2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, MAKING A LEGAL U-TURN AT A SAFE SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED MID-TURN AND THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE CONCERNING CATASTROPHIC STEERING FAILURE. THIS STEERING FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY MANUFACTURING/ EQUIPMENT BY GM.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, SHORTLY AFTER I BROUGHT IT IN TO MIDAS TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, AFTER I WAS TOLD EXTREMELY BAD NEWS THAT MY VEHICLE HAD SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS AND IT WAS GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT BUT LUCKILY IT'S UNDER A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY MODEL MAKE AND YEAR, ALTHOUGH WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO MERIT CHEVROLET I DISCUSSED MY CONCERNS WITH THEM ABOUT MY VEHICLE AND HOW A LOT OF THE THINGS DISCOVERED WRONG WITH IT, HAD TO DO WITH MULTIPLE OF THE RECALLS. THE CONVERSATION GOT NOWHERE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY VIN NUMBER WASN'T ON THE RECALL THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEMS DISCOVERED TO BE RELATED TO THE RECALLS I WAS TOLD WERE RELATED AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING I CAN DO, UNLESS I WANTED TO CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. AT THIS POINT I'M VERY FRUSTERATED AND HAVE ALREADY SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH EACH PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS SPECIFIED FOR MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL I'M UNABLE TO BE HELPED. SO ALSO SAYING THAT LATER WHEN THIS KILLS ME, IT WILL REMAIN NOT IMPORTANT. I HAVE THE NHTSA #'S OF EVERY PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING... 15V7010000, 05V046000, 04V299000, 04V287000, 03V331000 AND IF SOMEONE COULD TAKE ME AND THE ISSUES THAT MY CAR IS HAVING SERIOUSLY I'D LOVE TO BRING IT IN. MERIT CHEVROLET MIGHT HAVE SWITCHED THE VALVE COVER, BUT THEY DID NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF ENGINE OIL LEAKING IN MY MANIFOLD. I ARRIVED THERE AND LEFT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAFETY HAZARD. MY ENGINE IS STILL AT RISK OF IGNITING FIRE AND YOU'D THINK IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO FIX A PROBLEM, THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE RESULTED FROM THAT PROBLEM BECAUSE MY LIFE IS STILL AT RISK. (ALSO I WAS UNABLE TO SELECT MORE THAN 3 AFFECTED PARTS, AND THE ONE MORE AFFECTED IS THE STEERING)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE START POSITION, THE KEY FAILED TO RETURN TO THE RUN POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, IT DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 14574 STATES REMOVAL OF ENGINE MAIN COVER PARTS SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH IMPROVED DESIGN PARTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MAIN COVER WAS MISSING, AS THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE IT, ACCORDING TO GM'S INSTRUCTIONS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I HAD THE EXACT MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR AND MY POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING SLOWLY FOR APPOX. 1 MONTH AND AFTER DRIVING IT 20 MILES I PARKED AT HOUSE AND SMELLED SOMETHING I WALKED 10 FEET AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN HOOD FLEW OFF AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE AND MELTED SIDING OFF HOUSE . I BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR EXACTLY SAME MODEL,MAKE YR, MY POWER STEARING ON THIS CAR IS LEAKING EXACTLY THE SAME AS MY 1SR CAR BUT FASTER LEAK. I DO NOT DRIVE IT AT ALL FOR OVER MONTH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.