2005 Pontiac Grand Prix: jerking or lurching

6 of the 148 complaints about the 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 4%
typical mileage: 85,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 31 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2008
5
2007
7
2006
4
2005
6
2004
4
2002
2
2001
2
2000
8
1999
3
1998
3
1997
4
1995
1
1994
1
1993
1
1990
1

What owners say

Filed Mar 1, 2018 · Brakes, Electrical · 112,078 miles · MO

"takata recall" my vehicle will not go in drive as I was mommy way home it was stuck on a city street for 2 months due to transmission slipped. Also my my electrical system is giving out my car will not pick up speed fully it jerks and shakes as well if I lay my foot on the gas. My brakes touches the floor because my brake fluids are leaking out.

Filed Oct 6, 2015 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for a scheduled transmission flush. The contact also stated that the transmission fluid utilized by the vehicle was dexron 3, but the dealer utilized dexron 6, which had a different viscosity. The contact also stated that the vehicle started to jerk when placed into drive. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer for diagnostic testing and the results were that the transmission solenoid was faulty and needed replacement. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Filed Sep 19, 2014 · Transmission · UT

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. While driving 65 MPH, the speedometer gauge fluctuated. The vehicle jerked violently, accelerated, and decelerated independently. The contact heard a loud abnormal noise coming from the engine. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Jun 17, 2014 · Driver assistance, Engine · 140,000 miles · MN

Vehicle started disengaging cruise control and traction control , vehicle then started jerking/shifting hard and overheating, followed by vehicle shifting from one set position of drive to neutral, took into shop to look at transmission was told just a dirty sensor , had sensor cleaned , about a month later same thing, had it cleaned again and then dec 2013 the traction control auto disengaged again and then one day it turned itself on again, no there's a coolant leak issue and oil leak and check engine light on for the catalytic converter...[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Feb 19, 2013 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · LA

While trying to cross an intersection my car would not take off from stop, transmission then grabbed and jerked into first gear. This has been a problem for a while, it also jerks into second and third gear. Seems to only do it when transmission is hot. This seems to be a common problem with this transmission and when I brought the car to gm dealership they told me that I had to have my transmission rebuilt for around $3,000, my car had the extended warranty run out at 72,000 miles and I now have 80,000 miles. I did purchase the extended warranty.

Filed Feb 4, 2008 · Transmission · 23,000 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. The vehicle has been experiencing transmission failure since june of 2007. While driving 15 MPH, the vehicle jerks into gear and surges unexpectedly, making it difficult to control. The contact took the vehicle to two different dealers because they could not determine the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was 23,000 and current mileage was 33,000.