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2006 Pontiac Grand Prix Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 239 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix, most often about the electrical (27% of complaints, typically around 121,500 miles). It is 5th of 9 Grand Prix model years by number of complaints and has 1 recall.
Most common 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix problems
Electrical
65 complaints · 27%Half of these problems showed up before 121,500 miles. Parts named most often: ignition, wiring, software.
While driving display flashed about 4 alerts, from traction system, ABS brakes engine would shut off, and I would lose power steering. This happened around a dozen times in the span of a week. I was able to pull the car over, by using all of my strength on the steering wheel, and shut the car off, then restart it. I…
The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact stated that the head lights failed to illuminate and the wires under the hood started to emit smoke. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the fuse box needed to be replaced. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The…
Transmission
61 complaints · 26%Half of these problems showed up before 82,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
No major events leading up to the failure, just average city/highway driving with little to no aggressive acceleration. Regular maintenance is always taken care of. The transmission in my 2006 Grand Prix gxp, with 88,000km, likes to slip every now and then and sometimes fails to accelerate until it the rpms reach…
The transmission is constantly slipping in and out of overdrive. It is still doing this after a 2nd transmission flush. The first was done before 50k miles. Then second was done recently. This is still an issues. Both times there were no metal shavings found during the change.
Lights
48 complaints · 20%Half of these problems showed up before 116,000 miles. Parts named most often: headlights.
Headlight and low beams are not working again. Replaced this problem about three - four months ago and again stopped working after spent 300.00. I was coming out of the store got into the car and started driving and went out again. I see there is lots of people having the same problem and something needs to be done.…
The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled and the electronic throttle and reduced engine power warning messages illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact mentioned that the vehicle started experiencing the failure after being repaired according to NHTSA…
Steering
42 complaints · 18%Half of these problems showed up before 99,500 miles. Parts named most often: linkages, rack and pinion, hydraulic power assist system.
The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle stalled without warning. As a result, the vehicle rolled into the curb. After attempting to restart the vehicle, the front of the vehicle caught fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. A…
I was driving down the hiway when everything just stopped the lights ,powering steering message on dash said starting disabled due to electronic throttle control took to dealer said I had a short in my iginition so put in a new 1 drove about 60 miles did it again went back they couldnt find nothing wrong with it lubed…
Engine
38 complaints · 16%Half of these problems showed up before 127,000 miles. Parts named most often: cooling system, engine.
I brought this car january 12th 2015 the next week I had to take it to the shop to get work done to the engine I got it back it ran good for like an month and I had to take to a different shop and they told me I need a new engine and my warranty company didn't want to cover it so I had to pay to get my after the…
I have had this car for 5 years without really any problems. I get oil changed regularly and fluids checked at same time. A couple of days ago I noticed that my car seemed to get hot and the temp gauge was about 3/4 way to hot. The next day I drove to work which is about 16 miles and had no problems. I was coming back…
Brakes
21 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 101,500 miles. Parts named most often: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, foundation components.
The contact owns a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix. While driving 35 MPH, the traction control and ABS warning indicators illuminated. The wheels ceased to move and the vehicle began skidding. The dealer replaced the speed control sensor, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was not been repaired. The manufacturer was…
This vehicle has ABS and traction control. While applying the brakes approx. 500 ft. Before the intersection, after slowing (by coasting) to 15 MPH, no stopping occurred and slid through intersection of busy crossroad. Luckily there was no oncoming traffic at the time or we would have been broadsided. The roads are…
Air bags
19 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 90,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
The contact owned a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle lost control and crashed into a utility pole causing significant damage to the front end of the vehicle. During the incident the air bags did not deploy and the driver sustained injuries to both…
Tl - the contact owns a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact crashed the vehicle into a deer. The vehicle spun out of control and rolled over multiple times. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact had to be cut from the vehicle and sustained neck and back injuries. The contact…
Suspension
10 complaints · 4%Half of these problems showed up before 30,000 miles. Parts named most often: front.
Tl contact owns a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix. He heard a rattling noise in the front end of the vehicle while driving 10 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they replaced components in the steering shaft, unknown to the contact. The contact continued to hear the rattling noise in the vehicle and the vehicle…
I am writing a complaint regarding my car. I purchased the vehicle in 2006. I had to replace the stabilizer pin, wheel bearings, front brakes and it seems like something is wrong in the steering wheel. Parts inside of the car are falling off. I've had to buy new tires due to all these front end problems with the car…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2006 Pontiac Grand Prix recalls
Electrical: ignition
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.
Fix: 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.
Full defect summary
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.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Loss of headlights
Summary
The subject vehicles are model year (my) 2002-2009 chevrolet trailblazer, gmc envoy, 2004-2007 buick rainier, 2003-2008 isuzu ascender, 2005-2009 saab 9-7x, 2002-2004 oldsmobile bravada, 2003-2006 chevrolet ssr, 2005-2009 buick lacrosse, and 2006-2008 pontiac grand prix. This scope includes the trailblazer/envoy variants: 2002-2006 envoy xl/trailblazer ext and 2004-2005 envoy xuv. The original scope of this investigation was expanded to include all vehicles equipped with the subject headlight driver module (hdm). The focus of the investigation was to determine whether actions performed by general motors adequately addressed any unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety in the subject vehicle
Power steering fluid leaks - fires
Summary
General motors (gm) initiated a customer satisfaction campaign in october of 2006 to address a failure of the power steering hose and/or clamps that could occur when the engine is started in vehicles primarily operated in the following states that experience extremely cold temperatures:alaska, maine, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, north dakota, south dakota, vermont, wisconsin and wyoming.at the time this preliminary evaluation (pe) was opened, only 1 of the 33 complaints received by the office of defects investigation (odi) was from a state covered by the customer satisfaction campaign.in response to an information request sent by the odi, gm provided information that included 6 alleged
Questions about the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix
- What are the most common problems with the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: electrical (65 complaints, typically around 121,500 miles); transmission (61 complaints, typically around 82,000 miles); lights (48 complaints, typically around 116,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix have?
- 1 recall listed by NHTSA, the latest from July 3, 2014 (electrical). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2006 a bad year for the Pontiac Grand Prix?
- It is 5th of 9 Grand Prix model years by number of complaints, with 239 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.