2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

MAJOR WINDOW FAILURE, ONLY ONE WINDOW WORKS, AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. MY CAR HAS 70,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE, TOTAL RADIATOR FAILURE, AND TWO HEAT EXCHANGER FAILURES RESULTED IN RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR DUE TOO CHEAP CRIMPS ON HEAT EXCHANGER WHICH REQUIRES A HUGH DASH DISMANTLE TO FIX, WINDOW FAILURE, DASH HEAT AND A/C CONTROL FAILURE. THE CAR GETS DRIVEN 11 MILES A DAY TO WORK AND BACK AND WE HAVE PUT $1000'S INTO THIS PIECE OF CRAP. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER COULD CARE LESS AND WANT THIS WEBSITE REMOVED. NO ONE IS WILLING TO DO A THING. WILL BE SWITCHING BRANDS ASAP TO DODGE OR CHRYSLER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AUTOMATICALLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED, YET THE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE WIRING BELOW THE SEAT AND THE FAILURE CEASED COMPLETELY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 7000. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. THE HAZARD SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE PART COST $602.53 FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2002 POINTAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS ADVISED BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THERE WAS A GASKET LEAK. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,902. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE ANTIFREEZE CAUSED THE GASKET TO BE REPLACED THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,951.*AK UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. ON THE EVENING OF 23 FEBRUARY 2007, MY WIFE WAS FOLLOWED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY BY A CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF (MD). THE SHERIFF INFORMED MY WIFE THAT HE HAD FOLLOWED HER HOME TO LET HER KNOW THAT SHE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I CHECKED THE BULBS AND FUSES THE NEXT MORNING. THEY WERE ALL FINE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS OTHER PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AND GRAND AM OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. EVERYONE SEEMED TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR HAZARD BLINKER SWITCH NOT WORKING BECAUSE IT BECAME STUCK (WHICH HAD ALSO OCCURRED TO ME ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO 23 FEB 2007). THEY ALL REPORTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP (WINEGARDNER PONTIAC/GM) AND EXPLAINED TO THE SERVICE DEPT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH AND THAT IT WOULD COST ABOUT $450 FOR THE PART AND $200 FOR THE LABOR. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. MY CAR ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT (JUST OUT OF WARRANTY) AND THAT IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED. I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTO SHOP ABOUT A WEEK LATER AND HAD IT REPLACED AT A CHEAPER COST. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. MY WIFE DRIVES THROUGH DC AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE IN THE CAR. THE DRIVER IS ABSOLUTELY OBLIVIOUS TO THE FACT IF THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT BECAUSE OF A BROKEN HAZARD SWITCH. DURING MY RESEARCH IT SEEMS AS IF THE HAZARD GETS STUCK DUE TO AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF GREASE AND IT CAN NOT BE PRIED LOOSE. I BELIEVE A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH SUCH A PART GOING BAD. I COULD UNDERSTAND IT BEING ONLY THE CONCERN OF THE OWNER IF IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE, BUT SINCE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE AND LIVES ARE AT STAKE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE. I DID CONTACT GM/PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE . THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER , BUT THEY SEEMED TO ACT AS IF NOTHING WOULD BE DONE. *JB

NO BRAKE LIGHTS. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF, HAVING NO BRAKE LIGHTS COULD EASILY CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION! THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, I BELEIVE THAT IT SHOULD BE GM'S RESPONSIBILITY. 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX.

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 3.8 LITER PONTIAC ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE CRANKCASE. THE TOP END OF THE ENGINE HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED TO INSTALL THE NEW "IMPROVED" GASKET SET. MY MECHANIC CLAIMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON REPAIR ON THAT ENGINE AND THAT HE DOES AT LEAST 3 PER MONTH. I CALLED PONTIAC'S CUSTOMER CARE, THEY OFFERED NO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. *JB

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WINDOW REGULATORS. THESE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE THE SECOND AND THIRD REGULATORS THAT HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OUR VEHICLE HAS ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT (OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD) BUT IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THESE REGULATORS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DESIGN FLAW. OUR WINDOWS ARE HARDLY EVER USED HERE IN CALIFORNIA, SUMMER TIME WITH 100 DEGREE HEAT THE AIR IS ON ALL THE TIME, AND THEN IN THE WINTER THE HEAT IS ON. BACK IN 2005 YOUR COMPANY REIMBURSED OUR COST OF THE FIRST REGULATOR THAT WHEN DEFECTED ON OUR AND I BELIEVE THAT YOUR COMPANY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AGAIN THIS TIME. WHEN THESE REGULATORS FAIL, THE WINDOW FALLS DOWN INTO THE DOOR LEAVING THE DRIVER TO BEING EXPOSED TO BAD WEATHER. *JB

LOW OIL LEVEL INDICATOR WILL INITIALLY TURN OFF WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND WILL COME BACK ON AND STAY ON. IF VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED LOW OIL LEVEL INDICATOR WILL TURN OFF AND STAY OFF. OIL LEVEL IS OK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST TWICE AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

HARD SHIFTING IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WAS IDENTIFIED IN JUNE 2005 AS A FAULTY PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND WAS FIXED. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN IN OCTOBER OF 2006. *JB