2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED BUT THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE MINUTES BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V046000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND WOULD COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRONT SUB FRAME WOULD NEED REPLACING. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS, THE PLASTIC GUARD ATOP THE ENGINE AND THE FILLER TUBE TO ADD ENGINE OIL WERE ALL BURNED AND MELTED TOGETHER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE ON THE 2003 MODEL YEAR PONTIAC GRAND PRIX BUT NOT THE 2004 MODEL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V116000- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

HEADS UP DISPLAY ON 2004 GRAND PRIX FAILED DUE TO CONTROL SPRING BECOMING FREE DUE TO PREMATURE PART FAILURE OF THE PLASTIC ARM. THIS LEAVE A BLACKISH/GRAYISH SQUARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHERE CREATES A DRIVING NUISANCE- WHERE THE HUD SHOULD BE. THIS PART FAILURE IS MENTIONED NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE INTERNET, THUS LEAVING THE OWNERS WITH A $600-700 REPAIR IN WHICH THERE ISN'T A NEW PART BUT INSTEAD A REBUILT ONE PUT IN. *TR

MANY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FOLLOWING SENSORS. TRACTION CONTROL/STS/ABS LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY OR STAY ON. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND SERVICE DEALERS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. HOW SAFE IS IT FOR OUR FAMILIES AND OURSELVES TO BE DRIVING CARS THAT DO THIS. *TR

THE CHROME PLATING ON THE RIMS OF MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP IS CORRODING. UPON MY ONLINE RESEARCH, THERE ARE MAY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE WHEELS. THIS CORROSION IS CAUSING THE RIMS TO CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR LEADING TO UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT. THE FIRE BURNED THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A TEN MINUTE POWER DOWN BUT EVEN AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, THERE WAS STILL POWER MOVING TO THE WIRES UNDER THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FROM THE CONTACT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

THE CHROME IN MY RIMS IS BUBBLING AND CRACKING OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY TIRES ARE SLOWLY LOOSING AIR BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT GET A PROPER SEAL. REPLACING THE WHEEL OUT OF POCKET DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PROPER OPTION. IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT I SEE ALL OVER THE LIST OF DEFECTS FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL.

I HAVE 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH A 3800 SERIES 3 ENGINE. I HAD TO GET MY INTAKE GASKETS AND MY VALVE COVERS REPLACED. IVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS A IS A COMMON ISSUE REGARDING THIS ENGINE SO I WANTED TO REPORT IT. MAYBE IT WILL BE A RECALL SOMEDAY LIKE THE 2003 AND OLDER MODELS. THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN A SERIOUS FIRE AND IS A SERIOUS FIRE ISSUE.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING RECALL FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE ON MY PONTIAC ON MARCH 3, 2010. ON MARCH 5, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON MY VEHICLE. GM IS NOW STATING THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED IN THIS RECALL THAT IT IS 2005 AND LATER. MINE GRAND PRIX IS 2004. *TR