2005 Pontiac Grand Prix problems
NHTSA has received 209 complaints about the 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix, and 22% of them involve electrical system. Next are steering (12%) and drivetrain & axles (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 209 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 71,000 miles 168 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 | 23 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 28 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 27 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 25 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 13 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 168 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 71,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 88,000 miles (28 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Pontiac Grand Prix with enough data (85 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
Me and my partner were driving on hwy 1-20 when a car that was in front of us (we were in the far left lane by the median) in the 3 way lane hwy hit us head on. My airbag in my vehicle did not come out.
I had originally entered this complaint under 2005 pontiac grand am but the car is actually a 2005 pontiac grand prix. See original complaint and please relist it correctly under steering complaints. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter component: vehicle speed control 10051575 details: dt: the consumer experienced sudden acceleration. As a result, she crashed into her apartment. The gas meters were destroyed and electrical wires were cut. The speed was no more than 5-10 MPH.
I was coming up the street and could not see the light due to poor visibility. The sun was in my eyes. I didn't not see the red light and ran through it hitting an older jeep. I was going between 35-45 MPH and my air bags did not deploy ever though it was a head on collision. The car needs the whole front half replaced. The bumper cover, actual bumper, bumper absorber, bumper support, headlights, headlight bracket, fog lights, hood, and both fenders.
I took my car in to an certified automotive center to receive a diagnostic check because the car had completely stopped on the bay bridge and I could not accelerate. Thank god I was completely over into the left hand lane because the steering wheel had completely locked. The automotive center could not find anything wrong but detected that the model and year had a recall on intergrated circuit chip damage that controlled the car.
On 2/3/2007 car stalled on freeway and steering wheel lock up rolled to the side of freeway. Could not accelerate car. Waited a while placed car into park turned on ignition switch car started back up but engine light came on this time my 2nd time complaining about car stalling out on the highway . Dealer could not find out why. Paid for car to be checked.