2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

I HAVE A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SOMETIMES WHEN I PRESS ON THE PEDAL THE CAR HESITATES. THERE IS ALSO A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT NEEDED A TUNE UP SO I HAD THE SPARK PLUGS CHANGED. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO STALL. JUST THE OTHER DAY I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. SO I TOOK IT THE SHOP AND THEY SAID I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION WHICH I ALREADY KNEW THAT. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME CAR AND THEY HAVE ALSO HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF PONTIAC IS AWARE OF THIS OR DID I GET A BAD CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHEN THE WINDOW DEFOGGER IS ACTIVATED AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND LOSES POWER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE O-RING WAS MISSING, WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER DUE TO LACK OF HEAT. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE PICKED UP HER VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, SHE NOTICED THAT 100 MILES HAD BEEN ADDED, WHICH PUT THE VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

MY PONTIAC 2005 GRAND PRIX CAME WITH GOODYEAR TIRES, TWO OF WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER 18,317 MILES. THE TIRES WERE REGULARLY ROTATED, BALANCED, AND ALIGNED PRIOR TO THIS.*TR

DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF APRIL 2007, I NOTICED MY 2005 GRAND PRIX GT WAS MAKING A SORT OF "WHIZZING" NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATED. I NOTICED THIS NOISE WAS PARTICULARLY PRONOUNCED WHEN I TURNED. ON APRIL 13, 2007, I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL. I WAS ALARMED TO FIND THAT THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO FLUID! I ADDED FLUID TO THE RESERVOIR IMMEDIATELY AND DECIDED TO CHECK THE GAUGE AGAIN ,THE NEXT MORNING. UPON DOING SO THE NEXT DAY, I FOUND THE POWER STEERING FLUID TO BE ACCEPTABLE. I DECIDED TO CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO TRACK THE RATE OF LEAKAGE --- AGAIN ON SUNDAY, APRIL 15, THE FLUID LEVEL SEEMED OK. I DROVE MY CAR TO THE AIRPORT THAT SAME DAY AND LEFT IT FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK WHILE I WAS ON BUSINESS. I PICKED IT UP ON SUNDAY NIGHT, APRIL 22 AND DROVE IT HOME (30 MILES) WITH NO TROUBLE. ON MY WAY TO WORK THE MORNING OF MONDAY, APRIL 23, SEVERAL LIGHTS CAME ON IN MY CAR -- SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE VARIABLE EFFORT STEERING, SERVICE ABS. AT THE MOMENT THESE LIGHTS APPEARED, STEERING BECAME *SEVERELY* DIMINISHED! IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND DRIVE THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO SHOP WHERE THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AS LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID IN 2 PLACES. THE HOSES AND PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME ON APRIL 24. ON MY WAY TO WORK ON APRIL 26, THE LIGHTS RETURNED AND AGAIN, I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER. CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A FAULTY SENSOR (LINKED TO THE POWER STEERING) ON ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS. THAT SENSOR HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED. TO HAVE THIS KIND OF EXTREME DEGRADATION AND FAILURE ON SUCH A NEW VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CLEARLY A QUALITY DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,150. A VERY LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD COMPONENTS OF THE COLUMN REPLACED, SUCH AS THE RACK, PUMP AND HOSES. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. *AK UPDATED 05/22/07*TR

MARCH 2006- DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN SCHOOL TRAFFIC, RUNNING SPEED LIMIT, OBD FAILED, CAR CUT OFF AND LOCKED UP AFTER GUIDING IT TO SHOULDER OF ROADWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP. OBD REPLACED.VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY WILL RESET PASSENGER COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURES ON CLIMATE CONTROLS, CLOCK WILL DRASTICALLY CHANGE IT'S TIME FROM THE TIME IT'S PARKED TO THE TIME IT'S STARTED AGAIN. MARCH 2007- AFTER I LEFT WORK, I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND PARKED IN A PUBLIC PARKINGLOT. VEHICLE CUT OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, I UNLOCKED MY VEHICLE WITH THE REMOTE, GOT IN AND STARTED THE CAR. THE CAR FIRED UP WITHOUT HESITATION. AS I PUT MY SEATBELT ON, MY COMPUTER STARTED WARNING ME TO CHECK ABS SYSTEM, CHECK STABILITRAK SYSTEM, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THE CAR CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START, IT WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER. I WAITED AN HOUR OR SO FOR A WRECKER. WHILE I WAITED I WOULD TURN THE KEY TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO TO OCCUPY MY MIND UNTIL IT TIMED OUT, THEN I WOULD TURN THE KEY AGAIN AND REPEAT THE PROCESS. THE RADIO, DOOR LOCKS, WINDOWS AND TRUNK ALL OPERATED EFFICIENTLY BY REMOTE AND DOOR CONTROLS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS BEFORE. THE DIAGNOSTICS COMPUTER STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS BAD AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. SINCE THEN, I HAVE STILL HAD THE INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROLS. I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO ASK ABOUT A BUYBACK AND COULD NOT GET THE INITIAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TO CALL BACK. I FINALLY GOT DISGUSTED AND SPOKE TO ANYONE WHO COULD LOOK UP MY INFORMATION AND TELL ME WHAT DECISION HAD BEEN MADE REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO ACTION TAKEN, AS THE ISSUE HAD NOT RECURRED WITHIN THE WEEK OF THE PENDING REQUEST FROM THE TIME THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. *TR

BAD GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. JUST REPLACED L FRONT TIRE WITH ONLY 1 LOW PRESSURE SIGNAL - TIRES WENT BAD IN ONE WEEK. NOW THE R FRONT TIRE HAS COME UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS ONLY 28,000 PLUS MILES ON THE CAR AND THE TIRES ARE RATED FOR 50 TO 60 THOUSAND MILES. *NM

ON 2/3/2007 CAR STALLED ON FREEWAY AND STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF FREEWAY. COULD NOT ACCELERATE CAR. WAITED A WHILE PLACED CAR INTO PARK TURNED ON IGNITION SWITCH CAR STARTED BACK UP BUT ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME MY 2ND TIME COMPLAINING ABOUT CAR STALLING OUT ON THE HIGHWAY . DEALER COULD NOT FIND OUT WHY. PAID FOR CAR TO BE CHECKED.*JB

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO AN CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE CENTER TO RECEIVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK BECAUSE THE CAR HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED ON THE BAY BRIDGE AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THANK GOD I WAS COMPLETELY OVER INTO THE LEFT HAND LANE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL HAD COMPLETELY LOCKED. THE AUTOMOTIVE CENTER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT DETECTED THAT THE MODEL AND YEAR HAD A RECALL ON INTERGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP DAMAGE THAT CONTROLLED THE CAR. SO THEY TOLD ME TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THAT RECALL SO WHEN I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. SO I HAD TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL FEE TO GET MY CAR CHECKED BY THE DEALER. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN JULY 2005 I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, SENSORS, FUEL FILTER AND HAD TO PUT ON ROTORS TWICE SINCE I PURCHASE MY MILEAGE IS 69,000. I AM ASKING FOR INVESTIGATIONS ON THIS CAR TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT I WAS SOLD A LEMON. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER ACCELERATING TO 65 MPH TO CHANGE LANES, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE AFTER THE FOOT OF THE CONTACT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND BEGAN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE TIRES CONTINUED TO SPIN IN A FORWARD MOTION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY, BUT THE BRAKES HAD BEEN DAMAGED WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE 3RD GEAR OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE BADLY. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AND STALLED WHEN THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A STOP AND THEN TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER.