2007 Pontiac Grand Prix

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED MOVING. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, LESS THAN 10,000 MILES LATER THE 'NEW' TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BADLY. I CAN'T AFFORD THE $2800 PLUS LABOR TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN SO I GUESS I WILL JUST HAVE TO HOPE THAT I DON'T GET RAN OVER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS CAR I HAVE FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS COMMON. WHY IS THIS NOT CONSIDERED A DANGER NOT ONLY TO THE PEOPLE IN THE CAR BUT TO THE OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ROAD THAT THE CAR COULD STALL IN FRONT OF? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP SIGNAL WHEN DURING BRAKING, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL JERKING MOTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

VEHICLE HAD SYMPTOMS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANY, SERVICED IT WITH A TRANSMISSION FLUSH SINCE DID NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. THE CAR WAS SHIFTING ROUGHLY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH TRANSMISSION, SAID IT WAS LIKELY THE DISPLACEMENT ON DEMAND, AND SHIFTING BETWEEN 4CYL AND 8 CYL. IT IS NOW SHIFTING HARD, NOT EACH TIME DRIVEN, BUT MOST TIMES. I OWN 2 OF THESE CARS AND THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2006 JUST COMPLETELY FAILED, AND I RECOGNIZE NOW THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION, NOT THE DOD. I SEE FAR TOO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION CROAKING WAY BEFORE IT SHOULD. I AM AFRAID THIS 2007 IS GOING TO REQUIRE THE SAME FIX, A FACTORY REBUILT TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS 3,000.00. PLEASE, PLEASE FORCE A RECALL AS THESE TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT THE RATE THEY ARE. *TR

2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 96,000 MILES (AND 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY). STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO GO AND HEARD A "CLUNK" AND HAD NO FORWARD GEARS IN AUTOMATIC. DID HAVE TAPSHIFT GEARS AND REVERSE, THOUGH FORWARD GEARS SLIPPED. TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER (WE WERE OUT OF TOWN) AND TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AT A COST OF $3600. PLUS CAR RENTAL AND HOTEL TO DRIVE HOME AND RETURN TO PICK UP THE CAR WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED. SECOND GM TRANSMISSION FAILURE I'VE EXPERIENCE IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS WITH THE PREVIOUS ONE ON A CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. *JS

I HAVE A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP W/5.3L V8. CURRENTLY HAS 45,000 MILES JUST RECENTLY STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. FROM A DEAD STOP TRANS WILL SLIP, THAN SLAM INTO GEAR, ALSO SHUTTERS BETWEEN 1-2, AND SOMETIMES FROM 3-4. CAR DOES CURRENTLY HAVE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH CAR. SO CAR WILL BE GOING IN FOR REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY (I HOPE) AFTER READING ONLINE IN A GM OWNER FORUM FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION WITH GM TRANSMISSION FAILURES WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE A RECALL COME OF THIS. BECAUSE SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE.. IT WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED WITHOUT WARNING, AND MAY BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN. IT SEEMS TO BE TOO MUCH FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT WAS DESIGNED TO BE MATED TO A V6 ENGINE. NOT TO BE MATED TO A 5.3L V8. *TR

DRIVE GEAR WON'T ENGAGE FROM A STOP. STARTED VEHICLE AND IT STALLED. REVERSE OUT OF PARKING SPOT AND PUT IN DRIVE TO LEAVE PARKING LOT. WENT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AND ENGINE REVVED AND WOULD NOT MOVE LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO PLACE VEHICLE IN 1ST GEAR TO MOVE UP THROUGH 3RD AND THEN PUT IN DRIVE AFTER GETTING UP TO SPEED. PROBLEM STARTED WITHOUT WARNING AND MILEAGE IS ONLY AT 84,400. NEVER HAD A GM VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF ISSUE BEFORE AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED GM. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

THE CAR HAS HAD OFF AND ON TRANSMISSION ISSUES. FROM A STOP, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. IT BOGGED BADLY, LIKE IT WAS IN 2ND, SUDDENLY IT SLAMMED INTO FIRST AND I WAS ON MY WAY. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL INSTANCES OF ROUGH SHIFTS. ALSO, AT TIMES I'LL BE GOING VERY SLOW 0-10MPH AND NEED TO ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR HESITATES FOR A SECOND BEFORE REGAINING RPM. I HAVE NOT BEEN STRANDED YET BUT WANTED TO RECORD THE INCIDENTS. I HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR AND THE 4 GMS I DROVE BEFORE ( ALL 100K+, 2 OF THEM 220K+), BUT THESE ISSUES ARE STARTING TO WORRY ME. *TR

NEW OWNER OF PONTICA GRAND PRIX. NEVER OWNED A PONTICA, PURCHACE FOR WIFEY RED COLOR SHE LIKE IM A PRO MECHANIC 20 YEARS OR BETTER AND HAD DID THE RESEARCH HEARD ABOUT TRANS IN PONT. FAILURE ALSO DOOR ACTURATOR BEEN BAD COULD BET THE PRICE 2 MONTHS LATER TRANS B/O (BAD OPERATION) I DROP PAN AND FOUND THE FOWARD BAND BROKEN IT LOOK LIKE IT WAS STOP WELDED ON AND BROKE RIGHT AFTER THE SPOT WELD SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAST ONE PIECES BUT NO! (I BELIEVE DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING) SHOULD HAVE BEEN CASTED I LOVE USA BUT IF THEY DONT STAND-UP ITS NISSIAN FOR ME. I REPLACE TRANS. LKQ LOW MILES 25,000! WILL BE TRADING FOR GUEST WHAT WONT BE GM! YOU STOP WELD BODY PARTS NOT TRANS PARTS BY GM THEY SHOULD'NT GOT BAIL OUT NOT JUST PONTICA THE TRANS 4T65E ARE DEFECTS 2007 UPLANDERS ECT IF U HAVE A 3.8 LOOK OUT GM MESSED UP THIS ONE. *TR