2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

VEHICLE DRIVEN FOR 60,000 MILES - 95% HIGHWAY MILES. COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE - SLIPPING AND UNABLE TO DRIVE, AND OIL POURING ON GROUND. WALK HOME FAILURE ON HIGHWAY. PONTIAC REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL WEAR. *JB

MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES CAUSING ERROR CODES OF "CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE", "TRACTION CONTROL FAILURE", "STABILITY CONTROL FAILURE". DEALER VERIFIES FAILURES HOWEVER, SINCE THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAILURES; NO SERVICE IS BEING PERFORMED. TWO FAILURES PREVIOUS AND THIRD OCCURRED THIS DATE. PRIOR SERVICE APPOINTMENT OIL LEAK SERVICE REQUEST RESULTED IN MAIN SEAL FAILURE WHICH WAS REPLACED AS WARRANTY ITEM. ONLY CONSEQUENCES TO DATE HAVE BEEN TIME AND MONETARY LOSS. *JB

MY VEHICLE HAD 32,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT SEEMED THAT THE STEERING HAD A GOOD AMOUNT OF PLAY IN IT FOR ONLY BEING A YEAR OLD. MY GIRLFRIEND WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND HIT A PARKED CAR. SHE WAS NOT INJURED. SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHY SHE LOST CONTROL AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER IT. IT LOOKED LIKE THE WHEEL CAME LOOSE FROM THE AXLE. THE DAMAGE COST $3,000 TO FIX. THE STABILIZER BAR AND TIE ROD ENDS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

THIS IS A CUMULATIVE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND FAILURE MODES ARE IDENTICAL TO THE GTO FAILURE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE07010. MAKE: PONTIAC, MODEL GTO , 2006. COMPONENT : SUSPENSION:FRONT: MCPHERSON STRUT. TIRES:SIDEWALL. DATE INVESTIGATION OPENED : FEBRUARY 16, 2007 AND STILL OPEN. ODI RECEIVED 69 COMPLAINTS THAT ALLEGED A FRONT STRUT TO TIRE INTERFERENCE CONDITION IN MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2006 PONTIAC GTO VEHICLES. THE COMPLAINTS INDICATED THAT THE CONDITION CAUSED INNER SIDEWALL WEAR TO THE TIRES. SEVEN OF THE COMPLAINANTS ALLEGED TIRE FAILURE CAUSED BY THE INTERFERENCE CONDITION OF THE STRUT TO THE ADJACENT TIRE. FOUR OF THESE COMPLAINANTS CLAIMED THEY WERE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER WHEN THE TIRE FAILED. ONE OF THESE COMPLAINANTS ALSO STATED THE TIRE FAILURE CAUSED A CRASH. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION WAS OPENED TO ASSESS THE FREQUENCY, SCOPE, AND POTENTIAL SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSIDE TREAD OF THE VEHICLE'S TIRES WERE PREMATURELY WORN. AS RESULT, THE TIRE PENETRATED THE STRUT MOUNTS WHEN THE VEHICLE STRUCK A BUMP IN THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING 15 MPH. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE RUBBER DEBRIS ON THE STRUT MOUNTS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED SERVICE # 010232001 ON THE SERVICE BULLETIN, NHTSA ITEM # 618086. THE DAMAGED TIRES TREAD DEPTH WAS 1/4 INCH. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,700. THE CONSUMER STATED INFORMATION ABOVE IS INCORRECT, ODI HAS RECEIVED 69 COMPLAINTS THAT ALLEGE A FRONT TIRE TO FRONT TIRE INTERFERENCE IN 2004 TO 2006 MODELS. THE COMPLAINTS INCLUDE TIRE SIDEWALL WEAR, TIRE FAILURE TO STRUTS, TIRE FAILED AT 40MPH OR MORE, AND ONE CRASH. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEFECT IS MACPHERSON STRUTS AND NOT THE ACTUAL TIRE. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH A DEER CROSSING THE ROAD CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING AS SHE AVOIDED HITTING THE DEER. ALSO, THE BRAKES FAILED AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES. THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE INJURED WITH BROKEN BACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THERE WAS NO MENTION OF PHOTOS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34000. *AK

CAR MAKES A GROAN NOISE FROM FRONT END WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT SPEEDS BELOW 5 MPH. *JB

AIR BECOMES TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE'S COOLING SYSTEM. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED IN GM PI# C3711. THREE GM SERVICE CENTERS WERE UNABLE TO PURGE THE AIR FROM THE COOLING SYSTEM. NM