2007 Pontiac Grand Prix

I NOTICED MY CAR LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I THEN DROVE MY CAR LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AWAY TO PICK UP MY KIDS. UPON PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT I LET DOWN MY WINDOW AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. THERE WERE GUYS AROUND AT THE TIME THAT NOTICED AS WELL. THEY THEN RAN TO MY CAR ASKED ME TO POP MY HOOD AND WE NOTICED MY FUSE BOX ON FIRE. THEY WHERE ABLE TO UNHOOK IT TO KEEP THE REST OF THE CAR FROM CATCHING ON FIRE. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT ALSO WITH GM. I HAVE SEEN FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TO MANY OF THE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. I CANNOT FIND A RECALL ON THIS FROM GM. IF I WOULD HAVE HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND BEEN DRIVING A LONGER DISTANCE THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED MY WHOLE CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. *TR

A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS BEGAN TO RANDOMLY AND INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE WAS NO APPARENT CORRELATION BETWEEN HOW LONG THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RUNNING AND WHEN THE LIGHTS CUT OFF OR HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE FOR THEM TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. ONLY HI BEAMS WORKED CONSISTENTLY. AS OF THIS PAST WEEK, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS ARE NO LONGER WORKING FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. A LOCAL MECHANIC HAS BEEN ENGAGED TO TROUBLESHOOT POSSIBLE CAUSES. AFTER READING ONLINE COMPLAINTS, HE WILL REVIEW THE FUSE BLOCK, RELAY AND CONNECTIONS TO THE COMPUTER TO DETERMINE WHERE THE BREAKDOWN OCCURS. WE ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH OTHER COMMENTS POSTED ON THIS SITE. IT IS VERY SCARY THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENS. FORTUNATELY, THE 20-YEAR OLD DRIVER WAS FAMILIAR WITH THAT PARTICULAR CURVE AND HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO HIT THE HIGH BEAMS RIGHT AWAY. I'M NOT CONFIDENT ALL DRIVERS WOULD RECOVER SO QUICKLY UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. IT ONLY TAKES A COUPLE SECONDS TO ENGAGE THE HI BEAMS IF IT'S YOUR VEHICLE AND YOU KNOW THEIR PLACEMENT. HOWEVER, PEOPLE ARE LIKELY TO FUMBLE AND SWITCH FROM AUTO TO MANUAL FOR THE LOW BEAMS FIRST BEFORE ENGAGING THE HI BEAMS. THAT EXTRA TIME COULD COST LIVES. IT IS A SHAME THAT AFTER ALL THESE COMPLAINTS AND FIRES, THERE'S NO RECALL YET. *TR

LEAVING MY CHILD'S DAY CARE PROVIDER MY HUSBAND NOTICED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. MY HUSBAND CONTINUED TO DRIVE HOME THINKING THE FUSE HAD BLOWN. HE HAD REPLACED THE FUSE ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO AND THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE TO HAVE IT BLOWN OUT AGAIN SO SOON. HE PULLED INTO THE GARAGE AND TOOK OUR DAUGHTER INSIDE. HE WENT BACK TO THE GARAGE TO CHECK IT OUT MORE IN DETAIL AND IMMEDIATELY SMELLED BURNT PLASTIC. HE THEN OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE FUSE BLOCK WAS MELTED WHERE THE RECENT RELAY WAS REPLACED. *TR

I WENT TO WORK ON JULY 15, 2014, AFTER DROPPING MY DAUGHTER OFF AT HER GRANDMOTHERS. I WORKED FOR 8 HOURS AND AS I WAS LEAVING I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO TURN OVER. MY DOME LIGHT WAS IN THE OFF POSITION & MY HEADLIGHTS WERE IN THE AUTO POSITION. I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY MY CAR WAS DEAD. I CALLED MY FIANC TO COME JUMP MY CAR. WHEN HE ARRIVED AND OPENED THE HOOD HE IMMEDIATELY SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. HE NOTICED THAT MY FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD WAS WARPED AND WHEN HE OPENED IT SMOKE ROLLED OUT AND 1 RELAY SWITCH WAS SO BURNT/MELTED IT WAS BLACK & FLAKEY AND HAD BEGAN TO MELT THE OTHER RELAYS AROUND IT. MY FIANC HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT HAS ALSO DAMAGED THE WIRING HARNESS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM ONLINE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW. SOME VEHICLES HAVE EVEN HAD A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THEIR CARS. THIS IS A HAZARD TO ANYONE WHO DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND TO THOSE WHO ARE AROUND THE VEHICLE IF A FIRE DOES BREAK OUT. *TR

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WE HAVE ALREADY FIXED THIS PROBLEM 3 TIMES WITCH THE SWITCH COST US 210.00 DOLLARS TO HAVE REPLACED AND THAT IS JUST THE PART. I WILL BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND MY LIGHTS JUST TURN OFF AND NEVER COME BACK ON!!! I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A WRECK DUE TO THIS PROBLEM SO I BELIEVE SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOME RESEARCH ON THE PONTIAC CONTROL SWITCH THAT OPERATES LIGHTS BLINKERS CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

PUSH BUTTON TO TURN ON AC HAD NOT BEEN WORKING FRO 1 WEEK. WAS TOLD IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE RELAY FUSE. DROVE CAR TO WORK WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS. WORKED 13 HRS AND WHEN I GOT OFF WORK CAR STARTED WITHOUT PROBLEMS. NOTICED BOTH THE HEAD LIGHTS WHERE NOT WORKING. HIGH BEAMS WORKED FINE AND SO DID THE FOG LIGHTS, BUT THE LOW BEAMS WOULDN'T LIGHT UP. I CHECKED THE 'UNDER THE HOOD FUSE BOX'. IT LOOKED FINE FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT ONCE I OPENED THE LID ON THE BOX I SAW THE PROBLEM. THE RELAY FUSE HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED THE FUSE NEXT TO IT CAUSING THEM TO FUSE TOGETHER. THE BOARD UNDER THEM HAD ALSO MELTED, ALONG SOME OF THE FUSE AREAS NEXT TO THEM. ALL OF THE OTHER FUSES HAD STICKY BURNT PLASTIC ON THEM, ALONG WITH THE INSIDE OF THE LID. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM HOUSTON AIRPORT. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND WE WE'RE UNABLE TO GET THEM TO TURN BACK ON WE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE WERE ABLE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS BUT THE LOW BEAMS DID NOT WORK AFTER 2 MINUTES THEY CAME BACK ON BY THERE SELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE PAST ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. *TR

1) LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WOULD JUST TURN OFF WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. HIGH BEAM WORKS OK. 2) WHEN TAKING THE STEPS TO USE TURN SIGNAL HANDLE TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN, THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. THIS COULD BE CAUSED BY A SHORTED CIRCUIT IN THE STEERING COLUMN OR EXCESSIVE WEAR. THIS INCIDENT APPEAR TO BE CONNECTED WITH THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS TURNING OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR