Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 180K MILES. CAR WILL NOT SHIFT ON IT OWN I HAVE TO FORCE CAR INTO GEAR BY SPEEDING UP HEARING TRANSMISSION WHINE AND THEN LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL SO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEARS. THIS IS ON ALL ROAD CONDITIONS. SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN MADE WHY HAS GM NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS MATTER.
WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL JUST CUT OFF FOR NO REASON, THEREBY I LOSE CONTROL OF LL THE VEHICLE SAFETY COMPONETS,HAVING TO TRY AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS TO A LOT OF GM VEHICLE MADE IN THIS VEHICLE YEAR. THERE ARE MANY ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME VEHICLE DEFECT. THIS IS CLEARLY A GM VEHICLE DEFECT. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALL AS A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZZARD. MYGM REFERENCE NUMBER IS ( 8-3665783770). SO PLEASE DO THE PUBLIC A SERVICE AND HAVE THIS VEHICLE RECALL , BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZZARD. NO ONE MECHANIC SEEN TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS AFTER THEY SAY MY VEHICLE, SPENT LOTS OF MONEY ,BUT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS PROBLEM, INCLUDING GM.
CONTACTED GM TO TELL THEM I HAVE INFORMATION REGARDING ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES IN W BODY CARS 1997-2004. THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE INTERESTED.
THERE ARE MANY SAFETY CONCERNS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST CONCERN IS THE SMOKE THAT COMES FROM UNDER THE HOOD BECAUSE OF THE OIL LEAKING ON THE ENGINE WHILE IN MOTION. TO THE POINT I HAVE HAD TO USE A HOSE TO COOL DOWN THE MOTOR. OIL POURED OUT WITH THE WATER. I HAVE HAD THE PRIOR RECALLS DONE AND STILL HAD LEAKING AFTER THE SO CALLED RECALL WAS DONE IN 2010. I WAS TOLD BY CASTLE PONTIAC (NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL) THERE WAS NO FURTHER REPAIRS THEY COULD OFFER. EVEN THOUGH I SHOWED THEM THE OIL CONTINUING TO LEAK AFTER THE SO CALLED RECALL WAS COMPLETED. THE SECOND CONCERN IS THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY THAT IS FOGGY LOOKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE POOR LIGHTING. THE NEXT CONCERN IS THE SUSPENSION THAT IS LITERALLY FALLING APART. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET CHANGED ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. ALSO THE TAIL LAMPS RETAIN WATER EVERY TIME IT RAINS & THE PASSENGER & DRIVERS SIDE DOORS FILL WITH RAIN. LIKE I SAID THERE ARE MANY SAFETY CONCERNS ON THIS VEHICLE. I CAN PROVIDE PHOTOS TO THE CORRECT PARTIES & WOULD BE WILLING TO CONSIDER MY VEHICLE BEING USED TO BE INVESTIGATED TO CREATE REMEDIES FOR THESE SAFETY CONCERNS AS MY SMALL CHILD & MYSELF TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I TALKED TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE YET I AM SURE IF THE OWNER OF GM HAD THIS VEHICLE THEY WOULD NOT DEEM THIS VEHICLE SAFE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR TAKING TIME TO READ MY CONCERNS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AS THE ENGINE ROARED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND JERKED. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THREE UNKNOWN SENSORS FROM THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION BECAME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN I CAN COUNT ON BOTH HANDS TO THE INCIDENTS THAT THIS CARE HAS STALLED. IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. SO, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TRY AND START THE CAR. WHICH IT WILL START THEN SPUTTER AND STALL AND DIE. IT HAS HAD A NEW COMPUTER, 2 NEW FUEL PUMPS, FUEL RESISTOR, FUEL RELAY SWITCHES, STARTER, SUPERCHARGER, 2 FUSE BOXES WHICH ARE A DISCONTINUED PART THAT HAS TO COME FROM AN AUTO WRECKER, AND RECENTLY A WIRE THAT WAS FRAYED BEHIND THE FUSE BOX THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. ALL THIS HAS BEEN DONE WITHIN THE LAST 10 MONTHS SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR ON PAYMENTS ON JUNE 1, 2009. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM NOT SURE AS OF THIS LAST REPAIR IF IT HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. MY MAIN CONCERN IS IF I WERE DRIVING ON A WINDY MOUNTAINOUS ROAD WITH NO TURNOUTS AND THE CAR DECIDED IT WANTED TO STALL, WHERE WOULD I GO OR DO. BECAUSE A CAR OR BIG RIG COULD BE COMING AROUND THE TURN AND NOT EVEN KNOW I WAS STOPPED. MY LIFE AND ANY OTHER DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS WOULD BE IN JEOPARDY OF BEING INJURED AND/OR KILLED. THIS CAR TO ME IS VERY UNSAFE AND I AM STUCK WITH PAYMENTS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD OR EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. *TR
MAIN COMPLAINT: GM IS AWARE THAT THEIR GM HYDRA-MATIC 4T65-E TRANSMISSION HAS A DEFECTIVE PART, YET THEY LEAVE IT TO CONSUMERS TO COVER THE COST OF HANDLING THE PROBLEM. SPECIFICALLY, MY 2000 GRAND PRIX GT (WITH ONLY 64,000 MILES ON IT) STARTED UPSHIFTING HARD A FEW DAYS AGO FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND I HEAR METALLIC GRINDING NOISES FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND WHILE THE CAR IS STILL WARMING UP. HAVING PERFORMED ALL OF THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE OVER THE YEARS, I AM ANGERED TO LEARN THAT I WILL HAVE TO FORK OVER APPROXIMATELY $600 TO REPAIR A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ON A CAR THAT I AM STILL PAYING FOR. I'VE READ OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING TO PAY SIGNIFICANTLY MORE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR CARS. RECENTLY, GM REPAIRED A COOLANT LEAK AT NO COST TO CONSUMERS BECAUSE IT WAS DEEMED A DEFECT. I HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED "LOW ENGINE COOLANT" WARNINGS FROM MY CAR AND WAS RELIEVED TO RECEIVE THE RECALL LETTER OFFERING TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR FREE. OF COURSE, THAT REPAIR TOOK 15 MINUTES - GM DIDN'T MIND PICKING UP THE COST FOR THAT DEFECT. MY CURRENT PROBLEM WILL REQUIRE SEVERAL HOURS OF TRANSAXLE WORK AND GM HAS CONVENIENTLY STUCK ME WITH THE COST OF THIS WORK. I ALSO WONDER WHY CONSUMERS ARE NOT BEING ALERTED TO THIS PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT NOTICE OR MAY CHOOSE TO IGNORE THE SYMPTOMS THAT I NOTICED UNTIL THE OTHER DAY UNTIL THEY HAVE A CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM AND HAVE TO PAY THOUSANDS TO REPAIR THEIR TRANSAXLE. IT SEEMS IRRESPONSIBLE TO ME THAT GM ONLY ISSUED THIS INFORMATION AS A SERVICE BULLETIN TO MECHANICS. OTHER MINOR COMPLAINTS: MY CAR INTERMITTENTLY HAD TROUBLE STARTING AROUND 45000 MILES. TWO MECHANICS CHECKED IT AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. MY KID BROTHER FOUND A LOOSE WIRE COMING FROM THE BATTERY AND QUICKLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, I HAVE LOST LEVELS 1-3 OF 5 FOR MY HEATING/COOLING FAN, MY WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID PUMP HAS STOPPED WORKING AND THE LOCK ON MY TRUNK IS INOPERABLE. I'M NOT CARELESS - THESE MATERIALS SHOULD HAVE LASTED MUCH LONGER. *LA
THE OVER DRIVE FAILED AND ONE WEEK LATER THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *JB
THE PROBLEM(S) ARE WITH BOTH A 1998 AND 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE PROBLEMS WERE AS FOLLOWED: ENGINE COMPONENTS, STEERING, SUSPENSION, BRAKING SYSTEM, BATTERY, FUEL SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURAL, THE WHEELS WERE NOISY, THERE WERE VISUAL COMPONENT DEFECTS, THE RADIO WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT ON THE DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. JG SCC
TRANSMISSION FAILED RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SHIFTING CAPABILITES WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF MERGING FROM I-90/94 TO I-55. FINAL DRIVE GEAR FAILED CAUSING A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE THAT RESULTED IN A FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION AND DIFFERENTIAL WITH A PUNCTURE IN THE DIFFERENTIAL CASING. STRANDED ON INTERSTATE FOR 2 HOURS.
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