2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Exterior Lighting Problems

My headlights quit working while I was driving with no warning

MY VIHICLE TURNS OFF THE LOW BEAMS WHEN I AM DRIVING AND I CAN HAVE AN ACCIDENT

MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WHEN YOU TRY TO GO OVER 40 THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD AND HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING AND WILL CONTINUE WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL. I ALREADY HAD WORK DONE ON THE FUEL LINE CAUSE THE LINE WAS CLOGGED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD CAUSE THE FUEL WASN'T GETTING PUSHED THROUGH. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER MY BOYFRIEND PARKED IT. HE ONLY NOTICED IT WHEN HE TRIED DRIVING AWAY AND HE COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL LIKE USUAL. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES ITS THING WHILE IN MOTION. ALSO THE HEADLAMPS! THE BRIGHTS STAY ON, YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE DIMMER SWITCH BACK TO GET THE BRIGHTS TO TURN OFF BUT IF YOU LET GO OF THE SWITCH THEY TURN ON AND FLASH PEOPLE. IT ONLY TURNS OFF WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE AC COMPRESSOR BLEW TOO. I HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 3 YEARS AGO DURING THE WINTER SO IT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR, BUT WHEN SUMMER HIT IS WHEN I NOTICED IT WAS ONLY BLOWING AIR FROM OUTSIDE INTO THE CAB. THE HEATER WORKS, BUT THE AC DOESN'T. MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING HOME RECENTLY AND COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING HAPPENED IN TOWN AT HIS PLACE OF WORK AND HAD TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY TO COME HOME. THE CRUISE HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE HEADLAMPS IS A CONSTANT THING, WE PULLED THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE BRIGHTS AND THE DIMS WORKED JUST FINE, BUT IT'S HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT BRIGHTS.

Mileage: 218,000

BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANUARY THE LOW BEAM WILL NOT WORK HAVE REPLACED BULBS AND MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH

MY 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX EXPERIENCES HEADLAMPS TURNING OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THEM TO TURN BACK ON AGAIN. I DRIVE COUNTRY ROADS HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT WHERE THERE ARE NO STREETLIGHTS AND THE SPEED LIMIT IS 45-50 MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD ! ! ! IT IS SOCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE FOR GM TO IGNORE THIS ISSUE. FOR SOME REASON 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX IS NOT PART OF GMS PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL (RECALL NUMBER: 14291 WHICH ONLY REPLACES THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE HDM FUSE). I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HDM RELAY TWICE ALREADY, WHICH ONLY LASTS FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS BEFORE BURNING OUT AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM IS NOT JUST WITH THE FUSE BUT LIKELY WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OR THE FUSE BOX ITSELF. THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM MUST BE INVESTIGATED MORE THOROUGHLY BEFORE SOMEBODY IS KILLED. I DID READ THAT 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WAS OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM FOR PROBLEMS STEMMING FROM THE HEADLAMP MODULES FOR 12 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER HAPPENS FIRST. UNFORTUNATELY, THE HEADLAMP PROBLEM JUST BEGAN FOR ME IN 2019 AT WHICH POINT THE CAR WAS 13 YRS OLD AND WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM OR THE SAFETY RECALL, WHICH IS SIMPLY ABSURD ! AT THE VERY LEAST GM SHOULD NOW INCLUDE THE 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX MODEL IN THE 14291 PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL. BUT GM REALLY NEEDS TO RELEASE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THE PROBLEM RATHER THAN A TEMPORARY FUSE REPLACEMENT EVERY COUPLE MONTHS. HAS ANYONE INVESTIGATED IF THESE OVERHEATED HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE RELAYS HAVE CAUSED ELECTRICAL FIRES OR MELTED THE UNDER HOOD BUSSED FUSEBOX? IF GM IS NOT WILLING TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, I HOPE WE CONSUMERS CAN COUNT ON THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) TO FORCE GM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR LOOKING INTO THIS SERIOUS MATTER.

Mileage: 134,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRAFF CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 3636 WILDER RD, BAY CITY, MI 48706, (989) 391-5231) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHTING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER TWO MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 290,000.

Mileage: 290,000

THE BRIGHT LIGHTS STAY ON, MY HORN DOESN'T WORK, THE INSTRUMENT CODES WILL BLINK OFF AND ON.. THERE IS A WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR THAT CAUSES A POWER SURGE THAT BLOWS OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR TO GO OUT.. IT HAS BURN MARKS..

Mileage: 179,000

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHEN DRIVING. NORMALLY AT NIGHT TIME AND WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 40 MILES PER HOUR THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 24 MONTHS AND IT HAS STARTED TO GET MORE FREQUENT OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS.(NOT SURE THIS IS BECAUSE OF MORE NIGHT TIME DRIVING I HAVE BEEN DOING] THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD I AM NOW SPENDING $580 ON A COMPUTER ISSUE AND ON TOP OF ALL THE OTHER ISSUES TO DEAL WITH>I AM HOPING THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM

Mileage: 120,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILURE. 55,000 ON A GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE. WIFE RETURNING FROM FUNERAL SERVICES WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON AN UNLIGHTED ROADWAY AT 55MPH. THE EVENT CAUSED A PANIC AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL. THE FAILED PART THAT CAUSED THIS IS GM#15016745 AND READILY AVAILABLE AT AUTO PARTS STORES FOR 35-50 DOLLARS. GM DID RECALL A MESS OF GM PRODUCTS FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. IN CONVERSATION WITH GM THEY HAVE YET TO OFFER TO REPLACE MY PART WITH THE $300 REPLACEMENT PART UNDER THAT RECALL NOR OFFER TO TAKE ACTION TO RECALL THE PART ITSELF. HOW MANY UNKNOWING PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED DAILY TO THIS RISK DAILY?

Mileage: 55,000

IN JUNE 2015, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR STRAIGHT ON A HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. AFTER PULLING OVER AND STOPPING, I ATTEMPTED TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO WORK BY TRYING AND RE-TRYING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCHES. I DISCOVERED THE HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS DID WORK AND PROCEEDED USING MY HIGH BEAMS. INTERMITTENTLY I TRIED REVERTING BACK TO LOW BEAMS AND, AFTER ABOUT 15 MILES, LOW-BEAM FUNCTION RETURNED. HOWEVER, TWICE MORE BEFORE MY 50-MILE TRIP WAS COMPLETED, THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED, FORCING ME TO REVERT TO HIGH-BEAMS FOR SEVERAL MILES. SINCE THAT TIME, THIS LOW-BEAM FAILURE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES.

Mileage: 160,000

THE HEADLIGHTS KEEP TURNING OFF/ON AT NIGHT ON THEIR OWN, WHETHER I'M DRIVING OR STATIONARY, IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE FOG LIGHTS ON THE CAR I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE! THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A MONTH NOW! I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT GETTING THIS ISSUE RESOLVED WITHOUT PAYING FOR IT OUT OF POCKET?

Mileage: 152,000

HEADLIGHTS STARTED OFF JUMPING WHEN DRIVING. THEN WHEN PARKED STARTING CAR SOMETIMES HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND TIMES IT WOULD NOT. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN ON HIGH BEAMS TO GET HEADLIGHTS ON TO STAY ON. THEN THAT DIDN'T WORK ANY MORE. NOW HEADLIGHTS ARE GONE AND DASH BOARD LIGHT ARE ALSO OUT.

THE HEADLAMPS OF THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF WHILE ONE (EITHER WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON, OR THE LIGHTS MANUALLY TURNED ON). THIS IS ONLY LOW-BEAMS. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM/PONTIAC THAT THEY WILL COVER THE REPLACEMENT, HOWEVER, IT'S ONLY IF IT'S UNDER 150,000. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL, REGARDLESS OF THE MILEAGE (OURS IS ALMOST 199,000). THE LIGHTS FIRST TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS IDLING AT A GAS STATION. THEY TURNED BACK ON SOMETIME DAYS AFTER THAT WHEN WE FIRST DROVE IT AGAIN AT NIGHT. I WAS LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED.. THE NEXT TIME WE NOTICED THIS, WE WERE ABOUT 15 MILES FROM HOME, DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, AND THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AS WE WERE DRIVING. WE HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE HIGH-BEAMS ON. WE GOT ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND WE WERE THE ONLY ONES ON THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE HIGH BEAMS AND THE LOW BEAMS WERE BACK TO WORKING. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE COVERED, SINCE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE.

Mileage: 198,000

LOW BEAMS DON'T WORK INLESS THEY WANT TO N THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DON'T WORK

AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AND CANNOT BE TURNED BACK ON. HIGH BEAMS WILL WORK, BUT LOW BEAMS CEASE TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY, OPERATING FINE ONE DAY AND TURNING OFF WITHOUT WARNING AT OTHER UNPREDICTABLE TIME FRAME.

Mileage: 150,565

THE LOW BEAMS ON OUR 2006 GRAND PRIX GO OUT WITH OUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. WE DO HAVE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE IS MOVING WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT. IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ON CITY STREETS. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT WILL COME BACK ON COULD BE HOURS OR DAY BEFORE THEY START WORKING AGAIN. WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP IT IS WORKING AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 85,000

DAVE CROSS MOTORS WOULD NOT ASSIST SAID UNTIL LIGHTS FAILED. MCARTHY VERY HELPFUL BUT STILL HAVE NOT GOT PARTS IN SINCE MAY 26TH- LIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. WHY SEND RECALL WARNING OF DANGER IF NOBODY WANTS TO FIX IT OR UNABLE TO GET PARTS IN.

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A 2006PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP, PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS EXCEPT FOR THEM BEING REPLACED AFTER THE BURNED OUT. I DON'T DRIVE MY CAR VERY MUCH AT ALL. I ONLY HAVE 53000 MILES ON IT. JUST IN THE LAST TWO YEARS I NEVER REALLY KNOW ABOUT MY HEAD LIGHTS GOING IN AND OUT. THE LOW BEAMS WOULD STOP WORKING FOR PERIODS OF TIME AND I REALLY DIDN'T KNOW BECAUSE I DON'T DRIVE MUCH AT NIGHT, THEN JUST RECENTLY THEY STARTED ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME, BUT DURING THE DAYTIME THE RUNNING LIGHTS WORKED AND THE HIGH BEAMS WORKED FINE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT MIGHT BE THE HDM RELAY, I REPLACED IT AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK AND NOW MONEY IS STARTING TO GET WASTED. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND I WAS TOTALLY SURPRISED TO FIND SEVERAL PEOPLE HAD OR IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS TOLD ABOUT A RECALL THAT CONSUMERS WERE TRYING TO GET GM IT IDENTIFY THIS PROBLEM. THE RECALL NUMBER I WAS PROVIDED WAS RECALL # IS 14291. I SEARCHED FOR THIS NUMBER AND ANY RECALLS THAT MIGHT PERTAIN TO THIS AND COULDN'T FIND RECALLS SINCE THE IGNITION SWITCH INVOLVING THE KEY. IS THERE ANYTHING BEING DONE OR INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM? MY HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OFF FOR 2 YEARS AND I'M TRYING SEE IF SOMEONE COULD PINPOINT THE PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE HEADLIGHTS TO REACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC. GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BLOCK HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HDM RELAY OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE FUSE BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HDM RELAY OVERHEATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHERE THE FUSE BOX WAS BURNED AND CAUSED A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUSE BOX, THE HDM RELAY, AND BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000. DJR

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE AFTER BEING REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LAMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. MA 10/16/15 *CN

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD EARLY MORNING OR LATE NIGHT MY LOW BEAMS WILL TURN OFF AND COME BACK ON 20 MINUTES LATER, THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE REPLACED FUSES AND EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO DO WITH HEADLIGHTS AND THEY STILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. I HAVE HAD MY CAR LOOKED AT BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND THEY WILL NOT MESS WITH IT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE ARE TO MANY WIRING HARNESSES. I HAVE READ EVERY FORUM FOR GRAND PRIXS WITH LOW BEAM ISSUES AND NOTHING SOLVES IT. THIS ISSUES NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED.

Mileage: 200,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LOW BEAMS STARTING FLICKERING ON AND OFF ALREADY CHANGE OUT REALLY 35 APPROX 6 MONTHS AGO FOR SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 68,567

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, BUT THEN SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT WAS AFFECTING THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS AND BURNING FUMES EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO TURN OFF MANUALLY OR BY USING THE AUTO FEATURE. A MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE LOW BEAM RELAY AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW LOW BEAM RELAY. SHORTLY AFTER, IT MELTED INTO THE FUSES. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,500.

Mileage: 58,500

SOON AFTER PURCHASE, TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS COMING OUT OF A STOP. AUGUST 2013, TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT, DRIVING 30MPH. CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE; NO GEARS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. NOW ONE YEAR LATER, SLIPS GEARS AT 40MPH. HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK. USE OF TURN SIGNALS CAUSES HIGH BEAMS TO ACTIVATE. THE CABIN FAN (A/C AND HEAT) NEVER SHUTS OFF. HEAT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. CAR SEEMS TO SHAKE AT TIMES. FEELS LIKE A FLAT TIRE BUT WHEN CHECKED, TIRES ARE FINE. CAR ROLLS WHEN IN PARK, EVEN ON FLAT SURFACE. CAR ROLLS BACK WHEN IN DRIVE, EVEN ON SLIGHT INCLINES. NEVER CERTAIN OF BRAKES; AT TIMES, WORKS AS NORMAL, OTHER TIMES, PEDAL MUST BE PUSHED CLOSE TO THE FLOOR TO ACTIVATE BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COMPLETELY FAILED WHEN THE BLINKERS WERE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

WHILE DRIVING IN THE DARK WITH AUTO LOW BEAMS ON, AND ON A HIGHWAY THE LIGHTS WOULD JUST TURN OFF. THE PARKING LIGHTS STAYED ON, AND HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED. WHEN I WOULD TURN THE SWITCH THERE WAS NO CHANGE. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH THE FOG LIGHTS ON. THEN ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD THEY TURNED BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. NOW, THE LOW BEAMS WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. SEVERAL POSTS ONLINE SUGGEST REPLACING RELAY #35(LOW BEAM RELAY) AND THAT FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT THEN MANY OTHER PEOPLE POST HAVING FIRES AT RELAY #35 SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING IT. THERE ARE SWARMS OF POSTS ONLINE OF PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES WITH LOW BEAMS UNEXPECTEDLY TURNING OFF, AND THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD REPLACE THE PART, BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF FIRES. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

LOW BEAMS WENT OUT , WHEN I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF CAR, I NOTICED SMOKED COMING FROM UNDER HOOD OF CAR MY RELAY FUSE BOX WAS ON FIRE ,LOW BEAM RELAY WAS MELTED. PONTIAC SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS CAR BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

LOW HEAD LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING THEN WENT OUT, STILL HAD HIGH BEAMS. PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND THE FUSE PANEL UNDER THE HOOD WAS SMOKING, DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND LIFTED THE LID TO FUSE PANEL AND THE RELAY HAD EXPLODED AND BURNT THROUGH THE PANEL THAT HOLDS THE FUSES. A BROWN LIQUID WAS ALL OVER SMOKING. *TR

Mileage: 242,910

HEADLIGHT AND LOW BEAMS ARE NOT WORKING AGAIN. REPLACED THIS PROBLEM ABOUT THREE - FOUR MONTHS AGO AND AGAIN STOPPED WORKING AFTER SPENT 300.00. I WAS COMING OUT OF THE STORE GOT INTO THE CAR AND STARTED DRIVING AND WENT OUT AGAIN. I SEE THERE IS LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. NOW AGAIN I AM WITHOUT A CAR AND CANT DRIVE IT AGAIN AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 116,000

WAS GOING HOME AFTER WORK ONE NIGHT AND HEADLIGHTS, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED OFF BY THEMSELVES. I COULD NOT TURN THEM BACK ON ( I WAS GOING 60 ON THE FREEWAY).I KEPT DRIVING AND THEY TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES AFTER ABOUT TWO OR THREE MINUTES. IT GOT WORSE AS TIME PASSED, AND NOW ONLY THE HIGH BEAMS WORK, THE LOW BEAMS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. LOW BEAM FUSES, AND LOW BEAM RELAY ARE ALL GOOD. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. ALSO SOMETIMES THERE IS A LOUD POP SOUND FROM THE SPEAKERS WHEN STARTING THE CAR UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT SEEMS THERE IS SOME TYPE OF POWER SURGE, AND THEN I HAVE TO KEEP ENTERING THE CORRECT TIME AND DATE BECAUSE IT ALWAYS GOES TO JAN. 1ST.. NEED ALL THESE ELECTRICAL ISSUES FIXED, THERE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED HERE. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I HAVE A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. 3 YRS. AGO, 75 MPH ON FREEWAY AT NIGHT, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. BRIGHTS STILL WORK. AFTER THE CAR SAT OVERNIGHT, LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED OFF AND ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. DIAGNOSTICS COULD NOT DETECT PROBLEM. NEW STEERING COLUMN AND LIGHTSWITCH WAS INSTALLED. WORKED FOR A WHILE, THEN STARTED AGAIN. LAST NIGHT IT DID IT, SO I READ ONLINE TO REPLACE #35 RELAY IN FUSE BOX BECAUSE TONS OF PEOPLE WERE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. IT WORKS FOR TODAY. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEM WITH THIS ON THE 06 THRU 08 GRAND PRIX. ALSO REPORTS OF FUSE BOXES STARTING ON FIRE. MY CAR WAS EXTREMELY HOT LAST NIGHT AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR 2 HOURS. LOVE THIS CAR, EXCEPT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT HAVE LIGHTS IN NIGHTTIME DRIVING! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVE AT NIGHT THE LOW-BEANS JUST STOP WORKING. FOG & HI-BEAN STILL WORK. WAS NOT ABLE TO GET LOW-BEANS TO WORK. THE NEXT DAY, THE LOW-BEASN WOULD COME ON & OFF RANDONLY. WAS NOAQT ABLE TO LIGHTS TO WORK MANUALLY. *TT

Mileage: 69,650

WHEN I'M DRIVING THE LIGHTS WILL GO OFF SOMETIMES THEY'LL COME BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THEY STAY OFF!THE AUTOMATIC LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON SOMETIMES WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON...I CHANGED THE DIMMER SWITCH TWICE AND THE LIGHTS STILL DO NOT WORK EVEN IF I TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. *TR

2006 GM GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN A RURAL AREA. THE CONSUMER EXITED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER 10 MINUTES, SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND ONLY THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS CAME ON. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER CALLED AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING A RELAY PART. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ON A BUSY ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS SIMPLY WENT OFF. AFTER TRYING TO TURN THEM BACK ON WITHOUT SUCCESS, WE HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ON TO GET HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN PERIODICALLY. SOMETIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON FROM A COLD START. OTHER TIMES, THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 58,000

HAVING SAME ISSUE AS OTHERS ON THIS WEBSITE IN REGARDS TO 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF. CAN BE OFF FOR 20 TO 30 MINUTES THEN KICK ON AGAIN, OR HERE RECENTLY DOESN'T COME BACK ON AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUSES, HEADLIGHTS AND SWITCHES. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TO REPLACE THE SWITCH AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

I OWN A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND THE HEADLAMPS SUGGESTED INDICATOR GOES ON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I HAVE THE LIGHTS ON AUTO OR MANUAL. THE LIGHTS DON'T COME BACK ON EVEN WHEN I TRY TO TURN THEM ON USING THE LIGHT CONTROLS ON THE STEERING COLUMN. THE LIGHTS WILL STAY OFF FOR 15-30 SECONDS THEN COME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS ON DARK ROADS, IN TOWN AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES. NOW WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER. NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT I AM NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW AND THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING ,ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT RELAY. HAVE SEEN THIS SAME FAILURE MANY TIMES IN THE PAST ON THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR CAR. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES. OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

LOW BEAMS SHUT OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AND WON'T COME BACK ON, EVEN IF YOU TRY TO TURN THEM ON MANUALLY. THE HIGH BEAMS WILL WORK AND THE FOG LIGHTS WORK. IT SEAMS TO HAPPEN ALOT WHEN IT IS RAINING, AND WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE. DOESN'T SEEM TO HAPPEN AS MUCH WHEN IT IS COLD. HAVE REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND CHECKED THE GROUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LIGHTS. HAVE ALSO CHECKED RELAYS, FUSES. AM CURRENTLY CHECKING WIRE CONNECTIONS AND TRACING DOWN WIRES FROM POWER SOURCE THRU TO ALL AREAS ASSOCIATED WITH LIGHTS. AFTER THAT, THE LAST STOP IS THE VEHICLE BODY CONTROL MODULE. IS GETTING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING. THE SAFETY HAZARD, IN MY OPINION IS HUGE DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU CAN'T TURN ON MANUALLY WHEN THEY GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD HEADLIGHTS AND A BLUE TOOTH INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE STEREO MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE THAT COULD BE HEARD THROUGH THE SPEAKERS. WHENEVER IT POPS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES ELECTRICAL FAILURES AND THE CLOCK, INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES, AND THE STEREO WOULD RESET. OFTENTIMES, THE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS WILL DIM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TAIL LIGHTS HAVE BLOWN ON THE VEHICLE AT LEAST NINE TIMES. THE WINDSHIELD WAS BLURRY, WHICH RESEMBLED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE AND PREVENTED CLEAR VISIBILITY. THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD ALREADY BEEN TO THE DEALER A MINIMUM OF NINE TIMES AND THE FAILURES COULD NEVER BE DUPLICATED. THUS FAR, THE BATTERY AND DASHBOARD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE MOLDING FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED AS WELL; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES PERSIST. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

Mileage: 6,000

I'M SEEING A LOT OF CARS ON THE HIGHWAY RUNNING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON BUT NO TAIL LIGHTS ON. I'M ASSUMING THIS IS DUE TO THE "DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS" ON VARIOUS CARS. EITHER THEY ARE DEFECTIVE OR THE OPERATORS HAVE THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON AND THEY THINK THE REGULAR LIGHTS ARE ON. THIS IS SURELY CAUSING ACCIDENTS AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *TR