2006 Pontiac Grand Prix Complaint Log

I HAVE A RECALL ON MY CAR THAT I WANT FIXED THE STEERING IS ACTING UP BUT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. *TR

WERE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND WE WERE ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND BARELY WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC AREA. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED (THIS EXPENSE I THINK GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL. ALSO, HOW CAN THEY JUSTIFY THAT WE WAIT UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST TO HAVE THEIR GOOF-UP REPAIRED. AT TIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO EVEN GET THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE ENGINE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION BANGS INTO GEAR AND THE SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY. AT TIMES THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE SPENT OVER 3K ON THIS FIX, WITH THREE DIFFERENT AUTO REPAIR SERVICE CENTERS, WITHOUT IT BEING RESOLVED. THE LAST REPAIR SERVICE REPLACED THE ECM (ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE), WHICH SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS, THEN IT STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE REPAIR PLACE WHO SAID HE CLEANED THE CONDENSATION FROM THE WIRES, AND IT WORKED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR 4 DAYS, AND DROVE FINE AGAIN, FOR ABOUT 26 MILES. IT SEEMS THAT NO MATTER WHERE I BRING MY CAR TO, EVERYONE CANNOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE CODES PROVIDED BY THE COMPUTER, DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM WHEN THE PARTS ARE REPLACED. I KNOW IT ISN'T THE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE I HAD IT REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION SINCE THIS WAS ONE OF THE DIAGNOSIS. I AM AT MY WITS END WITH THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT TRADE THE CAR IN BECAUSE I AM AN HONEST PERSON, AND DON'T WANT TO SELL CAR THAT I KNOW HAS AN ISSUE. *JS

THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. THE ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. ENDED UP HAVING TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE AS IF EVERYTHING WAS OK UNTIL I STOPPED THE NEXT TIME. I WOULD HAVE TO REPEAT THIS EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP. NO ERROR CODE OR TRANSMISSION SIGN OF A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING CAR SHUTS OFF "DIC" STATES " STARTING DISABLED DUE TO THROTTLE CONTROL. REDUCED ENGINE POWER". I TOOK IT TO MCCARTHY DEALERSHIP IN LEES SUMMIT MO THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED RECALL-KEY ONLY BUT THE RECALL#14350 STATES "DEALERS WILL INSTALL 2 KEY RINGS & AN I INSERT IN THE KEY SLOT OR A CONER OVER THE KEY HEAD ON ALL IGNITION KEYS" IT RAN OK FOR A WHILE THEN STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK 12/8/2016 & WAS TOLD TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC CK IT WOULD COST 130. WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS FOR THE KEYS ONLY NOT THE IGNITION. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR TOO IT STOP RUNNING IN THE MISTAKE OF AN INTERSECTION. PLEASE HELP *TR

I BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, IT SLIPS AND GETS TO HOT, IN A NORMAL TRIP TO WORK O THE MALL ETC, IF I DRIVE FOR 30- 40 MINTS, IT REACH UP TO 240 DEGREES, I THINK IS A CAR DEFECT, WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION DIED AND THE DEALER REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A NEW TRANS. IT ALSO RUN TO HOT, I CALLED GMC AND THEY DENIED ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WHEN I TURNED A CORNER, THE ENGINE CUT OUT. I BELIEVE IT WAS FROM THE KEY FLIPPING TO ACCESSORY. I'VE HEARD THAT THIS HAS CAUSED CRASHES THAT HAVE KILLED PEOPLE AND WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, BUT NOW I'M WORRIED EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE LETTING MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR NOW. WHY ARE THE 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES NOT PART OF THE RECALL FROM GM? *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GXP AND I AM WRITING IN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN READING ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE A TON OF FAILURES. THE CAR ONLY HAS 83K AND WAS NEVER MODIFIED OR CHANGED. IT IS GOING TO COST OVER 3300 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE FUNCTIONING EXCEPT FOR THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY FOR FIVE MONTHS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE IN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO READ THE IGNITION KEY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

I HAVE A 2006 GRAND PRIX GXP WITH 118K MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEED REBUILDING THE DEALER SHIP TOLD ME TO MAKE A REPORT BECAUSE THIS IS A ONGOING DEFECT. *TR

2006 PONTIAC GXP, DECEMBER 2013 TRANSMISSION STARTING SLIPPING ON INTERSTATE NEAR CHARLOTTE NORTH CAROLINA. CAR TRANSMISSION THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING, NO FORWARD OR REVERSE. CAR HAS 86,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. VEHICLES TOWED TO VIRGINIA. HAD VEHICLE TRANSMISSION CHECKED BY GM AND PRIVATE AUTO SHOP, NO CODES FOUND, BOTH SAID TRANS GOT HOT AND BURNED UP. NO LOCAL TRANS SHOPS WILL REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO REPEAT FAILURES. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS CONSTANTLY SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. IT IS STILL DOING THIS AFTER A 2ND TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE FIRST WAS DONE BEFORE 50K MILES. THEN SECOND WAS DONE RECENTLY. THIS IS STILL AN ISSUES. BOTH TIMES THERE WERE NO METAL SHAVINGS FOUND DURING THE CHANGE. *TR

STEERING: CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING TRANSMISSION HAS A LIGHT SLIP INTO 1ST AND SOMETIMES HARD SHIFT INTO 2ND HAD THIS LOOKED AT IN 2013 WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER DIDN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL SINCE MORE PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING DISPLAY FLASHED ABOUT 4 ALERTS, FROM TRACTION SYSTEM, ABS BRAKES ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF, AND I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED AROUND A DOZEN TIMES IN THE SPAN OF A WEEK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER, BY USING ALL OF MY STRENGTH ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, THEN RESTART IT. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE COMPUTER, AND SOME OTHER PARTS COSTING OVER $800. *TR

MY MECHANIC INSISTED THAT I NEEDED TO CHANGE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID IN ORDER TO KEEP THE TRANSMISSION RUNNING EFFICIENTLY. I BELIEVED HIM AND HAD IT DONE. FROM THAT TIME, MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING FROM 1ST TO SECOND GEAR. THEN I WAS TOLD MY CAR COULD USE A TUNE UP AND THAT WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM? HAD A TUNE UP IN JANUARY 2014. THE TRANS DOES NOT SLIP ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN I AM IN TRAFFIC (STOP AND GO) IT WILL SLIP SLIGHTLY. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES KEEPING UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE. I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS VERY SIMILAR TO MINE AND FEEL THAT GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS. NOW, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RESPONSE ON THIS SITUATION? THE WAY I FEEL NOW IS THAT I WILL NEVER OWN A GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE IF THERE IS NO RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A DEER. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAD TO BE CUT FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A DEER. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT HAD TO BE CUT FROM THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. JCC

THE PONTIAC 2006 GRAND PRIX WILL REMAIN RUNNING WITHKEY OUT OF IGNITION,ALSO AT TIMES THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM IGNITION SWITCH IN OFF POSITION KEY WONT COME OUT.ALSO THE CAR HAS SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH 5 MILES FROM HOME.THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION,128000 MILES NOW WELL CARED FOR. *TR

2006 GRAND PRIX GXP TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE IGNITION/KEY WAS BUMPED DURING DRIVING AND THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ALL TURNED OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND RE-START THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME ISSUE THAT THERE IS A MAJOR RECALL AROUND FOR GM BUT THEY ARE NOT INCLUDING THE GRAND PRIX IN THE RECALL AS OF YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, BUT THEN SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

WAS DRIVING DOWN E. GRAND RIVER AND GOT MAYBE 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT FELT LIKE I HIT SOMETHING AND I COULD NOT KEEP MY STEERING STRAIGHT. IT GOT TIGHT ALL OF A SUDDEN AND WAS HARD TO TURN. IT WAS NOT A FLAT AS ALL TIRES LOOK FINE. AND ALL BELTS BELIEVE TO BE FINE. POWER STEERING FLUID IS FINE. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 30, 2014. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OVER 70MPH. RPMS BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE SPORADICALLY. BASED ON OTHER POSTS LOOKS LIKE THE TRANNY IS GOING OUT. BOUGHT IT FROM [XXX] 2YRS AGO AND WAS TOLD TRANNY HAD BEEN REPLACED SO I FELT CONFIDENT BUYING THE CAR WITH 90K B/C PONTIACS HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN GREAT CARS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY LIGHTS GO OFF ON THERE OWN NO WARNING AN THEN THE BRIGHTS COME ON AN STAY ON AN WHEN I TRY YO USE THE SIGNAL LIGHTS ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE CAR CUTS OFF AND WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY BRAKES. SOMETIMES NOT ALL THE TIME THEY'VE BEEN CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY HAVE BEEN CHECKED THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ITAND NOW MY STEERING COLUMN HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING IT DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG BUT ITS HARD FOR ME TO TURN MY CAR NOW. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND BANGS BAD AFTER DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH THEN SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING ON AN OFF RAMP TRANS FLUID TEMP IS ABOUT 195 DEGREES AT TIME OF INCIDENT. THIS SLIP HAPPENS IN LOW GEARS SOMETIMES AS WELL AFTER DRIVING AROUND ON SHORT TRIPS. ALSO, REPLACED GEAR SHIFT SPRAGUE LOCK SOMETHING TWO TIMES ALREADY. ALSO THE AC HEATER FAN MOTOR HAS BURNED OUT ,NOW NEW ONE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

I HAVE HAD 3 SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON: SERVICE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, SERVICE VARIABLE STEERING EFFORT, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE TRACTION SYSTEM COMPONENT BE REPLACED BY A DEALER AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING COMPONENT OF THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE EVER REGARDING THIS. NOW, I AM DEALING WITH REPAIRS. THE CAVEAT AND DANGER HERE IS THAT THE STEERING IS A VITAL COMPONENT TO DRIVING ABILITIES AND WITHOUT PROPER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL THERE COULD BE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE CONTACTED GM REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND THEY STATE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A RECALL; THAT IS NOT WHAT MY MECHANIC HAS ADVISED ME. HE SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2005-2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXS. *TR

JUST THAT MY CAR WAS JERKING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.....COME TO FIND OUT BAD TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS. I HAVEN'T HAD IT FIXED BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. SO I WILL KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL IT JUST GOES OUT OR HOPEFULLY SOMEONE STEALS IT. PIECE OF JUNK CAR AND GM KNOWS IT. I TALKED TO THEM AND THEY SAID OUT OF WARRANTY. I KNEW THEY WOULD SAY THIS BUT I WANTED TO TELL THEM I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN. I ALSO HAVE TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR NOW MAYBE BECAUSE OF ALL THE JERKING. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GRANDPRIX GXP THAT I PURCHASED NEW AND AS OF 5-28-13 I HAVE DRIVEN ONLY 54000 MILES WHEN ON 5-28-13 AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT I TURNED RIGHT AND THE CAR ONLY BEGAN TO CRAWL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY I DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS THE LEFT LANE WAS OPEN TO SWERVE AROUND ME, BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY THE CARS WHERE BEEPING AND SWERVING TO AVOID ME AS I COULD ONLY GO 5MPH. LATER THAT DAY I DROVE THE CAR SLOWLY TO THE DEALERSHIP JUST FOR THEM TO TELL ME THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. I WOULD THINK IT SHOULD LAST ALOT IF NOT DOUBLE THE 54000 MILES I CURRENTLY HAVE ON THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD COST ME 3500 TO REPLACE!! AFTER BEING FRUSTRATED AND THINKING WHAT IF THE LEFT LANE WAS NOT OPEN, WHERE WOULD I BE THEN, DOING SOME RESEARCH THERE ARE TONS IF NOT ALL OF THE GXP VERSION OF THE PONTIAC GRANDPRIX WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE, HOW COME THERE'S NOT AN RECALL, THIS CAN DEFINITELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE WITH NO PRE WARNING SIGNS, AS I EXPERIENCED A NEAR MISS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ALARM ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,204.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A STORE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS OUT SHOPPING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON AT OUR FIRST STOP I WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE CAR SEAT TO UNBUCKLE MY DAUGHTER INFORMS ME THAT IT DOES THAT QUITE OFTEN SOME TIMES IT TAKES HER 5 MINUTES OR LONGER TO GET MY GRANDSON OUT. AFTER ALMOST 5 MINUTES OF FIGHTING WITH THE BUCKLE IT FINALLY RELEASED. AFTER RETURNING TO THE CAR I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE PUTTING MY GRANDSON BACK IN THE CAR SEAT BUT FIGURED WE WOULD GET HIM OUT. OUR NEXT STORE WE STOPPED AT PROVED US WRONG AFTER 15 MINUTES AND A VERY UPSET BOY I FINALLY HAD TO CUT HIM OUT OF THE STRAPS TO GET HIM OUT OF THE CAR SEAT. WE WENT INTO THE STORE WENT DIRECTLEY TO THE BABY DEPARTMENT AND PICKED UP A NEW CAR SEAT. IT SICKENS ME TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THERE HAD BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR A FIRE. I CONTACTED GRACO THE SAME DAY WE CAME HOME AS I DID NOT SEE THIS CARSEAT ON THE RECALL LIST TO MAKE THEM AWARE THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CAR SEAT AND 3 WEEKS LATER THEY WONT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE I EMAILED THEM WITH THE PROBLEM. *TR

4T65E-HD AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR DOES NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR TO INCLUDE REVERSE. ACCORDING TO GENERAL MOTORS, THIS TRANSMISSION IS RATED TO HANDLE 280 POUND FEET OF TORQUE. HOWEVER, IT WAS MOUNTED IN A VEHICLE (2006 GRAND PRIX GXP) WHICH BY GENERAL MOTORS' OWN ADMISSION MAKES 323 POUND FEET OF TORQUE. THEREFORE, BY GENERAL MOTORS' OWN ADMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION THEY SELECTED FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER DESIGNED TO HANDLE THE MOTOR TO WHICH OF WAS MATED. MAX TORQUE FOR THIS VEHICLE OCCURS AT JUST 3800 RPM. IT WOULD SEEM THEN THAT AN INDIVIDUAL WOULD NOT NEED TO BE ENGAGING IN HARD OR ABUSIVE DRIVING TO EXCEED THE DESIGN SPECIFICATION OF THIS TRANSMISSION. *TR

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 65 MPG WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM REMAINED ON. PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. RESTARTED THE ENGINE, LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 15 MPH. HAD TO DRIVE IT VERY CAREFULLY ABOUT 10 MILES INTO THE NEXT TOWN. NO SHOPS WERE OPEN AT THAT TIME OF NIGHT. HAD TO STAY THE NIGHT AND TOOK IT INTO A SHOP THE NEXT MORNING. ERROR CODE SAID THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS BAD. REPLACED AND DROVE IT AROUND FOR ABOUT 5 MILES. SEEMED TO BE RUNNING OK. DROVE NOT EVEN 60 MILES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK IT INTO A SISTER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE OTHER PART OF THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION AND BACK WITH NO REAL ISSUES. HERE IT IS 7 MONTHS LATER AND DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN WHEN THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT THIS TIME. I COULDN'T EVEN GET IT TO DRIVE 3 FEET. SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE FOR 2 HOURS AT NIGHT WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK TO COME GET ME. GOT IT INTO A SHOP THE NEXT MORNING AND SAME ISSUES. NEEDED A NEW MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. REPLACE AND PICKED UP BUT THEN THE ENGINE STARTED GETTING REALLY HOT. WATCHED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID GO FROM 108 TO 258 DEGREES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND WATCHED THE FLUID BUBBLE OUT OF THE OVERFLOW. GOT THE ENGINE TO COOL DOWN A BIT. STARTED IT AND DROVE 4 MILES AND THE SAME CODES CAME UP AND THE ENGINE DID THE SAME THING. HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DID THAT AND IT NOW SURGES UPON START UP. THE SUPER CHARGER IS NOT REGISTERING AS BEING EITHER HOOKED UP OR WORKING NOW. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL ISSUES THAT COULD BE CAUSING THIS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP BEGAN TO"SLIP AROUND THE 70,000 MILE MARK AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO THIS TODAY AT 85,000.CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN LIKE A GRANNY SINCE I NOTICED THE SLIPPING OF THE TRANNY AND IT REVS TO 3200RPM BEFORE SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR.ALSO UPON STARTING THE CAR AND PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE,OCCASIONALLY THERE IS A CLUNK TO THE TRANSMISSION. *JS

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN MY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP ONE MORNING I CAME TO A STOPLIGHT. CAR WAS RUNNING NORMAL. I WENT TO LEAVE THE LIGHT AND THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE WOULD JUST REV UP. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BECAUSE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED THE GAS AND I DID NOT MOVE. I THOUGHT I MAY HAVE KNOCKED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL BUT I LOOKED DOWN AND THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. THIS IS WHEN I REALIZED I WAS THE NEXT VICTIM OF THE GM LS4 4T65E-HD COMBO KIT. I WAS STUCK AT THE LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE MOST LANE. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON.CARS HAD TO GO AROUND ME, AND I COULD HAVE GOTTEN HIT. BEING DEAD IN THE WATER SORT OF SPEAK, I WAITED FOR THE ROAD TO CLEAR AND I CHECKED IF I HAD REVERSE. I DID LUCKILY, AND I WAS ABLE TO BACK MY CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT A HALF A BLOCK BACK. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ANY DRIVER. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GM FAN BUT THIS CAR IS CHANGING MY MIND. IT WOULD NOT BE SO BAD IF GM WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, AND FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

SOON AFTER PURCHASE, TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS COMING OUT OF A STOP. AUGUST 2013, TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT, DRIVING 30MPH. CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE; NO GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. NOW ONE YEAR LATER, SLIPS GEARS AT 40MPH. HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. USE OF TURN SIGNALS CAUSES HIGH BEAMS TO ACTIVATE. THE CABIN FAN (A/C AND HEAT) NEVER SHUTS OFF. HEAT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. CAR SEEMS TO SHAKE AT TIMES. FEELS LIKE A FLAT TIRE BUT WHEN CHECKED, TIRES ARE FINE. CAR ROLLS WHEN IN PARK, EVEN ON FLAT SURFACE. CAR ROLLS BACK WHEN IN DRIVE, EVEN ON SLIGHT INCLINES. NEVER CERTAIN OF BRAKES; AT TIMES, WORKS AS NORMAL, OTHER TIMES, PEDAL MUST BE PUSHED CLOSE TO THE FLOOR TO ACTIVATE BRAKES. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MARCH OF 2012 BAD TORQUE CONVERTER THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT AND JUST FAILED AGAIN ON SEPT 22/2012 LAST REPAIR IN MARCH COST WAS $2800 THIS TRANSMISSION HAS LESS THEN 6000 MILES SINCE BEING REBUILT AND FAILED AGAIN PONTIAC 2006 GRAND PRIX GXP 5.3 ENGINE. *TR

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP. TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 110K. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE WHICH WAS PURCHASED NEW. ALL SERVICE MAINTAINED, NEVER EVEN CLOSE TO BEING ABUSED AND THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE WELL WITHIN ITS LIFE. AS I HAVE READ, THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE BASICALLY(SUPPOSEDLY) A BEEFED UP VERSION OF THE TRANSMISSION USED IN THE 3.8L MODELS. IT IS SAME AS USED IN THE IMPALA SS, WHERE MANY MANY FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED. COMPLETELY FAILED AT 110K. TOOK INTO DEALERSHIP ON A MONDAY, THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS, TEST DRIVE IT TWICE COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUE. VEHICLE TOWED IN 24 HOURS LATER, WITH A COMPLETE TRANS. FAILURE. IT STARTED ALL OF A SUDDEN, WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, HARD SHIFTS, THEN WOULD SKIP GEARS, THEN WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE, THEN WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT DESERVES A RECALL. ONLY REAL OPTION IS TO REPLACE WITH A FACTORY REBUILT TRANSMISSION. OBVIOUSLY GM WILL NOT DO A VOLUNTARY RECALL, THEY ARE MAKING TOO MUCH ON THE SALE OF REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS WITHOUT REALLY ANY PROBLEMS. I GET OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND FLUIDS CHECKED AT SAME TIME. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY CAR SEEMED TO GET HOT AND THE TEMP GAUGE WAS ABOUT 3/4 WAY TO HOT. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 16 MILES AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. I WAS COMING BACK FROM MY LUNCH BREAK AND MY CAR ALL OF SUDDEN HAD BELLS GOING OFF AND SAID MY A/C SHUT OFF FOR ENGINE PROTECTION AND MY TEMP GAUGE WAS HALF IN THE RED. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE MECHANIC. HE LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND FEW OTHER GASKETS WENT BAD AND HAD WATER COMING OUT EVERYWHERE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS OF THIS SORT IN ANY OF THE OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED AND HAVE DRIVEN THEM TO 170000 MILES PLUS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE BOUGHT ANY OTHER VEHICLE BESIDES A FORD TAURUS. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS AND GM WONT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS JUST MAKES ME THINK THAT I WILL NEVER BUY GM AGAIN BECAUSE OF POOR QUALITY AND NOT CARING ABOUT CUSTOMERS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS & STALLS DURING NORMAL OPERATION. BURNS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. STEERING WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS, CAUSES MODERATE FRONT END VIBRATION. 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, SEDAN. EXCESSIVE ENGINE HEAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO STALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

AS I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I REACH A SPEED OF 70 MPH OR HIGHER, THE RPM'S START TO JUMP AROUND AND CAN FEEL THE CAR KICKING IN AND OUT OF OVER DRIVE. AT FIRST IT STARTED DOING IT GOING UP A HILL OR INCLINE ON THE HIGHWAY BUT AS TIME HAS GONE ON THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW DOES IT EVEN ON STRAIGHT, FLAT ROADS. I GOT ON EDMONDS WEBSITE AND POSTED THE PROBLEM ON THERE ASKING IF ANYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT AND HOW TO FIX IT. I GOT PEOPLE REPLYING BACK TO ME SAYING THAT IT IS MY TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND GMC WILL NOT HELP THEM PAY FOR OR REPAIR IT. THERE ARE PROBABLY A 100 PEOPLE THAT I KNOW OF ALONE THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO, IT COULD BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT ONLY THAT, GMC SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING AND SELLING DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO THE PUBLIC AND REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE,BUT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GMC VEHICLE!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECREASED SPEED AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS NOT SUITABLE FOR THE ENGINE SIZE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT IN ORDER TO DIAGNOSE A TEST ON THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A CASE ON THE CONTACT'S BEHALF (CASE NUMBER: 71-1090706145). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

LOOKED AT TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO SEE THE TRANS TEMP WAS 208 DEGREES. THE CAR WAS RECALLED FOR A TRANS LINE REPLACEMENT WHICH WAS DONE. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NOW WHEN CAR IS COLD I FEEL SLIPPAGE WHEN GIVING THE CAR GAS GOING UP AN INCLINE. IF YOU GO TO EDMOUNDS.COM YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE TRANS LINE THAT WAS REPLACED HAS A FEW FINS BUILD INTO THE LINE. THIS DOES NOT HELP THE TRANSMISSION STAY ANY COOLER. 208 DEGREES IS WAY TO HOT FOR A TRANSMISSION TO BE RUN AND HOLD UP. IT BURNS UP THIS TORQUE CONVERTER UP THEN TAKES THE TRANSMISSION OUT. PLEASE HELP AS THIS IS COSTLY TO HAVE A TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION REBUILT. I WAS TOLD A TRANS COOLER WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU *TR

WHILE DRIVE AT NIGHT THE LOW-BEANS JUST STOP WORKING. FOG & HI-BEAN STILL WORK. WAS NOT ABLE TO GET LOW-BEANS TO WORK. THE NEXT DAY, THE LOW-BEASN WOULD COME ON & OFF RANDONLY. WAS NOAQT ABLE TO LIGHTS TO WORK MANUALLY. *TT

CURRENTLY ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION. SECOND TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, THEN REPLACED. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 91K ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE WHEELS CEASED TO MOVE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN SKIDDING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 8/11/14*CN

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON STREET I WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN A INTERSECTION WHEN A CHEVY MAXI VAN STRUCT ME WHEN RUNNING A RED LIGHT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. I SUSTAINED BODY INJURIES SUCH AS BACK AND NECK AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. I HAVE NEVER RECOVERED FROM THESE INJURIES.