2006 Pontiac Grand Prix: won't start

5 of the 239 complaints about the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix describe won't start.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 167,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 101 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Won't start by model year

2008
8
2007
7
2006
5
2005
4
2004
9
2003
1
2002
5
2001
4
2000
3
1999
2
1998
4
1997
2
1996
1
1994
2
1993
1
1992
1

What owners say

Filed Nov 15, 2018 · Airbags · 210,300 miles · MI · fire

I bought my car used, and a few weeks later it was having a problem with "charging system failure" when I would try to turn it on and it would not start, in stationary position. At the time, my car key had 3 other keys plus a small keychain, and a clasp to hook onto a belt loop or something. After I took off the clasp, I haven't had any major problems, just every once in a while. I'm wondering what can be done since there was a recall specifically for this and it was never taken care of prior to me buying it.

Filed Aug 15, 2018 · Electrical · 200,467 miles · SD

Key turns over but won't start

Filed Dec 21, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 167,000 miles · LA

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.

Filed Jul 8, 2014 · Transmission · 166,000 miles · MS

The transmission bangs into gear and the speedometer goes crazy. At times the car will not start. I have spent over 3k on this fix, with three different auto repair service centers, without it being resolved. The last repair service replaced the ECM (electronic control module), which seemed to fix the issue for about 2 weeks, then it started again. I took it back to the repair place who said he cleaned the condensation from the wires, and it worked again for about 3 days. I let the car sit for 4 days, and drove fine again, for about 26 miles. It seems that no matter where I bring my car to, everyone cannot repair it because the codes provided by the computer, don't fix the problem when the parts are replaced. I know it isn't the transmission, because I had it replaced with a rebuilt transmission since this was one of the diagnosis. I am at my wits end with this issue. I cannot trade the car in because I am an honest person, and don't want to sell car that I know has an issue.

Filed Jun 4, 2014 · Electrical, Steering · 111,555 miles · LA

When doing 60, my car would shut off while driving suddenly in the middle of the highway and I would lose power steering and would have to fight steering to get off the road to prevent accident. I would never know when it would happen it just did without warning. This happen multiple times until one day it wouldn't start. I called harper motors, where I bought the car in 2006 and they came and took my car to fix it in 2010. They had to replace my ignition switch and replace my computer. It cost me over 800dols. Don't know why my car wasn't put in the gm recall but it should have. I thank god that I wasn't on a major hwy. Each time this happened.