10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 1
Average Mileage:
114,590 miles

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problem #4

Mar 012017

Grand Prix

  • 165,359 miles
On March 1, 2017, while driving down la vita pass, on hwy 160 East, in Colorado, the roads were solid ice. I tried to break lightly, in a touch, release, method, but the sensor on the dash stated (no traction), and would lock the breaks, during the light applied pressure on the breaks, causing me to slide a bit. I hit a vehicle in front of me, (speed aprox. 35mph) causing me to spin into on coming traffic, going West bound. My vehicle was struck in the front, and back, my air bags never deployed. Wanting to report: Break problem with my vehicle, and non-deployment of air bags. (can not send you pictures as you only allow 5mb files, and I guess, my pics are larger, and they will not let me send them to you.)

- Monte Vista, CO, USA

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problem #3

Jan 242016

Grand Prix 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 189,000 miles
The contact owned a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix. While driving 25 mph flames emitted from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle caught fire without warning the fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 09V116000 (engine and engine cooling) after the failure occurred. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 189,000. Updated 02/23/17 consumer stated airbags did not deploy updated 7/6/18

- Chapmanville, WV, USA

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problem #2

Jun 092005

Grand Prix 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 104,000 miles
My daughter and I was involved in an accident. We were going 40-45 mph, when we struck two trees. The airbags did not deploy. We hit right in the center of the car, right at the airbag sensors.

- Pevely, MO, USA

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problem #1

May 242002

Grand Prix

  • miles
The consumer is reporting that the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix is an unsafe vehicle, which caused the death of his wife, where the airbags did not deploy, and a trunk that was pushed all the way to the drivers seat. It appears that the passenger in the back had no chance of surviving because of the fragile structure of the vehicle. To the consumer it seemed that the dealerships are longer worrying about the safety of the vehicle but how it looks. Please investigate on quality and protection of the vehicle. Updated

- Atlanta, GA, USA

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