2004 Pontiac Grand Prix

I PURCHASED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAN DPRIX GT2 IN JUNE OF THAT SAME YEAR. ONE WEEK LATER THE REPAIRS BEGAN. THE MOST SCARY OCCURRING ON THE DATE MENTIONED ON THIS COMPLAINT, MAY 26, 2005, ELEVEN MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. MY CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY THREE SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. THE CAR HAD NO POWER WHATSOEVER, NO STEERING, NO GAS, NO LIGHTS, NOTHING. I THANK GOD WE ARE ALIVE. THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. AFTER THIS INCIDENT I RENTED A CAR AT MY OWN EXPENSE FOR EIGHT WEEKS. WE DID NOT STEP FOOT IN THE VEHICLE FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME. FOR FINANCIAL REASONS I SLOWLY BEGAN DRIVING MY CAR AGAIN. THERE WERE REPAIRS BEFORE THAT EVENT AS WELL AS AFTERWARDS. THESE INCLUDE THE BRAIN, TRANSMISSION, BRAKES, AXLE, WHEEL BEARINGS, STEERING, SUNROOF, FUEL INJECTORS, AND SAFETY BELTS. *JB

ON 8/20/05, THE TRACTION AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, TURNING IT OFF, AND TURNING IT BACK ON, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. BETWEEN THAT TIME AND 8/23/05, THIS OCCURRED 5 MORE TIME. ON 8/23/05, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP ON THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE USING CRUISE CONTROL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS CODES C0187 & C0197, AND REPLACED A FAULTY YAW SENSOR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/19/05 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AFTER OCCURRING 3 TIMES WITHIN A 2 DAY PERIOD. THE DEALERSHIP DROVE IT AND IT OCCURRED TWICE, BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NOW HAD THE CAR FOR 6 DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP IS JIM HUDSON, AND THEIR PHONE # IS 803-783-0110. *NM

I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT2, THE DOOR LOCKS WILL TRY TO RE-LOCK AFTER EACH TIME THAT I SLOW DOWN AND RESTART, STOP AND RESTART. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL PONTIAC SERVICE CENTER AND THEY GAVE ME A BULLETIN REGARDING THIS CASE, BUT DIDN'T FIX IT. THEY TOLD ME TO TURN OFF THE AUTO LOCK, IF YOU DO THAT THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AT ALL WHEN YOU PLACE IT IN GEAR. THE INFORMATION PANEL HAS BEEN RE-WIRED ONCE DUE TO THE RADIO SHORTS IT OUT. THEY STILL HAVEN'T REPLACED THE RADIO AND I FEEL THAT THE RADIO THAT IS IN MAY BE CAUSING A SHORT OR MALFUNCTION AGAIN. THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX IT. I WANT SOMETHING DONE ABOUT MY CARS REPAIRS I HAVE HAD SINCE DEC 2003 AND HAVE IT IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME THING LIKE 3 TIMES ALWAYS SOMETHING THEY WON'T OR DIDN'T FIX TO MAKE ME HAVE TO KEEP RETURNING FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND A SHIFT WORKING HUSBAND AND I WORK FULL TIME AND THEY WILL NOT OFFER ME A LOANER WHILE IT IS BEING WORKED ON AND HAVE PUT ME IN A BAD SITUATION SEVERAL TIMES. I FEEL THAT THE SERVICE CENTER NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AND I NEED ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE TRANSMISSION.*MR LATE LAST YEAR, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A NEARLY FLAT SERVICE, THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF PARK, HITTING AND DAMAGING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS REPEATEDLY STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. (LAWYER ON BEHALF OF OWNER OF VEHICLE). *JB

TWICE NOW THE COMPUTER MODULE HAS FAILED ON MY 2004 GRAND PRIX. THE FIRST TIME (WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD WITH AROUND 15,000 MILES) THE FAN TO THE AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHEN SWITCH TURNED OFF. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO PULL FUSES CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM BUT THE FAN CONTINUED ON EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED TO PREVENT COMPLETELY RUNNING THE BATTERY DEAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER THEM HAVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEY RETURNED IT TO ME. STATING, "THE COMPUTER MODULE WAS BAD AND HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THERE WAS OVER A TWO WEEK WAITING PERIOD TO GET A NEW COMPUTER MODULE FROM THE FACTORY, SO WE PULLED ONE OUT OF A CAR OFF OF THE LOT." NOW, LESS THAN A YEAR LATER (10 MONTHS LATER TO BE EXACT) THE SAME EXACT THING HAS HAPPENED. THE FAN TURNED ON THIS TIME BY ITSELF. AGAIN THE ONLY WAY TO SHUT IT OFF WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES ON IT NOW.

I BOUGHT A 2004 GRAND PRIX WITH AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT STARTED AROUND 20,000 MILES WHERE THE CAR WOULD HESITATE ON ACCELERATION TO THE POINT OF NO REACTION. THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED TO TWO INCIDENTS OF THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTTING OFF IN THE PASSING LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE CAR HESITATED AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WITH IN SECONDS AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK OR THE WEATHER OUTSIDE. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 5 TIMES AND THEY HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST ACTION THEYTRIED WAS TO REPROGRAMED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE, THEN I HAD A RECORDING DEVICE ATTACHED AFTER THE PROBLEM HAPPENED TO THE TECHNICIAN. THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY ERASED THE COMPUTER RECORDED SO THEY REPLACE THE ENTIRE CONTROL MODULE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TEST DRIVEN FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES AND NOW IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM BAD ENOUGH TO STALL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY WITH EVERYTHING IN THE CAR SHUTTING OFF. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE BUT LIKELY AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME, PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY.

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF POWER STEERING (IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A TURN WHILE DRIVING= SCARY!); ELECTRIC/ ELECTRONIC FAILURE ALSO. THEN, AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, AND KEY OFF IGNITION, THE CAR RESTARTS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENS. THE CAR WHEN TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. THEY THINK THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A CAR! THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER, AND VERY DANGEROUS! IF SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS OCCURRENCE, INVESTIGATION WILL NOT CONCLUDED TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT MORE LIKELY TO THE LOST OF CONTROL OF THE DRIVER! IT HAPPENS 3 TIMES TO US ALREADY, AND ONCE WITH A GRAND-PRIX RENTAL. PLEASE CHECK IT.

OWNER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WALKED AWAY. BEFORE ACTUALLY LEAVING THE SCENE OWNER WAS ALERTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. OWNER WENT TO THE VEHICLE , OPENED THE HOOD, AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR STATED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A GM HAD REPRESENTATIVE CAME AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR DEALERSHIP CLAIMED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE. *AK ....THE VEHICLE'S PRIMARY ELECTRICAL WIRING AT BATTERY EXHIBITED NO EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OR MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, NOR WAS THERE EVIDENCE OF A FUEL LINE LEAK. FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATOR, THEREFORE, CONCLUDED THAT FIRE WAS AN ACCIDENT, AND A RESULT OF NON-SPECIFIC ELECTRICAL FAIURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD WITHIN FIVE MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE MARSHALL AND THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR CONFIRMED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER WAS WAITING FON AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE MANUFACTURER.*AK