2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V701000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the vehicle could not be serviced because it was an older vehicle, and the dealer in...

Mileage: 38,500

On May 27th 2023 just three days ago I went to start my car but it would not start, I tried two times then I smelled gas so I let it sit over night then the next day my friend went out to start it for me and it made a loud bang and the intake manifold exploded causing a fire and debris went everywhe...

I had just drove about 30 miles home and when I arrived my engine was was smoking a little more than was usual because of oil burn off. So I popped the hood and a fire started in the back of the engine where I was having problems previously with the power steering pump. Obviously when I opened the h...

I was driving a red 2002 Pontiac. While sitting at a stop sign and the driver of a 2012 Ford Fiesta was going 55-60 MPH and ran in the back of my vehicle.

The night of the incident I was driving to my brother's house when I pulled over lifted the hood it burst into flames

The night of the incident I was driving to my brother's house when I pulled over lifted the hood it burst into flames

The night of the incident I was driving to my brother's house when I pulled over lifted the hood it burst into flames

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAD PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A TUNE-UP, OIL CHANGE AND NO FAILURE CODES FOUND. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE MECHANIC, SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN SMOKE WA...

Mileage: 150,000

LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL IS ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. DURING HARD BRAKING/TURNING, THIS OIL CAN SPILL OFF THE ENGINE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST.

Mileage: 97,000

BOUGHT THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2017. HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. A FEW MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD WAS DRIVING CAR AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND IT TURNED HALFWAY TO THE LEFT TO KEEP CAR STRAIGHT. RACK AND PINION BUSTED. REPLACED RACK AND PINION AGAIN PLUS STRUTS AND THE CAR WILL MAKE POPPING SOUNDS ...

Mileage: 200,000

II HAD A NO ENGINE CRANK-NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS, INTERMINTENT START. CWAS PARKED NAD NOT MOVING. THE PROBLEM I CAUSED BY THE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND PASS KEY SYSTEM. GM HAD THIS PROBLEM IN 2004 ON THE COLBOLT. 6DEATHS DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINEPOWER, STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR,T...

Mileage: 40,000

II HAD A NO ENGINE CRANK-NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS, INTERMINTENT START. CWAS PARKED NAD NOT MOVING. THE PROBLEM I CAUSED BY THE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND PASS KEY SYSTEM. GM HAD THIS PROBLEM IN 2004 ON THE COLBOLT. 6DEATHS DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINEPOWER, STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR,T...

Mileage: 40,000

II HAD A NO ENGINE CRANK-NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS, INTERMINTENT START. CWAS PARKED NAD NOT MOVING. THE PROBLEM I CAUSED BY THE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND PASS KEY SYSTEM. GM HAD THIS PROBLEM IN 2004 ON THE COLBOLT. 6DEATHS DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINEPOWER, STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR,T...

Mileage: 40,000

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE, SAFETY HAZARD, INEVITABLE EMISSIONS FAILURE. MANY RECALLS REGARDING PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH THE ISSUE

Mileage: 132,000

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE, SAFETY HAZARD, INEVITABLE EMISSIONS FAILURE. MANY RECALLS REGARDING PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH THE ISSUE

Mileage: 132,000

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE, SAFETY HAZARD, INEVITABLE EMISSIONS FAILURE. MANY RECALLS REGARDING PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH THE ISSUE

Mileage: 132,000

IN 04 I HAD MY RACK N PINION REPLACED CAUSE LEFT SIDE BROKE MATAGA OF STOCKTON DID IT THEY ALSO REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP EVER SINCE THEN I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING AND NOW IT'S WORSE I'VE REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP BUT IT STILL STEERS HARD ALSO THE STEERING DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT VERY...

Mileage: 67,000

AFTER INSTALLING A AFTERMARKET INDIGLO REVERSE GAUGE OVERLAY ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NEVER WENT OFF. CAR WAS STATIONARY. CHECKED FUSES, TRIED TO RESET BY TURNING IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION AND PUMPING THE BRAKES THREE TIMES WORKED ONCE THEN CAME BACK ON. THEN TRY DISCONNECTING...

Mileage: 128,000

MY CAR WOULDN'T START SO I CALLED AAA. THE MAN TRIED TO START THE CAR BEFORE HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IT. WHEN HE TURNED THE KEY, THE CAR EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THANK GOODNESS HE HADN'T OPENED THE HOOD BECAUSE I WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE CAR AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED FROM THE FLYING DEBRIS. WHEN ...

Mileage: 122,084

MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH A 3.8 LITER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS OUT OF STATE IN DETROIT DOING TRAINING FOR WORK. I PARKED AT THE HOTEL I WAS STAYING AT AFTER A SHORT TRIP TO DINNER AND BACK I PARK MY CAR AND 15 MIN. LATER I HEARD TWO LOAD POPS (NOISE WAS FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT BECAUSE THE F...

Mileage: 190,000

MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH A 3.8 LITER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS OUT OF STATE IN DETROIT DOING TRAINING FOR WORK. I PARKED AT THE HOTEL I WAS STAYING AT AFTER A SHORT TRIP TO DINNER AND BACK I PARK MY CAR AND 15 MIN. LATER I HEARD TWO LOAD POPS (NOISE WAS FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT BECAUSE THE F...

Mileage: 190,000

HAD A RECALL FOR MY CAR. NO LOW COOLANT LIGHT WAS OFF BEFORE AS INSTRUCTED WENT TO A DEALER TO FIX THE RECALL GATEWAY MOTORS IN BROKEN BOW DID THE RECALL LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE SO I CONTACTED SANDHILLS MOTOR TO LET THEM LOOK AT IT. SAID THERMOSTAT WAS BAD HAD IT REPLACED...

Mileage: 201,464

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A BOOM SOUND AND SAW WHITE SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, SHE NOTICED THAT A PISTON WAS DISLODGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SCRANTON CHEVROLET OF NORWICH (774 W THA...

Mileage: 166,000

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH FRONT END DAMAGE

Mileage: 95,845

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG CHEMICAL BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND A LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL DETECTED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMALL SPOTS OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED CAUSING T...

Mileage: 168,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE FLAMES HAD ENGULFED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED...

Mileage: 135,000

TAKATA RECALL I GOT THE RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL SUNDAY NIGHT I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NALLEY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN UNION CITY GEORGIA THEY SUPPOSED HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM THE NEXT FOLLOWING DAY MY WIFE HAD TO GO TO WORK ON THE WAY DROPPING HER OFF THE CAR STARTED SMOKING MY CAR EXTREMELY BAD SO I CAL...

Mileage: 216,000

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE HOOD AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. THE RADIATOR HOSE HAD BEEN PATCHED TOGETHER WITH CAULKING. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL COLLISION REPAIR...

Mileage: 163,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORTS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHER...

Mileage: 135,491

THIS IS FOR THE GTP SUPERCHARGED MODEL. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN LEAKING OUT OF SHRADER VALVE ABOVE THE INJECTORS WHICH IS WAS NOT DOING BEFORE. ONLINE SAYS THERE WAS A DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL BUT AFTER ENTERING MY VIN SAYS NO RECALLS. ALTHOUGH I ALSO TOOK IT IN L...

Mileage: 198,000

TAKATA RECALL! AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR SHUT OFF AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP! MY DAD GOT EVERYTHING ON MY CAR REPLACE BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING!

Mileage: 160

TAKATA RECALL! AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR SHUT OFF AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP! MY DAD GOT EVERYTHING ON MY CAR REPLACE BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING!

Mileage: 160

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DRIVER RELEASED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT AND A ...

Mileage: 198,000

WE WHERE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 212 BETWEEN MARENGO, IA TO BELLE PLAIN, IA AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN ON US. ALMOST GOT US IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THREE OTHER VEHICLES IF IT WAS NOT FOR THERE FAST THINKING AND MY FASTING PULLING IN TO A CORN FIELD WE DID NOT GET HURT. THE FUEL PUMP WAS JUST REPLACED AND A...

Mileage: 184,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, A PASSERBY ALERTED HIM THAT A FIRE HAD ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, A PASSERBY ALERTED HIM THAT A FIRE HAD ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO GEAR, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND ALERTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REMOVED FROM THE CON...

Mileage: 160,000

CAR HAS RECALL. SAYS OIL MAY DRIP UNTO EXHAUST CAUSING FIRE. I CANNOT FIND A DEALER TO HELP ME GET THIS FIXED. PLEASE HELO ME

ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20TH 2016 MY 17 YEAR OLD SON PULLED UP TO A GAS STATION IN GRAND ISLAND NE. HE WENT INSIDE TO PRE PAY FOR HIS GAS AND A MAN CAME INSIDE SAYING THERE WAS A CAR IN FIRE. MY SONS 17 YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND WAS INSIDE VEHICLE SLEEPING AND IT HAD IGNITED UNDER FLAMES IN THE HOOD. HE HAD DR...

Mileage: 174,000

ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20TH 2016 MY 17 YEAR OLD SON PULLED UP TO A GAS STATION IN GRAND ISLAND NE. HE WENT INSIDE TO PRE PAY FOR HIS GAS AND A MAN CAME INSIDE SAYING THERE WAS A CAR IN FIRE. MY SONS 17 YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND WAS INSIDE VEHICLE SLEEPING AND IT HAD IGNITED UNDER FLAMES IN THE HOOD. HE HAD DR...

Mileage: 174,000

ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20TH 2016 MY 17 YEAR OLD SON PULLED UP TO A GAS STATION IN GRAND ISLAND NE. HE WENT INSIDE TO PRE PAY FOR HIS GAS AND A MAN CAME INSIDE SAYING THERE WAS A CAR IN FIRE. MY SONS 17 YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND WAS INSIDE VEHICLE SLEEPING AND IT HAD IGNITED UNDER FLAMES IN THE HOOD. HE HAD DR...

Mileage: 174,000

MY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS FAULTY. WHEN I TURN ON MY HEATER THE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. MY DASH LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. MY RPM'S GO CRAZY MY DIGITAL SYSTEM DOES NOT COME ON. THIS IS WHETHER THE CASE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING

MY VEHICLE STARTED ACTING FUNNY WHEN I WOULD TURN ON MY HEAT THE DASH LIGHTS GO OFF THEY SAID IT IS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH

MY VEHICLE STARTED ACTING FUNNY WHEN I WOULD TURN ON MY HEAT THE DASH LIGHTS GO OFF THEY SAID IT IS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY OIL LEAKS PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK OIL EXCESSI...

Mileage: 200,000

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE OIL DEPOSITS ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REFUND FOR ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DAMAGES. *SMD

I RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THAT MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS A RECALLED. I WAS GIVEN THIS CAR, SO I HAD NO CLUE UNTIL NOW.

I HAVE A RECALL ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AND I HAVE CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED BUT THEY SAID THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS. I THEN TALKED TO PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO WAIT FOR A SECOND LETTER FOR THE RECALL NOTICE. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD ...

TAKATA RECALL 15757. DROPS OF ENGINE OIL MAY BE DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO DOAN BUICK GMC AND THE VALVE ROCKER ARM COVER AND THE GASKET WERE REPLACED ON 8/5/16. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR VALV...

Mileage: 108,060

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE A...

Mileage: 80,000

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE, CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS AFTER RECEIVING ENGINE OIL DEPOSITS ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE UPPER INTAKE GASKET, VAPOR TUBES, ENGINE COVER AND MAP SENSOR WERE REPLACED. *JB

MY CAR SMELLS LIKE BURNT OIL AFTER DRIVING IT. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES TRYING TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AFTER I GOT MY RECALL BUT THEY STILL SAY THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 75,000

GM RECALL 15757 ISSUED DEC. 2015 -PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. LETTER DATED FEB. 2016 -PARTS AVAILABLE. MAY 2016 - DEALER STILL CAN NOT GET PARTS FROM GM. PONTIAC/ GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE COMPLETELY USELESS - MAINTAINS PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT DOESN'T KNOW WHEN OR HOW THE PARTS ARE BEING SENT TO DEALERS. RECA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SMOKE WAS PRESENT FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR VALVE COVER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIR...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECAL...

RECALL NOTICE 15V701 HAS BEEN ISSUED AND I WAS INFORMED BY GM IN FEB, 2016 THAT PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE CASE PER MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THEY RECEIVED ONLY 5 REPAIR KITS AND HAVE A BACKLOG OF PEOPLE WAITING FOR PARTS TO COME IN SO THEIR VEHICLES CAN BE REPAIRED. ...

2002 GRAND PRIX PONTIAC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO OIL LEAK RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SPENT $600.00 TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED AND IT STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE OIL WAS LEAKING ON THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED...

Mileage: 80,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN 2013. IN DECEMBER 2015, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE ISSUE. *JB UPDATED 03/29/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ...

Mileage: 120,000

I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES AND PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. IT WAS STATIONARY AND NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME.

Mileage: 173,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF OIL LEAKING ON THE REAR MANIFOLD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE OIL), BUT THE CONTACT WAS CO...

Mileage: 146,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AND THAT THE DIP STICK WAS FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT LOW OIL WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE ...

Mileage: 216,895

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR...

Mileage: 80,000

I MARCH OF 2015, MY 2002 GRAND PRIX ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. AN OFF DUTY FIRE DEPT. OFFICER WAS NEAR BY AND ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. I TOWED MY CAR TO MY WIFE'S UNCLES HOUSE. MY VEHICLE REMAINS THERE. I WAS UNSURE WHAT TO DO UNTIL I RECEIVED THE LETTER ALERTING ME OF THE RECALL. I HAVE AL...

Mileage: 176,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE ...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED SMOKE WAS VISIBLE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR W...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BEGAN SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR VALVE COVER GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA...

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AS THE FRONT END CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF INDEPENDENTLY. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TH...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL NOTICE 15V701. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK OF OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THAT CAUSED EXCESSIVE SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) MONTHS LATER AND THE PART WAS N...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING SPACE AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER, A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT...

THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT AT MY HUSBAND'S WORKPLACE. HE CAME OUT AND STARTED THE ENGINE LIKE ANY OTHER DAY AND SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE A/C VENTS. SO, HE QUICKLY SHUT OFF THE CAR AND GOT OUT. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. HE HAD TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT IT ...

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SMALL FLAMES IGNITED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES HIMSELF. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 210,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE, ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE FLUIDS AND THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 191,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE FLUIDS AND THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 191,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE FLUIDS AND THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 191,000

ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2015- WHEN WE STARTED OUR CAR A LOUD POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD, IMMEDIATELY WE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THINKING MAYBE IT WASN'T THE CAR THAT MADE A SOUND, WE RESTARTED THE CAR. THE RPM'S SHOT UP AND WHITE SMOKE STARTING FILLING THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. TURN IGNITION BACK OFF AND JUMP...

Mileage: 159,576

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE ODOR OF BURNING OIL WAS PRESENT WHILE DRIVING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE RECALL NOTIC...

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...

Mileage: 177,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SALVAGED. THE CONTACT HAD PROPERTY DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.THE MANUFACT...

Mileage: 100,000

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE AS STATED BY GM RECALL #15757 WHEN PARKED AT WORK

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS STUCK AND THAT SOMEONE ELSE HAD TO COME PRY THE DOOR OPEN TO REMOVE THE CONTACT ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROY...

Mileage: 187,704

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A SCHOOL, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN ON THE SCENE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE...

Mileage: 172,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BEGAN TO SMOKE AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FIVE MILES PRIOR TO THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXSTINGUISED THE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED....

RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE YESTERDAY, DECEMBER 15,2015 FOR THIS VEHICLE DUE TO A POTENTIAL ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. A LITTLE TOO LATE AS THIS CAR WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED AFTER THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE ON NOVEMBER 20,2015. FORTUNATELY, OTHER THAN SERIOUSLY FRAYED NERVES, MY DAUGHTER IS OK, ALTHOUGH MANY OF ...

Mileage: 137,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE ENGINE. A MECHANIC FROM THE GAS STATION EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED OR MEDICAL ATTENTION...

Mileage: 202,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING SMOKE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OIL LEAKED ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE N...

Mileage: 88,000

AFTER ARRIVING TO WORK, DRIVING 22 MILES WITHOUT DIFFICULTY, PARKED THE CAR WHERE I WORK IN PA. I WAS IN WORK FOR 5 MINUTES AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I LATER FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2015. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF 2 OT...

Mileage: 170,000

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTIFICATION IS TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST THE GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. I WAS THE REGISTERED OWNER OF A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AND THROUGH MY RESEARCH, I AM AWARE OF AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO A SMALL OIL LEAK THAT COULD RESULT IN A...

Mileage: 142,000

ON THE AFTERNOON OF AUGUST 24TH. WHEN PARKING IN MY DRIVEWAY I SUDDENLY NOTICED MY BRAKE PEDAL BECOME MUSHY AND DROP ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I EXITED THE CAR, I NOTICED PUDDLES OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE PAVEMENT. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR TO AN AUTO SHOP FOR REPAIR. HE SAID I HAD A CORRODE...

Mileage: 27,965

IGNITION SWITCH IS BAD. SOMETIMES IT STARTS AND SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE STARTER AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS.

Mileage: 100,000

AFTER A RAIN STORM WIPERS DID NOT GO TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION WHEN WIPERS WERE IN "OFF" POSITION, THEY STAYED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. I HAD A REPLACEMENT WIPER MOTOR INSTALLED AND WHEN USING THE DELAY SPEED IT STOPS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION FOR A MINUTE AND REPEATS THAT DURING THE WIPING CYCLE. ANO...

Mileage: 90,942

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND H...

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND H...

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TIRES WERE UNABLE TO BE ROTATED DUE TO A SEVERELY CORRODED SUBFRAME. IN ADDITION, THE REAR SWAY BAR LINK FRACTURED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HESITANT WHEN DEPRESSED. THE INDEPENDENT ME...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE TIRES WERE UNABLE TO BE ROTATED DUE TO A SEVERELY CORRODED SUBFRAME. IN ADDITION, THE REAR SWAY BAR LINK FRACTURED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS HESITANT WHEN DEPRESSED. THE INDEPENDENT ME...

Mileage: 115,000

CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLS FROM SLOW SPEEDS (<30 MPH) OR AFTER STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. COMPLETE AND ALMOST IMMEDIATE LOSS OF MOTOR AND POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO STEER. WILL SOMETIMES NOT STAY RUNNING RIGHT AFTER STARTING. MIGHT TAKE TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS TO G...

Mileage: 188,100

CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLS FROM SLOW SPEEDS (<30 MPH) OR AFTER STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. COMPLETE AND ALMOST IMMEDIATE LOSS OF MOTOR AND POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO STEER. WILL SOMETIMES NOT STAY RUNNING RIGHT AFTER STARTING. MIGHT TAKE TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS TO G...

Mileage: 188,100

CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLS FROM SLOW SPEEDS (<30 MPH) OR AFTER STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. COMPLETE AND ALMOST IMMEDIATE LOSS OF MOTOR AND POWER STEERING MAKING IT DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, TO STEER. WILL SOMETIMES NOT STAY RUNNING RIGHT AFTER STARTING. MIGHT TAKE TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS TO G...

Mileage: 188,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. UPON PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE HOOD BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUE TO EXTENSIVE FL...

Mileage: 250,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BY A PREVIOUS OWNER, THE AIR BAGS WERE NOT SECURED FOR THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN THAT CONDITI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT DISCLOSE WHO EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE AND SPARKS COMING FROM BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NH...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED FLAMES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 111,000

GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 1,497,516 MY 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL, MY 1998-2003 CHEVROLET LUMINA, MONTE CARLO AND IMPALA, MY 1998-1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, MY 1997-2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L V6 NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH DROPS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC B...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE SHIFT LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION START SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE...

Mileage: 183,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO COAST DOWN AN EXIT RAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT M...

Mileage: 35,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER INSERTING THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION SWITCH, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE DIGITAL DISPLAY AND THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mileage: 90,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD, GOING AROUND A CURVE. ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME AROUND THE CURVE FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND HIT HER HEAD ON. BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY DAUGHTER (DRIVER) AND A PASSENGER BOTH HAD MINOR HEAD INJURIES DUE TO HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAR IS CONSIDERE...

Mileage: 78,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE REMAINED ON WHEN THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE M...

Mileage: 134,361

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW COMES CRASHING DOWN INTO CAR DOOR, FOR NO REASON. THEN BACK PASSENGER WINDOW STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY, A FEW WEEKS LATER. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STARTS SLIDING DOWN AS CAR IS IN MOTION AFTER TURNING CORNER, I GRABBED WINDOW TRYING TO HOLD ONTO IT, SO IT WO...

Mileage: 110,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, BACK DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW COMES CRASHING DOWN INTO CAR DOOR, FOR NO REASON. THEN BACK PASSENGER WINDOW STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY, A FEW WEEKS LATER. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STARTS SLIDING DOWN AS CAR IS IN MOTION AFTER TURNING CORNER, I GRABBED WINDOW TRYING TO HOLD ONTO IT, SO IT WO...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE CHIEF STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE...

Mileage: 191,000

ROUTINELY EXPERIENCES IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS. KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE CAR IS STILL RUNNING AND FROM OTHER SWITCH POSITIONS. ONE TIME THE KEY WAS REMOVED IN THE ACCESSORIES POSITION BY MISTAKE, AND UNKNOWINGLY THE BATTERY DRAINED, REQUIRING A AAA SERVICE VISIT. THIS 2002 AUTO SHOULD BE INCLUDED...

Mileage: 48,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT AND THE IGNITION FROZE UP SO I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT THIS ONE DAY.I PLAYED WITH THE KEY AND TRIED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER AND IT WAS FROZEN ALONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. I LEFT THE CAR ALONE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR CAME OUT AND THE KEY CAME OUT AND...

Mileage: 32,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND THE WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT AND THE IGNITION FROZE UP SO I COULD NOT GET THE KEY OUT THIS ONE DAY.I PLAYED WITH THE KEY AND TRIED TO MOVE THE SHIFT LEVER AND IT WAS FROZEN ALONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. I LEFT THE CAR ALONE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR CAME OUT AND THE KEY CAME OUT AND...

Mileage: 32,000

RAIN/CAR WASH WATER POURING INTO BLOWER MOTOR DOWN THROUGH PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. IT IS CAUSING NOT ONLY WATER DAMAGE, BUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS WELL. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE MOTOR ITSELF. HAVE ONLY HAD THIS MOTOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND IT IS ALREADY STARTING TO MAKE NOISE. ...

Mileage: 92,000

RAIN/CAR WASH WATER POURING INTO BLOWER MOTOR DOWN THROUGH PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. IT IS CAUSING NOT ONLY WATER DAMAGE, BUT ELECTRICAL ISSUES AS WELL. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE MOTOR ITSELF. HAVE ONLY HAD THIS MOTOR LESS THAN A YEAR AND IT IS ALREADY STARTING TO MAKE NOISE. ...

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ...

Mileage: 138,000

WE WERE TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON 28TH STREET WHICH HAS TWO LANES EACH DIRECTION PLUS A TURNING LANE. WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THE LEFT LANE TRAFFIC HAD COME TO A STOP. AS WE CAME UP TO THE STOPPED CAR A PICKUP TRUCK WAS TURNED LEFT INTO OUR LANE TRYING TO CROSS BOTH LANES. HE CAME ACROSS PRETTY ...

Mileage: 168,000

WE WERE TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON 28TH STREET WHICH HAS TWO LANES EACH DIRECTION PLUS A TURNING LANE. WE WERE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THE LEFT LANE TRAFFIC HAD COME TO A STOP. AS WE CAME UP TO THE STOPPED CAR A PICKUP TRUCK WAS TURNED LEFT INTO OUR LANE TRYING TO CROSS BOTH LANES. HE CAME ACROSS PRETTY ...

Mileage: 168,000

VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING.THERE WOULD BE NO INDICATION BEFOREHAND(LIKE SPUTTERING OR STALLING). IT WOULD JUST COMPLETELY SHUT OFF SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT A REGULAR SPEED SOMETIMES AT A STOP. I WOULD LOSE ALL POWER STEERING POWER BRAKES ETC. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY TO...

Mileage: 90,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO PROVIDE RESTRAINT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 168,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICLE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO PROVIDE RESTRAINT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE...

Mileage: 168,000

THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THESE CARS. THE MALFUNCTION OF THIS SWITCH HAS MEANT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK CAUSING SOMEONE TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR AS I WAS SLOWING IN TRAFFIC. THE SHIFT LEVER LOCK WILL NOT ENGAGE LEAVING THE KEYS UNABLE ...

Mileage: 79,000

THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THESE CARS. THE MALFUNCTION OF THIS SWITCH HAS MEANT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK CAUSING SOMEONE TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR AS I WAS SLOWING IN TRAFFIC. THE SHIFT LEVER LOCK WILL NOT ENGAGE LEAVING THE KEYS UNABLE ...

Mileage: 79,000

THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THESE CARS. THE MALFUNCTION OF THIS SWITCH HAS MEANT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK CAUSING SOMEONE TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR AS I WAS SLOWING IN TRAFFIC. THE SHIFT LEVER LOCK WILL NOT ENGAGE LEAVING THE KEYS UNABLE ...

Mileage: 79,000

THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH HAS MALFUNCTIONED THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THESE CARS. THE MALFUNCTION OF THIS SWITCH HAS MEANT THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK CAUSING SOMEONE TO RUN INTO THE BACK OF MY CAR AS I WAS SLOWING IN TRAFFIC. THE SHIFT LEVER LOCK WILL NOT ENGAGE LEAVING THE KEYS UNABLE ...

Mileage: 79,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A LADY SHE WAS SELLING IT. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. WHEN I TRY TO TURN MY CAR OFF BY TURNING THE KEY BACKWARDS IT GETS STUCK AND I HAVE TO SIT THERE ANDAND CONSTANTLY JIGGLE THE KEY UNTIL I'M ABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE. THIS HAPPE...

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A LADY SHE WAS SELLING IT. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION. WHEN I TRY TO TURN MY CAR OFF BY TURNING THE KEY BACKWARDS IT GETS STUCK AND I HAVE TO SIT THERE ANDAND CONSTANTLY JIGGLE THE KEY UNTIL I'M ABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE. THIS HAPPE...

I BOUGHT THE CAR AUGUST 2013 AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE COOLING SYSTEM HAS THE ISSUES. THE ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL AS THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ON EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE SUFFICIENT COOLANT. I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUES BACK IN 2008 OR 2009. I CALLED THEM TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME ...

Mileage: 160,000

AS IM DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS AND TURNS OFF..THEN I HV TO PUT IT ON NEUTRO AND TURN IT BACK ON THEN IT TURNS ON LIKE IF NOTHING AND STOPS AGAIN. IT SHUTS DOWN WHILE IM DRIVING ON FREEWAY BUSY STREETS EVERYWHERE AND I ALMOST GOT HIT STRAIGHT ON CAUSE THE CAR JUST TURN OFF AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE LINER PANEL ABOVE THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD SAGGED MAKING CONTACT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CAU...

Mileage: 95,000

LAST MONDAY I WAS GOING TO THE BALL FIELD TO WATCH MY NEPHEW PRACTICE BASEBALL. I PULLED IN, SHUT MY CAR OFF AND WENT TO GET THE STROLLER OUT OF MY TRUNK FOR MY DAUGHTER. I STARTED TO SEE SMOKE, AND THEN I STARTED SMELLING IT ALSO. I HURRIED AND GOT MY DAUGHTER INTO THE STROLLER AND THEN SAW THE SMO...

Mileage: 144,995

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTU...

Mileage: 70,000

THE IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK AND CANNOT BE REMOVED. THIS IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ONLOOKERS WERE FLAGGING DOWN THE CAR. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND CALL FIRE RESCUE THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE FRONT ENGINE PART AND THEN THROUGH THE WHOLE CAR. GM HAS ALREADY BEEN NOTIFIED AND LOOKING INTO THE CLAIM. *TR

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000...

Mileage: 80,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A SNOW DAY AND SHE STEP ON BRAKE AND THE CAR SPINE AND HIT BRIDGE BASE . DAMAGE ONLY THE FRONT BUMPER COVER , NOTHING ELSE IM TALKING ABOUT LIGHT DAMAGE AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER BAGS SPLOUD.., THE PASSENGER BAG WAS SO ...

Mileage: 110,000

MY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2002 CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY A MERE 10 MINUTES AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. 5 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. I CONTACTED GM WHO TOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RECALL AND THEY REFUSED TO COMPENSATED FOR T...

Mileage: 160,000

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

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 42,000

PULLED INTO THE GARAGE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED ENOUGH TO TURN THE CAR OFF BUT NOT FAR ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE KEY. TRIED JIGGLING THE KEY BACK AND FORTH AND IT STILL WOULD NOT COME OUT. LEFT KEY IN IGNITION AND PUSHED THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB, THE TRUNK OPEN...

Mileage: 152,000

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

Mileage: 160,508

AFTER TEN MINUTE DRIVE FROM WORK TO HOME, PARKED THE CAR & 5 MIN. LATER WAS INFORMED BY A NEIGHBOR THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE! I DID NOT SMELL BURNING OR ANYTHING UNUSUAL WHEN I PARKED IT. THE FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE AIR INTAKE ON THE HOOD AND BURNING PLASTIC WAS DRIPPING OFF BELOW. MY SMALL FIR...

Mileage: 140,000

AFTER TEN MINUTE DRIVE FROM WORK TO HOME, PARKED THE CAR & 5 MIN. LATER WAS INFORMED BY A NEIGHBOR THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE! I DID NOT SMELL BURNING OR ANYTHING UNUSUAL WHEN I PARKED IT. THE FLAMES WERE COMING OUT OF THE AIR INTAKE ON THE HOOD AND BURNING PLASTIC WAS DRIPPING OFF BELOW. MY SMALL FIR...

Mileage: 140,000

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 HO...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNIC...

Mileage: 114,000

ON 12/23/2012 AT 7:15PM WE JUST ARRIVED HOME & PARKED OUR 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX IN OUR GARAGE. ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER MY DAUGHTER WENT INTO THE GARAGE & CAME TO GET ME TELLING ME OUR GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. OUR CAR WAS ON FIRE. I TRIED TO RELEASE THE HOOD BUT IT DID NOT RELEASE. I TRIED T...

Mileage: 154,177

PARKED CAR AND TURNED IT OFF IN DRIVE WAY. SMELLED SMOKE AND GOT OUT. CAR FULLY ENGULFED IN MINUTES. CALLED 911 AND LOCAL VFD PUT OUT FIRE. TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

WHEN PARKING CAR, DISCOVERED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. OPENED HOOD TO DISCOVER SMALL FIRE ON TOP OF ENGINE, MOVED AWAY FROM VEHICLE AND CALLED 911 AND WATCHED AS ENTIRE ENGINE STARTED ON FIRE AND BURNED ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

MY CAR WAS PARKED AT A WALMART FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED OVER THE INTERCOM TO REPORT TO THE SERVICE DESK. THEY INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE AND THEY HAD NOTIFIED 911. WHEN I GOT TO MY VEHICLE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *TR

Mileage: 161,000

I PARKED MY CAR AT HOME WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND MY NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON THE DOOR SAYING MY CAR WAS ON FIRE WHICH STARTED UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. *JS

Mileage: 120,000

GOOD YEAR TIRES P225/60R16.. VIVA 2 (WAL MART PURCHASE) DOT MDXO H6HR 4707 TIRES WEAR ON INSIDE OF ALL AROUND ALL 4 TIRES.. TIRES ARE UNABLE TO BE BALANCED DUE TO TREAD WEAR VERY UNEVEN..HAVE HAD IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ALL SAY SAME THING TIRES ARE DEFECT..THE ONLY SOLUTION PURCHASE NEW ONES..VE...

Mileage: 100,863

AS I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, I NOTICED THERE WAS A LOT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD, I FOUND THE ENGINE COVER WAS ON FIRE, THE FOAM ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE COVER WAS MELTING AND DRIPPING ONTO THE HOT ENGINE. I TOOK THE COVER OFF AND PUT THE FIRE OUT WITHOUT DAM...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS AND THE TRAC-OFF WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. MOMENTS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHER...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE HOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND EXIT WITHOUT HARM. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THE CONTACT THA...

Mileage: 150,000

ACCELERATOR STICKS. HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES ON VEHICLE SINCE OWNING. AFTER STICKING GOES TO FULL THROTTLE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

ACCELERATOR STICKS. HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES ON VEHICLE SINCE OWNING. AFTER STICKING GOES TO FULL THROTTLE. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO MY FATHER IN LAW'S FUNERAL AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. THEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WE ROLLED TO A STOP, THEN THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO MY FATHER IN LAW'S FUNERAL AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. THEN THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WE ROLLED TO A STOP, THEN THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA IN ANNANDALE, VA. APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUST THROUGH! THIS IS A 9 YEAR OLD CAR! WHAT KIND OF MATERIAL IS GM USING FOR THEIR BRAKE LINE! *TR

Mileage: 98,000

MY FORMER VEHICLE, A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, HAD A SAFETY RECALL TO PREVENT "ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE." I HAD THAT RECALL FIXED ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011. ON OCTOBER 23, 2011, I DROVE IT FROM WORK TO HOME, APPROXIMATELY THREE MILES. MYSELF AND PASSENGER PARKED, AND TOOK A FEW THINGS INSIDE. WE NOTIC...

Mileage: 151,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE ...

Mileage: 102,000

BOUGHT A USED 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND SAFETY INSPECTION SHEET SAID CAR WAS UP TO PAR. NOT SO, JUST AFTER BUYING THE CAR THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS FOUND TO BE ALMOST BROKEN AND THE BRAKES FAILED JUST AFTER 5000 MILES. PARTS WERE REPLACED FOR BOTH AND THE OLD PARTS TO THE BRAKE...

Mileage: 120,000

BOUGHT A USED 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND SAFETY INSPECTION SHEET SAID CAR WAS UP TO PAR. NOT SO, JUST AFTER BUYING THE CAR THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS FOUND TO BE ALMOST BROKEN AND THE BRAKES FAILED JUST AFTER 5000 MILES. PARTS WERE REPLACED FOR BOTH AND THE OLD PARTS TO THE BRAKE...

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE SEDAN WITH ONLY 42,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE POWER WINDOWS BECAUSE THEY JUST WENT DOWN AND I REPACED THE PART AT A GREAT EXPENSE. I NOW HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE LAST PART COSTIN G $96.00 WHY WASN'T THERE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE ORIGINAL...

Mileage: 40,000

AFTER MY VEHICLE STARTS MOVING, THE FUEL GAUGE RISES TO SHOW THAT THE FUEL TANK IS AT LEAST 2/3 TO 3/4 FULL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN THE TANK IS LESS THAN 1/4 FULL. CURRENTLY, THE ONLY WAY I CAN BE REASONABLY SURE HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY TANK IS TO RESET THE TRIP ODOMETER EVERY TIME I FILL UP....

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY BEFORE THE VEHICLE IGNITED. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIF...

I HAVE OWNED MY 2002 GRAND PRIX FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS. ON JUNE 8, 2011 ABOUT 6:30 P.M. MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE BY JUST BEING PARKED. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER SERVICE WHERE THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD BE 7 DAYS BEFORE A REP GOT IN CONTACT WITH ME. I HAVE NO MONEY AND I NEED A CAR. WHEN WILL SOMEONE TAKE THIS SERIO...

Mileage: 135,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE KEY WAS R...

Mileage: 117,000

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

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC...

Mileage: 68,329

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC...

Mileage: 68,329

I HAVE FOUND BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION ANTI ROLL BAR ON MY 2002 GRAND PRIX GTP TO HAVE CRACKS AT THE PINCH WELD, WHERE THE LINKS ATTACH. ON THE LHS IS IT PRETTY WELL CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH, THE RHS IS CRACKED APPROX 50% OF THE WAY THROUGH. IT APPEARS THE ROAD SALT AND CORROSION IS GETT...

Mileage: 77,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT END WAS ON FIRE WITHIN MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPA...

Mileage: 112,000

MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH A 3.8 LITER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER A SHORT TRIP. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR INVOLVING ENGINE FIRES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER AND HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. THE CAR WAS LOST DUE TO THE FIRE ON FEBRUARY 22, 20...

Mileage: 124,800

SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, FOLLOWED BY THICK DARK SMOKE COMING FROM THE GEAR SHIFT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. LOSS OF STEERING FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF BRAKES. COASTED TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. UPON EXITING THE CAR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BEGUN TO MELT. FLAMES WHERE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT...

Mileage: 147,000

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

Mileage: 150,000

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. T...

Mileage: 85,000

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

Mileage: 105,000

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 MANUFACTUR...

Mileage: 84,000

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 WHE...

Mileage: 97,000

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 ...

Mileage: 65,000

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 ...

Mileage: 65,000

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 T...

Mileage: 60,000

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 PRO...

Mileage: 83,866

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

Mileage: 95,000

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 I...

Mileage: 124,899

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 ROTT...

Mileage: 90,000

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 AN...

Mileage: 140,000

SUDDEN RUPTURE OF BRAKE LINE. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

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 SAI...

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...

Mileage: 171,200

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 EVER...

Mileage: 85,000

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 ...

Mileage: 150,000

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 ...

Mileage: 150,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING. *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 TH...

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

Mileage: 92,200

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

Mileage: 92,200

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 VEHICL...

Mileage: 104,000

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

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 43,000

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS A FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAUSE OF THE PLASTIC PARTS. *NJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REBUILT AS WELL, DUE TO THE PLASTIC PARTS THAT WERE USED. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAME CLOGGED AND CAUSED THE UPPER INTAKE TO WARP. *JB

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 S...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, BUT IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SAME PART WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

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

Mileage: 57,000

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE NOTICED MY CAR STEERING TO THE RIGHT SIDE FROM TIME TO TIME AND I WAS NOT SURE WHAT THAT COULD BE. IT IS RANDOM. IT FELT LIKE IT WAS TO THE RIGHT AND I COULD NOT CONTROL IT. *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...

Mileage: 153,000

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 ENVISIO...

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 MIN...

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

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 94,212

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...

Mileage: 110,000

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 LOOKI...

Mileage: 88,000

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 LOOKI...

Mileage: 88,000

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 SHO...

Mileage: 80,000

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

ACCORDING TO MANY SOURCES (ONLINE INTERNET AUTO FORUMS, MECHANICS, ETC), THE 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, AND POSSIBLY OTHER YEARS, HAVE HEADLAMPS THAT ARE PRONE TO FAILURE. THIS FAILURE MOSTLY HAS TO DO WITH THE SEALANT OR THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY ITSELF WHICH CRACKS. THIS CAUSES A LEAK FOR AIR, MOISTURE,...

Mileage: 65,000

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 T...

Mileage: 138,000

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 T...

Mileage: 138,000

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. CHECKI...

Mileage: 45,000

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 COS...

Mileage: 95,000

RECURRING BURNING OIL SMELL AND OIL LEAK ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GTP GRAND PRIX. @ DIFFERENT DEALERS HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO FIX IT MULTIPLE TIME AND AT A COST OF MORE THEN $1600 DOLLARS. ONLY THE HAVE THE REPAIR FALL UNDER A RECALL AFTER WHICH THEY WONT REFUND MY MONEY. ADDITIONALLY THE CAR STILL HAVE...

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE. IT IS A 4 DOOR. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MANIFOLD GASKETS TWICE WITH IN 9 MONTHS. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY HEAT. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THAT MY GASKETS WERE LEAKING. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD RUN ME AROUND $900. THE PARTS WERE A...

GUNK IN MY ENGINE CAUSING LIFTERS TO STICK. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

I HAVE A 2002 PONTIAC GTP THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THEY SAID IT WAS A LEAK FROM A FUEL LINE. I KNOW THERE WAS OR IS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON SINCE LAST YEAR ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE INVESTIGATION AND WHEN IT WOULD BE RESOLVED. THANK YOU. SCOTT TAYLOR *TR

Mileage: 130,000

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH KEY NOT RELEASING FROM IGNITION. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

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 CONTA...

Mileage: 84,556

I HAVE A COMPLAIN ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX V6, WE HAVE CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, BELTS, HOSES, ETC, ANYTHING U CAN THINK OF WE'VE DONE IT. HOWEVER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING APPARENTLY THE GASKETS ARE CRACKED, WELL I'VE READ ONLINE THAT A LOT OF THESE CARS HAVE THIS ISSUE AND ITS ...

Mileage: 87,000

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 MIL...

Mileage: 12,500

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 DID...

BRAKE LIGHT FAILED BROKEN MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING MOTOR OIL. HE NOTICED OIL ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE REPLACED THE FRONT ROCKER COVER GASKET, BUT STATED THAT THE REAR GASKET WAS THE ONE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REC...

Mileage: 80,000

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

Mileage: 152,772

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 B...

Mileage: 101,000

THE REGULATORS IN ALL 4 OF MY POWER WINDOWS BROKE WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. BEFORE THEY BROKE, I WOULD ROLL DOWN MY WINDOWS AND WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ROLL THEM UP, THEY WOULD NO ROLL UP. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY ROLLED UP LIKE NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHTS FILLING WITH WATER. THIS HAS CAUSED ONE INSTANCE OF PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHTS TO MALFUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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! N...

I WENT TO THE STORE(WAL-MART) WITH TWO OF MY CHILDREN ON JANUARY 3RD 2007, AFTER WE WERE IN THE STORE FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES MY LICENSE PLATE WAS PAGED BY THE CUSTOMER SERVICE COUNTER, AS I APPROACHED THE COUNTER I OVERHEARD PEOPLE SAYING THAT THERE WAS A CAR ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. I WENT OUTSI...

Mileage: 62,458

2002 GRAND PRIX GTP CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT UP, AFTER BEING PARKED, AFTER DRIVING 5 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

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 ...

Mileage: 55,000

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX- - CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AT 66,300 MILES. PUT IN SHOP BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT STAND BY THEIR EXTENDED EMISSIONS COMPONENT WARRANTY. MY COST $690.00 CAR IS PURE JUNK. POWER WINDOWS WORK WHEN IT IS COLDER OUTSIDE, BUT WHEN TEMP IS ABOVE 75-80 DEGREES CAN'T OPEN WINDOWS TO BRE...

Mileage: 66,150

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX- - CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AT 66,300 MILES. PUT IN SHOP BECAUSE GM WOULD NOT STAND BY THEIR EXTENDED EMISSIONS COMPONENT WARRANTY. MY COST $690.00 CAR IS PURE JUNK. POWER WINDOWS WORK WHEN IT IS COLDER OUTSIDE, BUT WHEN TEMP IS ABOVE 75-80 DEGREES CAN'T OPEN WINDOWS TO BRE...

Mileage: 66,150

HOT SMELL COMING THROUGH VENTS . I LOVE MY CAR BUT SINCE HEARING ABOUT FIRES I NO LONGER WILL DRIVE IT. I HAVE NOTICED THE HOT SMELL FOR ABOUT A YEAR ON AND OFF. *TR

AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK AND PAYING FOR GAS, I CAME OUT TO MY VEHICLE AND AFTER STARTING IT SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE HOOD! I LIFT THE HOOD TO INVESTIGATE AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. (THERE IS A REPORT ON FILE WITH THE FAIRFIEL TOWNSHIP POLICE AND FIRE DEPTS.) WALKER PONTIAC IN DAYTON OHIO REPL...

Mileage: 85,000

BURNING SMELL WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES BUT ALWAYS WHEN STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND PARK IN THE FRONT PART (ENGINE). ALSO SMOKE. *TR

A MONTH PRIOR TO THE FIRE MY CAR SMELLED LIKE THERE WAS SOME KIND OF LEAK. SMELLED LIKE GAS. ON FEBRUARY 10TH, 2008 MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. I FOUND THIS SUMMARY ON A LOCAL WEBSITE, "SUMMARY: CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026...

Mileage: 112,000

A MONTH PRIOR TO THE FIRE MY CAR SMELLED LIKE THERE WAS SOME KIND OF LEAK. SMELLED LIKE GAS. ON FEBRUARY 10TH, 2008 MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. I FOUND THIS SUMMARY ON A LOCAL WEBSITE, "SUMMARY: CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026...

Mileage: 112,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT DETECTED SMOKE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WERE DESTROYED. THE KITCHEN WAS ALSO DESTROYED AND SMOKE FILLED TH...

Mileage: 75,000

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS CONTINUALLY FAIL. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS. SECOND TIME CONSUMER WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *KB

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 TH...

Mileage: 150,000

CAR'S ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND PARKED. THE CAR WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN DRIVEN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE FIRE OCCURRED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT EA07008 WAS THE EXACT F...

Mileage: 98,000

MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 40TH EDITION ENGINE COMPARTMENT STARTED ON FIRE ON 10/12/07 APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER PARKING IT IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER SAID THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX TIRE FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE BOUNCED DOWN THE HIGHWAY HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE. *KB (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)*JB

2002 GRAND PRIX GT LEAKS COOLANT AT UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 31,000 MILES. UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED THUS ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK INSIDE AND ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED FOR ANY CONTAMINANTS....

Mileage: 30,960

BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS DON'T WORK AND CAN'T USE MY HAZARDS. I FOUND RECALLS FOR THIS SITUATION ON OTHER GM VEHICLES BUT FOR SOME REASON NOT THE 2002 GRAND PRIX. I HAVE COME ACROSS SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND I'M SHOCKED THAT THIS WAS DEEMED NOT AN ISSUE. THIS IS WIDE ...

Mileage: 96,000

ALL 4 POWER WINDOWS DO NOT OPERATE IN WARM TO HOT WEATHER. EACH WINDOW HAS IT'S OWN, DIFFERENT, UNIQUE, TEMPERATURE IN WHICH IT WILL NOT OPERATE INDEPENDENT OF THE OTHER WINDOWS. DRIVER'S WINDOWS STOPS OPERATING ABOVE 60, DRIVER'S SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW STOPS OPERATING ABOVE 65, SHOTGUN WINDOW STOP...

Mileage: 41,000

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. HAZARD SWITCH IS STUCK. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. IT APPEARS THAT GM IS WAITING FOR A FEW FATALITIES TO OCCUR BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION!!

Mileage: 73,000

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. HAZARD SWITCH IS STUCK. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. IT APPEARS THAT GM IS WAITING FOR A FEW FATALITIES TO OCCUR BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION!!

Mileage: 73,000

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. HAZARD SWITCH IS STUCK. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. IT APPEARS THAT GM IS WAITING FOR A FEW FATALITIES TO OCCUR BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION!!

Mileage: 73,000

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. HAZARD SWITCH IS STUCK. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. IT APPEARS THAT GM IS WAITING FOR A FEW FATALITIES TO OCCUR BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION!!

Mileage: 73,000

BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. HAZARD SWITCH IS STUCK. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. IT APPEARS THAT GM IS WAITING FOR A FEW FATALITIES TO OCCUR BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION!!

Mileage: 73,000

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY FILLING WITH WATER. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF REAR LIGHTS AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 73,000

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY FILLING WITH WATER. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF REAR LIGHTS AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 73,000

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY FILLING WITH WATER. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF REAR LIGHTS AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 73,000

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY FILLING WITH WATER. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF REAR LIGHTS AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 73,000

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY FILLING WITH WATER. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF REAR LIGHTS AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 73,000

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY FILLING WITH WATER. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF REAR LIGHTS AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 73,000

DEALERSHIP FOUND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AT MECHANICAL WEAR LIMIT. BOTH WERE REPLACED, AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION MAIN SEALS FROM AGE/WEAR/LEAKAGE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT. ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS REPAIR, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHUT...

Mileage: 112,000

DEALERSHIP FOUND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE. DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AT MECHANICAL WEAR LIMIT. BOTH WERE REPLACED, AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION MAIN SEALS FROM AGE/WEAR/LEAKAGE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT. ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS REPAIR, THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SHUT...

Mileage: 112,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN DIESELING WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START IT. INITIALLY AFTER DIESELING, THE ENGINE WOULD START HOWEVER; HE WAS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY (NHT...

Mileage: 29,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN DIESELING WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO START IT. INITIALLY AFTER DIESELING, THE ENGINE WOULD START HOWEVER; HE WAS CURRENTLY UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY (NHT...

Mileage: 29,000

SEPARATION OF OUTER PLASTIC LENSE FROM MOUNTED FIXTURE RESULTING IN RAIN SETTLING IN THE INTERIOR OF TAIL LIGHT: MAY RESULT IN FAILURE OF BULBS

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND BURNED. ELECTRICAL FIRE. *JB

Mileage: 116,000

MAJOR WINDOW FAILURE, ONLY ONE WINDOW WORKS, AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. MY CAR HAS 70,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE, TOTAL RADIATOR FAILURE, AND TWO HEAT EXCHANGER FAILURES RESULTED IN RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR DUE TOO CHEAP CRIMPS ON HEAT EXCHANGER WHICH REQUIRES A H...

Mileage: 75,000

MAJOR WINDOW FAILURE, ONLY ONE WINDOW WORKS, AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. MY CAR HAS 70,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE, TOTAL RADIATOR FAILURE, AND TWO HEAT EXCHANGER FAILURES RESULTED IN RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR DUE TOO CHEAP CRIMPS ON HEAT EXCHANGER WHICH REQUIRES A H...

Mileage: 75,000

MAJOR WINDOW FAILURE, ONLY ONE WINDOW WORKS, AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. MY CAR HAS 70,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE, TOTAL RADIATOR FAILURE, AND TWO HEAT EXCHANGER FAILURES RESULTED IN RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR DUE TOO CHEAP CRIMPS ON HEAT EXCHANGER WHICH REQUIRES A H...

Mileage: 75,000

MAJOR WINDOW FAILURE, ONLY ONE WINDOW WORKS, AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. MY CAR HAS 70,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE, TOTAL RADIATOR FAILURE, AND TWO HEAT EXCHANGER FAILURES RESULTED IN RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR DUE TOO CHEAP CRIMPS ON HEAT EXCHANGER WHICH REQUIRES A H...

Mileage: 75,000

MAJOR WINDOW FAILURE, ONLY ONE WINDOW WORKS, AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. MY CAR HAS 70,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE, TOTAL RADIATOR FAILURE, AND TWO HEAT EXCHANGER FAILURES RESULTED IN RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR DUE TOO CHEAP CRIMPS ON HEAT EXCHANGER WHICH REQUIRES A H...

Mileage: 75,000

MAJOR WINDOW FAILURE, ONLY ONE WINDOW WORKS, AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. MY CAR HAS 70,000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE, TOTAL RADIATOR FAILURE, AND TWO HEAT EXCHANGER FAILURES RESULTED IN RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR DUE TOO CHEAP CRIMPS ON HEAT EXCHANGER WHICH REQUIRES A H...

Mileage: 75,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AUTOMATICALLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED, YET THE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE WIRING BE...

Mileage: 7,000

BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. THE HAZARD SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE PART COST $602.53 FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *JB

Mileage: 78,500

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2002 POINTAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS ADVISED BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THERE WAS A GASKET LEAK. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,902. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED T...

Mileage: 60,902

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2002 POINTAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS ADVISED BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THERE WAS A GASKET LEAK. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,902. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED T...

Mileage: 60,902

MY WIFE AND I OWN A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. ON THE EVENING OF 23 FEBRUARY 2007, MY WIFE WAS FOLLOWED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY BY A CHARLES COUNTY SHERIFF (MD). THE SHERIFF INFORMED MY WIFE THAT HE HAD FOLLOWED HER HOME TO LET HER KNOW THAT SHE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. I CHECKED THE BULBS AND FUSES THE NE...

Mileage: 67,400

NO BRAKE LIGHTS. BROUGHT INTO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF, HAVING NO BRAKE LIGHTS COULD EASILY CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION! THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR, I BELEIVE THAT ...

Mileage: 87,000

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET ON MY 3.8 LITER PONTIAC ENGINE FAILED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK INTO THE CRANKCASE. THE TOP END OF THE ENGINE HAD TO BE DISASSEMBLED TO INSTALL THE NEW "IMPROVED" GASKET SET. MY MECHANIC CLAIMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON REPAIR ON THAT ENGINE AND THAT HE DOES AT LEAST 3 PER ...

Mileage: 67,000

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WINDOW REGULATORS. THESE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE THE SECOND AND THIRD REGULATORS THAT HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OUR VEHICLE HAS ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT (OVER THE WARRANTY PERIOD) BUT IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THESE REGULATORS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A DESIGN FLAW. OUR WINDOWS ARE...

Mileage: 39,000

LOW OIL LEVEL INDICATOR WILL INITIALLY TURN OFF WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND WILL COME BACK ON AND STAY ON. IF VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED LOW OIL LEVEL INDICATOR WILL TURN OFF AND STAY OFF. OIL LEVEL IS OK. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST TWICE AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ...

Mileage: 48,000

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

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE & MIXTURE WITH ENGINE OIL. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 71K MILES. *JB

Mileage: 70,850

THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I AM UNABLE TO TAKE IT OUT EVEN WHEN ALL GEARS HAVE BEEN SWITCHED TO PARK. THE WERE NO EVENTS THAT GAVE ME WARNING ANY THING WAS WRONG WITH THE IGNITION. AT THIS POINT THIS IS THE 3RD PONTIAC GRAND PRIX RANGING IN YEARS 2001-2003 THAT I HAVE KNOWN THIS TO HAPPEN TO....

Mileage: 92,000

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. AFTER ENGAGING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH TO ON, THEN TO OFF, BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK. HAVE TO WIGGLE HAZARD SWITCH TO GET BRAKES WORKING AGAIN. ALL BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT AFTER HAZARD SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. FAULTY TURN SIGNAL-HAZARD SWITCH MODULE. UNCERTAIN IF BRAKE LIGHTS A...

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. AFTER ENGAGING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH TO ON, THEN TO OFF, BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK. HAVE TO WIGGLE HAZARD SWITCH TO GET BRAKES WORKING AGAIN. ALL BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT AFTER HAZARD SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. FAULTY TURN SIGNAL-HAZARD SWITCH MODULE. UNCERTAIN IF BRAKE LIGHTS A...

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. AFTER ENGAGING HAZARD WARNING SWITCH TO ON, THEN TO OFF, BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO WORK. HAVE TO WIGGLE HAZARD SWITCH TO GET BRAKES WORKING AGAIN. ALL BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT AFTER HAZARD SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. FAULTY TURN SIGNAL-HAZARD SWITCH MODULE. UNCERTAIN IF BRAKE LIGHTS A...

1) NONE 2) WHEN PARKING MY 2002 GRAND PRIX SE IT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, WILL NOT RELEASE THE KEY. THE ENGINE WILL TURN OFF HOWEVER, THE SWITCH WILL NOT TURN BACK COMPLETELY TO RELEASE THE KEY. 3) THE ONLY SOLUTIONS THAT ONLY SOMETIMES WORK ARE TO A) MOVE TO A DIFFERENT PARKING SPOT AND TRY TURNI...

Mileage: 50,000

2002 GRAND PRIX. ALL 3 REAR BRAKE LIGHTS OUT AT ONCE/HAZARD LIGHT BUTTON JAMMED. ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED A FEW TIMES. GOING TO REPAIR IN NEAR FUTURE. CHECK NUMEROUS WEBSITES NOTING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. NEEDS NEW MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH. *NM

Mileage: 81,000

SUDDEN POWER STEERING LOSS ON LEFT HAND SIDE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. *NM

Mileage: 51,288

PEOPLE KEPT TAIL GAITING ME AND I FINALLY REALIZED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK - THE SOURCE OF THE MALFUNCTION IS THE STEERING COLUMN HAZARD SWITCH HAS FUSED AND DOES NOT WORK. *NM

Mileage: 45,000

I OWN A 2002 GRAND PRIX GTP, THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR GETS FLOODED EVERYTIME THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, IT WAS THE FRONT COWL SEAL. THE SEAL HAS FAILED ONCE AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS T...

I OWN A 2002 GRAND PRIX GTP, THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR GETS FLOODED EVERYTIME THERE IS A HEAVY RAIN. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, IT WAS THE FRONT COWL SEAL. THE SEAL HAS FAILED ONCE AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT SEEMS T...

I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER DRIVER AS ALL BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY CAR HAVE STOPPED WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON . WHILE I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR MADE YET, I'VE VISITED SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DRIVERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH STEMS FROM A FAULTY...

ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING OIL ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD; REPAIRED BY GM DEALER AND BACK IN SERVICE 1/4/2006; ON 6/3/2006 ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING; NOW DEALER REPORTS ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED AND GM IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR EITHER PROBLEM & CONTENDS THEY ARE NOT RELATE...

Mileage: 92,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE THAT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ALWAYS STUCK ON ZERO AND THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE BECAME UNREADABLE....

Mileage: 119,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURNS THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE THAT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ALWAYS STUCK ON ZERO AND THE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE BECAME UNREADABLE....

Mileage: 119,000

I WAS DRIVING THE 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP ON A HIGHWAY WITH 45-55 MPH SPEED LIMIT FOR APPROX. 45 MIN. THE CAR SHUT OFF 15 SEC. AFTER I HEARD THE ENGINE BACKFIRE. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 0 ALL THE WAY UP, AND BACK TO 0. I PULLED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND POPPED THE HOOD. I DISCOVER...

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DRIVING THE 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP ON A HIGHWAY WITH 45-55 MPH SPEED LIMIT FOR APPROX. 45 MIN. THE CAR SHUT OFF 15 SEC. AFTER I HEARD THE ENGINE BACKFIRE. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 0 ALL THE WAY UP, AND BACK TO 0. I PULLED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND POPPED THE HOOD. I DISCOVER...

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS DRIVING THE 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP ON A HIGHWAY WITH 45-55 MPH SPEED LIMIT FOR APPROX. 45 MIN. THE CAR SHUT OFF 15 SEC. AFTER I HEARD THE ENGINE BACKFIRE. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 0 ALL THE WAY UP, AND BACK TO 0. I PULLED INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AND POPPED THE HOOD. I DISCOVER...

Mileage: 90,000

MY VEHICLE STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY 5 LANE ROAD (2 LANES GOING EACH WAY - AND A TURN LANE). I COULD TELL THAT IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL AND WAS ABOUT TO TURN INTO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT. MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED IN THE TURN LANE. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT HURT AND THAT THERE WA...

Mileage: 60,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER BEING ALERTED FROM A PASSERBY THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED A SWITCH IN THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 7/31/2006 - THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE SWITCH WAS WORN OUT BY U...

Mileage: 55,000

10/31/05 CAR CLEANED AT CAR WASH. 11/01/05 NOTICED A WINDOW CLEANER SMELL, WHILE DRIVING COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS FOR A MINUTE. 11/12/05, 12:45 P.M. DROVE THE CAR 6 MINUTES TO A HAIR SALON. 1:45 P.M. STARTED FOR HOME, PARKED AT CONVENIENCE STORE, LEFT CAR RUNNING WITH MY PERMANENTLY DISABLED ...

Mileage: 40,600

ON SATURDAY MARCH 11, 06 MY 40 TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION GRAND PRIX 2002 CAR'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT STARTED ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COME TO THE SEEN THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. MY WIFE, DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILD JUST LEFT THE CAR BEFORE IT WENT UP IN FLAMES. AF...

Mileage: 64,000

THE REAR BRAKES ON THE CONSUMER'S 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND PITTED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PASS NY STATE INSPECTION. *NM *JB

Mileage: 21,370

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 5 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED RUSTED ROTORS WERE ATTRIBUTING TO THE LACK OF DRIVING OF TH...

Mileage: 21,370

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 5 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED RUSTED ROTORS WERE ATTRIBUTING TO THE LACK OF DRIVING OF TH...

Mileage: 21,370

MY BRAKES HAD TO BE REPAIRED IN AUGUST, 2005 AND AGAIN TODAY. THE CAR HAS ONLY 19145 MILES ON IT . IN AUGUST THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS , THE PAPERWORK SAID IT WAS DONE ON THE FRONT BRAKES, THEY SAID THAT THEY NEVER SEEN ROTORS IN THAT BAD OF SHAPE (RUSTED AND PITTED). I HAD 15990...

Mileage: 19,145

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A PUDDLE HAD FORMED UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE. ACCORDING TO AN ACQUAINTANCE OF THE CONTACT, THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, NO RECALL INFORMATION W...

Mileage: 102,000

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO COMPLAINT 10107847. PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH THE PREVIOUS SUMMARY. IN ADDITION TO THE PARTS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, AT APPROXIMATELY 84,000 MILES, THE FRONT STRUTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED MOUNTS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. INDICATIONS WERE FIRST...

Mileage: 84,000

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

Mileage: 66,000

(1) NO EVENTS (2) IGNITION SWITCH KEY WON'T COME OUT (3) NOTHING DONE SO FAR AS DEALER CAN NOT GIVE DEFINITE ANSWER ON WHAT NEEDS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT...EITHER THEY HAVE NO IDEA AS TO THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM OR THEY ARE RUNNING A SCAM TO BLEED MY BANK ACCOUNT........ OTHERS HAVE POSTED SIMILAR...

Mileage: 49,000

CONSUMER 2002 PONTIAC INTAKE PLASTIC GASKET LEAKED. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER HER VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE. *JB

DT: THE CALLER SAID THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY GONE. IT MADE A GRINDING WHEN YOU APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE IT WAS MOVING. THE CALLER SAID THE BONDING ON THE PADS DID NOT HOLD THE PADS ON THE METAL BACKING PLATE. THE CALLER REPLACED THEM HIMSELF. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. MANUF...

Mileage: 43,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE SECURITY SYSTEM IS TOO SENSITIVE BECAUSE THE CAR WILL LOCK AND HE HAS TO WAIT FOR 20 MINUTES TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL OCCUR IF THE KEY IS DIRTY OR ANYTHING THAT WILL TRIGGER THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. HE DOES NOT MIND THAT THE CAR HAS THIS FEAT...

Mileage: 17,000

PASSENGER WINDOW MECHANISM BROKE, LETTING THE WINDOW FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY TO REPAIR IT WAS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE MECHANISM. EVEN THAT THEE ONLY PART THAT NEEDED TO BE PLACE WAS A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT A METAL CABLE RUNS THROUGH, COST OF REPAIR WAS $517.00 FOR A $20.00 PART. *...

Mileage: 32,000

IN JUNE 2005 THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR ON MY 2002 GRAND PRIX GTP BROKE AND JUST TODAY NOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAS DONE EXACTLY THE SAME. BACK IN JUNE IT COST ME OVER $400 TO HAVE A "USED" PART INSTALLED AND THAT WAS NOT EVEN EASY TO FIND. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED ASAP AND WORRIED THA...

Mileage: 70,000

DT: 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONSUMER STATED THE CALIPER TRUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT. THEY WERE GETTING TOO HOT AND WARPING THE ROTORS. GENERAL MOTORS WAS NOT WILLING TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN JULY 2004. THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN IN MA...

Mileage: 34,000

THE WINDOWS IN MY GRAND PRIX JUST STARTED FAILING AND DROPPED DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT OPERATE AT ALL. THE FIRST ON WENT THEN 4 DAYS LATER THE 2ND ONE WENT AND THE NEXT DAY A 3RD WINDOW BROKE AGAIN. EACH TIME WE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR REPLACE...

Mileage: 61,000

DT: 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW FELL DOWN, THEN, THE DRIVER'S REAR WINDOW FELL OFF FOUR DAYS LATER, AND FINALLY THE PASSENGER'S REAR WINDOW FELL OFF THE NEXT DAY. THIS PROBLEM STARTED ON AUGUST 24, 2005. THE MOTOR REGULATORS FOR THE FRONT WINDOWS WER...

THROUGH NORMAL USE, ALL FOUR WINDOW REGULATOR MOTORS ON MY 2002 GRAND PRIX HAVE HAD CABLE BREAKS OR ENTANGLEMENT WITH THE HOUSING. 2 (FRONT) HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY MYSELF AT THE COST OF AFTERMARKET PART OF $90 PER INSTANCE. 2 (REAR) HAVE BEEN PRE-PAID FOR $90 PER ITEM, BUT REMAIN A BACK ORDERED/...

FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY STARTED MAKING LOUD ROARING NOISE. HAD TO HAVE ASSEMBLY REPLACED. ALSO HAD TO HAVE DRIVE BELT REPLACED IT WAS WORN AND CRACKING. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS TO VEHICLE OWNER 544.11.*JB

Mileage: 43,000

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

Mileage: 63,322

FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK LOSES COOLANT FLUID. *JB

UNABLE TO EXTRACT KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK. IN MOST FAILURES, I HAVE HAD TO RESTART THE CAR AND GO BACK THROUGH ALL OF THE GEARS AND PUT IT BACK INTO PARK THEN REMOVE THE KEY. I WORK WITH AN INDIVIDUAL WITH THE SAME YEAR CAR AND SHE RECENTLY HAD THE SAME ISSUE. HER CA...

Mileage: 57,000

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, AND THEN THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

Mileage: 91,000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STUCK IN NON-HORZONTAL (OR VERTICAL ) POSITION WHILE SWITCHED OFF. W IPERS WERE TURNED ON AND WHENY THEY WERE TURNED OFF THE ARMS DID NOT RETURN TO THE NORMAL (HORIZONTAL) POSITIONS. CAR WAS REAPIRED AT A MECHANICS SHOP FOR ABOUT $360.00. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DRIVER HEARD A THUMPING NOISE IN THE REAR. THE PASSENGER'S WHEEL BENT WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER INSISTED THAT THE OWNER HAD HIT SOMETHING. *AK *TT

Mileage: 27,200

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 AVAILA...

Mileage: 76,000

1)LOST ONE SPEED ON HEATER FAN, THAN LOST ALL SPEEDS. OBVIOUSLY IN THIS CLIMATE, THE DEFROSTER IS A VERY IMPORTANT ACCESSORY. HAD THE HEATER RESISTER REPLACED AND GOT 4 SPEEDS WHICH WAS OK. IT`S NOW 1 WEEK LATER AND IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. ON A 2002 VEHICLE, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THE WARRA...

Mileage: 43,932

WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO MAKE LEFT TURN. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK

Mileage: 64,347

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED AND A RESULT THE VEHICLE DIPPED DOWN IN THE FROM AND CRASH UNDER A TRUCKS REAR CRASH BAR. ON IMPACT THE DRIVER HIT HIS CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HIM PRO...

Mileage: 1,200

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED AND A RESULT THE VEHICLE DIPPED DOWN IN THE FROM AND CRASH UNDER A TRUCKS REAR CRASH BAR. ON IMPACT THE DRIVER HIT HIS CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HIM PRO...

Mileage: 1,200

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES FAILED AND A RESULT THE VEHICLE DIPPED DOWN IN THE FROM AND CRASH UNDER A TRUCKS REAR CRASH BAR. ON IMPACT THE DRIVER HIT HIS CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HIM PRO...

Mileage: 1,200

MY PONTIAC GRAN PRIX BEGAN MAKING LOUD WHALING NOISES, IT BEGAN DRAGGING AND BURNING A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL. I ALSO HAVE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY. THIS WILL COST ME $700.00 .THERE SHOULD BE A ...

Mileage: 58,000

LEAKY INTAKE GASKETS. THE CAR HAS 42,000 ON IT. LOOSES ENGINE COOLANT. MOTOR WILL BURN UP. NOTHING DONE YET. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT NEAR THE SHOULDER. THEN, VEHICLE STOPPED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SUSTAIN MOUTH INJURIES. CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE CRADLE FOR THE MOTOR ONLY HAD ONE BOLT HOLDING IT IN PLACE. THE MOTOR AND ALL OF TH...

Mileage: 65,000

SHIFTING SOLENOID B CIRCUIT. *LA

Mileage: 50,994

REAR AND FRONT WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL DOWN OR ROLL UP. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. TECHNICIAN INDICATED WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. *AK

PAINT IS DEFECTIVE. THE CAR LOOKED OLD AFTER ONLY 1 MONTH. I COMPLAINED AND NOTHING WAS DONE.

Mileage: 200

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPER ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A DITCH. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

THE BODY OF MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SEEMS TO BE SEPARATING AT THE SEAM WHERE THE QUARTER PANEL AND THE ROOF ADJOIN ON BOTH SIDES. ON THE LEFT SIDE(DRIVERS) THE QUARTER PANEL IS BUCKLED BELOW THE WINDOW FOR NO APPARENT REASON.*AK

Mileage: 25,000

THIS CAR HAS DIED SEVERAL TIMES, AND WHEN IT DOES, ALL OF THE POWER EQUIPMENT FAILS, AND I CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL OR STOP THE VEHICLE VERY QUICKLY, AND I RECENTLY HAD A SERIUOS ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS FACTOR. *AK

Mileage: 40,581

WHEN THE WIPERS WERE TURNED OFF THE BLADES WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 36,000

THE ROTORS WARPED......FRONT & BACK....THE DEALERSHIP TURNED THEM AND TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT THEY ARE COVERED FOR ONLY 14000 MILES...AND THAT IT'S JUST THE WAY THEY ARE MADE ANYMORE (CHEAP)...AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT..I READ A LOT OF LETTERS ON THE SAME PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 9,000

SUSPENSION - WHEEL BEARING FAILURE - REPLACED WHEEL HUB TRANSMISSION - CAR TRYING TO GO INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE AT SAME TIME. GEAR IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION PAINT - SEVERAL AREAS ON CAR PAINT COMING OFF AND RUSTING. WET SANDED SOME AREAS AND BRUSH TOUCHED UP LEAVING GLOBS OF P...

Mileage: 38,356

SUSPENSION - WHEEL BEARING FAILURE - REPLACED WHEEL HUB TRANSMISSION - CAR TRYING TO GO INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE AT SAME TIME. GEAR IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION PAINT - SEVERAL AREAS ON CAR PAINT COMING OFF AND RUSTING. WET SANDED SOME AREAS AND BRUSH TOUCHED UP LEAVING GLOBS OF P...

Mileage: 38,356

SUSPENSION - WHEEL BEARING FAILURE - REPLACED WHEEL HUB TRANSMISSION - CAR TRYING TO GO INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE AT SAME TIME. GEAR IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED TRANSMISSION PAINT - SEVERAL AREAS ON CAR PAINT COMING OFF AND RUSTING. WET SANDED SOME AREAS AND BRUSH TOUCHED UP LEAVING GLOBS OF P...

Mileage: 38,356

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENTLY DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. DEALER DID NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 13,000

CAR RIDE ROUGH. LOWER ARM BUSHING GO BAD. PONTIAC DEALER TRIED TO PUSH OFF PROBLEM ON TIRES. CHEVY DEALER (GM) FOUND PROBLEM. REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. THREE MONTH TO FIND PROBLEM PONTIAC DEALER HAD CAR TWICE. *LA

Mileage: 25,000

HEADLIGHT AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASH INTERMITTENTLY, APPROXIMATLEY EVERY 2 SECONDS. HAD IT LOOKED AT TWICE BY AW GOLDEN PONTIAC IN READING PA AND WAS TOLD MY CAR "WAS KNOWN TO DO THAT, AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED." ALSO, I CAN LEAVE IT THERE "FOR THE MECHANIC TO DRIVE IT HOME AT NIGHT, SO HE CAN SEE WHAT...

HEADLIGHT AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASH INTERMITTENTLY, APPROXIMATLEY EVERY 2 SECONDS. HAD IT LOOKED AT TWICE BY AW GOLDEN PONTIAC IN READING PA AND WAS TOLD MY CAR "WAS KNOWN TO DO THAT, AND IT CAN'T BE FIXED." ALSO, I CAN LEAVE IT THERE "FOR THE MECHANIC TO DRIVE IT HOME AT NIGHT, SO HE CAN SEE WHAT...

THE HEAD LIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF AS IF THEY WERE BEING TURNED ON AND OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A WEIRD NOISE AND IT FELT LIKE THE REAR BRAKE WERE PULLING. THE CONSUMER TOOK TO THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *JB

WHILE PARKING IN A PARKING SPACE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE, COLLIDED AND SUBMERGED COMPLETELY INTO A POND. DRIVER WAS RESCUED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.*AK

Mileage: 13,000

DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT INFORM THE CONSUMER OF THE PARTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 58,000

I HAVE A BURGUNDY 2002 GRAND PRIX. WHENEVER I TURN IT ON, IT HAS AN EXTENDED CRANK. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS STRUGGLING TO TURN ON. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND AM SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN A FOURTH TIME. THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL OF THE 2002 MODELS HAD AN ...

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN ON A WET SURFACE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE AND THE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR. AFTER 5 TO 10 SECONDS, THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD ALO...

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN ON A WET SURFACE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE AND THE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR. AFTER 5 TO 10 SECONDS, THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND A LOUD GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD ALO...

INTERMITTENTLY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE TWICE, AND PROBLEM STILL RECURRING. *AK

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

I DRIVE A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. THIS CAR COMES EQUIPPED WITH A PASS-THROUGH FROM THE BACK SEAT TO THE TRUNK. IT LOCKS FROM THE INSIDE. WHEN YOU STOP HARD, TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, OR BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC, ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK COME CRASHING INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR. THE PASS-THROUGH LOCK IS STI...

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONSUMER. *JB

HEADLIGHT AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THAT FLASHING HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE COMMON AND CANNOT BE FIXED. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE NEW PA EMISSIONS AND WON'T BE FIXED. *TT

HEADLIGHT AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THAT FLASHING HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS ARE COMMON AND CANNOT BE FIXED. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE NEW PA EMISSIONS AND WON'T BE FIXED. *TT

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE FRONT WINDOW WOULD FALL OFF THE TRACK CAUSING A LOUD NOISE AND A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND FELT A PULLING AND WITH OUT STEERING, HEARD A FLAPPING NOISE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE WITH NO SIDES COMING APART/NOT COMPLETELY FLAT. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THIS TIRE IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A DEADLY ACCIDENT. THE TIRE WAS SENT TO GOODYEAR,...

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2002, P22560R16. TREAD SEPARATION ON DRIVER REAR TIRE. *MR CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY GOODYEAR THAT TREAD SEPARATION WAS CAUSED BY ROAD DAMAGE.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUOUSLY STAY ON. CONTACTED DEALER PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

COMPLETE FAILURE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FIRST OCCURRENCE CAUSED COMPLETE LOCK-UP OF IGNITION, STEERING, TRANSMISSION, AND FUEL SYSTEMS. (APRIL, 2002) SECOND FAILURE CAUSED FAILURE TO START, AND RESETTING OF ALL ELECTRONICS. DEALER HAS ATTRIBUTED TO BATTERY FAILURE AND REPLACED SAME. AM CONCERNED THAT...

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED GARAGE AND MOST OF THE HOUSE. FIRE STARTED IN COMPUTER AREA. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE ONSTAR COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM ACTIVATED 4 TIMES ON IT'S OWN BEFORE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE ONSTAR COMMUNICATIONS BOX IS LOCATED IN THE LEFT, REAR CORNER OF THE VEHICLES TRUNK. *AK VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND HAS BEEN INSPECTED, HOWEVER VEHICLE HAS...

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AND MAKING A LEFT TURN IN TRAFFIC,THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CONTINUED TO OPERATE, THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX MORE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED THE V...

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AND MAKING A LEFT TURN IN TRAFFIC,THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CONTINUED TO OPERATE, THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX MORE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED THE V...

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AND MAKING A LEFT TURN IN TRAFFIC,THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CONTINUED TO OPERATE, THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX MORE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED THE V...

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AND MAKING A LEFT TURN IN TRAFFIC,THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CONTINUED TO OPERATE, THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX MORE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED THE V...

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, AND MAKING A LEFT TURN IN TRAFFIC,THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CONTINUED TO OPERATE, THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX MORE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED THE V...

260 MILES ON ODOMETER - SEVERE SLOSHING NOISE IN FUEL TANK - NOT NOTICEABLE ON OTHER GRAND PRIX'S - AT 233 MILES, FITTING ON TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FUNCTION. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DIAGNOSIS - IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF FITTING.*AK

260 MILES ON ODOMETER - SEVERE SLOSHING NOISE IN FUEL TANK - NOT NOTICEABLE ON OTHER GRAND PRIX'S - AT 233 MILES, FITTING ON TRANSMISSION COOLER FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FUNCTION. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DIAGNOSIS - IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF FITTING.*AK