Pontiac Grand Prix wheel problems

74 of the 7,303 complaints filed about the Pontiac Grand Prix are about the wheels — 1% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 2004.

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Wheels complaints by model year

1988 Grand Prix 1 1.4%

1989 Grand Prix 3 4.1%

1990 Grand Prix 2 2.7%

1991 Grand Prix 3 4.1%

Median failure at 11,000 miles

1992 Grand Prix 3 4.1%

1993 Grand Prix 2 2.7%

Median failure at 150,000 miles

1994 Grand Prix 1 1.4%

1995 Grand Prix 2 2.7%

1996 Grand Prix 1 1.4%

1998 Grand Prix 2 2.7%

1999 Grand Prix 10 13.5%

Median failure at 110,500 miles

2000 Grand Prix 3 4.1%

Median failure at 19,513 miles

2001 Grand Prix 6 8.1%

Median failure at 44,850 miles

2002 Grand Prix 4 5.4%

Median failure at 119,000 miles

2003 Grand Prix 2 2.7%

Median failure at 90,350 miles

2004 Grand Prix 20 27.0%

Median failure at 30,000 miles

2005 Grand Prix 3 4.1%

Median failure at 89,075 miles

2006 Grand Prix 3 4.1%

Median failure at 110,300 miles

2007 Grand Prix 1 1.4%

2008 Grand Prix 2 2.7%

Median failure at 48,588 miles

What owners said

2006 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 26 Oct 2017 Sandy Springs, GA

WHEELS

IDK

NHTSA complaint #11040235 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2002 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 30 Nov 2016 at 174,000 miles Wiggins, CO Fire

WHEELS

ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20TH 2016 MY 17 YEAR OLD SON PULLED UP TO A GAS STATION IN GRAND ISLAND NE. HE WENT INSIDE TO PRE PAY FOR HIS GAS AND A MAN CAME INSIDE SAYING THERE WAS A CAR IN FIRE. MY SONS 17 YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND WAS INSIDE VEHICLE SLEEPING AND IT HAD IGNITED UNDER FLAMES IN THE HOOD. HE HAD DRIVEN FROM LINCOLN,NE TO AURORA,NE STAYED FOR AN HOUR PLUS THEN DROVE 20 MILES TO TRUCK STOP. CAR HAD A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND BLEW FRONT TIRES AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. IT WAS SITTING NEXT TO A GAS PUMP WITH NO POWER.HAD A OCCUPANT IN VEHICLE SLEEPING. THE FRONT END IS GONE ALONG WITH PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. WAS WAITING FOR RECALL PARTS AT LOCAL DEALER HAD APPT FOR NEXT DAY TO FIX ISSUE!!! CONTACT FOR PHOTOS

NHTSA complaint #10928691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2005 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 20 Apr 2016 at 130,000 miles Spring Valley, CA

WHEELS

THE TRACTION CONTROL FEATURE IS UNSAFE. WHEN IT COMES ON IT CAUSES THE WHEELS TO LOCK, PREVENTS BRAKING, AND PROPER STEERING. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS IN THE RAIN. IT HAS IN THE SNOW AND EVEN WHEN IT IS DRY. ONCE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE WHEELS LOCKED CAUSING ME TO SLIDE INTO THE VEHICLE PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN IT HAPPENED IN THE SNOW IT CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND SLIDE ACROSS THE ENTIRE INTERSECTION LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE PRESENT. AND YES, I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IN THE SNOW. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 15 MPH AND LIGHTLY TAPPED THE BREAKS AT THE STOP SIGN. WHEN I REMEMBER TO TURN THE BUTTON OFF AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN BUT SOMETIMES IT IS HARD TO REMEMBER SINCE IT IS AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED. THE TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED I WAS EITHER TURNING ON COMING TO A STOP AND SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT HAS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREETS, FREEWAYS, PARKING LOTS, NEIGHBORHOOD STOP SIGNS, AND DRIVEWAYS. THIS HAS BEEN RANDOMLY HAPPENING THE ENTIRE 5 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR.

NHTSA complaint #10860616 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 29 Oct 2015 at 160,000 miles Memphis, TN

WHEELS

THE COMPUTER SYSTEM ALL LAST YEAR HAD THE WRONG DATES COMPARED TO THE DAY OF WEEK IT WAS. WHEN I AM DRIVING SOMETIMES AND I COME TO A STOP MY CAR SLIDES ESPECIALLY IN RAIN AND SNOW. MY ABS LIGHT COMES UP ALMOST ALWAYS WHEN I'M DRIVING

NHTSA complaint #10786895 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 5 Oct 2015 at 70,000 miles Noblesville, IN

WHEELS

I FIRST NOTICED THAT WHEN TURNING THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE FRONT PASSENGER CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACED. I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL AND FOUND OUT THAT THE SPEED HARNESS NEEDS REPLACED AND THAT IS WHAT'S CAUSING THE LIGHT FOR ABS/TC TO BE SERVICED. I HAVE RESEARCHED BOTH OF THESE ISSUES WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE AND IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. WHAT CONSTITUTES A RECALL?

NHTSA complaint #10779818 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 5 Jun 2015 at 50,000 miles Saint Charles, MO

WHEELS:HUB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS, THE TRACTION CONTROL, AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT HUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA complaint #10723698 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2003 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 26 Jan 2015 at 180,000 miles Polk City, IA

WHEELS

VEHICLE WAS TURNING NORTH ONTO PARKER BLVD. OFF W. BRIDGE ROAD WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND LOCK UP. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL HEADING NORTH ON BROADWAY. UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL THE VEHICLE HIT THE EAST CURB BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP THE RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE BROKE OFF AND THE REAR TIRE WAS FLATTENED.

NHTSA complaint #10679031 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 3 Jan 2015 at 240,000 miles Polson, MT Fire

WHEELS

CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AFTER DRIVING TO TOWN AND BACK. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER MY BOYFRIEND HEARD A POP SOUND FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. WHEN HE LOOKED OUTSIDE THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO HELP PUT OUT THE FIRE. CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UNDER THE HOOD, TIRES/FRONT PART OF CAR WERE ALSO BURNED. DAMAGE WAS A TOTAL LOSS, ENGINE WAS BURNING SO HOT IT WAS WHITE. NEARLY CAUSED A HOUSE FIRE AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. CAR HAD SOME OIL LEAKAGE IN ENGINE/MANIFOLD AREA BUT RECALL WAS FIXED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO FOR THIS ISSUE. CAR WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS FIRE OCCURRED.

NHTSA complaint #10669833 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2005 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 13 Sep 2014 at 89,075 miles Sunrise, FL

WHEELS

I PURCHASE MIC 73391 DEFENDER TIRES AND THEY ARE CRACKING ON THE SIDES, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD GET A BLOW OUT. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS TIRES. I PURCHASED THEM JAN 2013 AT TIRE CHOICE AUTO CAR CARE. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE STEERING KNUCKLE ON MY 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX.

NHTSA complaint #10632956 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2006 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 27 Jun 2013 at 110,300 miles Burr Ridge, IL

WHEELS

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND BANGS BAD AFTER DRIVING AROUND 65 MPH THEN SLOWING DOWN AND TURNING ON AN OFF RAMP TRANS FLUID TEMP IS ABOUT 195 DEGREES AT TIME OF INCIDENT. THIS SLIP HAPPENS IN LOW GEARS SOMETIMES AS WELL AFTER DRIVING AROUND ON SHORT TRIPS. ALSO, REPLACED GEAR SHIFT SPRAGUE LOCK SOMETHING TWO TIMES ALREADY. ALSO THE AC HEATER FAN MOTOR HAS BURNED OUT ,NOW NEW ONE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.

NHTSA complaint #10522177 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

1999 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 18 Mar 2013 at 126,000 miles Wichita, KS Fire

WHEELS

THE NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON OUR DOOR AND TOLD MY HUSBAND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE APPEARED TO START UNDER THE HOOD. THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR, INCLUDING THE WINSHIELD WAS BURNED.

NHTSA complaint #10503516 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 16 Jul 2012 at 72,741 miles Altoona, PA

WHEELS

TPMS VALVE STEM ON LF WHEEL CORRODED AND BEGAN TO LEAK. THE LEAK APPEARED FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE THREADS BETWEEN THE VALVE STEM CAP AND RETAINER NUT. NO NOTICEABLE SIGNS OF CORROSION ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE THREADED PORTION OF THE STEM. THE WHEEL WAS NOT IMPACTED IN ANY WAY, THE TIRE SIMPLY STARTED LOSING 4-6PSI PER DAY.

NHTSA complaint #10465836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 16 Feb 2012 at 12,000 miles Colorado Springs, CO

WHEELS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. THE MECHANIC STATED THE WHEELS WERE CORRODED AND WOULD NOT SEAL THE TIRE IN PROPERLY, CAUSING THEM TO LOOSE AIR CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

NHTSA complaint #10448238 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2006 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 26 Jul 2011 Southampton, PA

WHEELS

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX - DEFECTIVE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. I HAD MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING REPLACED TWO YEARS IN A ROW. JAN, 2009 AND JAN 2010. THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE DRIVE SYSTEM WARRANTY. IN ORDER TO GET THIS RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL SHOP SINCE THE DAVIS PONTIAC WENT OUT OF BUSINESS 1 WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE WORK WAS DONE AND I MAINTAINED THE ORIGINAL INVOICE AND MY PROOF OF PAYMENT. HOWEVER, I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE $500 I SPENT ON THE LABOR AND PARTS AND THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS AN ISSUE IF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WENT TWO YEARS IN A ROW. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH GM AND DON'T PLAN TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THEM SINCE THEY CLEARLY DON'T VALUE THEIR CUSTOMERS NOR POLICIES AND DON'T WANT TO WORK TO RESOLVE THE DILEMMA.

NHTSA complaint #10415215 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 28 Apr 2011 at 20,000 miles Tunkhannock, PA

WHEELS

THE CHROME PLATING ON THE RIMS OF MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP IS CORRODING. , THERE ARE MAY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE WHEELS. THIS CORROSION IS CAUSING THE RIMS TO CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR LEADING TO UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. NOT NEW PROBLEM READ MORE: HTTP://WWW.FAQS.ORG/CAR/PONTIAC-GRAND-PRIX-2004/WHEELS/#IXZZ1KQSHX1XP.

NHTSA complaint #10398138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 5 Apr 2010 at 38,000 miles Cockeysville, MD

WHEELS

THE CHROME PLATING ON THE RIMS OF MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP IS CORRODING. UPON MY ONLINE RESEARCH, THERE ARE MAY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THESE WHEELS. THIS CORROSION IS CAUSING THE RIMS TO CONSTANTLY LOSE AIR LEADING TO UNSAFE DRIVING SITUATIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

NHTSA complaint #10323745 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 25 Mar 2010 at 30,000 miles Oshkosh, WI

WHEELS

THE CHROME IN MY RIMS IS BUBBLING AND CRACKING OFF. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY TIRES ARE SLOWLY LOOSING AIR BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT GET A PROPER SEAL. REPLACING THE WHEEL OUT OF POCKET DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PROPER OPTION. IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT I SEE ALL OVER THE LIST OF DEFECTS FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL.

NHTSA complaint #10322224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2008 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 12 Feb 2010 at 24,436 miles Flint, MI

WHEELS

2008 GRAND PRIX GXP FRONT WHEEL CRACKED, LOSING AIR WITH 24K MILES. THE WEEK BEFORE IT WAS BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. TOTAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES 1,200.00 IN TWO WEEKS. I FIND THIS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CAR WITH BUMPER TO BUMPER COVERAGE. JUST EXACTLY WHAT DO THEY COVER? LAST I CHECKED MY WHEELS WERE BETWEEN MY BUMPERS, AND IF GM CAN'T BUILD A CAR ROAD WORTHY OF A MICHIGAN WINTER THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO SELL THEM HERE. THIS WOULD BE ALOT EASIER TO SWALLOW IF IT WERE A USED CAR, BUT NEW WITH 24K MILES IS ABSURD!

NHTSA complaint #10310079 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 28 Nov 2009 at 30,000 miles Bedford, TX

WHEELS

CORROSION OF WHEELS CAUSING TIRES NOT TO SEAL. RESULTING IN CONSTANT NEED TO ADD AIR TO TIRES, IMPROPER INFLATION, AND PRE-MATURE WEAR OF TIRES. DEALERSHIP UNWILLING TO WARRANTY OR REPLACE WHEELS.

NHTSA complaint #10293753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

2001 Pontiac Grand Prix Filed 15 Jun 2009 at 40,000 miles Rigby, ID Fire

WHEELS:HUB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS KEPT DETACHING FROM THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. IN JUNE OF 2006, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE SCENE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. IN JANUARY OF 2008, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AGAIN AT A REST STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THIS INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AFTER THE SECOND FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

NHTSA complaint #10273886 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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