2006 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

MY LIGHTS GO OFF ON THERE OWN NO WARNING AN THEN THE BRIGHTS COME ON AN STAY ON AN WHEN I TRY YO USE THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR CUTS OFF AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY BRAKES. SOMETIMES NOT ALL THE TIME THEY'VE BEEN CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY HAVE BEEN CHECKED THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ITAND NOW MY STEERING COLUMN HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG BUT ITS HARD FOR ME TO TURN MY CAR NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON I-10 TOWARDS TUCSON ARIZONA. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THERE WAS A PICKUP TRUCK IN THE LEFT LANE. THE PICKUP TRUCK CUT ME OFF AND MOVED INTO MY LANE WITHOUT CHECKING HIS BLIND SPOT. I QUICKLY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE LANE FOR THE UPCOMING EXIT TO AVOID BEING HIT, AND WHEN I TRIED TO CORRECT TO LEFT IN ORDER TO NOT HIT EXIT SIGN THE BRAKES FELT AS IF THEY DID NOT WORK RIGHT AND I COULDN'T GET CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR WENT INTO A ROLL AND LANDED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I HAD LEFT TOWN THE DAY BEFORE AND WAS ON MY WAY BACK. WHEN I CONTACTED MY PARENTS ABOUT THE ACCIDENT ON THE 21ST THEY TOLD ME THAT A RECALL HAD COME IN THE MAIL THE DAY BEFORE FOR MY VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS THE GM RECALL NOTICE. BECAUSE I WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL I HAD MANY KEYS ON MY KEY RING. I FEEL THAT ALTHOUGH THE REASON I HAD TO SWERVE WAS BECAUSE OF ANOTHER CAR, THE REASON I COULDN'T GET BACK CONTROL WAS A MALFUNCTION IN MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ALARM ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,204.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

WERE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND WE WERE ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND BARELY WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC AREA. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED (THIS EXPENSE I THINK GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL. ALSO, HOW CAN THEY JUSTIFY THAT WE WAIT UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST TO HAVE THEIR GOOF-UP REPAIRED. AT TIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO EVEN GET THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE ENGINE. *TR

ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE HDM RELAY #35. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THIS ITEM AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES SINCE OWNING THIS VEHICLE. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING OR SOMETIMES WILL NOT SHUT OFF. RECENTLY THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID NOT SHUT OFF. I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING IN MY GARAGE AND UPON INSPECTION THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE ON. I OPENED THE FUSE PANEL (BURNED MY HAND) REMOVED THE MELTED HDM RELAY. ALLOWED EVERYTHING TO COOL AND REPLACED IT. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE REPLACING THIS ITEM THIS OFTEN! I WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T BURN MY HOUSE DOWN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COMPLETELY FAILED WHEN THE BLINKERS WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING DISPLAY FLASHED ABOUT 4 ALERTS, FROM TRACTION SYSTEM, ABS BRAKES ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF, AND I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED AROUND A DOZEN TIMES IN THE SPAN OF A WEEK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER, BY USING ALL OF MY STRENGTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN RESTART IT. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, AND SOME OTHER PARTS COSTING OVER $800. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK WITH AUTO LOW BEAMS ON, AND ON A HIGHWAY THE LIGHTS WOULD JUST TURN OFF. THE PARKING LIGHTS STAYED ON, AND HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED. WHEN I WOULD TURN THE SWITCH THERE WAS NO CHANGE. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE FOG LIGHTS ON. THEN ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD THEY TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. NOW, THE LOW BEAMS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. SEVERAL POSTS ONLINE SUGGEST REPLACING RELAY #35(LOW BEAM RELAY) AND THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT THEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE POST HAVING FIRES AT RELAY #35 SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING IT. THERE ARE SWARMS OF POSTS ONLINE OF PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES WITH LOW BEAMS UNEXPECTEDLY TURNING OFF, AND THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD REPLACE THE PART, BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF FIRES. *TR

LOW BEAMS WENT OUT , WHEN I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF CAR, I NOTICED SMOKED COMING FROM UNDER HOOD OF CAR MY RELAY FUSE BOX WAS ON FIRE ,LOW BEAM RELAY WAS MELTED. PONTIAC SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS CAR BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 10/22/14*CN

WAS DRIVING DOWN E. GRAND RIVER AND GOT MAYBE 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT FELT LIKE I HIT SOMETHING AND I COULD NOT KEEP MY STEERING STRAIGHT. IT GOT TIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WAS HARD TO TURN. IT WAS NOT A FLAT AS ALL TIRES LOOK FINE. AND ALL BELTS BELIEVE TO BE FINE. POWER STEERING FLUID IS FINE. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 30, 2014. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, HE FELL ASLEEP AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND HE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

LOW HEAD LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING THEN WENT OUT, STILL HAD HIGH BEAMS. PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND THE FUSE PANEL UNDER THE HOOD WAS SMOKING, DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND LIFTED THE LID TO FUSE PANEL AND THE RELAY HAD EXPLODED AND BURNT THROUGH THE PANEL THAT HOLDS THE FUSES. A BROWN LIQUID WAS ALL OVER SMOKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE FUNCTIONING EXCEPT FOR THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR FIVE MONTHS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE IN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO READ THE IGNITION KEY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

HEADLIGHT AND LOW BEAMS ARE NOT WORKING AGAIN. REPLACED THIS PROBLEM ABOUT THREE - FOUR MONTHS AGO AND AGAIN STOPPED WORKING AFTER SPENT 300.00. I WAS COMING OUT OF THE STORE GOT INTO THE CAR AND STARTED DRIVING AND WENT OUT AGAIN. I SEE THERE IS LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. NOW AGAIN I AM WITHOUT A CAR AND CANT DRIVE IT AGAIN AT NIGHT. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION BANGS INTO GEAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY. AT TIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE SPENT OVER 3K ON THIS FIX, WITH THREE DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR SERVICE CENTERS, WITHOUT IT BEING RESOLVED. THE LAST REPAIR SERVICE REPLACED THE ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE), WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, THEN IT STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE REPAIR PLACE WHO SAID HE CLEANED THE CONDENSATION FROM THE WIRES, AND IT WORKED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR 4 DAYS, AND DROVE FINE AGAIN, FOR ABOUT 26 MILES. IT SEEMS THAT NO MATTER WHERE I BRING MY CAR TO, EVERYONE CANNOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE CODES PROVIDED BY THE COMPUTER, DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN THE PARTS ARE REPLACED. I KNOW IT ISN'T THE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE I HAD IT REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION SINCE THIS WAS ONE OF THE DIAGNOSIS. I AM AT MY WITS END WITH THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT TRADE THE CAR IN BECAUSE I AM AN HONEST PERSON, AND DON'T WANT TO SELL CAR THAT I KNOW HAS AN ISSUE. *JS

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A DEER. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAD TO BE CUT FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. JCC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A DEER. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAD TO BE CUT FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE INITIAL ISSUE THAT I NOTICED WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 70MPH AT ABOUT 2000 RPMS THE RPMS WOULD JUMP UP ABOUT 300 RPMS WHEN I WOULD DRIVE AT A STEADY SPEED, JUST FLAT GROUND. IT GOT WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT AS A MONTH WENT ON, SO I THEN BROUGHT TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY DECIDED TO DO A TRANSMISSION SERVICE (FLUID AND FILTER) AND INSPECT WHAT THEY COULD, EVERYTHING "LOOKED GOOD". NOW SINCE THEN THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED BUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SLAMS INTO GEAR, WHEN I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR HITTING A LOT OF STOP LIGHTS, ENGINE TEMP. DOES SEEM TO GET A LITTLE HIGH, EVEN MY MECHANIC THOUGHT SO. WHEN IT SLIPS IT FEELS AS IF I HIT A GIANT POTHOLE AND THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT. BUT THIS PROBLEM IS SO INTERMITTENT NO ONE CAN PIN POINT THE PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND ONE TRANSMISSION SHOP. I HAVE ALL OF THIS AND CAN'T SEEM TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, AND NOT TO FORGET TO MENTION SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE 2006, IT HAS NEVER SHIFTED SMOOTHLY FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR (WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT/SIGN). I LIKE GM, BUT WHEN THIS ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND GM HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I AM STARTING TO SECOND GUESS MY DECISION ON VEHICLE MANUFACTURE. *TR

MY MECHANIC INSISTED THAT I NEEDED TO CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TRANSMISSION RUNNING EFFICIENTLY. I BELIEVED HIM AND HAD IT DONE. FROM THAT TIME, MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR. THEN I WAS TOLD MY CAR COULD USE A TUNE UP AND THAT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM? HAD A TUNE UP IN JANUARY 2014. THE TRANS DOES NOT SLIP ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC (STOP AND GO) IT WILL SLIP SLIGHTLY. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES KEEPING UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE. I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS VERY SIMILAR TO MINE AND FEEL THAT GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. NOW, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RESPONSE ON THIS SITUATION? THE WAY I FEEL NOW IS THAT I WILL NEVER OWN A GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE IF THERE IS NO RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 08/12/14*LJ

WHEN DOING 60, MY CAR WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING AND WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT STEERING TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO PREVENT ACCIDENT. I WOULD NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN IT JUST DID WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL ONE DAY IT WOULDN'T START. I CALLED HARPER MOTORS, WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006 AND THEY CAME AND TOOK MY CAR TO FIX IT IN 2010. THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACE MY COMPUTER. IT COST ME OVER 800DOLS. DON'T KNOW WHY MY CAR WASN'T PUT IN THE GM RECALL BUT IT SHOULD HAVE. I THANK GOD THAT I WASN'T ON A MAJOR HWY. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED. *TR

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AT 55 MPH WHILE INSIDE EISENHOWER TUNNEL COLORADO. HUSBAND CALMLY PLACED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND RESTARTED CAR. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE AGAIN SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT. PRIOR TO THE FIRST INCIDENT CAR LOST POWER COMING UP THE GRADE AT 65 MPH. WE WERE FORCED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. AFTER WAITING FOR A TOW (WHICH WAS SLOW TO RESPOND) APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES, TRIED THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE TURNED OVER. NEVER RECEIVED AN ADEQUATE ANSWER FROM DEALER. SUSPECT FUEL PROBLEM WITH ALTITUDE, OR IGNITION PROBLEM. INCIDENTS ALWAYS SEEM TO HAPPEN AT HIGHER (55+) SPEEDS. *TR

I AM ADDING MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO THIS DATA BASE. THIS IS A ONE OWNER CAR AND DRIVEN WITH CARE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROMIMATELY 5 YEARS AND AT 55,045 MILES . THIS COST $4,343 TO REPLACE WITH A SRTA TRANSMISSION SO I COULD GET HOME FROM VACATION. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THE NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE COMPLAINTS? MY CAR NOW HAS 80K MILES AND I FEEL AS IF I AM CLOSE TO LOSING THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I HAVE THE INVOICE TO BACK UP THIS CLAIM. *TR

I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, IT SLIPS AND GETS TO HOT, IN A NORMAL TRIP TO WORK O THE MALL ETC, IF I DRIVE FOR 30- 40 MINTS, IT REACH UP TO 240 DEGREES, I THINK IS A CAR DEFECT, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION DIED AND THE DEALER REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A NEW TRANS. IT ALSO RUN TO HOT, I CALLED GMC AND THEY DENIED ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE WHEELS CEASED TO MOVE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SKIDDING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN

THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AS I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT HOWEVER ONE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CANT FIND ISSUE. THEY DROVE FOR ONLY 2 MILES. IT IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. CURRENTLY AT A GM DEALERSHIP TO SOLVE ISSUE. HOWEVER GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS FAULTY ISSUE AND REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL AFTER MANY HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS TO FIX TRANSMISSIONS! I AM NEXT THIS IS TERRIBLE. WHAT IF IT COMPLETELY GOES WHILE I HAVE MY FAMILY IN THE CAR? ARE THEY THEN GOING TO FIX? GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THE CONSUMER AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A RECALL ON MY CAR THAT I WANT FIXED THE STEERING IS ACTING UP BUT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP BEGAN TO"SLIP AROUND THE 70,000 MILE MARK AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS TODAY AT 85,000.CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN LIKE A GRANNY SINCE I NOTICED THE SLIPPING OF THE TRANNY AND IT REVS TO 3200RPM BEFORE SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR.ALSO UPON STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE,OCCASIONALLY THERE IS A CLUNK TO THE TRANSMISSION. *JS

THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. ENDED UP HAVING TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE AS IF EVERYTHING WAS OK UNTIL I STOPPED THE NEXT TIME. I WOULD HAVE TO REPEAT THIS EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP. NO ERROR CODE OR TRANSMISSION SIGN OF A PROBLEM. *TR

THE PONTIAC 2006 GRAND PRIX WILL REMAIN RUNNING WITHKEY OUT OF IGNITION,ALSO AT TIMES THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION SWITCH IN OFF POSITION KEY WONT COME OUT.ALSO THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH 5 MILES FROM HOME.THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,128000 MILES NOW WELL CARED FOR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WHEN I TURNED A CORNER, THE ENGINE CUT OUT. I BELIEVE IT WAS FROM THE KEY FLIPPING TO ACCESSORY. I'VE HEARD THAT THIS HAS CAUSED CRASHES THAT HAVE KILLED PEOPLE AND WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, BUT NOW I'M WORRIED EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE LETTING MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR NOW. WHY ARE THE 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES NOT PART OF THE RECALL FROM GM? *TR

THE IGNITION/KEY WAS BUMPED DURING DRIVING AND THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALL TURNED OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND RE-START THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE THAT THERE IS A MAJOR RECALL AROUND FOR GM BUT THEY ARE NOT INCLUDING THE GRAND PRIX IN THE RECALL AS OF YET. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GXP AND I AM WRITING IN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN READING ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE A TON OF FAILURES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 83K AND WAS NEVER MODIFIED OR CHANGED. IT IS GOING TO COST OVER 3300 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

2006 PONTIAC GXP, DECEMBER 2013 TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING ON INTERSTATE NEAR CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA. CAR TRANSMISSION THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING, NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. CAR HAS 86,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. VEHICLES TOWED TO VIRGINIA. HAD VEHICLE TRANSMISSION CHECKED BY GM AND PRIVATE AUTO SHOP, NO CODES FOUND, BOTH SAID TRANS GOT HOT AND BURNED UP. NO LOCAL TRANS SHOPS WILL REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO REPEAT FAILURES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN MY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP ONE MORNING I CAME TO A STOPLIGHT. CAR WAS RUNNING NORMAL. I WENT TO LEAVE THE LIGHT AND THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV UP. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE GAS AND I DID NOT MOVE. I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE KNOCKED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL BUT I LOOKED DOWN AND THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. THIS IS WHEN I REALIZED I WAS THE NEXT VICTIM OF THE GM LS4 4T65E-HD COMBO KIT. I WAS STUCK AT THE LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE MOST LANE. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON.CARS HAD TO GO AROUND ME, AND I COULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT. BEING DEAD IN THE WATER SORT OF SPEAK, I WAITED FOR THE ROAD TO CLEAR AND I CHECKED IF I HAD REVERSE. I DID LUCKILY, AND I WAS ABLE TO BACK MY CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT A HALF A BLOCK BACK. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANY DRIVER. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GM FAN BUT THIS CAR IS CHANGING MY MIND. IT WOULD NOT BE SO BAD IF GM WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, AND FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 GRAND PRIX GXP WITH 118K MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEED REBUILDING THE DEALER SHIP TOLD ME TO MAKE A REPORT BECAUSE THIS IS A ONGOING DEFECT. *TR

WAS GOING HOME AFTER WORK ONE NIGHT AND HEADLIGHTS, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED OFF BY THEMSELVES. I COULD NOT TURN THEM BACK ON ( I WAS GOING 60 ON THE FREEWAY).I KEPT DRIVING AND THEY TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES AFTER ABOUT TWO OR THREE MINUTES. IT GOT WORSE AS TIME PASSED, AND NOW ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS WORK, THE LOW BEAMS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. LOW BEAM FUSES, AND LOW BEAM RELAY ARE ALL GOOD. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. ALSO SOMETIMES THERE IS A LOUD POP SOUND FROM THE SPEAKERS WHEN STARTING THE CAR UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT SEEMS THERE IS SOME TYPE OF POWER SURGE, AND THEN I HAVE TO KEEP ENTERING THE CORRECT TIME AND DATE BECAUSE IT ALWAYS GOES TO JAN. 1ST.. NEED ALL THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES FIXED, THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED HERE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS CONSTANTLY SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. IT IS STILL DOING THIS AFTER A 2ND TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE FIRST WAS DONE BEFORE 50K MILES. THEN SECOND WAS DONE RECENTLY. THIS IS STILL AN ISSUES. BOTH TIMES THERE WERE NO METAL SHAVINGS FOUND DURING THE CHANGE. *TR

2006 GRAND PRIX GXP TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OVER 70MPH. RPMS BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE SPORADICALLY. BASED ON OTHER POSTS LOOKS LIKE THE TRANNY IS GOING OUT. BOUGHT IT FROM [XXX] 2YRS AGO AND WAS TOLD TRANNY HAD BEEN REPLACED SO I FELT CONFIDENT BUYING THE CAR WITH 90K B/C PONTIACS HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN GREAT CARS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 65 MPG WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM REMAINED ON. PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. RESTARTED THE ENGINE, LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 15 MPH. HAD TO DRIVE IT VERY CAREFULLY ABOUT 10 MILES INTO THE NEXT TOWN. NO SHOPS WERE OPEN AT THAT TIME OF NIGHT. HAD TO STAY THE NIGHT AND TOOK IT INTO A SHOP THE NEXT MORNING. ERROR CODE SAID THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS BAD. REPLACED AND DROVE IT AROUND FOR ABOUT 5 MILES. SEEMED TO BE RUNNING OK. DROVE NOT EVEN 60 MILES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK IT INTO A SISTER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE OTHER PART OF THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION AND BACK WITH NO REAL ISSUES. HERE IT IS 7 MONTHS LATER AND DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN WHEN THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THIS TIME. I COULDN'T EVEN GET IT TO DRIVE 3 FEET. SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE FOR 2 HOURS AT NIGHT WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COME GET ME. GOT IT INTO A SHOP THE NEXT MORNING AND SAME ISSUES. NEEDED A NEW MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. REPLACE AND PICKED UP BUT THEN THE ENGINE STARTED GETTING REALLY HOT. WATCHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID GO FROM 108 TO 258 DEGREES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND WATCHED THE FLUID BUBBLE OUT OF THE OVERFLOW. GOT THE ENGINE TO COOL DOW

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. 3 YRS. AGO, 75 MPH ON FREEWAY AT NIGHT, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. BRIGHTS STILL WORK. AFTER THE CAR SAT OVERNIGHT, LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED OFF AND ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. DIAGNOSTICS COULD NOT DETECT PROBLEM. NEW STEERING COLUMN AND LIGHTSWITCH WAS INSTALLED. WORKED FOR A WHILE, THEN STARTED AGAIN. LAST NIGHT IT DID IT, SO I READ ONLINE TO REPLACE #35 RELAY IN FUSE BOX BECAUSE TONS OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. IT WORKS FOR TODAY. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEM WITH THIS ON THE 06 THRU 08 GRAND PRIX. ALSO REPORTS OF FUSE BOXES STARTING ON FIRE. MY CAR WAS EXTREMELY HOT LAST NIGHT AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR 2 HOURS. LOVE THIS CAR, EXCEPT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT HAVE LIGHTS IN NIGHTTIME DRIVING! *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND BANGS BAD AFTER DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH THEN SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING ON AN OFF RAMP TRANS FLUID TEMP IS ABOUT 195 DEGREES AT TIME OF INCIDENT. THIS SLIP HAPPENS IN LOW GEARS SOMETIMES AS WELL AFTER DRIVING AROUND ON SHORT TRIPS. ALSO, REPLACED GEAR SHIFT SPRAGUE LOCK SOMETHING TWO TIMES ALREADY. ALSO THE AC HEATER FAN MOTOR HAS BURNED OUT ,NOW NEW ONE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

I HAVE HAD 3 SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON: SERVICE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, SERVICE VARIABLE STEERING EFFORT, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE TRACTION SYSTEM COMPONENT BE REPLACED BY A DEALER AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING COMPONENT OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE EVER REGARDING THIS. NOW, I AM DEALING WITH REPAIRS. THE CAVEAT AND DANGER HERE IS THAT THE STEERING IS A VITAL COMPONENT TO DRIVING ABILITIES AND WITHOUT PROPER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL THERE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CONTACTED GM REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY STATE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A RECALL; THAT IS NOT WHAT MY MECHANIC HAS ADVISED ME. HE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2005-2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH FAILURE CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *TR

LOOKED AT TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO SEE THE TRANS TEMP WAS 208 DEGREES. THE CAR WAS RECALLED FOR A TRANS LINE REPLACEMENT WHICH WAS DONE. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW WHEN CAR IS COLD I FEEL SLIPPAGE WHEN GIVING THE CAR GAS GOING UP AN INCLINE. IF YOU GO TO EDMOUNDS.COM YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE TRANS LINE THAT WAS REPLACED HAS A FEW FINS BUILD INTO THE LINE. THIS DOES NOT HELP THE TRANSMISSION STAY ANY COOLER. 208 DEGREES IS WAY TO HOT FOR A TRANSMISSION TO BE RUN AND HOLD UP. IT BURNS UP THIS TORQUE CONVERTER UP THEN TAKES THE TRANSMISSION OUT. PLEASE HELP AS THIS IS COSTLY TO HAVE A TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I WAS TOLD A TRANS COOLER WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR