2006 Pontiac Grand Prix lighting problems
48 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 48 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 116,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 35 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 116,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 fires.
What owners wrote
Low head lights started flickering then went out, still had high beams. Pulled into driveway and the fuse panel under the hood was smoking, disconnected the battery and lifted the lid to fuse panel and the relay had exploded and burnt through the panel that holds the fuses. A brown liquid was all over smoking.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving at 35 MPH, the headlights failed without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle needed to be restarted in order for the headlights to reactivate. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed but the dealer could not determine a remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 95,000. The VIN was not available.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix
- Electrical system 66 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 48 complaints
- Steering 44 complaints
- Engine 36 complaints
- Brakes 24 complaints
- Air bags 19 complaints