2005 Pontiac Grand Prix Electrical Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact asked his daughter to remove the keychains and lanyards from the key. The vehicle was started after removing the lanyards and keychains. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

NHTSA ID

11642626

Incident

Aug 15, 2019

Mileage

130,000 mi

The contact owned a 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V400000 (Electrical System) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list as she does no longer own the vehicle. There was no further information provided.

NHTSA ID

11464113

Incident

May 10, 2022

THE CAR WILL NOT ALWAYS START. HAVE TO TURN THE KEY MANY TIMES AND THEN IT FINALLY STARTS. SOMETIMES IT STARTS RIGHT UP AND THEN SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY MANY TIMES TO START.

NHTSA ID

11412777

Incident

Apr 15, 2021

"TAKATA RECALL" MY VEHICLE WILL NOT GO IN DRIVE AS I WAS MOMMY WAY HOME IT WAS STUCK ON A CITY STREET FOR 2 MONTHS DUE TO TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. ALSO MY MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS GIVING OUT MY CAR WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED FULLY IT JERKS AND SHAKES AS WELL IF I LAY MY FOOT ON THE GAS. MY BRAKES TOUCHES THE FLOOR BECAUSE MY BRAKE FLUIDS ARE LEAKING OUT.

NHTSA ID

11075698

Incident

Nov 4, 2017

Mileage

112,078 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED AND NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

10853266

Incident

Apr 2, 2016

Mileage

150,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL.... KEEP GETTING A MESSAGE SAYING REDUCE ENGINE POWER. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND DEALER AND CLAIM THEY DON'T KNOW. CAR LOSES POWER AFTER REDUCE ENGINE POWER DISPLAYS ON VECHILE. WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH WITH MY THREE CHILDREN WHEN MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND CAR SHUT OFF. VERY DANGEROUS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN SEVERAL TIMES IN AND OFF THE HIGHWAY... IT DID IT AGAIN TODAY 2/3/2016 WHILE JUST SITTING AT A GAS STATION. I HAVE KEPT UP ON ALL MAINTENANCE IN THE CAR. CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHILE IT'S DOING IT. READING ONLINE MANY MANY OTHER GM OWNERS HAVE SAME ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

10824093

Incident

Jan 8, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA ID

10764572

Incident

May 13, 2015

Mileage

150,000 mi

GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR PEOPLE THAT WERE STUPID ENOUGH TO PUT MORE THAN 2 KEYS INTO THE IGNITION. ANY NORMAL PERSON WOULD KNOW THAT A LOT OF WEIGHT ON THE IGNITION KEY WOULD EITHER TURN THE CAR OFF OR EVENTUALLY, HURT THE UNIT. OUR CAR IS FROM 2005 AND MILLLIONS OF CARS HAVE HAD NO ISSUES. LESS THAN 2 DOZEN PROBLEMS WERE CAUSED AND GM HAS PAID. PITY, THE DUMB PEOPLE ARE STILL DRIVING AND THINK THE WEIGHT ON THE IGNITION LOCK HAS NO EFFECT.

NHTSA ID

10763602

Incident

Sep 14, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTICE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY WOULD ONLY COVER THE REPAIR OF THE KEY AND NOT THE IGNITION SOURCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10703540

Incident

Apr 3, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COIL PACK WAS MELTING AND THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,927.

NHTSA ID

10703418

Incident

Oct 11, 2014

Mileage

76,927 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V40000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 6/11/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES AND STEERING WOULD LOCKED UP. UPDATED 07/07/15*JB

NHTSA ID

10702087

Incident

Mar 25, 2015

Mileage

136,457 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

10672220

Incident

Jan 13, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10655072

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10644892

Incident

Oct 15, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10644428

Incident

Sep 16, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE APPROACHING A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE SEIZED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THREE VEHICLES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE CHEST AREA WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN TWO CRASHES WITH THE SAME FAILURE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AN ABNORMAL CLICKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD FAIL TO START. THE CONTACT HAD TO RETRY STARTING THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10643718

Incident

Oct 1, 2009

ON 9/26/14 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL FOR UNINTENTIONAL IGNITION KEY ROTATION. THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. BUT WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT BILL RAPP PONTIAC SERVICE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AGAIN. IT SAID IN THE INFORMATION DATA THAT "START UP FAILURE DUE TO ELECTRICAL THROTTLE MALFUNCTION. REDUCED ENGINE POWER." I WAITED APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH DID START UP. ON APPROXIMATELY 9/29/14 WHILE ENTERING INTERSTATE 81N IN SYRACUSE, NY, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. I CONTACTED BILL RAPP PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE AGAIN BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY FURTHER SERVICES SINCE THERE IS CURRENTLY NO OTHER RECALL FOR THE 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX EXCEPT FOR THE ONE WITH THE KEY ROTATION ISSUE. WHAT CAN I DO? MY CAR IS STILL SHUTTING DOWN IN STREET AND HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10641992

Incident

Sep 26, 2014

Mileage

58,885 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10641700

Incident

Oct 6, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10641634

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE START MODE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPEATEDLY MOVE THE KEY SLOWLY OUT OF THE RUN POSITION IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

NHTSA ID

10637352

Incident

Sep 3, 2012

Mileage

98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN 14V40000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10633844

Incident

Sep 16, 2014

SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2013 THERE HAS BEEN FOUR INCIDENTS WHERE THE ENGINE TOTALLY SHUT DOWN WHILE IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING WHILE AWAY AT COLLEGE WITH THIS VEHICLE. ON APPROXIMATELY 5/17/14, WHILE ON INTERSTATE 287 (60MPH) THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ON APPROXIMATELY 6/20/14 IN S. ORANGE, NJ THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING IN STREET TRAFFIC (28MPH). THE THIRD AND FOURTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON APPROXIMATELY 8/7/14 AT A STOP LIGHT (0MPH) WHILE WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL TO CHANGE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN TOTALLY. ON 9/1/14 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 81N THE VEHICLE TOTALLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, A MESSAGE READ "LOSS OF ENGINE POWER' CAME ON. I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72MPH AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH THREE OTHER CARS AND A TRACTOR-TRAILER. I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE ATTEMPTING TO PASS THE TRUCK WITH THREE OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND ME. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD WENT BLACK AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CAR BEHIND ME WENT INTO A DITCH ON THE LEFT, WHILE THE SECOND CAR SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ME. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE (3) HOURS FROM S. ORANGE, NJ TO SYRACUSE, NY. I WAS USING ONLY THE IGNITION KEY AND THE CAR REMOTE ON THE KEYRING. NO OTHER ITEMS WERE ON THE KEY RING. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO ONE INJURED AND NO CRASH OCCURRED. I AM NOT USING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DISTURBING SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO IS AWAY AT COLLEGE. THIS IS MORE THAN AN UNINTENDED KEY ROTATION AS GM IS CLAIMING. PLEASE, I NEED YOUR HELP. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS. PURCHASE MILEAGE = 56,372, CURRENT MILEAGE = 58,824. *TR

NHTSA ID

10631746

Incident

May 17, 2014

Mileage

57,005 mi

WE RETURNED HOME FROM GROCERY SHOPPING AND AS WE WERE BRINGING GROCERIES IN, MY WIFE COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SHE THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS THE NEIGHBORS BURNING TRASH BUT THEN NOTICED THAT THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE GARAGE. SHE SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE OPENED THE HOOD AND SEEN SMALL FLAMES. SHE QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. I PULLED THE CAR OUTSIDE TO INVESTIGATE AND AS I WAS DISASSEMBLING THE CARS FRONT LIGHTING SYSTEM, THE FOG LIGHT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS MELTED AND THE PLASTIC ON THE LARGER LIGHT FIXTURE WAS MELTED ALSO. I DID TAKE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10621282

Incident

Aug 10, 2014

Mileage

155,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALERS DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10618227

Incident

Jun 2, 2014

DRIVING IN TOWN AT @30 MPH AND THE CAR LOST POWER, LUCKILY THERE WAS A BUSINESS CLOSE BY THAT WHEN I LOST POWER I WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET MY CAR OFF THE STREET. IGNITION WAS NO LONGER IN THE RUN POSITION. CAR WAS ABLE TO START BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO CARRY ON MY WAY. I USE ONLY A KEY WITH NO KEY CHAIN, NO EXTRA WEIGHT ON THE IGNITION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10616031

Incident

Jul 3, 2014

Mileage

60,200 mi