2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *JB

DURING HEAVY RAIN WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASENGER SIDE FLOOR AND UNDER THE CARPET. IT SEEMS TO BE COMING IN THROUGH THE FRESH AIR INTAKE.

DT: 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN FEBRUARY 2005. WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. THE CAR SEEMED TO MOVE FASTER EVEN THOUGH THE CONSUMER WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE RECALL CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. *JB

TWICE NOW THE COMPUTER MODULE HAS FAILED ON MY 2004 GRAND PRIX. THE FIRST TIME (WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD WITH AROUND 15,000 MILES) THE FAN TO THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN SWITCH TURNED OFF. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO PULL FUSES CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM BUT THE FAN CONTINUED ON EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED TO PREVENT COMPLETELY RUNNING THE BATTERY DEAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THEM HAVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEY RETURNED IT TO ME. STATING, "THE COMPUTER MODULE WAS BAD AND HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THERE WAS OVER A TWO WEEK WAITING PERIOD TO GET A NEW COMPUTER MODULE FROM THE FACTORY, SO WE PULLED ONE OUT OF A CAR OFF OF THE LOT." NOW, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER (10 MONTHS LATER TO BE EXACT) THE SAME EXACT THING HAS HAPPENED. THE FAN TURNED ON THIS TIME BY ITSELF. AGAIN THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT IT OFF WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT NOW.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 7/5/05. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO AVOID HITTING A CAR. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES BUT MY CAR JUST KEPT GOING AND GOING. IT MUST HAVE CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 50 FEET. I FEEL IF MY BRAKES WOULD HAVE WORKED I WOULDN'T HAVE HIT THE CAR. IT'S LIKE MY BRAKES ONLY PARTLY WORKED. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 3 MONTHS AGO AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I WILL LOOK INTO THAT. ANOTHER THING, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ENGAGED AND BROKE MY WINDSHIELD.

DT: 2004 PONTIAC, GRAND PRE GT, CONSUMER WAS SIDE SWIPED BY A DEER, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN INTO A DITCH AND HIT A 4 FOOT COVET. THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THE FRONT AIR BAGS AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO CATCH ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

I BOUGHT A 2004 GRAND PRIX WITH AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT STARTED AROUND 20,000 MILES WHERE THE CAR WOULD HESITATE ON ACCELERATION TO THE POINT OF NO REACTION. THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED TO TWO INCIDENTS OF THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF IN THE PASSING LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE CAR HESITATED AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITH IN SECONDS AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK OR THE WEATHER OUTSIDE. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST ACTION THEYTRIED WAS TO REPROGRAMED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, THEN I HAD A RECORDING DEVICE ATTACHED AFTER THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TO THE TECHNICIAN. THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY ERASED THE COMPUTER RECORDED SO THEY REPLACE THE ENTIRE CONTROL MODULE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TEST DRIVEN FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES AND NOW IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM BAD ENOUGH TO STALL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH EVERYTHING IN THE CAR SHUTTING OFF. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE BUT LIKELY AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME, PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY.

DT: CONTACT STATES: THE HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE AIR BAGS AND THEN THE WIRES, ANS IT STILL MALFUNCTIONES. *AK

LEAKAGE, I FOUND AFTER A RAIN STORM THAT THERE WAS WATER COMING UP INTO MY PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARDS WHICH IN TURN MADE MY CARPET COMPLETELY SOAKED. THIS JUST HAPPENED TO MY 2004 GRAND PRIX AND ALSO HAPPENED TO MY AUNTS 2004 GRAND PRIX AS WELL. WILL BE CALLING DEALER ON MONDAY MORNING TO HAVE RESOLVED WILL KEEP POSTED.

DT: ON DEC 27, 2004 THE CONSUMER HIT A MAJOR POT HOLE IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE'S RIM TWISTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. ON APRIL 19, 2005 THE TIRE BEGAN LOSING PRESSURE. THE CONSUMER'S HUSBAND CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE RIM HAD CRACKED. *NM *NM