2007 Pontiac Grand Prix

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

HELP!!! I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, AND FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK OR SO NOW, I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING COMING ON AND GOING OFF INTERMITTENTLY ON IT'S OWN WHILE PARKED, CAR TURNED OFF, AND KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE TRIED ADJUSTING THE LIGHTING CONTROLS, NO RESOLVE. I'VE ADJUSTED THE DELAYED LIGHTING SETTINGS TO OFF (WAS PREVIOUSLY SET AT 15 SECONDS), NOTHING. I DO RECALL READING THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND OFFERED SOME SUGGESTIONS. I'VE TRIED TAKING THE BATTERY OUT OF THE REMOTE - DIDN'T WORK. I'M GOING TO TRY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY TOMORROW TO SEE IF THAT WILL RESET THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SOMEHOW. RIGHT NOW IT'S ABOUT 2AM AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW....MY LIGHTS ARE ON! I'M OVER IT!!!! I'M GOING TO BED!!! YOU WOULD THINK THAT PONTIAC WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THESE PROBLEMS AND OFFER TO REPAIR AT NO COST, BUT THAT WOULD BE ASKING FOR TOO MUCH HUH??? I WILL START MAKING SOME PHONE CALLS AND KICKING DIRT TOMORROW TO TRY AND GET THIS MATTER HANDLED, AND I DON'T PLAN ON HAVING TO PAY FOR THE INCONVENIENCES EITHER. WISH ME LUCK! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A PONTIAC 2007 GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED WHEN HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CAUTION. THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ENGAGED IN ORDER TO RESUME DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 06/12/12*LJ UPDATED 06/13/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON A SATURDAY NIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ROAD BECAME DARK. I GOT OUT TO SEE IF MY HEADLIGHTS WERE ON AND THEY WEREN'T . SO I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND BEGAN TO CHANGE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH FROM AUTOMATIC TO ON. NOTHING. THEN I WENT FROM LOW BEAM TO HIGH AND AGAIN NOTHING. THEY I HAD MY FUSE BOX CHANGED AS WELL AS THE GROUND WIRE. NOTHING. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND OUT ALOT OF PEOPLE HAVE STARTED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM STARTING AUGUST 2010 UNTIL PRESENT (10/2011). *TT

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAMS ON MY CAR SUDDENLY FAILED, AND I COULD NOT GET THEM TO GO BACK ON. FORTUNATELY, THE HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH MY DAY RUNNING LIGHTS WHICH ARE TIED IN WITH THE LOW BEAMS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN DUPLICATING THE PROBLEM. I THEREFORE DECIDED TO GOOGLE THE ISSUE TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE OTHERS WHO SHARED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR AS I OWNED. LO & BEHOLD, THERE WERE NOT A FEW WHO ALSO EXPERIENCED LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILURE. I ALSO NOTED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT SPECIFIC TO JUST 2007 MODEL YEAR PONTIAC GRAND PRIXS, BUT ALSO OTHER MODEL YEAR GRAND PRIXS, AND EVEN SOME BUICK MODELS). SOME POSTERS HAD SUGGESTED THAT THE ISSUE WAS WITH A RELAY, GM PART # 15016745, AND ONCE THEY REPLACED THIS PART, THEY NEVER HAD THE PROBLEM REOCCUR. SINCE I WAS HESITANT TO PURCHASE A PART OF WHICH I HAD NO GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD WORK, I WENT TO THE WEB SITE JUSTANSWERS.COM, AND PAID A GM EXPERT $35 IN HOPES THAT HE COULD HE COULD FIND RESOLUTION. HE INDICATED THAT THE LOW BEAM FAILURE WITH MY CAR WAS COMMON, AND HE, TOO, RECOMMENDED GM PART # 15016745, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE UNDER-HOOD FUSE BLOCK. I PURCHASED THE RELAY WHICH I FOUND ON GMPARTS.COM, AND RECEIVED IT YESTERDAY. I HAVE, YET, TO INSTALL IT, AND I'M HOPING THAT THAT IS THE PROBLEM. IT IS FRIGHTENING TO HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. I AM WRITING YOU SO THAT YOU MIGHT INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, AND ABATE ANY POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS. NO ONE REALLY KNOWS IF THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN ANY DEATHS RESULTING FROM THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. THANK YOU.

DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME. ALL OF THE OTHER LIGHTS ARE WORKING. HAD TO PUT ON THE HIGH BEAMS JUST TO GET HOME. NEXT MORNING CHANGES BOTH BULBS CHECKED FUSES. NOTHING. WENT ON LINE TO FIND ANY SUGGESTIONS AND TO MY SURPRISE I SEE THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM. MANY FOLKS HAVE TRIED MANY DFFERENT FIXES BUT I HAVE NOT FOUND ONE LINK THAT GAVE A SOLUTION. I DID SEE SEVERAL BLOGS THAT STATED THERE WERE ISSUES WITH THE KEYLESS REMOTE JUST PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. I HAVE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH MY KEYLESS I HAVE TO HIT IT SEVERAL TIMES TO UNLOCK OR LOCK THE DOORS. I HAVE A VERY LIMIT INCOME AND CANNOT GO AROUND HAVING THINGS REPLACED WITH NO FIX. THIS IS MY SECOND GRAND PRIX , MY FIRST I HAD NO PROBLEMS EVER. I LOVED BOTH CARS AS THEY ARE SAFE AND ALWAYS DEPENDABLE. I DO HAVE TO SAY THIS ISSUE NOW HAS ME VERY UPSET AS THERE IS NO RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. I NEED SOME SORT OF ASSISTANCE ON THIS. AS IT IS SUCH A FREQUENT ISSUE PONTIAC SHOULD BE LOOKING INOT A RESOLUTION OR LEAST OFFER SOME ASSITANCE SO PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE TO SPEND ALOT OF MONEY GUESSING ON WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND NOT HAVE A FIX. THIS IS CRAZY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD CONSTANTLY FAIL WHILE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT WAS UNABLE TO GENERATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WARNING ALARM GOES OFF, EVEN WHILE THE SEAT BELT IS ENGAGED. THE CLOCK AND RADIO DISPLAY LIGHTS NO LONGER WORK. UPDATED 10/21/11