2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

BRAKES SEEM TO STAY LOCKED UP AFTER HARD STOP OR A LOT OF USE.NOT THE CALIPERS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T PULL OR DRAG A TIRE. HAVING MECH LOOK INTI ABS SYSTEM BUT COMP SHOWS NOTHING. *TR

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE NOTICED MY CAR STEERING TO THE RIGHT SIDE FROM TIME TO TIME AND I WAS NOT SURE WHAT THAT COULD BE. IT IS RANDOM. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS TO THE RIGHT AND I COULD NOT CONTROL IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. HE GRABBED WATER FROM A DITCH AND USED IT TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND THE DEALER WILL BE INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS REFERENCED. THE CHEVROLET DEALER CAME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT CAUGHT FIRE AGAIN. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO DOUSE THE FLAMES. THE FLAMES REAPPEARED AND HE HAD TO REPEATEDLY EXTINGUISH THEM WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE WOULD NOT CEASE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE ENTIRE ENGINE BURNED AND MELTED IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 153,000. UPDATED 4/28/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SOMEONE ELSE STARTED THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO AND THAT PERSON PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A LOSS. UPDATED 04/30/09.*JB

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. AT FIRST, I WAS ABOUT TO PAY $700 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A BUTTON UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN THAT YOU CAN DEPRESS AND IT WILL RELEASE THE KEY. USE THE TILT TO LIFT THE STEERING COLUMN, FEEL FOR A BUTTON AND PRESS. THIS MAY TAKE A MINUTE TO GET USED TO. I CAN NOW DO IT WITHOUT TILTING THE COLUMN. I WILL DO THIS FOR THE LIFE OF THE OWNERSHIP FOR THE CAR BEFORE I PAY $700 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM WHY THEY WOULD LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AND GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE BUT NOT ALERT ME TO THE TEMPORARY FIX, AND THEY SAID IT IS AGAINST COMPANY POLICY. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY IN MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SITUATIONS WHERE I CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION ONCE I HAVE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE I CAN ENVISION ONE DAY NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT AT ALL. THE GM DEALER SAYS THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT RECOGNIZING THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK. WHAT IS THE COMPUTER SHIFTS GEARS WHILE I AM DRIVING? COULD THIS BE A COMPUTER GLITCH OR DEFECT. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE ON ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED. GM SAYS THE GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS GEAR ASSEMBLY OR OTHER SUBSTANTIAL COMPLAINTS ON THE GEAR SHIFT IN THESE CARS? THE PROBLEM IS ON-GOING. *TR

THE TAIL LAMPS HAVE DELAMINATED ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ACCUMULATE WHICH HAS DECREASED THE VISIBILITY OF THE LAMPS. ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AN HOUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, SHE RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE STATING THAT A RECALL WAS ABOUT TO BE ISSUED TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CATCHING FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MADE THE CONTACT TOW THE VEHICLE FROM THE RESIDENCE BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED IT COULD CATCH FIRE AGAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED TWO MAJOR DEFECTS WITH MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. FIRST, I HAVE HAD BOTH MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS TO GO OUT. THESE ARE NOT CHEAP TO REPLACE. THE COST PER BEARING IS ABOUT $90 PLUS LABOR. THEN, MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. AFTER LOOKING AT OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB, I HAVE FOUND THAT I MY VEHICLE WILL REQUIRE A MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WHICH IS COSTLY AS WELL. AS FAR AS THE BEARINGS GO, THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THOSE AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. MY OPINION IS THAT IF GM IS AWARE OF THESE DEFECTS IN THEIR PRODUCT , THEY SHOULD BE TAKING MORE STEPS TO SATISFY THEIR CUSTOMERS AS WE HAVE PUT FAITH IN THEIR COMPANY AND HELP KEEP THEM IN BUSINESS WITH SALES AND OUR TAX DOLLARS (BAILOUT). I APPEAL TO GM TO RECALL THE PARTS THAT ARE NOT UP TO STANDARD ON THEIR CARS. *TR

PARKED INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED VEHICLE OFF. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, NO SMOKE, NO WARNING LIGHTS. WENT INTO STORE TO PAY A BILL, WALKED OUT A FEW MINUTES LATER AND MY CAR WAS ON FIRE AND SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR PROCEEDED TO BURN AS WE WAITED FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CAR WAS A LOSS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE BEING PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY FOR TWO HOURS, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A BODY SHOP, BUT IT WILL NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.