2003 Pontiac Grand Prix

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND BECAME STUCK. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, THE PEDAL RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS IN 65 DEGREE TEMPERATURES OR GREATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL FOR CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V528000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE RECALL EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND SCRAPES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BODY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ UPDATED 04/12/16.*JB

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES ON HIGHWAY, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE POPPED AND CAR BEGAN SLIDING. AS I TURNED STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID HITTING CONCRETE BARRIER CAR CONTINUED SLIDING AND SPINNING UNCONTROLLABLY FROM THE FAR RIGHT LANE ACROSS OTHER TWO OR THREE LANES INTO MEDIAN DITCH, BOUNCING OUT ONTO SERVICE ROAD, STILL SPINNING UNTIL IT HIT SOMETHING AND SPUN AROUND FINALLY SLOWING, WHICH IS WHEN I APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP CAR. WE WERE LITERALLY IN MIDDLE OF SERVICE ROAD. I SAW THAT CAR HAD HIT CURB. I PUT ON FLASHERS, AND AFTER TAKING A MOMENT TO GATHER MYSELF I GOT OUT TO LOOK AT CAR. THE RIM WAS EXPOSED AND LITERALLY ON THE GROUND WITH TIRE PARTIALLY ON TOP. WHEN IT WAS SAFE I MOVED CAR TO CURB SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED FOR ROADSIDE SERVICE. I THEN SLOWLY DROVE CAR ABOUT 50 FEET TO ENTER A SHOPPING PLAZA WHERE I WAITED FOR SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. THE SPINNING AND BOUNCING OF THE CAR LEFT ME SHAKEN FOR SOMETIME, STILL NOT TOTALLY SETTLED, WITH BRUISES; STIFF NECK; AND AGGRAVATED ALREADY STRAINED HIP, LEG, AND BACK. MY DAUGHTER HAS NOT GIVEN ANY INJURIES BEYOND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS DRIPPING INTO THE RADIATOR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND THERE WAS A FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V710000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.