There are 2 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prixin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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
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.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026