2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

CAR WON'T START WHEN KEY IS IN THE IGNITION THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER IT WILL START. *TR

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/JERKING MOTION GOING FROM DEAD START OR UPHILL/DOWNHILL. SEEMS VERY VERY DANGEROUS AS TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC IS NEVER CONSISTENT AND THE JERKING MOTION FORCES PEOPLE BEHIND TO SLAM ON BRAKES. HAPPENS UP TO 3 TIMES IN A ROW. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING IN DANGER LIKE THIS ANYMORE. *TR

TRACTION CONTROL (TURNED OFF) EVEN THOU IT WAS OFF TO BEGIN WITH, THEN ANOTHER MESSAGE ENGINE POWER DIMINISHED. CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE NEVER USED THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. *TR

I REAR ENDED A PICK UP TRUCK HEAD ON AT 35 MPH MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT MY FACE AND CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

THE HEAD LIGHTS FADE OUT WHERE YOU CAN NOT SEE ANYMORE. ITS THE OUTSIDE OF THEM. WHEN DRIVING THE LIGHTS ARE VERY DIM. *TR

IN OCTOBER 2011, I NOTICED THAT MY A\C & HEATING FAN WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A HARD RAIN, THE FAN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, AND I NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. I DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED UNTIL AFTER I COULD FIND THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE WATER LEAK. IN SPRING 2012, WHILE WASHING MY CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE SEAL BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD IS NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED, AND THAT WATER COULD BE PUSHED INTO A HOLE IN THE SEAL. THE SEAL IS NOT DAMAGED - THERE IS SIMPLY A GAP BETWEEN THE SEAL AND WINDSHIELD. WATER RUNS BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX, THROUGH ELECTRICAL WIRING AND EQUIPMENT, MAKING THIS A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RECURRED A SECOND TIME. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,933.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BEAT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

WAS TRAVELING FORWARD AND WAS COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES AND TRIED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON,ALSO A NOISE WAS COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH OR ENGINE COMPARTMENT,IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS FOR THE BRAKES TO GET BACK NORMAL,BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE LIGHT WENT OFF,I HAVE NOTICED IT DOES IT WHEN I'M TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPLYING OR THE VEHICLE IS IN A ROCKING MOTION GOING DOWN HILL WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES,I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC REPORTED THE FRONT LEFT ABS SENSOR WIRE WAS TORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED AND NOTICED IT STARTED HAVING THE SAME MALFUNCTION AGAIN.I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND PURCHACED THE VEHICLE NEW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED AFTER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ABS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,200. THE CONSUMER STATED GM WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE HYDRAULIC ABS FAILURE. UPDATED 05/21/12