IllustrationTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
2005 Pontiac Grand Prix
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 88.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Grand Prix years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
170–25K
2225–50K
2450–75K
2275–100K
22100–150K
9150K+
116 reports with mileage · 32 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 45 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 40 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 24 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
11 crash reports5 fire reports6 injury reports
Power Train complaints
40 reportsTHE CAR WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE MASS PIKE WHEN ALL FORWARD MOTION STOPPED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN 'DRIVE' BUT IT ACTED AS THOUGH IT HAD SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR WAS DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THERE WERE A NUMBER A NEAR MISS COLLISIONS BEFORE THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE ARRIVED. THE CAR IS NOW AT A GM DEALERSHIP AWAITIN…
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THE CAR WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE MASS PIKE WHEN ALL FORWARD MOTION STOPPED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN 'DRIVE' BUT IT ACTED AS THOUGH IT HAD SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CAR WAS DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THERE WERE A NUMBER A NEAR MISS COLLISIONS BEFORE THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE ARRIVED. THE CAR IS NOW AT A GM DEALERSHIP AWAITING A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW AND HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF TRANSMISSION ISSUES STARTING AT 12,456 MILES. WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP WE REPORTED A 'CLUNKING' NOISE TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. WE HAD ADDITIONAL ISSUES WHERE THE CAR WOULD 1) NOT MOVE WHEN STARTING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR 2) WOULD ACT AS THOUGH IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN COASTING AND THEN 'BANG' INTO GEAR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THESE ISSUES WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALER AT 33657, 45381, 51284, 56446, 61543 AND 72552 MILES. IN EACH CASE, EXCEPT FOR THE ONE AT 56446 MILES THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE - BUT THEY CHARGED FOR THE TIME. AT 56446 MILES WE TRIED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SPENT OVER AN HOUR TESTING THE CAR. FINALLY, THEY DID EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED SEVERAL TRANSMISSION PARTS BUT WE EXPERIENCED A SHUDDERING PROBLEM LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. THEY DETECTED A POSSIBLE TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM AT THAT POINT BUT SAID IT THE COULD BE DRIVEN AND NO OTHER PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE AFFECTED. THERE IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN GM V8 CARS - THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF FAILURES AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN ISSUE. THE SYMPTOMS STARTED EARLY ON, AND DESPITE OUR MULTIPLE REPORTS OF PROBLEMS AND EXACT ADHERENCE TO THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE THERE WAS ALMOST A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR THE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR THE SAME FAILURE ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. *TR
I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT ON 8/17/12 AFTER IT BLOW ON ME WITH 128,900 MILES. I HAD IT REBUILT BY AAMCO. I TOOK IT BACK TO AAMCO AFTER IT SEEN LIKE I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS ON 12/28/12. GOT IT BACK ON 1/5/13 AFTER THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS IT WAS THE OIL IN MY CAR. SO I SAID OK BUT STILL DIDN'T BELIEVE THEM. SO A MONTH WEN…
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I HAD MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT ON 8/17/12 AFTER IT BLOW ON ME WITH 128,900 MILES. I HAD IT REBUILT BY AAMCO. I TOOK IT BACK TO AAMCO AFTER IT SEEN LIKE I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS ON 12/28/12. GOT IT BACK ON 1/5/13 AFTER THEY SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS IT WAS THE OIL IN MY CAR. SO I SAID OK BUT STILL DIDN'T BELIEVE THEM. SO A MONTH WENT BY AND MY TRANSMISSION JUST BLOW AGAIN 2/23/13. *TR
WHILE TRYING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION MY CAR WOULD NOT TAKE OFF FROM STOP, TRANSMISSION THEN GRABBED AND JERKED INTO FIRST GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A WHILE, IT ALSO JERKS INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. SEEMS TO ONLY DO IT WHEN TRANSMISSION IS HOT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND WHEN I BROUG…
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WHILE TRYING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION MY CAR WOULD NOT TAKE OFF FROM STOP, TRANSMISSION THEN GRABBED AND JERKED INTO FIRST GEAR. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR A WHILE, IT ALSO JERKS INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. SEEMS TO ONLY DO IT WHEN TRANSMISSION IS HOT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO GM DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT FOR AROUND $3,000, MY CAR HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RUN OUT AT 72,000 MILES AND I NOW HAVE 80,000 MILES. I DID PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP WOULD OFTEN LOSE SPEED IN CURVES, CLIMBING HILLS, OR AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WAS QUOTED ONE PRICE FOR TRANSMISSION, LABOR, AND RADIATOR REPLACEMENTS, BUT ENDED UP PAYING OVER $4000. GWATNEY IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR HAS A HORR…
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MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP WOULD OFTEN LOSE SPEED IN CURVES, CLIMBING HILLS, OR AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. I TOOK IT TO A GM DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I WAS QUOTED ONE PRICE FOR TRANSMISSION, LABOR, AND RADIATOR REPLACEMENTS, BUT ENDED UP PAYING OVER $4000. GWATNEY IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR HAS A HORRIBLE SERVICE STAFF. THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO WORK OUT A DEAL EVEN AFTER INFORMING THEM I WAS QUOTED A DIFFERENT PRICE. THEY THREATENED TO CHARGE ME ADDITIONAL STORAGE FEES IF I DIDN'T PICK UP MY CAR. I EVENTUALLY PAID, BUT I WROTE IN DISPUTE OF PRICE ON THE RECEIPT. HERE I AM 9 MONTHS LATER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! GO FIGURE. *TR
MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE READ HOW ABOUT 225 PEOPLE HAVE DOCUMENTED ON A WEBSITE OF THEIR TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE HERE HTTP://WWW.GMLS4.COM/INDEX.PHP/TOPIC,33.0.HTML WITH MY CAR ONLY HAVING AROUND 80,000 MILES AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN …
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MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP TRANSMISSION JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE READ HOW ABOUT 225 PEOPLE HAVE DOCUMENTED ON A WEBSITE OF THEIR TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE HERE HTTP://WWW.GMLS4.COM/INDEX.PHP/TOPIC,33.0.HTML WITH MY CAR ONLY HAVING AROUND 80,000 MILES AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN HARD I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED IN GM FOR MAKING A VEHICLE LIKE THIS. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW WHINING AND I CAN DRIVE IT ABOUT TEN YARDS AND THERE WILL BE LOSE OF POWER AND IT WILL NOT DRIVE IN ANY GEAR ON THE VEHICLE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND NEED THIS CORRECTED AND WILL ULTIMATELY NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD. *TR
2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GXP TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE FREEWAY AND THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING DEFECTIVE ON THE CAR FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING ABRUPT STOP IN ACCELERATION WHILE MERGING ON EXPRESSWAY. THE DAMAGE TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL. *TR
I PURCHASED THIS USED CAR FROM A GO DEALER IN LITTLETON COLORADO. THEY SOLD ME A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, KNOWING THE TORQUE CONVERTOR/ TRANSMISSION HAD SEVERE PROBLEMS. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT WITHIN 24 HRS. I HAD A EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT ON THIS VEHICLE IT WAS IN THEIR SHOP. 3 TIMES . THEY MADE ME PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS IT STILL…
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I PURCHASED THIS USED CAR FROM A GO DEALER IN LITTLETON COLORADO. THEY SOLD ME A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE, KNOWING THE TORQUE CONVERTOR/ TRANSMISSION HAD SEVERE PROBLEMS. I COMPLAINED ABOUT IT WITHIN 24 HRS. I HAD A EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT ON THIS VEHICLE IT WAS IN THEIR SHOP. 3 TIMES . THEY MADE ME PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS IT STILL HAS THEY SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS GETTING WORSE, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS AT ALL. IT SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR LOSES POWER, STEERING LOCKS UP. VERY SCARY WHEN I HAVE MY 2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON IN THIS VEHICLE.... PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME. I AM A SINGLE PARENT WITH 3 CHILDREN, AND NO CHILD SUPPORT. I TRADED MY CHRYSLER 300 M TO THIS DEALERSHIP. I SHOULD HAVE KEEP MY CHRYSLER.... PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME AND REPLACE THIS CAR. I NEED A CAR TO TRANSPORT MY CHILDREN IN. I AM DESPERATE YOU CAN NOT RELY ON THIS CAR. IF I HAVE TO WALK WITH MY CHILDREN, HOW WILL I DO THAT, I NEED A CAR TO GO TO COLLEGE, AND GET TO WORK. PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU TO HELP ME. I HAVE THIS CAR FINANCIED ON A LOAN. PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME GET A NEW SAFE VEHICLE. I OWNED A 77 FIREBIRD FORMULA FROM 1989 TO 1997. THAT CAR WAS THE BEST, THAT IS WHY I THOUGHT I COULD TRUST ANOTHER PONTIAC. I AM SO DESPERATE FOR YOUR HELP. I CAN NOT AT ALL AFFORD THE REPAIRS THIS CAR WOULD TAKE. PLEASE REPLACE THIS VEHICLE AND HELP A MIDDLE CLASS WORKING MOTHER KEEP TRYING TO LIVE THE DREAM IN THIS WORLD.... SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Official recalls
114V400000 · Electrical System:ignition
Jul 3, 2014
This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE09025 · Power Steering Fluid Leaks - Fires
Opened May 13, 2009 · Closed Oct 2, 2009
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering:hydraulic Power Assist System; Steering:hydraulic Power Assist:hose, Piping, And Connections; Steering:hydraulic Power Assist:power Steering Fluid
GENERAL MOTORS (GM) INITIATED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN IN OCTOBER OF 2006 TO ADDRESS A FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE AND/OR CLAMPS THAT COULD OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED IN VEHICLES PRIMARILY OPERATED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES THAT EXPERIENCE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES:ALASKA, MAINE, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN AND WYOMING.AT THE TIME THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE) WAS OPENED, ONLY 1 OF THE 33 COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) WAS FROM A STATE COVERED BY THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN.IN RESPONSE TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST SENT BY THE ODI, GM PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT INCLUDED 6 ALLEGED FIRES AND 1 ALLEGED MINOR CRASH POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT. ONE OF THE ALLEGED FIRES IS A DUPLICATE OF A REPORT RECEIVED BY ODI.OF THE FIRE INCIDENTS, 2 OF THE 6 ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER THE REMEDY DETAILED IN THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WAS PERFORMED.ONE OF THE VEHICLES WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.IT IS UNDETERMINED WHETHER THE INCIDENTS WERE RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR WERE A BY PRODUCT OF THE REPAIR.OF THE OTHER FOUR ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS, 1 INCIDENT INVOLVED SMOKE ONLY AND NO VISIBLE FLAMES.BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE REMAINING 3 FIRE INCIDENTS WERE LOCALIZED EVENTS THAT PRIMARILY INVOLVED DAMAGE TO THE POWER STEERING COMPONENTS AND SURROUNDING WIRING.ALL 3 OF THESE VEHICLES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED.NONE OF THE ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNATTENDED.ODI IS AWARE OF 1 ADDITIONAL ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENT THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN GM'S INFORMATION REQUEST RESPONSE.BASED ON THE CONSUMER'S DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT, THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED BY A FRIEND AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP.IN TOTAL ODI IS AWARE OF 6 ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS WHERE THE CONSUMER ALLEGED FLAMES WERE VISIBLE.ALL OF THE ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ATTENDED. ODI IS AWARE 1 MINOR CRASH ALLEGED TO BE RELATED TO A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.THE CONSUMER ALLEGED A MINOR CRASH OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY AND HAD DIFFICULTY NEGOTIATING THE TURN DUE TO EXPERIENCING HIGH POWER STEERING EFFORTS AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK.IN A LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 21, 2009, GM INFORMED ODI THAT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WILL COMMENCE IN DECEMBER OF 2009 FOR THE ENTIRE US. AS A REMEDY THE POWER STEERING HOSE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES WITH V8 ENGINES AND THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE AND CLAMPS FOR VEHICLES WITH V6 ENGINES WILL BE REPLACED WITH UPGRADED COMPONENTS.BASED ON THE LOW FREQUENCIES AND MINOR SEVERITIES OF THE ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS AND CRASH,NO SAFETY RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.GM'S EXPANDED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FREE REPAIRS TO VEHICLES EXCLUDED FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMPAIGN.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR COMPLAINTS AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IN THE FUTURE IF WARRANTED.
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Steering:hydraulic Power Assist:hose, Piping, And Connections
GENERAL MOTORS (GM) INITIATED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN IN OCTOBER OF 2006 TO ADDRESS A FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE AND/OR CLAMPS THAT COULD OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED IN VEHICLES PRIMARILY OPERATED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES THAT EXPERIENCE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES:ALASKA, MAINE, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN AND WYOMING.AT THE TIME THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE) WAS OPENED, ONLY 1 OF THE 33 COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) WAS FROM A STATE COVERED BY THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN.IN RESPONSE TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST SENT BY THE ODI, GM PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT INCLUDED 6 ALLEGED FIRES AND 1 ALLEGED MINOR CRASH POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT. ONE OF THE ALLEGED FIRES IS A DUPLICATE OF A REPORT RECEIVED BY ODI.OF THE FIRE INCIDENTS, 2 OF THE 6 ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER THE REMEDY DETAILED IN THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WAS PERFORMED.ONE OF THE VEHICLES WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.IT IS UNDETERMINED WHETHER THE INCIDENTS WERE RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR WERE A BY PRODUCT OF THE REPAIR.OF THE OTHER FOUR ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS, 1 INCIDENT INVOLVED SMOKE ONLY AND NO VISIBLE FLAMES.BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE REMAINING 3 FIRE INCIDENTS WERE LOCALIZED EVENTS THAT PRIMARILY INVOLVED DAMAGE TO THE POWER STEERING COMPONENTS AND SURROUNDING WIRING.ALL 3 OF THESE VEHICLES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED.NONE OF THE ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNATTENDED.ODI IS AWARE OF 1 ADDITIONAL ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENT THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN GM'S INFORMATION REQUEST RESPONSE.BASED ON THE CONSUMER'S DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT, THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED BY A FRIEND AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP.IN TOTAL ODI IS AWARE OF 6 ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS WHERE THE CONSUMER ALLEGED FLAMES WERE VISIBLE.ALL OF THE ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ATTENDED. ODI IS AWARE 1 MINOR CRASH ALLEGED TO BE RELATED TO A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.THE CONSUMER ALLEGED A MINOR CRASH OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY AND HAD DIFFICULTY NEGOTIATING THE TURN DUE TO EXPERIENCING HIGH POWER STEERING EFFORTS AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK.IN A LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 21, 2009, GM INFORMED ODI THAT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WILL COMMENCE IN DECEMBER OF 2009 FOR THE ENTIRE US. AS A REMEDY THE POWER STEERING HOSE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES WITH V8 ENGINES AND THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE AND CLAMPS FOR VEHICLES WITH V6 ENGINES WILL BE REPLACED WITH UPGRADED COMPONENTS.BASED ON THE LOW FREQUENCIES AND MINOR SEVERITIES OF THE ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS AND CRASH,NO SAFETY RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.GM'S EXPANDED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FREE REPAIRS TO VEHICLES EXCLUDED FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMPAIGN.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR COMPLAINTS AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IN THE FUTURE IF WARRANTED.
Steering:hydraulic Power Assist:power Steering Fluid
GENERAL MOTORS (GM) INITIATED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN IN OCTOBER OF 2006 TO ADDRESS A FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE AND/OR CLAMPS THAT COULD OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED IN VEHICLES PRIMARILY OPERATED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES THAT EXPERIENCE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES:ALASKA, MAINE, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN AND WYOMING.AT THE TIME THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE) WAS OPENED, ONLY 1 OF THE 33 COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) WAS FROM A STATE COVERED BY THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN.IN RESPONSE TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST SENT BY THE ODI, GM PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT INCLUDED 6 ALLEGED FIRES AND 1 ALLEGED MINOR CRASH POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT. ONE OF THE ALLEGED FIRES IS A DUPLICATE OF A REPORT RECEIVED BY ODI.OF THE FIRE INCIDENTS, 2 OF THE 6 ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER THE REMEDY DETAILED IN THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WAS PERFORMED.ONE OF THE VEHICLES WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.IT IS UNDETERMINED WHETHER THE INCIDENTS WERE RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR WERE A BY PRODUCT OF THE REPAIR.OF THE OTHER FOUR ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS, 1 INCIDENT INVOLVED SMOKE ONLY AND NO VISIBLE FLAMES.BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE REMAINING 3 FIRE INCIDENTS WERE LOCALIZED EVENTS THAT PRIMARILY INVOLVED DAMAGE TO THE POWER STEERING COMPONENTS AND SURROUNDING WIRING.ALL 3 OF THESE VEHICLES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED.NONE OF THE ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNATTENDED.ODI IS AWARE OF 1 ADDITIONAL ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENT THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN GM'S INFORMATION REQUEST RESPONSE.BASED ON THE CONSUMER'S DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT, THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED BY A FRIEND AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP.IN TOTAL ODI IS AWARE OF 6 ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS WHERE THE CONSUMER ALLEGED FLAMES WERE VISIBLE.ALL OF THE ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ATTENDED. ODI IS AWARE 1 MINOR CRASH ALLEGED TO BE RELATED TO A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.THE CONSUMER ALLEGED A MINOR CRASH OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY AND HAD DIFFICULTY NEGOTIATING THE TURN DUE TO EXPERIENCING HIGH POWER STEERING EFFORTS AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK.IN A LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 21, 2009, GM INFORMED ODI THAT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WILL COMMENCE IN DECEMBER OF 2009 FOR THE ENTIRE US. AS A REMEDY THE POWER STEERING HOSE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES WITH V8 ENGINES AND THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE AND CLAMPS FOR VEHICLES WITH V6 ENGINES WILL BE REPLACED WITH UPGRADED COMPONENTS.BASED ON THE LOW FREQUENCIES AND MINOR SEVERITIES OF THE ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS AND CRASH,NO SAFETY RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.GM'S EXPANDED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FREE REPAIRS TO VEHICLES EXCLUDED FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMPAIGN.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR COMPLAINTS AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IN THE FUTURE IF WARRANTED.
Steering:hydraulic Power Assist System
GENERAL MOTORS (GM) INITIATED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN IN OCTOBER OF 2006 TO ADDRESS A FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING HOSE AND/OR CLAMPS THAT COULD OCCUR WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED IN VEHICLES PRIMARILY OPERATED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES THAT EXPERIENCE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES:ALASKA, MAINE, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, VERMONT, WISCONSIN AND WYOMING.AT THE TIME THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION (PE) WAS OPENED, ONLY 1 OF THE 33 COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) WAS FROM A STATE COVERED BY THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN.IN RESPONSE TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST SENT BY THE ODI, GM PROVIDED INFORMATION THAT INCLUDED 6 ALLEGED FIRES AND 1 ALLEGED MINOR CRASH POTENTIALLY RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT. ONE OF THE ALLEGED FIRES IS A DUPLICATE OF A REPORT RECEIVED BY ODI.OF THE FIRE INCIDENTS, 2 OF THE 6 ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURRED AFTER THE REMEDY DETAILED IN THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WAS PERFORMED.ONE OF THE VEHICLES WAS TOTALED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT.IT IS UNDETERMINED WHETHER THE INCIDENTS WERE RELATED TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR WERE A BY PRODUCT OF THE REPAIR.OF THE OTHER FOUR ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS, 1 INCIDENT INVOLVED SMOKE ONLY AND NO VISIBLE FLAMES.BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED, THE REMAINING 3 FIRE INCIDENTS WERE LOCALIZED EVENTS THAT PRIMARILY INVOLVED DAMAGE TO THE POWER STEERING COMPONENTS AND SURROUNDING WIRING.ALL 3 OF THESE VEHICLES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED.NONE OF THE ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNATTENDED.ODI IS AWARE OF 1 ADDITIONAL ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENT THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN GM'S INFORMATION REQUEST RESPONSE.BASED ON THE CONSUMER'S DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT, THE FIRE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED BY A FRIEND AND THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED AT A DEALERSHIP.IN TOTAL ODI IS AWARE OF 6 ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS WHERE THE CONSUMER ALLEGED FLAMES WERE VISIBLE.ALL OF THE ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ATTENDED. ODI IS AWARE 1 MINOR CRASH ALLEGED TO BE RELATED TO A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK.THE CONSUMER ALLEGED A MINOR CRASH OCCURRED AS THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A DRIVEWAY AND HAD DIFFICULTY NEGOTIATING THE TURN DUE TO EXPERIENCING HIGH POWER STEERING EFFORTS AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK.IN A LETTER DATED SEPTEMBER 21, 2009, GM INFORMED ODI THAT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WILL COMMENCE IN DECEMBER OF 2009 FOR THE ENTIRE US. AS A REMEDY THE POWER STEERING HOSE ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLES WITH V8 ENGINES AND THE POWER STEERING RETURN HOSE AND CLAMPS FOR VEHICLES WITH V6 ENGINES WILL BE REPLACED WITH UPGRADED COMPONENTS.BASED ON THE LOW FREQUENCIES AND MINOR SEVERITIES OF THE ALLEGED FIRE INCIDENTS AND CRASH,NO SAFETY RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.GM'S EXPANDED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE FREE REPAIRS TO VEHICLES EXCLUDED FROM THE ORIGINAL CAMPAIGN.ACCORDINGLY, THIS INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST.THE AGENCY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR COMPLAINTS AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATING TO THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION IN THE FUTURE IF WARRANTED.