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2004 Pontiac Grand Prix lighting problems

41 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
41 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
200 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 200 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 16 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 200 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 84% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles16
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 0 miles, and 84% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

The headlights were shaking which has caused the distraction of drivers on the other lane. The dealer's service department official response was that the headlights are within specifications and designed that way.

October 2003

The headlights on my 2004 pontiac grand prix gt2 seem to "bounce" while driving creating an annoyance to myself and other motorists. I've had numerous other drivers flash their headlights at me.

Reported at 1 miles, October 2003

Other problems reported for the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix

Lighting problems in other years

Lighting problems across all Pontiac models