NHTSA Complaint #10451100 — 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

MY FATHER HELPED ME PURCHASE A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX JUST OVER A MONTH AGO. ORIGINALLY I NOTICED A HESITATION THAT WOULD HAPPEN TWICE JUST FOR FRACTIONS OF A SECOND. AFTER THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I NOTICED THAT MY TAC WOULD DROP TO 0 THEN THE "TRAC OFF" LIGHT WOULD COME ON. ON MARCH 9TH I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR STARTED HESITATION. I WAS SURPRISED WHEN THE CAR DID NOT PICK BACK UP, I AM NOT SURE IF THE ENGINE HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED BUT MY POWER STEERING WAS GONE AND PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. I HAD TO MILK THE CAR UP TO A SPOT WHERE I HAD TO FORCE THE CAR TO TURN. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF FOR MAYBE A MINUTE THEN STARTED IT BACK UP. MY 3 YEAR OLD WAS IN THE BACK SEAT CRYING THAT SHE HAD TO POTTY SO I TURNED AROUND IN HOPES THAT THE CAR WOULD MAKE IT UP TO A GAS STATION. WHEN I PULLED OUT THE "TRAC OFF' LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TAC DROPPED BUT THE CAR RAN FINE. I HAVE DROVE THE CAR ANOTHER 60MILES SINCE AND HAVE NOT EVEN THE TRAC AND TAC ISSUES SINCE RIGHT AFTER THE INCIDENT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I WAS SCARED TO HAVE MY DAUGHTER RIDING IN MY OLD ONE BUT NOW I AM MORE WORRIED ABOUT THIS CAR. I HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS UPON HUNDREDS OF POST ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR *JS