PRESSURE TO BUILD UP, CAUSING THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO EXPLODE, SENDING DEBRIS THROUGHOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I DID NOT GO TO DEALER AS CAR FOR THAT MODEL YEAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT WENT TO TRANSMISSION SHOP WHO HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR ABOUT 30 YEARS. I WROTE TO GM, BUT GOT NO MONETARY SATISFACTION. MANY PEOPLE I'VE READ ABOUT ONLINE WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I'VE NEVER HAD TRANSMISSION TROUBLE IN ALL THE CARS I'VE EVER OWNED. IT WOULD SEEM THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS MODEL, AND WOULD LIKE TO RECOUP THE MONEY SPENT ON THIS ISSUE. IT SEEMS IT'S ON GM MODELS WITH A V8 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE TRANSMISSION. LIKE THE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP, AND MONTE CARLO SS, BUICK LUCERNE V8. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION HAS BLOWN ONCE, AND THE REPLACEMENT (FACTORY WARRANTY) IS ACTING UP AND GETTING READY TO GO AGAIN. (EXCESSIVE SLIPPAGE, GRABBING, AND FAIL TO ENGAGE). I AM NOT AN AGGRESSIVE OR SPIRITED DRIVER, SO THERE IS NO REASON TO HAVE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL THIS OFTEN. IN RESEARCHING ONLINE, IT APPEARS THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE/ENGINE COMBO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIG. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SHE TURNED ON THE HEAT AND IT FAILED TO FUNCTION. SHE STATED HAD AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE AND WHEN SHE TURNED THE HEATER ON NO MATTER WHAT TEMPERATURE IT WAS SET TO THE HEAT WAS MINIMAL AND LUKE WARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE HVAC CONTROL HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT GIVE THEM A DELIVERY DATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,648 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,736. UPDATED 03/31/11*LJ UPDATED 05/06/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON GOING SINCE FRIDAY JANUARY 14, 2011. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM ON JANUARY 18, 2011. THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,224.

I OWN A 2005 GRAND PRIX GXP LS4 V8 WITH 60KMI. THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHUDDERED ON THE 1-2 SHIFT AND SOMETIMES DELAYED ON THE 2-3 SHIFT SINCE 40KMI. EVERY TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN OUT OF WARRANTY, AND EVEN WHILE IT WAS IN WARRANTY, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. I KNOW THE 4T65E-HD TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE AS I AM A MEMBER OF MANY ONLINE FORUMS THAT HAVE CARS WITH THE LS4 V8 AND 4T65E-HD AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS THE NUMBER ONE TOPIC OF DISCUSSION. IT WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED WITHOUT WARNING, AND MAY BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. IT SEEMS TO BE TOO MUCH FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT WAS DESIGNED TO BE MATED TO A V6 ENGINE TO BE MATED TO A 5..3L V8. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ONE LOCK FOR ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE WHICH HAD FAILED. THE REMOTE KEY FOB WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THREE TIMES FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE KEY FOB WAS POORLY MANUFACTURED AND WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS FUNCTIONED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN ATTEMPTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 113,000.