2002 Pontiac Grand Prix Powertrain & Transmission Problems

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING TSB: 06-07-30-023D 4T65E: TRANSMISSION 1-2 SHIFT SHUDDER AT LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. I CALLED PONTIAC RECALL CENTER GAVE MY VIN AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED. EVENTHOUGH I GOT THIS RECALL AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO A NJ INSPECTION CENTER. *TR

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

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.

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.

AFTER THE PURCHASE OF MY GRAND PRIX FROM MAC HAIK IN TEMPLE TEXAS THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO HAVE SOME PROBLEMS. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO MAC HAIK WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED OR REPLACED. AFTER ONLY 3 YEARS AND HAVING ONLY LESS THAN 1,000.00 LEFT TO PAY THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AGAIN! NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED I JUST HAVE HAD ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AND AM FRUSTRATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FOR THE 2ND TIME. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO REVERSE FROM DRIVE WHILE GOING 40-50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT DID THIS ON ITS OWN. LOST POWER AND BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER STOPPING I WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. THE CAR TOOK OFF IN DRIVE AND HAS BEEN FINE SO FAR. I WAS JUST LUCKY THAT THE WAS ENOUGH MOVEMENT FROM THE CAR MASS TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *TR

HARD SHIFTING IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WAS IDENTIFIED IN JUNE 2005 AS A FAULTY PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND WAS FIXED. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS STARTED AGAIN IN OCTOBER OF 2006. *JB

SHUDDER FROM TORQUE CONVERTER WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. TORQUE CONVERTER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *JB

SUDDEN WHEEL HUB BEARING FAILURE. ROARING NOISE BECAME INCREASINGLY LOUDER. PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER REPLACED AT COST OF $439.00. DRIVER SIDE STARTING TO GO OUT NOW. 63,000 MILES. *JB

DEALERSHIP INSPECTION REVEALED WORN/FAILED PARTS. BOTH FRONT HUB BEARINGS AND DRIVER SIDE DRIVE AXLE INBOARD CV BOOT TORN/GREASE ESCAPING. BRAKES OBSERVED WORN FRONT BOTH SIDES. PARTS REPLACED WITH NEW/REMANUFACTURED PARTS. OTHER PARTS ON FRONT NOT EFFECTED BY WORN COMPONENTS. OLD HUBS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION, DRIVE AXLES RETURNED TO REMAN. FACILITY FOR CORE RETURN. FRONT HUB BEARINGS BUILT "SEALED FOR LIFE" SHOWED SIGNS OF BOTH GREASE SEAL FAILURE (BOTH SIDES) AND WEAR IN THE VERTICAL PLANE WITH NO MOTION DETECTED HORIZONTALLY, SOME SLIGHT WEAR INWARD AND OUTWARD ON BEARING. WHILE REMOVING OLD PARTS, DETECTED SAME WEAR PATTERN ON BOTH HUB BEARINGS BOTH SIDES FRONT, AND DETECTED SIGNS OF BURNISHED/BLUED SURFACE ON MATING SPLINE OF DRIVE AXLE ASSEMBLY (DRIVERS SIDE ONLY). DETECTED BOTH DRIVE AXLES CV BOOTS RUBBER LOSING THEIR PLIABILITY AND BECOMING VERY BRITTLE. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 76,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS USED PRIMARILY HIGHWAY MILES CITY DRIVING. MAJORITY OF MILES ON VEHICLE ON STRAIGHT LEVEL PAVEMENT. NOTICED ON OCCASION SOME STALLING CONDITIONS ON HARD LEFT TURNS (MAX. RADIUS) WHICH HAVE SOMETIMES CAUSED A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF ENGINE. SINCE REPLACEMENT OF SAID PARTS, ENGINE/DRIVE TRAIN SEEMS TO BE MECHANICALLY "FLUID" WITH LESS HESITATION/SHIFTING DEMANDS ON THE TRANS AXLE ASSEMBLY. FLUID/FILTER REPLACEMENT IN TRANS AXLE REVEALED HIGHER THAN AVERAGE WEAR INDICATED BY SOFT FORM METALS IN THE PAN AND FILTER CAUSING A NEAR COMPLETE CLOGGING CONDITION. HEAVY FORMATIONS. *NM

SHIFTING SOLENOID B CIRCUIT. *LA

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TRANSMISSION WILL NOT PULL OVER. *AK