2007 Pontiac Grand Prix

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

TRAVELING AND ABOUT TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE (SPEED OF 75 MPH) TURNED LEFT TURN SIGNAL TO BEGIN MERGE AND ALL EXTERIOR HEAD LIGHTS WENT BLACK, NO LOW BEAMS NOR HIGH BEAMS NOR EVEN PARKING LIGHTS EXISTED! ROTATED THROUGH LIGHTING SWITCH OPTIONS REPEATEDLY IN HOPE OF REGAINING SIGHT - NOTHING. PULLED OFF TO SHOULDER AND PARKED CAR. THANKFULLY NOONE WAS BEHIND ME! HAZARDS WORKED, ALL OTHER OUTER LIGHTS WORKED, ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS WORKED. CHECKED BOTH FUSE BOXES - NOTHING BLOWN. AFTER 20 MINUTES LOW BEAMS ON MANUAL SETTING CAME ON - NO OTHER OPTION AVAILABLE. VERY CAUTIOUSLY DROVE THE REMAINING 90 MINUTES TO HOME. HAD CAR CHECKED AT DEALERSHIP, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING AT RANDOM. VERY SCARED! STILL UNABLE TO GET A DIAGNOSED PROBLEM. HUNDREDS SPENT ON TROUBLE SHOOTING PROBLEM WITHOUT RESOLUTION. THIS IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE - AND WAS PURCHASED OUTRIGHT AS A FAMILY VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT! MAD!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT READ THE ACCURATE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I FOUND OUT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH IT'S FUEL SYSTEM. AS QUOTED, "THE FUEL TANK IS MISSING THE ADHESIVE LAYER THAT BONDS THE BARRIER LAYER TO THE OUTER SHELL OF THE FUEL TANK" - THIS PROBLEM INCREASES THE RISK OF FIRE! I JUST PURCHASED A 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AND HAVE SMELLED GAS AND ALSO THE GAS CAP WILL NOT GO ON TIGHT. THE EMISSION LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON BECAUSE OF THIS GAS ISSUE. I DRIVE 46 MILES A DAY FOR MY WORK AND NOW READING THIS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE ON THE HIGHWAY I HAVE TO TRAVEL. I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND IT WASN'T TWO DAYS AFTER OWNING IT THAT THE EMISSION LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND GAS SMELL WAS PRESENT. I CAN NOW SEE THIS IS THE PROBLEM FROM THIS RECALL. I WANT TO KNOW WHO OR WHAT I CAN DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I WILL SEEK AN ATTORNEY IF NECESSARY BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SOMETHING TO PLAY WITH - NOW I DON'T EVEN WANT TO HAVE ANYONE ELSE IN THIS VEHICLE WITH ME. PLEASE PROVIDE INFORMATION ON WHERE/WHO I CAN GET THIS REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THERE IS A FIRE!!! THIS IS NOT FUNNY IN MY WORLD WHATSOEVER!!! I LIKE THE CAR OR I WOULDN'T HAD PURCHASED IT, BUT ONLY OWNING IT FOR ONE MONTH AND HAVE THIS FIRE HAZARD ISSUE IS NOT SOMETHING I EXPECTED TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH. I NEED HELP WITH THIS VEHICLE ASAP!!!! I SURELY WON'T PUT A CHILD IN IT!!!! *TR

WENT TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FROM IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND DISCOVERED BY ACCIDENT, THAT I COULD SHIFT MY CAR INTO REVERSE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL OR PUSHING IN ON THE PAWL BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER. I HAD GOTTEN A SHIRTSLEEVE HUNG UP ON THE SHIFTER AND PULLED MY ARM BACK AND THE CAR STARTED INTO REVERSE ON ITS OWN. THIS IS A CONSTANT CONDITION, AND I HAVE NOT MADE CONTACT WITH A DEALER, THOUGH BASED ON MY PAST EXPERIENCES WITH GM DEALERSHIPS, THEY WON'T FIX IT, OR WILL BLAME ME FOR THE CONDITION. THIS IS WHY I AM SUBMITTING THIS REPORT FIRST. *TR