2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

ACCORDING TO MANY SOURCES (ONLINE INTERNET AUTO FORUMS, MECHANICS, ETC), THE 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, AND POSSIBLY OTHER YEARS, HAVE HEADLAMPS THAT ARE PRONE TO FAILURE. THIS FAILURE MOSTLY HAS TO DO WITH THE SEALANT OR THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY ITSELF WHICH CRACKS. THIS CAUSES A LEAK FOR AIR, MOISTURE, AND OTHER THINGS TO ENTER THE HEADLAMP AND DRASTICALLY FOG UP THE INSIDE. AS A RESULT, THIS CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN VIEW DISTANCE AT NIGHT, AS THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS ARE BLOCKED BY THIS FOG AND MOISTURE ON THE INSIDE OF THE HEADLAMPS. THIS COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS THE DRIVER HAS MINIMAL VIEWING DISTANCE AT NIGHT FOR OTHER CARS, PEDESTRIANS, OR OBJECTS. MIND YOU, THIS IS JUST FOR THE FRONT HEADLAMPS AND NOT THE CORNER LENSES. FURTHERMORE, THERE IS NO EASY FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM BESIDES PURCHASING NEW FRONT HEADLAMPS FOR EACH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH PUTS THE PRICE TAG ABOVE $250, NOT INCLUDING INSTALLATION COSTS. AS STATED PREVIOUSLY, THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM AS MECHANICS THEMSELVES HAVE SAID THAT IS FAIRLY NORMAL FOR THIS CAR AND MANY OTHER PONTIAC GRAND PRIX OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE SO THAT A RECALL COULD BE IN ORDER TO FIX THIS FAILURE THAT COULD HAVE DRASTIC CONSEQUENCES FOR DRIVERS AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. *TR

JUST COMING HOME FROM WORK ON A FRIDAY, PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO FILLER UP. AND NOTICED KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION HAVING ALL POWER STILL RUNNING THROUGH CAR. GOT IT HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND COME TO FIND OUT THERE'S A SOLENOID IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT ATTACHES TO TWO WIRES LEADING OUT TO COMPUTER. ANY OTHERS OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THIRD PROBLEM MAYBE WE CAN GET ENOUGH DEFECTS FOR THESE CORPORATE GUYS TO GIVE US A PRODUCT THAT'S GOING LAST WITHOUT SOME COMPUTER BS EMPTYING OUR POCKETS FOR SUCH LITTLE (USE TO BE ) SIMPLE FIXES. *TR

I OWN A 02 GRAND PRIX GT WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. AFTER BUYING NEW LIGHT BULBS AND BACK TRACKING ALL WIRING TO THE FUSE BOX, CHECKING ALL FUSES AND AFTER A COUPLE ASPIRINS LATER I CHECKED THE HAZARD SWITCH THAT WAS SEIZED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. PROBLEM FOUND. CHECKING ONLINE, COST A NEW TURN SIGNAL SWITCH $250.00 CHEAPEST PRICE. I WILL FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF BUT FEEL SORRY FOR OTHERS WHO CAN'T DO THIS TYPE OF WORK THEMSELVES BECAUSE THE LABOR COST WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME PRICE AS THE PART. THANK GOD NO KIDS WERE INJURED IN A REAR END COLLISION OVER A FAULTY SWITCH THAT HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL SHOWS CHILDREN SHOULD BE RESTRAINED IN THE BACK SEAT. "GO FIGURE". I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF THE VEHICLE HAD 100K MILES ON IT BUT WITH THESE LOW MILES THE SWITCH SHOULD NOT BE MALFUNCTIONING, SORRY GM THIS IS WHY BUYERS ARE LOSING FAITH IN U.S. PRODUCTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT LOCK PROPERLY AND THE FLOOR SHIFTER WOULD NOT REMAIN LOCKED IN ITS PROPER GEAR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH AT THE COST OF OVER $400. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

RECURRING BURNING OIL SMELL AND OIL LEAK ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GTP GRAND PRIX. @ DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO FIX IT MULTIPLE TIME AND AT A COST OF MORE THEN $1600 DOLLARS. ONLY THE HAVE THE REPAIR FALL UNDER A RECALL AFTER WHICH THEY WONT REFUND MY MONEY. ADDITIONALLY THE CAR STILL HAVE A OIL LEAK AND BURNING OIL SMELL. THESE ARE THE SYMPTOMS FOR THE ENGINE FIRES THAT CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THIS ENGINE. I CANT EVEN SELL THE CAR, NO ONE WANTS IT DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. I'M READING DOZENS OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS EVEN SOME HOMES BEING DAMAGED FROM FIRE RESULTING FROM THE ENGINE FIRE AFTER YOU TURN THE CAR OFF. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE. IT IS A 4 DOOR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD GASKETS TWICE WITH IN 9 MONTHS. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY HEAT. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT MY GASKETS WERE LEAKING. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD RUN ME AROUND $900. THE PARTS WERE ABOUT $76. THE LABOR WAS THE MAJORITY OF IT. I WAS THEN TOLD I HAD TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED AND THERMOSTAT. THIS HAD CAUSED MY THERMOSTAT TO GO OUT. I HAD IT REPLACED. ABOUT 9 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. NO HEAT AND ECT. TOOK IT TO THE SAME MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT SHOULD'VE LASTED LONGER. HE CHECKED TO SEE IF IT WOULD STILL BE UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WAS NOT. GM ONLY GUARANTEED THIS JOB FOR 6 MONTHS. I AGAIN HAD TO REPLACE THE GASKETS. GM HAD PUT IN PLASTIC GASKETS INSTEAD OF METAL GASKETS. I AGAIN HAD TO PAY ADDITIONAL $800. I CHECKED ON THE RECALLS FOR THIS AND THERE WEREN'T ANY. I ALSO GOOGLED THIS COMPLAINT AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME THING GO ON WITH THEIR VEHICLES. MY FAMILY HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GM FAMILY, BUT WE HAVE NOW ELSEWHERE. MY BROTHER IS A SALESMAN AND HE SAYS THAT GM PRODUCTS ARE THE FIRST TO GO AND THEY WEAR OUT THE EASIEST. PRETTY SAD WHEN A SALESMAN YOU KNOW DOESN'T ENJOY SELLING GM PRODUCTS. ANYWAY, MY POINT IS THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE ON THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. THEY ARE LOSING ENOUGH BUSINESS THE WAY IT IS. I THINK THEY NEED TO MAN UP AND STAND UP TO THEIR DEFECTS. I WORK IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY AND I CAN TELL YOU THIS, GM PRODUCTS ARE NOT PURCHASED BY ANY OF THE COMPANIES, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT RELIABLE TO GO AN EVEN 80,000 MILES. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GTP THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THEY SAID IT WAS A LEAK FROM A FUEL LINE. I KNOW THERE WAS OR IS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON SINCE LAST YEAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE INVESTIGATION AND WHEN IT WOULD BE RESOLVED. THANK YOU. SCOTT TAYLOR *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 40 MPH. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $2,217.97. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH PONTIAC (CASE NUMBER 71-655316876). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,556. UPDATED 02-18-09 UPDATED 02/18/09. *JB

I HAVE A COMPLAIN ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX V6, WE HAVE CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, BELTS, HOSES, ETC, ANYTHING U CAN THINK OF WE'VE DONE IT. HOWEVER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING APPARENTLY THE GASKETS ARE CRACKED, WELL I'VE READ ONLINE THAT A LOT OF THESE CARS HAVE THIS ISSUE AND ITS A VERY COSTLY PRICE TO FIX, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL BY PONTIAC FOR THE PROBLEM IT IS EXTREMELY RIDICULOUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE. WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A COOLANT LEAK AROUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB