2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

THE BLOWER FOR MY HEATER WILL NOT SHUT OFF EVEN THOUGH THE KEYS ARE OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. *TR

WHEN BRAKING AND TURNING THE VEHICLE AT SLOW SPEEDS, IE PARKING THE CAR IN A LOT, THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE. THIS OCCURS AT LEAST HALF OF THE TIME I MAKE A SLOW RIGHT TURN, AND HAS ALSO HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHEN TURNING LEFT. I HAVE HAD THE ABS ACTIVATE EVEN WITHOUT TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL (ACCELERATING WHILE TURNING FROM AN INTERSECTION FOR EXAMPLE). DEALERSHIP HAS SAID THE PROBLEM IS IN EITHER THE ABS SENSOR OR THE WIRING HARNESS, BUT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT GENERATING ANY CODES TO SPECIFY WHICH, SO THEY ARE SO FAR REFUSING TO FIX ANYTHING. *TR

THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE STOCK CHROME GTP RIMS FOR 2004, WHICH CAUSES THE CHROME LAYER TO PEEL OFF. BECAUSE THE CHROME LAYER IS VERY THIN IT ALLOWS CORROSION TO FORM UNDERNEATH THE CHROME LAYER, WHICH CAUSES PITTING AND THE TIRE NOT TO SEAL AND LEAK AIR. THE CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 YRS AGO BY THE PONTIAC DEALER I PURCHASE AND MAINTAIN THE CAR WITH. I NOTICED THAT I WAS CONSTANTLY (1-2 X/WEEK) FILLING THE TWO DRIVER SIDE TIRES WITH AIR. I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS A SAFE SITUATION FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK THE TIRES FOR LEAKS THE DEALER SAID I NEEDED TO BUY 3 NEW WHEELS AT $700 A PIECE. TWO OF THE WHEELS HAD PITTING WHICH WAS PREVENTING THE TIRES FROM SEALING AND A THIRD WHEEL WAS STARTING TO DO THE SAME THING. I SAID THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, NOBODY HAS TO BUY NEW WHEELS UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED IN AN ACCIDENT AND IF THE FIRST SET WERE MANUFACTURED POORLY, WHAT GUARANTEE DO I HAVE THAT THE NEXT SET ISN'T FROM THE SAME LOT? NEXT I CONTACTED THE PONTIAC COMPLAINT LINE. THEY ASKED HOW I WANTED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I WANTED THE WHEELS TO BE REPLACED NO CHARGE, AT THE VERY LEAST, I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN $125 PER WHEEL. I POINTED OUT TO THEM THAT WHEN I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON BY THIS SAME PONTIAC DEALER 16 MONTHS PRIOR, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE WHEELS HAVING ANY PROBLEMS. THE COMPLAINT LINE CAME BACK WITH THE REDUCED PRICE OF $300 PER WHEEL AS THEIR OFFER. I COULDN'T DO IT; THERE WAS STILL NO GUARANTEE I WOULD NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. I WENT AND BOUGHT 4 NEW CUSTOM WHEELS FOR UNDER $125 A PIECE FROM A LOCAL TIRE DEALER. *TR

CENTER OF RIMS BREAKING UP ON PASSENGER SIDE CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING CAR TO QUIT IN FULL MOTION IM WONDERING HOW MANY SUB STANDARD PARTS ARE ON MY CAR THAT DELPHI PUSHED OUT THE DOOR BEFORE OR DURING BANKRUPTCY THAT ENDANGERS MYSELF AND MY WIFE'S SAFETY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT CHANGED, HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS, BUT THEY WERE NOT OPERATING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION AND ALSO STATED THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED AT THIS MILEAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF IN THE PAST 2 YEARSM, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED 5 TIMES. UPDATED 06/16/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING SHAFT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE AND SHAKES. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE COMPONENT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE REPAIR WOULD BE THE CONTACT'S RESPONSIBILITY. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 80,248 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,034. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX V6 TRANSMISSION CLUNKING NOISE: TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE AND HAS SINCE I BOUGHT IT (ABOUT A WEEK AFTER). SHIFTING GEARS (AUTOMATIC) IS HARD AND HAVE TO TAKE IT EASY ON THE ACCELERATION. BOUGHT VEHICLE AT 27000 MILES AND CURRENTLY IT IS 68000. CANT AFFORD TO FIX, TOO EXPENSIVE. OCCURS ALL THE TIME. APPARENTLY IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR, JUST GOOGLE IT, YET NO RECALLS. EMAILED GM AND DID NOT GET A COURTESY EMAIL OR CALL AFTER COMPLAINT. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALLING WITH MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS TIMES. THE WEATHER DOES NOT PLAY A FACTOR IN THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE GAS IN THE CAR, SO THAT IS NOT THE CAUSE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CAR STALLS THERE IS NO WARNING. IT HAS HAPPEN TO ME AS I AM IN DRIVE MODE, WHEN I AM ABOUT TO START THE CAR, AND SITTING IN THE DRIVE THROUGH AT FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS. THE TIME OF DAY NOR THE TIME OF SEASON DOES NOT PLAY A ROLE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR TOWED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MY 1998 GALANT WITH OVER 170,000 MILES HAS NOT GAVE ME ANY TROUBLE, BUT YET A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT GIVES ME HELL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A VEHICLE AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL STALL. I AM A MOTHER AND TO HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE CAR MAY CUT OFF IN DRIVE MODE. THERE IS NO USE TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN THEY CAN'T EVEN PINPOINT THE EXACT PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS GONE THROUGH EVERY DIAGNOSTIC POSSIBLE.... *TR

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SLID INTO THE MEDIAN. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE SLID INTO THE MEDIAN WALL. *KB THE POLICE REPORT STATED THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS WORN. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0072-90). *JB

ENGINE WAS "BOGGING DOWN" WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCEL. FIRST OCCURRED AS I WAS ENTERING THE OHIO TURNPIKE ACCELERATION RAMP AND COULD HAVE BEEN MORE SERIOUS HAD THE COMMERCIAL VEHICLE NOT HAD ROOM TO MOVE OVER.. GM DEALER DIAGNOSTICS ADVISED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING, FUEL SYSTEM CLEAN UP $300(DONE BY ANOTHER GM DEALER NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ISSUE THAT GM WAS FULLY AWARE OF), OIL CHANGE, OTHER FLUIDS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED TOTAL BILL $2200. GM IS WELL AWARE OF THE EXISTING PROBLEM. *TR