2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES THE RACK AND PINION WENT OUT. *JB

RACK AND PINION (3RD FAILURE) THE RACK AND PINION STEERING HAS FAILED 3 TIMES ON MY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. *NM

MY KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION....I CAN START THE CAR & DRIVE BUT I HAVE TO USE THE EMERGENCY RELEASE THAT YOU ACCESS THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING COLUMN. *JB MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT IT HAS TO BE BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TO FIX...

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, THE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND WAS FIRST NOTICED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE OPERATED PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. HOWEVER, THEY BELIEVED IT WAS THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WASA HOLE IN THE RETURN FUEL LINE. WHILE DRIVING SHE SMELLED GASOLINE ,AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. SHE RAISED THE HOOD AND SAW GASOLINE COMING OUT ON THE TOP OF THE MOTOR AND RUNNING DOWN TTO HE ENGINE. THIS PREVIOUSLY HAPPENED, AND THE DEALER TOLD HER THAT A MOUSE CHEWED A HOLE IN THE RETURN FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. SHE HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER FOR THIS INCIDENT.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATES HE OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT STATES THIS IS DUE TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATES HE RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL 9-05. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A RECALL NOTICE. THE NOTICE STATES THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY WAS NOT A SIGN OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER GOING BAD. HE ALSO CALLED PONTIAC, AND FILED A COMPLAINT ON 10-10-05. THE FILE NUMBER IS 1-367-660-427. *AK

I BOUGHT THE CAR OCT 2003 IT HAD 23000 MILES ON IT AND THEN WHEN IT HIT 30000 MILES THAT'S WHEN TROUBLE STARTED MY HUSBAND WENT TO CHECK ON HIS BROTHER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAS OFF FOR 1 HOUR AND WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL REPAIR MAN AND HE WORKED ON IT AND NOTHING 250.00 DOLLARS LATER HE HAULED IT THE GM DEALER IN INDEPENDENCE KS. WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE HAD ME LOCKED OUT AND THE HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULE. 480.00 LATER. NOW WHEN I DRIVE A DISTANCE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY CAR ACTS LIKE IT TRIES TO CUT OUT AND SHIFTS HARD AND JERKS. AND MY TRACT OFF LIGHT STAYS ON NOW ALL THE TIME. MY LAST GRAND PRIX HAD 160000 MILES ON IT BEFORE IT STARTED ACTING UP. MY LOCAL REPAIR MAN SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAIN MODULE AND ALL MY PROBLEMS WELL STOP. AND NOW WHEN IT RAINS MY CAR FEEL UP WITH WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD 2 INCHES RIGHT NOW SO IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS CAR IT NEEDS TO BE THE WHOLE CAR. RIGHT NOW THE CAR HAS 51000 MILES. *JB

KEY STICKS IN THE IGNITION. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED A SWITCH IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CAR CAN BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR WHILE IT IS OFF BECAUSE OF THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION. *JB

COOLANT FLUID LEAKING ONTO ENGINE BLOCK. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE GASKET PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO PAY $700 FOR SOMETHING THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *NM