2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

AFTER THREE TRIPS TO THE PONTIAC DEALER, MY PROBLEM WITH STEERING SYSTEM HAS NOT BE CORRECTED. THE CAR MAKES A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WHEN TURNING RIGHT AT LOW SPEEDS. ALSO, WHEN GOING OVER MULTIPLE BUMPS, IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE CAR. I DO NOT FEEL CONFIDENT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE --- ESPECIALLY WHEN GENERAL MOTORS TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS ACKNOWLEDGED A STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEM ON 2004/05/06 GRAND PRIX'S, CHEVY IMPALAS AND BUICK LACROSSE'S. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE PRIOR TO STALLING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER 10 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES BUT THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE SENSOR MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE HAS BEEN CORRECTED TWICE, THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE PCM REFLASH WAS CORRECTED. THE FIFTH TIME, THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

VEHICLE HAS STALLED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES AND HAS HAD TROUBLE IDLING AND HESITATION SINCE IT WAS NEW. ONCE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE I HAD TO RUN ACROSS A BUSY LANE OF TRAFFIC TO SAFETY AND POLICE NEEDED TO DISPATCH AN EMERGENCY TOW TRUCK. THE LAST TIME WITHIN A BUSY INTERSECTION. NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH. SINCE THE LAST INCIDENT I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING GM TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK. THEY ARE RELUCTANT TO TAKE IT BACK. REVIEW OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *JB

IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IN DOWN IS -SHIFTING WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE. FIRST NOTICED ONLY ON OCCASION ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT ONLY HAPPENED IN THE PASSING GEAR. NOW IT'S HAPPENING IN ABOUT 2ND GEAR. WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE IT FEELS LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS DROP. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT1 AND WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT END SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE, WE HAD THE HALF SHAFT REPLACED AND THAT HELPED THE LOOSE FEEL BUT THE LOOSE SOUNDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END PERSISTS. THE CAR FEELS STABLE BUT SEEMS TO DRIFT OFF TRACK A LOT NEEDING A LOT OF CORRECTION ON STRAIGHT ROADS. I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN NEXT WEEK. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE CAR SHAKE BADLY ALSO, SEEMS COMMON. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A FAILURE OF THE MIDDLE REAR SEAT BELT. WHILE LOCKING THE BRAKES BEFORE STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK THE REAR FACING CAR SEAT IN PLACE. ON THE POINT OF IMPACT, INSTEAD OF LOCKING THE SEAT BELT, IT RELEASED TOO MUCH WEBBING, AND THE CAR SEAT OVERTURNED. THE CAR SEAT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN WITH THE CHILD IN IT. THE SEAT BELT REMAINED BUCKLED. ALTHOUGH THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A CRASH THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT HEADLIGHT AND BUMPER. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAN DPRIX GT2 IN JUNE OF THAT SAME YEAR. ONE WEEK LATER THE REPAIRS BEGAN. THE MOST SCARY OCCURRING ON THE DATE MENTIONED ON THIS COMPLAINT, MAY 26, 2005, ELEVEN MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. MY CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. THE CAR HAD NO POWER WHATSOEVER, NO STEERING, NO GAS, NO LIGHTS, NOTHING. I THANK GOD WE ARE ALIVE. THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I RENTED A CAR AT MY OWN EXPENSE FOR EIGHT WEEKS. WE DID NOT STEP FOOT IN THE VEHICLE FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME. FOR FINANCIAL REASONS I SLOWLY BEGAN DRIVING MY CAR AGAIN. THERE WERE REPAIRS BEFORE THAT EVENT AS WELL AS AFTERWARDS. THESE INCLUDE THE BRAIN, TRANSMISSION, BRAKES, AXLE, WHEEL BEARINGS, STEERING, SUNROOF, FUEL INJECTORS, AND SAFETY BELTS. *JB

DT:THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A ROADSIDE BARRIER WITH A FRONTAL IMPACT. HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS INTACT BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - *NM

PETITION FOR DEFECT INVESTIGATION INTO 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLIES. *TS THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLIES BOUNCING WHICH WAS DISTRACTING TO OTHER MOTORIST'S. THE MOTORIST ASSUMED THE DRIVER WAS FLASHING THEIR HIGH BEAMS. *JB

ABS ACTIVATED AT NORMAL STOP AT VERY SLOW SPEED. CONTINUED AT EVERY TOUCH OF THE BRAKE FOR NEARLY 2 MILES, EVEN WHEN BARELY TOUCHING THE BRAKE. DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. NOT OCCURRED SINCE. PONTIAC DEALER CAN FIND NO PROBLEM, NO CODE, HOWEVER I'M CONCERNED WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *JB