Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle gauges for the temperature remained at 160 indicating that the vehicle was not heated while all the warning lights were illuminated constantly. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 230,000.
Pontiac Grand Prix warning lights comes on
11 of the 5,184 owner complaints about the Pontiac Grand Prix describe multiple warning lights, most of them for the 1991 model year.
- owner complaints
- 11
- worst model year
- 1991
- typical mileage
- 170,894
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20081
- 20061
- 20052
- 20012
- 20002
- 19991
- 19912
Often reported together
Headlights 3Won't start 1Sudden acceleration 1Steering noise 1Stalling 1Fire or smoke 1ABS 1
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that the vehicle's speed reduced and smoke appeared under the front passenger side hood. The contact also stated that the gauges fluctuated and all the warning lights and the interior lights flickered. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who diagnosed that unknown wires were melted. As a result, the fuse block and the engine harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system) could not be performed due to the failure that needed to be repaired prior to performing the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 181,104.
My lights go off on there own no warning an then the brights come on an stay on an when I try yo use the signal lights all the lights in the car cuts off and when I was driving my brakes. Sometimes not all the time they've been checked several times and each time they have been checked there's nothing wrong with itand now my steering column have a problem with it don't know what's causing it don't know what's wrong but its hard for me to turn my car now.
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.
My husband driving veh frwy, going approx. 65-70 MPH when all dash lights went out. As he was pulling over he saw smoke coming from under hood on the drivers side. He opened the hood and there were flames coming from left side of engine. There were flames coming from the wheel wells. My vehicle was total loss from this. There were no prior indications of any problems. This vehicle has had numerous issues with popping noise in front end when steering to the left. Water on passenger floorboard, no apparent reason.
During the second week of april 2007, I noticed my 2005 grand prix gt was making a sort of "whizzing" noise when I accelerated. I noticed this noise was particularly pronounced when I turned. On april 13, 2007, I checked the power steering fluid level. I was alarmed to find that there was little to no fluid! I added fluid to the reservoir immediately and decided to check the gauge again ,the next morning. Upon doing so the next day, I found the power steering fluid to be acceptable. I decided to check the fluid level for the next few days to track the rate of leakage --- again on sunday, april 15, the fluid level seemed ok. I drove my car to the airport that same day and left it for the entirety of the following week while I was on business. I picked it up on sunday night, april 22 and drove it home (30 miles) with no trouble. On my way to work the morning of monday, april 23, several lights came on in my car -- service traction control system, service variable effort steering, service ABS. At the moment these lights appeared, steering became *severely* diminished! It was extremely difficult to turn and drive the car. I immediately took it to shop where the car was diagnosed as leaking power steering fluid in 2 places. The hoses and pump were replaced. The car was returned to me on april 24. On my way to work on april 26, the lights returned and again, I lost the ability to steer. Concerned about my safety, I took the car back to the shop where it was diagnosed as having a faulty sensor (linked to the power steering) on one of the rear wheels. That sensor has since been replaced. To have this kind of extreme degradation and failure on such a new vehicle is extremely dangerous and clearly a quality defect.
2001 pontiac grand prix has lost all lights -- interior dashboards and exterior -- at night on highways. This began in march 2003 and has continued randomly since for a total of two different occurrences to-date. It has been in the shop on two occasions, with equipment replacement but no resolution. Also, dashboard lights flicker on and off for approximately 5 seconds every time car is started.
2001 pontiac grand prix has lost all lights -- interior and exterior -- at night on highways. This began in february/march 2002 and has continued randomly since for a total of seven different occurrences to-date. It has been in the shop on four occasions, with equipment replacement on three occasions but no resolution. Now we are being told that unless the problem is duplicated while in the shop, pontiac can do nothing. Considering the fact it only happens after the shops are closed, getting the vehicle there while an occurrence is happening is very unlikely. *nlm the consumer stated while stopped at a light, all interior and exterior lights would go out for a few seconds, then flash in a sequence of four times, they would go out for a few seconds and come back on for a few seconds, the scenario continued through the evening. There was also a clicking sound coming from the dash area, as if there was a switch trying to connect. The consumer stated she experienced the lights going out and coming back on for a period of 10 years. The repair shop stated a headlamp lighting circuit breaker located in the dash on the right side needed replaced. The consumer stated the problem has since resurfaced. Updated 04/01/13
On july 30, 1999, I experienced total failure of headlights (high and low beam as well as "driving lights" mode). Car was taken to galaxay dealership the same day. Service determined the problem was failure of the "light module". A component was taken off of another new vehicle on the lot and placed on my vehicle. All seemed to work well until wednesday, august 25, 1999. I went to leave work for the day and upon staring the car, was aware that there were no dash dash lights or headlights (driving lights) again. Had to drive about 30 miles in heavy rain to get the car to the dealership again, where it currently is. Fortunately, it was not yet dark, however, visibility was very poor. What is going to happen (besides the obvious) when driving at 65 miles per hour, 11:00 at night on an interstate highway, and all lights decide to go out. Besides the inconvenience, this has the potential of being a deadly safety/equipment defect that need immediate attention. The dealership service manager advised that the same thing has happened to4 other 1999 pontiac grand prixs through the deaership this past month.
While driving all lights go out without warning until the vehicle has been turned off and turned back on again.
Related recalls
Electrical system: ignition
- What is wrong
- This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
- Risk
- If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
Recall number 14V400000 · Recall details
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- What is wrong
- The fog lamps, low beam headlamps, and high beam headlamps can be operated simultaneously. This can cause the headlamp circuit breaker to overload and trip, resulting in loss of headlamps (low and high beam) and fog lights.
- Risk
- Loss of headlamps without prior warning reduces drivervisibility in inclement weather conditions or at night, and could result in avehicle accident. In addition, the use of more than four (4) white lights on avehicle at the same time violates the law in some states.
- Remedy
- Install new fog lamp relays, new circuit breakers and new circuit breaker terminals. Also, modify the lighting circuit to prevent the fog lamps and high beam lamps from operating simultaneously.
Recall number 92V182000 · Recall details
Questions about the Pontiac Grand Prix warning lights
Why does the warning lights come on in the Pontiac Grand Prix?
Owners who report it most often also describe headlights failing or too dim, won't start and sudden unintended acceleration.
Which Pontiac Grand Prix years have multiple warning lights problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1991 (2 complaints), 2000 (2 complaints) and 2001 (2 complaints).
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