Tl*-the contact owns a 2004 pontiac grand prix. The contact was driving approximately 35-40 MPH when the accelerator pedal was engaged but there was no power response. The engine was turned off and restarted. The vehicle was able to resume for a period of five minutes before the failure occurred again. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the transmission was flushed. The failure continued and the vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic and they informed the contact that the accelerator pedal assembly would need to be replaced. There was a recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v046000 (vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
2004 Pontiac Grand Prix acceleration complaints
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I was stopped at a light and when the light turned green I vehicle accelerated and the pedal stuck, and I hit the brakes and it won't budge. When I was accelerating I was only trying to go about 45 MPH ,and at the time when the pedal began to stick I was going 25-30 MPH, and then after the pedal stuck I was accelerated at over 70 MPH by the time I pulled over. I stepped on the brakes and it slowed down to about 15 MPH. It was still trying to accelerate , so I put it in park and car was still trying to accelerate..........RPM was at 4, and I was sitting still, and foot wasn't on the brake, almost hit someone. This was the 3rd time this happened , but this time I actually almost got into a car accident. Checked on recalls , and they said that this car was not listed as being in the accelerator pedal"recall. I took the car to a repair shop , and they stated that it needed a new pedal. I still believe it should be under the accelerator pedal recall.
Dt: the contact stated there were multiple problems with the vehicle. Each of these problems were included in the recalls 04v287000, 03v331000, 04v299000 and 05v046000. However, this vehicle was not included in the recalls due to VIN. The brake pads have been replaced twice.
Dt: 2004 pontiac grand prix. The consumer was involved in an accident in february 2005. While trying to make a left turn the car would not stop. The car seemed to move faster even though the consumer was applying the brakes. The consumer received a recall letter and the consumer believed the recall contributed to the accident.
Cruise control fails to engage or exhibits a delayed engagement. Setting cruise control on one speed and sometimes engages on a speed 5mph lower or fails to engage at all.
Position of the cruise control lever makes it easy to accidentally disengage. When using the decel feature to reduce speed by 1 MPH, can unknowingly move the level rearward slightly, causing cruise to disengage.
While turning the steering wheel the driver unknowingly engaged the cruise control. The consumer contacted the dealer who indicated that is how the vehicle is designed. Please provide any additional information.
While stopped at a stop light, the engine serged to 3000 RPM, and almost caused me to hit the car infrom of me. Has only happen once so far.
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