2004 Pontiac Grand Prix

MY CAR WAS RECALLED ONLY BUILT AFTER THE FINAL ASSEMBLY DATE FOR THE RECALL. GUAWTNEY CHEV. STOLE MY SERIES 3 SUPERCHARGED MOTOR AND PUT A SERIES 2 3.8L MOTOR IN IT, II TRIED TO HAVE AN INVESTIGATION DONE BY A NEUTRAL PARTY ONLY IT WAS TURNED OVER TOO DEWAYNE BELL THERE OWN SERVICE MANAGER HOW FAIR OF AN INVESTIGATION DO YOU BELIEVE WAS CONDUCTED? HE LIED AND SAID THE COVER FOR MY MOTOR WAS PART OF RECALL OF COURSE IT SAID 3800 V6 SER. 3 SUPER CHARGED. I HAVE 5 WITNESS THAT WILL TESTIFY IT WAS SC. PRIOR TO THE DAY THEY HAD MY CAR, POLICE OFFICER RAN MY VIN# EIGHT DIGIT 2 3.8L V6 SSI CANADIAN EMPLOYEE SAID SAME THING ABOUT MOTOR! I SPOKE WITH A WOMAN OVER RECALLS IN US. SHE SAID MY CAR WASN'T PART OF RECALL CONCERNING OIL DRIPPING ON ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING FIRE HAZARD I'VE DISCOVERED WHY. GENERAL MANAGER JAMIE COBB HAS GOTTEN INVOLVED AND LIED AS WELL. CASE# 8-3040394409 HAVE THE PERSONS NAME THAT I SPOKE WITH SOMEWHERE, COULD DEFINITELY USE SOME HELP HERE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WHAT IS OUR SOCIETY COMING TO WHEN INDIVIDUALS IN A CORPORATION STOOP THIS LOW? THANK-YOU FOR YOUR TIME. WOULD LEAVE CONTACT INFO I'M NOT HARD TO FIND FOR WITH ALL OF YOUR ACCESSIBILITY. 06/07/17

[XXX] INSISTED, "THEY'RE CARS ARE SAFE, BUT THIS IS FAR FROM THE TRUTH!" I PURCHASED, THIS CAR ON 02/26/2014, AND THERE WHERE NO VISIBLE SIGN ON HOW MUCH THE CAR COST, [XXX] WAS THE SALESMAN, WHO GATHERED MY INFORMATION, SHOWED ME TWO CARS, AND I TEST DROVE ONE, BUT NONE WAS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, BECAUSE I INDICATED, I NEEDED AND SUV FOR MY WORK, BUT THEY SAID, "YOUR INCOME WASN'T ENOUGH, AND I ASKED, WHY NONE OF THE VEHICLES HAVE PRICES ON THEM, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO AVOID MY QUESTIONS. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE TWO VEHICLES, AND THEIR MANAGER, WHICH FINANCE THE VEHICLE FROM [XXX]/CNAC CAME OUT AND SHOWED ME TWO OTHER VEHICLES, AND I KEPT ASKING FOR A SUV, BUT HIS EXPLANATION, 'IT ISN'T IN YOU PRICE RANGE, AND WE WILL DO A BUDGET AFTER YOU CHOOSE A CAR, AND OUT OF THE FOUR CHOICES, I CHOSE THE GRAND AM, I TEST DROVE THE CAR, I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RUBBING AND A NOISE, AND THE INDICATED, YOU WILL HAVE A WARRANTY, AND WE WILL FIX ANYTHING UNDER THE HOOD, AND ANY THING THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE BRAKES, TIRES, THEY ARE NEW, LIGHTS, BECAUSE WE REFURBISH ALL OUR CARS, "THAT'S WHY WE CHARGE WHAT WE DO; EVERYTHING IS NEW ON THE VEHICLE!, BUT CLEARLY THIS IS A LIE!" I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO BE FIXED FOUR TIMES, THIS LAST TIME, I WENT TO JIFFY LUBE, AND THEY TOOK DIAGNOSTIC, "THE FRONT BRAKES ARE GOING OUT, I HAD TO PURCHASE A AIR FILTER, AND A PCV VALVE, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED, "I DID NOT HAVE A LICENSE LIGHT, LEFT FRONT LIGHT, LEFT BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, NOR DO I HAVE BRAKES!" I PAY $339.91 A MONTH, I INDICATED, TO CNAC, "I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS PRICE, I JUST DO NOT WANT THE CAR, AND CNAC FINANCE GUY TOLD ME, "YOU HAVE ALREADY PURCHASED THE CAR!" A DAY AFTER, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE TROUBLE STARTED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, OIL LIGHTS, STEERING WHEEL CLICKING, AND CLACKING, FIXED AFTER THREE MONTHS, NEVER FIXED BRAKES! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH IT HAD JUST GOT DARK A CAR APPROACHED ME WITH HIGH BEAMS ON, WHEN I WENT TO FLICKER MY SWITCH FROM LOW TO HIGH MY LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY I WAS SCARED TO DEATH IT WAS PITCH BLACK COULDN'T SEE WHERE I WAS GOING AND THEN THEY CAME BACK ON I WAS IN A FIELD, THANK GOD IT WAS A COUNTRY ROAD I MAY HAVE HURT MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE, THE WINDOWS ON MY CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED ALL OF THEM BUT NOW I ONLY HAVE 1 LEFT THAT IS WORKING, THIS CAR HAS SO MANY ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL IT MAKES ME SICK THAT I BOUGHT IT. *TR

ON A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP WITH A COMPETITION GROUP PACKAGE, THE VALVE COVER GASKETS HAVE FAILED. THIS CAUSES OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE MANIFOLD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ALLOWS IT TO BURN. THIS COULD IN TURN CAUSE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS RECALLED ON THE 1997-2003 MODELS, BUT HAS NOT INCLUDED THE 2004 MODEL. THE SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND MUST BE REMEDIED BEFORE FIRES ENSUE AND LIVES ARE LOST. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS "BOUNCE" OR "WOBBLE" WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD CAUSE ISSUES WITH THE ABILITY TO SEE CLEARLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *LN

I BOUGHT A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT2 AND I HAVE HAD A =FEW PROBLEMS WITH IT THAT APPEAR TO BE QUITE COMMON THE PROBLEMS ARE BELOW *GO THROUGH 1QUART OF OIL APPROX EVERY 1000 MILES *TROUBLE STARTING WHEN IT HAS ALREADY BEEN WARMED UP. IE AFTER I DRIVE AROUND TOWN AND GO INTO A STORE I COME OUT AND TRY TO START AND IT DIES RIGHT AWAY. IT CAN TAKE UP TO 6 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED. I USUALLY HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS TO GET IT GOING. *HEADLAMPS BOUNCE *BLOWER MOTOR KEEPS BLOWING EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE NOTICED THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE ALL VERY COMMON IN THE 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. I DO NOT THINK ITS RIGHT THAT PONTIAC HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. I BOUGHT MY CAR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, I PAID $11,000 FOR A CAR THAT IS BURNING OIL LIKE CRAZY AND OBVIOUSLY HAS A BAD MOTOR. I THINK PONTIAC SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. *TR

MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP COMP G HAS UNSTABLE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN DRIVING, THEY "BOUNCE" AND IT IS REALLY DISTRACTING TO ME AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS. I BELONG TO A GRAND PRIX CAR CLUB AND A MEMBER WITH THE SAME CAR AS MINE EXPERIENCES THE SAME PROBLEMS. A FIX AND A RECALL IS NEEDED ASAP. THE CONSTANT VIBRATION OF THE HEADLIGHTS IS VERY DISTRACTING AND WILL EVENTUALLY START CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR DRIVERS. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE COMPLAINT, I HAVE ANOTHER. I HAVE FOUND A TOTAL OF 3 RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE YET I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM PONTIAC NOR MY DEALERSHIP. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PEACE OF MIND THAT IF SOMETHING IS RECALLED ON MY VEHICLE THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS TAKING STEPS TO CORRECT IT ASAP. INSTEAD, I AM FINDING OUT THIS INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET AND WILL NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE MY CAR IS SAFE. *JB

ALL 2204 MODEL YEAR PONTIAC GRAND PRIX'S EXHIBITED UNUSUAL AND EXCESSIVE HEADLIGHT 'BOUNCING'. THERE ARE MANY OTHER REPORTED COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE. A MODEL YEAR RUNNING CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE 05 GRAND PRIX'S WHICH EFFECTED A PERMANENT FIX. THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A TSB ISSUED FOR PRIOR 05'S AND ALL 04'S BUT THIS BULLETIN HAS NOT YET BEEN RELEASED. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND RESOLVED. I WOULD ARGUE IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE MERITING A RECALL. *JB

THE HEADLIGHTS SHAKE ON THE 2004 GRAND PRIX AS A RESULT OF INSECURE MOUNTING. THE DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE INSTALLED AS DESIGNED. I ALSO CONTACTED PONTIAC VIA E-MAIL, THEIR REPLY WAS THAT THIS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF ANY CAR AND IS A GRAVE DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER AS WELL AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC!. *AK