2007 Pontiac Grand Prix

I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. IN MY CASE IT WAS THE HEADLAMP RELAY THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT. I'M CONCERNED THIS MY BE THE SAME ISSUE AS FOR YESTERDAY'S ANNOUNCED RECALL BUT DID NOT SEE ANY PONTIACS LISTED AS BEING AFFECTED. FYI MY VIN WAS [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 1/5/2015*JS

I DROVE MY PONTIAC TO CVS AND RETURNED HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. PARKED THE CAR AS USUAL AND WENT INTO MY HOME. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, MY NEIGHBOR CAME TO MY DOOR TO ALERT ME THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD ALREADY CALLED 911 SO I JUMPED INTO ACTION AND GOT MY WATER HOSE TO TRY AND CONTAIN THE FIRE. THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD.THE CAR BURNED FOR AROUND 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO USE THE JAWS OF LIFE TO OPEN THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO RECENT WORK DONE TO THE CAR AND IT WAS RUNNING NORMAL. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. THE CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY ALLSTATE. *TR

THE KEY HAD STARTED GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION, ONE DAY IT JUST DID NOT COME OUT. ONCE THE IGNITION TUMBLER WAS REMOVED THERE WAS A LONG CRACK DOWN THE SIDE OF THE HOUSING WHICH WAS CAUSING THE KEYS TO LOOSEN AND SO THE KEY WAS NOT TURNING IN SYNC AND GOT STUCK. THE KEY BROKE OFF IN THE IGNITION STUCK ON ACCESSORY UNTIL THE PART CAME IN I WOULD HAVE TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY EVERY TIME I LEFT MY CAR FOR LONG PERIODS SO THE BATTERY WOULD NOT DRAIN POWER. ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CABLE CAME OFF BECAUSE OF BEING LOOSENED FROM MULTIPLE REMOVAL. I LOST ALL POWER DRIVING AT 70MPH I DID NOT PANIC I SIMPLY PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR A JUMP START HOWEVER I COULD SEE THIS RESULTING IN A BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP AND HIT THE GAS TO TAKE OFF THE CAR HESITATE TO GO RPMS GOING UP BUT THE CAR WOULD ACT LIKE IT WAS NOT IN GEAR. THEN A JERK WOULD OCCUR AND THE CAR WOULD TAKE OFF MAKING IT SCARY TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. IT TOOK MANY TIMES GOING TO THE DEALER BEFORE THEY REPAIRED IT, IT WAS LINKAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION, IT WAS WORE OUT. 5 YEARS LATER IT IS DOING THE SAME THING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF SPORADICALLY. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT AND LIGHT RELAY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH ONE NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHT, WHICH WERE SET TO AUTO, SUDDENLY WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING USING THE HIGH BEAMS. LATER THAT EVENING THE LIGHTS RESUMED WORKING. DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONTH. HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES BUT NOW LOW BEAMS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. REPLACE THE BULBS, SWITCH AND MODULE WITH NO LUCK. CHECKED ALL FUSES WHICH ARE FINE. NOW I HAVE NO WORKING LOW BEAMS AND AM DRIVING THE CAR USING HIGH BEAMS ONLY. I WORRY THAT HIGH BEAMS WILL STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. VERY CONCERNED THAT I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, SOME RESULTING IN FIRES, WITH NO RESOLUTION. SHOULDN'T THIS BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND JERKED WHEN THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE FLUSH WAS PERFORMED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.