2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE & MIXTURE WITH ENGINE OIL. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 71K MILES. *JB

THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I AM UNABLE TO TAKE IT OUT EVEN WHEN ALL GEARS HAVE BEEN SWITCHED TO PARK. THE WERE NO EVENTS THAT GAVE ME WARNING ANY THING WAS WRONG WITH THE IGNITION. AT THIS POINT THIS IS THE 3RD PONTIAC GRAND PRIX RANGING IN YEARS 2001-2003 THAT I HAVE KNOWN THIS TO HAPPEN TO. THE KEY IS STILL STUCK IN THERE. PRICE QUOTES I HAVE GOT RANGE FROM $1,000.00- $2,000.00 DEPENDING ON IF THEY HAVE TO RESET THE AIRBAG. *NM

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. AFTER ENGAGING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH TO ON, THEN TO OFF, BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK. HAVE TO WIGGLE HAZARD SWITCH TO GET BRAKES WORKING AGAIN. ALL BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT AFTER HAZARD SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. FAULTY TURN SIGNAL-HAZARD SWITCH MODULE. UNCERTAIN IF BRAKE LIGHTS ARE WORKING UNLESS CONSTANT CHECKING. HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WIGGLE HAZARD SWITCH BUTTON TO GET THEM TO FUNCTION AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS. *NM

1) NONE 2) WHEN PARKING MY 2002 GRAND PRIX SE IT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY. THE ENGINE WILL TURN OFF HOWEVER, THE SWITCH WILL NOT TURN BACK COMPLETELY TO RELEASE THE KEY. 3) THE ONLY SOLUTIONS THAT ONLY SOMETIMES WORK ARE TO A) MOVE TO A DIFFERENT PARKING SPOT AND TRY TURNING THE CAR OFF AGAIN WHICH RARELY WORKS, B) TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH UNTIL A "CLICK" IS HEARD THEN KEY CAN BE TAKEN OUT, OR C)SOMETIMES JUST MOVING THE SHIFTER FROM PARK DOWN THROUGH ALL GEARS AND BACK TO PARK AGAIN SOMETIMES WORKS. AND D) JUST LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR OVER 5 MINUTES OR SO WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN AND THEN A "CLICK" IS HEARD AND THE KEY CAN THEN BE RELEASED. SEE WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM AND SEARCH "KEY STUCK IGNITION SWITCH" FOR NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS EXACTLY LIKE THIS FOR ALL YEARS OF PONTIAC GRAND PRIX'S. *JB

2002 GRAND PRIX. ALL 3 REAR BRAKE LIGHTS OUT AT ONCE/HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON JAMMED. ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED A FEW TIMES. GOING TO REPAIR IN NEAR FUTURE. CHECK NUMEROUS WEBSITES NOTING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. NEEDS NEW MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *NM

SUDDEN POWER STEERING LOSS ON LEFT HAND SIDE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. *NM

PEOPLE KEPT TAIL GAITING ME AND I FINALLY REALIZED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK - THE SOURCE OF THE MALFUNCTION IS THE STEERING COLUMN HAZARD SWITCH HAS FUSED AND DOES NOT WORK. *NM

I OWN A 2002 GRAND PRIX GTP, THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR GETS FLOODED EVERYTIME THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, IT WAS THE FRONT COWL SEAL. THE SEAL HAS FAILED ONCE AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *JB

I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER AS ALL BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY CAR HAVE STOPPED WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON . WHILE I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR MADE YET, I'VE VISITED SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DRIVERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH STEMS FROM A FAULTY HAZARD LIGHT SWITCH. *NM

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING OIL ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD; REPAIRED BY GM DEALER AND BACK IN SERVICE 1/4/2006; ON 6/3/2006 ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING; NOW DEALER REPORTS ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED AND GM IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR EITHER PROBLEM & CONTENDS THEY ARE NOT RELATED. *NM