Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Low beam lights quit randomly, running lights did once too. This has happened multiple times so I switch to hi beams b… |
| 2025-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the ignition switc… |
| 2024-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Purchased the car in march and filed with local dealership to get the recall repaired for the ignition. 6 months later … |
| 2024-06-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The transmission shifting cable has clips that keep it held in place for you to be able to put your car into drive or r… |
| 2021-08-21 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Car cuts off without notice while driving . Starts back up but eventually shuts off again . Also when put in reverse it… |
| 2020-10-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHEN I TURN OFF MY CAR MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT WILL NOT STAY OFF AND IT KILLS MY BATTERY. I LOOKED ONLINE FOR HELP WIT… |
| 2020-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY AND A CAR INFRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BRAKES AVOIDING A DEER CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON BRAKES EVER… |
| 2020-05-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR HAS MINIMAL ACCELERATION NOT ALLOWING TO GO OVER 40 MPH. ANTILOCK BR… |
| 2019-08-14 | SEATS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEAT PRESURE SENSOR IS GOING BAD. THE WARNING LIGHT WILL PERIODICALLY COME ON AND THEN GO OUT AFTER A F… |
| 2019-01-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING… |
| 2018-09-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FLUID TEMP IS OVERHEATING |
| 2018-05-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DEALER STATES AIRBAG HAS BAD INFLATER, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY |
| 2018-05-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I FILED A COMPLAINT IN AUG OF 2017. NEVER HEARD ANYTHING. MY CAR IS WORSE. IN THE SHOP AGAIN. THE CAR WILL DIE OUT … |
| 2017-11-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT DARK HOURS WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AND LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. TURNED ON BRIGHT LIGHTS AND THE LIGHTS WORKED.… |
| 2017-10-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED MY LOW BEAM LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON ALSO N… |
| 2017-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR IS TURNED OFF BUT HEADLIGHTS JUST RANDOMLY COME ON AND A LOUD FAN BLOWING TYPE NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. |
| 2017-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL FOR MY CAR 14V400. I WAS GIVEN 2 LITTLE KEY RINGS FOR MY KEYS, AND A LITTLE BLACK RUBBER INSERT WAS PLACED … |
| 2017-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ANTI-THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM (PASSCODE 3?) FAILS TO RECOGNIZE AND ENABLE VEHICLE KEYS AS REPLACED FROM PREVIOUS (IGNITI… |
| 2017-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE 2008 MODEL DO NOT LOCK WITH REMOTE AND THE DRIVERS DOOR KEY ENTRY LOCK DOESN'T WORK.WON'T TURN LE… |
| 2016-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON STARTING OF THE CAR UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, NOTICED A SLIGHT BURNT ELECTRICAL SMELL, AFTER INSPECTION OF THE ENGI… |
| 2016-11-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STARTS OK AT TIMES,BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU DRIVE IT AND STOP SOME PLACE YOU HAVE A HARD TIME RESTARTI… |
| 2016-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WENT TO CAR TO GO TO WORK AND FOUND DURING THE NIGHT THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD HAD BURNT UP WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY … |
| 2016-08-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OFF, AND SOMETIMES ON AGAIN BY THEMSELVES. THIS HAPPENS AFTER DARK, WHILE DRIVING. IT ALSO HA… |
| 2016-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND SMELT A BURNT ODOR, FOUND OUT MY LOW BEAMS WHERE NOT WORKING. ONCE HOME, I POPPED THE HOOD, O… |
| 2016-08-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR TURN SIGNAL SWITCH REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSU… |
| 2016-06-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT MODULE (LOW BEAMS) AND/OR FUSE BOX, KEEPS FAULTING OUT. DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT.… |
| 2016-05-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LOWBEAM LIGHTS TURN OFF AT SAME TIME RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS AND YOUR "SAFETY COVERAGE" ONLY COV… |
| 2016-03-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS JUST DIED WHILE DRIVING, HAD TOWED TO 1 GARAGE (JULY 2014) AND THE COILS AND IGNITION MODULE WERE FRIED AND… |
| 2015-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE KEEPS BLOWING THE FUSE FOR FRONT PARK LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS. WITHOUT LIGHTS, CANT DRIVE VEHICLE AT NIGHT… |
| 2015-12-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | HAD THE POWER STEERING REPLACED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. TALKED TO OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR THEY ALSO HAVE THE… |
| 2015-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 2008 GRAND PRIX LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS/DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR DON'T WORK AT ALL. LIGHTS WILL WORK W… |
| 2015-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED … |
| 2015-09-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLAMP MODULE STOPPED WORKING CAUSING THE LOW BEAMS TO GO OUT WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING. I RE… |
| 2015-09-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHILE TH… |
| 2015-09-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE ACC… |
| 2015-08-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY GRAND PRIX RECENTLY STARTED TO DISPLAY A MESSAGE STATING REDUCED ENGINE POWER. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING RANDOMLY FOR T… |
| 2015-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION SWITCH RECALL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP… |
| 2015-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY QUIT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST RUN OFF ROAD. THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE GM RE… |
| 2015-05-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHI… |
| 2015-05-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT MY RACK AND PINON ASSEMBLY COLUMN NEEDS REPLA… |
| 2015-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND MY CAR JUST DIED. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE. THEY RESPONDED THAT THE IGNITION CO… |
| 2015-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE APPEARING… |
| 2015-01-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AND I SHIFTED INTO PARK, MY CAR CONTINUED ROLLING AS IF I WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I ATTEMPTED… |
| 2014-12-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVER AIR BAG WARNING SYMBOL LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF ON DASHBOARD. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" LIGHT … |
| 2014-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SPEED REDUCED AND SMOKE APPEARED … |
| 2014-10-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX BEGAN TO CATCH FIRE. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2014-10-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I COULD NOT TURN THEM BACK ON MANUALLY OR BY R… |
| 2014-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION PROBLEMS RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE… |
| 2014-10-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |
| 2014-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1… |