Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| PB-10037A | 04/01/2011 | 10038759 | Ready | 06/27/2011 | |
| PB-10037A | 04/01/2011 | 10038759 | Gm: onstar is making incomplete calls without the driver knowing. when have a data connection. *rm | 06/27/2011 | |
| 050604037 | 06/01/2005 | 10017535 | Certain instrument panel gauges go to zero and/or intermittent engine stall. *tt | 11/09/2005 | |
| 3509 | 10017270 | Power mirrors, locks, power seats, heated seats, windows, interior lights, gages, and/or the left tail lamp inoperative. *tt | 10/31/2005 | ||
| 3435 | 10017038 | Intermittent stall and/or intermittent gauge fluctuation. to include 2005 buick allure (canada only). *tt | 10/20/2005 | ||
| 3533 | 10016867 | Intermittent / hard / no start, fuel gauge inoperative / fluctuates, service engine soon / check engine light on, anti-lock braking system (abs) warning light on, tcs warning light on. *tt | 10/13/2005 | ||
| 3203 | 10011634 | Bcm programming procedure. *eh | 01/27/2005 | ||
| 040849024 | 03/01/2005 | 040849024A | 10011077 | Dic does not display information. *tt | 12/29/2004 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| 3183 | 01/01/2005 | 10010606 | Battery saver active message. *eh | 12/02/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 09/17/2011 | 83300 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph with the heater activated, a strong burning odor and a massive amount off white smoke suddenly emitted throughout the vehicle. the contact drove to a nearby service station, where the fire department extinguished a fire underneath the front passengers side instrument panel area. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 83,300. | |||
| 09/17/2011 | 83300 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. the contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph with the heater activated, a strong burning odor and a massive amount off white smoke suddenly emitted throughout the vehicle. the contact drove to a nearby service station, where the fire department extinguished a fire underneath the front passenger | |||
| 09/17/2011 | 83300 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. while driving approximately 40 mph, the heater was activated and suddenly a strong burning odor and massive white smoke emitted throughout the vehicle. the contact drove to a nearby service station where the fire department extinguished underneath the front passenger | |||
| 01/23/2011 | 81648 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. while the vehicle was parked she turned on the heat and it was no longer worker. she stated she had automatic climate control on the vehicle and when she turned the heater on no matter what temperature it was set to the heat was barely warm. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for the failure. the local mechanic advised her that the hvac control head needs replacing and the part was on back order from the manufacturer. the contact stated that the manufacturer can not give them a date of delivery. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 81,648 and the current mileage was 81,736. vwb | |||
| 12/27/2010 | 113000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. the contact stated the warning light on the dashboard comes on and the vehicle will not start. the radio and lights work, but the vehicle will not start. the contact spoke with the dealer and was told the theft system is no longer under warranty, but did not tell the caller what the repair would be. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage and failure mileages was 113000.rl | |||
| 11/28/2009 | 102364 | 1 | |
| I was driving down the highway and my gauges in my display stopped working. i hit a bump in the highway and they came back on again. the next day when i turned my car back on the gauges were not working. i hit my dash and my gauges started working again. the gauges are currently not working right now. my car is scheduled to be repaired. *tr | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 90000 | 1 | |
| Abs, traction control, variable effort steering error lights on at same time. *tr | |||
| 04/01/2007 | 35000 | 2 | 01/01/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 pontiac grand prix. when the window defogger is activated and the windshield wipers are engaged, the vehicle shuts down. while driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalls and loses power. the mechanic stated that the o-ring was missing, which causes the vehicle to lose power due to lack of heat. the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. when the contact took her vehicle to the dealer, it was still under warranty. however, when she picked up her vehicle from the dealer, she noticed that 100 miles had been added, which put the vehicle out of warranty. the failure persists. the current mileage is 37,000 and failure mileage was 35,000. | |||
| 03/23/2007 | 2 | 06/21/2005 | |
| March 2006- driving home from work in school traffic, running speed limit, obd failed, car cut off and locked up after guiding it to shoulder of roadway. vehicle was towed to local dealership. obd replaced.vehicle intermittently will reset passenger compartment temperatures on climate controls, clock will drastically change it's time from the time it's parked to the time it's started again. march 2007- after i left work, i drove approximately 5 miles and parked in a public parkinglot. vehicle cut off for approximately 30 minutes, i unlocked my vehicle with the remote, got in and started the car. the car fired up without hesitation. as i put my seatbelt on, my computer started warning me to check abs system, check stabilitrak system, and the check engine light came on. when i realized what was happening, the car cut off and would not start, it wouldn't even turn over. i waited an hour or so for a wrecker. while i waited i would turn the key to listen to the radio to occupy my mind until it timed out, then i would turn the key again and repeat the process. the radio, door locks, windows and trunk all operated efficiently by remote and door controls. vehicle was taken to the same local dealership as before. the diagnostics computer stated that the battery was bad and the battery was replaced. since then, i have still had the intermittent issues with the climate controls. i contacted the manufacturer to ask about a buyback and could not get the initial customer service representative to call back. i finally got disgusted and spoke to anyone who could look up my information and tell me what decision had been made regarding the electrical issue. the manufacturer stated that there would be no action taken, as the issue had not recurred within the week of the pending request from the time that the battery was replaced. *tr | |||
| 02/06/2007 | 50000 | 2 | 07/16/2005 |
| On 2/3/2007 car stalled on freeway and steering wheel lock up rolled to the side of freeway. could not accelerate car. waited a while placed car into park turned on ignition switch car started back up but engine light came on this time my 2nd time complaining about car stalling out on the highway . dealer could not find out why. paid for car to be checked.*jb | |||
| 01/02/2007 | 69381 | 4 | 07/16/2006 |
| I took my car in to an certified automotive center to receive a diagnostic check because the car had completely stopped on the bay bridge and i could not accelerate. thank god i was completely over into the left hand lane because the steering wheel had completely locked. the automotive center could not find anything wrong but detected that the model and year had a recall on intergrated circuit chip damage that controlled the car. so they told me to go back to the dealership for that recall so when i went back to the dealer they stated that there was no recall. so i had to pay an additional fee to get my car checked by the dealer. since i purchased this vehicle in july 2005 i have had several problems with transmission, sensors, fuel filter and had to put on rotors twice since i purchase my mileage is 69,000. i am asking for investigations on this car to see whether or not i was sold a lemon. *jb | |||
| 12/01/2004 | 2100 | 12 | 09/17/2004 |
| Charging system failure has appeared at least 12 times on the driver's message console that i have documented. it is also accompanied by the fan blower repeatedly cutting in and out when turned on. this has happened just about every time the fan is turned on. have taken the vehicle in to have the problem checked at lambert pontiac-buick in cuyahoga falls, ohio, and they stated they ran a computer diagnostic and could not determine what the problem was, and stated there was nothing they could do about it. also, one time while accelerating it sounded as if the engine were about to cut off, but it did not. vehicle only has 3200 miles on it.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 01/18/2008 | 33000 | 1 | 08/06/2006 |
| Key stuck in ignition. *tr | |||