2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES, LINE SIZE P225/60R/16. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AT 36,000 MILES AND THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM BOTH REAR TIRES. THE CONTACT PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES BUT THEY CONTINUED TO EXHIBIT A LOUD, ABNORMAL THUMPING NOISE. THE CONTACT THEN REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WERE MOLDED INCORRECTLY WHICH CAUSED THE ABNORMAL NOISE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRES WAS CONTACTED WHERE A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 36,000. UPDATED 10/13/10*BF THE CONSUMER STATED TWO OF THE TIRES SUFFERED TIRE SEPARATION. UPDATED 10/14/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRAVELING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE AND WOULD BECOME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT STATED THE RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED PREVIOUSLY UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FURTHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

BRIDGESTONE TIRES WERE BALD ON INSIDE REAR AFTER ONLY 26,000 MILES. TIRES WERE MOUNTED ON PONTIAC GXP,2007 AT FACTORY. ONLY DETECTED AT ROTATION. DEFINATLY A SAFETY PROBLEM. BOTH TIRES WERE SLICK,NO TREAD AT ALL. *TR

REAR END ISSUES WITH 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. TIRES WILL WEAR TO THE EXTREME ON THE INSIDE, BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY THE BUSHINGS WEARING OUT. THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVER ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. CAR CAN BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE ON WET OR SLIPPERY ROADS. DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION, REAR OF CAR WANTS TO SPIN OUT AND COULD HAPPEN IN EITHER DIRECTION. *TR

MY WIFE AND I BOTH OWN 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP. I EXPERIENCED A RIGHT REAR FLAT WHILE DRIVING. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE WHOLE TIRE WAS SERIOUSLY RIPPED. THE OTHER REAR TIRE WAS BALD ON THE INSIDE. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 17000 MILES ON IT. A MONTH LATER MY WIFE'S VEHICLE STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AT 20000 MILES (INSIDE WEAR ON BOTH REAR TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THESE CARS ARE BAD ABOUT THAT, YOU NEED TO HAVE YOUR TIRES ALIGNED REGULARLY. REPLACED REAR TIRES ON BOTH VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED THE CONTACT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. HER VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. SHE SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES TO HER NECK, BACK, AND ABDOMEN AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SITE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY THEN TOWED IT TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT APPEAR TO FULLY DEPLOY. SHE BELIEVED THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE CORRECT SIZE FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 8/18/09 *CN UPDATED 08/21/09.*JB

A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO (APRIL MAYBE) AS I DROVE HOME FROM BIBLE STUDY THE ROAD SUDDENLY BECAME VERY DARK...AS THE ROAD IS IN A POORLY LIT SUBURBAN AREA I NOTICED THE DIFFERENCE IMMEDIATELY AND FLICKED MY LIGHT SWITCH IN THE CAR AT WHICH TIME THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, 'THAT'S ODD', BUT REALLY DID NOT MAKE TOO MUCH OF IT. (IT WAS A TYPICAL RAINY SPRING NIGHT IN VA AND THE ROAD I TRAVELED IS EXTREMELY DARK WITH HEADLIGHTS AND CURVY, LUCKILY I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE BENDS AND TWISTS AS I TRAVEL THE ROAD AT LEAST FOUR TIMES A WEEK. I SHUDDER TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVE OR SOMEONE LESS FAMILIAR WITH THE BENDS AND TWISTS OF THIS DITCH LINED ROAD HAD BEEN DRIVING WHEN THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY AND INEXPLICABLY STOPPED WORKING). A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, AGAIN AS I LEFT BIBLE STUDY, MY LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I WAS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE TIME SO I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO BE SURE AND SEVERAL CHURCH MEMBERS ALSO CAME OVER TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THIS TIME, THE LOW BEAMS DID NOT COME BACK ON. I DROVE HOME WITH MY HIGH BEAMS ON AND HOPED THE ISSUE WOULD RESOLVE ITSELF BY MORNING. ALAS, IT DID NOT. I BEGAN THE QUEST TO FIND THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUSE BOX...IT WAS NOT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ACTUAL SWITCH...IT WAS NOT. FINALLY, I TOOK MY CAR TO TIDEWATER AUTO ELECTRIC AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FOLLOWS....REMOVED BCM TO PIN CHECK. NO OUTPUT FROM BCM TO LOW BEAM RELAY MODULE. CHECKED RESISTANCE FROM BCM TO FUSE BOX ALL WIRING OK. NEEDS BCM REPLACED ALSO NEEDS LOW BEAM RELAY MODULE. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME IN LAYMENS TERMS THAT THE COMPUTER WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE SIGNAL FROM THE LIGHT SWITCH TO THE FUSE BOX WAS BAD AS WELL AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. THIS REPAIR COST ME 694.07 FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS JUST OVER TWO YEARS OLD. THIS DEFECT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WORTH LOOKING INTO AS IT COULD PROVE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS. *TR

DRIVING HOME ON MEMORIAL DAY, NIGHT THROUGH TRAFFIC, PEOPLE YELLING TO TURN "TURN YOUR LIGHTS ON". MY LIGHTS ON MY 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ARE AUTOMATIC. I HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR ALL WEEK LONG ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT I DO NOT HAVE ANY HEADLIGHTS. THE FUSE BLOCK HAS GONE BAD AND MY LOW BEAMS DO NOT WORK. THERE IS NO ALARM, NOTICE THAT GOES OFF TO TELL ME THIS. MY LIGHTS WHEN I TURN THEM ON MANUALLY DO NOT SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT WORKING. EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE FINE IN SIDE THE CAR. YOU JUST HAVE NOT HEADLIGHTS, LOW BEAMS, ONLY HIGH BEAMS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 GRAND PRIX AND I HAVE TROUBLE WITH THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS AT NIGHT AND POSSIBLY DURING THE DAY WHICH I'M UNAWARE OF. I'VE HAD THIS BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 3-4 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. NOW I'M GETTING AFRAID TO DRIVE AT NIGHT FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH NO LIGHTS ANYWHERE. I PUT ON THE HIGH BEAMS AND WAS SCARED THEY WOULD ALSO GO OUT. THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE AND FRIENDS DON"T WANT TO RIDE WITH ME. *TR

2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS A MOAN AND GROAN IN THE STEERING WHILE DRIVING IT SEEMS THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS TSB NUMBER:050232007 NHTSA NUMBER:10018690 TSB DATE:NOVEMBER 1, 2005 DATE ADDED TO FILE:JANUARY 10, 2006 MAKE / MODELS : MODEL/BUILD YEARS : BUICK / LACROSSE 2005-2007 CHEVROLET / IMPALA 2004-2005 2007 CHEVROLET / IMPALA (GMX 211) 2006 CHEVROLET / MONTE CARLO 2004-2007 PONTIAC / GRAND PRIX 2004-2007 MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : 050232007 DATE OF BULLETIN : NOV 01, 2005 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10018690 COMPONENT : STEERING HAVE TAKEN CAR INTO DEALERSHIP IN FREDERICKSBURG VA. THEY SAY THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE WOULD BE FIX SINCE THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOMETIME NOW AND IT AFFECTS A QUITE A FEW MODELS AND MAKE FROM GM. FAILING COMPONENT: STEERING SUMMARY: POWER STEERING MOAN OR GROAN NOISE WHILE DRIVING. *TR