2006 Pontiac Grand Prix Complaint Log

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JS

WE HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND SHUDDERING. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO A SHOP AND IT JUST QUIT AND WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR REVERSE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. $3,000 GONE. I CONTACTED PONTIAC CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY DID NOT HELP US IN ANY WAY. I HAVE READ STORY UPON STORY ABOUT TRANSMISSION FAILURES ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LEFT STRANDED AND WITHOUT A VEHICLE WHILE REPAIRS WERE DONE TO CORRECT GM'S PROBLEM THAT THEY WILL NOT FIX! IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE CAN DO TO AT LEAST HELP REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN BURNT BY GM'S LEMONS? ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH FAILURE CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE DROVE THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP, I HAVE HAD ALL THE MAINTENANCE DONE ON THIS CAR SINCE I OWNED IT. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THIS CAR AT 80,000 MILES AND FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH ALL THE GXP'S THAT HAVE COMEOUT AND GM IS NOT WILLING TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM OR EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM THEY KNOW ABOUT. GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS FOR EACH CUSTOMER. I HAVE SEEN WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR AND AT 39000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THIS IS VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE BY GM AND THEY SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE ALL THE GXP MODELS RECALLED AND THE TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED. THANK YOU *TR

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP. 104K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AGAIN. SLIPPAGE IN REVERSE AND DRIVE. THIS IS THE 3RD GM/SERTA TRANSMISSION. THE ORIGINAL STOCK TRANSMISSION FAILED AND 39K MILES. 2ND AT 71K, 3RD AT 88K. CAR IS NOT DRIVEN HARD AND HAS NEVER SEEN THE RACE TRACK. TRANS FLUID AND FILTER CHANGED EVERY 10K MILES. *TR

AUTO TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD AND SLIPPING. SHIFTS HARD FROM 3 TO 4 AND WILL SLIP JUST DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT ROAD SPEED. GETTING WORSE DAY BY DAY, AND MUCH WORSE WHEN COLD. STARTED AS A WHINNING NOISE ABOUT A MONTH AGO. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GM DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION WILL PROBABLY NEED REBUILT. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER, CAR HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN HARD. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES APPROX. 500 FT. BEFORE THE INTERSECTION, AFTER SLOWING (BY COASTING) TO 15 MPH, NO STOPPING OCCURRED AND SLID THROUGH INTERSECTION OF BUSY CROSSROAD. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT THE TIME OR WE WOULD HAVE BEEN BROADSIDED. THE ROADS ARE GRAVEL AND HAD A SLIGHT COVERING OF SNOW( LESS THAN 1/2"). SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IN PLENTY OF TIME, PUMPING THE BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT, HOLDING BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. THIS HAS OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE TRYING TO STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS. ON 1/19/12 MY WIFE TRIED TO STOP AT A T- INTERSECTION AT LOW SPEED WITH NO BRAKE RESPONSE ON SLIPPERY, SNOW COVERED PAVED ROAD AND SLID THROUGH INTERSECTION INTO OPPOSITE DITCH DAMAGING THE FRONT FASCIA OF THE VEHICLE. RELIABILITY OF THE SAFETY OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS IN DOUBT. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR DTC WHEN THIS OCCURS. MAY HAPPEN AT ANY TIME ON SLICK OR WET ROADS. WILL HAVE TO HAVE DEALER DIAGNOSE BUT THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER INCIDENT BUT THIS MAY LEAD TO ACCIDENTS IN THE FUTURE. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN JULY 2006. IT HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED.THERE IS NO APPARENT CAUSE OR WARNING FOR THIS FAILURE. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AT THE FIRST STOP AFTER SPEED HAS EXCEEDED 25MPH. *TT

I AM ADDING MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE TO THIS DATA BASE. THIS IS A ONE OWNER CAR AND DRIVEN WITH CARE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROMIMATELY 5 YEARS AND AT 55,045 MILES . THIS COST $4,343 TO REPLACE WITH A SRTA TRANSMISSION SO I COULD GET HOME FROM VACATION. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE ABOUT THE NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION FAILURE COMPLAINTS? MY CAR NOW HAS 80K MILES AND I FEEL AS IF I AM CLOSE TO LOSING THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I HAVE THE INVOICE TO BACK UP THIS CLAIM. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS AUTOMOBILE BRAND NEW ($32,000) FROM HALEY PONTIAC IN JUNE OF 2006. WHILE DRIVING WITH MY GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION FAILED COMPLETELY IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR ONLY HAS 86,859 MILE ON IT. I CONTACTED BOTH GM AND GMC AND THEY DENY ANY WRONG DOING OR EVEN PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND OVER 2000 PEOPLE WHO HAD THE SAME ISSUE. GMC KNEW WHEN THEY MADE THIS VEHICLE THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE CARS V8 5.3 LITRE ENGINE BUT SOLD IT ANYWAY. ALSO SINCE THEY KNEW THE ISSUES THAT WOULD ARISE THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAME WITHOUT THE 100K POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (WHICH THEY HAD BEFORE AND RESUMED IN 2007). I'M REALLY CURIOUS WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS WHY HASN'T THIS CAR BEEN RECALLED AND REPAIRED PRIOR TO CONSUMERS HAVING TO PAY OVER $3000 FOR NEW TRANSMISSIONS (TO GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENTS). WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND TREAT CONSUMERS FAIRLY? DOES IT ACTUALLY TAKE A DEATH FROM THE FAULTY MECHANICAL ISSUE? OR PERHAPS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT? I'M NOT CERTAIN BUT I TRULY BELIEVE THAT MY COMPLAINT AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHERS OUT THERE (I'M CERTAIN SOME HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT TO YOU) SHOULD BE GROUNDS ENOUGH FOR AN INVESTIGATION AS WELL AS A RECALL. I PLAN ON PURSING THIS MATTER BY WRITING TO BOTH THE STATE ATTORNEY OFFICES AS WELL AS THE PRESIDENT OF GM. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY COMPLAINT. *TR

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION HARSHLY JERKS INTO FIRST GEAR. SOMETIMES WHEN COMING FROM A STOP, IT FEELS THE SAME AS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION - HOLDING THE CLUTCH DOWN. I HAVE HAD A FEW CLOSE CALLS AS THE CAR SOMETIMES FAILS TO GIVE OUT FULL POWER FROM A STOP. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. GM CANNOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 GRAND PRIX GXP. THE SIGHT AND SOUND OF THIS MACHINE IS WONDERFUL. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES MAKE ME WANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR UP GM'S, WELL U GET THE PICTURE. IT SLAMS INTO FIRST FROM A STOP, SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING, AND IT HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR INTO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. ONE "OVERHAUL" AND TWO DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS LATER THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. THE FLUID WAS CHANGED AT 47,000 MILES. I HAVE HEARD IT IS A PRESSURE VALVE PROBLEM BUT THIS FIX WILL BE ON MY DIME, AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW. WAY TO GO GM, ANOTHER VICTIM HERE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP WITH THE 5.3L V8 ENGINE. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 104,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE FIRST GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. WHEN FIRST GEAR FINALLY ENGAGES IT DOES SO WITH A VERY PHYSICAL BANGING FEELING. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS EXTREMELY SLOWING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AT TIMES. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC, IF YOU ARE GIVING YOURSELF ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE A TURN, AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE, AND THEN FORCEFULLY DOES SO, IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT RESULTS IN INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. I KNOW THAT MY CAR IS ONLY ONE OF VERY MANY W-BODY V8'S THAT HAVE/ARE EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE ARE FORCED TO SPEND OUR MONEY AND HURT OUR CREDIT TO FIX A TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PUT IN THE CAR TO BEGIN WITH. AMERICAN CARS SHOULD BE BUILT BETTER THAN THIS! IF THE GOVERNMENT WON'T HOLD GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS MESS, MORE CONSUMERS WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AND MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS IN GM CARS. SHOULD BE RECALL ON CARS IN TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED. COST $1200 TO REPAIR. *TR

THE INITIAL ISSUE THAT I NOTICED WAS WHEN I WAS DRIVING AT 70MPH AT ABOUT 2000 RPMS THE RPMS WOULD JUMP UP ABOUT 300 RPMS WHEN I WOULD DRIVE AT A STEADY SPEED, JUST FLAT GROUND. IT GOT WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT AS A MONTH WENT ON, SO I THEN BROUGHT TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY DECIDED TO DO A TRANSMISSION SERVICE (FLUID AND FILTER) AND INSPECT WHAT THEY COULD, EVERYTHING "LOOKED GOOD". NOW SINCE THEN THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED BUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND SLAMS INTO GEAR, WHEN I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC OR HITTING A LOT OF STOP LIGHTS, ENGINE TEMP. DOES SEEM TO GET A LITTLE HIGH, EVEN MY MECHANIC THOUGHT SO. WHEN IT SLIPS IT FEELS AS IF I HIT A GIANT POTHOLE AND THE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT. BUT THIS PROBLEM IS SO INTERMITTENT NO ONE CAN PIN POINT THE PROBLEM, I HAVE HAD THREE DIFFERENT MECHANICS LOOK AT THIS ISSUE AND ONE TRANSMISSION SHOP. I HAVE ALL OF THIS AND CAN'T SEEM TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE, AND NOT TO FORGET TO MENTION SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE 2006, IT HAS NEVER SHIFTED SMOOTHLY FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR (WHEN I ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT/SIGN). I LIKE GM, BUT WHEN THIS ISSUE IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND GM HASN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I AM STARTING TO SECOND GUESS MY DECISION ON VEHICLE MANUFACTURE. *TR

THERE WAS OIL IN MY INTAKE MANIFOLD WHEN MY ENGINE BLEW I WAS UNABLE TO START MY 2006 PONTIAC UNTIL THEN I ALSO MY AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT BECAUSE A LINE A LINE WAS CROSSING THE AIR CONDITIONER LINE. *TR

WHILE PARKING THE CAR AND MOVING IT IN MY BUILDING PARKING LOT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY SO FAST AND HARD THAT BROKE THE WINDSHIELD BOTH AIR BAGS CAME ON, I CALLED MY INSURANCE THEY HAVENT DONE NOTHING I FILE A CLAIM AND I HAVE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY THEY DONT WANT TO COVERED IT AND I CALLED THE DEALER THEY SAID FOR ME TO CALL GM CORPORATED. NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING MY SON HURT HIS HAND AND DRIVER GOT HIT ON HIS SHOULDER THE CARS IS STILL AT THE PARKING LOT WHERE I LIVE AT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY FOR NO CAUSE NO ACCIDENT. *TR

MY CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR FROM A DEAD-STOP. IT GRINDS VERY LOUDLY WHEN THEN TCC IS APPLIED. SHIFTS HARD AND SHAKES VERY VIOLENTLY, SOMETIMES TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS ALMOST UNDRIVABLE. GM DEALER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX IT. THEY CLAIMED THE GRINDING NOISE IS A TICK OR RATTLE CAUSED BY TIMING CHAIN FOR THE DISPLACEMENT ON DEMAND WHEN THE ENGINE GOES FROM 8 TO 4 CYLINDERS. THE TSB ONLY STATES IT WOULD MAKE THE NOISE WHEN GOING FROM 8 TO 4, NOT 4 TO 8. MY CAR ONLY MAKES THE NOISE WHEN I'M ON THE THROTTLE, SO IT WOULD NOT BE GOING INTO 4 CYLINDER MODE. GM ARE A BUNCH OF LYING DIRTBAGS WHO DON'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THEY CAUSE. THEY COMPROMISED THE RELIABILITY OF THIS TRANSMISSION TO MAKE IT SHIFT SMOOTHER. I'M A MEMBER OF AN ONLINE FORUM OF JUST THE LS4/4T65E-HD FWD CARS AND THERE ARE OVER 138 PEOPLE WITH THESE CARS WHO HAD OR ARE HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS/FAILURES. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN SOME KIND OF RECALL YET? THIS IS CERTAINLY A BIG ENOUGH PROBLEM TO WARRANT A RECALL! *TR

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 60,000 AND 100,000 MILES. *TR

2006 GM GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN A RURAL AREA. THE CONSUMER EXITED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER 10 MINUTES, SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND ONLY THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER CALLED AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING A RELAY PART. *JB

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP. I STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LAST DECEMBER. THE CAR SHUDDERS HORRIBLY AROUND 50 MPH. HAD THE CAR TO A FEW DIFFERENT GM DEALERSHIPS. ONE CLAIMS THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE OTHER ONE FELT THE PROBLEM, REPLACED A SOLENOID AND CAR CONTINUED TO DO IT. AT THIS POINT THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG EVEN THOUGH THE SHUDDER IS STILL THERE. CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY TIL MARCH. NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IS GETTING WORSE. I KNOW OF OVER 150 PEOPLE WITH W-BODY V8 GM CARS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANS. PROBLEMS. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION???? I GUESS IT MAY BE BECAUSE OF THE GM BAILOUT? NHTSA, PLEASE LAUNCH AN INVESTIGATION AND A RECALL!!!!! I GUESS YOU'LL JUST WAIT UNTIL IT CAUSES MORE ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS! GOOD JOB MORONS!! THANKS FOR LOOKING OUT FOR THE PEOPLE! *TT

HAVING SAME ISSUE AS OTHERS ON THIS WEBSITE IN REGARDS TO 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF. CAN BE OFF FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES THEN KICK ON AGAIN, OR HERE RECENTLY DOESN'T COME BACK ON AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUSES, HEADLIGHTS AND SWITCHES. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM).THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

MY TRANSMISSION HAS NOT FAILED COMPLETELY AS OF YET, BUT I AM EXPERIENCING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH IT.THE CAR SHUDDERS VIOLENTLY DURING ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES MORE SEVERE THAN OTHERS. VERY NOTICEABLE LOSS OF POWER. HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED AND THE FLUID WAS ALMOST BLACK AND THERE WAS A EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF METAL OR TCC MATERIAL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PAN. CAR JUST REACHED 65,000 MILES. *TR

1006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX- BAD WHEEL BEARINGS AND STEERING SHAFT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND THE HEADLAMPS SUGGESTED INDICATOR GOES ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE THE LIGHTS ON AUTO OR MANUAL. THE LIGHTS DON'T COME BACK ON EVEN WHEN I TRY TO TURN THEM ON USING THE LIGHT CONTROLS ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE LIGHTS WILL STAY OFF FOR 15-30 SECONDS THEN COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS ON DARK ROADS, IN TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. NOW WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER. NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT I AM NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW AND THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO FULLY ENGAGE IN TO ANY GEAR WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO, IT WILL SLIP AND CATCH FROM A STOP, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS TO LOCK UP AND ALL GEARS SLIP UNDER MODERATE TO HEAVY ACCELERATION. *TR

BOUGHT A "NICE" USED PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP IN 2008 (AN 06 MODEL). THE CAR ONLY HAD AROUND 17,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST MONEY PIT EVER. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE PRIDED MYSELF IN BUYING AMERICAN MADE VEHICLES, BUT NOT ANYMORE! FIRST OF ALL, THE TIRE SIZING AND THE PRICE OF THE TIRES,RIDICULOUS! THE POWER STEERING LINE BROKE, AND OF COURSE IT WASN'T THE LINE THAT WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL, THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A NOISE IN THE FRONT END, ESPECIALLY GOING AT A SLOWER SPEED AND OVER BUMPS, KIND OF POPPING, I'VE ALWAYS FELT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE FRONT END. IN OCT. 2010, THE HUBS AND BEARINGS WERE REPLACED, THEY WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WE HAD TO PAY A DEDUCTIBLE, WHICH WAS QUITE A BIT, THEN IN JULY 2011, WITH 60,000 SOME ODD MILES ON IT, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY IT'S A SENSOR, IN THE LEFT HUB (THAT WE JUST HAD CHANGED, LESS THAN A YEAR AGO), THE WARRANT HAD RAN OUT ON IT, SO WE PAID ALMOST 500 TO REPLACE THAT, THEN SURPRISE, SURPRISE, IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THE LIGHTS ARE BACK ON! ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I ACCELERATE AT SAY A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, THERE'S SORT OF A "GRABBING" AND THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO GO, LIKE IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THESE ARE ACTUALLY JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE HAD GO WRONG,THERE'S BEEN ODDS AND ENDS THINGS THAT OF COURSE HAVE COST A FORTUNE TO FIX, EVERYTHING ON THIS CAR IS...OH, THE TIE ROD END, THAT WAS SOMETHING ELSE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED...I COULD GO ON AND ON MONEY PIT. I WANT TO GET RID OF IT, BUT IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS, I'VE GOT TOO MUCH INVESTED IN IT..I'D NEVER GET OUT OF IT WHAT I NEED..NO WONDER THEY NO LONGER PRODUCE PONTIACS. FROM THE THINGS I'VE READ, IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD TROUBLE OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALOT MORE RECALLS. *TR

GOT MY GXP IN 2-12-10 WITH 41000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN 56000 MILES. COST 2500 TO FIX NOW WITH 89000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN. I LOVED GM CARS AND IF THEY DON'T RECALL THIS SOON. I WILL BE GOING TO DODGE HEMI POWER. *TR

WHEN I'M DRIVING THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF SOMETIMES THEY'LL COME BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THEY STAY OFF!THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON...I CHANGED THE DIMMER SWITCH TWICE AND THE LIGHTS STILL DO NOT WORK EVEN IF I TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ON A BUSY ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS SIMPLY WENT OFF. AFTER TRYING TO TURN THEM BACK ON WITHOUT SUCCESS, WE HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON TO GET HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN PERIODICALLY. SOMETIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON FROM A COLD START. OTHER TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE.

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN I40 TO LITTLE ROCK AND THE TREAD ON THE TIRES SEPARATED AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO OUR VEHICLE. THE TIRES FIRST STARTED MAKING A CLICKING SOUND AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE TREAD CAME LOOSE AND CAUSE WHAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. THE GROUND EFFECTS, BUMPER , GAS COVER AND GAS CAP WERE BLOWN OFF. ANY OTHER DAMAGE IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME DUE TO IT NOT BEING LOOKED AT BY A SHOP YET. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. 3 YRS. AGO, 75 MPH ON FREEWAY AT NIGHT, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. BRIGHTS STILL WORK. AFTER THE CAR SAT OVERNIGHT, LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED OFF AND ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. DIAGNOSTICS COULD NOT DETECT PROBLEM. NEW STEERING COLUMN AND LIGHTSWITCH WAS INSTALLED. WORKED FOR A WHILE, THEN STARTED AGAIN. LAST NIGHT IT DID IT, SO I READ ONLINE TO REPLACE #35 RELAY IN FUSE BOX BECAUSE TONS OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. IT WORKS FOR TODAY. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEM WITH THIS ON THE 06 THRU 08 GRAND PRIX. ALSO REPORTS OF FUSE BOXES STARTING ON FIRE. MY CAR WAS EXTREMELY HOT LAST NIGHT AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR 2 HOURS. LOVE THIS CAR, EXCEPT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT HAVE LIGHTS IN NIGHTTIME DRIVING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRAFF CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 3636 WILDER RD, BAY CITY, MI 48706, (989) 391-5231) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHTING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER TWO MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 290,000.

NO MAJOR EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE, JUST AVERAGE CITY/HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH LITTLE TO NO AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION. REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS ALWAYS TAKEN CARE OF. THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2006 GRAND PRIX GXP, WITH 88,000KM, LIKES TO SLIP EVERY NOW AND THEN AND SOMETIMES FAILS TO ACCELERATE UNTIL IT THE RPMS REACH ABOUT 1800, THEN IT FINALLY CATCHES AND PULLS HARD. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT I'M WORRIED THE TRANSMISSION IS TAKING DAMAGE EVERYTIME IT DOES OCCUR, AND MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A FAILURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AS IT ONLY HAPPENS A FEW TIMES WEEK, AND MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH, AND JUDGING BY MY SOURCES, THE TRANSMISSION MATED TO THE 5.3L LS4 VA FRONT DRIVE GM VEHICLES IS RATED AT 280LB-FT OF TORQUE, WHILE THE MOTOR IS CLEARLY ADVERTISED AT 323LB-FT OF TORQUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

WHEN DOING 60, MY CAR WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND I WOULD LOSE POWER STEERING AND WOULD HAVE TO FIGHT STEERING TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO PREVENT ACCIDENT. I WOULD NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN IT JUST DID WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL ONE DAY IT WOULDN'T START. I CALLED HARPER MOTORS, WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2006 AND THEY CAME AND TOOK MY CAR TO FIX IT IN 2010. THEY HAD TO REPLACE MY IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACE MY COMPUTER. IT COST ME OVER 800DOLS. DON'T KNOW WHY MY CAR WASN'T PUT IN THE GM RECALL BUT IT SHOULD HAVE. I THANK GOD THAT I WASN'T ON A MAJOR HWY. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED. *TR

I WAS JUST INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 3 2010 THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IN MY 2006 GRAND PRIX, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. THIS IS A VERY DISTURBING DISCOVERY BEING THAT MY CAR WAS BRAND NEW AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE AND NOW NEEDS AN ENTIRELY NEW TRANSMISSION. THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WHICH PROMPTED ME TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP HAPPENED APPX 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. LUCKILY, I WAS ON A SIDE STREET AND NOT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INCIDENTS. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND I HAVE RECEIVED NO NOTIFICATIONS THROUGH ONSTAR THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION. SO, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND WONDERED WHERE I CAN SEEK ASSISTANCE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, I HAVE BEEN READING THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ABOUT AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING IN SEVERE ACCIDENTS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2006 BUICK LACROSSE WHICH IS MECHANICALLY IDENTICAL TO THE GRAND PRIX. IN THEORY BECAUSE THE TWO CARS ARE BASICALLY THE SAME BUT HAVE DIFFERENT NAMES AND DIFFERENT SHEET METAL IT IS QUITE LIKELY THAT THEY SUFFER FORM THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE GRAND PRIX HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *TR

MY 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR SYSTEM CHARGING FAILURE, THE CAR LOOSES POWER, THE LIGHT FLASHINGS, LOOSES, POWER, LOOSES RADIO, LOOSES BLOWER MOTOR FOR HEATER. I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR 3 DAY'S SO FAR THIS WEEK AND CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN'T GET THE PROBLEM SOLVED. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT CRUISING SPEEDS. DELAY WHEN LEAVING FROM DEAD STOP. CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR HARD. GRINDING/CRUSHING SOUND. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER INDICATOR FLASHED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN THE FAILURES OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE 14 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES AND STATED THAT FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 34,200 MILES ON IT. BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT ON, ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) LIGHT ON. TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON, SERVICE BRAKE/ABS/TRACTION/STABILITY MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THIS HAPPENED ALL AT ONCE THIS MORNING, CAR FELT LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO STOP. NO WARNING! I ONLY COMMUTE 10 MILES TO WORK EACH DAY WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING WITH A FAIRLY NEW CAR RIGHT? TRADED MY CAMRY FOR THIS CAR. TRIED TO STAY AMERICAN!!! I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO STATE THAT I HAD TROUBLE STOPPING, WHEN TRYING TO TURN A CORNER AND APPLY BRAKE. (JUST TWO DAYS AGO) FELT LIKE A KNOCKING UNDER BRAKE PEDAL. LOOKING BACK I WONDER IF THIS COULD BE RELATED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, FROM IN YORK, PA. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR, AND I DON'T SEE HOW THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO EVERYDAY USE. I FEEL CHEATED AND UNSAFE. *TR

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING ,ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT RELAY. HAVE SEEN THIS SAME FAILURE MANY TIMES IN THE PAST ON THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR CAR. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES. OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY DOUGLAS TIRES SIZE 225/60/16 INCH, THE TIRES ARE DEVELOPING LEAKS AT THE POINT WHERE THE TREAD MEETS THE SIDEWALL. IT HAS NOT CAUSED A ACCIDENT BUT THE TIRES ARE FAIRLY NEW WITH ABOUT 8/32 TREAD LEFT ON THEM, BUT ARE UNSAFE TO USE AND ARE NOT REPAIRABLE. ANY HELP WITH INFORMATION ON COMPANY RECALLS WOULD BE HELPFUL. [XXX] *TR

I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE HEADING HOME IN THE RAIN. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING ABOUT 10 MPH. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT I DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE. MY CAR DIED AND THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS BLANK-NO LIGHTS AT ALL. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT IF OFF, AND IT RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. HAS NOT OCCURRED BEFORE. OBVIOUSLY, A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. *TR

LOW BEAMS SHUT OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T COME BACK ON, EVEN IF YOU TRY TO TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. THE HIGH BEAMS WILL WORK AND THE FOG LIGHTS WORK. IT SEAMS TO HAPPEN ALOT WHEN IT IS RAINING, AND WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE. DOESN'T SEEM TO HAPPEN AS MUCH WHEN IT IS COLD. HAVE REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND CHECKED THE GROUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIGHTS. HAVE ALSO CHECKED RELAYS, FUSES. AM CURRENTLY CHECKING WIRE CONNECTIONS AND TRACING DOWN WIRES FROM POWER SOURCE THRU TO ALL AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH LIGHTS. AFTER THAT, THE LAST STOP IS THE VEHICLE BODY CONTROL MODULE. IS GETTING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING. THE SAFETY HAZARD, IN MY OPINION IS HUGE DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T TURN ON MANUALLY WHEN THEY GO OUT. *TR

WAS GOING HOME AFTER WORK ONE NIGHT AND HEADLIGHTS, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED OFF BY THEMSELVES. I COULD NOT TURN THEM BACK ON ( I WAS GOING 60 ON THE FREEWAY).I KEPT DRIVING AND THEY TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES AFTER ABOUT TWO OR THREE MINUTES. IT GOT WORSE AS TIME PASSED, AND NOW ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS WORK, THE LOW BEAMS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. LOW BEAM FUSES, AND LOW BEAM RELAY ARE ALL GOOD. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. ALSO SOMETIMES THERE IS A LOUD POP SOUND FROM THE SPEAKERS WHEN STARTING THE CAR UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT SEEMS THERE IS SOME TYPE OF POWER SURGE, AND THEN I HAVE TO KEEP ENTERING THE CORRECT TIME AND DATE BECAUSE IT ALWAYS GOES TO JAN. 1ST.. NEED ALL THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES FIXED, THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED HERE. *TR

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX BASE MODEL 39000 MILES HEATER MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS TO VEHICLE THE SPARE JACK ALSO COLLAPSED ON ME LANDING ON MY LEG GM HAS MADE NO EFFORT TO CORRECT OR REMEDY THE SITUATION BECAUSE OF BANKRUPTCY PLEASE POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, AN ONCOMING VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND A CRASH OCCURRED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT BLACKED OUT AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS KNEE, HIP, BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDER BLADES. HE ALSO SUFFERED PINCHED NERVES AND OTHER MAJOR INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS ALSO TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS OR ITS CONDITION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 26,000.