My transmission pops when shifting all gears and car roll back when in park. My air compressor go in and out on a really hot day outside so my a/c don't work that good. When driving the car my transmission pops when shifting gears from two to one. The opipping from transmission is really loud sound like something back firing up under the hood of my car. Its embrassing to me. I hate something having ride with my windows down because air compressor go out on me sometimes. The gear shift pops when you shift from n,r,d,and p. Also when I brake the rotates shake badly .

Let me start this little haiku with a big fat sigh...... I got the Pontiac blues and there is no relief in sight. I have had this car since July of 2006 and have had nothing but issues.

Today I was attempting to go to the grocery store when my car decided to kick the bucket. I was backing out of my parking space like normal, I than shifted into DRIVE and pressed the gas... Well, I thought I accidentally put it in NEUTRAL but it was actually in drive... The engine revved but I was not moving. In desperation I moved the shifter to the MANUAL shift mode to try and get some kind of response from the transmission. Luckily, I was able to get it in first gear (barely) with the transmission slipping the whole way back into the parking space.

I was smart and purchased an extended OEM warranty back when my head gaskets blew (that's another complaint) at 33k miles. The 5k+ repair costs are covered by the warranty so I will get away scott free with this latest failure.

I have forged a strong relationship with my local dealership and they have bent over backwards to help me. This latest issue was actually a shock to the service advisor and he had the car towed and stayed late to assess the situation on a Saturday.

I do need a new transmission and a few sensors, etc. replaced which is not surprising.

I am disgusted with this vehicle and plan on dispatching it to a used car lot sooner, rather than later. It has 22 months left on the extended warranty so the poor schmuck who picks this turd up wont be totally screwed when the next major repair comes knocking on their door. Also, I won't feel like a total ass knowing I just pawned off such a piece of junk to an unsuspecting fool.

I will NEVER spend another penny on an american made car as long as there are Asian vehicles on the market.

I will update this post with ACTUAL costs and time it took to fix this problem when I see the bill... It's not looking too good right now as the 3.9L engine requires a special transmission...

This car has been a nightmare! We bought it for our daughter to travel back and forth to school. So far---we have put a new transmission in it--that was caused by parts failure with 73000 mi. We've replaced 3 wheel bearings, the cd changer, a tie rod and now the power steering goes out randomly. The service engine light stays on constantly which no one can find out why either! I guess it's because it's such a piece of trash that even the warning systems cant keep up with its problems! NEVA, NEVA, NEVA buy this car it is a piece of junk! The dealer won't even return our phone calls---