2005 Pontiac Grand Prix: engine stalls while driving

Filed Apr 4, 2016 · Electrical · 150,000 miles · FL · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The driver was unable to get the vehicle under control and the vehicle crashed into a ditch. The air bags failed to deploy. There was no police report filed and no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Sep 17, 2015 · Electrical · 150,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. While driving at 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.

Filed Apr 2, 2015 · Electrical · 76,927 miles · CT · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. While driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the coil pack was melting and the contact had to use excessive force to remove the key from the ignition switch. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred once. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,927.

Filed Mar 27, 2015 · Electrical · 136,457 miles · IN

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the ignition needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v40000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 6/11/15*cn the consumer stated the brakes and steering would locked up. Updated 07/07/15

Filed Jan 13, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 120,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the emergency brake was applied. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the throttle body failed and the entire electronic system fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Sep 24, 2014 · Driver assistance · TX

Lease vehicle from drivetime temple texas , complained several times as car stalled while in drive putting my life in danger as car wouldn't stop and it rolled once into traffic as a semi truck swerved to miss me , and once off the highway coming to a stop light I had to turn vehicle with all my might to miss a car with a family two children in the car, because I was unable to pay for the tow, diagnostics, and maintenance plus their payment due to this situation I lost the car, my job apartment and drivetime refused to reimburse me or fkx the problem , they have been warned about this recall and possibly trying to resell the vehicle that is still registered to me to someone else , they kept my trade in and all the money I invested in the car , having to get a lawyer to look into this situation.

Filed Jul 18, 2014 · Electrical, Visibility · OH

I apologize as the date of my first incident is only approximated. However, I have had several since then. While driving in the rain, my wipers began to stall frequently and continue to do so. Then, my dash lights became I uncharacteristically dim followed by intermittent stopping of my air blower. After many trips to the car mechanic, no solutions have remedied my problem. After my own research through internet forums and a last discussion with a former gm employee, I believe the problem is with a faulty ignition switch. With a gm recall now in place for my vehicle, do I qualify to receive the repair even though my vehicle is a 2005 model? Thank you much!

Filed Jan 24, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 93,580 miles · SC

On 1/23/12, while backing out of a parking space on a level lot, my 2005 pontiac grand prix lunged forward. I immediately hit the brake. The car was in reverse not drive! I attempted to back out again and the same thing happened! The second time it lunged forward so quickly I was afraid the car would not stop, even with the brake fully applied. This second lunging incident damaged/cracked the air dam, as it was now wedged against the concrete parking space divider. At the same moment, the dashboard flashed/lit up like a christmas tree....and the engine stalled. I put the car in park and turned the ignition off..then got out to inspect the damage. Upon re-entering the car, it would not start! It finally restarted on the third attempt and I was finally able to back out of the parking space.

Filed Oct 9, 2007 · Transmission · 70,580 miles · TN

I have a 2005 pontiac grand prix sometimes when I press on the pedal the car hesitates. There is also a whining noise coming from under the car. At first I thought it needed a tune up so I had the spark plugs changed. I thought this would correct the problem, but the car continues to stall. Just the other day I was driving and the car would not go. It felt like the transmission was slipping. So I took it the shop and they said I have a problem with my transmission which I already knew that. I have talked to other people with this same car and they have also had transmission problems. I would like to know if pontiac is aware of this or did I get a bad car.

Filed Jun 29, 2007 · Electrical, Engine · 35,000 miles · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. When the window defogger is activated and the windshield wipers are engaged, the vehicle shuts down. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalls and loses power. The mechanic stated that the o-ring was missing, which causes the vehicle to lose power due to lack of heat. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. When the contact took her vehicle to the dealer, it was still under warranty. However, when she picked up her vehicle from the dealer, she noticed that 100 miles had been added, which put the vehicle out of warranty. The failure persists. The current mileage is 37,000 and failure mileage was 35,000.

Filed Feb 7, 2007 · Electrical · 50,000 miles · CA

On 2/3/2007 car stalled on freeway and steering wheel lock up rolled to the side of freeway. Could not accelerate car. Waited a while placed car into park turned on ignition switch car started back up but engine light came on this time my 2nd time complaining about car stalling out on the highway . Dealer could not find out why. Paid for car to be checked.

Filed Dec 18, 2006 · Acceleration, Transmission · 32,400 miles · NH

Dt*: the contact stated after accelerating to 65 MPH to change lanes, the vehicle speed continued to increase after the foot of the contact was removed from the accelerator and began depressing the brake pedal. The tires continued to spin in a forward motion. The transmission was placed into neutral in order to stop the vehicle, but the engine continued to race until the engine was turned off. When the vehicle was restarted, the vehicle drove normally, but the brakes had been damaged when stopping the vehicle. The service dealer repaired the brakes, but was unable to detect the problem. The manufacturer was notified. The 3rd gear of the automatic transmission burned out, causing the vehicle to accelerate badly. The vehicle was serviced but the vehicle continued to have problems and stalled when the vehicle speed was reduced to 45 MPH. The vehicle was coasted to a stop and then taken to the service dealer.