2008 Pontiac Grand Prix

THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I COULD NOT TURN THEM BACK ON MANUALLY OR BY RESTARTING THE CAR ETC. THE HIGH BEAMS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC. WERE NOT AFFECTED. THE FOLLOWING DAY AND FOR 2 WEEKS THE PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR THAT I NOTICED WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT. AFTER 2 WEEKS, THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHT RELAY MODULE REPLACED. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON OTHER GM MODELS FOR THIS PROBLEM. *JS

WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING A PRE-OWNED 2008 PONTIAC, GRAND PRIX FROM MIKE SMITH BUICK GMC, LOCATED IN LOCKPORT, NY, I REALIZED THE SENSOR FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WOULD TURN OFF AND ON WHILE I HAVE A PASSENGER WEIGHING OVER 200LBS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPT. ON SEPT 22, 2014. MY CAR WENT IN FOR SERVICE ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2014. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME HE RESET THE MODULE BUT NO CODES WERE COMING UP FOR THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND THIS WAS TOO EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING TO FIX AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE NEW YORK STATE LEMON LAW WARRANTY. THIS CONCERNS ME AS A SAFETY DEFECT AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS COVERED UNDER GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

BACK IN THE SUMMER THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK ON DIM AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED THE HDM MODULE UNDER THE HOOD. ON DECEMBER 23, 2013 THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK ON DIM AGAIN. HAD TO REPLACE THE HDM MODULE AGAIN. IT APPEARS LOOKING ON LINE THAT THIS IS NOT ONLY MY PROBLEM BUT OTHERS AS WELL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HEAD LIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM CONTROL MODULE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE SEAT WAS NOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH LOW MILEAGE, AROUND 30,000 MILES IN NOVEMBER 2008. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING ON DIM. THEY WORK FINE ON BRIGHT. SEEMS LIKE THIS COULD BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR A SHORT, BECAUSE THE DIMS WORK AT TIMES AND THEN WILL GO OFF IF YOU HIT A BUMP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. WARRANTY RAN OUT SO I TOOK IT TO AN INDIVIDUAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE DIMMER SWITCH. THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OR TWO OF PURCHASING THIS CAR. *KB