2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

THIS IS AN ISSUE IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE HIT US FROM BEHIND AND YET NO ONE WAS THERE. STARTED DRIVING AND THE NEXT THING WE KNOW THE CAR SPEEDOMETER JUST SLOWS DOWN TO 30 MPH. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF HIGH SPEED LANE BEFORE AN 18 WHEELER SMASHING INTO THE REAREND AND WOULD HAVE KILLED MY TWO KIDS!! THIS IS BULL CRAP PONTIAC GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT!! THIS HAPPENED WITH A GM ENVOY THAT I PURCHASED. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER TO PURCHASE ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. THERE ARE WAY TOO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION AND STEERING FOR GM NOT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS THIS ISSUE, THE WORST IS THEY KNOW ABOUT AND WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SOME PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO JUST CRAP OUT AND CONTINUE TO CRAP OUT FOR A KNOWN ISSUE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS AND VIOLENTLY JERKED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,110.

R READING SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN OR IF I HAVE ENOUGH CHARACTERS TO EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION WITH MY 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT SUPERCHARGED. MY RECENT ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR KEEPS CUTTING OUT AND STALLING.I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SPENT $110 ON A DIAGNOSTIC AFTER 4 OTHER LOCAL MECHANICS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE OR PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. THE RESULT FROM THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSTIC WAS: P0300 MULTIPLE MISFIRES; NEEDS 3 COILS AND IGNITION MODULE REPLACED $1090 INSTALLED; ALSO HAS A BEARING GOING OUT IN THE SUPER CHARGER AND THERE IS A HARSH 1-2 SHIFT. I JUST SPENT ABOUT $1000 GETTING FUEL PUMP, BACK WHEEL BEARINGS, RIGHT BRAKE HOSE, AND VALVE COVER GASKETS REPLACED. RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE TIGHTENED ALTHOUGH IT WAS REPLACED TWICE LAST YEAR (BAD PART THE FIRST TIME). I HAVE HAD POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, WATER PUMP REPLACED, AIR INTAKE TUBE/VALVE REPLACED. PAID DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC BECAUSE NO CODES OR INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ON AND 4 DIFFERENT MECHANICS COULDN'T PINPOINT ISSUE. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT AND CODE P0300 CAME UP. CAR INTERMITTENTLY HESITATES TO START. CAR ACTS HESITANT AFTER CAR STARTS AFTER HESITATING TO START. INTERIOR SEATS AND DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED. ABS/TRACTION SEEMS TO BE FAILING, CAR STILL MOVES AFTER APPLYING FOOT ON BREAK...SLIDES A LITTLE, NO IMMEDIATE STOP, EVEN AFTER I HAVE HAD COMPLETE BRAKE WORK PERFORMED (WHEEL BEARINGS, PADS, ROTORS, HUBS, ETC.). SUPERCHARGE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED AND ELBOW TUBE OFF THE MOTOR BLOCK (THINK THAT IS CORRECT, IT'S AN L-SHAPED SMALL TUBE). A LOT OF REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE CAR RUNS SMOOTHLY WHEN NECESSARY REPAIRS ARE MADE. HATE TO GET RID OF THE CAR WITH ALL THE MONEY AND CARE THAT HAS BEEN PLACED INTO THE CAR. I AM NOT IN A POSTION TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE BUT WITH THE MILES I DON'T WANT TO PUT EXTENSIVE $. GM WON'T ASSIST.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LOW BEAMS STARTING FLICKERING ON AND OFF ALREADY CHANGE OUT REALLY 35 APPROX 6 MONTHS AGO FOR SAME PROBLEM. *TR

MY CAR BEGAN TO EMIT WHITE SMOKE AND AN ODOR OF BURNING ANTIFREEZE. I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER SO I PULLED OVER. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND THEY REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLDS GASKETS, WHICH HAD COMPLETELY BEEN EATEN AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND THE WIRES UNDER THE HOOD STARTED TO EMIT SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACKING CONTROL AND ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC BEFORE ANY REPAIRS. *TA THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 14V400000. *JB