2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF POWER STEERING (IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A TURN WHILE DRIVING= SCARY!); ELECTRIC/ ELECTRONIC FAILURE ALSO. THEN, AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, AND KEY OFF IGNITION, THE CAR RESTARTS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENS. THE CAR WHEN TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. THEY THINK THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A CAR! THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER, AND VERY DANGEROUS! IF SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS OCCURRENCE, INVESTIGATION WILL NOT CONCLUDED TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT MORE LIKELY TO THE LOST OF CONTROL OF THE DRIVER! IT HAPPENS 3 TIMES TO US ALREADY, AND ONCE WITH A GRAND-PRIX RENTAL. PLEASE CHECK IT.

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ENGINE PULLED AND STEERING BECAME STIFF WHILE TRYING TO BACK OUT OF A PARKED POSITION.*MR

OWNER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WALKED AWAY. BEFORE ACTUALLY LEAVING THE SCENE OWNER WAS ALERTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. OWNER WENT TO THE VEHICLE , OPENED THE HOOD, AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR STATED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A GM HAD REPRESENTATIVE CAME AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR DEALERSHIP CLAIMED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE. *AK ....THE VEHICLE'S PRIMARY ELECTRICAL WIRING AT BATTERY EXHIBITED NO EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OR MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, NOR WAS THERE EVIDENCE OF A FUEL LINE LEAK. FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATOR, THEREFORE, CONCLUDED THAT FIRE WAS AN ACCIDENT, AND A RESULT OF NON-SPECIFIC ELECTRICAL FAIURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. SINCE REACHING ABOUT 20000 MILES ON MY 2004 GRAND PRIX, I NOTICED A ?CLICKING? NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. IT WAS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEED, E.G. IN A PARKING LOT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY TIGHTENED THE STEERING AND THAT GM WAS AWARE AND THAT?S WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO AND THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I WAS NOT TOLD THAT I SHOULD CONTINUE TO BRING IT IN. THE NOISE DIMINISHED FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THEN RETURNED. IT HAS BEEN MAKING THAT NOISE NOW FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. YESTERDAY, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF AT AN EXIT RAMP. AS I SLOWED DOWN TO TURN ONTO THE RAMP THE STEERING LOCKED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CAR SPUN AROUND IN CIRCLES UNTIL IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. IT SEEMED AS THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING EFFECTIVELY. THE CAR SHUT OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE 2 MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SHAFT WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR IS FINE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE SHAFT PROBABLY WOULDN?T HAVE CAUSED THE CAR TO SPIN LIKE THAT?THAT IT WAS DRIVER ERROR.*AK

SPORADICALLY THE CAR HESITATES WHEN STARTED AND PUT INTO GEAR. TYPICALLY, I START THE CAR AND THEN REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE AND THEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR HESITATES. THERE HAVE BEEN 3-4 INSTANCES WHEN IT SIMPLY SHUT OFF. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG.*AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WITHIN FIVE MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE MARSHALL AND THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR CONFIRMED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER WAS WAITING FON AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT RATES OF SPEED. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE FUEL TANK IS FULL OR HALF FULL. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES. GMC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER HAS THE VEHICLE AT REPAIR SHOP.*AK

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, CLUNKING NOISE ON DRIVERS FRONT END WHEN YOU TURN THE WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. I WAS ADVISED YESTERDAY THAT GMC IS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND AT THIS TIME IS DOING NOTHING. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETION ISSUED ON 7/27/04 TO GMC/PONTAIC DEALERSHIPS. "DEFECT" CERTAIN PASSENGAR VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION WHERE THE FRONT FRAM REAR BODY MOUNT BRACKET MAY FRACTURE AND DEGRADE TO THE POINT WHERE THE INTERMEDICATE STEERING SHAFT COULD SEPARATE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH PONTIAC, GMC, AND THE LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP AND GOTTEN NOTHING BUT THE RUN AROUND! IF YOU VIEW A WEBSITE CALLED "MYCARSTATS.COM THERE ARE COMSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO BE KILLED BEFORE GMC ACKNOWLEDGES THIS DEFECT. PLEASE COULD SOMEONE CONTACT ME. *AK

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANES HIGHWAY HEADING HOME AT 2:30P.M. AS I PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT, ALL THE LIGHS IN THE VEHICLE FLASHED AND THEN EVERYTHING WENT OUT, INCLUDING MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. LUCKLY NO CARS WERE TO MY RIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE STIFF WHEEL SOME AND JUMP A CRIB. I THEN HAD TO USE MY PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE.*AK

MY 2004 GRAND PRIX GT HAS HAD AN ACCELERATION HESITATION OR STALL (ENGINE SHUTS DOWN) SINCE PURCHASE (AUGUST /04). TWO DIFFERENT SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. RECENTLY WHEN LEAVING WORK; ENGINE RELATIVELY COLD, HAD TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND ENGINE STALLED AND DIED. DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE SINCE IT IS EXTREMELY INTERMITTENT.