1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Problems & Recalls

I have a problem I drop my car off at the Chevy dealership to get a recall done and they only did one value cover when there are two value cover both was leaking so why only one got change that don't make any since when both value cover leaks oil too cause a fire just like the recalls says it will d...

The contact owns a 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact stated that he noticed oil spots on the ground underneath the vehicle. The contact then stated that upon inspection, he checked under the vehicle and noticed that oil was leaking from the valve cover gasket. No warning light was illuminated. Th...

Mileage: 61,000

I JUST FOUND OUT MY VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON IT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP DUE TO A STEERING FAILURE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED RE...

Mileage: 168,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD FLUID RESERVOIR WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BECKER BUICK GMC, INC. (LOCATED AT 636 E SPRAGUE AVE, SPOKANE, WA 99202, (509) 455-3550) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC RESERVOIR WAS FRACTURED ...

Mileage: 159,000

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE FRONT VALVE COVER AND GASKET RECALL NOTICE. *SMD *JS

CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS DESTROYED ON 04/05/2016, ENGINE FIRE. MY DRIVEWAY WAS FRIED, IMPRINT OF CAR STILL THERE. I FILED A CLAIM WITH GM LAST YEAR.,HAVE NOT HEARD A THING SINCE. VEHICLE LOSS WAS $2800 DRIVEWAY REPAIR IS $3200

Mileage: 96,000

CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS DESTROYED ON 04/05/2016, ENGINE FIRE. MY DRIVEWAY WAS FRIED, IMPRINT OF CAR STILL THERE. I FILED A CLAIM WITH GM LAST YEAR.,HAVE NOT HEARD A THING SINCE. VEHICLE LOSS WAS $2800 DRIVEWAY REPAIR IS $3200

Mileage: 96,000

CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY AND WAS DESTROYED ON 04/05/2016, ENGINE FIRE. MY DRIVEWAY WAS FRIED, IMPRINT OF CAR STILL THERE. I FILED A CLAIM WITH GM LAST YEAR.,HAVE NOT HEARD A THING SINCE. VEHICLE LOSS WAS $2800 DRIVEWAY REPAIR IS $3200

Mileage: 96,000

RETURNED TO WORK FROM LUNCH WENT INSIDE STARTED BACK TO WORK WITH IN 10 MINUTES CO WORKERS WAS TELLING ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED MINUTES LATER PUT THE FIRE OUT FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID FIRE STARTED IN FRONT PART OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT I BELIEVE IT WAS CAUSED BY THE RECALL ON MY VEHICL...

Mileage: 240,356

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 50 MILES, IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE SOON AFTER BEING PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFIC...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 67 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, WHICH WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MEC...

Mileage: 167,000

THERE ARE A LOT OF RECALLS ON MY PONIAC GRAND PRIX SE. THEY HAVE AFFECTED THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY CHILD. THE STEERING FLUID LEAKS FROM THE CAR AFTER SOMETHING WAS REPLACED ON A RECALL A WHILE BACK. RECENTLY WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC MY CAR STOPPED GOING AND OVERHEATED A LOT. THIS CAR ALWAYS RUNS HO...

Mileage: 178,000

THERE ARE A LOT OF RECALLS ON MY PONIAC GRAND PRIX SE. THEY HAVE AFFECTED THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY CHILD. THE STEERING FLUID LEAKS FROM THE CAR AFTER SOMETHING WAS REPLACED ON A RECALL A WHILE BACK. RECENTLY WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC MY CAR STOPPED GOING AND OVERHEATED A LOT. THIS CAR ALWAYS RUNS HO...

Mileage: 178,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE SECOND NOTIFICATION LETTER WOULD BE SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL EMERGING FROM THE REAR VALVE COVER OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON MARCH 7, 2016 FOR THE FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRE...

Mileage: 119,212

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION ON FEBRUARY OF 2016. HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED TWO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD B...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE ...

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL LEAKING OIL. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAI...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED OIL LEAKING FROM THE FRONT AND REAR VALVE COVER GASKETS ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE ...

Mileage: 150,000

RE: GM RECALL15757. CONCERN CONTINUING FAILURE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE (ACCORDING TO GM, PARTS ON INDEFINITE RECALL). VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED (SUPPOSEDLY), ORIGINAL RECALL NO. 07035 IN APRIL 2008. RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUE IN DECEMBER 2015 AND NOTICE BY GM OF PARTS AVAILABLE AND SOLUTION IN FEB...

Mileage: 77,500

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE AND RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE FIRE, THE ABS AND TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE TRACTION LIGHT AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STOPPED WORKING.

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE AND RECALL NOTICE REPAIRS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE FIRE, THE ABS AND TEMPERATURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE TRACTION LIGHT AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STOPPED WORKING.

MY HUSBAND AND I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX TO THE GAS STATION.THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US SO HE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF TO WAIT FOR A PUMP.THE STORE EMPLOYEES CAME RUNNING OUT YELLING YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE.WE ALL GOT OUT AND PUSHED IT BACK AWAY FROM THE PUMPS.THIS COULD HAVE HURT A L...

1998 GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE AND ENGINE OIL ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD POSSIBLY CAUSED ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECA...

PER GM SAFETY RECALL #15757 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMIN ID # 15V701 SPEAKS OF FIRE POTENTIAL, GETTING RUNAROUND ABOUT MY LEAVING THE CAR FOR THEM TO FIX, AND PROVIDING A LOANER, AS PER OWNERS MANUAL. WENT TO MORAN CHEV DEALER, WASTE OF TIME, CALLED PONTIAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE NUMBER SEVER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ENGINE OIL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHSTA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE AND SAW FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISS...

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRX. AFTER ADDING ANTI-FREEZE TO THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE SHED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMALL FLAME UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NO...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT FLAMES IGNITED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. THE CONTACT EXTING...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSIVE LEAK OF OIL ONTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR MONTHS AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE FAILURE TO PREVENT THE CONDITION FROM WORSENING. THE CON...

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE SEVERAL RECALLS THAT PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL I RECEIVE NOTICE WHEN THE SERVICE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. I AM WONDER WHAT MY NEXT STEP SHOULD BE IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER SINCE THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS THAT APPLY. MY VEHICLE IS CONS...

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE SEVERAL RECALLS THAT PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL I RECEIVE NOTICE WHEN THE SERVICE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. I AM WONDER WHAT MY NEXT STEP SHOULD BE IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER SINCE THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS THAT APPLY. MY VEHICLE IS CONS...

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE SEVERAL RECALLS THAT PERTAIN TO MY VEHICLE. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL I RECEIVE NOTICE WHEN THE SERVICE PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. I AM WONDER WHAT MY NEXT STEP SHOULD BE IN RESOLVING THIS MATTER SINCE THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS THAT APPLY. MY VEHICLE IS CONS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE APPEARED AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE ENGINE AND NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE REAR HEAD GASKET ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE ...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVER HEATING AND THAT THE THERMOSTAT READING KEPT FLUCTUATING HIGHER AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVER HEATING AND THAT THE THERMOSTAT READING KEPT FLUCTUATING HIGHER AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR SEVERAL REPAIRS THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT LATER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER REVERSING FROM THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING ON THE PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION KIT AND OIL PAN WERE...

Mileage: 210,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER REVERSING FROM THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING ON THE PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION KIT AND OIL PAN WERE...

Mileage: 210,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER REVERSING FROM THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING ON THE PAVEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION KIT AND OIL PAN WERE...

Mileage: 210,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF BURNING OIL EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL AND SMOKING FROM THE HOOD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNO...

I AM AWARE OF THE RECALL ON VALVE COVER GASKETS BUT MY CAR THE OIL PAN GASKET IS ALSO LEAKING AND WAS TOLD THIS IS ANOTHER COMMON PROBLEM . LEAKS A QUART PER MONTH. WAS TOLD ON FIRST RECALL ABOUT OIL PAN GASKET.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V286000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ...

Mileage: 127,921

UPDATED INFORMATION. ABOVE. SENT 2 I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTRASTATE ROAD. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT @60MPH. AFTER PASSING A CURVE I SUDDENLY CAME UPON A CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE. I REACTED QUICKLY AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. I LEFT @9 FT. IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE LANES. WI...

Mileage: 6,006

UPDATED INFORMATION. ABOVE. SENT 2 I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTRASTATE ROAD. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT @60MPH. AFTER PASSING A CURVE I SUDDENLY CAME UPON A CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE. I REACTED QUICKLY AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. I LEFT @9 FT. IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE LANES. WI...

Mileage: 6,006

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING RESULTS ...

Mileage: 107,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AW...

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AW...

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AW...

Mileage: 149,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH DOWN A DUAL LANE (EACH WAY) HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR & THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO STOP, I DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AUTOMOBILE WHERE THE BRAKE LINE HAD APPARENTLY RUPTURED. ...

Mileage: 95,000

THIS VEHICLE WAS SOLD AND STOLEN FROM ME. I BOUGHT IT AND MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT. THE GUY STOLE IT AFTER 4 DAYS. THE POLICE WONT EVEN HELP ME OUT. THIS GUY HAS SYOLE MY MONEY AND MY PROPERTY MY KIDS THINGS AND I JUST WANT THE RESPECT TO GET IT BACK. *TR

Mileage: 191,888

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN A CAR WRECK IN TULSA, OKLAHOMA 10/09/2012. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF BURNED OIL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE FACTORY ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 171,900

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS A RESULT OF A RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED NOR WAS THE DEALER CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANC...

Mileage: 145,316

THE GAS TANK IS NOT SEALED IN THE MIDDLE ALLOWING GAS AND FUEL VAPOR TO LEAK FROM CAR! ALL THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS SEPARATED DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION, CAR HAS NO SOUND WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT BUT IF YOU TRY AND TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT IT IS AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND...

Mileage: 180,000

THE GAS TANK IS NOT SEALED IN THE MIDDLE ALLOWING GAS AND FUEL VAPOR TO LEAK FROM CAR! ALL THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS SEPARATED DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION, CAR HAS NO SOUND WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT BUT IF YOU TRY AND TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT IT IS AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND...

Mileage: 180,000

THE GAS TANK IS NOT SEALED IN THE MIDDLE ALLOWING GAS AND FUEL VAPOR TO LEAK FROM CAR! ALL THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS SEPARATED DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION, CAR HAS NO SOUND WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT BUT IF YOU TRY AND TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT IT IS AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND...

Mileage: 180,000

THE GAS TANK IS NOT SEALED IN THE MIDDLE ALLOWING GAS AND FUEL VAPOR TO LEAK FROM CAR! ALL THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS SEPARATED DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION, CAR HAS NO SOUND WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT BUT IF YOU TRY AND TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT IT IS AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND...

Mileage: 180,000

THE GAS TANK IS NOT SEALED IN THE MIDDLE ALLOWING GAS AND FUEL VAPOR TO LEAK FROM CAR! ALL THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS SEPARATED DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION, CAR HAS NO SOUND WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT BUT IF YOU TRY AND TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT IT IS AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND...

Mileage: 180,000

THE GAS TANK IS NOT SEALED IN THE MIDDLE ALLOWING GAS AND FUEL VAPOR TO LEAK FROM CAR! ALL THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS SEPARATED DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION, CAR HAS NO SOUND WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT BUT IF YOU TRY AND TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT IT IS AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND...

Mileage: 180,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ...

Mileage: 143,900

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, 147,000 MILES. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF STEERING FAILURE ARE CONSISTENT WITH GM RECALL #02049 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 02V28600. FAILURE OF THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. CAN BARELY TURN THE CAR LEFT ANYMORE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM. SEVERAL CALLS T...

Mileage: 147,000

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, 147,000 MILES. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF STEERING FAILURE ARE CONSISTENT WITH GM RECALL #02049 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 02V28600. FAILURE OF THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. CAN BARELY TURN THE CAR LEFT ANYMORE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM. SEVERAL CALLS T...

Mileage: 147,000

98 GRAND PRIX LOSES POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEED. THIS IS EXACTLY LIKE THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN RECALL#02V286000. THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THAT SERVICE RECALL BACK IN 2003 AT 39,000 MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS 95,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE RECALL FIX ...

Mileage: 95,000

98 GRAND PRIX LOSES POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEED. THIS IS EXACTLY LIKE THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN RECALL#02V286000. THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THAT SERVICE RECALL BACK IN 2003 AT 39,000 MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS 95,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE RECALL FIX ...

Mileage: 95,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY, THE STEERING SUDDENLY TIGHTENED UP, MAKING TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT. THEN THE BATTERY/ALTERNATOR INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON ALONG WITH OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE STALLED & THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. OPENING THE HOOD, I NOTICED THE ACCESSORY ...

DURING A SNOW STORM, MY CAR GOT STUCK ON MY DRIVEWAY. IN TRYING TO START THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T TURN-OVER. THE NEXT DAY, IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION. THE STARTER HAD RUPTURED & WAS REPLACED. DURING THE DIAGNOSTICS TO VERIFY THE REPAIR, THE COOLANT DISAPPEARED FROM THE RADIATOR. DIAGNOSING ...

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED THE MOTOR *TGW THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE FIRE. *JB

I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM GM ON 5/14/2009 THAT MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED OVER AN ISSUE INVOLVING A SAFETY RECALL 09047. THIS WAS ON THURSDAY AND THAT FOLLOWING SATURDAY MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE. I HAD NOT HAD TIME TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALERSHIP. MY CAR RAN FINE AND HAD NO PROBL...

Mileage: 198,000

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE*CW THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING A RECALL, HOWEVER WHEN HE CONTACTED GM, HE WAS INFORMED THAT WAS A GENERAL LETTER THAT WAS SENT OUT TO ALL OWNERS, BUT WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH, ANOTHER LETTER WOULD GO OUT TO THOSE OWNERS AFFECTED BY THE RECA...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE SOON AFTER BEING PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S HOME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TURNED HEATER ON AND HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. NOT REPAIRED YET

Mileage: 163,000

TURNED HEATER ON AND HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. NOT REPAIRED YET

Mileage: 163,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER HER SON DROPPED A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA BURST INTO FLAMES. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. A TECHNICIAN FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REPAIR WOUL...

Mileage: 59,000

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS HAVE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. THESE AND SOME OTHER RETAINERS USED IN VEHICLES ASSEMBLED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1996 AND OCTOBER 31, 1997, COULD FAIL AND PERMIT THE BALL BEARI...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. DURING AN OIL CHANGE, A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131000. THE CURRENT MIL...

Mileage: 131,000

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAD AN ENGINE FIRE AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER STATES THAT GM DENIED THE CLAIM FOR THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ENGINE FIRE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON DIDN'T RECEIVE THE RECALL, BECAUSE HE MOVED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. GM DENIED THE CLAIM B...

I HAD MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH THE L67 SUPERCHARGED ENGINE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE LAST YEAR (NHTSA ID NUMBER 08V118000), BUT IT IS NOW LEAKING THE SAME WAY FROM THE REAR VALVE COVER, WITH THE SAME ATTENDANT SMOKE ON SHUTDOWN, AND I PRESUME, THE SAME FIRE HAZARD.. GM INFORMS ME THE ...

Mileage: 97,500

REIMBURSEMENT FOR TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE DEFECT WAS CONDUCTED. 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

REIMBURSEMENT FOR TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE DEFECT WAS CONDUCTED. 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

THE FUEL PUMP RESISTOR WENT OUT ON MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON 1997-98 GRAND PRIXS AND BUICK REGALS WITH THE L67 SUPERCHARGED MOTOR. THE RESISTOR GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO KILL SECONDS AFTER STARTING. T...

Mileage: 114,900

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GPT, SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY, CAUGHT FIRE AND UNDER THE HOOD IS BASICALLY TOAST. WE HAVE TO TOTALLY REPLACE EVERYTHING...CARS THAT ARE NOT STARTED, SHOULD NOT CATCH FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

MY CAR BURNED UP DUE TO WIRES UNDER HOOD. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

CONSUMER'S 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WAS DAMAGED DUE TO A FIRE . *NJ A RECALL LETTER WAS ATTACHED TO THE COMPLAINT. THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE RECALL.(INSURANCE COMPANY ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER) *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX CAUGHT A FIRE SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND PONTIAC DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY BUT NOW THEY ARE BEING RECALLED. *NJ THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 09V116000. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT. THE WHEEL FELT AS IF THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AND IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mileage: 145,000

MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 3.8 LITRE V6 CAUGHT ON FIRE ON APRIL 6 2009 AND THEN A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE RECALL CAME OUT. MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAVE CONTACTED PONTIAC AS OF 4-16-2009 AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM! THERE IS NO POLICE REPORT, BUT THERE IS A FIRE REPORT DUE TO THE FIRE DE...

Mileage: 176,000

AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL (NHTSA ID NUMBER 08V118000) I NOTICE THAT THE OIL LEAK THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WOULD BE FIXED. WHEN THE OIL LEAK RETURNED, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE REPAIR WAS NOT FIXED CORRECTLY. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BACK VALVE COVER AND MANIFOLD WAS NOW LE...

Mileage: 51,449

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW WILL NOT WORK. I PUT IT DOWN ONE DAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK UP, IT WENT HALF WAY AND STOPPED. I WAS PARKING AT A HOCKEY GAME AND HAD TO GET MY WINDOW UP! MY HUSBAND HAD TO PUSH IT UP BUT WHEN WE CAME OUT FROM THE GAME, IT WAS BACK DOWN. LUCKILY NOTHING WAS BOTHE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO DRIVE FORWARD. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DETERMINED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V...

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V441000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL. HE NOTICED OIL SPOTS ON HIS GARAGE FLOOR. THERE WERE NO PERFORMANCE ISSUES WITH THE VEH...

Mileage: 59,000

MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING ON ICE AND STARTED TO SLIDE AND HE SLID INTO A DITCH. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, HE WAS DRIVING APPROX. 15 MPH AND ONCE THE CAR WAS PULLED OUT OF THE DITCH IT WAS DRIVEN THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED W...

Mileage: 179,786

I PURCHASED A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP FROM A FRIEND OF MINE WITH ABOUT 97,000 MILES ON IT. HE SAID IT WAS IN GOOD SHAPE AND RUNNING GOOD. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT, IT HAD AROUND 102,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO. IT SUDDENLY WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM PARK INTO GEAR SOMETIM...

Mileage: 100,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF USE OF ORANGE COOLANT--ALSO SERPENTINE BELT REPLACED BECAUSE OF ORANGE COOLANT SPRAY ALL OVER IT. WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED 3 MONTHS LATER. *TR

Mileage: 129,650

DROVE TO THE STORE AND HOME, PARKED MY CAR AND WALKED INSIDE. WITHIN 5 MINUTES NEIGHBORS REPORTED MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT. CAME AND PUT IT OUT. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD IS BURNT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN APRIL FOR A RECALL REPAIR, BUT IT STILL CAUGHT FIRE. I HAVE RECEIPTS. *TR

Mileage: 129,000

I PURCHASED A VEHICLE. WITHIN 10 MINUTES, STILL IN THE SAME SPOT WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD AND THE MILES SEEM TO HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH. THERE IS ALSO A STICKER ON THE WINDOW THAT SAYS GET YOUR NEXT OIL CHANGE AT 245K. I DID NOT PAY ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT HE ...

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP -- REAR VALVE COVER GASKET DESIGN IS EXTREMELY POOR -- IT IS ONLY THE SIZE OF A SPAGHETTI NOODLE. IT CAN NOT CONTAIN THE OIL PRESSURE FLOW, THUS LEAKS ENGINE OIL DOWN THE REAR SIDE OF THE ENGINE ONTO DANGEROUSLY HOT COMPONENTS -- THIS RESULTS IN: 1)A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF...

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WILL NOT TURN LEFT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SOME TROUBLE AND EVENTUALLY ESCALATED TO NOT TURNING LEFT AT ALL. HE STATES HE HAD TO TURN THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT THEN BACK IN ORDER TO TURN LEFT. *KB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE STEERING RAC...

THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. AFTER A ABOUT 6 MONTHS THEY RECALLED MY CAR AND THE FRONT ROCKER COVER GASKET NEEDED REPLACING, AFTER CALL GM AND TALKING TO 10 DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND 2 MONTHS LATER THEY HAD SOMEONE COME TO LOOK AT MY CAR AND AT THIS POINT THEY OFFERED ME ONLY 3000. FOR ...

Mileage: 130,000

I'VE OWNED A 1998 GRAND PRIX GT FOR 7YRS AND I HAVE OFTEN HAD PROBLEMS WITH OVERHEATING. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE. ON THE 30TH OF MAY, I WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE SPIKED AND SMOKE BEGAN POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I STOPPED THE CAR QUICKLY ...

Mileage: 209,315

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED PONTIAC AND INFOR...

Mileage: 90,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE, MISFIRE, AND THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE FINALLY RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THEN BEGAN SMOKING INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED ...

Mileage: 120,439

FRONT VALVE COVER LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. SMOKE EXITING THE FROM OF THE VEHICLE AFTER A HARD STOP. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

WIRING HARNESS TO AIR BAG SHORTED OUT. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER,THEN I MOVED TO A NEW RESIDENTS 2WKS. LATER I PARKED MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY WENT INTO THE HOUSE MAYBE 2-3 MIN I NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. I RAN AND GOT THE WATER HOSE AND PUT IT OUT. I CALLED THE DEALER THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF A RECALL I HAD TO SHOW PROOF LETTER...

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER,THEN I MOVED TO A NEW RESIDENTS 2WKS. LATER I PARKED MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY WENT INTO THE HOUSE MAYBE 2-3 MIN I NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. I RAN AND GOT THE WATER HOSE AND PUT IT OUT. I CALLED THE DEALER THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF A RECALL I HAD TO SHOW PROOF LETTER...

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER,THEN I MOVED TO A NEW RESIDENTS 2WKS. LATER I PARKED MY CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY WENT INTO THE HOUSE MAYBE 2-3 MIN I NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE HOOD. I RAN AND GOT THE WATER HOSE AND PUT IT OUT. I CALLED THE DEALER THEY WEREN'T AWARE OF A RECALL I HAD TO SHOW PROOF LETTER...

1998 GRAND PRIX WITH A RECALL ON THE RACK AND PINION. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A TIME LIMIT ON THIS RECALL OR CAN HE STILL HAVE IT INSPECTED. HE STATES THAT THE RETAINER MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CRIMPED PROPERLY. *KB RECALL # 02V286000. *JB

DRIVER NEEDS TO EXERT MORE EFFORT THAN NORMAL TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT, SIMILAR TO A VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER ASSISTED STEERING. INCREASINGLY, THE DRIVER REQUIRES MUCH HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN LEFT AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AS MUCH AS INTENDED AND ENCOUNTERS HIGH RESISTANCE TO TU...

Mileage: 150,000

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATOR ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. FIRST TIME OVER $380.00 TODAY, $410.00. *TR

2 DAYS AGO WE HAD A HUGE SNOW STORM. I WAS TRYING TO GET MY CAR UNSTUCK. THE CAR WAS IDLING AND I WAS OUTSIDE DIGGING OUT THE CAR, AND MY GIRLFRIEND WAS SITTING IN THE CAR, SHE SAID IT WAS SMOKEY INSIDE. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS OVERHEATING, AND IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE. I FINALLY THOUGHT, OK THIS...

Mileage: 260,000

2 DAYS AGO WE HAD A HUGE SNOW STORM. I WAS TRYING TO GET MY CAR UNSTUCK. THE CAR WAS IDLING AND I WAS OUTSIDE DIGGING OUT THE CAR, AND MY GIRLFRIEND WAS SITTING IN THE CAR, SHE SAID IT WAS SMOKEY INSIDE. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS OVERHEATING, AND IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE. I FINALLY THOUGHT, OK THIS...

Mileage: 260,000

I HAVE A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP THAT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING YESTERDAY, 12/6/07. I HAD NOTICED NOTHING ODD OTHER THAN ON THE EVENING OF 12/5/07, MY CRUISE CONTROL CUT-OUT ON ME TWICE WHILE DRIVING HOME, WHICH I JUST THOUGHT OF AS ODD. 12 HOURS LATER, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE CAR STARTE...

Mileage: 115,000

I DROVE FROM MY WORK LOCATION AT 2PM TO A STORE 15 MINUTES AWAY. THE CAR WAS RUNNING NORMAL. I ENTERED THE STORE FOR 10 MINUTES AND WHEN I CAME OUT, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HAD SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE HOOD HAD BROWN DISCOLORATION MARKS. I ATTEMPTED TO PUT...

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED TOWARDS THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO THE LEFT, BUT FAILED. AFTER THE TURN WAS COMPLETED AND THE SPEED WAS INCREASED, THE FAILURE CEASE...

Mileage: 97,000

THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING LENSES OF THE HEADLIGHT HAVE FALLEN OUT AND HAVE BROKEN FROM THE HEADLIGHT. HE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE PRODUCES PROJECTILES AS WELL. HE STATES THAT HE HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE TO HIM (71532337325-GM COMPLAINT ...

Mileage: 58,000

MY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WAS TAKEN TO JIFFY LUBE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ENGINE FLUSH. AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED, THE EMPLOYEE DROVE THE CAR OUT TO THE PARKING LOT. WHILE HE WAS DRIVING IT, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE EMPLOYEE ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES. THE ENGINE WAS TOTALED AND TH...

STEEL BRAKE LINE CORROSION RESULTED IN ROTTED THROUGH STEEL BRAKE LINE AND LOSS OF FLUID RESULTING IN LOST OF BRAKE FUNCTION. THE ULTIMATE SAFETY IN STOPPING A VEHICLE DEPENDS ON HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES THAT WILL LAST. *TR

Mileage: 77,734

THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLANT (DEXCOOL) USED IN GM VEHICLES SUCH AS THE 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. THAT IS THE CAR I HAVE. THE COOLANT USED IIN THE VEHICLE DETERIORATES THE GASKETS AND ALLOWS FOR COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE CYLINDERS WHICH CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE AND POSSIBLY A FATAL CRA...

Mileage: 148,000

I HAVE A PROBLEM THAT IS EXHIBITING THE EXACT BEHAVIOR AS OUTLINED IN GM RECALL NO. 02049, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 02V286000. MY STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS ONLY. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL THROUGH THE INTERNET - I DIDN'T ACTUALLY RECEIVE A REC...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STEER STRAIGHT AND MADE A CLUNKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT RECALL # 02V286000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION) DID NOT APPLY TO THE VIN. THERE WERE NO WARNING IN...

Mileage: 93,991

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE IN HIS GARAGE AFTER DRIVING 12 MILES AT 30 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. 15 MINUTES LATER HE SMELLED SMOKE AND REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE F...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. ON DECEMBER 17, 2006 THE SERPENTINE BELT BROKE AND WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON 1/9/07 THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. THE ENGINE LOCKED, AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINAT...

Mileage: 83,712

MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED ON MARCH 2, 2007. VISITING FREINDS IN BLACKSBURG VA. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN UP HILL FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE WITH THE SUPERCHARGER ENGAGED THE WHOLE TIME. WE PARKED AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. 10 MINUTES LATER A NEIGHBOR INFORMED US TH...

Mileage: 95,000

MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED ON MARCH 2, 2007. VISITING FREINDS IN BLACKSBURG VA. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN UP HILL FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE WITH THE SUPERCHARGER ENGAGED THE WHOLE TIME. WE PARKED AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. 10 MINUTES LATER A NEIGHBOR INFORMED US TH...

Mileage: 95,000

STEERING LOCKED UP WILL NOT TURN LEFT

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IT BECAME STUCK IN THE SNOW. THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE, AND 20 MINUTES LATER HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID NOT LEAVE THE VEHICLE RUNNING. T...

Mileage: 135,000

I DROVE THIS VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK, APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES. PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND WENT IN THE HOUSE, APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES LATER, MY WIFE, DAUGHTER AND I LEFT TO GO OUT TO EAT, WE DROVE 10 MILES TO THE RESTAURANT. WE WERE IN THE RESTAURANT NO MORE LATE 10 MINUTES WHEN SOMEONE COMMENTED TH...

Mileage: 243,712

I DROVE THIS VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK, APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES. PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND WENT IN THE HOUSE, APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES LATER, MY WIFE, DAUGHTER AND I LEFT TO GO OUT TO EAT, WE DROVE 10 MILES TO THE RESTAURANT. WE WERE IN THE RESTAURANT NO MORE LATE 10 MINUTES WHEN SOMEONE COMMENTED TH...

Mileage: 243,712

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO INSERT THE SEAT BELT LATCH INTO THE BUCKLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY INFORMED HIM HE SHOULD REPLACE THE SEAT BELT LATCH ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE SEAT BELT LATCH...

Mileage: 62,000

I WENT TO THE STORE, DROVE ABOUT 40 FEET AND GOT STUCK IN SNOW. REALIZED I WAS BOTTOMED OUT IN SNOW WHEN I OPENED MY DOOR. I DIDN'T TRY TO GET UNSTUCK. I SHUT OFF ENGINE AND WENT INTO HOUSE. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, I HEARD A NOISE AND LOOKED OUT AND SAW FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY...

Mileage: 132,727

I WENT TO THE STORE, DROVE ABOUT 40 FEET AND GOT STUCK IN SNOW. REALIZED I WAS BOTTOMED OUT IN SNOW WHEN I OPENED MY DOOR. I DIDN'T TRY TO GET UNSTUCK. I SHUT OFF ENGINE AND WENT INTO HOUSE. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, I HEARD A NOISE AND LOOKED OUT AND SAW FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY...

Mileage: 132,727

WINDSHIELD WIPERS PARK IN WRONG POSITION WHEN SNOWING OR ICY OUTSIDE. THIS CAUSES WIPER ARMS TO CRISS-CROSS AND BEND BADLY AND BECOMES DANGEROUS WHEN CONDITIONS ARE BAD OUTSIDE. *NM

Mileage: 103,400

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT YHE 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP, HA HAD WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEMS. T IN 2001 HE HAD THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MAY STOP WORKING DUE TO A SEPARATION BETWEEN THE DRIVE PIN AND THE CRESCENT IN THE CRANK ASSEM...

Mileage: 62,000

DROVE 15 MINUTES AND PARKED THE CAR AND WENT INSIDE THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE. WITHIN 10 MINUTES AFTER SHUTTING MY CAR OFF ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE NEAR FRONT TOP OF THE ENGINE. FIRE DEPARTMENT DEEMED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS WITHIN 15 MINUTES. *NM

Mileage: 118,000

I HIT A VERY SMALL POTHOLE. HEARD CLUNKING AND RUBBING NOISES. WAS TOLD SWAY BAR WAS CRACKED RIGHT IN HALF, NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT WOULD CREATE TENSION ON OTHER PARTS. HAD CAR TOWED. SWAY BAR WAS REPLACED. OWNER OF THE GARAGE THAT DID THE WORK SAID THIS REPAIR WAS QUITE COMMON IN THIS ...

Mileage: 118,915

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A GAS STATION THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND DETERMINED THE FIRE WAS CONFINED TO THE ENGINE AREA. A REPORT WAS FILED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPA...

Mileage: 94,339

MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP HAS HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE WIPER ASSEMBLY, LEAVING ME IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. THESE FAILURES OCCUR PRIMARILY IN WINTER BUT SOMETIMES IN WARMER WEATHER. THE WIPERS FAIL TO FUNCTION WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING, AND ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

DEX COOL CAUSE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO FAIL CAUSING COOLANT TO ENTER ENGINE. REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET AND FLUSH OUT DEX COOL REPLACE WITH GREEN COOLANT, FLUSH ENGINE TO REMOVE COOLANT IN ENGINE. TOTAL COST 600.00 CAN GET THE OLD PART. *NM

Mileage: 133,317

MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON DURING A DRIVE AND WOULDN'T GO AWAY EVEN AFTER I FILLED THE RESERVOIR. I TOOK IT TO BE SERVICED AT A AAA FACILITY WHERE THEY GAVE ME THE NEWS THAT THE INTAKE HAD A LEAK SUCH THAT AIR AND OIL HAD MIXED IN WITH THE COOLANT. THEY SAID THAT THE INTAKE SHOULD BE RECALLED BECA...

DT*: THE CONTACTED STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT SHARP TURN AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE MECHANIC DETECTED A PROBLEM WITH THE LOWER RACK AND PINION BEARINGS. THERE...

Mileage: 141,000

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A SECONDARY ROAD, SPEED AT ABOUT 10-12 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMED TO LOCK-UP HALF WAY THROUGH THE TURN, I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO 2-3 MPH AND WAS ABLE, WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY, TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ENOUGH TO COMPLETE THE TURN. WHILE STEERING TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEE...

Mileage: 125,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT END MADE A POPPING NOISE AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES. THE REPAIR SHOP FOUND A RECALL, #02V286000 FOR THE RACK AND PINION AND DETERMINED THE POPPING WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE RACK AND PINION. THE...

Mileage: 128,000

WAS DRIVING CAR WHEN IT BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE LEFT. TURNING THE CAR RIGHT WORKED NORMALLY. MY REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THAT THE PINION BEARING ON MY RACK AND PINION UNIT HAD FAILED AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ON LINE, I FOUND A RECALL WAS IN EFFE...

Mileage: 87,000

SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT, FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS, MY AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON IN MY 1998 GRAND PRIX GTP. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR RECALLS AND NOTHING COMES UP. IT WOULD COME ON FOR 6 MONTHS AND THEN GO OFF FOR 6 MONTHS. FOR THE LAST YEAR IT HAS STAYED ON. 5 MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AND IT AND COMPUTER DID NOT C...

Mileage: 40,000

DT*: DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO TURN LEFT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #02V286000, REGARDING THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ...

Mileage: 153,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 02V286000 CONCERNING THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE. *AK

Mileage: 137,000

EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEEL TURNS TO RIGHT LIKE NORMAL. REPAIR SHOP SAYS NEW RACK IS NEEDED. *JB

DT: THE STEERING IS GOING OUT ON THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING LEFT, IT'S LIKE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. THERE IS RECALL 02V286000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WILL PULLS TO THE RIGHT LIKE IT IS OUT ...

THREE (3) OF THE POWER WINDOWS DROPPED WITHOUT NOTICE BECAUSE THE ELECTRIC MOTORS FAILED DURING OR AFTER DRIVING THE CAR! THE DEALERS WILL NOT REPLACE OR HELP WITHOUT CHARGING YOU FULL PRICE FOR REPAIR. GM WILL NOT REPAIR OR HELP IN COST EITHER. (EDMONDS.COM STATES THIS IS A CUSTOMER COMMON COMPLAIN...

Mileage: 68,000

POWER STEERING FAILS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING LEFT. *NM

Mileage: 5

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKS. *NM

Mileage: 109,581

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE POWER STEERING RACK MALFUNCTIONED WHEN NEEDED TO TURN LEFT. THE CONTACT HAD A HARD TIME STEERING THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL LISTED ON THE INTERNET. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE PROBLEM STARTED ...

I OWN A 1998 GRAND AM. DUE TO A RECALL NOTICE, I HAD MY CAR SHIPPED TO DETROIT FOR SERVICE, SINCE I AM I N THE SERVICE, GUARDING AN EMBASSY OUT OF THE STATES. MY MOTHER, WANDA GRIFFIN, 19347 REVERE, TOOK MY CAR ON MONDAY, MAY 23, 2005 TO RAY LAETHEM PONTIAC, INC., 17677 MACK IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN F...

. I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AND MY POWER STEERING LOST POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO NARROWLY AVOID BOTH THE CAR NEXT TO THE PARKING SPACE AND A PEDESTRIAN. I LOOKED UP SYMPTOMS ONLINE AND CAME ACROSS THE RECALL FOR THE RACK AND PINION STEERING FOR GM VEHICLES BUT MY VIN WAS...

Mileage: 78,300

WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND UPON TURNING INTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET SMOKE STARTING COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S SEAT. UPON EXISTING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WAS A LARGE BURNT HOLE, THE SIZE OF A...

Mileage: 106,000

INTAKE GASKET FAILURE ON MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 6 CYLINDER 191 M 3.1L SFI ENGINE WAS TOLD BY GM BECAUSE CAR HAS OVER 100,000 MILES THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HELP. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND GM HAS A TSB STATING THAT THE MATERIAL USED FOR THE GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE IF THAT IS THE CASE WHAT DOES MILAGE H...

Mileage: 100,000

1. HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR PAST 2 YEARS 2. WIPERS STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION IMPAIRING VISION 3. AM NOW HAVING REPAIRS DONE AT MY OWN EXPENSE. GM KNOWS THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND HAD A RECALL ON SOME OLDER MODELS (MY SON'S - THIS IS HOW I KNOW) AND REFUSES TO REPAIR ALL VE...

Mileage: 115,000

THE FRONT LENS COVERS ARE FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. *JB

Mileage: 68,000

THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT WAS SHREDDED. NO PASSENGER CAN SIT IN THE SEAT. THE SEAT BELTS HAVE PRACTICALLY SPLIT IN HALF.*AK

Mileage: 132,000

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX RACK AND PINION PROBLEMS THAT ARE IDENTICAL TO THE DESCRIPTION IN THE RECALL, BUT MY VIN # WAS NOT ONE THAT WAS INCLUDED...I'VE TRIED TO RESOLVE THIS WITH GM AND THE LOCAL PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS AND TO NO AVAIL I COULD NOT GET THEM TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR TO INSPECT IT TO SEE IF...

Mileage: 112,000

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE HEADLIGHT LENS CAME OFF. HOW THEY CAME WAS UNDETERMINED? DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURN VEHICLE LOSES POWER. ONCE STRAIGHTENING THE VEHICLE UP CONSUMER CAN PROCEED TO DRIVE. THERE IS RECALL 02V286000 CONCERNING POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY, WHICH THE CONSUMER STATES IS THE PROBLEM. *AK

SUPER CHARGER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 55,000 MILES. NOTICED A BURNING SMELL.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE RACK AND PINION REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PART. THE CONSUMER RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE DEALER CALLED THE CONSUMER TO STATE THE RECALL PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE AD...

Mileage: 140,000

CAR IS MAKING A POPPING NOISE WHILE TURNING. HAPPENS MOSTLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. HAD RACK AND PINION REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL THERE.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

I OWN A 1998 PONTIAC GRANDPRIX AND MY STEERING GOT VERY HARD TO TUN TO THE LEFT AND IT SEEMED JUST LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I READ ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 02V286000 EVERYTHING IN THAT WAS WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO MY CAR I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE GEAR BOX WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN...

Mileage: 73,940

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED TWICE. IT WAS REPLACED ON 10/28/2002 AND 11/19/ 2004. ONCE AGAIN VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 02V286000. *AK. *AK

Mileage: 27,816

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THEN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THEN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ...

HEADLIGHTS ON 98 GRAND PRIX GT ARE FOGGING UP AND GETTING MOISTURE INSIDE THE PROTECTIVE COVER AND REDUCING THE LIGHT THE HEADLIGHT IS SENDING OUT. THIS IS MAKING NIGHT TIME DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. NOONE HAS BEEN INJURIED YET AND THE NUMBER OF FAILURES IS DAILY BECAUSE THE LAMPS NEVE...

Mileage: 77,000

1998 GRAND PRIX WITH ABOUT 59000 MILES. POWER STEERING TO THE LEFT SEEMED TO BE CUTTING OUT PERIODICALLY ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE ALL POWER STEERING TO THE LEFT FAILED. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS. FINE TURNING TO THE RIGHT, BUT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT, MUST USE A LOT OF MUSCLE. ALS...

Mileage: 59,950

REPLACED OIL PAN GASKET DUE TO LEAKAGE. STARTED LEAKING AGAIN. OIL PAN WAS NOT DESIGNED RIGHT, HAS RIPPLES IN IT. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT WHICH RECOMMENDED USING SILICONE AS A GASKET. *JB

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. A CAR WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND STRUCK ME.THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. THE AIRBAG DID MORE DAMAGE TO THE CAR.*AK

ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOWS HAVE GONE OUT! I HAVE POWER WINDOWS, AND NONE OF THEM WORK. ONE GOES DOWN ABOUT TWO INCHES, TWO DON'T BUDGE, AND THE OTHER FALLS DOWN IF IT ISN'T PROPPED UP WITH SOMETHING WEDGING IT BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE DOOR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS WILL COST ME WELL OVER $1500 TO FIX, ...

Mileage: 100,000

ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOWS HAVE GONE OUT! I HAVE POWER WINDOWS, AND NONE OF THEM WORK. ONE GOES DOWN ABOUT TWO INCHES, TWO DON'T BUDGE, AND THE OTHER FALLS DOWN IF IT ISN'T PROPPED UP WITH SOMETHING WEDGING IT BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE DOOR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS WILL COST ME WELL OVER $1500 TO FIX, ...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ...

COOLANT ELBOW PRODUCED A CRACK. AS A RESULT, ANTI FREEZE LEAKED. THE PART WAS REPLACED TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. BRAKES DROPPED AN INCH. THE SHAFT THAT WENT FROM THE PEDAL TO THE BOOSTER BROKE IN HALF. THE STEEL SLEEVE THAT ENCASED THE BOOSTER WAS SHATTERED. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *JB *NM

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WHEN FLAMES CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FLAMES BURNT UP THE ENTIRE ENGINE. FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BURST THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW TO LET THE SMOKE OUT OF THE CABIN . A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. *AK *NM

Mileage: 86,453

APRIL 18, 2003 RECALL 02049 WAS PERFORMED ON MY CAR AT GOLDEN PONITAC IN READING, PA - 61,518 MILES. FEBUARY 2004 NOTICED STEERING TO THE LEFT WAS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT. APRIL 2004 I TOOK CAR BACK TO GOLDEN PONTIAC AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE STEERING. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. STEERING C...

Mileage: 69,000

WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT FROM A LOW SPEED POWER STEERING FAILED. A RECALL 02V049000 WAS ISSUED FOR THE RACK AND PINION, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM

Mileage: 84,333

THE PLASTIC HEADLAMP PROTECTORS FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *JB

Mileage: 82,000

1998 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX DAYTONIA LIMITED EDITION 3.8 V6 SUPER CHARGER ENGINE. LESS THAT 50,000 MILES. A/C COMPRESSOR HAS GONE OUT , SERVICE MGR. (RICK) BOB NEILL PONTIAC, WINSTON-SALEM, NC HAS ADVISED US THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED IN MAY 2004. COMPANY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IN ...

THE POWER STEERING IS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY WHEN TURNING LEFT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE POWER STEERING GEAR IS DEFECTIVE. THE REPAIR COST IS 1300.00. *LA

Mileage: 97,350

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHT LENSES FELL FROM THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A WHINING NOISE AND AT TIMES WOULD SHIFT HARD AND SUDDEN. TOOK TO TRANS. SHOP, WAS TOLD PONTIAC HAD PUT OUT A BULLETIN STATING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANS. AND WHAT WAS WRONG IF A CERTAIN CODE CAME UP.IT TURNS OUT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE PRESSURE SENSORS ON TH...

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT BELT UNLOCKED. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP PROPERLY. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ENGINE FAILED SUDDENLY ON I-55 NEAR CHICAGO AT RUSH HOUR.I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF AND GET THE CAR TOWED 160 MILES TO CHAMPAIGN. WE WERE TOLD OF AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILURE BY THE DEALER, WHO HAS ALWAYS BEEN HELPFUL. THE CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED BUT THE DEALER SAID SUCH PROBLEMS "JUST HAPPE...

Mileage: 87,000

FRONT HEADLIGHT LENSES FELL OUT WITHOUT BEING JARRED OR BUMPED. APPARENT FAILURE OF ADHESIVE HOLDING LENS TO ASSEMBLY BODY.

Mileage: 42,340

VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT START WITHOUT WARNING ON RAINY NIGHT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS CRACKED FUEL PUMP RESISTOR LOCATED ON FRAME RAIL. PART REPLACED WITH KIT RELOCATING RESISTOR FROM FRAME TO UNDER HOOD. EXTENSIVE LABOR CHARGES INVOLVED.

Mileage: 68,500

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN DIFFERENT DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCE. THIS FAILURE COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE 5 TIMES AND PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. *NM

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING NORTH BOUND ON US 31 HIGHWAY ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 12, 2004, THE CAR SUDDENLY DIED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WITH SOME EFFORT, I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, IT WOULD START AND SUDDENLY DIE AGAIN. HAD CAR TOWED TO NEAREST GM DEALE...

Mileage: 118,089

REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH PROPERLY. *AK

Mileage: 72,000

1998 GRAND PRIX VIN #[XXX] BUILT 11/3/1997. I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS RECORDED ON RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 02V286000. ON LEFT TURNS EXTREME FORCE MUST BE APPLIED TO THE WHEEL TO COMPLETE TURN AND AT TIMES CANNOT TURN AS MUCH AS I SHOULD. IT THEN TAKES EXTREME FORCE TO PULL THE WH...

Mileage: 131,000

POWER WINDOW CABLES ARE GETTING IN FRAID OUT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS BEEN REPLACED. I FOUND THE PART COST $328.00 FOR ME TO JUST DO IT MY SELF. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE HOE DRIVE A PONTIAC GRAND PRIX FOR THE YEARS OF 1997-2000 THAT HAVE HAD TO GET IT FIXED. THE SHOP SED IT WOULD BEE ...

Mileage: 80,450

THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THAT I HAVE HAD TO PUT INTO MY WIFE'S 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE FIRST ONE DIED AT 3600 MILES AND GM INSTALLED THAT ONE UNDER WARRANTY. NOW WITH JUST 57,700 MILES ON THE CAR I AM HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND THE CAR IS TECHNICALLY OUT OF ITS 5 YEAR/50,000 MILE ...

Mileage: 57,700

RECALL 02V286000 REPAIRS CONCERNING POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY WERE PERFORMED. CONSUMER STILL HAD DIFFICULTY STEERING OR TURNING THE VEHICLE. DEALER WOULD CHARGE CONSUMER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETERMINED BECAUSE CONSUMER REFUSED TO PAY FOR A PROBLEM RELATED TO REC...

Mileage: 80,000

MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE STARTED ON FIRE AND MELTED THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO THE GROUND. *AK

Mileage: 115,000

BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES FELL OFF IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. ALSO THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILS TO KEEP THE CAR COOL IN MODERATE WEATHER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE ROCK AND PINION. *AK

Mileage: 113,564

THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER STEERING WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GRAB WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

WITHIN SECONDS OF PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT OF FIRE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED IT WAS DUE TO A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *JB

Mileage: 90,000

THE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE AND MIXED WITH OIL BECAUSE OF POOR UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. (3.8L V6)

Mileage: 38,000

I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATES WITH ME. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. PROBLEMS: OVER THE 4 YEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL FROM A STOP POSITION USUALLY WHEN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OUR WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM A BLVD. IN ALL CASES I'M IN A PANIC SITUATION TO RE-START THE CAR. THE CAR ...

I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATES WITH ME. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. PROBLEMS: OVER THE 4 YEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL FROM A STOP POSITION USUALLY WHEN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OUR WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM A BLVD. IN ALL CASES I'M IN A PANIC SITUATION TO RE-START THE CAR. THE CAR ...

I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATES WITH ME. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. PROBLEMS: OVER THE 4 YEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL FROM A STOP POSITION USUALLY WHEN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OUR WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM A BLVD. IN ALL CASES I'M IN A PANIC SITUATION TO RE-START THE CAR. THE CAR ...

I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATES WITH ME. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. PROBLEMS: OVER THE 4 YEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL FROM A STOP POSITION USUALLY WHEN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OUR WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM A BLVD. IN ALL CASES I'M IN A PANIC SITUATION TO RE-START THE CAR. THE CAR ...

STEERING RACK SLIPPED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ASSIST WHEN TAKING LEFT TURNS. RACK WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON SOME 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXS BUT EVIDENTLY THEY DIDN'T CHECK FAR ENOUGH SO AS TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL.THUS I WAS TOLD I AM NOT GOING TO BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIRS.

Mileage: 94,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS COVER FELL OFF AND WAS NOT RECOVERED. JUST AFTER I REPLACED THIS ONE THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF. (THE LIGHT BULBS EXPLOSED AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO THE WEATHER)

SERVICE ENGINE PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING. ALMOST EVERY EXHAUST-RELATED COMPONENT WAS REPLACED BEFORE A NEW COMPUTER CUT DOWN ON THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAD AN EPISODE OR TWO AFTER THAT INSTALLATION, BUT HAVE HAD NO EPISODES IN TWO YEARS NOW. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT...

Mileage: 32,000

SERVICE ENGINE PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING. ALMOST EVERY EXHAUST-RELATED COMPONENT WAS REPLACED BEFORE A NEW COMPUTER CUT DOWN ON THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAD AN EPISODE OR TWO AFTER THAT INSTALLATION, BUT HAVE HAD NO EPISODES IN TWO YEARS NOW. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT...

Mileage: 32,000

SERVICE ENGINE PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING. ALMOST EVERY EXHAUST-RELATED COMPONENT WAS REPLACED BEFORE A NEW COMPUTER CUT DOWN ON THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAD AN EPISODE OR TWO AFTER THAT INSTALLATION, BUT HAVE HAD NO EPISODES IN TWO YEARS NOW. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT...

Mileage: 32,000

SERVICE ENGINE PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING. ALMOST EVERY EXHAUST-RELATED COMPONENT WAS REPLACED BEFORE A NEW COMPUTER CUT DOWN ON THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAD AN EPISODE OR TWO AFTER THAT INSTALLATION, BUT HAVE HAD NO EPISODES IN TWO YEARS NOW. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT...

Mileage: 32,000

IN MAY, THE PASSENGER REAR COIL SPRING BROKE FOR NO APPANT REASON. IT LODGED INTO THE TIRE AND RUINED IT. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE IT WAS REARENDED IN JANUARY 2003. NOW THE REAR DRIVER COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF COIL SPRINGS JUST BREAKING FOR NO REASON. IS THERE A RECALL THAT I DO NOT...

Mileage: 46,000

IN MAY, THE PASSENGER REAR COIL SPRING BROKE FOR NO APPANT REASON. IT LODGED INTO THE TIRE AND RUINED IT. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE IT WAS REARENDED IN JANUARY 2003. NOW THE REAR DRIVER COIL SPRING HAS BROKEN. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF COIL SPRINGS JUST BREAKING FOR NO REASON. IS THERE A RECALL THAT I DO NOT...

Mileage: 46,000

BACK IN MAY OF 2003 I NOTICED WATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR IN THE WELL. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LEAK IN THE WINSHIELD BECAUSE I HAD ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD A LEAK AND IT WAS THE WINSHIELD. THE AUTOGLASS DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE VENT SYSTEM AND NOT THE WINSHIELD. SINCE THEN, THE AIR CONDITIONING HA...

BACK IN MAY OF 2003 I NOTICED WATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR IN THE WELL. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LEAK IN THE WINSHIELD BECAUSE I HAD ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD A LEAK AND IT WAS THE WINSHIELD. THE AUTOGLASS DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE VENT SYSTEM AND NOT THE WINSHIELD. SINCE THEN, THE AIR CONDITIONING HA...

BACK IN MAY OF 2003 I NOTICED WATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR IN THE WELL. I THOUGHT IT WAS A LEAK IN THE WINSHIELD BECAUSE I HAD ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD A LEAK AND IT WAS THE WINSHIELD. THE AUTOGLASS DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE VENT SYSTEM AND NOT THE WINSHIELD. SINCE THEN, THE AIR CONDITIONING HA...

WHEN TURNING LEFT THE POWER STEERING STOPS FUNCTIONING AND TURNING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT. THIS HAPPENS MOST FREQUENTLY AT LOWER SPEEDS, BUT ALSO HAS OCCURED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS CONDITION APPEARED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO AND HAS CONTINUED TO WORSEN.*AK

STEERING PULLED TO THE RIGHT CAUSING VEHICLE TO LEAVE ROAD, CRASH INTO TREE, AND BURST INTO FLAMES.

CAR DIED WHEN DRIVING ON INTERSTATE. WHEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, WOULD START, BUT THEN WHEN ACCELERATE, CAR WOULD DIE.*AK

Mileage: 66,349

THE RUBBER SEAL BECAME LOOSE AROUND THE WINDSHIELD, FLAPPING WHILE DRIVING.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED HEADLIGHTS FELL OFF, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. *AK

THE RUBBER MOLDING AROUND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE HAS COME LOOSE. THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE FRONT ONLY WORKS OCCASIONALLY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP ON MY CAR TWICE (ONE ACTUALLY FELL OFF ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING) AND THE CONDENSATION/MOISTURE IS HORRIB...

POWER WINDOW MOTORS ON BOTH SIDES ARE BROKE. APPARENTLY THIS IS AN RECURRING PROBLEM CONSIDERING THE PRICE OF THE REGULATORS. PONTIAC NEEDS TO RECALL THIS DEFECT.*AK

IGNITION KEY OCCASIONALLY (SOMETIMES FOR FEW MINUTES,SOMETIMES FOR DAYS) GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION LOCK IN A SLIGHTLY TURNED POSITION. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2002. ONE REPAIR SHOP SUGGESTED THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH SHIFTER - BRAKE PEDAL - IGNITION LOCK, BUT DECIDED NOT TO TOUCH IT. *...

IGNITION KEY OCCASIONALLY (SOMETIMES FOR FEW MINUTES,SOMETIMES FOR DAYS) GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION LOCK IN A SLIGHTLY TURNED POSITION. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2002. ONE REPAIR SHOP SUGGESTED THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH SHIFTER - BRAKE PEDAL - IGNITION LOCK, BUT DECIDED NOT TO TOUCH IT. *...

IGNITION KEY OCCASIONALLY (SOMETIMES FOR FEW MINUTES,SOMETIMES FOR DAYS) GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION LOCK IN A SLIGHTLY TURNED POSITION. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2002. ONE REPAIR SHOP SUGGESTED THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH SHIFTER - BRAKE PEDAL - IGNITION LOCK, BUT DECIDED NOT TO TOUCH IT. *...

HEADLIGHT PLASTIC COVERS, ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, PER DEALERSHIP.*AK

Mileage: 55,000

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAK IN PONTIAC 1998 3.1 LITER ENGINE. *LA

Mileage: 49,500

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION AS STATED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER LEFT. *TS *JB

THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHEN TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE THAT THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. *LA

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS CONTINUED PROBLEMS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN. WAS TOLD IT IS THE RACK AND PINION STEERING, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALSO TOLD IT IS UNUSUAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN AND COULD BE A DEFECT. *LA

HEADLIGHTS LENSES ARE NOT BONDED CORRECTLY RESULTING IN WATER COLLECTING IN THE HEADLIGHTS. *MR THIS CAUSED THE HEADLAMP TO FOG WHICH REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF ILLUMINATION. THE LEFT HEADLAMP HAD FALLEN OFF. *SCC *JB

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED (FRONT DRIVER SIDE). *JB

Mileage: 60,747

MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS THE SAME WINDSHIELD WIPER PARKING PROBLEMS AS THE 1997 WERE RECALLED FOR. THEY PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING RESTRICTED VISION WHEN DRIVING. GM ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE 1997'S WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE 1998'S, AND WE H...

Mileage: 60,000

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT COVER BECAME SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY.THE COVER HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND BOUNCED OVER THE TOP OF THE CAR AND THE CAR BEHIND WAS BACK ENOUGH THAT IT HIT THE HIGHWAY FIRST AND THEN FLEW UNDER THEIR CAR.*AK

THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO HONOR RECALL 02V28600 FOR POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. *AK

Mileage: 83,005

BATTERY BLEW-UP AND STARTED SMALL FIRE AFTER I NOTICED THE POSITIVE TERMANAL LEEKING AS I DICONECTED THE BATTERY IT BLEW ACID ALL OVER THE CAR AND MYSELF CAUSING A SMALL FIRE AFTER REPLACING THE FACTERY AC DELCO BATTERY THE TRANSMISION SLIPS WHEN SWITCHING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR.*AK

Mileage: 82,307

BATTERY BLEW-UP AND STARTED SMALL FIRE AFTER I NOTICED THE POSITIVE TERMANAL LEEKING AS I DICONECTED THE BATTERY IT BLEW ACID ALL OVER THE CAR AND MYSELF CAUSING A SMALL FIRE AFTER REPLACING THE FACTERY AC DELCO BATTERY THE TRANSMISION SLIPS WHEN SWITCHING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR.*AK

Mileage: 82,307

I HAVE LOST BOTH LENS COVER TO HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING THE BULBS TO GO OUT. HAD TO PAY $70.00 FOR REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE LIGHT COMPONENT. DEALER SAID LENS COVER WAS NOT AVAILABLE????*AK

Mileage: 95,000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK.CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED . HE WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL O N THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE.MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED, BUT HAVE NOT YET DONE ANYT...

WHILE TURNING ONTO STREET OR HIGHWAY THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE. *AK

WHEN SHUTTING THE CAR OFF THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK IF I DON'T HEAR A CLICK, I KNOW THE KEY IS GOING TO BE STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO BACK UP AND DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND POP THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN THE KEY WILL COME OUT. AND IF...

Mileage: 69,244

WHEN SHUTTING THE CAR OFF THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK IF I DON'T HEAR A CLICK, I KNOW THE KEY IS GOING TO BE STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO BACK UP AND DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND POP THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN THE KEY WILL COME OUT. AND IF...

Mileage: 69,244

WHEN SHUTTING THE CAR OFF THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK IF I DON'T HEAR A CLICK, I KNOW THE KEY IS GOING TO BE STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO BACK UP AND DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND POP THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN THE KEY WILL COME OUT. AND IF...

Mileage: 69,244

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CERTAIN TURN. UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, HIT A TREE, AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

THE DELCO BATTERY IS EITHER FAULTY OR NOT PROPERLY SECURED AND PRONE TO LEAKING. WE HAVE HAD FOUR BATTERIES GO BAD IN FIVE YEARS IN THIS VEHICLE.*AK

BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES ON MY WIFES 1998 GRAND PRIX WENT FLYING THROUGH THE AIR AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS STEERING RACK AND PINION AS STATED IN RECALL 02 V 286 000, BUTTHE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *TT THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WAS A LITTLE LESS DIFFICULT WHILE IN MOTION. *SCC *JB

Mileage: 27,000

RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS SEPARATION. LEFT SIDE LENS HAS WATER INSIDE OF IT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM, BUT GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT. THEY HAVE EVEN MFG'D A NEW PART THAT, IN THEORY, DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED, AS THE EXPENSE IN REPAIRING IT IS ROUGHLY 150$ IN PARTS ALON...

Mileage: 90,950

I OWN A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND-PRIX. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN THE UP-RIGHT POSITION. THIS HAS CAUSED IMPAIRED VISION. I KNOW THAT THE 1997 MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME MALFUNCTION. I AM THE MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN AND SAFETY IS MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE WHEN I PURCHASE A CAR. UNFORTUNATELY THIS ...

Mileage: 92,000

THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *JB

Mileage: 65,000

SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 02V286000: MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX IS HAVING THE EXACT SYMPTOMS AS DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE, WHICH I OBTAINED FROM THE ODI.NHTSA.DOT WEBSITE. ON 6/4/03, AT 9:48 A.M., I CONTACTED BRALEY & GRAHAM PONTIAC, IN MY HOMETOWN OF SACRAMENTO, CA, AT 916-481-2200 AND SPOKE TO BR...

TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES WILL START TO MAKE A LOUD WHINING NOISE AND START TO SHIFT HARD AND SUDDEN. DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME,USUALLY AFTER I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A WHILE. ALSO SOMETIMES FEELS LIKE IT IS SURGING. I HEARD THE 3800 TRANSMISSIONS WERE A GOOD TRANSMISSION, I DON'T KNOW. *NLM

DEFECTIVE AC DELCO BATTERIES INSTALLED IN NEW VEHICLES LEAK ACID FROM THE POSITIVE TERMINAL (KNOWN PROBLEM TO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT) POSING A POSSIBLE EXPLOSION HAZARD IN A CONFINED SPACE (UNDER HOOD). LEAKS CONTRIBUTE TO GASES UNDER HOOD AND OVER TIME BUILD UP OF CORROSION ON THE TERMINAL LEADI...

Mileage: 27,500

NHTSA RECALL 02V286000 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE RACK & PINION, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL, DUE TO THE DATE OF MANUFACTURING. *AK *JB

Mileage: 87,000

THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *JB

THIS WINTER I HAD NOTICED THAT THE MOISTURE (FOGGING) PROBLEM IN THE HEADLIGHTS WAS PARTICULARLY BAD. WITHIN A 4 WEEKS PERIOD, BOTH HEADLIGHT COVERS CAME OFF AND THE LIGHT BULB BLEW OUT. COST TO REPAIR $160 EACH. *NLM

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT BATTERY LEAKED WITH POSITIVE TERMINAL POST FALLING OUT. *NLM

Mileage: 77,701

RACK AND PINION GEAR BINDS WHEN TURNING LEFT, DEALERSHIP REPLACED RACK AND PINION. CAR NOT COVERED UNDER NHSTA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V286000. REQUEST VEHICLE BE INCLUDED IN RECALL. *NLM

Mileage: 87,000

THE KEYS HAD TO BE TURNED IN THE IGNITION TWICE, TO START THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE A/C, RADIO, AND DEFROSTER BUTTON MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THE IGNITION WIRING WAS LOSE.*JB

Mileage: 16,000

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. SCANNER SAYS DO NOT DRIVE. PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. CALLED GM AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON AIR BAGS. I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 AIR BAGS ON DRIVERS SIDE. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD A COMPLAINT? THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY. *JB

Mileage: 58,000

I WALKED OUTSIDE AND NOTICED MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT LENS HAD FALLEN OFF. *JB

Mileage: 50,000

DEFECT IN RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF. *JB

Mileage: 47,379

CLEAR PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS COVER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF. IT APPEARS THE ADHESIVE FAILED. THE OTHER HEADLIGHT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF MOISTURE ENTRY. *NLM

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HEADLAMP FAILURES CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE COVERS. BAD GLUE - DEALER PLAYING DUMB, BUT THE WEB HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. GM'S DAYLIGHT RUNNING LAMPS AND HEADLAMPS ARE PART OF THE CAR'S CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM. NHTSA SHOULD ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL.*JB

Mileage: 41,000

NAR 3-11-03 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM PONTIAC STATING THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING GEAR. THE CONSUMER HAD RECENTLY PAID APPROX $1,192.09 FOR REPAIRS TO FIX THE STEERING GEAR ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER THEN SENT IN THE RECEIPTS OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT TO FIX...

RECALL #0 2 V 28 6000. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION DID NOT APPLY TO VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. SC

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL REGARDING THE RACK AND PINION (RECALL #02 V 286 000). UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NO LONGER IN ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. *JB THE DEALER RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. SCC

Mileage: 44,000

RECALL ON 1998 GRAND PRIX GT. (RACK & PINION) PONTIAC REFUSES TO REPAIR THEIR RECALL ON THE 98 GRAND PRIX.... HERE IS A LETTER I SENT THEM.....I BECAME AWARE OF THE CURRENT RECALL AND TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER. THE STEERING GEAR CONDITION HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR. THE RACK AND PINION HAS RELEASED WH...

THE CAR FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS HAS HAD AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM. FIRST IN 2000 THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED. 3 MONTHS LATER TROUBLE CAME BACK AND THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED. 2 MONTHS LATER OVERHEATING AGAIN AND THIS TIME COOLANT LEAKING. THEY REPLACED A CLAMP ON THE HEAT PUMP HOSE. 6 MONTHS LATER TROUBLE IS...

Mileage: 48,000

WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED MILDEW. *JB

THE ENGINE STALLED, AND THE IGNITION LOCKED UP.*JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX FAIL WHEN ICE BUILDS UP UNDER THEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS IS BETWEEN $120.00 AND $140.00. THIS IS HAZARDOUS BECAUSE THE WIPERS STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER' VISION...

Mileage: 93,000

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION, THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN IN THE PARKING LOT, HE HEARD A SNAPPING NOISE IN THE FRONT END AND THE STEERING HAD B...

Mileage: 82,508

I OWN A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WHICH EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN 99V348000. IT HAS COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT GM HAS ADDED THE 1998 MODELS TO THER SERVICE BULLETIN (HTTP://WWW.PACE317.COM/GP/TSB/98WIPERS.HTML) IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF THE 1998 MODEL WERE ADDED TO THIS RECALL.

Mileage: 100,500

THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT.*JB

NHTSA#02-V-286-000: CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDE DUE TO THE VIN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

- DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE TRANSISSION LINE - DEFECTIVE CRIMP - HOSE SEPARATED FROM METAL TUBE, CAUSING SEVERE FIRE DAMAGE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT

Mileage: 59,000

ON THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS, THE LIGHT LENSE COVER HAS FALLEN OFF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I CALLED THE PONTIAC DEALER AND WAS TOLD "YES, WE HAVE THEM IN STOCK, THEY FALL OFF ALL THE TIME". THE BARGAIN PRICE WAS $70, WHICH I HAVE REPLACED WITH PLASTIC FOR NOW BECAUSE OF BUDGET PURPOSES, ONLY TO HAVE THE LE...

THE LENSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT JUST FELL OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY AS I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ONE AFTERNOON. MY HUSBAND FOUND IT IN THE DRIVEWAY AND A FRIEND HAD RAN OVER IT. SO NOW WE HAVE TO SPEND 78.00 AND BUY THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY IN ORDER TO GET A LENSE REPLACED BECAUSE THE THING JUST F...

HEADLIGHT FACE FALLS OFF AND THEN I LOOSE THE USE OF THE HEADLIGHT UNTIL IT IS REPLACED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS

RECALL NUMBER 02V286000 I HAVE THE PROBLEM THAT IS STATED ON THE RECALL. I CALLED PONTIAC AT 188 762 2737 AROUND 12-12-02. THEY SAID THE RECALL SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC YET. I WOOULD HAVE TO WAIT TILL DEALER GOT THE RECALL NOTICE BEFORE THEY WOULD PAY TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED.TH...

THE HEADLIGHT LENS (COVER) CAME OFF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (THIS WAS DUE TO BAD ADHESIVE) THE LIGHT BULD EXPLODED WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WEATHER. CHECKED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THAT ONE IS READY TO FALL OFF ALSO. THIS HAPPENED ON 1/6/2003

Mileage: 81,500

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED, REPAIRED AND 20,000 MILES LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PH

THE 1998 GRAND PRIX GT WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR OVER 24 HOURS , A FIRE STARTED IN THE DASH OF THE CAR

Mileage: 12,000

MY SECOND REAR MAIN SEAL LEAKING OIL WITH ONLY 61,000 MILES ON THE CAR. MY FIRST WAS FIXED UNDER WARRANTY AT 34,000 MILES AND 27,000 MILES LATER I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME 1100 DOLLARS TO FIX AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT THIS BEING THE SECOND REPAIR IN ...

Mileage: 61,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE MAKES AN EXTREMELY LOUD NOISE WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN CAUSING A DISTRACTION. TS THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JG

Mileage: 39,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR MAIN ENGINE CRANKSHAFT SEAL IS LEAKING OIL. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE, 1ST TIME AT 55K MILES AND 2ND TIME AT 95K MILES. TS

Mileage: 95,000

CONSUMER STATES WHEN TURNING LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH

I HAD BROUGHT MY CAR IN BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T DRIVE IT AT NIGHT DUE TO VAPORS ON THE INSIDE OF LENSES ON BOTH SIDES OF CAR. THE WATER VAPORS ON THE LENSE WAS SO GREAT THAT THE HEADLIGHTS GAVE OFF A BLUR SO AS NOT A CLEAR LIGHTING OF THE ROAD WAS VISABLE. AS IT WENT ON THE OUTSIDE LENSE FELL OFF AND T...

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LENSE HAD FALLEN OFF DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT. CONSUMER STATES WHEN WATER GETS BEHIND LENSE IT CAUSES THE LIGHT TO SHORT OUT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE COVER COULD FLY OFF ON THE HIGHWAY AND DISTRACTED ANOTHER DRIVER VISION AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROV...

CONSUMER WALKED OUT TO START VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE LENSE THAT COVERS HEADLIGHT HAD FALLEN OFF VEHICLE. CONSUMER STATED WHEN WATER WOULD GET INSIDE HEAD LIGHT, IT WOULD SHORT OUT, WHICH WOULD CAUSE VEHICLE TO HAVE NO LIGHTS, THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE.TS *...

Mileage: 29,872

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER MADE A LEFT TURN. WHILE TURNING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WITHIN SECONDS OF CONSUMER HEARING THE NOISE THEY LOST POWER STEERING. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SERPENTINE BELT AND OTHER PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAIL...

CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY COULD CHANGE THE GEARS WHEN FOOT IS OFF BRAKES. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

STEERING WHEEL JERKED TO THE RIGHT, SMASHING INTO A CURB, CRACKING A RIM AND DESTROYING A TIRE. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

WAS DRIVING TO VA FROM OH WHEN I PULLED OFF TO GET GAS AND FOOD. I TRIED TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT BUT COULDN'T TURN LEF WITHOUT A STRUGGLE. I ENDED UP HAVING TO STAY OVERNIGHT IN A DISGUSTING MOTEL AND HAVE A FRIEND DRIVE 3 HOURS TO PICK ME UP THEN DRIVE BACK BECAUSE A NEW RACK WON'T BE IN FOR A ...

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN CAUSING ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES MID WAY THROUGH THE TURN. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN TIME BEFORE HITTING A STREET LIGHT POLE. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO EVEN DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. WHENEVER TUR...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR IS DISTORTED AND CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHEN USED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

THE DRIVERS WINDOW IS INOPERATIVE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW SCRATCHES AS IT GOES UP OR DOWN. *JG

THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR NEEDED REPLACING. *JG

THE BRAKES ARE EMMITTING A SQUEAKING NOISE. *JG

THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT WHEN IN MOTION, THERE WAS ALSO A NOISE COMING FROM THE STRUTS. *JG

I WAS BACKING UP AFTER GETTING GAS AND MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN LEFT.*AK

THE CONSUMER FOUND A BOLT HEAD AND WASHER ON HIS DRIVEWAY AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE SHEERED OFF BOLT HELD THE BACK STRUTS TO THE WHEEL AXLE. HE ALSO FOUND THAT THE LEFT REAR BOLT HAD SHEERED OFF *JB *NLM

Mileage: 57,000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

BATTERY LEAKS ACID FROM POSTIVE TERMINAL. *AK

I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA BECAUSE IT IS A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT UNCOMMON AMONG GRAN PRIX OWNERS AND I FEEL GM SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS REASON. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

AT LOW SPEEDS ALL POWER ASSIST GOES AWAY WHEN TRYING TO TURN LEFT. EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN, YET TURNING RIGHT WORKS FINE :*AK

MY AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS COME ON AFTER I HAD TROUBLE WITH MY ELECTRIC WINDOWS. I UNDERSTAND THIS ISN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY.*AK

MY AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS COME ON AFTER I HAD TROUBLE WITH MY ELECTRIC WINDOWS. I UNDERSTAND THIS ISN'T COVERED BY WARRANTY.*AK

SECOND HEADLIGHT FAILURE CUSTOMER SERVICE REFERRED ME TO DEALER, DEALER OFFERER $9.80 TOWARD SECOND EXPENDATURE BY ME. WHEN I EXPRESSED DISSATISFACTION WITH THE OFFER DEALER REFERRED ME BACK TO CUSTOMER SERVICE. NO ONE WANTS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLIES THAT SIMPLY FALL APART W...

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT LENSES POPPED OFF, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. THIS COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES POPPED OUT TWICE. *YH

HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OF APPROX. SEVEN MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATLY THREE WEEKS LATER THE OTHER COVER FELL OFF, AND BOTH BULBS WERE SHATTERED . IN CALLING AROUND TO DIFFERENT AUTO SALVAGE AND PARTS STORES IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT ALL THE USED HEADLIGHT KITS WERE UNAVAIL...

WHEN THIS SWITCH FAILS IT CAUSES NUMEROUS SEEMINGLY UNRELATED SYSTEM FAILURES IN THE CAR, MAKING DIAGNOSIS DIFFICULT AND TIME-CONSUMING. THE DRL SYSTEM LOSES POWER SO THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT FUNCTIONA AT ALL IN THE DAYTIME AS GM INTENDED AND WILL GO OUT PERIODICALLY AT NIGHT WITHOUT WARNING UNL...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED APPLIED BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE VIOLENTLY.*AK THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHUDDER. THE FRONT PADS WERE WARPED AND WERE GRIPPING UNEVENLY, ALSO THE RIGHT AND LEFT ROTORS HAD METAL FLAKE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

HEADLIGHT LENS SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE, EXPOSING WIRES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING RIGHT HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF,.ONE WEEK LATER, LEFT HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF.*AK

LENS FELL OFF HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DUE TO BONDING AGENT FAILURE, OTHER HEADLIGHT FOGGY AND MOISTURE LADEN. BONDING APPEARS TO BE FAILING ON THAT ASSEMBLY ALSO. DEALER ASSUMES NO KNOWLEDGE OF CHRONIC FAILURE IN THESE HEADLIGHT LENSES.MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED FOR THEIR RESPONSE BUT THEY ...

HEADLIGHT LENSES FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSES BULB TO BLOWOUT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVER GLUE FAILS, CAUSING THE PLASTIC COVER TO COME OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OUT. I WENT TO THE DEALER WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE COVERS COMING LOOSE WHEN THE CAR WASOVER 36000 MILES AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON THE GRAND PRIX FOR THE COVER TO...

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

GM CLAIMS IT IS NOT COMMON FOR RACK & PINION FAILURE, BUT I'VE READ A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON HTTP://WWW.CLUBGP.COM/FORUM/TOPIC.ASP?TOPIC_ID=6400626&FORUM_ID=5&CAT_ID=1&FORUM_TITLE=QUALITY+%2F+PROBLEM+ISSUES&TOPIC_TITLE=STEERING+RACK WEB SITE. I ALMOST HAD A ACCIDENT WITH MY SON IN THE CAR, BECAUS...

THE RACK AND PINION UNIT IS GOING BAD. LOSS OS STEERING CONTROL IS DUE TO LOW PRESSURE ON THE LINES. CAN NOT STEER THE CAR SOMETIMES.*AK

AT 38,000 MILES MY DEALER CLAIMS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A RESULT OF THE UAW STRIKE IN 1998. *AK

RIGHT LENS FELL OFF. FIRST PONTIAC DEALER I CONTACTED, JONES MOTORS IN SAVANNAH, TN, (731-925-4923) TOLD ME IN NOV. 2001 THAT I HAD TO BUY WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AT $225+ LABOR. TRUSTING THEM, I BOUGHT AND INSTALLED AN ENTIRE AFTERMARKET ASSEMBLY. THEN I FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN 010842004 AT NHTS...

1997-1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HEADLIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE LENS COVER FALLS OFF. THIS HAPPENS ON BOTH FRONT HEADLAMPS. I HAVE READ THAT A DEFECTIVE SEALANT IS THE CAUSE. BOTH COVERS HAVE FALLEN OFF OF MY VEHICLE, WITH THE LAST AT NIGHTTIME DURING A RAINSTORM. THIS CAUSED THE BULB TO BECOME WET AND E...

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONER THE HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE HAVE GONE OUT. NLM

SINCE ABOUT 90,000 MI. THE STEERING POWER ASSIST HAS BEEN ERRATIC. AT LOW SPEEDS, IT FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO POWER ASSIST. JUST RECENTLY, AT ABOUT 135,000, WHILE MAKING SLOW SPEED, RIGHT-HAND TURN, THE STEERING LOCKED ENTIRELY. AT 111,000 MILES, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE STEERING RACK WAS FAIL...

SRS AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. DEALER DIAGNOSED (FOR $85) THAT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $1100. CAR NEVER IN ACCIDENT. LIGHT JUST STAYED ON ONE MORNING ON START.**** DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER FROM ARTEMIS****760791. *AK *JB

Mileage: 65,000

SRS AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS NEEDS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM. *SLC

SRS AIR BAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG WIRING HARNESS NEEDS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM. *SLC

STEERING BINDS WHEN TURNING LEFT, DEALER SAID POWER STEERING PUMP BAD, REPLACED PUMP PROBLEM CONTINUED. TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO OTHER REPAIR FACILITIES AND CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE BAD STEERING RACK. PART NOT AVAILABLE FOR TWO WEEKS. RESEARCHED ISSUE AND FOUND NHTSA INVESTIGATING 1997 MODEL FOR SAME ISSUE....

STEERING BINDS WHEN TURNING LEFT, DEALER SAID POWER STEERING PUMP BAD, REPLACED PUMP PROBLEM CONTINUED. TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO OTHER REPAIR FACILITIES AND CAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE BAD STEERING RACK. PART NOT AVAILABLE FOR TWO WEEKS. RESEARCHED ISSUE AND FOUND NHTSA INVESTIGATING 1997 MODEL FOR SAME ISSUE....

WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD TURNOVER, BUT THEN IMMEDIATELY LOSE ALL POWER. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE PROBLEM WAS A FA...

THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS THAT THE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE FAILED IN EACH OF THE FOUR WINDOWS AT LEAST ONCE AND IN TWO OF THE WINDOWS A MINIMUM OF TWO TIMES EACH. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE WINDOW FALLS INTO THE DOOR AND CANNOT BE EITHER RAISED OR LOWERED. IN EFFECT YOU WALK OUT TO YOUR CAR IN TH...

DEALERSHIP/SERVICE DEPT HAVING PROBLEMS LOCATING THE CORRECT PART - CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FOR OVER 2 WEEKS. NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

LENSES ON HEADLIGHTS KEEP FALLING OFF, CAUSING HEADLIGHT LAMP TO FAIL.*AK *JB

HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE FALLING OFF WHILE DRIVING, AND CAUSING LOSS OF HEADLIGHT OPERATION. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER CAM HAD TO BE REPLACED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS BECAUSE WIPERS WOULD STOP OPERATING WHILE RUNNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WATER ENTERING THROUGH COWL VENTILLATION EVAPORATOR BOX TO FLOOR DAMAGING AIR BAGS/ AIR BAG LIGHT NOW STAYS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES.*AK

CAR HAD COMPLETE POWER FAILURE AFTER MAKING A TURN EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. HAD NO LIGHTS, IGNITION OR POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART ENGINE. *AK

DEALER SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPLACEMENTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT UP TO THIS POINT. I FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE AN OBVIOUS DEFECT.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

THERE IS ALOT OF CONDENSATION THAT BUILDS IN LENSES OF HEADLIGHTS WHICH CAUSES POOR VISION WHEN CONSUMER TRIES TO TRAVEL AT NIGHT.*AK

I PURCHASED A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP FROM VAN-TROW OLDSMOBILE IN NOV 1998. RECENTLY, I NOTICED THAT MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT LENS WAS MISSING FROM MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSED MY HEADLIGHT BULB TO BLOW. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT HEADLIGHT LENS WAS ALSO SEPARATING FROM T...

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY. *YD

CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY. *YD

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND MAKING A NINETY-DEGREE LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL DIRECTION OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE IN THE LAWN IN FRONT OF AN OFFICE BUILDING, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT RACK AND PINION GEARS FAIL...

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF VEHICLE, EXPOSING THE LIGHT, WHICH HAD SHATTERED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF VEHICLE, EXPOSING THE LIGHT, WHICH HAD SHATTERED.PLEAS EPROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT COVERS HAD FALLEN OFF WITHIN DAYS OF EACH OTHER, BOTH TIMES IT HAD BEEN RAINING THIS MADE THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL PRE-MATURE. I RECOVERED THE LEFT LENS AND AS OF NOW IS STAYING ON, I CONTACTED A DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO BUY A NEW LENS THERE IS NO RECALL! AFTE...

CONSUMER WENT TO GET IN VEHICLE AND NOTICED ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS FELL OUT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING STEERING LOCKS UP AND MAKES A POPPING NOISE. STEERING RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING STEERING LOCKS UP AND MAKES A POPPING NOISE. STEERING RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

STEERING RACK AND PINION FAILED. TOWED TO DEALER, AND INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT RACK AND PINION WAS BINDING, CAUSING INOPERABLE STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

STEERING LOCKED AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A GARAGE. ENTIRE RACK AND PINION UNIT REPLACED. I SAW A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE STATING THAT YOUR AGENCY WAS INVESTIGATING PONTIAC GRAND PRIXS THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. COST OF REPLACEMENT - $825.

CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FEEL OUT, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC

TORSION BAR RUSTED UNDER BRACKET, NEARLY SNAPPED IN TWO. WHEEL WAS HELD TO FRAME ONLY BY STRUT. TWO MECHANICS TOLD ME THEY "HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN THEIR CAREER AS A MECHANIC" BOTH WITH OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE. GM SAYS ITS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. MY MECHANICS BELIEVE IT WAS INFERIOR PA...

COOLANT SYSTEM IS USING A LOT OF COOLANT. MANIFOLD INTAKE HAS A LEAK THAT IS LEAKING OUT THE COOLANT.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT COVER FLEW OFF. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS BECAUSE IF THE HEADLIGHTS HAD GONE OUT AT NIGHT I WOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING ON AN UNLIT COUNTRY HIGHWAY WITH NO WAY TO SEE. WHEN I CONTACTED TWO AUTO BODY SHOPS IN THE AR...

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

THE FRONT AND REAR ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS ARE BURNT OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE. I'VE HAD THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING HUB REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MOISTURE IN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. LED READ-OUT ON AM/FM/CD RADIO DOESN'T WORK AT ALL TIMES. SQUEAKING MOTOR ON HE...

THE FRONT AND REAR ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS ARE BURNT OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE. I'VE HAD THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING HUB REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MOISTURE IN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. LED READ-OUT ON AM/FM/CD RADIO DOESN'T WORK AT ALL TIMES. SQUEAKING MOTOR ON HE...

THE FRONT AND REAR ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS ARE BURNT OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE. I'VE HAD THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING HUB REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MOISTURE IN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. LED READ-OUT ON AM/FM/CD RADIO DOESN'T WORK AT ALL TIMES. SQUEAKING MOTOR ON HE...

THIS CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND TWO OF THE FOUR WINDOW MOTORS ARE NOT WORKING ALREADY. I DID CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALERS PART DEPT AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO BUY THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR TOGETHER @ A COST TO ME OF OVER 3 HUNDRED DOLLARS PER WINDOW. I LOOKED FOR USED MOTORS BUT AS SOON AS THEY GET ONE IT'S ...

ON TWO OCCASIONS 3.8 V6 ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE FUEL PUMP FUSE IS BLOWING, BUT DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW AND THEREFORE CAN NOT FIX THIS PROB...

ON TWO OCCASIONS 3.8 V6 ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE FUEL PUMP FUSE IS BLOWING, BUT DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW AND THEREFORE CAN NOT FIX THIS PROB...

I'VE HAD THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR BREAK 3 TIMES NOW. ORIGINALLY IT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 98. ONCE THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR IT BROKE AGAIN WITHIN A WEEK. NOW IN DECEMBER 2000 THE MOTOR HAS DIED AGAIN (AND OF COURSE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY). I'VE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE LIST THE SAME PROBLEM ...

08/21/2000, WE HAD THE SYATEM FLUSHED OUT AT THE DEALER, WITHIN TWO WEEKS WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE. THERE WAS AN OILY BUILD UP IN THE WATER, AND THE SERVICE MANGER ([XXX]) SAID IT WAS A CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN THE COOLANT AND ENGINE BLOCK. NOW WE'RE HAVING TO REPLACE ANOTHER HEATER CORE. ...

AIR CONDITIONER ODOR DUE TO WATER REMAINING IN AIRBOX FERMENTING , 4 YEARS LATER NO SOLUTION ALTHOUGH REPAIR SHOP SAYS THEY REPLACED EVAPORATOR CORE THEY DID NOT,, ADVISED ME TO TURN ON FAN FOR 5 MINUTES AFTER USING AIR CONDITIONER, HARDLY REASONABLE TO DO, SIT IN CAR FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING, T...

AIR CONDITIONER ODOR DUE TO WATER REMAINING IN AIRBOX FERMENTING , 4 YEARS LATER NO SOLUTION ALTHOUGH REPAIR SHOP SAYS THEY REPLACED EVAPORATOR CORE THEY DID NOT,, ADVISED ME TO TURN ON FAN FOR 5 MINUTES AFTER USING AIR CONDITIONER, HARDLY REASONABLE TO DO, SIT IN CAR FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING, T...

I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A CAR TRAVELING WELL IN EXCESS OF THE 35 MPH LIMIT WHO NEVER TOUCHED HIS BRAKES. UPON IMPACT I WAS DRIVEN INTO A TRUCK STOPPED ABOUT 7 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS DECLARED TOTALED BY HIS INSURANCE COMPANY WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND RE...

PLASTIC COVER THAT PROTECTS HEADLIGHT LENS COMPLETELY FELL OFF, EXPOSING THE BULBS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DAY AFTER PURCHASE, POINTED OUT TO DEALER EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION IN HEADLAMPS. TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. 1-1/2 MONTHS AGO DRIVER'S SIDE LENS FELL OFF AND BULB EXPLODED DUE TO RAIN ENTERING LAMP FIXTURE. PURCHASED ENTIRE NEW ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED MYSELF. THIS PAST WEEDEND, THE PASSENGER SIDE LENS HAS...

THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE LENS TO THE LIGHT DETERIORATED ALLOWING CONDENSATION TO ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE LENS, THEREFORE CAUSING THE CHROME TO FLAKE, GM WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT TO THE CONSUMER. NLM

I HAD THE LEFT HEADLAMP COVER FALL OFF IN DECEMBER 2000, WHICH CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT TO BURN OUT. THE DEALER CLAIMED THAT WARRENTY WOULD NOT COVER, SO I HAD TO PAY $110.00. IN JUNE, THE RIGHT COVER FELL OFF AND I REFUSED TO PAY. THE DEALER PAID FOR THE 2ND INCIDENT, SINCE I PAID FOR THE FIRST AND ...

GLUE THAT IS USED TO KEEP TAIL LIGHT COVER ON TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS NOT SUFFICIENT, ALLOWING WATER AND MOISTURE TO GET INSIDE HOUSING UNIT, AND CAUSING HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS/ BLINKERS TO COMPLETELY MALFUNCTION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

GLUE THAT IS USED TO KEEP TAIL LIGHT COVER ON TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS NOT SUFFICIENT, ALLOWING WATER AND MOISTURE TO GET INSIDE HOUSING UNIT, AND CAUSING HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS/ BLINKERS TO COMPLETELY MALFUNCTION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

GLUE THAT IS USED TO KEEP TAIL LIGHT COVER ON TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS NOT SUFFICIENT, ALLOWING WATER AND MOISTURE TO GET INSIDE HOUSING UNIT, AND CAUSING HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS/ BLINKERS TO COMPLETELY MALFUNCTION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

GLUE THAT IS USED TO KEEP TAIL LIGHT COVER ON TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS NOT SUFFICIENT, ALLOWING WATER AND MOISTURE TO GET INSIDE HOUSING UNIT, AND CAUSING HEADLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS/ BLINKERS TO COMPLETELY MALFUNCTION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HEADLIGHT COVERS HAVE FALLEN OFF VEHICLE TWICE, EXPOSING WIRES, AND RESULTING IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. DEALER HAS REPLACED HEADLIGHT TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

THERE WAS A NOISE IN RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE. REAR TRAILING ARMS HIT ON BOTTOM OF VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WHICH WAS WORSE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER STATED WILL NOT FIX VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE CAR HAS BEEN TOWED AND BEEN IN DITCHES. BUT C...

WITHIN 2 WEEKS, BOTH HEADLIGHT COVERS FELL OFF OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF HEADLAMP LIGHTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

PLASTIC SHIELD FOR LENS CAP IN HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS UNGLUED ITSELF FROM BULB, CAUSING BULB TO BURN OUT. CONSUMER MUST PURCHASE A COMPLETE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY INSTEAD OFF REPLACING PLASTIC SHIELD. CONSUMER HAS ORIGINAL PART. *AK *JB

THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED AN ANTIFREEZE ODOR DURING 2000. ON SEVERAL TRIPS TO THE DEALER, NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE LAST TRIP TO THE DEALER, JUST BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, IS WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS DOCUMENTED (12/26/2000, 15,930 MILES) THE DEALER INDICATES NO LEAK FOUND. WE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT ...

RE: HTTP://WWW.GRANDPRIX.NET/ -- THE HEADLAMP LENS COVER OF 1997 AND 1998 MODELS IS A HIGH-FAILURE ITEM. LOSS OF LENS IN WET WEATHER WILL CAUSE IMMEDIATE HEADLAMP FAILURE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THESE LENSES LEAK CHRONICALLY, RESULTING IN REFLECTOR CORROSION AND REDUCED ILLUMINATION.*AK

BOTH HEADLAMP COVERS HAVE FALLEN OFF DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT GLUE WHICH PASTED THE COVERS TO VEHICLE WAS NOT EFFECTIVE WHEN CONDENSATION ENTERED HEADLIGHTS. *AK SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED PONTIAC WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WERE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT...

TIRES (2) FAILED SUDDENLY WITH BELT FAILURE, MUCH TIRE SHAKE, IN WELL MAINTAINED OEM TIRES ON CAR. INVESTIGATION SHOWS CATASTROPHIC BELT FAILURE, AND/OR BELT SHIFT. *AK (DOT NUMBER: M6X0BMWR TIRESIZE: P225 60R16)

ON AT LEAST 5 OR 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THIS CAR STALLS WHEN I AM LEAVING A STAND STILL POSITION. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED FOR QUITE A FEW MONTHS, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, AND MY WIFE IS PREGNANT AND WHEN WE HAVE THE BABY THIS CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERS BUT I FEAR THAT IF SHE WERE DRIVING WITH THE BABY...

COVER ON LEFT HEADLIGHT DISCONNECTED AND FELL OFF. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOR PONTIAC WOULD NOT ELABORATE ON A REASON FOR DEFECT. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY MINOR COLLISION THAT WAS NOT WORTH REPORTING, NO DAMAGE. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-70MPH ON FREEWAY OFF FROM INCIDENT HOOD CAME UP AND WRAPPED AROUND WINDSHIELD, AND AND WENT THROUGH SUNROOF DUE TO A FAILED HOOK THAT SNAPPED INTO HOOD LATCH.*AK

HEADLIGHT LENS COVER HAD FALLEN OFF. LIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN BLOWN DUE TO CONTACT WITH WATER AND NO COVERING. PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED OIL LEAK AND HAD THE DEALER REPAIR ON TWO OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE MOTOR COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, COMPLETE MOTOR REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY.

DRIVER SEAT BROKEN, REQUIRED A NEW CABLE TO BE INSTALLED. *MJS

REPLACED WINDOW MOTOR. *MJS

BATTERY REPLACED. *MJS

THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER WAS SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO ODOR PROBLEMS. *MJS

FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS IS ATTACHED WITH GLUE. GLUE HAS STARTED TO DISSOLVE, CAUSING LENS TO SEPARATE. HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN OCNTACTED.*AK

AIRBAGS KEEP MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED.*AK AIR BAG CIRCUT FAILED DUE TO A BAD MODUELE. *YH

CONSUMER ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR AND THROTTLE STUCK OPEN, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE, THE BRAKES WERE BURNED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE, PONTIAC WOULD NOT FIX VEHICLE UNTIL A SATISFACTORY REASON FOR THE THROTTLE STICKING WAS FOUND. *SLC

CONSUMER ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR AND THROTTLE STUCK OPEN, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE, THE BRAKES WERE BURNED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE, PONTIAC WOULD NOT FIX VEHICLE UNTIL A SATISFACTORY REASON FOR THE THROTTLE STICKING WAS FOUND. *SLC

ON MARCH 10, 2001 I NOTICED THAT MY LEFT HEADLIGHT LENS COVER AND BULB WERE MISSING. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BACKORDER & I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN AVAILABLE. THREE DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL AT 9:00 PM WHEN I REALIZED ON A DARK ST...

DRIVER HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF. *AK

FRONT HEADLIGHT COVER CAME OFF, THEN BULB BLEWOUT BECAUSE IT WAS EXPOSED TO SNOW. TOOK TO DEALER TO GET A HEADLIGHT REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED COVER ON DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OFF. FIRST, IT WAS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE.*AK

THERE'S RECALL 99V348000 ON 1997 PONTIAC, GRAND PRIX FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT NOT FOR 1998. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TURNING OFF WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY SUPPOSE TO PARK AND STAY DOWN, BUT INSTEAD THEY COME BACK UP, AND EDHALF, BLOCKING DRIVER'S VISION. *AK

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE A BUILDUP OF CONDENSATION INSIDE THE LAMP WHICH REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT PROJECTED BY THE LAMPS REFLECTORS, TOLD THAT THIS IS A STANDARD AND NORMAL CONDITION. NLM

SPEED CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE. NLM

HEATER SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. NLM

LIKE DRIVING AN ARMY TANK CONSUMER CAN'T STEER. ONCE WHILE TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN, CONSUMER TURNED STEERING WHEEL, AND IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK. IF ON A HIGHWAY, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. *AK CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE WERE QUITE MANY VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEM. *YH

PLASTIC HEADLAMP COVER KEEPS FALLING OFF,THERE IS A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART THROUGH JUNK YARDS AND BODY SHOPS. *AK THE COVER FELL OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC CAUSING A FLAT TIRE, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH, FRONT BUMPER AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

DRIVERSIDE HEADLAMP COVER FELL OFF ON 2/1/01. CONTACT OF MOISTURE WITH BULB CAUSED BULB FAIL. HEADLAMP COVER WAS NOT RECOVERED. PASS HEADLAMP COVER FELL OFF ON 2/23/01 WITH SAME RESULT. PART WAS RECOVERED. GLUE WHICH HOLDS COVER ON HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY OBVIOUSLY FAILED. DEALER SAID BOTH ASSEMBLIE...

IN MAY OF 2000 MAY AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD INDICATED A PROBLEM BY STAYING ILLUMINATED. FIERER PONTIAC, HAMILTON, OHIO REPAIRED A "CONNECTOR" WHICH COST $498.50. IN FEBRUARY 01 I NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. SINCE I HAVEN'T BEEN DRIVING THE CAR I ASKED MY WIFE HOW LONG THE ...

THE BOLTS ON THE OIL PAN WERE LOOSE CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, THE SEAL WAS ALSO LOOSE CAUSING LEAK. NLM

THE CONDENSER WAS IMPROPERLY SEALED CAUSING A LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

THE BRAKE PEDAL BUSHING MADE A POPPING NOISE UPON BRAKE APPLICATION. NLM

THE BLOWER MOTOR IS NOISY. NLM

THE AC DELCO BATTERY WAS CRACKED, LEAKING AND SMOKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE NOT TO START, THE BATTERY LEAK ALSO DAMAGED THE PAINT UNDER THE HOOD. NLM

THE PASSENGER HEADLAMP WAS IMPROPERLY SEALED CAUSING IT TO FILL WITH WATER. NLM

THE REAR WINDOW SEALED IS CRACKED CAUSING THE TRUNK LID TO RUB AGAINST IT. NLM

SPARK PLUGS CRACKED CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND THE ENGINE TO RUN ROUGHLY. NLM

THE FUEL INJECTOR IS INOPERATIVE. NLM

A CHECK FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, BOLTS LOOSE ON PAN TIGHTEN AND TOP OFF, PAN AND/OR GASKET TRANSAXLE OIL REPLACED. POPPING NOICE WHEN BRAKING NOW CRUNCHING NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL BUSHING NOISEY, BLOWER MOTOR NOISEY. R&R OR REPLACE PEDAL AND/OR BUSHING, BRAKE, MOTOR AND/OR FAN. VEHICLE WILL NOT START...

A CHECK FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, BOLTS LOOSE ON PAN TIGHTEN AND TOP OFF, PAN AND/OR GASKET TRANSAXLE OIL REPLACED. POPPING NOICE WHEN BRAKING NOW CRUNCHING NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL BUSHING NOISEY, BLOWER MOTOR NOISEY. R&R OR REPLACE PEDAL AND/OR BUSHING, BRAKE, MOTOR AND/OR FAN. VEHICLE WILL NOT START...

A CHECK FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, BOLTS LOOSE ON PAN TIGHTEN AND TOP OFF, PAN AND/OR GASKET TRANSAXLE OIL REPLACED. POPPING NOICE WHEN BRAKING NOW CRUNCHING NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL BUSHING NOISEY, BLOWER MOTOR NOISEY. R&R OR REPLACE PEDAL AND/OR BUSHING, BRAKE, MOTOR AND/OR FAN. VEHICLE WILL NOT START...

A CHECK FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, BOLTS LOOSE ON PAN TIGHTEN AND TOP OFF, PAN AND/OR GASKET TRANSAXLE OIL REPLACED. POPPING NOICE WHEN BRAKING NOW CRUNCHING NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL BUSHING NOISEY, BLOWER MOTOR NOISEY. R&R OR REPLACE PEDAL AND/OR BUSHING, BRAKE, MOTOR AND/OR FAN. VEHICLE WILL NOT START...

A CHECK FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, BOLTS LOOSE ON PAN TIGHTEN AND TOP OFF, PAN AND/OR GASKET TRANSAXLE OIL REPLACED. POPPING NOICE WHEN BRAKING NOW CRUNCHING NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL BUSHING NOISEY, BLOWER MOTOR NOISEY. R&R OR REPLACE PEDAL AND/OR BUSHING, BRAKE, MOTOR AND/OR FAN. VEHICLE WILL NOT START...

BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE CONDENSATION AND FOGGING INSIDE. LOOKS LIKE SEAL FAILURE. PROBABLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE LENS FALLS OFF OF BOTH ASSEMBLIES. SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN! PLEASE CONTACT ME! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

PONTIAC GRAND PRIX'S AND BUICK REGALS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMP CAPSULES FALLING APART AND MOISTURE GETTING INSIDE AND CONDENSING ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT COVER. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OWNERS AFFECTED, IN FACT AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION THE LIST WAS UP TO 45 PEOPLE LONG FROM JUST THE CLUB GR...

IN AUGUST OF 2000, VEHICLE BEGAN OVERHEATING, DEALER STATES THAT THE HEATER CORE WENT OUT, NEW THERMOSTAT WAS PUT IN, DEALER STATED THERE WAS A CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN DEXCOOL COOLANT AND ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING COOLANT TO RUST. *SLC

WIRING PROBLEM; LOST COMPLETE POWER TO BATTERY AND THEN 3 WINDOW MOTORS SIMULTANEOUSLY. *AK

WIRING PROBLEM; LOST COMPLETE POWER TO BATTERY AND THEN 3 WINDOW MOTORS SIMULTANEOUSLY. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE DUE TO ADHESIVE DEFECT. I PLAN ON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP FOR FREE REPAIR. NOTICED SEVERAL NH. *AK

DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT LENSE FELL OFF, AND THAT MADE BULB SENSITIVE TO ANYTHING AND IT HAS BLOWN OUT. CURRENTLY, PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS DONE SAMETHING. CONSUMER HAS NO HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT.*AK THE HEAD LIGHT COVERS FOR BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES FELL OFF ONE AFTER THE OTHER RESULTING IN BULBS BREAK...

DRIVER'S SEAT IS HEATED AND HAVE HAD A DYSFUNCTIONAL ON/OFF SWITCH AND/OR RELAY. HAVE COMPLAINED 4 TIMES TO DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS MANUFACTURER AND HAVE ADVISED THEM OF BURNING OURSELVES (WHOEVER DRIVES CAR AND USES SEAT) BECAUSE SEAT HEATS UP. DEALERSHIP (NOT WHERE PURCHASED) HAS INFORMED US THEY ...

MY CAR ACCELERATOR STUCK ON ME THIS MORNING WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE NEXT THINK I KNEW WAS UP ON A SNOW BANK, THEN WHEN I PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND WAS PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE TO COME OFF SNOWBANK, BEFORE I COULD EVEN GO NEAR THE GAS PEDAL, IT FLEW BACKWARDS ABOUT 100 FEET INTO A ...

WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 20-25MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THEN TRYING TO TURN BACK TO RIGHT, VEHICLE WOULD TURN BACK. VEHCILE WOULD NOT LET CONSUMER TURN TO RIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALERSHIP FIXED PROBLEM . *AK

WHEN TURNING, THE SEAT BELT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE AUDIO SWITCH HOUSINGS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, LOCKING THE WHEEL. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE LEFT SIDE HOUSING PULLED OUT COMPLETLY ALLOWING FURTHER OPERATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE REMAINING RIGHT SWITCH HOUSING DID NOT COME...

HEADLIGHT CONCEALMENT LENS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. PASSENGER'S SIDE FELL OFF 2 WEEKS AGO, AND THEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED HEADLIGHT CONCEALMENT LENS. *AK

VEHICLE REVVED UP TO MAXIMUM OF 4000 RPMS. CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT ENGINE OFF, SPEED WAS 20 MPH . VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. BUT, DUE TO SNOW ON ROAD TIRES WERE JUST SPINNING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF ENGINE. *AK

CLEAR PLASTIC OVER HEADLIGHTS HAS FALLEN OFF, CAUSING INOPERATIVE HEADLIGHTS, AND POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM PARKED IN THE UP POSITION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THEN IT WOULD STOP. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

POWER STEERING UNIT LEAKS. *AK

ELECTRIC WINDOW FAILURES. I HAVE HAD EVERY WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED, SOME TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR. I BOUGHT A VERY EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY LAST VISIT TO PROTECT MYSELF AGAINST COSTLY REPAIRS FOR FUTURE PROBLEMS. PER MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEALER, THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM (BAD MOTORS ...

HEADLIGHT LENSES KEEP FALLING OFF, ALL REPLACEMENT WERE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DEFECTIVE PART WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

THE SEAT BACK DOESN'T LOCK AT ALL TIMES. I CAN PUT ON MY BRAKES AND WHEN I DON'T HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR YOU CAN SEE THE PASSENGER SEAT FALL FORWARD WHEN THE BKES ARE APPKIED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WILL ALSO GO FORWARD . I HOSPICE AN ELDERLY PATIENT WITH BACK PROBLEMS AND THIS A GREAT CONCE...

WHEN CROSING HWY 278 ENGINE FAILED DUE TO ALTERNATOR. THE CAR GAVE NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG LEAVING CAR STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY.I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CAR OUT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION. NOWHERE IN OWNWERS MANUAL DID IT SAY THAT I NEEDED IGNITION ...

AIRBAG LIGHT NORMALLY FLASHES ON, THEN IT GOES OFF. BUT, CURRENTLY AIRBAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY.*AK

I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STALLING CONDITION. WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN YOU WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT MY CAR WOULD MOVE 10 FEET AND THEN STALL OUT. IT WOULD ALSO STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN APPLYING THE BRAKE AND WHEN YOU WOULD TAKE YOUR F...

TRANS. UPSHIFTED WHILE ACCELERATING, ENGINE STALLED ON ONRAMP. OCCURRED 5X. ORIGINAL COMPLAINT DOCUMENTED @ DEALER, HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN AND NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. $3000 TO FIX AN OBVIOUS (AND COMMONLY REPORTED) TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. NARROWLY AVOIDED 2 ACCIDENTS AFTER ENG...

VEHICLE KEEP EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT LENS KEEP COMING OFF; 1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH LEFT LEN, WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED. WITHIN A FEW DAYS LATER, RIGHT SIDE LEN CAME OFF, DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM.

THE ENGINE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, BATTERY LEAKING ACID, POWER WINDOS BROKE, ETC.

THE ENGINE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, BATTERY LEAKING ACID, POWER WINDOS BROKE, ETC.

THE ENGINE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, BATTERY LEAKING ACID, POWER WINDOS BROKE, ETC.

THE ENGINE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, BATTERY LEAKING ACID, POWER WINDOS BROKE, ETC.

THE ENGINE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, BATTERY LEAKING ACID, POWER WINDOS BROKE, ETC.

THE ENGINE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, BATTERY LEAKING ACID, POWER WINDOS BROKE, ETC.

CONSTANT MOISTURE IN HEADLIGHTS, THIS CAUSES LIMITED VISABILITY. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FLEW OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO PERSON IN PASSENGER SEAT. BOTH POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TWICE, REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ON DRIVERS SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE HA...

CONSTANT MOISTURE IN HEADLIGHTS, THIS CAUSES LIMITED VISABILITY. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FLEW OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO PERSON IN PASSENGER SEAT. BOTH POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TWICE, REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ON DRIVERS SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE HA...

CONSTANT MOISTURE IN HEADLIGHTS, THIS CAUSES LIMITED VISABILITY. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FLEW OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO PERSON IN PASSENGER SEAT. BOTH POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TWICE, REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ON DRIVERS SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE HA...

CONSTANT MOISTURE IN HEADLIGHTS, THIS CAUSES LIMITED VISABILITY. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FLEW OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO PERSON IN PASSENGER SEAT. BOTH POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TWICE, REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ON DRIVERS SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE HA...

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FROM AN ON-RAMP. THIS RESULTED IN MY INABILITY TO SAFELY ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, FORCING THE TRAFFIC BEHIND TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS.

PULLING OUT OF DRY CONCRETE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 8-10 MPH ,APPLIED BRAKES TO MAKE A STOP AT A MERGING HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE MADE GRINDING NOISE AND DID NOT STOP. *AK

POSITIVE TERMINAL ATTACHMENT BASE ON ORIGINAL DELCO BATTERY FAILED, CAUSING A LARGE ACID LEAK INTO THE RH ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FAILURE GAVE NO WARNING AND LOOKS TO BE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. AFTER FAILURE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE UNRESPONSIVE AND CAR WOULD. *AK

I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER AND GMC HEADQUARTER, IN ODER FOR ME TO GET ANY KIND OF HELP FROM THEM OR ASSISTANCE, I WOULD NEED TO PAY 300.00 FIRST TO FIND OUT IF THE TRASNSMISSION IS DEFECT. AND THEN THEY WILL WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME. A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. TOLD MY HUSBAND BOSS THAT THE COMPANY WILL GI...

DEALER SAID RARE DEFECT, COSTS $1200. TO FIX, NO RESPONSE FROM PONTIAC. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG HARNESS WAS FIXED ON 5/22/2000 AND I WAS CHARGED $172.70 FOR THE REPAIR. MY CONTENTION IS THAT THE FIX OUGHT TO BE FREE OF CHARGE AS THIS IS A KNOWN DOCUMENTED SAFETY RELATED CONCERN *AK *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED ON 12/12/02 CUT -OVER TO ARTEMIS*****724576.

Mileage: 37,800

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WON'T TURN LEFT. DEALER ADVISED VERY RARE FOR GEAR BOX TO GO OUT IN CAR. SOUNDS LIKE DEFECT. VERY EXPENSIVE, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF COMMON IN GRAND PRIX. SHOULD MAKER REFUND REPAIR.

BRAKES FAIL TO WORK EFFECTIVELY IN RAINY WEATHER. YOU HAVE TO "STAND" ON THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. YOU HAVE TO ANTICIPATE YOUR STOP SO YOU CAN BEGIN BRAKING VERY EARLY. CAN CAUSE A PROBLEM AT INTERSECTIONS.*AK

3 OUT 5 LUGS: NUTS FELL OFF WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED WHEEL TO COME OFF,AND RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL / CRASH. DEALER IS REPLACING ALL WHEELS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOWS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDOWS DO NOT ROLL DOWN ALL THE TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

POWER WINDOW MOTORS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE BROKEN 4 TIMES. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PONTIAC, BUT NO RECALL ISSUED. *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED TO 75MPH. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THIS CAR HAS STALLED. ALL FOUR TIMES THE CAR HAD BEEN AT A FULL STOP, AND WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS IT STALLED OUT. EACH TIME I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER THEY ASK ME WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO ABOUT IT? FIX IT. *AK

I HAVE HAD THE SUN ROOF FIXED 6 TIMES. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC, JON ZIEGLER, ON THE LAST OCCASSION THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT FOR ME AND THAT I SHOULD TRY ANOTHER DEALER. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF THE SUNROOF AS I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH OTHER CAR OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING SI...

I HAVE HAD TWO CAR ACCIDENTS. IN BOTH ACCIDENTS THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT AND THE SEAT BELTS OFFERED NO PROTECTION EITHER. THE DESIGN OF THE NECK RESTRAIN ALLOWED MY NECK TO GO BACK CAUSING SEVERE INJURY TO A DISC. IF THE SAFTEY SYSTEM FAILED ONE TIME I WONDERED. BUT FAILED TWICE THE CAR OR DES...

I HAVE HAD TWO CAR ACCIDENTS. IN BOTH ACCIDENTS THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT AND THE SEAT BELTS OFFERED NO PROTECTION EITHER. THE DESIGN OF THE NECK RESTRAIN ALLOWED MY NECK TO GO BACK CAUSING SEVERE INJURY TO A DISC. IF THE SAFTEY SYSTEM FAILED ONE TIME I WONDERED. BUT FAILED TWICE THE CAR OR DES...

I HAVE HAD TWO CAR ACCIDENTS. IN BOTH ACCIDENTS THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT AND THE SEAT BELTS OFFERED NO PROTECTION EITHER. THE DESIGN OF THE NECK RESTRAIN ALLOWED MY NECK TO GO BACK CAUSING SEVERE INJURY TO A DISC. IF THE SAFTEY SYSTEM FAILED ONE TIME I WONDERED. BUT FAILED TWICE THE CAR OR DES...

TRANSMISSION AND BRAKING PROBLEMS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT & SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

TRANSMISSION AND BRAKING PROBLEMS COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT & SHOULD BE RECALLED. *AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TO BE LOOKED INTO BY DEALER ON 03-13-00

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL REPAIRS, CONSUMER IS HAVING TROUBLE OBTAINING REFUND FOR RECALL REPAIRS THAT NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION. (SPARK PLUG WIRES) *MJS

IN WET CONDITIONS VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. BRAKES FEEL OKAY, AND SHOW NO SIGN OF A PROBLEM WHEN APPLYING THEM. CONSUMER WILL BE TAKING VEHICLETO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *AK

DESIGN OF SHOULDER HARNESS PLACES BELT ACROSS THROAT. SHOULDER HARNESS IS TOO TIGHT, WILL NOT LOOSEN. *AK

PUSHING ON BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD SLOWED THE CAR VERY LITTLE DURING RAIN, UNTIL I GOT DOWN TO A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THEN THEY SUDDENLY GRABBED HARD. PAINT HAS COME OFF OR THE TOP COAT SPIDERED IN 4 LOCATIONS, DEALER SAYS IT IS ENVIROMENTAL. I KNOW SOMONE WITH THE SAME...

VECHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT HAD 19,434 MILES ON IT. ACK PINION STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, AND LEFT WHEEL WOULDN'T START UP AT ALL. *AK

VECHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE WHEN CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT HAD 19,434 MILES ON IT. ACK PINION STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, AND LEFT WHEEL WOULDN'T START UP AT ALL. *AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A POPPING NOISE, SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN BODY MOUNT. WHEN TURNING HARD TO THE RIGHT, SOUNDS LIKE A BODY MOUNT BROKE. *AK

THE A/C CONTROL SETTING MALFUNCTIONED. IF SET AT 70 DEGREES, IT WOULD GO UP TO 90 DEGREES AND HIGHER AND STAY AT THAT SETTING, IF LOWERED THE SETTING, IT WOULD GO BELOW THE SETTING THE OCCUPANT SET IT. TSB # 970901739017 PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING/HOWLING NOISE. DEALER SAYS IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PADS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD GRINDING/HOWLING NOISE. DEALER SAYS IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PADS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE 2 FUEL INJECTORS AFTER HAVING CAR ONLY EIGHT MONTHS; CHILD SAFETY LOCKS BROKE WHEN PURCHASED; MOTOR IN DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL BURNT OUT

ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE 2 FUEL INJECTORS AFTER HAVING CAR ONLY EIGHT MONTHS; CHILD SAFETY LOCKS BROKE WHEN PURCHASED; MOTOR IN DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW CONTROL PANEL BURNT OUT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMTPING TO CHANGE LANES THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELORATD AND WENT INTO OTHER LANES. *AK

RADIO/CD PLAYER.

UNDER WET CONDITIONS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE PEDAL FELT NORMAL, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT REACT. VEHICLE JUST KEPT ROLLING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. TO STOP THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SLOWED DOWN BY LETTING THE VEHICLE CRUISE. THIS CONDITION IS PRESENT ONLY IN WET RAINY CONDITIONS. DEALER HAD BE...

DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF THIS VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

COMPANY VEHICLE. HEADLIGHT LENS FOGS UP WITH MOISTURE AND CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY BECAUSE WARRANTY EXPIRED. PROBLEMS STILL EXIST. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER LAP IS TWISTED WITHIN THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER REGARDING PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS WHEN VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND ROLLED OVER CAUSING DRIVERS CHEST TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECOME BRUISED. NLM

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS WHEN VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND ROLLED OVER CAUSING DRIVERS CHEST TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND BECOME BRUISED. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS, ON ONE INCIDENT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION DAMAGING THE REAR BUMPER, RESULTING IN INJURY. *YC

UNDER WET CONDITIONS, BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.

UNDER WET CONDITIONS, BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.

UNDER WET CONDITIONS, BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.

THE OIL GAUGE: INDICATOR ON THE DASH INFORMATION CENTER ILLUMINATED WHILE CHECKING THE OIL. ENGINE SUDDENLY IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A GALLON OF WATER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE OIL GAUGE: INDICATOR ON THE DASH INFORMATION CENTER ILLUMINATED WHILE CHECKING THE OIL. ENGINE SUDDENLY IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A GALLON OF WATER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

HEADLIGHTS GETS FOGGY ALL THE TIME, AND SOMETIMES HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT THAT BRIGHT AND THE FOG IS THERE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, AND DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

STEERING IS LOOSE. *YC

TRUNK LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME. *YC

ALARM SYSTEM GOES OFF AND DISABLES THE VEHICLE. *YC

WINDOWS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. *YC

BRAKES NOISY WHEN STOPPING. *YC

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK. *YC

THE REMOTE KEY DOES NOT UNLOCK THE VEHICLE AT TIMES AND WILL NOT SET THE ALARM. *YC

VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. *YC

BACK DOOR PANEL IS LOOSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *YC

CAR WAS TRAVELING APPROX.35-40 MPH AND HIT TWO STOPPED CARS. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL SUFFERING FROM CONCUSSION AND ACUTE HERNIATED C5-6 IN NECK. AN ACCIDENT REPORT WAS FILED WITH MANUFACTURER AND THE COMPANY FIXING CAR DID NOT UNDE...

CAR WAS TRAVELING APPROX.35-40 MPH AND HIT TWO STOPPED CARS. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL SUFFERING FROM CONCUSSION AND ACUTE HERNIATED C5-6 IN NECK. AN ACCIDENT REPORT WAS FILED WITH MANUFACTURER AND THE COMPANY FIXING CAR DID NOT UNDE...

THE FUEL TANK IS SUPPOSE TO HOLD 18 GALLON OF FUEL BUT IT HOLD 14.7 GALLONS. YH

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON WET PAVEMENT VEHICLE SLID OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE ON THE SIDE. ALL FOUR OF THE PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, AND THE SEAT BELT LOCKS RELEASED ON THEIR OWN. ONE CONSUMER WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. 2 SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

BRAKE FAIL AT ANY SPEED WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS. PEDAL IS VERY HARD. VEHICLE SLOWS VERY SLOWLY. HAVE ENTERED SEVERAL INTERSECTIONS, AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO STO, DUE TO BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK

BRAKES DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WHEN IT RAINS. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE STALLS OUT INTERMITINLY AND HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ONCE CAR STALLED CAUSING CAR TO TRAVEL THRU RED LIGHT ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN IN CAR DEALER CAN NOT FIX PROBLEM AND CANT GET IT TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY ROAD TEST CAR INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WONT COME ON WHEN ...

ENGINE STALLS OUT INTERMITINLY AND HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ONCE CAR STALLED CAUSING CAR TO TRAVEL THRU RED LIGHT ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN IN CAR DEALER CAN NOT FIX PROBLEM AND CANT GET IT TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY ROAD TEST CAR INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WONT COME ON WHEN ...

ENGINE STALLS OUT INTERMITINLY AND HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ONCE CAR STALLED CAUSING CAR TO TRAVEL THRU RED LIGHT ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN IN CAR DEALER CAN NOT FIX PROBLEM AND CANT GET IT TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY ROAD TEST CAR INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WONT COME ON WHEN ...

PONTIAC VOIDED WARRANTY DUE TO STEREO EQUIPMENT. SEAT BELT ANCHOR ATTACHMENT FAILED, PONTIAC REFUSES TO FIX. *AK

PONTIAC VOIDED WARRANTY DUE TO STEREO EQUIPMENT. SEAT BELT ANCHOR ATTACHMENT FAILED, PONTIAC REFUSES TO FIX. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ONE OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD BREAKERS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED SMOKING AND MELTED THE WIRES DOWN IN THE DASHBOARD. DEALER DETERMINED PROBLEM CAUSED BY FAULTY I/P CLUSTER. *AK *ML

REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER IS TAKING 15 MINUTES TO WORK. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL.*AK

BRAKES DO NOT WORK ON WET ROADS OR WHILE IT IS RAINING.

AT APPROX. 9200 MILES A SUDDEN INCREASE IN THE BRAKING DISTANCE AND THE PEDAL EFFORT REQUIRED TO STP. WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT 9510 MILES A NOISE IN THE FRONT END WAS NOTICED THAT INCREASED WHEN TURNING. THE NOISE WAS TRACED TO THE LEFT FRONT HUB WHICH WAS REPLACED. TH...

AT APPROX. 9200 MILES A SUDDEN INCREASE IN THE BRAKING DISTANCE AND THE PEDAL EFFORT REQUIRED TO STP. WHEN TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT 9510 MILES A NOISE IN THE FRONT END WAS NOTICED THAT INCREASED WHEN TURNING. THE NOISE WAS TRACED TO THE LEFT FRONT HUB WHICH WAS REPLACED. TH...

RATTLING NOISE FROM FRONT END.

ABS SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID, RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. *YC

FOR "EYE QUE" SYSTEM WHICH IS DESIGNED TO PROJECT SPEED ONTO WINDSHIELD, HOWEVER CAUSES VISIBILITY DESTRACTION. *YC

PERFORMANCE SHIFT SWITCH / HANDLE FAILED. *YC

COMPUTER IS NOT RESETTING PROPERLY WHEN IGNITION IS ON AND ENGINE NOT RUNNING, CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS ACCELERATOR THREE TIMES IN 5 SECONDS TO ENGAGE RESETTING, OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATES DUE TO FAILURE. MJS

RUBBER MOLDING AROUND WINDSHIELD FRONT RIGHTHAND SIDE CAME LOOSE.MGM

TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED. *YC

ENGINE EXPERIENCING A KNOCKING SOUND. *YC

TRANSMISSION IS MAKING NOISE AND SURGING. YH

LEFT REAR WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. YH

LEFT REAR WINDOW MOTOR FAILED. YH

FUEL SENSOR FAILED. YH

FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE INOPERATIVE. YH

CONSUMER HAS EXPRIENCED 6 TIMES FAILURE OF ALL LIGHTING. THERE IS NO PATTERN FOR THIS,IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND AT ANY TIME. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS, AND HAD SENSORS REPLACED/HEADLIGHT SWITCH REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL BEFORE THE TANK IS EMPTY. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS AN 18 GALLON TANK AND RUNS OUT OF FUEL AFTER USING 14-15 GALLONS OF FUEL. *YH

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND HITTING A BUMP OR ANY OBJECT OR HITTING THE BRAKES, OBJECTS WILL FLY FROM THE BACK DUE TO THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT MALFUNCTIONING, HAS A DEFECT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURIES AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. THERE WAS NO FRONTAL IMPACT OR WARNING LIGHT. MANUFACTURER STATED IT WAS NOT THE CONSUMER'S FAULT , BUT COULD DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN #. *AK

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF VEHICLE FAILING TO START/STALLING WHILE DRIVING AND NOT RESTARTING. AFTER A FAILURE, VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. WHEN IT DOES RESTART, VEHICLE ACTS NORMALLY.

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STOPPING AND THEN ACCELERATING.

POOR BUILD QUALITY AND ENGINEERING OF PARTS.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DOWN SHIFT OUT OF OVERDRIVE. THIS IS CAUSED BY A PROBLEM IN THE PROGRAMMING OF THE ELECTRONIC MODULE. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL NOW COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DOWN SHIFT OUT OF OVERDRIVE. THIS IS CAUSED BY A PROBLEM IN THE PROGRAMMING OF THE ELECTRONIC MODULE. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL NOW COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN.

THIS VEHICLE STALL UPON ACCELERATION AND ON ALL INCIDENTS EXCEPT ONE IT OCCURRED DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND ACCELERATION, THE OTHER INCIDENT OCCURED DURING THE TAKE OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THESE INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED NOW ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS AND HAVE RESULTED I 3 NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF STA...

HEADLIGHTS RETRIEVED WATER INSIDE, CAUSEING INADEQUACY LIGHTING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS CONDITION SHOULD CLEAR UP IN 2-6 HOURS OF DRY CONDITIONS. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOVLD AT THIS TIME. *AK

VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN INCURRED A SURGE IN ACCELERATION. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES BUT ALSO HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL TO AVOID HITTING OTHER VEHICLE. DROVE VEHICLE .7 MILES BY SHIFTING BETWEEN DRIVE AND NEUTRAL WITH ENGINE AT HIGH RPM. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND THEN PLUG WIRES AND WIRIN...

WHILE DRIVING COMING OFF AN EXIT AT 15 MPH VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT INDICATED PROBLEM WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK

DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW LOCK BUTTON INOPERATIVE.

DRIVER'S POWER WINDOW LOCK BUTTON INOPERATIVE.

ENGINE STALLED.

UNSPECIFIED.

WHEN BRAKES ARE WET THERE IS LITTLE OR NO BRAKING POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS.

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

THE SEAT BACK LATCH DOES NOT WORK. IF A SUDDEN STOP IS MADE, THE SEAT BACKS FALL FORWARD. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE TWICE. *AK

AFTER PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO WET CONDITIONS BRAKES FADE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, IT SEEMS THAT IN FIRST INITIAL SECONDS BRAKES ARE ONLY HALF ENGAGING AND THEN BECOME FULLY ENGAGED.

WHEN DRIVING BELOW 45MPH THE ENGINE WILL TOTALLY DIE. VEHICLE WILL JERK SO HARD THAT THE CONSUMER IS THROWN FOWARD. THE TACKOMETER WILL REGISTER 0-RPM. ENGINE WILL DIE WHEN IN REVERSE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP APRIL 27TH COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMED. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON MAY 11TH. CONSUMER WAS DEN...

WHEN DRIVING BELOW 45MPH THE ENGINE WILL TOTALLY DIE. VEHICLE WILL JERK SO HARD THAT THE CONSUMER IS THROWN FOWARD. THE TACKOMETER WILL REGISTER 0-RPM. ENGINE WILL DIE WHEN IN REVERSE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP APRIL 27TH COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMED. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON MAY 11TH. CONSUMER WAS DEN...

ABS BRAKES FAIL DURING RAINY CONDITIONS.

NO SUMMARY

ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE GREATLY REDUCED IN RAIN.

ABS BRAKES FAIL WHILE TRAVELING ON WET SURFACES.

ABS BRAKES FAIL ON WET SURFACES.

WHILE ADDING OIL IN ENGINE OIL DROPS FELL ON THE MANIFOLD CAUSING FIRE.

WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE RAIN THE BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER APPLYING PEDAL.

WHILE MAKING MODERATELY HARD STOPS THE PASSENGER'S SEATBACK TILTED FORWARD, ALLOWING SEATBACK TO SLIDE FORWARD ON ITS FLOOR TRACK, CAUSING VIOLENT SLAMMING.

INTERMITTENT STALLING; ENGINE DIED 5 TIMES.

ENGINE DIED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING.

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING 20 MPH. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED ENGINE BUT LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING 20 MPH. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED ENGINE BUT LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, ONLY COME ON DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS AND NOT IN THE EVENINGS. DEALER CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING 20 MPH. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED ENGINE BUT LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, ONLY COME ON DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS AND NOT IN THE EVENINGS. DEALER CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.

RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CONSTANTLY RETRACTS EVEN WHEN FULLY EXTENDED MAKING IT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE AND TOO TIGHT TO WEAR.

THE TRUNK INNER DECK LID HAS "ACCESS HOLES" FROM WHICH THERE ARE RAZORS LIKE POKING OUT OF THE HOLES WHICH INJURED THE OCCUPANT. *AK

ACCELERATOR CABLE CAME OUT OF THE NORMAL CHANNEL IN THE FIREWALL AND WAS STUCK IN A WIDE-OPEN POSITION , CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WENT TO SLOW DOWN. APPLIED BRAKES, FELT VEHICLE CAUGHT. BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE. WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. STANDING ON BRAKE HEARD GRINDING NOISE, NO BRAKE REACTION. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, WENT TO SLOW DOWN. APPLIED BRAKES, FELT VEHICLE CAUGHT. BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE. WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. STANDING ON BRAKE HEARD GRINDING NOISE, NO BRAKE REACTION. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

DESIGN OF SEATBELT CAUSES THEM TO REST ON THE NECK INSTEAD OF THE SHOULDER.

THERE IS A CONTINUOUS HISS OF AIR NOISE COMING FROM DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR AREA. *AK

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE STALLS AND THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE STILL STALLS. *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHICH RESULTED IN SUSPENSION DAMAGE. OWNER RECEIVED NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK