1995 Pontiac Grand Prix Transmission Problems

I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE AND HAVE CARED FOR IT EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AND I HAVE HAD TWO MAJOR EQUIPMENT FAILURES. THESE SHOULD NOT OCCUR AT SUCH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE TOTALS. I UNDERSTAND SOME MODELS OF PONTIACS HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT I WAS TOLD THIS MODEL DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THAT EQUIPMENT. I WILL DEFINTELY CONSIDER ANOTHER MODEL OF CAR OTHER THAN THIS ONE WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE OF MY FRUSTRATION.

NHTSA ID

755932

Incident

Apr 5, 1998

FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ESPECIALY SINCE IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT 8 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT 2 YEARS AGO. THE CAR IS ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH SCHEDULED CHANGES AND NEVER ABUSED BUT STILL THE CAR BREAKS DOWN AND GM SHOULD CONSIDER THE 1995 GRAND PRIX A LEMON. *AK

NHTSA ID

752672

Incident

Feb 21, 2001

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER FIVE TIMES, HOWEVER CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD ANY RESPONSE BACK YET. *SLC

NHTSA ID

891245

Incident

Jun 1, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

744192

Incident

Apr 9, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

737062

Incident

Nov 21, 2000

TRANSMISSION MAKING LOUD NOISE CAN FEEL MOVEMENT IN GEAR SHIFT HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR MAN IT COST 1712.00 TO FIX. *AK

NHTSA ID

722609

Incident

Apr 27, 2000

WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A GRINDING NOISE AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE DUE TO A STRIPPED REVERSE DRUM. *MJS

NHTSA ID

551809

1995 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX IN WHICH I OWN HAD THE SAME EXACT TRANSMISSION FAILURE AS DID TWO OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE THE SAME EXACT VEHICLE. FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION OCCURRED WITHIN 30 TO 60 DAYS OF MY OWN FAILURE. QUOTES GIVEN AS TO REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION ARE $1,800 TO $2,200 BY DEALERSHIPS AND TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOPS. *AK

NHTSA ID

717340

THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO POSITION. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME AND ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR MY VERY SMALL WIFE. IT SEEMS LIKE A SEVERE BINDING IS PRESENT, IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERS THIS WEEK. *AK

NHTSA ID

716439

Incident

Jun 1, 1999

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

715122

Incident

Aug 9, 1999

ALTERNATOR BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. ALSO, AT 29,000 TRANMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE CLUTCH IN 4TH GEAR BREAKING. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. BUT REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

852649

Incident

Nov 1, 1998

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE INTERSTATE , SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL . PUT THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND THEN INTO REVERSE AND THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF CAR. TRIED TO PUT INTO DRIVE AGAIN AND A GRINDING NOISE STARTED.

NHTSA ID

712091

Incident

Sep 17, 1999

TRANSMISSION FAILED W/O WARNING AT 53K MILES; DEALER WILL REPLACE WITH REBUILT AT MY COST; DEALER REP TOLD ME THAT THAT TRANSMISSION ISN'T MADE ANYMORE-THE NEW ONE IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. JUST HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT 45K WITH NO PROBLEMS. SEEN ON OTHER WEB SITES THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM-DEFECTIVE? DEALER JUST SAYS THESE THINGS HAPPEN...

NHTSA ID

711941

Incident

Sep 19, 1999

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. IT WENT INTO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP TWICE TO GET REPAIRRED. THE DEALER SUBCONTRACTED THE TRANSMISSION SHOP.

NHTSA ID

710372

Incident

Jul 12, 1999

VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND THE OIL IS LOW. CONSUMER OBSERVED THAT OIL IS NOT LEAKING . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

837379

Incident

May 1, 1999

AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME THE GEARSHIFT SELECTOR GETS HARDER TO OPERATE. DEALER SAYS THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

833061

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. BELIEVE EXISTED PREVIOUSLY AND WAS NOT REPAIRED BY DEALER BEFORE SALE.

NHTSA ID

541521

Incident

Sep 8, 1998

POOR TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE.

NHTSA ID

538632

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 25 MPH CONSUMER TRANSMISSION PAWL WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. ALSO PAWL COULDN'T BE MOVED TO REVERSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

824501

Incident

Jun 7, 1998

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM DUE TO A CRACK IN REVERSE HOUSING, NEEDING TO REBUILD. *AK

NHTSA ID

516537

Incident

Mar 1, 1997

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR RE[AIR. *AK

NHTSA ID

819392

Incident

Nov 22, 1997

CASSETTE PLAYER FAILED TO WORK. ERROR 13 REPORTED ON DISPLAY. NO WAY TO RESET, AND WILL NO LONGER PLAY TAPES. ALSO, FUSE COVER FALLS OFF WHEN OPENING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. IN ADDDITION, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR/ ABS BRAKE FAILURE AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FELL OFF ITS HOUSING, RESULTING IN CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID

526272

Incident

Oct 1, 1997

ON WET PAVEMENT THE REAR WENT OUT AND VEHICLE SLID INTO A TREE, VEHICLE HAS TRACTION CONTROL AND IT DID NOT ACTIVATE. *AK

NHTSA ID

807033

Incident

Aug 27, 1996

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID

507351

Incident

Jul 25, 1996

THE U JOINT STEERING SPHERE BROKE IN HALF AND LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL INOPERATIVE. *AK CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON AND RADIO CONTROLS ARE NOT WORKING, ALSO 2 ND GEAR START NOT WORKING, WHICH CONTAIN A GEAR SHORT, ALSO HEAD LAMP BEZELS ARE WARPED AT BOTTOM, HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED .*JB

NHTSA ID

987199

Incident

Jul 5, 1996