2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Engine Problems

Seems like a bad motor gasket cause it’s a constant burning oil smell with no visible leaks at all

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MY CAR STARTED ON FIRE WHILE ON A CITY ROAD BECAUSE OF THE POWER STEERING PUMP PULLEY COMPLETELY SPRUNG OFF SERPENTINE BELT MELTED COOLANT RESERVOIR MELTED FUSE BOX BE MELTED FROM THE FIRE HOW MANY OTHER THINGS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING FLUID AND HITTING MY EXHAUST CAUSING A FIRE IN MY CAR

BAD ENGINE HAD WHILE DRIVING ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BAD KNOCKING NOISE WITHIN THE MOTOR DO TO FAULTY PARTS MECHANIC SAYS A PART FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAR STARTS BUT HAS BAD NOISE WITHIN THE ENGINE AND NOW VEHICLE IS RENDERED USELESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR POLICE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE DIES ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED LEAVING THE DRIVER WITHOUT BRAKES OR POWER STEERING; VERY DANGEROUS DOWN HILL, ON CURVES, CHANGING LANES, AT SIGNALS, AT STOPS, DURING T;URNS, ETC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED, THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER INDICATOR FLASHED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WHEN THE FAILURES OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE 14 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES AND STATED THAT FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND SAYS STARTING DISABLED DUE TO ELECTRIC THROTTLE CONTROL, REDUCED ENGINE POWER, ABS TRACTION CONTROL OFF. THIS HAPPENS WHILE MOVING AT THE CORRECT SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT IN THE CITY, AND WHILE MAKING TURNS. SOMETIMES WHEN IT HAPPENS I LOSE POWER STEERING AND HAVE ALMOST O CONTROL OF WHERE MY CAR GOES. AT FIRST THIS ONLY HAPPENED ABOUT ONCE A WEEK, BUT NOW IT CAN HAPPEN UP TO 10+ TIMES A DAY

ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER THE CAR WAS PARKED, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THERE WAS A FIRE REPORT MADE. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 180,000 MILES AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING STARTUP ISSUES WITH MY CAR. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR, IT MAKES A CLICKING SOUND AND WILL NOT TURN ON. I HAVE TO JUMP START MY CAR WITB A HALO PORTABLE CHARGER, EVERY SINGLE TIME I WANT TO DRIVE IT. SOMETIMES MY CAR CUTS OFF AND LOSES POWER WHILE I'M DRIVING WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME AN ACCIDENT TWICE! MY CAR HAS RANDOMLY CUT OFF IN MOTION WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, AND ON A RURAL ROAD IN ANOTHER CITY. I HAVE CALLED BEFORE AND WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT ONLINE. THIS ISSUE STARTED HAPPENING A YEAR AGO BUT ONLY OCCASIONALLY. NOW THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. I ASSUMED I HAD A BAD BATTERY OR ALTERNATOR OR STARTER, SO I REPLACED ALL THREE PARTS, INCLUDING SPARK PLUGS, WIRES AND AIR FILTERS. I'M STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND NEED THIS RESOLVED. I...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE ON POSITION, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE HOOD, THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BETTEN BAKER CHEVROLET, BUICK, GMC (14120 NORTH LAND DR, BIG RAPIDS, MI) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND ENGINE ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 182,000. *LN UPDATED 7/17/18*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD OVERHEAT BECAUSE THE COOLANT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AS A RESULT, SLUDGE COULD BUILD UP AND THE VEHICLE COULD LOCK UP AND EXPLODE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING CAR SHUTS OFF "DIC" STATES " STARTING DISABLED DUE TO THROTTLE CONTROL. REDUCED ENGINE POWER". I TOOK IT TO MCCARTHY DEALERSHIP IN LEES SUMMIT MO THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED RECALL-KEY ONLY BUT THE RECALL#14350 STATES "DEALERS WILL INSTALL 2 KEY RINGS & AN I INSERT IN THE KEY SLOT OR A CONER OVER THE KEY HEAD ON ALL IGNITION KEYS" IT RAN OK FOR A WHILE THEN STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK 12/8/2016 & WAS TOLD TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC CK IT WOULD COST 130. WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS FOR THE KEYS ONLY NOT THE IGNITION. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR TOO IT STOP RUNNING IN THE MISTAKE OF AN INTERSECTION. PLEASE HELP *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND LOSS OF ANTI FREEZE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 228,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, HAD BEEN PARKED APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN, BUT WE BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DUE WITH THE RECALL ABOUT GRAND PRIX'S CATCHING FIRE.

CAR HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY OVERHEATING, RADIATOR HAS BEEN FLUSHED AND REFILLED WITH FRESH COOLANT AND NEW THERMOSTAT WAS BLED. CAR IS FINE WHILE DRIVING OVER 50MPH BUT OVERHEATS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT. DRIVER BACK WINDOW MOTOR IS OUT, THE WINDOW GOES DOWN BUT WON'T GO UP. THE CAR STOPPED ABRUPTLY WHILE DRIVING AND HAD TO PULL ON THE SIDE DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BUT IT WON'T START UP BUT THE LIGHTS COME ON INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE. GM NEEDS TO TAKE THIS VEHICLES COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD THEY HAVE STOP MAKING THEM AND I CAN SEE WHY THEY'RE NOTHING BUT MONEY EATERS.

I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED THIS MESSAGE APPEARED STARTING DISABLED DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL TOOK TO DEALER THEY PUT IN NEW IGNITION SWITCH DROVE IT ABOUT 60 MILES DID IT AGAIN TOOK IT BACK THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY THING WRONG WITH IT LUBED THE CONTROLS NOW IM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT CAUSE IT HAPPENED IN THE DARK WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED CAUSE U HAVE NO LIGHTS NOTHING LEAVE IT SET FOR SOME TIME THEN IT WILL START BUT I DON'T TRUST IT WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE LAST TIME

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIWAY WHEN EVERYTHING JUST STOPPED THE LIGHTS ,POWERING STEERING MESSAGE ON DASH SAID STARTING DISABLED DUE TO ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL TOOK TO DEALER SAID I HAD A SHORT IN MY IGINITION SO PUT IN A NEW 1 DROVE ABOUT 60 MILES DID IT AGAIN WENT BACK THEY COULDNT FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT LUBED THE CONTROLS & NOW IM SCARED TO DRIVE IT & CANT REALLY AFFORD A NEW CAR RIGHT NOW AS IM ON SS WHY CANT THEY FIND OUT WHATS WRONG WITH IT

PONTIAC GRAND PRIX THAT I OWNED WAS FLIPPED TWO TIMES AND STILL RUNS BUT THE CARS AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF. PLUS HAD A VARITY OR ELECTR PROBLEMS. AND SPEED RPMS NEVER SEEMEDTO WORK PROPERLY. BUT DONT GET ME WRONG I LOVE THE CAR TO DEASTH BUT ITS SAFTEY HAS BECOME AN ISSUE.

VEHICLE USES EXCESSIVE OIL, "OIL LEVEL LOW" LIGHT WILL COME ON 1,500-2000 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGES. OIL DIPSTICK WILL SHOW NO OIL WHEN IT REACHES THIS POINT. HAS OCCURED REGULARLY WITH THIS VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING MESSAGES ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE AFTER BEING REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I BROUGHT THIS CAR JANUARY 12TH 2015 THE NEXT WEEK I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE SHOP TO GET WORK DONE TO THE ENGINE I GOT IT BACK IT RAN GOOD FOR LIKE AN MONTH AND I HAD TO TAKE TO A DIFFERENT SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY DIDN'T WANT TO COVER IT SO I HAD TO PAY TO GET MY AFTER THE WARRANTY COMPANY SAID THEY WOULD PAY TO GET IT FIX THAT WAS ALMOST 1500 FOR NOTHING I HAD TO PAY ANOTHER 700 FOR ENGINE AND ON JULY 27TH 2015 THE TRANSMISSION STOP GOING INTO DRIVE AND THE LOWEST PRICE I HAVE FOR THAT IS 2500 THIS ALOT OF MONEY TO BE MAKING PAYMENTS ON AND ONLINE ALL I AM SEEING IS BAD REVIEWS OF THIS CAR I NEED TO KNOW IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

R READING SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN OR IF I HAVE ENOUGH CHARACTERS TO EXPRESS MY FRUSTRATION WITH MY 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT SUPERCHARGED. MY RECENT ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR KEEPS CUTTING OUT AND STALLING.I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SPENT $110 ON A DIAGNOSTIC AFTER 4 OTHER LOCAL MECHANICS COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE OR PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. THE RESULT FROM THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSTIC WAS: P0300 MULTIPLE MISFIRES; NEEDS 3 COILS AND IGNITION MODULE REPLACED $1090 INSTALLED; ALSO HAS A BEARING GOING OUT IN THE SUPER CHARGER AND THERE IS A HARSH 1-2 SHIFT. I JUST SPENT ABOUT $1000 GETTING FUEL PUMP, BACK WHEEL BEARINGS, RIGHT BRAKE HOSE, AND VALVE COVER GASKETS REPLACED. RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE TIGHTENED ALTHOUGH IT WAS REPLACED TWICE LAST YEAR (BAD PART THE FIRST TIME). I HAVE HAD POWER...

MY CAR BEGAN TO EMIT WHITE SMOKE AND AN ODOR OF BURNING ANTIFREEZE. I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER SO I PULLED OVER. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE GARAGE AND THEY REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLDS GASKETS, WHICH HAD COMPLETELY BEEN EATEN AWAY. *TR

2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX: VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED YOU ARE GOING EXAMPLE: 10-65MPH, STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP SO YOU CAN'T PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID CRASH. A MONTH OR SO BEFORE ENGINE STARTED SHUTTING OFF MY AIRBAG LIGHT AN TONE WAS APPEARING AND ALARMING... I'VE ALMOST BEEN CRASHED INTO 4 TIMES BY SEMI'S AN SCHOOL BUSES. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AN DANGEROUS IT ALMOST CAUSED MY LIFE AN I AM 7 MONTHS PREGNANT WITH A 6 YEAR OLD WHO HAS ALSO BEEN IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HOPE THIS GETS RESOLVED I WASN'T WARNED OF ANY RECALL GOOD THING I STARTED GOOGLING AN FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY IGNITION/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

WERE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND WE WERE ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND BARELY WERE ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC AREA. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED (THIS EXPENSE I THINK GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NOW THAT THERE IS A RECALL. ALSO, HOW CAN THEY JUSTIFY THAT WE WAIT UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST TO HAVE THEIR GOOF-UP REPAIRED. AT TIMES IT IS DIFFICULT TO EVEN GET THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO START THE ENGINE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND WHEN I TURNED A CORNER, THE ENGINE CUT OUT. I BELIEVE IT WAS FROM THE KEY FLIPPING TO ACCESSORY. I'VE HEARD THAT THIS HAS CAUSED CRASHES THAT HAVE KILLED PEOPLE AND WOULD LIKE THIS FIXED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, BUT NOW I'M WORRIED EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE LETTING MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR NOW. WHY ARE THE 2006 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES NOT PART OF THE RECALL FROM GM? *TR

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 65 MPG WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM REMAINED ON. PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. RESTARTED THE ENGINE, LIGHTS REMAINED ON AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO ABOUT 15 MPH. HAD TO DRIVE IT VERY CAREFULLY ABOUT 10 MILES INTO THE NEXT TOWN. NO SHOPS WERE OPEN AT THAT TIME OF NIGHT. HAD TO STAY THE NIGHT AND TOOK IT INTO A SHOP THE NEXT MORNING. ERROR CODE SAID THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS BAD. REPLACED AND DROVE IT AROUND FOR ABOUT 5 MILES. SEEMED TO BE RUNNING OK. DROVE NOT EVEN 60 MILES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK IT INTO A SISTER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE OTHER PART OF THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE...

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS WITHOUT REALLY ANY PROBLEMS. I GET OIL CHANGED REGULARLY AND FLUIDS CHECKED AT SAME TIME. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY CAR SEEMED TO GET HOT AND THE TEMP GAUGE WAS ABOUT 3/4 WAY TO HOT. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE TO WORK WHICH IS ABOUT 16 MILES AND HAD NO PROBLEMS. I WAS COMING BACK FROM MY LUNCH BREAK AND MY CAR ALL OF SUDDEN HAD BELLS GOING OFF AND SAID MY A/C SHUT OFF FOR ENGINE PROTECTION AND MY TEMP GAUGE WAS HALF IN THE RED. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE MECHANIC. HE LOOKED AT VEHICLE AND TOLD ME THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND FEW OTHER GASKETS WENT BAD AND HAD WATER COMING OUT EVERYWHERE. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS OF THIS SORT IN ANY OF THE OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED AND HAVE DRIVEN THEM...