Pontiac GRAND PRIX engine problems
230 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
4,723 owner complaints analyzed
68 distinct recall campaigns
92,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1965 to 2008 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,405 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
230 of 4,723 complaints match this topic (4.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 717772 · 2000-01-23 (January 23, 2000)
WHILE DRIVING THE SERPENTINE BELT WAS SHREDDING AND MAKING THUMPING NOISES UNDER HOOD. I STOPPED CAR & OPENED HOOD AND FOUND THAT HALF OF THE BELT WAS LEFT. I DROVE FOR ANOTHER MILE TO FIND A PHONE TO CALL AAA. WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD THE BELT WAS NEARLY ALL GONE. CAR WAS BUCKING ALSO AND THEN STALLED. *AK
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Owner report 483793 · 1995-09-02 (September 2, 1995)
COMPUTER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *TW
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Owner report 784607 · 2000-04-09 (April 9, 2000)
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN.
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Owner report 800882 · 1996-08-14 (August 14, 1996)
WHILE USING CLUTCH TO DOWN SHIFT OR TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR, VEHICLE WOULD STALL, WITHOUT WARNING, DURING TRAFFIC OR AT STOP SIGNS/LIGHTS, HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE STEERING. *AK
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Owner report 10152257 · 2006-03-09 (March 9, 2006)
CAR WOULD GET HORRID GAS MILEAGE, OCCASIONALLY STALL, EXHAUST SMELL UNDER HOOD, BLACK EXHAUST. THE CROSSOVER PIPE FROM EACH EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS A COMMON CRACKING ON THE BELLOWS AND MUST BE REPLACED, THEY RUN $2500 FROM GM WHICH JUST CRACK AGAIN, OR $425 FOR JEFF M ONE THAT DOESN'T CRACK. THE PIPE CRACKS CAUSE FRESH AIR TO ENTER THE EXHAUST AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR THINKS THE CARS RUNNING RICH, CAUSING HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE, OIL CONTAMINATION, AND STALLING. THE EXTRA HEAT FROM THE CAR RUNNING RICH CRACKS THE TURBO HOUSING. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 72,050 miles reported. Look up ODI 10152257 at NHTSA ↗