2003 Pontiac Grand Prix problems
NHTSA has received 137 complaints about the 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix, and 34% of them involve engine. Next are electrical system (15%) and brakes (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 137 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 44
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 99 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 10 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 20 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 99 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 100,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 119,000 miles (37 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 9 complaints mention a crash; 44 complaints mention a fire; 15 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 98% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2003 ranks 19th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Pontiac Grand Prix with enough data (52 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* - the contact stated that while driving the 2003 pontiac grand prix on a sunny day at 35 MPH a deer ran out in front of the vehicle he swerved in order not to hit the deer and ran into a tree. The air bag deployed, the car caught on fire and was consumed by the fire. He had a hard time getting out the driver's side door, it would not open. He had to crawl out through the back window. The failure mileage was 87000 miles.
"sorry if I'm not using this complaint system correctly" lower intake manifold gaskets need replacement on 2003 pontiac grand prix with only 33.4k miles on it. Bought car new. $1100+ to have fixed. Seems to be a big problem all over america and with canadian lawsuit. Dealership did not offer to fix.
I purchased a 2003 pontiac grand prix se with a v-6 and I get water coming in the passenger side every time it rains. Also the transmission shifts hard occasionally when going from first to second gear. I was told to fix the leak would be around $300 and the transmission problem.... I may as well buy another car for that price....