683 of the 7,303 complaints filed about the Pontiac Grand Prix are about the lighting — 9% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1997.
683
Complaints
9%
Share of all complaints
9
Crashes
24
Fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Low beam lights quit randomly, running lights did once too. This has happened multiple times so I switch to hi beams before I crash. This is a documented safety issue and recall should include my car.
NHTSA complaint #11718556 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
My headlights quit working while I was driving with no warning
NHTSA complaint #11536247 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The contact owns a 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact stated while driving at night the headlights had started to fail and would not properly illuminate. The contact stated that the fog lights and hi-beam worked as designed. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer in 2021 to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V519000 (Exterior Lighting); however, the contact stated that following the recall repair, the headlights started to fail. The contact was informed that the vehicle would be diagnosed and repaired out-of-pocket. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.
NHTSA complaint #11514183 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Not sure if the problem is in the engine or engine or the fuel but I but I smell Exhaust or gas when the engine is running. With the headlights I can barely see at night. Having my brights on Is like having your regular lights on.
NHTSA complaint #11486131 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The multifunction/turning signal switch is malfunctioning. It started in 2012 about a year after I purchased the car. The brights would randomly turn on without me touching the switch and then the brights would turn on when I'd use my turning signal. I delt with it for several years, but eventually it got so bad that the brights wouldn't even turn off at all. I would have to drive with my finger holding the switch to keep the brights off. It made it extremely difficult to drive the car, especially when I had to turn. It was very unsafe not having full control of the steering wheel just to keep the brights off. I finally decided to have the switch replaced in 2019 and it seemed to solve the issue until about 6 months ago. The brights started randomly coming on and now they are on all the time and won't shut off. I feel incredibly unsafe driving because of having to hold the switch so it stays off. I'm sure it's a nuisance/unsafe for other drivers to have bright lights in their eyes all the time while driving too. I believe the switch is faulty based on the fact that I've had two and have had the same issue with both of them.
NHTSA complaint #11448429 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY VIHICLE TURNS OFF THE LOW BEAMS WHEN I AM DRIVING AND I CAN HAVE AN ACCIDENT
NHTSA complaint #11415612 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WHEN YOU TRY TO GO OVER 40 THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD AND HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING AND WILL CONTINUE WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL. I ALREADY HAD WORK DONE ON THE FUEL LINE CAUSE THE LINE WAS CLOGGED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD CAUSE THE FUEL WASN'T GETTING PUSHED THROUGH. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AFTER MY BOYFRIEND PARKED IT. HE ONLY NOTICED IT WHEN HE TRIED DRIVING AWAY AND HE COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL LIKE USUAL. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES ITS THING WHILE IN MOTION. ALSO THE HEADLAMPS! THE BRIGHTS STAY ON, YOU HAVE TO HOLD THE DIMMER SWITCH BACK TO GET THE BRIGHTS TO TURN OFF BUT IF YOU LET GO OF THE SWITCH THEY TURN ON AND FLASH PEOPLE. IT ONLY TURNS OFF WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE AC COMPRESSOR BLEW TOO. I HAD BOUGHT THE VEHICLE 3 YEARS AGO DURING THE WINTER SO IT WAS BLOWING COLD AIR, BUT WHEN SUMMER HIT IS WHEN I NOTICED IT WAS ONLY BLOWING AIR FROM OUTSIDE INTO THE CAB. THE HEATER WORKS, BUT THE AC DOESN'T. MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING HOME RECENTLY AND COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING HAPPENED IN TOWN AT HIS PLACE OF WORK AND HAD TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY TO COME HOME. THE CRUISE HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE HEADLAMPS IS A CONSTANT THING, WE PULLED THE FUSE THAT CONTROLS THE BRIGHTS AND THE DIMS WORKED JUST FINE, BUT IT'S HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT BRIGHTS.
NHTSA complaint #11398596 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2007 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAD A HEADLAMP SWITCH PROBLEM. I WOULD BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD JUST GO OUT. SOMETIMES IF YOU'D KEEP THEM ON LOW BEAM YOU'D HAVE LIGHTS. BUT SOMETIMES EVEN THIS DIDN'T WORK. THERE WAS A RECALL IN THIS SO I TOOK IT IN FOR THE REPAIR. IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS BUT THEN QUIT WORKING AND THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AGAIN. WE PARKED THE CAR FOR A WHILE. THEN GAVE IT TO MY DAUGHTER AND HER HUSBAND. WE RECENTLY GOT THE CAR BACK FROM MY DAUGHTER BECAUSE THEY HAD BECAUSE OF THE SAME REASON. THEY WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED A GM DEALERSHIP HERE IN TOWN AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED. I THEN CALLED GM DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR.
NHTSA complaint #11364322 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I TURN OFF MY CAR MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT WILL NOT STAY OFF AND IT KILLS MY BATTERY. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR HELP WITH THIS AND IT SEEMS MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH THIS PROBLEM YET I SEE NO RECALLS FOR THIS. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME?
NHTSA complaint #11363299 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A SECONDARY AIR ISSUE THAT WE CAN'T SEEM TO GET FIXED, EVEN WITH ALL THE PARTS WE HAVE REPLACED. ALSO AT NIGHT EVERY TIME I USE MY BLINKER THE HIGH BEAMS COME ON AND WON'T TURN OFF. THE ISSUE IS WHEN IM DRIVING AT NIGHT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN MY BLINKER CLICKS BACK INTO PLACE.
NHTSA complaint #11362542 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
BOUGHT THE CAR IN JANUARY THE LOW BEAM WILL NOT WORK HAVE REPLACED BULBS AND MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH
NHTSA complaint #11353401 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE MAP LIGHTS WONT TURN OFF. ITS NOT REGISTERING MY DOOR BEING SHUT I HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING ON THE DOOR BUT IT STILL GIVES ME THIS PROBLEM. ITS DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING.
NHTSA complaint #11311995 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX EXPERIENCES HEADLAMPS TURNING OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THEM TO TURN BACK ON AGAIN. I DRIVE COUNTRY ROADS HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT WHERE THERE ARE NO STREETLIGHTS AND THE SPEED LIMIT IS 45-50 MPH. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD ! ! ! IT IS SOCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLE FOR GM TO IGNORE THIS ISSUE. FOR SOME REASON 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX IS NOT PART OF GMS PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL (RECALL NUMBER: 14291 WHICH ONLY REPLACES THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE HDM FUSE). I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HDM RELAY TWICE ALREADY, WHICH ONLY LASTS FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS BEFORE BURNING OUT AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY THE PROBLEM IS NOT JUST WITH THE FUSE BUT LIKELY WITH THE ELECTRICAL WIRING OR THE FUSE BOX ITSELF. THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM MUST BE INVESTIGATED MORE THOROUGHLY BEFORE SOMEBODY IS KILLED. I DID READ THAT 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WAS OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM FOR PROBLEMS STEMMING FROM THE HEADLAMP MODULES FOR 12 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES, WHICHEVER HAPPENS FIRST. UNFORTUNATELY, THE HEADLAMP PROBLEM JUST BEGAN FOR ME IN 2019 AT WHICH POINT THE CAR WAS 13 YRS OLD AND WAS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM OR THE SAFETY RECALL, WHICH IS SIMPLY ABSURD ! AT THE VERY LEAST GM SHOULD NOW INCLUDE THE 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX MODEL IN THE 14291 PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL. BUT GM REALLY NEEDS TO RELEASE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THE PROBLEM RATHER THAN A TEMPORARY FUSE REPLACEMENT EVERY COUPLE MONTHS. HAS ANYONE INVESTIGATED IF THESE OVERHEATED HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE RELAYS HAVE CAUSED ELECTRICAL FIRES OR MELTED THE UNDER HOOD BUSSED FUSEBOX? IF GM IS NOT WILLING TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY, I HOPE WE CONSUMERS CAN COUNT ON THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) TO FORCE GM TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR LOOKING INTO THIS SERIOUS MATTER.
NHTSA complaint #11302154 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IT WAS DRIVING FINE AND I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING BECAME REALLY HARD THEN SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING SO I PARKED THEN STARTED SEEING SMOKE COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD SO I OPENED IT AND SAW A SMALL FLAME TOWARD THE BACK OF THE ENGINE LUCKILY I HAD A JUG OF WATER IN THE TRUNK AND PUT IT OUT AND THERE WAS POWER STEERING FLUID SPARYED ALL OVER I'M ASSUMING THE FIRE MELTED A HOSE. THE CAR STILL START BUT IT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD PROBABLY MELTED THE SPARK PLUGS WIRES I'M SURE . * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
NHTSA complaint #11289084 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRAFF CHEVROLET (LOCATED AT 3636 WILDER RD, BAY CITY, MI 48706, (989) 391-5231) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHTING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER TWO MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 290,000.
NHTSA complaint #11235061 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE BRIGHT LIGHTS STAY ON, MY HORN DOESN'T WORK, THE INSTRUMENT CODES WILL BLINK OFF AND ON.. THERE IS A WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR THAT CAUSES A POWER SURGE THAT BLOWS OUT THE BLOWER MOTOR TO GO OUT.. IT HAS BURN MARKS..
NHTSA complaint #11180485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TURN SIGNAL STALK THAT IS ON THE LEFT OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON A STREET OR HIGHWAY THE BRIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE RANDOMLY BLINDING OTHER DRIVERS. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN MAKING A TURN AND USING THE TURN SIGNAL THE BRIGHTS WILL ALSO TURN ON WHEN THE BLINKER TURNS OFF BLINDING INCOMING DRIVERS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY AND ON EVERY TRIP. THERE HAS BEEN LOTS OF RESEARCH COMPLETED AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF GRAND PRIXS THAT EXPERIENCE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE FOLLOWING IS A LINK TO YOUTUBE WHERE A DRIVER EXPLAINS HIS ISSUE AND HOW TO REPLACE THE TURN SIGNAL STALK. HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/AFANEQ-P6Y8 ATTACHED IS THE EXACT PIECE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'D BE WILLING TO SUBMIT A VIDEO OF THE DANGER THIS CAUSES IF REQUESTED. THANK YOU.
NHTSA complaint #11150117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHEN DRIVING. NORMALLY AT NIGHT TIME AND WHEN TRAVELING ABOVE 40 MILES PER HOUR THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 24 MONTHS AND IT HAS STARTED TO GET MORE FREQUENT OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS.(NOT SURE THIS IS BECAUSE OF MORE NIGHT TIME DRIVING I HAVE BEEN DOING] THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD I AM NOW SPENDING $580 ON A COMPUTER ISSUE AND ON TOP OF ALL THE OTHER ISSUES TO DEAL WITH>I AM HOPING THIS SOLVES THE PROBLEM
NHTSA complaint #11128536 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR TURN SIGNAL SWITCH REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT OF WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER WITH NO POWER STEERING, BRAKES, OR GAS. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED 5 MINUTES LATER.
NHTSA complaint #11030969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILURE. 55,000 ON A GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE. WIFE RETURNING FROM FUNERAL SERVICES WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT ON AN UNLIGHTED ROADWAY AT 55MPH. THE EVENT CAUSED A PANIC AND NEARLY LOST CONTROL. THE FAILED PART THAT CAUSED THIS IS GM#15016745 AND READILY AVAILABLE AT AUTO PARTS STORES FOR 35-50 DOLLARS. GM DID RECALL A MESS OF GM PRODUCTS FOR THE DEFECTIVE PART. IN CONVERSATION WITH GM THEY HAVE YET TO OFFER TO REPLACE MY PART WITH THE $300 REPLACEMENT PART UNDER THAT RECALL NOR OFFER TO TAKE ACTION TO RECALL THE PART ITSELF. HOW MANY UNKNOWING PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED DAILY TO THIS RISK DAILY?
NHTSA complaint #11064407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.