2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALERS DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

DRIVING IN TOWN AT @30 MPH AND THE CAR LOST POWER, LUCKILY THERE WAS A BUSINESS CLOSE BY THAT WHEN I LOST POWER I WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET MY CAR OFF THE STREET. IGNITION WAS NO LONGER IN THE RUN POSITION. CAR WAS ABLE TO START BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO CARRY ON MY WAY. I USE ONLY A KEY WITH NO KEY CHAIN, NO EXTRA WEIGHT ON THE IGNITION. *TR

ACCELERATING ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN TRAFFIC UP 40 MPH, DRY CONDITIONS. VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED QUICKLY. WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE HARD, I HAD NO ABS ASSIST. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A HIGH ENERGY IMPACT. THE VEHICLE DAMAGE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE SCRAPPED AND NOT FIXED. BASED ON THE VEHICLE SPEED AND RATE OF DECELERATION, I WOULD EXPECT THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD HAVE BEEN ENGAGED AND THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. IF THE ABS WOULD HAVE BEEN ENGAGED, I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE STOPPED IN TIME. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE DISABLING OF THE ABS AND AIRBAGS. DRIVER SUSTAINED A SPRAINED ANKLE. *TR

WHY IS MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VIN NOT IN THE RECALL. THE IGNITION IS MESSED UP. PONTIAC IS PAYING FOR POTENTIAL VEHICLES TO BE REPAIR BUT NOT VEHICLES WHICH ALREADY HAS A DEFAULT IGNITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. AS A RESULT, THE KEY WAS LEFT IN THE IGNITION AND A SECOND KEY HAD TO BE USED IN ORDER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/15/2014 *JS

I APOLOGIZE AS THE DATE OF MY FIRST INCIDENT IS ONLY APPROXIMATED. HOWEVER, I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SINCE THEN. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, MY WIPERS BEGAN TO STALL FREQUENTLY AND CONTINUE TO DO SO. THEN, MY DASH LIGHTS BECAME I UNCHARACTERISTICALLY DIM FOLLOWED BY INTERMITTENT STOPPING OF MY AIR BLOWER. AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE CAR MECHANIC, NO SOLUTIONS HAVE REMEDIED MY PROBLEM. AFTER MY OWN RESEARCH THROUGH INTERNET FORUMS AND A LAST DISCUSSION WITH A FORMER GM EMPLOYEE, I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS WITH A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. WITH A GM RECALL NOW IN PLACE FOR MY VEHICLE, DO I QUALIFY TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS A 2005 MODEL? THANK YOU MUCH! *TR

I HAVE AN IGNITION PROBLEM WHICH I FEEL SHOULD BE IN THE RECALL. MY MAKE MODEL AND YEAR MEETS THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE GM IGNITION RECALL YET MY VIN DOES NOT MEET THAT REQUIREMENT. THE IGNITION HAS BEEN MESSED UP FOR A FEW MONTHS AS TO WHERE THE KEY WILL ONLY GO HALF WAY INTO THE IGNITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPT THE KEY WOULD GO ALL THE WAY INTO THE IGNITION. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT AS TO WHERE I CAN NOT TAKE MY KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AS IT MAY NOT GO BACK IN. I FEEL THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE IN THE RECALL. I WORK A MINIMUM WAGE JOB AND CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THE IGNITION REPLACED. I CHECK GM WEB SITE EACH DAY FOR MY VIN NUMBER. HOW DO YOU DETERMINE WHICH VEHICLES TO RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THE KEY WOULD RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,300.

EVERY SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE OFF AND ON I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM, I WOULD TRY UNLOCK MY CAR DOOR WITH THE KEY AND IT DIDN'T OPEN I WAS AT THE PARK WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND THERE WAS A DOG CHASING ME AND I HAD MY GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME BUT I COULDN'T GET IN SO I CLIMBED ON THE CAR THAT'S WHEN I FIRST FOUND OUT. THE SECOND TIME IS WHEN I WAS OUT WITH SOME FRIENDS & THE CAR WOULDN'T OPEN WITH THE KEY AGAIN! THAT WAS EMBARRASSING SO MY FRIEND TOOK ME HOME I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW THE CAUSE, LATER THAT DAY I TRIED AGAIN & IT STILL DIDN'T WORK, MY REMOTE LOCK STOPPED WORKING FOR THE CAR I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERIES HAD IT CHECKED EVEN PURCHASED ANOTHER STILL NO LUCK, HAD PAY LOCKSMITHS PLENTY OF TIMES TO THE POINT WHERE THERE WERE DENTS ACROSS THE TOP OF BOTH MY DOORS UNTIL I FINALLY HAD THE CAR PAINTED, RAN INTO THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN AND NOTICED THAT IF THE CAR WAS TO HOT OR COLD FROM THE WEATHER THIS WOULD HAPPEN, NOW I CAN'T GET INTO MY CAR AND I HAVE AND IMPORTANT TRAINING CLASS THAT I CAN'T MISS BUT I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE BECAUSE I CAN'T GET INTO MY CAR, I'VE ALSO CONTACTED GMC I HAVE A REFERENCE NUMBER IT IS [XXX] I ALSO ASKED IF THE RECALL ON THE IGNITION THE REASON WHY MY CAR DOES THIS THE REP ASSURED ME THAT IT'S NOT & THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AT ALL. PLEASE HELP *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

VEHICLE STARTED DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL , VEHICLE THEN STARTED JERKING/SHIFTING HARD AND OVERHEATING, FOLLOWED BY VEHICLE SHIFTING FROM ONE SET POSITION OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL, TOOK INTO SHOP TO LOOK AT TRANSMISSION WAS TOLD JUST A DIRTY SENSOR , HAD SENSOR CLEANED , ABOUT A MONTH LATER SAME THING, HAD IT CLEANED AGAIN AND THEN DEC 2013 THE TRACTION CONTROL AUTO DISENGAGED AGAIN AND THEN ONE DAY IT TURNED ITSELF ON AGAIN, NO THERE'S A COOLANT LEAK ISSUE AND OIL LEAK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER...[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR