2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Complaint Log

[XXX] INSISTED, "THEY'RE CARS ARE SAFE, BUT THIS IS FAR FROM THE TRUTH!" I PURCHASED, THIS CAR ON 02/26/2014, AND THERE WHERE NO VISIBLE SIGN ON HOW MUCH THE CAR COST, [XXX] WAS THE SALESMAN, WHO GATHERED MY INFORMATION, SHOWED ME TWO CARS, AND I TEST DROVE ONE, BUT NONE WAS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, BECAUSE I INDICATED, I NEEDED AND SUV FOR MY WORK, BUT THEY SAID, "YOUR INCOME WASN'T ENOUGH, AND I ASKED, WHY NONE OF THE VEHICLES HAVE PRICES ON THEM, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO AVOID MY QUESTIONS. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE TWO VEHICLES, AND THEIR MANAGER, WHICH FINANCE THE VEHICLE FROM [XXX]/CNAC CAME OUT AND SHOWED ME TWO OTHER VEHICLES, AND I KEPT ASKING FOR A SUV, BUT HIS EXPLANATION, 'IT ISN'T IN YOU PRICE RANGE, AND WE WILL DO A BUDGET AFTER YOU CHOOSE A CAR, AND OUT OF THE FOUR CHOICES, I CHOSE THE GRAND AM, I TEST DROVE THE CAR, I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RUBBING AND A NOISE, AND THE INDICATED, YOU WILL HAVE A WARRANTY, AND WE WILL FIX ANYTHING UNDER THE HOOD, AND ANY THING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE BRAKES, TIRES, THEY ARE NEW, LIGHTS, BECAUSE WE REFURBISH ALL OUR CARS, "THAT'S WHY WE CHARGE WHAT WE DO; EVERYTHING IS NEW ON THE VEHICLE!, BUT CLEARLY THIS IS A LIE!" I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO BE FIXED FOUR TIMES, THIS LAST TIME, I WENT TO JIFFY LUBE, AND THEY TOOK DIAGNOSTIC, "THE FRONT BRAKES ARE GOING OUT, I HAD TO PURCHASE A AIR FILTER, AND A PCV VALVE, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED, "I DID NOT HAVE A LICENSE LIGHT, LEFT FRONT LIGHT, LEFT BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, NOR DO I HAVE BRAKES!" I PAY $339.91 A MONTH, I INDICATED, TO CNAC, "I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS PRICE, I JUST DO NOT WANT THE CAR, AND CNAC FINANCE GUY TOLD ME, "YOU HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED THE CAR!" A DAY AFTER, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE TROUBLE STARTED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, OIL LIGHTS, STEERING WHEEL CLICKING, AND CLACKING, FIXED AFTER THREE MONTHS, NEVER FIXED BRAKES! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE POWERED ON, THE KEY REMAINED STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVE WAY AND MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION MY BLOWER MOTOR WOULD NOT SWITCH OFF I HAD TO REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLES IN ORDER FOR IT TO SHUT OFF. WHEN I HAD IT LOOKED AT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR HAD BURN MARKS ON IT. AND I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE IT REPLACED AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. THE CAR OVER HEATS WHEN THE HEATING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING DESPITE HAVING A NEW WATER PUMP REPLACED. I WAS SLOW ON MY STREET AND THE KEY HAD FALLEN OUT OF MY IGNITION AND THE CAR SHUT OFF I WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST AND I WAS ON MY STREET BUT IT WAS SCARY AS I HAD TO TRY TO PULL THE CAR OVER IN ORDER TO TRY AND RESTART IT. THIS VEHICLE SAYS IT HAS MANY RECALLS BUT WHEN I PLACE MY VIN IN THE GM WEBSITE IT SAYS NOTHING. MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND I FEEL AS THOUGH MY CAR MAY NOT DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS IN A CRASH. *TR

I WAS TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT SOMETIME IN MARCH OF 2014. I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE. AS I WAS TAKING OFF THERE WAS A LOUD BANG/POP NOISE AND THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ABOUT 200 OR SO FEET FROM THE STOP LIGHT, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND LIFTED THE HOOD TO CHECK AND SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. BY WHAT I COULD SEE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. SO I STARTED THE ENGINE AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I PUT IT IN THIRD AND IT DID THE SAME THING. SO I FIGURED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THEN I PUT IT IN SECOND AND IT TOOK OFF JUST FINE BUT ONLY WENT 50 MPH TOPS. I WOULD HAVE TO SHIFT IT MANUALLY TO GO INTO THIRD OR DRIVE. AFTER THAT HAPPENED THE TRANSMISSION WORKED UNTIL MAY 18, 2014 WHEN EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE REVERSE GEAR STOPPED WORKING. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAPPENED TO AND THEY WERE ALL AT AN AVERAGE OF 103,000 TO 105,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND ENGINE POWER REDUCED INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR SENSOR AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,432.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 219,940.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO AN EXPRESSWAY WALL AND BOUNCED OFF INTO TRAFFIC WHERE IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A TRUCK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), BUT IT WAS NOT CONFIRMED IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND SPEED WERE UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH IT HAD JUST GOT DARK A CAR APPROACHED ME WITH HIGH BEAMS ON, WHEN I WENT TO FLICKER MY SWITCH FROM LOW TO HIGH MY LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY I WAS SCARED TO DEATH IT WAS PITCH BLACK COULDN'T SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AND THEN THEY CAME BACK ON I WAS IN A FIELD, THANK GOD IT WAS A COUNTRY ROAD I MAY HAVE HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE, THE WINDOWS ON MY CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALL OF THEM BUT NOW I ONLY HAVE 1 LEFT THAT IS WORKING, THIS CAR HAS SO MANY ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL IT MAKES ME SICK THAT I BOUGHT IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 GRAND PRIX GTP BOUGHT ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO TAKE A YEAR I BOUGHT IT HAD TO REPLACE HUB ASSEMBLY ON DRIVE SIDE CAR HAS LEAKED WATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR THAT IS CAUSE MY COWL IS BAD CANT FIND ONE THE ABOUT A YEAR TOO LATER HAD TO REPLACE THE HUB ASSEMBLY AND THE HARNESS AGAIN AND NOW MY BREAK IS PULSATING AND NOW ASKED SOMEONE WHY ITS DOING THAT THEY SAID ITS PROBABLY MY HUB ASSEMBLY THEY SHOULD NOT SEE THESES CARS EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS OUT OF THIS YEAR MODEL I DON'T HAVE THE TO FIX THIS STUFF WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT FIXED FOR FREE. *TR

CAR WAS IN THE SHOP 9/16 - 9/17/13 FOR AN ABS HARNESS. LATE AFTERNOON ON 9/17/13 I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS READY. WE LEFT IT THERE OVERNIGHT BECAUSE WE COULDN'T GET THERE BEFORE CLOSING, SO WE PICKED IT UP AT 7:00 AM THIS MORNING, 9/18/13. MY DAUGHTER DROVE IT 10 MILES TO SCHOOL AND PARKED IT. WITHIN 30 MINUTES THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND SMOKE. BY AROUND 9:30 AM THE CAR WAS TOWED AWAY AND ITS BEEN DEEMED TOTALED. *JB

MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2013. AT THE TIME NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED BUT NOW THERE IS. WILL I BE COMPENSATED FOR THE LOOSE OF MY CAR. OR AM I JUST SOL BECAUSE THEY HAD NOT ISSUED THE RECALL YET.

ABS KICKS ON WHEN TURNING STOPPING AT SLOW SPEEDS ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN. ABS PUMP KICKS ON WHEN TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS. IN OREGON WE HAVE A LOT OF BICYCLIST AND THE BRAKES NEED TO WORK. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER [XXX] AND HOLT IN BEND, OR. TWICE AND THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS. BIG SAFETY ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HITTING BUMPS IN ROAD THE CAR WOULD QUIT-LOOSING BRAKE ASSIST AND STEERING--THIS HAS BEEN DRIVING ME NUTS SINCE LAST AUGUST (2013) TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE CAR TO QUIT--AFTER LEARNING OF A RECALL ON OTHER GM'S EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES IT ALL CAME TOGETHER--SO I PAID CLOSE TO ATTENTION THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN THE SWITCH HAD MOVED FROM THE RUN POSITION TO OFF (ACC) POSITION. NEXT I EXPERIMENTED A BIT STARTED THE CAR AT HOME (IN THE DRIVEWAY) AND JUST TOUCHED THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY AND IT MOVED TO THE OFF POSITION VERY EASILY. I'LL BE REPLACING THE SWITCH ASAP. NO THE KEY CHAIN HAS NOT BEEN OVERLOADED (PER GM). *TR

GOT TO WORK (DROVE APPROXIMATELY 13 MILES), HAD NO WARNINGS ON DISPLAY AND HEAT GAUGE WAS READING NORMAL, PARKED THE CAR, WITHIN MINUTES THE CAR WAS SMOKING AND ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. UNSURE OF ORIGIN OF FIRE, DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE. FIRE SPREAD VERY FAST. *TR

2004 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DROPS OF ENGINE OIL ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSE VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATAED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE THE FIRE. ALSO, THE HEAD GASKET WENT OUT AFTER THE FIRE. *JB

KEY LOOSE IN IGNITION CAUSING VOLTAGE TO DROP WHILE IDLING , WHICH CAUSES TRACKING SYSTEM FAULT TO APPEAR ON DASH. KEY SO LOOSE IN IGNITION ( THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT CAN CAUSE CAR TO TURN OFF. TOOK TO GM...AND HE AGREED AND SAW HOW LOOSE KEY WERE. TALKED TO GM COMPLAINT-CASE # AND TOLD THEM I WOULD FEEL SAFER TO GO AHEAD AND REPLACE IGNITION SWITCH AND CYLINDER DUE TO KEY NOT MAKING GOOD CONNECTION WITH CYLINDER DUE TO LOOSE IGNITION SWITCH!!! $700.00 REPAIR BILL I WOULD LOVE TO BE COMPENSATED ON. HAD WORK DONE 09-19-2014. PLEASE REPLY THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VALVE COVER GASKET ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND ENGINE BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY MOTHER WAS KILLED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION IN A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. SHE WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON A STREET CALLED HEWITT WHEN HER LEFT THE LANE FOR NO KNOWN REASON AND HIT A CAR TRAVELING NORTH BOUND HEAD ON DYING WITH IN SECONDS OF THE ACCIDENT. THE POLICE DID NOT KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED . THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS FROM BRAKING NOR GOUGES NOR ANYTHING THAT SHOWED SHE TRIED TO BRAKE OR AVOID HITTING THIS CAR. I HAD JUST TALKED TO HER 20MIN BEFORE HER DEATH. HER LEFT LEG WAS BROKE AS IF SHE HAD APPLIED GREAT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND HER STEERING WHEEL WAS IN A LOCKED POSITION CAUSING HER RIGHT ARM TO BREAK. THERE IS NO KNOWN REASON WHY HER SEAT BELT GAVE AWAY BECAUSE SHE WAS KNOWN TO WEAR HER SEATBELT AT ALL TIMES I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER A YEAR LATER ABOUT THIS VEHICLE BUT IT WAS TO LATE. MY MOTHER HAD AN EXCELLENT DRIVING RECORD. THIS HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS LOSS! *TR

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX TRANSMISSION SLIPPING/JERKING MOTION GOING FROM DEAD START OR UPHILL/DOWNHILL. SEEMS VERY VERY DANGEROUS AS TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC IS NEVER CONSISTENT AND THE JERKING MOTION FORCES PEOPLE BEHIND TO SLAM ON BRAKES. HAPPENS UP TO 3 TIMES IN A ROW. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING IN DANGER LIKE THIS ANYMORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED DOWNHILL INTO AN INTERSECTION, JUMPED A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO THE BUSHES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, LEG, AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS PREGNANT, WAS RELEASED FROM THE SEAT BELT AND THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED ABDOMINAL INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND RESULTED IN PREMATURE BIRTH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED, AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURES RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SPRING CONTROL MECHANISM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 5/26/15*CN UPDATED 9/22/2017*CN

TRACTION CONTROL (TURNED OFF) EVEN THOU IT WAS OFF TO BEGIN WITH, THEN ANOTHER MESSAGE ENGINE POWER DIMINISHED. CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR. I HAVE NEVER USED THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. *TR

SON WAS DRIVING CAR AND HIT ANOTHER CAR HEAD ON. HE RECEIVED CONCUSSION AND BROKEN FOOT. HE IS NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED TO CAUSE HIM TO GO LEFT OF CENTER, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND CAR WAS TOTALED. THIS WAS ACTUALLY 2ND TIME CAR VEERED OFF FOR NO REASON. FIRST TIME CAR HIT A CURB AND BLEW A TIRE. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED, THEN CAR WAS DROVE UNTIL THE SERIOUS HEAD ON CRASH, NOW THAT RECALLS ARE BEING MADE PUBLIC ABOUT IGNITION ISSUES, WE FEEL LIKE THIS CAUSED BOTH WRECKS. *TR

I REAR ENDED A PICK UP TRUCK HEAD ON AT 35 MPH MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT MY FACE AND CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000. DJR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BEAT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES DRIVING ON FREEWAY 60-70 MPH AN ENGINE LOSS POWER WARNING LIGHT VEHICLE. VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10-20 MPH. STALLED ON THE EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER SITTING AROUND 10 MINS VEHICLE STARTED AGAIN BACK AND WARNING LIGHT TURNED OFF. ARRIVED AT DEALERSHIP NO CODES. I CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE CAN SOMEBODY ASSIST ME BEFORE I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH MY KIDS...UPDATED 06/09/14 *BF UPDATED 06/10/2014 *JS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN A GRINDING NOISE EMITTED AFTER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE ABS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,200. THE CONSUMER STATED GM WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE HYDRAULIC ABS FAILURE. UPDATED 05/21/12

I WAS DRIVING AT 40MPH ON FREEWAY ABOUT TO EXIT A VEHICLE CUT ME OFF. SLAM BRAKES AND BRAKES LOCKED AND MADE PULSATIONS (I THOUGHT IT WAS ABS BUT LATER FOUND OUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT EQUIPED WITH ABS) STEERING WHEEL LOCKED TO THE LEFT AND HIT A VAN ON THE SIDE. 4 PEOPLE INJURED.

THE CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES TO SCHOOL. IT WAS PARKED AND 15 MINUTES LATER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

I HAD THE EXACT MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR AND MY POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING SLOWLY FOR APPOX. 1 MONTH AND AFTER DRIVING IT 20 MILES I PARKED AT HOUSE AND SMELLED SOMETHING I WALKED 10 FEET AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN HOOD FLEW OFF AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE AND MELTED SIDING OFF HOUSE . I BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR EXACTLY SAME MODEL,MAKE YR, MY POWER STEARING ON THIS CAR IS LEAKING EXACTLY THE SAME AS MY 1SR CAR BUT FASTER LEAK. I DO NOT DRIVE IT AT ALL FOR OVER MONTH.

BACKED UP CAR OUT OF PARKING SPACE TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT KEPT SPINNING AROUND COULD NOT TURN TIRES ON CAR AND STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FELL OFF THE RACK AND PINION SHAFT. THEY TOLD ME THAT PERFORMANCE BUICK-PONTIAC-GMC OF SANTA FE HAD NOT INSTALLED A PREVIOUS INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CORRECTLY,THAT IT WAS NOT INSTALLED ALL THE WAY. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THE AIR BAG COIL WAS DAMAGED WHEN STEERING WAS HYPER-EXTENDED. *TR

THE SPOUT WHERE YOU PUT OIL INTO THE ENGINE IS DIRECTLY OVER THE MANIFOLD, WHEN DRIVING THE OIL LOW LIGHT CAME ON SO WHEN PUTTING OIL INTO THE ENGINE SOME DRIPPED DOWN ONTO THE MANIFOLD CAUGHT FIRE IT IS THE 3800 V6 SERIES NON SUPERCHARGED, AFTER SPEAKING TO A LOCAL DEALER SHIP MOST MODELS HAVE A SPOUT THAT WHEN OIL IS SPILLED IT DIRECTS IT OVER THE MANIFOLD. MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ONE LUCKILY MY VEHICLE WAS SAVED. *TR

IN OCTOBER 2011, I NOTICED THAT MY A\C & HEATING FAN WAS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER A HARD RAIN, THE FAN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, AND I NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. I DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED UNTIL AFTER I COULD FIND THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE WATER LEAK. IN SPRING 2012, WHILE WASHING MY CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE SEAL BETWEEN THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD IS NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED, AND THAT WATER COULD BE PUSHED INTO A HOLE IN THE SEAL. THE SEAL IS NOT DAMAGED - THERE IS SIMPLY A GAP BETWEEN THE SEAL AND WINDSHIELD. WATER RUNS BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX, THROUGH ELECTRICAL WIRING AND EQUIPMENT, MAKING THIS A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

ABS ,TRACK LIGHT GAS CAP LIGHT START AND STALLS EVERY LIGHT NEVER STAYS RUNNING. FIXED EVERY LIGHT ON AND THEY WON'T CLEAR OFF ??? *TT

I FLIPPED MY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX A 2004 MODEL. I FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR ENDED UP RIGHT WITH THE FRONT END IN A ROCK WALL EVERYTHING ON THE CAR WAS SMASHED IN EXCEPT WHERE I WAS SITTING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

OUR 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS HAD TWO FAILURES OF THE HEATER MOTOR IN THREE YEARS. IN BOTH CASES NOXIOUS FUMES AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE DASHBOARD. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE SIGHT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD WHILE ON A BUSY INTERSTATE (WE WERE) CAN RESULT IN GREAT ANXIETY. I'M AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND MY MECHANIC LET ME SEE THE PARTS. THE SMOKE CAME FROM A RESISTOR THAT IS PART OF THE SPEED CONTROL FOR THE MOTOR. IT'S A VERY POOR DESIGN, WITH HEAT FINS TO DISSIPATE THE HEAT INTO THE HEATER/AC AIR FLOW. IF THE MOTOR STARTS TO DRAG, CURRENT GOES UP AND AIRFLOW GOES DOWN, WITH THE RESULT THAT THE RESISTOR HEATS UP TO THE POINT WHERE IT PUTS SMOKE INTO THE AIR STREAM. I CONSIDER THIS EXTREMELY POOR DESIGN, AND A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. I'VE WRITTEN TO THE MANUFACTURER AND SUGGESTED A NEW DESIGN (I HATE HAVING TO RE-DESIGN THINGS DONE BY AMATEURS!). *TR

I HAVE PARKED MY VEHICLE AT CHICAGO DOUGH RESTAURANT. I SHUT OFF MY CAR AND 15 MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTED TO SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE AND SUBSEQUENTLY IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AT THE TIME AND THIS WAS AN ALL OF SUDDEN EVENT.

WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THERE APPEARS TO BE ABS ACTIVATING PROBLEMS. THE ABS IS ACTIVATING AT THE LOW SPEEDS. THE ISSUE IS MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING OVER UNEVEN PAYMENT OR A BRICK ROAD THAT SHOULD NOT AFFECT ABS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS LEAKING ON BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A WOBBLING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE DEALER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE CHROME PLATING ON THE RIMS OF MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP IS CORRODING. , THERE ARE MAY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE WHEELS. THIS CORROSION IS CAUSING THE RIMS TO CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR LEADING TO UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. NOT NEW PROBLEM READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.FAQS.ORG/CAR/PONTIAC-GRAND-PRIX-2004/WHEELS/#IXZZ1KQSHX1XP. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT HIT IN THE RIGHT FRONT AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

WAS TRAVELING FORWARD AND WAS COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT WHEN I PUT ON BRAKES AND TRIED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT HARD AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON,ALSO A NOISE WAS COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH OR ENGINE COMPARTMENT,IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS FOR THE BRAKES TO GET BACK NORMAL,BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE LIGHT WENT OFF,I HAVE NOTICED IT DOES IT WHEN I'M TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND APPLYING OR THE VEHICLE IS IN A ROCKING MOTION GOING DOWN HILL WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES,I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP AND THE MECHANIC REPORTED THE FRONT LEFT ABS SENSOR WIRE WAS TORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED, I HAVE HAD IT REPAIRED AND NOTICED IT STARTED HAVING THE SAME MALFUNCTION AGAIN.I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND PURCHACED THE VEHICLE NEW. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM (TRACTION CONTROL/STS/ABS), THE LIGHTS CAME ON 2009. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2008. WE HAD NOT BEING EXPERIENCING ANY OTHER PROBLEMS OTHER THAN THAT WE KNEW OF. MY HUSBAND DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON THE 2004S FOR THE TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTION; HOWEVER, HE WAS TOLD THAT WE HAD MISSED THE RECALL PERIOD AND SO WE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM OURSELVES. IN 2011, I WAS DRIVING MY SON AND I TO THE DOCTOR, ABOUT 30 MINUTES AWAY, WHEN WE GOT OUT THE CAR I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND SAW SO SOME SMOKE BUT IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM MY CAR, IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM OVER A WOODEN FENCE. SO I THOUGHT NOTHING ABOUT IT, (ESPECIALLY SINCE WE HAD NOT BEEN HAVING ANY PROBLEMS OTHER THAT THE ONE DESCRIBE ABOVE) SO I GOT MY SON AND WENT INTO THE DOCTORS OFFICE. WE WERE IN THERE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, WHEN THE RECEPTIONIST INFORMED EVERYONE THAT IT WAS A CAR ON FIRE OUT IN THE PARKING LOT. I WENT OUTSIDE TO MOVE MY CAR SINCE I HAD REMEMBERED SMELLING SOMETHING BURNING WHEN I ARRIVED TO THE DOCTORS' OFFICE. WELL WHEN I GOT OUT BACK, THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED THAT IT WAS MY CAR THAT WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED.THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE WHICH HAD BY THAT TIME COMPLETELY BURNED UP THE ENGINE. THAT'S WHERE IT STARTED, UNDER THE HOOD. ONE OF THE FIREFIGHTERS ASKED ME HAD WE RECENTLY HAD ANY WORK DONE ON THE CAR. I TOLD HIM NO. ANYWAY, WE CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE CAR TOWED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE FIRE. MY HUSBAND AND I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT THAT THE 1997-2003 HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE,BUT NOT THE 2004S. LOOKS LIKE TO ME, THAT THE 2004S SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AS WELL. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON AND AFFECT BRAKING. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN BACKING UP. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED AT LEAST THREE ACCIDENTS!

ON A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP WITH A COMPETITION GROUP PACKAGE, THE VALVE COVER GASKETS HAVE FAILED. THIS CAUSES OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE MANIFOLD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALLOWS IT TO BURN. THIS COULD IN TURN CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS RECALLED ON THE 1997-2003 MODELS, BUT HAS NOT INCLUDED THE 2004 MODEL. THE SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND MUST BE REMEDIED BEFORE FIRES ENSUE AND LIVES ARE LOST. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS "BOUNCE" OR "WOBBLE" WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH THE ABILITY TO SEE CLEARLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A METAL BRIDGE ABUTMENT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGERS SUFFERED MINOR BRUISES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

DASH BOARD IS CRACKED ON RIGHT AND LEFT HAND SIDE NEAR FRONT WINDSHIELD. *TR