Pontiac GRAND PRIX transmission problems
300 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
300 of 4,723 complaints match this topic (6.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 500911 · 1995-11-21 (November 21, 1995)
TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN SHIFTING/LEAKS FLUID.
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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 8008913 · 2002-05-01 (May 1, 2002)
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS SHAKING IN THE FRONT AND NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. *JB CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DRIVE TRAIN WAS SLIPPING. ALSO THE FRONT CONTROL ARM FAILED. *YH
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Owner report 733740 · 2000-10-08 (October 8, 2000)
I ENTERED MY AUTO ON THE EVENING OF 10/4/00 AT 8:10PM AND TURNED KEY TO START. I DID NOT AT ANY TIME DEPRESS GAS PEDAL. AFTER ENGINE STARTED, I ALLOWED RPM'S TO SETTTLE DOWN AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. PUT TRANSMISSION IN "REVERSE" AND LET UP ON THE BRAKE. THE IMMEDIATELY STARTED MOVING IN REVERSE IN AN UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION (S?). I SET MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT MOVE. THE CAR KEPT SPEEDING UP UNTIL IT HIT A TREE, BROADSIDE. THE TOTAL DISTANCE WAS ABOUT 20-25 FEET, BUT THE CAR WAS "TOTA…
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Owner report 881412 · 2001-02-26 (February 26, 2001)
BOLTS THAT SUPPORT FRAME TO HOLD ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE CRACKING. DEALRER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THEIR IS A RECALL FOR PROBLEM BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
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