2008 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

EVAL HOSE CAUSED MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. GOT IT FIXED AND TESTED AND SAME DIAGNOSE WAS POPPING UP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. *TR

WHEN I FILL MY CAR UP TO FULL TANK MY CAR DOESN'T START. THE IGNITION SWITCH TAKES TWO TRIES. *TR

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT GOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I HIT A BRONCO I KNOCKED HIS TIRES OFF COMPLETE TOTAL OF MY VEHICLE THE HOOD WAS DESTROYED I HAVE PICTURES OF MY CAR THE AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF AND I HIT MY HEAD PRETTY HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL I'M GLAD IT WAS JUST ME AS MY KIDS WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED BUT MY CONCERN IS WITH THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING EVEN THE COP ON SCENE SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

A VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING A SUBSEQUENT CRASH RESULTING IN FRONT DAMAGE TO MY CAR. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH BUMPER WAS TORN OFF AND HOOD BENT. ADDITIONALLY ASIDE FROM THE CRASH, MY CAR HAS STARTED LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER AND GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT FINALLY RESTARTED. IT WILL NOT START SOMETIMES. HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT CHECKED AND IT SHOWS THERE IS A SENSOR PROBLEM. WILL NOT IDENTIFY WHICH PEDAL SENSOR. FRUSTRATED AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ENGINE WILL AUTOMATICALLY STOP RUNNING WHEN DRIVING. THIS SHUTS DOWN THE POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR. ALL BUT TWO TIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENED, WE WERE ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE CAR. TWO OF THE TIMES, THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO START - CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. EVENTUALLY WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR STATED. OVER THE PAST YEAR THIS HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING IN A CITY AT APPROXIMATE 30 MPH, COASTING DOWN A HILL, OR STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. HOWEVER, WE DID NOT TAKE THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY VERY OFTEN SO WE HAVE NOT HAD THIS ISSUE HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY. SO FAR, WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY AND HAD NO ACCIDENTS WITH THE CAR. SYMPTOM'S ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. WE TOOK THE CAR TO TWO REPAIR PLACES AND THE DIAGNOSTICS WOULD NOT SHOW ANYTHING. WE RECENTLY TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTICS AND THEY DETERMINED CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CODE P0335. THEY REPLACED 10456161 SENSOR AND EMISSIONS SYSTEM REPAIR. THEY ARE NOT 100% SURE THAT THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND WE DO NOT ALLOW OUR KIDS TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR OF THEM BEING KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM CLOGGED UP MY THERMOSTAT AND COOLANT TURNED TO A BROWN CONSISTENCY AND THICKENED LIKE MUD. MECHANIC STATED THAT THE COOLANT, DREX, CAN HAVE NO FLUIDS ADDED, AND NO WATER UNLESS IT IS DISTILLED. I DID NOT ADD ANY COOLANT OR WATER AND RECEIVED NO COOLANT LOW WARNING. I PREVIOUSLY HAD CAR WORKED ON ONE YEAR AGO FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WANT ALL VEHICLES EVERYWHERE WITH DREX FOR COOLANT RECALLED AND REPAIRED. DREX IN THE COOLING SYSTEM IS A DESIGN FLAW. I THINK EVENTUALLY IN A COOLANT SYSTEM SOME MOISTURE FORMS FROM THE HEATING UP AND COOLING DOWN PROCESS OF A RADIATOR AND CONDENSATION FORMS. THIS WOULD THEN GUM UP AND RUIN A CARS COOLING SYSTEM AND COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND POSSIBLE THE ENGINE TO BE RUINED. THIS IS THE SECOND CAR WHERE I HAD TO DO REPAIRS BECAUSE THE DREX CLOGGED UP THE RADIATOR AND MADE MY ENGINE OVERHEAT. *TR

MY FATHER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING MY GRAND PRIX AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY FATHER-IN-LAW LOST CONSCIOUSNESS AT THE WHEEL AND THEY WENT LEFT OF CENTER AND RAN ANOTHER VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. MY MOTHER-IN-LAW GRABBED THE WHEEL TO AVOID A COLLISION AND THEY WENT OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT AND WENT AIRBORNE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. MY FATHER-IN-LAW DIED IN THE CRASH AND MY MOTHER-IN-LAW WAS LIFE-FLIGHTED. THE CAR HAD EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

BACK IN THE SUMMER THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK ON DIM AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE HDM MODULE UNDER THE HOOD. ON DECEMBER 23, 2013 THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK ON DIM AGAIN. HAD TO REPLACE THE HDM MODULE AGAIN. IT APPEARS LOOKING ON LINE THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY MY PROBLEM BUT OTHERS AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE 2008 GRAND PRIX GXP (5.3 WITH A 4SP AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE) AT LOW SPEED THE CAR STARTED SHUTTERING AND SLIPPING IN GEAR. MADE IT HOME SLOWLY AND PULLED OVER AND CHECKED TO ENSURE TRANSMISSION FLUID FULL. CALL DEALER TO FILE WARRANTY CLAIM AND TRIED TO DRIVE TO DEALER AND CAR WENT 1/4 MILE AT 10-15 MPH AND CAR TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT. NO GEARS IN REVERSE, DRIVE OR MANUAL MODE. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. THIS IS A DAILY COMMUTER CAR TO WORK AND HOME AND I AM WORKING THIS WEEK AND HAS LEFT ME STRANDED DURING THE HOLIDAYS. NO RENTALS AVAILABLE DUE TO HOLIDAYS. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE FROM A 2008 MODEL WITH LESS THAN 100,000 AND I PUT 12,000 ON IT SINCE APRIL WHEN I BOUGHT IT WITH 82,XXX. *TR

LOW BEAMS ON MY CAR COME ON AND OFF AT THE CAR'S PLEASURE. HIGH BEAMS WORK FINE BUT LOW BEAMS WILL WORK THEN GO OFF RANDOMLY. FOG LIGHTS WORK CORRECTLY AS WELL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM CONTROL MODULE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE SEAT WAS NOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

BACK IN DECEMBER 2012 MY CAR HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING CORRECTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE BEHLMANN GMC DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED EVERYTHING WAS FINE. IN JAN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND INFORMED THEM THAT MY CAR HAD STILL NOT BEEN DRIVING CORRECTLY ON THAT SAME VISIT I HAD THEM DO A DIAGNOSTIC AND BEHLMANN STATED THAT THE MACHINE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING TRANSMISSION WISE THAT WAS WRONG. NOW THAT IT IS APRIL MY CAR IS FEELING LIKE ITS GETTING WORSIER AND WORSIER AND I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE AND ALSO ANOTHER CAR SHOP AND HAD THEM PUT THE CAR ON THE MACHINE. BOTH PLACES ARE SAYING THE ERROR IS SAYING MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND MY TRANSMISSION FLUID IS BURNING. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE WHILE MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED NOT TO LONG AGO I WAS GETTING THE RUN AROUND SAYING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE WHEN ALL ALONG IT WAS INDEED DAMAGING. *TR

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE PRE CERTIFIED WITH WARRANTY WITH 22000 MILES. WITHIN 4 MONTHS THE POWER STEERING LINE BREAKS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. BRAKE SENSOR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FRONT LEFT TIE ROD REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THESE ARE PROBLEMS THAT OCCURRED WITHIN A 9 MONTH TIMESPAN. DURING THIS TIME YOU COULD PRESS ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE/STALL/SHAKE AND TIMES LUNGE FORWARD AS YOU TRY TO EASE FORWARD. THIS OCCURRED THE ENTIRE TIME I HAD THE VEHICLE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY. DRIVING HOME THE STABILITY/TRACTION CONTROL SENSOR LIGHTS CAME ON,THEM REDUCED ENGINE POWER CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE OVER 15 MILES. NOW AT 34000 MILES AND A INDICATOR LIGHT SHOWING THEY FIGURED IT WAS THE SENSOR ON THE GAS PEDAL ($360). OH FORGOT TO MENTION DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED DURING THAT WARRANTY TIMEFRAME UNLESS SOMETHING BREAKS OR A INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. AFTER THAT THEY FOUND I ALSO NEED A FRONT RIGHT OUTER TIE ROD ($285). CONTACTED GM BECAUSE I THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THE GAS PEDAL. TO MAKE A LONG SHORT SHORT IT'S BEING EVALUATED AND SINCE I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE MY CAR THERE ANOTHER NIGHT OR PERHAPS OVER THE WEEKEND UNTIL THEY CONFIRMED WITH THE SALES MANAGER REIMBURSEMENT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

EXCESSIVE LOSS OF OIL (NONE LEAKING), BLUE SMOKE FROM EXHAUST. *TR

WHILE LEAVING MY PARKING SPACE, TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKE PEDAL SEEMED TO RESIST BEING APPLIED. WHILE STILL IN THE PARKING LOT, TRYING TO STOP, NOTICED THE BRAKES PULSATING AS IF THE ABS SYSTEM WAS TRYING TO KICK ON. WITH SIMILAR RESISTANCE AS BEFORE AS PULSATING CEASED. HAPPENS DAILY NOW. TODAY 9/4/12 THE ABS & TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS BOTH CAME ON SHOWING BOTH NEED SERVICED. EACH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED, THE PAVEMENT HAS BEEN DRY WITHOUT ANY APPARENT GRAVEL AT THE LOCATIONS. *TR

TPMS VALVE STEM ON LF WHEEL CORRODED AND BEGAN TO LEAK. THE LEAK APPEARED FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE THREADS BETWEEN THE VALVE STEM CAP AND RETAINER NUT. NO NOTICEABLE SIGNS OF CORROSION ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE THREADED PORTION OF THE STEM. THE WHEEL WAS NOT IMPACTED IN ANY WAY, THE TIRE SIMPLY STARTED LOSING 4-6PSI PER DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE AIR INJECTION PUMP. THE AIR VALVE FAILED DUE TO WATER DAMAGE. THE AIR INJECTION PUMP AND AIR VALVE WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT GOING TO PERMANENTLY CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,550 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,650.

I DRIVE A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION.WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL STRUGGLE TRYING TO GO.THEN WE WILL GET A BIG JOLT AS THE CAR SLIPS INTO GEAR.WE HAVE ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT FROM THIS AS WE WERE TURNING INTO A STORE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL NOT GO.AS ON COMING TRAFFIC IS COMING WE PURSUE TO TRY TO PUSH A LITTLE HARDER ON THE GAS PEDAL BEFORE FINALLY GETTING A BIG JOLT AND THE CAR GETS INTO GEAR. WE HAVE TOOK THE CAR OVER 9 TO 10 TIMES TO DEALERSHIP AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM.THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THEY ARE HAVING ISSUES DUPLICATING THE ISSUE.I DON'T KNOW HOW WHEN IT HAPPENS MORE THAN OFTEN. ITS GETTING PRETTY BAD AND SOON I HAVE A FEELING IT IS GOING TO GO OUT. WE WERE ABLE TO GET ARE WARRANTY ON THE CAR EXTENDED SINCE WE HAVE BEEN TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE SINCE AROUND 60 K MILES. WE ARE GOING BACK THIS WEEK TO DROP IT OFF AGAIN.FEELS LIKE A TORQUE CONVERTER AND THEY WILL NOT CHECK ANY OF THE TRANSMISSION PARTS. WE HAVE EVEN REQUESTED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION AND TAKE IT APART TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND ISSUES.THEY HAVE DECLINED IT AS IF THEY DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS WHAT THEY CLAIM THE ISSUE IS "CONVERTER RELIEF VALVE IS THE MAIN CULPRIT IN THE 4T65-HD (AS USED IN THE LS4 APPLICATION) TCC FAILURES.THIS VALVE BLEEDS OFF AT TOO HIGH A PRESSURE,WHICH DAMAGES THE TCC OVER TIME"

BRAKELINE CONNECTION UNDER VEHICLE (IN FRONT OF WHERE DRIVER SITS) COULD BECOME CRACKED OR BROKEN IF KNOCKED BY ROAD DEBRIS, OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD. I NOTICED THIS ON MY 2008 GRAND PRIX GXP, SO NOT SURE IF THIS MODEL SITS LOWER TO THE GROUND THAN OTHER GRAND PRIX MODELS. WATCHING RESERVOIR FLUID LEVEL TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH IS LOST OVER A MONTH. I DISCOVERED AFTER NOTICING A BURNT FLUID SMELL IN THE CABIN AFTER 16 MAR 2012. PARTICULARLY STRONG AFTER HARD BRAKE SITUATION I WAS TOLD BY LOCAL DEALER THAT THERE WAS NO WARRENTY ON THIS VEHICLE, AND THAT THE PARTS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE ANYMORE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT NOTICE. DOES NOT MOVE WHEN IN DRIVE, 1ST, 2ND, OR 3RD. HOWEVER REVERSE WORKS FINE. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP IN 2010, AND NOW IN 2012 REPLACED AGAIN. *TR

DELAYED ENGAGEMENT FROM A DEAD STOP, ENGINE REVVED, CAR DIDN'T MOVE AND THEN SLAMMED INTO FIRST GEAR. SINCE ORIGINAL DATE, IT DOES IT SPORADICALLY AS WELL AS SLIPS IN OTHER GEARS. PREPARING TO TAKE TO DEALER BUT FROM READING ONLINE, IT'S OBVIOUS THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WEIGHT SENSOR CYCLES ON AND OFF WHEN PASSENGER OF APPROX 150 LBS. IS IN SEAT. HAD DEALER CHECK, SAID WOULD COST APPROX $900 TO REPAIR.AS CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (4YR). THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ON A VITAL SAFETY DEVICE THAT SHOULD RELIABLE WELL BEYOND A 3 OR 4 YR PERIOD. *TR

I HAVE TWO ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES. REV-AND-CLUNK STARTS AND NOT STARTING OFF FROM A STOP. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AS THE MILES RACK UP. I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH LOW MILEAGE, AROUND 30,000 MILES IN NOVEMBER 2008. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING ON DIM. THEY WORK FINE ON BRIGHT. SEEMS LIKE THIS COULD BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR A SHORT, BECAUSE THE DIMS WORK AT TIMES AND THEN WILL GO OFF IF YOU HIT A BUMP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. WARRANTY RAN OUT SO I TOOK IT TO AN INDIVIDUAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE DIMMER SWITCH. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OR TWO OF PURCHASING THIS CAR. *KB

UNDER HARD HIGH SPEED BRAKING THE FRONT BRAKES SHUDDER BADLY CAUSING A SEVERE FRONT END SHIMMY DUE TO WARPED ROTORS MAKING STOPPING DIFFICULT. IF PRESSURE ON PEDAL IS NOT RELEASED THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. IT IS WORSE IF GOING DOWNHILL. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE ON GM CARS BUILD IN THE LAST 8 YEARS. THERE ARE POSTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS. THE PROBLEM IS WITH POORLY MADE BRAKE ROTORS THAT WARP AT UNDER 15,000 MILES OF NORMAL USE. I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY WIFE'S 2003 IMPALA. THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THE ROTORS REPLACED WITH PARTS OF ADEQUATE QUALITY. IF YOU CAN GET THE ISSUE ADDRESSED UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALER WILL ONLY EITHER TURN THE DEFECTIVE ROTORS OR REPLACE THEM WITH THE SAME OEM JUNK. THE ONLY FIX I HAVE FOUND IT TO REPLACE THEM WITH AFTERMARKET ROTORS AND PADS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON, I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER REPAIR SERVICE, THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $1,100 TO FIX IT. I CALLED GM AND THEY DID OFFER TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST TO FIX IT, BUT MY AIR BAGS WERE NOT ABLE TO WORK WITH THE SENSOR OUT. I HAD TO PAY $475 TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED, IT WOULD SEEM THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED FOR MORE THAN 3 YEARS, BEINGS THE CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD, NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, SO AS FAR AS I KNOW, THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED, SO WHY WOULD I HAVE TO PAY $1,100 FOR THAT? THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED. *TR

2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP V8 TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR SHUDDERS, TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CAR SHAKES AT ALL SPEEDS. DEALER BLAMED IT ON TIRES, TIRES BEEN REPLACED AND BALANCED. HAVE BALANCING PAPER WORK TO PROVE IT. *TR

2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP. SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, STILL UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER SAYS CANNOT REPLICATE ISSUE. CAR VIBRATES HORRIBLY, SLIPS INTO EVERY GEAR. DEALER WILL NOT FIX UNTIL TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING ALL TOGETHER. CAR HAS BEEN TURNED IN FOR THIS ISSUE 6 TIMES. GM NEEDS TO FIX IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION HAS A 'SHUDDER'. OCCURS A FEW TIMES A MONTH. NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CAR ONLY HAS 36,300 MILES ON IT. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FLUID AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AT A DIFFERENT TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHERE THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR AND RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE WEEK AFTER THE REPAIR SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PERFORMED WHICH FAILED TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A FUEL INDUCTION CLEANING WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ UPDATED 1/3/11 *CN

CAR DOESNT ROLL FROM A DEAD STOP. *TR

2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHEN HEATER FAN IS TURNED ON. *TR

2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, TOTAL IGNITION FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 39000 MILES, AND WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. REPAIR WAS TO CHANGE IGNITION MODULE AND THREE COIL PACKS. THE FUSE WAS ALSO BLOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A MILDEW ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN WAS TURNED ON BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000-

RIGHT TIE ROD ENDS THREADS STRIPPED AT 43000 MILE UNDER NORMAL USE. *CN

2008 GRAND PRIX GXP FRONT WHEEL CRACKED, LOSING AIR WITH 24K MILES. THE WEEK BEFORE IT WAS BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. TOTAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES 1,200.00 IN TWO WEEKS. I FIND THIS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR WITH BUMPER TO BUMPER COVERAGE. JUST EXACTLY WHAT DO THEY COVER? LAST I CHECKED MY WHEELS WERE BETWEEN MY BUMPERS, AND IF GM CAN'T BUILD A CAR ROAD WORTHY OF A MICHIGAN WINTER THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL THEM HERE. THIS WOULD BE ALOT EASIER TO SWALLOW IF IT WERE A USED CAR, BUT NEW WITH 24K MILES IS ABSURD! *TR

P-0411 CODE; AIR CONTROL VALVE SOLENOID. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT GOING ON AND THEN WOULD GO OFF. THIS PROCESS REPEATED A FEW TIMES. BOUGHT NEW GAS CAP A FEW TIMES. FINALLY, LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE AIR CONTROL VALVE SOLENOID AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/PONTIAC-GRAND_PRIX/SECONDARY_AIR_PUMP HAS SOME LISTINGS. IF YOU SEARCH SECONDARY AIR PUMP; PONTIAC GRAND PRIX CARS - YOU GET MULTIPLE HITS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR VIVA TOURING TIRES, SIZE P205/70R15. IN JULY OF 2008, THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO WAL-MART FOR A TIRE ROTATION. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEEL BELT FAILED INSIDE THE RUBBER OF TWO TIRES. THE REPAIR WILL NOT BE MADE FOR FREE AND THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $40 TO REPLACE BOTH OF THE TIRES. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

ON CERTAIN OCCASIONS, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR TURNS THE AIRBAG "OFF" EVEN THOUGH AN ADULT OF SUITABLE WEIGHT WHO IS PROPERLY SEATED IN THE SEAT IS PRESENT. THE PROBLEM IS USUALLY (BUT NOW ALWAYS) CORRECTED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. TWO DEALERSHIPS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE, DETECT AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS INTERMITTENT. THIS PROBLEM EXPOSES THE FRONT ADULT PASSENGER TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS AND THE AIR BAG IS NOT ACTIVATED BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY SENSOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE PAINT BEGAN PEELING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY EXPOSURE TO ACID RAIN AND THEY OFFERED TO RE-PAINT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO FELT A HARD VIBRATION WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATING TO 55-65 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 800.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX FROM ENTERPRISE USED CAR. THEY LET ME DRIVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK, IT WAS COMFORTABLE. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT HOME ON THE FREEWAY, IT STARTED TO SHAKE REALLY BAD. WHEN I GOT OFF OF THE FREEWAY I COULD HEAR THIS THUNK IN THE BACK TIRE. SO THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT BACK AND TOLD THEM I DON'T WANT THIS CAR SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH IT. SO THEY PUT IT IN THE SHOP, AND I TEST DROVE OTHER VEHICLES. THIS TOOK A COUPLE OF DAYS. AT THE END OF THE WEEK, I DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING I LIKED. THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS DONE, I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T WANT THAT CAR. THEY ENDED UP PUSHING IT ON ME. THEY SAID THEY PUT NEW TIRES ON IT. WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FRWY, IT STARTED SHAKING AT 65MPH. I DON'T WANT THIS CAR. AND THEY TELL ME THEY CANT TAKE IT BACK. I FEEL THEY SOLD ME AN UNSAFE CAR. WHAT CAN I DO FOR THEM TO TAKE BACK THEIR 15,000.00 UNSAFE LEMON? *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF BRAKE AND I HIT A CURB. THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF WHICH ALSO SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD. MY INSURANCE AND BODY SHOP SAID THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH DAMAGE TO THE CAR TO CAUSE THE AIRBAGS TO GO OFF. *TR