2007 Pontiac Grand Prix problems
NHTSA has received 323 complaints about the 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix, and 29% of them involve lighting. Next are electrical system (22%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 323 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 23 and 34
- Injuries and deaths
- 23 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 94,000 miles 268 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 | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 14 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 34 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 46 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 35 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 48 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 22 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 29 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 14 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Of the 268 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 94,000 miles. For lighting specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (78 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 23 complaints mention a crash; 34 complaints mention a fire; 23 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 85% 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 2007 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 19 model years of the Pontiac Grand Prix with enough data (111 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 owns a 2007 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving 80 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. The contact's front passenger side door flew open and crashed against a curb. As a result, the contact's vehicle rolled over and crashed into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy and the front passenger was killed. The contact and a rear passenger sustained fractured ribs and bruising. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed of the incident.
Car hit embankment, flipped a few times , hit a tree, a light pole and the driver was thrown from vehicle. Resulting in fatality.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac grand prix. The contact was driving approximately 25 MPH and became involved in a crash. The front driver's side of the vehicle was impacted and the front end caught on fire. The fire department was called and was able to extinguish the fire. The driver of the vehicle sustained a concussion and a back injury. A police report was filed of the incident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac grand prix. While driving 35 MPH, the contact's vehicle accelerated independently without warning and crashed into the rear of another vehicle. The contact then veered off the road, crashed into a pine tree, and flipped over. The air bags did not deploy and the seat belt snapped as the vehicle flipped. The contact and other driver were both evaluated at the scene. The contact later sought medical attention for a broken arm. A police report was filed.
Another gxp transmission issue... There seems to be a very high number of issues w/the gxp transmissions considering how few they sell since it's the top of the line version w/the v8 engine. Seems like they tried to use the transmission from the lower models w/the v6 engines & it's not holding up to the engine power. When is there finally going to be a recall for the design issue/poor quality? I had the dealership service the transmission at ~50k miles as preventative maintenance & it was running fine at the time.