2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

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.

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

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

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

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

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