2005 Pontiac Grand Prix Steering Problems

WHEN DRIVING 30 MPH UP TO 70 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REDUCED RNGINE LIGHT VOMES ON AND THE CAR STARTS DECELERATING TO 5 MPH AND SOMETIMES CUTS OFF CAUSING POWER STEERING TO NOT WORK. THIS STARTED AFTER THE WORKED ON YHE IGNITION RECALL. I ASKED ABOUT IT AND WAS CHARGED $75 FIR THEM TO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER. THEN WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE OVER $700 FOR THEM TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG. I DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF MONEY SO L LET IT SIT UP FOR AWHILE ONLY TO BE YOLD IT COULD POSSIBLY BE THE GAS PEDAL AND WOULDN'T COST THAT MUCH TO REPLACE... I'VE ALMOST HAD TWO ACCIDENTS BEFORE L COULD PULL OVER. IF IT CUTS OFF COMPLETELY IT CRANKS RIGHT BACK UP - SOMETIMES OT WILL TAKE ON OFF BUT OTHER TIMES L HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT BECAUSE IT WON'T ACCELERATE NO FASTER THAN 2 TO 5 MPH, LIKE SOMETHING HAS TO CATCH UP. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT FIXED YET BECAUSE L CAN'T AFFORD IT.

CAR SHUT OFF AND LOCKED STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING

RACK AND PINION BAD!

MY CAR HAS BEEN ACTING UP FOR A WHILE. IT STARTED WITH GAUGES AND INFO CENTER FLICKERING WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD LIKE IT WAS LOSING POWER INTERMITTENTLY. THAN STARTED DOING THIS THING WHEN YOU START IT AND LET OFF ON THE KEY IT CONTINUES TO TURN ENGINE OVER. I RECEIVED THE LETTER FOR THE RECALL AND TOOK IT IN. I TOLD DEALER WHAT IT WAS DOING AND THEY SNAPPED BACK AND SAID THAT WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL. I SAID OH I THOUGHT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE PROBLEM THEY SAID NO. THEY TOOK MY KEYS PUT THEIR STUPID INSERTS IN AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I HAVE BEEN NERVOUS ABOUT IT AND THAN TODAY IT HAPPENED GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND EVERYTHING SHUT OFF!!! NO AIR BAGS NO POWER STEERING NO POWER BRAKES LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN TRAFFIC AND COST TO SHOULDER SHUT KEY OFF RESTARTED CAR EVERYTHING FINE AGAIN. KEY NEVER TURNED TO OFF POSITION. THE SWITCH ITSELF IS THE PROBLEM. WHY DID SOME GET A NEW SWITCH AND ALL I GET IS A KEY UPGRADE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND I FEEL THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE REALLY PROBLEM. I CAN NOT LET ANYONE IN MY FAMILY DRIVE THIS CAR. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR RESPONSE. *TR

ON 9/26/14 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL FOR UNINTENTIONAL IGNITION KEY ROTATION. THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT BILL RAPP PONTIAC SERVICE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN. IT SAID IN THE INFORMATION DATA THAT "START UP FAILURE DUE TO ELECTRICAL THROTTLE MALFUNCTION. REDUCED ENGINE POWER." I WAITED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH DID START UP. ON APPROXIMATELY 9/29/14 WHILE ENTERING INTERSTATE 81N IN SYRACUSE, NY, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. I CONTACTED BILL RAPP PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE AGAIN BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY FURTHER SERVICES SINCE THERE IS CURRENTLY NO OTHER RECALL FOR THE 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX EXCEPT FOR THE ONE WITH THE KEY ROTATION ISSUE. WHAT CAN I DO? MY CAR IS STILL SHUTTING DOWN IN STREET AND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *TR

SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2013 THERE HAS BEEN FOUR INCIDENTS WHERE THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN WHILE IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHILE AWAY AT COLLEGE WITH THIS VEHICLE. ON APPROXIMATELY 5/17/14, WHILE ON INTERSTATE 287 (60MPH) THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ON APPROXIMATELY 6/20/14 IN S. ORANGE, NJ THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING IN STREET TRAFFIC (28MPH). THE THIRD AND FOURTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON APPROXIMATELY 8/7/14 AT A STOP LIGHT (0MPH) WHILE WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL TO CHANGE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN TOTALLY. ON 9/1/14 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 81N THE VEHICLE TOTALLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, A MESSAGE READ "LOSS OF ENGINE POWER' CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72MPH AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH THREE OTHER CARS AND A TRACTOR-TRAILER. I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE ATTEMPTING TO PASS THE TRUCK WITH THREE OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND ME. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WENT BLACK AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CAR BEHIND ME WENT INTO A DITCH ON THE LEFT, WHILE THE SECOND CAR SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ME. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) HOURS FROM S. ORANGE, NJ TO SYRACUSE, NY. I WAS USING ONLY THE IGNITION KEY AND THE CAR REMOTE ON THE KEYRING. NO OTHER ITEMS WERE ON THE KEY RING. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE INJURED AND NO CRASH OCCURRED. I AM NOT USING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DISTURBING SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO IS AWAY AT COLLEGE. THIS IS MORE THAN AN UNINTENDED KEY ROTATION AS GM IS CLAIMING. PLEASE, I NEED YOUR HELP. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS. PURCHASE MILEAGE = 56,372, CURRENT MILEAGE = 58,824. *TR

I PURCHASE MIC 73391 DEFENDER TIRES AND THEY ARE CRACKING ON THE SIDES, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD GET A BLOW OUT. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS TIRES. I PURCHASED THEM JAN 2013 AT TIRE CHOICE AUTO CAR CARE. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE STEERING KNUCKLE ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON GOING SINCE FRIDAY JANUARY 14, 2011. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT HIM ON JANUARY 18, 2011. THE WARRANTY WAS NOT VALID. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,224.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN, AND ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL MAKES A CLICKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46000.

MY 2005 GRAND PRIX HAS AN ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE. I'VE HAD THE STEERING GEAR REPLACED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, AND NOW THE RETURN LINE WAS REPLACED. AFTER ALL OF THIS IT IS LEAKING AGAIN. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2005 GRAND PRIX GT, ON APRIL 28, 2009. IT WAS A USED VEHICLE AND HAD 28,000 WHEN PURCHASED FROM USED CAR DEALER. WHEN I TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A KNOCK WITH THE STEERING SYSTEM. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM AND THE DEALERS WERE AWARE OF. THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT ONCE THE KNOCK OR THE SYSTEM GOT WORST. I AM GOING TO THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AS THE STEERING SYSTEM IS GETTING MORE PRONOUNCED. I CALLED OUR LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER THAT WAS STILL IN BUSINESS AND HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING SET UP. I HAVE FOUND INFORMATION ON THE WEB SITE THAT STATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THERE WAS A RECALL ID 09E005000 STEERING, IT WAS RELATED TO THE DORMAN COMPANY RECALLING 979 STEERING KNUCKLES SUPPLIED BY THEM. THERE WERE ALSO SERVICE BULLETINS REFERRING TO THE STEERING PROBLEM. THERE WERE ODI COMPLAINTS FILLED CONCERNING THE PROBLEM. I CAN REFERENCE THE NUMBERS IF YOU NEED THEM. I HAVE TALKED TO ANOTHER PONTIAC DEALER WHO HAS LOST HIS FRANCHISE BUT STATED TO ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM AND THAT HE WOULD FIX IT FOR ME. I TOLD HIM THAT WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR THEY WOULD FIX IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I AM SURE YOU HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ON THIS SUBJECT. THE SYSTEM HAS NOT FAILED BUT UNTIL I GET THIS CORRECTED I WILL NOT LET ANYONE DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT ME. CAN YOU HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM, CAN WE GET A RECALL ON THIS. GM HAS TAKEN STIMULUS DOLLARS AND THEY WILL NOT STAND BY THERE PRODUCT. THANKS FOR ANY THING THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE ME IN THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I DID NOT INCUR AN ACCIDENT BUT THE STEERING IS ACTING UP AND I WILL GET IT FIXED. *TR

POWER STEERING PUMP IS LOSING FLUID,THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. CAR WAS TAKEN INTO DEALER AND NO LEAKS,OR FLUID WAS FOUND UNDER CAR. ALL THEY WOULD DO IS FILL UP PUMP WITH MORE FLUID.THE FLUID MUST BE GOING SOMEWHERE? MY CAR MAKES A VERY HIGH WHINING SOUND WHEN IT GETS LOW ON FLUID. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A VALVE PROBLEM IN PUMP BY OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT 3.8 L V6 ENGINE: THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FUNCTION UNEXPECTEDLY FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME TO AVOID RUNNING OFF OF THE ROAD. ALSO, I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY THE VEHICLE TURNING BEHIND ME. I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THE TURN AT THE LOCATION OF THE FAILURE. IT WAS NECESSARY TO BACK UP INTO TRAFFIC IN ORDER TO ADJUST THE STEERING WHEEL SO THAT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF OF THE ROADWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN TO THE LEFT (NO POWER ASSIST). THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ABLE TO TURN FREELY TO THE RIGHT (POWER ASSISTED). DUE TO THE IMMEDIATE NATURE OF THE FAILURE, THIS ISSUE COULD RESULT IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT WHICH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION FOR THE VEHICLE. DURING HIS ANALYSIS, HE SPOKE TO A LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER. THEIR REPAIR SHOP REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES, BUT GENERAL MOTORS HAD NOT ISSUED ANY FORM OF SAFETY RECALL. DURING MY INITIAL ATTEMPT TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM, I READ SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. MOST REPORTED AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, TYPICALLY IN ONE DIRECTION. THE TOTAL REPAIR FOR THIS ITEM WAS $521.00. THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS $300, LABOR WAS $200, AND INDIANA TAX (7%) WAS $21. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE THAT YOU MAY OFFER IN RESOLVING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *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.

I HAVE A GENERAL MOTORS 2005 GRAND PRIX. IT HAS DEVELOPED A 'KNOCKING' SOUND WHEN DRIVING. THE SAME NOISE CORRESPONDS WITH BUMPS YOU CAN FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER. THEY PUT THE CAR ON THE LIFT, REMOVED THE FRONT TIRES AND DID A COMPLETE EXAMINATION OF THE "FRONT END". THEY REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I CALLED PONTIAC'S CUSTOMER HOT-LINE OUT OF THE BACK OF THE OWNERS MANUAL. THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. THEY DID STATE THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR TO THE STEERING COLUMN. I ASKED FOR THAT INFORMATION IN WRITING. THE PHONE OPERATOR SAID HE WOULD NOT PROVIDE THAT TO ME. I ASKED FOR HIS SUPERVISOR. HE PROMPTLY HUNG UP ON ME. I CALLED BACK. I OPENED A NEW CASE #71-663-678745. THE OPERATOR INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO VERIFY THE INFORMATION VIA AN "AUTHORIZED DEALER". WE CONFERENCE CALLED WITH BOB BROWN CHEVY. THEY SAID THEY KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT WOULD CHARGE ME $89 TO DIAGNOSE IT...EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE GOODYEAR SERVICE CENTER - THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED..AND GM WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE IT. THEY DON'T WANT TO RECALL THE PRODUCT. BOB BROWN CHEVY GAVE AN 'OFF THE CUFF' ESTIMATE OF $300 TO REPLACE THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN EXTENSION. IF IT HAS A KNOCKING SOUND AND CAN BE FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, I FEEL THAT THE CAR IS NOW UNSAFE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AND WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM CAR UNTIL I AM SATISFIED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WON'T BECOME UNATTACHED AND ALLOW THE CAR TO VEER TO THE SIDE AT WILL. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY CARS ARE AFFECTED, OR IF ANY CRASHES HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IN THE STEERING COLUMN. IN 30 YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM IN DOZENS OF CARS FROM ALL TYPES OF MANUFACTURERS - EITHER OWNED OR RENTED. *TR THE REPAIR INCLUDES REPLACEMENT OF THE LOWER COLUMN EXTENSION ARM. UPDATED 11/07/08. *JB

TIE ROD FAILURE DRIVERS SIDE THEN LEAK IN TIE-ROD RACK AND PINION DRIVER'S SIDE AS A RESULT OF REPAIR. NOTIFIED DEALER WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THAT POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW AND THEY DID NOT ASSIST IN A CHECK. I HAD TO PAY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION FOR REPAIR. FUEL TANK BAND LOOSE HAD TO BE RETIED. *TR

IA ]XXX]AND I AM ON SSI AND NEED HELP TO GET MY CAR FIXED, IT IS THE ONLY THING I HAVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN IT IS TURNED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN METAL WAS FAILING AND THE STEERING COLUMN ROD WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THE STEERING FAILURE WITH THE GMC PICK UP TRUCKS; HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FAILURE ALSO EXISTED IN THE PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE EXCEEDS THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE PART FOR THE REPAIR COSTS $107. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 05/19/08. *LJ

MY HORN HAS FAILED ON 5 OCCASSIONS. PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO FIX THIS INTERMISSION HORN FAILURE, BUT THE FIX DOES NOT WORK. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHERE OTHER MOTORISTS HAVE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO WARN THEM, AS THE HORN FAILED. I HOPE THIS ISSUE CAN BE CORRECTED PROPERLY BEFORE AND ACCIDENT OCCURS. ALSO, PONTIAC HAS A PROBLEM WITH A KNOWN DEFECT IN THEIR STEERING GEARS THAT THEY ONLY REPLACE WHEN IT FAILS AND ONLY COVER IF IT IS IN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL LEAKING OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID THAT IS NOT DETECTED BECAUSE THERE ARE NO EXTERNAL SIGNS OF THE LEAK. THIS TOO IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR