2001 Pontiac Grand Prix Driver assistance Problems

THE COOLANT AND ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. IT USED TO BE THE ENGINE LIGHT BUT SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN THAT FIXED THIS IS THE ON-GOING PROBLEM. AT LEAST IT DOESN'T AFFECT ME PASSING A SMOG TEST NOW. MY BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE FUEL GAUGE. IT WILL READ FULL OR EMPTY AND NOTHING IN BETWEEN. I USED TO BE ABLE TO ESTIMATE, BY CHECKING MY MILEAGE WHEN I WAS NEAR FULL BUT IT IS HARD TO TELL NOW, BECAUSE IT BOUNCES BATH AND FORTH AT TIMES. MY LAST ISSUE IS HEAT. IT USED TO WORK WELL BUT NOW IT WON'T GIVE ME HEAT. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM STILL WORKS GREAT.

NHTSA ID

11121061

Incident

Aug 13, 2013

ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. AFTER MERGING INTO TRAFFIC I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR RPMS WERE CONTINUING TO GO HIGHER. INMEDIATELLY HIT ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR WAS STOPPED BUT THE ENGINE WAS REVVING. THEN I PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OF THE ENGINE. WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND MY HAZZARD LIGHTS ON, I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT RETURNED TO THE NORMAL POSITION. I RE-STARTED MY CAR AND THE PEDAL WAS AGAIN FINE. THIS HAPPENED IN DES PLAINES ILLINOIS AT AROUND 7:45 AM. NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW COLD IT WAS, BUT I GUESS IT WAS AROUND 15F. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 2005 MODEL CARS FOR AN ISSUE WITH THE SPRINGS FAILING. GM RECALL 05018. I CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS OUTSTANDING FOR MY CAR. *JS

NHTSA ID

10681831

Incident

Feb 6, 2015

Mileage

88,000 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING (APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM HOME) I LET UP OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR BECAUSE I WAS ALMOST READY TO TURN O TO MY DESTINATION, WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING UP AND THE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE RPM NEEDLE WENT UP TO 7 AND IT SOUNDED AS IF THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO BLOW. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WAS SCOOTING AS IF IT WAS STILL IN GEAR AND TRYING TO PULL ITSELF. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO GET IT TO STOP AND I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER SITTING THERE AND CALMING DOWN BECAUSE I WAS SCARED TO DEATH, I STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT RAN NORMAL, I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE BUT SINCE I WAS SO CLOSE TO HOME, I DROVE THE CAR HOME WITHOUT ANY ISSUES AND AM NOW AFRAID TO EVEN START THE CAR ANYMORE. IS THIS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE? I HAD MY GRAND DAUGHTER AND 2 OF MY DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND AM GRATEFUL THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10661289

Incident

Nov 29, 2014

Mileage

159,000 mi

SOMETIMES THE HEADLIGHTS AND AIR WILL NOT COME UNLESS YOU STOP AND RESTART. IT APPEARS TO BE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10650147

Incident

Jun 11, 2013

Mileage

170,000 mi

2001 GRAND PRIX DUAL AIR, HEAT, RADIO AND CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES. *TS ***NAR*** THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE BRAKE SWITCH HAD TO BE RE-ADJUSTED. THE EVAPORATOR CORE WAS REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10158396

Incident

Aug 1, 2002

I PURCHASED MY CERTIFIED GM USED VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2004- 2 MONTHS LATER I HAD TO REPLACE THE SERPENTINE BELT AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION 'SOLENOID' REPLACED, FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS .SOME 100+ POINT INSPECTION . IN NOV OF 2005 I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN DUE TO IMPROPER SHIFTING, THERE I WAS TOLD THEY HAD TO DO A LOT OF TRANSMISSON WORK. THEY HAD MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS. NOW IN APRIL OF 2006 MY CAR BARELY MAKES IT TO 40 MPH, CHUGGING ALL THE WAY. THE MECHANIC REFERRED ME TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE IS NO FUEL PROBLEM AND THE COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE CHECKED-POSSIBLY REPLACED. A CAR WITH 65000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10154349

Incident

Apr 1, 2006

Mileage

43,500 mi

I BOUGHT THE CAR OCT 2003 IT HAD 23000 MILES ON IT AND THEN WHEN IT HIT 30000 MILES THAT'S WHEN TROUBLE STARTED MY HUSBAND WENT TO CHECK ON HIS BROTHER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAS OFF FOR 1 HOUR AND WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL REPAIR MAN AND HE WORKED ON IT AND NOTHING 250.00 DOLLARS LATER HE HAULED IT THE GM DEALER IN INDEPENDENCE KS. WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS THE ANTI THEFT DEVICE HAD ME LOCKED OUT AND THE HAD TO REPLACE THE MODULE. 480.00 LATER. NOW WHEN I DRIVE A DISTANCE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY CAR ACTS LIKE IT TRIES TO CUT OUT AND SHIFTS HARD AND JERKS. AND MY TRACT OFF LIGHT STAYS ON NOW ALL THE TIME. MY LAST GRAND PRIX HAD 160000 MILES ON IT BEFORE IT STARTED ACTING UP. MY LOCAL REPAIR MAN SAID THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAIN MODULE AND ALL MY PROBLEMS WELL STOP. AND NOW WHEN IT RAINS MY CAR FEEL UP WITH WATER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR BOARD 2 INCHES RIGHT NOW SO IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS CAR IT NEEDS TO BE THE WHOLE CAR. RIGHT NOW THE CAR HAS 51000 MILES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10136472

Incident

Jun 20, 2005

Mileage

36,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING QUICKLY, THE FIRST SHIFT OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GRINDS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10025192

Incident

Jun 15, 2003

Mileage

38,500 mi

THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE WHILE THE A/C WAS ON, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TWICE WHERE THEY REPLACED A WEAK SPRIG TENSIONER ONCE AND THEN THE ALTERNATOR, THE CONSUMER COULD STILL HEAR THE NOISE BUT IT WASN?T AS BAD, BUT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND THE PROCEED DOWN A 70 FOOT RAVINE AND BOTTOM OUT, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE CRUISE CONTROL MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG, ALSO DURING THIS ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS FAILED .NLM

NHTSA ID

567204

Incident

May 14, 2002

WHILE DRIVING ON SNOW OR ON RAINY ROADS ACCELERATION TENDS TO SKID, LOSING CONTROL.*AK

NHTSA ID

8003253

WHEN STOPPING ON AN INCLINE, AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARD, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *YD

NHTSA ID

899179

Incident

Nov 12, 2001