2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

THE CAR DROVE FINE DURING THE DAY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE DAY WAS A WARM SUNNY DAY. I PARKED THE CAR AT CHURCH AND WENT INSIDE. 45 MIN. - 1 HOUR AFTER PARKING THE CARE I WAS ASKED TO GO OUTSIDE. WHEN I GOT OUTSIDE I WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS SMOKING WITH THE LIGHTS FLASHING AND WIPERS RUNNING. UPON OPENING THE HOOD I FOUND THE FUSE BOX WAS COMPLETELY MELTED THROUGH WITH THE WIREHARNESS MELTED THROUGH WHERE IT PLUGS INTO THE FUSE BOX. THE WIREHARNESS ACROSS THE ENGINE WAS ALSO MELTED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE ENGINE. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT SEDAN. SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE LOT, I WENT TO TURN ONTO A STREET TRAVELING ROUGHLY FIVE TO SEVEN MILES PER HOUR, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SENSOR LIGHT BOTH REGISTERED ACROSS THE SYSTEM INFORMATION SCREEN AND NOTED THAT I NEEDED TO SERVICE THE ABS SYSTEM AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT WE START LOOKING ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. AFTERLOOKING ONLINE, WE NOTED THAT MULTIPLE OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. MOST OF THE FIXES THAT WE HAVE SEEN THAT OTHERS HAVE TRIED WE HAVE ALSO TRIED, BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO FIX THE ISSUE. NOW THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS SYSTEM LIGHT ARE ON 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME AND IT HAS BECOME AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. AT APPROXIMATELY 12 A.M. THIS MORNING, I TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE BRAKES. THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT VERY HARD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO STOP BY HITTING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT BOTH THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS WERE NOT REGISTERING ON THE SCREEN. NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAS STARTED TO APPEAR EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. THIS IS THE FIFTH OR SIXTH TIME IN THE LAST MONTH THAT THE BRAKES HAVE NOT RESPONDED. MY MECHANIC AND I ARE BOTH AT OUR WITS END TRYING TO FIGURE THIS ISSUE OUT. IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES WILL NOT RESPOND. WE ARE LOOKING INTO REPLACING THE ABS MODULE AT THIS POINT AS A VERY LAST RESORT, BUT IT IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. *TR

BOUGHT CAR ON APRIL 1, 2015, WHEN WE DID TEST DRIVE, STEERING MADE WEIRD NOISE AND STEERING WAS REAL HARD TO TURN WHEEL. TOLD DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T BUY CAR UNLESS THEY HAD IT LOOKED AND FIXED. DEALER LOOKED AND SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE SOMETHING IN THE STEERING SHAFT AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER PART AND WHEN IT CAME WE BRING CAR IN, BUT CAR WAS OK TO DRIVE UNTIL THEN. GOT A WORK ORDER FROM DEALER SHOWING THEY WOULD COVER COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT MORNING WHILE MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING CAR STEERING GOT REAL HARD TO TURN WHEEL AND HE CRASHED INTO TWO PARKED CARS AND OUR CAR FLIPPED AND AIR BAGS WENT OFF. HE HIT HEAD AND WAS KNOCKED OUT, CHEST PAIN AND BACK AND SHOULDER PAIN FROM THIS. CAR IS A COMPLETE LOSS TO US. *TR

AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 150 MILES FROM MACON, GA, IN THE MORNING OF THE 16TH, THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON I-75 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC GOING 75 MPH IN THE PASSING LANE. WE HAD NO ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING OR BRAKES, BUT MANAGED TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER A FEW MINUTES ONLY TO HAVE IT STALL OUT AFTER 10 OR 15 MILES. THE ONLY WARNING WAS 2 CHIMES FROM THE CAR BEFORE TOTAL SHUT DOWN. WE DID HAVE FLASHER LIGHTS AND WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR EACH TIME. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 OR 8 TIMES. WE STOPPED AT SEVERAL AUTO PARTS PLACES TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, BUT NO LUCK. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO A CHEVROLET DEALER IN ASHBURN, GA (PARKER CHEVROLET). THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, OR DIDN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. POOR SERVICE! THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS OKAY! JUST 2 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP, IT STALLED AGAIN. WE MANAGED TO GET TO GAINESVILLE, FL WHERE THE CLOSEST CHEVROLET DEALER WAS LOCATED. WE TALKED TO [XXX] FROM GAINESVILLE AUTOMOTIVE CHEVROLET WHO WAS A CALMING VOICE AFTER OUR EXPERIENCE. SHE GAVE US A HOTEL RECOMMENDATION FOR THE NIGHT AND SAID TO BRING THE CAR IN AT 7 AM THE FOLLOWING MORNING. SHE WAS GREAT, AND SO WAS THE ENTIRE STAFF! THEY GOT RIGHT TO WORK ON THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AT 7 AM. AFTER ABOUT AT HOUR, THE SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED US THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM, BUT IT WOULD REQUIRE A NEW COMPUTER AT A COST OF $940 AND COULD BE BACK ON THE ROAD BY NOON. WE WERE BACK ON THE ROAD BY 12:30. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CAR STARTED ON FIRE 10-15 MINUTES AFTER BEING PARKED IN A PUBLIC PARKING LOT. FIRE COMPANY HAD TO BE DISPATCHED. NO INJURIES OR OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE.....UPDATED 04/08/15 *BF *TR UPDATED 10/4/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH A PULSATION AND A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AND FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER EACH REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

APPROXIMATELY AFTER 3 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE HEAD LIGHTS GO OUT. THE HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK. IF THE CAR IS OFF FOR 5 MINUTES IT SEEMS TO RESET, BUT WILL ONLY LAST 3 MINUTES AGAIN.

CONTACTED DEALER REGARDING THE RECALLED PART. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART TO FIX THE ISSUE AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL. OVER 2 MONTHS LATER AND STILL NOT CONTACT. *TR

I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. IN MY CASE IT WAS THE HEADLAMP RELAY THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I'M CONCERNED THIS MY BE THE SAME ISSUE AS FOR YESTERDAY'S ANNOUNCED RECALL BUT DID NOT SEE ANY PONTIACS LISTED AS BEING AFFECTED. FYI MY VIN WAS [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 1/5/2015*JS

WHEN LEAVING A FRIENDS HOUSE OUR LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. I TRIED TO MANUALLY MAKE THEM COME ON AND THEY STILL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. I STILL HAD HIGH BEAMS, TAIL LAMPS, AND SIDE MARKER LAMPS. I TURNED ON MY FOG LAMPS TO MAKE IT HOME WITH LIGHTING TO THE FRONT. *JS