2002 Pontiac Grand Prix Complaint Log

I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR MY CAR IN JULY, AND JUST TODAY I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE HE SAID THAT THE REAR INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. HE STATED THAT GRAND PRIXS WERE BUILT WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED AND THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS AND REAR DEFROSTER FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 01/25/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME FORCE TO THE BRAKES WHEN THEY DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POST AND DAMAGED THE FRONT END ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE HAVE BEEN NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60000.

WATER WILL LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN OR IF I TAKE IT IN A CAR WASH. I JUST HAD MY WINDOW REPAIRED LAST WEEK DUE TO A CRACK AND THIS STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND NO ONE CAN FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. *TR

AFTER DRIVING TO SEVERAL STORES, UPON STARTING MY CAR I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I STARTED TO PULL FROM THE PARKING SPACE AND IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO STOP. I PARKED AND HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THROUGH. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A CAR WITH ONLY 69,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS A POOR DESIGN AS THE BRAKE LINE RUNS OVER THE WHEEL WELL. HE SAID THERE ARE OTHERS THAT WILL ALSO FAIL SOON. I AM GOING TO HAVE THEM ALL REPLACED. MY PARKING BRAKE CABLE ALSO BROKE A FEW WEEKS AGO. LUCKILY THIS DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING ON HIGH WAY THEN ALL POWER WAS LAST IN CAR INCLUDING THE BREAKS. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. DARK SMOKE BEGAN COMING THOUGH THE CAR'S VENT AND OUT THE HOOD. I EXITED THE CAR AND THEN SAW FLAMES COMING OUT THE ENGINE. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN MAY 2009 FOR A PROBLEM WITH POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRES. CAR WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS PURCHASED FROM TO FIX THE RECALLED ITEM. *TR

2002 PONTIAC GRANDPRIX EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST IN OUTER ROCKER PANELS. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR COLLISION DAMAGE REQUIRING BODY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. OTHER BODY COMPONENTS SUCH AS FLOOR AND BODY PANELS SHOW LITTLE OR NO RUST AND CORROSION. THE ROCKER PANELS THOUGH ARE ROTTED OUT WITH BIG GAPING HOLES AS IF THERE WAS NO PROTECTIVE COATING APPLIED TO THE INTERIOR OF THESE AREAS. REPLACEMENT SECTIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, ANY REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE EITHER FABRICATED OR FROM SALVAGE. THIS AREA OF BODY PANEL LOSS RENDERS THE VEHICLE STRUCTURALLY WEAKENED/UNSOUND AND IS A CRITICAL AREA IN THE VEHICLES IMPACT PROTECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN INITIALLY STARTING THE VEHICLE THAT AIR CONDITIONER WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ALSO INOPERABLE AND THE CONTACT STATED THE ONLY WAY THE TWO COMPONENTS WOULD OPERATE WAS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION SWIFTLY WHEN FIRST STARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,000.

THIS CONCERNS THE GM RECALL OF THE 3800 SERIES ENGINES. PEOPLE ARE STILL HAVING ENGINE FIRES AFTER HAVING THEIR CARS FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THERE'S A FUEL LINE LEADING INTO THE FUEL RAIL THAT HAS A QUICK DISCONNECT. INSIDE THE QUICK DISCONNECT IS AN O-RING THAT AFTER SO MANY YEAR'S GETS BRITTLE AND CRACKS. THIS CAN DRIP FUEL ON HOT PARTS OF THE ENGINE. WHAT EVENTUALLY CATCHES FIRE IS ALL THE PLASTIC AND RUBBER PARTS OF THE ENGINE NOT NECESSARILY THE FUEL ITSELF AS THAT IS JUST A CATALYST. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF A PERSON THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO EVEN AFTER HAVING THE RECALL ITEMS FIXED. I FOUND THIS INFORMATION ON A GRAND PRIX FORUM THAT I'M A MEMBER OF. I'LL INCLUDE THE LINK TO THE POST. THIS IS EYE OPENING AND I HOPE YOU CAN TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. HERE'S THE LINK AND IT'S VERY DETAILED:HTTP://WWW.GRANDPRIXFORUMS.NET/F81/COULD-THIS-CAUSING-ALL-ENGINE-FIRES-30008.HTML. *TR

MECHANIC ALERTED ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE BUMPER ARE NOT WORKING. BRAKE LIGHT IN CENTER OF BACK WINDOW WORKS. REPLACED THE BULBS AND CHECKED FUSES. BRAKE LIGHT STILL DO NOT WORK. DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR. SOME SAID THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY TURNING THE HAZARDS LIGHTS ON AND OFF. WE TRIED THIS AND FOUND THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS ALSO DO NOT WORK, THE BUTTON IS ACTUALLY STUCK. FOUND AFTER PRESSING THE HAZARD BUTTON VERY HARD, THE BUTTON WILL PUSH DOWN. THE BRAKE LIGHTS START WORKING, HOWEVER, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. SEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE WEB SOME MORE. FOUND THAT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THE BRAKE LIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL ARE ALL IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURES OF THE CAR. THE ISSUE IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE MULTI SWITCH ASSEMBLY IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE MECHANIC FOR THE EXPENSIVE FIX. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART. NOT HAVING BASIC SAFETY FEATURES WORKING ON MY CAR DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL BY GM! *TR

SUDDEN RUPTURE OF BRAKE LINE. *TR

BOUGHT THE CAR AND 2 DAYS LATER THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD LOCK INTO PARK AND ACTUALLY BE IN REVERSE. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS OUT OF MY CAR AND THE SHIFTER ENGAGED REVERSE AND DROVE AWAY WITH MY CHILD IN IT! IT WAS A COMPLETE SURPRISE THE FIRST TIME AND THEN A MAJOR HEADACHE PUSHING STICKS INTO SPECIAL RELEASE HOLES TO GET THE VEHICLE SHIFTER TO MOVE AND GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAD TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE CABLE WITH A GM PART WHICH MEANS GIVEN THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE THE PART WILL FAIL AGAIN DUE TO DESIGN. UNFORTUNATELY, THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. BUT IF THERE'S A RECALL I'M SURE THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF PONTIAC GRAND PRIX'S THAT WILL COME FORWARD. *TR

FUEL LINE LEAK OVER ENGINE ON 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. THE QUICK DISCONNECT OVER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS AN O-RING THAT WEARS OUT AND ALLOWS FUEL TO FLOW ONTO THE HOT ENGINE WHEN THE FUEL PUMP IS ENERGIZED. I FOUND THIS PROBLEM ON MY 2002 GRAND PRIX GT WHEN I SMELLED GASOLINE. *TR

KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION AT 85,000 MILES. CAR WAS IN PARK AND ENGINE WAS OFF (THOUGH KEY WOULD NOT TURN ALL THE WAY BACK TO IT'S NORMAL OFF POSITION). HAD TO REMOVE BOTTOM COVER ON STEERING COLUMN IN ORDER TO PRESS A BUTTON ON SOLENOID TO RELEASE THE KEY. THIS IS NOW CONSISTENTLY HAPPENING EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. CONSIDERING REMOVING SOLENOID COMPLETELY TO BYPASS THIS SAFETY FEATURE. DEALER IS GOING TO CHARGE AT LEAST $300 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE NOTICED THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THE COMPANY SHOULD STRIVE TO PRODUCE A HIGHER QUALITY PRODUCT. *TR

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF HOW THE WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE BUT THE WATER WOULD BUILDUP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE A DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE LOCAL MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE LEAK IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

2002 GRAND PRIX THE GM PASSLOCK IS FAULTY. FLASHES DOES NOT RESET AND CAR WILL NOT START. WAS STRANDED IN PARKING LOT AND HAD TO HAVE TOWED AND REPAIRED. *TR

THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT MUST BE LEFT IN. THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT LOCK IN POSITION. DANGEROUS TO LEAVE KEY IN IGNITION. MORE LIKELY TO ACCIDENTALLY LOCK CHILDREN INSIDE WITH KEY WHEN IT WON'T COME OUT BY ACCIDENT. *TR

I PARKED MY CAR OUTSIDE OF BABYSITTER'S HOUSE TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER. WAS INSIDE ABOUT 10-15 MIN WHEN SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD! THE ENGINE HAD CAUGHT FIRE! LUCKILY, MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER WERE NOT INSIDE AT THE TIME. COME TO FIND OUT, LATER, THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR 'ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES'....NICE TO FIND OUT AFTERWARDS! I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AN AUTHORIZED PONTIAC DEALER....THANKS FOR THE WARNING JERKS!! GUESS EVERYONE IS GREEDY...NO MATTER AT WHAT COST TO INNOCENT BUYERS. *TR

THE STEERING ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX FAILED. *TR

MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT HAD THE FOLLOWING ISSUE WHICH I BELIEVE SHOULD BE A RECALL. - I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN MY HEATER BLOWER MOTOR SHUT OFF. I WOULD DRIVE FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES THEN IT WOULD COME BACK ON. THIS WOULD HAPPEN AT THE FREQ OF 1 TIME PER MONTH. THE FREQ BEGAN TO INCREASE TO THE POINT IS WAS SEVERAL TIMES PER KM. OFF, ON, OFF, ON ETC. I EVENTUALLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, IT WAS A WIRE HARNESS $ 500.00 MAINTENANCE IS WHAT IT IS, BUT THE SAME PROBLEM TURNS THE HEADLIGHTS OFF ( NOT DASH LIGHTS ) AND REAR DEFROST OFF. IN THE SUMMER I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND MY HEADLIGHTS WERE FLASHING A PEDESTRIAN WALKING INFRONT OF MY VEHICLE. IT WAS THEN I REALIZED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE AFFECTED. THIS IS AN FYI *TR

BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AND FLASHER SWITCH IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION,MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM CAUSE NEW PART FROM GM IS $700.00 LABOR NOT INCLUDED. *TR

I BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALL OF THESE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE IGNITION SWITCH / SHIFTER INTERLOCK SYSTEMS ON THE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AND FIRES INVOLVING THE SAME VEHICLE (THE AFFECT YEARS NOT KNOW) OURS IS A 2002 AND WE HAVE NOT HAD A FIRE YET. BUT WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS REMOVING THE IGNITION KEY AFTER WE PARK THE CAR. IF BY SOME CHANCE THAT THERE IS SOME ELECTRICAL CONTACT STILL BEING MADE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT (REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY) THEN THERE CAN BE A CHAIN OF CAUSE TO START A FIRE. I BELIEVE THAT THE NHTSA NEED TO FULLY INVESTIGATE THESE CLAIMS. I HAVE BEEN A FIRE FIGHTER FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND A FIRE INVESTIGATOR FOR WELL OVER 15 YEARS, AND I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THAT WERE THERE IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THERE WILL BE A FIRE, SOMETIMES SOONER THAN LATER. *TR

BRAKES SEEM TO STAY LOCKED UP AFTER HARD STOP OR A LOT OF USE.NOT THE CALIPERS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T PULL OR DRAG A TIRE. HAVING MECH LOOK INTI ABS SYSTEM BUT COMP SHOWS NOTHING. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 GRAND PRIX SE THAT WILL SOMETIMES JUST NOT WANT TO START. EVERYTHING WORKS THE LIGHTS FUEL,PUMP RUNS BUT THE CAR JUST ACTS LIKE THE IGNITION ISN'T MAKING CONTACT. I'VE HAD JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT TURNS OUT GM AND HONDA BOTH HAVE THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY HONDA IS FIXING IT. *TR

THERE WAS A RECALL #ID#08V118000 CONCERNING THE FRONT ROCKER COVER GASKET AND EVENTUAL OIL SEEPAGE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE RECALL WAS ADDRESSED AND PARTS WERE REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER THE RECALL I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKETS WERE LEAKING AND LATER VERIFIED THAT THE ROCKER COVER WAS THE SAME AS THE VALVE COVER. AFTER 3 OIL CHANGES (SCHEDULED) I WAS TOLD IT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF AND THE COST WOULD BE 1,300.00. I ASKED THEM ABOUT THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. I CALLED PONTIAC AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS PART OF THE REVISION RECALL 09047 THAT ONLY COVERED THE SPARK PLUGS. I'M CONFUSED, I DON'T KNOW WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL, HOWEVER, WAS PART OF THE REVISION. IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM OR IS THERE ANY ASSISTANCE/ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE ME. THANK YOU. *TR

THE TAIL LAMPS HAVE DELAMINATED ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ACCUMULATE WHICH HAS DECREASED THE VISIBILITY OF THE LAMPS. ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. *TR

EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE DUE TO DESIGN MANUFACTURE IE COOLANT DEFECTS LEADING TO OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE--CONSUMER COST TO REPAIR IN EXCESS OF 1000.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE AND PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. HE GRABBED WATER FROM A DITCH AND USED IT TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED AND THE DEALER WILL BE INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS REFERENCED. THE CHEVROLET DEALER CAME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT CAUGHT FIRE AGAIN. A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO DOUSE THE FLAMES. THE FLAMES REAPPEARED AND HE HAD TO REPEATEDLY EXTINGUISH THEM WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE WOULD NOT CEASE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE ENTIRE ENGINE BURNED AND MELTED IN HIS DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 153,000. UPDATED 4/28/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SOMEONE ELSE STARTED THE VEHICLE WHEN THEY WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO AND THAT PERSON PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED A LOSS. UPDATED 04/30/09.*JB

I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED TWO MAJOR DEFECTS WITH MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. FIRST, I HAVE HAD BOTH MY DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS TO GO OUT. THESE ARE NOT CHEAP TO REPLACE. THE COST PER BEARING IS ABOUT $90 PLUS LABOR. THEN, MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. AFTER LOOKING AT OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB, I HAVE FOUND THAT I MY VEHICLE WILL REQUIRE A MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WHICH IS COSTLY AS WELL. AS FAR AS THE BEARINGS GO, THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THOSE AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. MY OPINION IS THAT IF GM IS AWARE OF THESE DEFECTS IN THEIR PRODUCT , THEY SHOULD BE TAKING MORE STEPS TO SATISFY THEIR CUSTOMERS AS WE HAVE PUT FAITH IN THEIR COMPANY AND HELP KEEP THEM IN BUSINESS WITH SALES AND OUR TAX DOLLARS (BAILOUT). I APPEAL TO GM TO RECALL THE PARTS THAT ARE NOT UP TO STANDARD ON THEIR CARS. *TR

CAN NOT START UP AGAIN AFTER SHUT DOWN HAVE TO WAIT TILL CARS COOLS DOWN. *TR

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION. AT FIRST, I WAS ABOUT TO PAY $700 TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A BUTTON UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN THAT YOU CAN DEPRESS AND IT WILL RELEASE THE KEY. USE THE TILT TO LIFT THE STEERING COLUMN, FEEL FOR A BUTTON AND PRESS. THIS MAY TAKE A MINUTE TO GET USED TO. I CAN NOW DO IT WITHOUT TILTING THE COLUMN. I WILL DO THIS FOR THE LIFE OF THE OWNERSHIP FOR THE CAR BEFORE I PAY $700 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM WHY THEY WOULD LOOK AT MY VEHICLE AND GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE BUT NOT ALERT ME TO THE TEMPORARY FIX, AND THEY SAID IT IS AGAINST COMPANY POLICY. *TR

ON OUR 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 3.1L SFI OHV 6CYL, A/C FAN STARTED CUTTING OFF AND ON AND ONE DAY JUST STARTED A FIRE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR FULL COVERAGE SO THE CAR NOW SITES IN THE FRONT YARD WITH A TARP OVER IT. BUT I KNOW THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS THE CAR WAS SITTING IN A WAL MART PARKING LOT EARLY ON THIS MORNING MY WIFE WENT SHOPPING SHE HAD THE KEYS AND THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND NO ONE WAS IN IT AND IT JUST STARTED ON FIRE WHERE THE A/C FAN IS AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND INTO THE FIREWALL AND BURNED THE INSIDE A LOT. *TR

WHEN SHUTTING ENGINE OFF THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. *TR

PARKED INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED VEHICLE OFF. EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, NO SMOKE, NO WARNING LIGHTS. WENT INTO STORE TO PAY A BILL, WALKED OUT A FEW MINUTES LATER AND MY CAR WAS ON FIRE AND SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR PROCEEDED TO BURN AS WE WAITED FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CAR WAS A LOSS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE BEING PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY FOR TWO HOURS, THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A BODY SHOP, BUT IT WILL NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AN HOUR AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, SHE RECEIVED AN IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE STATING THAT A RECALL WAS ABOUT TO BE ISSUED TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM CATCHING FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR AND THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MADE THE CONTACT TOW THE VEHICLE FROM THE RESIDENCE BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED IT COULD CATCH FIRE AGAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

I OWN A 02 GRAND PRIX GT WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK. AFTER BUYING NEW LIGHT BULBS AND BACK TRACKING ALL WIRING TO THE FUSE BOX, CHECKING ALL FUSES AND AFTER A COUPLE ASPIRINS LATER I CHECKED THE HAZARD SWITCH THAT WAS SEIZED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. PROBLEM FOUND. CHECKING ONLINE, COST A NEW TURN SIGNAL SWITCH $250.00 CHEAPEST PRICE. I WILL FIX THE PROBLEM MYSELF BUT FEEL SORRY FOR OTHERS WHO CAN'T DO THIS TYPE OF WORK THEMSELVES BECAUSE THE LABOR COST WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME PRICE AS THE PART. THANK GOD NO KIDS WERE INJURED IN A REAR END COLLISION OVER A FAULTY SWITCH THAT HAS HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE OWNERS MANUAL SHOWS CHILDREN SHOULD BE RESTRAINED IN THE BACK SEAT. "GO FIGURE". I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF THE VEHICLE HAD 100K MILES ON IT BUT WITH THESE LOW MILES THE SWITCH SHOULD NOT BE MALFUNCTIONING, SORRY GM THIS IS WHY BUYERS ARE LOSING FAITH IN U.S. PRODUCTS. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY IN MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS, I HAVE EXPERIENCED SITUATIONS WHERE I CANNOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION ONCE I HAVE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE I CAN ENVISION ONE DAY NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT AT ALL. THE GM DEALER SAYS THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT RECOGNIZING THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK. WHAT IS THE COMPUTER SHIFTS GEARS WHILE I AM DRIVING? COULD THIS BE A COMPUTER GLITCH OR DEFECT. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE ON ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED. GM SAYS THE GEAR ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS GEAR ASSEMBLY OR OTHER SUBSTANTIAL COMPLAINTS ON THE GEAR SHIFT IN THESE CARS? THE PROBLEM IS ON-GOING. *TR

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH KEY NOT RELEASING FROM IGNITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE. WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED A COOLANT LEAK AROUND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 40 MPH. A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $2,217.97. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH PONTIAC (CASE NUMBER 71-655316876). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,556. UPDATED 02-18-09 UPDATED 02/18/09. *JB

2002 GRAND PRIX IF IT WAS HUMID OR DAMP THE KEY WOULD GET STUCK IN START GRINDING THE STARTER. WHEN WE WOULD TAKE IT IN THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IT HAPPENED ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. ON JULY 7 WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE KEY WAS STUCK GRINDING THE STARTER. THIS TIME IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEN IT STARTED TO SMOKE AND STOPPED RUNNING. I HAD TO PULL THE BATTERY I HAD BURNT OUT THE STARTER. I T HAD TO BE TOWED AND A KNEW IGNITION AND STARTED WAS PUT IN THE AUTO REPAIR SAID THEY SEE THIS ALOT, HOPEFULLY IT DIDN'T HURT THE ENGINE. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT FAILED BROKEN MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION WITH THE ENGINE TURNED ON. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS MOVING FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR SEAT, HIS FOOT STRUCK THE SHIFTER. THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE MOVED IN A CIRCULAR MANNER BEFORE ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE FRONT BUMPER AND PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WERE DAMAGED. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH WAS 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC OR DEALER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 101,000.

CAR WAS PARKED IN A SLOPED DRIVE-WAY. WAS NOT DRIVIN IN A FEW HOURS. HEAVY SMOKE FROM WHEEL WELLS. ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES WITHIN 8 MINUTES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, THEY EXTINGUISHED FIRE WITHIN MINUTES. LUCKILY MY CAR WAS NOT PARKED IN MY GARAGE. *TR

GUNK IN MY ENGINE CAUSING LIFTERS TO STICK. *TR

JUST COMING HOME FROM WORK ON A FRIDAY, PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO FILLER UP. AND NOTICED KEY WAS STUCK IN IGNITION HAVING ALL POWER STILL RUNNING THROUGH CAR. GOT IT HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND COME TO FIND OUT THERE'S A SOLENOID IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT ATTACHES TO TWO WIRES LEADING OUT TO COMPUTER. ANY OTHERS OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THIRD PROBLEM MAYBE WE CAN GET ENOUGH DEFECTS FOR THESE CORPORATE GUYS TO GIVE US A PRODUCT THAT'S GOING LAST WITHOUT SOME COMPUTER BS EMPTYING OUR POCKETS FOR SUCH LITTLE (USE TO BE ) SIMPLE FIXES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD NOT LOCK PROPERLY AND THE FLOOR SHIFTER WOULD NOT REMAIN LOCKED IN ITS PROPER GEAR. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH AT THE COST OF OVER $400. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

I HAVE A RANDOM AND INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEM THAT MY PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS CANNOT SOLVE AND FOR WHICH THERE IS NO DIAGNOSTIC CODE OR EVEN A CHECK ENGINE ALERT. SOMETIMES WHEN I TRY TO START THE CAR, IT WILL CRANK BUT NOT TURN OVER, AND EVENTUALLY, NOTHING HAPPENS. IF I WAIT 2 HOURS, THE CAR WILL START. ALSO, THE CAR HAS STALLED AND NOT RESTARTED FOR AN HOUR WHEN IT IS PUT INTO PARK. IT HAS STALLED WHEN I STARTED IT AND PULLED AWAY FROM REFUELING, AND IT SOMETIMES IDLES ROUGHLY AS IF IT IS GOING TO STALL AT ANY SECOND WHICH, AT TIMES, IT HAS DONE. I PAID PROFESSIONALLY CERTIFIED GM AND OTHER MECHANICS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE WITH NO RESULTS. IN THE PAST, I HAD THE EXHAUST SYSTEM REPAIRED BY GM. I HAVE HAD FUEL LINES, THE ALTERNATOR, THE THERMOSTAT, THE STARTER, THE BATTERY, THE EXHAUST, AND OTHER THINGS ON THE CAR INVESTIGATED AS POSSIBLE SOURCES OF THE PROBLEM. OTHER WORK DONE HAS BEEN A GASKET REPLACEMENT, BECAUSE ONE WAS LEAKING, AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ELECTRONIC DIAGNOSTIC CHECKS RUN, AND NOTHING COMES UP. I HAVE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP DONE REGULARLY ON THIS CAR, SO IT IS NOT THAT THE CAR IS NOT PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF. IT GETS REGULAR OIL CHANGES, HAD THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATOR AND BRAKE FLUSHES DONE AT APPROPRIATE TIMES, AND IS CHECKED OVER EVERY FALL AS A PRECAUTION. HOWEVER, MY CAR ABSOLUTELY CANNOT BE RELIED UPON TO DRIVE ANY DISTANCE. THE PROBLEMS OCCUR WITH SHORT OR LONG TRIPS AND IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER, WHETHER I DRIVE FAST OR SLOW, OR WHETHER I AM IN HEAVY OR LIGHT TRAFFIC, ALTHOUGH AFTER DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IS WHEN IT SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO START THE MOST. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THESE ISSUES. I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, AND I AM TIRED OF INVESTING MONEY INTO TRYING TO SOLVE A PROBLEM WHICH HAS ALL THE MECHANICS MYSTIFIED, INCLUDING GM ONES. *TR