Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| PIP-4138K | 01/01/2011 | 10037933 | Ready | 06/08/2011 | |
| PIP-4568K | 01/01/2011 | 10037941 | Ready | 06/08/2011 | |
| PIP-4138K | 01/01/2011 | 10037933 | Gm: the service engine soon light is on, there is also a misfire or engine noise. there are multiple possible causes. *rm | 06/08/2011 | |
| PIP-4568K | 01/01/2011 | 10037941 | Gm: service engine soon light is on with a misfire and a possible tick noise. *rm | 06/08/2011 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| PIP-4492P | 09/01/2010 | PIP-4492Q | 10036464 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/hummer/pontiac/saab: oil consumption and/or exhaust smoke-possible pcv baffle or lifter concern. upon inspection, obvious oil will be found in the intake manifold and/or pcv vacuum tube. *pe updated 3/21/ | 03/16/2011 |
| PIP-4492P | 08/01/2010 | 10036464 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/hummer/pontiac/saab: oil consumption and/or exhaust smoke-possible pcv baffle or lifter concern. upon inspection, obvious oil will be found in the intake manifold and/or pcv vacuum tube. *pe | 03/16/2011 | |
| PIP-4814A | 08/01/2010 | 10036384 | Buick/chevrolet/pontiac: excessive oil consumption and/or blue exhaust smoke. its more apparent when driving highway speed. rare instances, a ses light and engine misfire may be encountered with a p0300 dtc. *pe | 03/14/2011 | |
| PIC-4343B | 06/01/2008 | 10026689 | Gmc:service engine soon light and dtc p1125, p2101, p2120, p2125, or p2138. the vehicle was exhibiting a hesitation and/or had the reduced power mode symbol or message displayed. *pe | 12/02/2008 | |
| 07294 | 11/01/2007 | 07294A | 10023955 | Service update for inventory vehicles only - #4 main bearing oil feed passage not drilled - expires april 30, 2008. *nj | 02/21/2008 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CRANKCASE (PCV) | |||||
| PIP-4492P | 09/01/2010 | PIP-4492Q | 10036464 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/hummer/pontiac/saab: oil consumption and/or exhaust smoke-possible pcv baffle or lifter concern. upon inspection, obvious oil will be found in the intake manifold and/or pcv vacuum tube. *pe updated 3/21/ | 03/16/2011 |
| PIP-4492P | 08/01/2010 | 10036464 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/hummer/pontiac/saab: oil consumption and/or exhaust smoke-possible pcv baffle or lifter concern. upon inspection, obvious oil will be found in the intake manifold and/or pcv vacuum tube. *pe | 03/16/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 11/03/2012 | 78000 | 1 | |
| Excessive loss of oil (none leaking), blue smoke from exhaust. *tr | |||
| 11/03/2012 | 78000 | ||
| Excessive loss of oil (none leaking), blue smoke from exhaust. | |||
| 06/26/2012 | 68550 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac grand prix. the contact stated that the check engine light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the local mechanic, who performed a diagnostic test which located the failure at the air injection pump. the air valve failed due to water damage. the air injection pump and air valve were replaced. the contact felt that the repair was not going to permanently correct the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 68,550 and the current mileage was 68,650. | |||
| 06/26/2012 | 68550 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 pontiac grand prix. the contact stated that the check engine light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the local mechanic, who performed a diagnostic test which located the failure at the air injection pump. the air valve failed due to water damage. the air injection pump and air valve were replaced. the contact felt that the repair was not going to permanently correct the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 68,550 and the current mileage was 68,650. sm. | |||
| 06/26/2012 | 68550 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2008 pontiac grand prix. the contact stated that the check engine light illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who performed a diagnostic which located the failure at the air injection pump, and air valve failed due to water damage. the air injection pump and air valve was replaced. the contact feels that the repair was not going to permanently correct the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 68,550 and the current mileage was 68,650. li | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/15/2010 | 63000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns 2008 pontiac grand prix. while the contact was driving in a parking lot approximately 10 mph, the engine stalled with the illumination of the check engine warning indicator. the engine restarted, and the vehicle resumed normally. the failure reoccurred at a different time. the vehicle was taken to an independent dealer where the camshaft sensor and rack and pinion were replaced. the failure occurred one week after the repair; the vehicle was towed back to the independent mechanic. a diagnostic testing was performed which failed to detect a trouble code. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they performed a fuel induction cleaning; however the cleaning did not correct the problem. the failure continued. the dealer was unable to locate the problem. the mileage was approximately 63,000. js | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 59800 | 1 | |
| P-0411 code; air control valve solenoid. my check engine light kept going on and then would go off. this process repeated a few times. bought new gas cap a few times. finally, light came on and would not go off. took it to dealer who told me it was the air control valve solenoid and it was not covered under warranty. after looking into this problem online, it seems that this is not a new problem with these cars. http://autoforum.classifieds1000.com/pontiac-grand_prix/secondary_air_pump has some listings. if you search secondary air pump; pontiac grand prix cars - you get multiple hits. *tr | |||