2006 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GRANDPRIX GXP THAT I PURCHASED NEW AND AS OF 5-28-13 I HAVE DRIVEN ONLY 54000 MILES WHEN ON 5-28-13 AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I TURNED RIGHT AND THE CAR ONLY BEGAN TO CRAWL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY I DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS THE LEFT LANE WAS OPEN TO SWERVE AROUND ME, BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CARS WHERE BEEPING AND SWERVING TO AVOID ME AS I COULD ONLY GO 5MPH. LATER THAT DAY I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY TO THE DEALERSHIP JUST FOR THEM TO TELL ME THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. I WOULD THINK IT SHOULD LAST ALOT IF NOT DOUBLE THE 54000 MILES I CURRENTLY HAVE ON THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD COST ME 3500 TO REPLACE!! AFTER BEING FRUSTRATED AND THINKING WHAT IF THE LEFT LANE WAS NOT OPEN, WHERE WOULD I BE THEN, DOING SOME RESEARCH THERE ARE TONS IF NOT ALL OF THE GXP VERSION OF THE PONTIAC GRANDPRIX WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE, HOW COME THERE'S NOT AN RECALL, THIS CAN DEFINITELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE WITH NO PRE WARNING SIGNS, AS I EXPERIENCED A NEAR MISS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I WAS OUT SHOPPING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON AT OUR FIRST STOP I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR SEAT TO UNBUCKLE MY DAUGHTER INFORMS ME THAT IT DOES THAT QUITE OFTEN SOME TIMES IT TAKES HER 5 MINUTES OR LONGER TO GET MY GRANDSON OUT. AFTER ALMOST 5 MINUTES OF FIGHTING WITH THE BUCKLE IT FINALLY RELEASED. AFTER RETURNING TO THE CAR I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE PUTTING MY GRANDSON BACK IN THE CAR SEAT BUT FIGURED WE WOULD GET HIM OUT. OUR NEXT STORE WE STOPPED AT PROVED US WRONG AFTER 15 MINUTES AND A VERY UPSET BOY I FINALLY HAD TO CUT HIM OUT OF THE STRAPS TO GET HIM OUT OF THE CAR SEAT. WE WENT INTO THE STORE WENT DIRECTLEY TO THE BABY DEPARTMENT AND PICKED UP A NEW CAR SEAT. IT SICKENS ME TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THERE HAD BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR A FIRE. I CONTACTED GRACO THE SAME DAY WE CAME HOME AS I DID NOT SEE THIS CARSEAT ON THE RECALL LIST TO MAKE THEM AWARE THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CAR SEAT AND 3 WEEKS LATER THEY WONT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE I EMAILED THEM WITH THE PROBLEM. *TR

AS I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I REACH A SPEED OF 70 MPH OR HIGHER, THE RPM'S START TO JUMP AROUND AND CAN FEEL THE CAR KICKING IN AND OUT OF OVER DRIVE. AT FIRST IT STARTED DOING IT GOING UP A HILL OR INCLINE ON THE HIGHWAY BUT AS TIME HAS GONE ON THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW DOES IT EVEN ON STRAIGHT, FLAT ROADS. I GOT ON EDMONDS WEBSITE AND POSTED THE PROBLEM ON THERE ASKING IF ANYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AND HOW TO FIX IT. I GOT PEOPLE REPLYING BACK TO ME SAYING THAT IT IS MY TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND GMC WILL NOT HELP THEM PAY FOR OR REPAIR IT. THERE ARE PROBABLY A 100 PEOPLE THAT I KNOW OF ALONE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO, IT COULD BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT ONLY THAT, GMC SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING AND SELLING DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO THE PUBLIC AND REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE,BUT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GMC VEHICLE!!!!! *TR

I BOUGHT THIS AUTOMOBILE BRAND NEW ($32,000) FROM HALEY PONTIAC IN JUNE OF 2006. WHILE DRIVING WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR ONLY HAS 86,859 MILE ON IT. I CONTACTED BOTH GM AND GMC AND THEY DENY ANY WRONG DOING OR EVEN PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND OVER 2000 PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME ISSUE. GMC KNEW WHEN THEY MADE THIS VEHICLE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE CARS V8 5.3 LITRE ENGINE BUT SOLD IT ANYWAY. ALSO SINCE THEY KNEW THE ISSUES THAT WOULD ARISE THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAME WITHOUT THE 100K POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (WHICH THEY HAD BEFORE AND RESUMED IN 2007). I'M REALLY CURIOUS WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS WHY HASN'T THIS CAR BEEN RECALLED AND REPAIRED PRIOR TO CONSUMERS HAVING TO PAY OVER $3000 FOR NEW TRANSMISSIONS (TO GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENTS). WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND TREAT CONSUMERS FAIRLY? DOES IT ACTUALLY TAKE A DEATH FROM THE FAULTY MECHANICAL ISSUE? OR PERHAPS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT? I'M NOT CERTAIN BUT I TRULY BELIEVE THAT MY COMPLAINT AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHERS OUT THERE (I'M CERTAIN SOME HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT TO YOU) SHOULD BE GROUNDS ENOUGH FOR AN INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS A RECALL. I PLAN ON PURSING THIS MATTER BY WRITING TO BOTH THE STATE ATTORNEY OFFICES AS WELL AS THE PRESIDENT OF GM. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAINT. *TR

4T65E-HD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR TO INCLUDE REVERSE. ACCORDING TO GENERAL MOTORS, THIS TRANSMISSION IS RATED TO HANDLE 280 POUND FEET OF TORQUE. HOWEVER, IT WAS MOUNTED IN A VEHICLE (2006 GRAND PRIX GXP) WHICH BY GENERAL MOTORS' OWN ADMISSION MAKES 323 POUND FEET OF TORQUE. THEREFORE, BY GENERAL MOTORS' OWN ADMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION THEY SELECTED FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER DESIGNED TO HANDLE THE MOTOR TO WHICH OF WAS MATED. MAX TORQUE FOR THIS VEHICLE OCCURS AT JUST 3800 RPM. IT WOULD SEEM THEN THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WOULD NOT NEED TO BE ENGAGING IN HARD OR ABUSIVE DRIVING TO EXCEED THE DESIGN SPECIFICATION OF THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO STALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

WE HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND SHUDDERING. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO A SHOP AND IT JUST QUIT AND WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. $3,000 GONE. I CONTACTED PONTIAC CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY DID NOT HELP US IN ANY WAY. I HAVE READ STORY UPON STORY ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED AND WITHOUT A VEHICLE WHILE REPAIRS WERE DONE TO CORRECT GM'S PROBLEM THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX! IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE CAN DO TO AT LEAST HELP REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN BURNT BY GM'S LEMONS? ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

GOT MY GXP IN 2-12-10 WITH 41000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN 56000 MILES. COST 2500 TO FIX NOW WITH 89000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN. I LOVED GM CARS AND IF THEY DON'T RECALL THIS SOON. I WILL BE GOING TO DODGE HEMI POWER. *TR

CURRENTLY ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION. SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, THEN REPLACED. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 91K ON IT. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MARCH OF 2012 BAD TORQUE CONVERTER THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AND JUST FAILED AGAIN ON SEPT 22/2012 LAST REPAIR IN MARCH COST WAS $2800 THIS TRANSMISSION HAS LESS THEN 6000 MILES SINCE BEING REBUILT AND FAILED AGAIN PONTIAC 2006 GRAND PRIX GXP 5.3 ENGINE. *TR

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP. TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 110K. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW. ALL SERVICE MAINTAINED, NEVER EVEN CLOSE TO BEING ABUSED AND THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE WELL WITHIN ITS LIFE. AS I HAVE READ, THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BASICALLY(SUPPOSEDLY) A BEEFED UP VERSION OF THE TRANSMISSION USED IN THE 3.8L MODELS. IT IS SAME AS USED IN THE IMPALA SS, WHERE MANY MANY FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. COMPLETELY FAILED AT 110K. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP ON A MONDAY, THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS, TEST DRIVE IT TWICE COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUE. VEHICLE TOWED IN 24 HOURS LATER, WITH A COMPLETE TRANS. FAILURE. IT STARTED ALL OF A SUDDEN, WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, HARD SHIFTS, THEN WOULD SKIP GEARS, THEN WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, THEN WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT DESERVES A RECALL. ONLY REAL OPTION IS TO REPLACE WITH A FACTORY REBUILT TRANSMISSION. OBVIOUSLY GM WILL NOT DO A VOLUNTARY RECALL, THEY ARE MAKING TOO MUCH ON THE SALE OF REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS WITHOUT REALLY ANY PROBLEMS. I GET OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND FLUIDS CHECKED AT SAME TIME. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY CAR SEEMED TO GET HOT AND THE TEMP GAUGE WAS ABOUT 3/4 WAY TO HOT. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 16 MILES AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. I WAS COMING BACK FROM MY LUNCH BREAK AND MY CAR ALL OF SUDDEN HAD BELLS GOING OFF AND SAID MY A/C SHUT OFF FOR ENGINE PROTECTION AND MY TEMP GAUGE WAS HALF IN THE RED. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE MECHANIC. HE LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND FEW OTHER GASKETS WENT BAD AND HAD WATER COMING OUT EVERYWHERE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS OF THIS SORT IN ANY OF THE OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED AND HAVE DRIVEN THEM TO 170000 MILES PLUS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE BOUGHT ANY OTHER VEHICLE BESIDES A FORD TAURUS. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND GM WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS JUST MAKES ME THINK THAT I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN BECAUSE OF POOR QUALITY AND NOT CARING ABOUT CUSTOMERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECREASED SPEED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE ENGINE SIZE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE A TEST ON THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A CASE ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF (CASE NUMBER: 71-1090706145). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

WHILE DRIVE AT NIGHT THE LOW-BEANS JUST STOP WORKING. FOG & HI-BEAN STILL WORK. WAS NOT ABLE TO GET LOW-BEANS TO WORK. THE NEXT DAY, THE LOW-BEASN WOULD COME ON & OFF RANDONLY. WAS NOAQT ABLE TO LIGHTS TO WORK MANUALLY. *TT

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS IN GM CARS. SHOULD BE RECALL ON CARS IN TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED. COST $1200 TO REPAIR. *TR

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION HARSHLY JERKS INTO FIRST GEAR. SOMETIMES WHEN COMING FROM A STOP, IT FEELS THE SAME AS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION - HOLDING THE CLUTCH DOWN. I HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS AS THE CAR SOMETIMES FAILS TO GIVE OUT FULL POWER FROM A STOP. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. GM CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JS

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP, I HAVE HAD ALL THE MAINTENANCE DONE ON THIS CAR SINCE I OWNED IT. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THIS CAR AT 80,000 MILES AND FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE GXP'S THAT HAVE COMEOUT AND GM IS NOT WILLING TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM OR EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT. GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS FOR EACH CUSTOMER. I HAVE SEEN WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR AND AT 39000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THIS IS VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE BY GM AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE GXP MODELS RECALLED AND THE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED. THANK YOU *TR

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP. 104K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AGAIN. SLIPPAGE IN REVERSE AND DRIVE. THIS IS THE 3RD GM/SERTA TRANSMISSION. THE ORIGINAL STOCK TRANSMISSION FAILED AND 39K MILES. 2ND AT 71K, 3RD AT 88K. CAR IS NOT DRIVEN HARD AND HAS NEVER SEEN THE RACE TRACK. TRANS FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED EVERY 10K MILES. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES APPROX. 500 FT. BEFORE THE INTERSECTION, AFTER SLOWING (BY COASTING) TO 15 MPH, NO STOPPING OCCURRED AND SLID THROUGH INTERSECTION OF BUSY CROSSROAD. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THE TIME OR WE WOULD HAVE BEEN BROADSIDED. THE ROADS ARE GRAVEL AND HAD A SLIGHT COVERING OF SNOW( LESS THAN 1/2"). SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IN PLENTY OF TIME, PUMPING THE BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT, HOLDING BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. THIS HAS OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. ON 1/19/12 MY WIFE TRIED TO STOP AT A T- INTERSECTION AT LOW SPEED WITH NO BRAKE RESPONSE ON SLIPPERY, SNOW COVERED PAVED ROAD AND SLID THROUGH INTERSECTION INTO OPPOSITE DITCH DAMAGING THE FRONT FASCIA OF THE VEHICLE. RELIABILITY OF THE SAFETY OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS IN DOUBT. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR DTC WHEN THIS OCCURS. MAY HAPPEN AT ANY TIME ON SLICK OR WET ROADS. WILL HAVE TO HAVE DEALER DIAGNOSE BUT THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER INCIDENT BUT THIS MAY LEAD TO ACCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN JULY 2006. IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED.THERE IS NO APPARENT CAUSE OR WARNING FOR THIS FAILURE. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AT THE FIRST STOP AFTER SPEED HAS EXCEEDED 25MPH. *TT

AUTO TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND SLIPPING. SHIFTS HARD FROM 3 TO 4 AND WILL SLIP JUST DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT ROAD SPEED. GETTING WORSE DAY BY DAY, AND MUCH WORSE WHEN COLD. STARTED AS A WHINNING NOISE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GM DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION WILL PROBABLY NEED REBUILT. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER, CAR HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN HARD. *TR

BOUGHT A "NICE" USED PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP IN 2008 (AN 06 MODEL). THE CAR ONLY HAD AROUND 17,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST MONEY PIT EVER. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE PRIDED MYSELF IN BUYING AMERICAN MADE VEHICLES, BUT NOT ANYMORE! FIRST OF ALL, THE TIRE SIZING AND THE PRICE OF THE TIRES,RIDICULOUS! THE POWER STEERING LINE BROKE, AND OF COURSE IT WASN'T THE LINE THAT WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL, THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A NOISE IN THE FRONT END, ESPECIALLY GOING AT A SLOWER SPEED AND OVER BUMPS, KIND OF POPPING, I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE FRONT END. IN OCT. 2010, THE HUBS AND BEARINGS WERE REPLACED, THEY WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WE HAD TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE, WHICH WAS QUITE A BIT, THEN IN JULY 2011, WITH 60,000 SOME ODD MILES ON IT, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY IT'S A SENSOR, IN THE LEFT HUB (THAT WE JUST HAD CHANGED, LESS THAN A YEAR AGO), THE WARRANT HAD RAN OUT ON IT, SO WE PAID ALMOST 500 TO REPLACE THAT, THEN SURPRISE, SURPRISE, IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON! ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I ACCELERATE AT SAY A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, THERE'S SORT OF A "GRABBING" AND THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO GO, LIKE IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THESE ARE ACTUALLY JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE HAD GO WRONG,THERE'S BEEN ODDS AND ENDS THINGS THAT OF COURSE HAVE COST A FORTUNE TO FIX, EVERYTHING ON THIS CAR IS...OH, THE TIE ROD END, THAT WAS SOMETHING

WHEN I'M DRIVING THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF SOMETIMES THEY'LL COME BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THEY STAY OFF!THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON...I CHANGED THE DIMMER SWITCH TWICE AND THE LIGHTS STILL DO NOT WORK EVEN IF I TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. *TR

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX - DEFECTIVE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. I HAD MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED TWO YEARS IN A ROW. JAN, 2009 AND JAN 2010. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE SYSTEM WARRANTY. IN ORDER TO GET THIS RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL SHOP SINCE THE DAVIS PONTIAC WENT OUT OF BUSINESS 1 WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE WORK WAS DONE AND I MAINTAINED THE ORIGINAL INVOICE AND MY PROOF OF PAYMENT. HOWEVER, I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE $500 I SPENT ON THE LABOR AND PARTS AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS AN ISSUE IF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WENT TWO YEARS IN A ROW. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM AND DON'T PLAN TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THEM SINCE THEY CLEARLY DON'T VALUE THEIR CUSTOMERS NOR POLICIES AND DON'T WANT TO WORK TO RESOLVE THE DILEMMA. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP. I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LAST DECEMBER. THE CAR SHUDDERS HORRIBLY AROUND 50 MPH. HAD THE CAR TO A FEW DIFFERENT GM DEALERSHIPS. ONE CLAIMS THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE OTHER ONE FELT THE PROBLEM, REPLACED A SOLENOID AND CAR CONTINUED TO DO IT. AT THIS POINT THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG EVEN THOUGH THE SHUDDER IS STILL THERE. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY TIL MARCH. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IS GETTING WORSE. I KNOW OF OVER 150 PEOPLE WITH W-BODY V8 GM CARS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANS. PROBLEMS. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION???? I GUESS IT MAY BE BECAUSE OF THE GM BAILOUT? NHTSA, PLEASE LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION AND A RECALL!!!!! I GUESS YOU'LL JUST WAIT UNTIL IT CAUSES MORE ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS! GOOD JOB MORONS!! THANKS FOR LOOKING OUT FOR THE PEOPLE! *TT

WE HAVE A 2006 GRAND PRIX GXP. THE SIGHT AND SOUND OF THIS MACHINE IS WONDERFUL. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES MAKE ME WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR UP GM'S, WELL U GET THE PICTURE. IT SLAMS INTO FIRST FROM A STOP, SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING, AND IT HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR INTO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. ONE "OVERHAUL" AND TWO DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS LATER THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THE FLUID WAS CHANGED AT 47,000 MILES. I HAVE HEARD IT IS A PRESSURE VALVE PROBLEM BUT THIS FIX WILL BE ON MY DIME, AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW. WAY TO GO GM, ANOTHER VICTIM HERE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP WITH THE 5.3L V8 ENGINE. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 104,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE FIRST GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. WHEN FIRST GEAR FINALLY ENGAGES IT DOES SO WITH A VERY PHYSICAL BANGING FEELING. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS EXTREMELY SLOWING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AT TIMES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC, IF YOU ARE GIVING YOURSELF ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE A TURN, AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE, AND THEN FORCEFULLY DOES SO, IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT RESULTS IN INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. I KNOW THAT MY CAR IS ONLY ONE OF VERY MANY W-BODY V8'S THAT HAVE/ARE EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE ARE FORCED TO SPEND OUR MONEY AND HURT OUR CREDIT TO FIX A TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PUT IN THE CAR TO BEGIN WITH. AMERICAN CARS SHOULD BE BUILT BETTER THAN THIS! IF THE GOVERNMENT WON'T HOLD GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS MESS, MORE CONSUMERS WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AND MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR

THERE WAS OIL IN MY INTAKE MANIFOLD WHEN MY ENGINE BLEW I WAS UNABLE TO START MY 2006 PONTIAC UNTIL THEN I ALSO MY AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT BECAUSE A LINE A LINE WAS CROSSING THE AIR CONDITIONER LINE. *TR

MY CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR FROM A DEAD-STOP. IT GRINDS VERY LOUDLY WHEN THEN TCC IS APPLIED. SHIFTS HARD AND SHAKES VERY VIOLENTLY, SOMETIMES TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS ALMOST UNDRIVABLE. GM DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX IT. THEY CLAIMED THE GRINDING NOISE IS A TICK OR RATTLE CAUSED BY TIMING CHAIN FOR THE DISPLACEMENT ON DEMAND WHEN THE ENGINE GOES FROM 8 TO 4 CYLINDERS. THE TSB ONLY STATES IT WOULD MAKE THE NOISE WHEN GOING FROM 8 TO 4, NOT 4 TO 8. MY CAR ONLY MAKES THE NOISE WHEN I'M ON THE THROTTLE, SO IT WOULD NOT BE GOING INTO 4 CYLINDER MODE. GM ARE A BUNCH OF LYING DIRTBAGS WHO DON'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY CAUSE. THEY COMPROMISED THE RELIABILITY OF THIS TRANSMISSION TO MAKE IT SHIFT SMOOTHER. I'M A MEMBER OF AN ONLINE FORUM OF JUST THE LS4/4T65E-HD FWD CARS AND THERE ARE OVER 138 PEOPLE WITH THESE CARS WHO HAD OR ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS/FAILURES. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN SOME KIND OF RECALL YET? THIS IS CERTAINLY A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM TO WARRANT A RECALL! *TR

WHILE PARKING THE CAR AND MOVING IT IN MY BUILDING PARKING LOT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY SO FAST AND HARD THAT BROKE THE WINDSHIELD BOTH AIR BAGS CAME ON, I CALLED MY INSURANCE THEY HAVENT DONE NOTHING I FILE A CLAIM AND I HAVE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THEY DONT WANT TO COVERED IT AND I CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID FOR ME TO CALL GM CORPORATED. NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING MY SON HURT HIS HAND AND DRIVER GOT HIT ON HIS SHOULDER THE CARS IS STILL AT THE PARKING LOT WHERE I LIVE AT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY FOR NO CAUSE NO ACCIDENT. *TR

2006 GM GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN A RURAL AREA. THE CONSUMER EXITED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER 10 MINUTES, SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND ONLY THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER CALLED AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING A RELAY PART. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ON A BUSY ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS SIMPLY WENT OFF. AFTER TRYING TO TURN THEM BACK ON WITHOUT SUCCESS, WE HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON TO GET HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN PERIODICALLY. SOMETIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON FROM A COLD START. OTHER TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE.

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 60,000 AND 100,000 MILES. *TR

1006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX- BAD WHEEL BEARINGS AND STEERING SHAFT. *TR

HAVING SAME ISSUE AS OTHERS ON THIS WEBSITE IN REGARDS TO 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF. CAN BE OFF FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES THEN KICK ON AGAIN, OR HERE RECENTLY DOESN'T COME BACK ON AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUSES, HEADLIGHTS AND SWITCHES. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT CRUISING SPEEDS. DELAY WHEN LEAVING FROM DEAD STOP. CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR HARD. GRINDING/CRUSHING SOUND. *LN

MY TRANSMISSION HAS NOT FAILED COMPLETELY AS OF YET, BUT I AM EXPERIENCING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH IT.THE CAR SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY DURING ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES MORE SEVERE THAN OTHERS. VERY NOTICEABLE LOSS OF POWER. HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND THE FLUID WAS ALMOST BLACK AND THERE WAS A EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF METAL OR TCC MATERIAL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN. CAR JUST REACHED 65,000 MILES. *TR

NO MAJOR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, JUST AVERAGE CITY/HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH LITTLE TO NO AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION. REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF. THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2006 GRAND PRIX GXP, WITH 88,000KM, LIKES TO SLIP EVERY NOW AND THEN AND SOMETIMES FAILS TO ACCELERATE UNTIL IT THE RPMS REACH ABOUT 1800, THEN IT FINALLY CATCHES AND PULLS HARD. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT I'M WORRIED THE TRANSMISSION IS TAKING DAMAGE EVERYTIME IT DOES OCCUR, AND MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A FAILURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AS IT ONLY HAPPENS A FEW TIMES WEEK, AND MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AND JUDGING BY MY SOURCES, THE TRANSMISSION MATED TO THE 5.3L LS4 VA FRONT DRIVE GM VEHICLES IS RATED AT 280LB-FT OF TORQUE, WHILE THE MOTOR IS CLEARLY ADVERTISED AT 323LB-FT OF TORQUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO FULLY ENGAGE IN TO ANY GEAR WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO, IT WILL SLIP AND CATCH FROM A STOP, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS TO LOCK UP AND ALL GEARS SLIP UNDER MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCELERATION. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND THE HEADLAMPS SUGGESTED INDICATOR GOES ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE THE LIGHTS ON AUTO OR MANUAL. THE LIGHTS DON'T COME BACK ON EVEN WHEN I TRY TO TURN THEM ON USING THE LIGHT CONTROLS ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE LIGHTS WILL STAY OFF FOR 15-30 SECONDS THEN COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS ON DARK ROADS, IN TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. NOW WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER. NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT I AM NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW AND THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN I40 TO LITTLE ROCK AND THE TREAD ON THE TIRES SEPARATED AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO OUR VEHICLE. THE TIRES FIRST STARTED MAKING A CLICKING SOUND AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TREAD CAME LOOSE AND CAUSE WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. THE GROUND EFFECTS, BUMPER , GAS COVER AND GAS CAP WERE BLOWN OFF. ANY OTHER DAMAGE IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME DUE TO IT NOT BEING LOOKED AT BY A SHOP YET. *TR

ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

I WAS JUST INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 3 2010 THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN MY 2006 GRAND PRIX, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THIS IS A VERY DISTURBING DISCOVERY BEING THAT MY CAR WAS BRAND NEW AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND NOW NEEDS AN ENTIRELY NEW TRANSMISSION. THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WHICH PROMPTED ME TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP HAPPENED APPX 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. LUCKILY, I WAS ON A SIDE STREET AND NOT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INCIDENTS. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATIONS THROUGH ONSTAR THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION. SO, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WONDERED WHERE I CAN SEEK ASSISTANCE. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY DOUGLAS TIRES SIZE 225/60/16 INCH, THE TIRES ARE DEVELOPING LEAKS AT THE POINT WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. IT HAS NOT CAUSED A ACCIDENT BUT THE TIRES ARE FAIRLY NEW WITH ABOUT 8/32 TREAD LEFT ON THEM, BUT ARE UNSAFE TO USE AND ARE NOT REPAIRABLE. ANY HELP WITH INFORMATION ON COMPANY RECALLS WOULD BE HELPFUL. [XXX] *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; PROCEEDING TO MAKE A TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD WHINING NOISE WITH A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE SPEED RATE WAS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THERE WAS ALSO A REDUCTION IN THE WHINING NOISE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHENEVER TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DISPENSED AN UNKNOWN SOLUTION IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES CONTINUED WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, I HAVE BEEN READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ABOUT AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN SEVERE ACCIDENTS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 BUICK LACROSSE WHICH IS MECHANICALLY IDENTICAL TO THE GRAND PRIX. IN THEORY BECAUSE THE TWO CARS ARE BASICALLY THE SAME BUT HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES AND DIFFERENT SHEET METAL IT IS QUITE LIKELY THAT THEY SUFFER FORM THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE GRAND PRIX HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. HE HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED COMPONENTS IN THE STEERING SHAFT, UNKNOWN TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HEAR THE RATTLING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RELEASED TO THE CONTACT WITH THE SAME RATTLING NOISE. THE CONTACT INVESTIGATED THE VEHICLE FURTHER AND FOUND THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE FAILING. THE DEALER VERIFIED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT AND THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 33,000 MILES. WITHIN 12,00 MILES, THE RATTLING NOISE WAS BACK BUT WOULD ONLY OCCUR WHILE TRAVELING OVER ANY UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 46,000.

MY 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR SYSTEM CHARGING FAILURE, THE CAR LOOSES POWER, THE LIGHT FLASHINGS, LOOSES, POWER, LOOSES RADIO, LOOSES BLOWER MOTOR FOR HEATER. I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR 3 DAY'S SO FAR THIS WEEK AND CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN'T GET THE PROBLEM SOLVED. *TR

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 34,200 MILES ON IT. BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT ON, ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT ON. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON, SERVICE BRAKE/ABS/TRACTION/STABILITY MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THIS HAPPENED ALL AT ONCE THIS MORNING, CAR FELT LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO STOP. NO WARNING! I ONLY COMMUTE 10 MILES TO WORK EACH DAY WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING WITH A FAIRLY NEW CAR RIGHT? TRADED MY CAMRY FOR THIS CAR. TRIED TO STAY AMERICAN!!! I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO STATE THAT I HAD TROUBLE STOPPING, WHEN TRYING TO TURN A CORNER AND APPLY BRAKE. (JUST TWO DAYS AGO) FELT LIKE A KNOCKING UNDER BRAKE PEDAL. LOOKING BACK I WONDER IF THIS COULD BE RELATED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, FROM IN YORK, PA. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR, AND I DON'T SEE HOW THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO EVERYDAY USE. I FEEL CHEATED AND UNSAFE. *TR