1990 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH THE ENGINE ALMOST FELL OUT DUE TO RUSTING OF THE ENGINE CRADLE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SAFELY TO A MECHANIC. ENGINE CRADLE AND ENGINE MOUNTS WAS REPLACED AT A REPAIR SHOP. PLACE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 97V058000-ENGINE MOUNTS

IT IS BAD ENOUGH THAT THIS SYSTEM FAILURE IS QUITE EXPENSIVE, HOWEVER THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT IS THAT EVERYTHING YOU READ AND HEAR TELLS YOU THAT WITH THIS SYSTEM FAILURE YOU SHOULD HAVE "NORMAL" BRAKES. HOWEVER, WHAT I FOUND OUT IS THAT WITH THE FAILURE OF ANTILOCK BRAKES... YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THEY FAILED WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT A SLOW SPEED AND NO TRAFFIC AROUND. THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THE POTENTIAL DANGER OF THIS SYSTEM! LIVES MAY DEPEND UPON IT. MY SYSTEM HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND YET WITHOUT WARNING WAS PUT INTO A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE THOUGHT THAT MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN THE ONE DRIVING WHEN THIS OCCURRED, SHE IS NOT AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER AND COULD HAVE PANICKED AND HAD TERRIFYING CONSEQUENCES. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A "SAFETY" FEATURE! SEEMS TO ME THAT IT IS MORE OF A MONEY MAKER AND SENSE OF FALSE SECURITY!

THE ABS NEVER WORKS. THE WARNING LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON OR FLASHING AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THIS HAPPENS TO ALL OF THE 1989-1990 GRAND PRIX. THEY SAID IT WOULD BE AROUND $1000 TO FIX AND PROBABLY WOULDN'T LAST VERY LONG BEFORE IT WAS BROKEN AGAIN.

CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK AT 95000 MILES

THE RIGHT FRONT RETAINER THAT HOLDS THE CRADLE UP TO THE FRAME RUSTED THROUGH AND FELL OFF. THE CRADLE/ RETAINER/INSULATORS, ETC, HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY BODYSHOP AT THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

UNACCETTABLE PRICES ON REPLACEMENT PART AND NO REBUILD PART AVAILABLE. MASTER AND ABS PUMP COMIBINATION IN EXCESS OF $3500 TO REPLACE. NO AVAILALBE PARTS TO REBUILD FROM ANY SOURCES. ONLY NEW PARTS TO REPLACE BAD, MOST HAVE SAME FAILURE, LEAK DUE TO CRACK IN ALUMINUM HOUSING.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH HEARD A RUBBING SOUND, PULLED OVER, AND SAW SERPENTINE BELT CUTTING INTO WIRING HARNESS. BOTTOM OF FRAME WHERE THE BUSHING ON THE CRADLE MOTOR IS LOCATED, COMPLETELY DROPPED. CONTACTED DEALER TO GET VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY. HIGH PRESSURE PUMP STOPPED RUNNING AND LEFT ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKING CAPABILITY. CHECK ABS LIGHT HAD FLASHED EARLIER, BUT HAD GONE OUT. OWNERS MANUAL GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT SERVICE BRAKE WILL CONTINUE TO FUNCTION, BUT IT DID NOT.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. IT TAKES 10 TO 15 MINUTES TO BUILD THE BRAKES BACK UP. DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER 2 TIMES, AS WELL AS THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

ON THREE OCCASIONS THE WHEELS CRACKED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, RECALL (94V014000), HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #. *YC

TRANSMISSION FAILING BECAUSE OF METAL SLUDGE AND COPPER SHAVINGS IN THE PAN. NLM

EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE BROKE 1994; BALL JOINTS BROKE ONCEON STREET; BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY ONCE ON STREET;; REAR MAIN SEAL OUT; COMPLETE REBUILT FRONT END, 1999; SMOKING IN STEERING IS INTERMITTENT. *AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE STRUTS WHICH BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF, AFFECTING VISIBILITY AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WENT COMPLETLY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT MUCH HELP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER

CARRIAGE/CRADLE BOLT FAILED CAUSING MOTOR TO DROP DOWN AND STEERING LINKAGE TO DISCONNECT.

EVERYTIME CONSUMER DRIVES VEHICLE AND USES BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL STAYS DOWN ON THE FLOOR, AND DOES NOT RELEASE BY ITSELF UNLESS CONSUMER USES HIS TOE TO PULL THE BRAKE BACK UP. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

GOING 20MPH WHEN FRONT CRADEL BOLTS JUST LET GO. THE ENGINE FELL. HAD VENICLE TOWED. WAS A RECALL ON REAR CRADLE BOLTS NOT FRONT. MECHANIC REPAIRED FRONT CRADLE BOLTS AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE. *AK

REAR CRADLE BOLT RECALL WORK PERFORMED HOWEVER THE FRONT CRADLE BOLTS ROTTED OFF AND WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL WORK.

THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM TO BE INOPERATIVE. BUT THE BRAKES DO WORK. HAD ABS PARTS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

RECALL REPAIR WORK COMPLETED ON THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIR THE FRONT CRADLE BOLTS FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE REAR CRADLE BOLTS THAT FELL OFF DUE TO CORROSION WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. MANUFACTURER STATES THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK

ENTIRE SUB-FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT, CAUSING FRONT CRADDLE BOLTS TO BREAK WHICH THEN CAUSED ENGINE TO FALL OUT. *AK

RECALL ON REAR CRADLE BOLTS CAN NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

REAR FRAME MOUNTS RUSTED AWAY CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

RECALL 97V058000. THE PARTS HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE THE OWNER CALLED DEALER ON NOVEMBER OF 1997. *AK

CONSUMER WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS REARENDED. DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELTS STAYED LOOSE AND DID NOT LOCK, CAUSING INJURIES TO NECK AND BACK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING. PUT IN PARK, THEN AGAIN PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL A LITTLE, AND THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. WENT RIGHT INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THERE WAS A CLOSED INVESTIGATION FOR STICKING THROTTLE, EA92-024. *AK

VEHICLE INCLUDED UNDER RECALL 97V-058, STEERING GEAR BOX. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT AVALIABLE. *AK PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. *SLC

HEAD LAMPS COME ON BY THEMSELVES. ALSO COURTESY LAMPS INOPERATIVE/REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TWICE.

PAINT BEGAN TO COME OFF VEHICLE.

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER SEVERAL REPAIRS CONSUMER FOUND OUT IT WAS THE CALIPERS.

NUMBEROUS BRAKE PROBLEMS, REPLACE BRAKES EVERY YEAR, REPLACE ROTORS, CALIPERS AND COMPLETE BRAKES.

EXHAUST PIPE BROKE, CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE AND BURN NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH ON TRANSMISSION.

ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOOR ON ITS OWN. OWNER APPLIED THE BRAKES , THE PEDAL RESISTED AND BECAME HARD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS AND INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE ABS SHORTS OUT , THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN BUT WILL NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO COLLIDE . THE DEALER HAS REPLACED AND REPAIRED THE ABS SYSTEM PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *AK

WHEN SWITCHING FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS UNLESS USING HIGH BEAM. THE RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 1994 FOR THE SAME REASON. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED BY DEALER. *AK

CRADLE BOLT/RETAINER RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

MADE APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL TO BE FIXED AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (97V05800). CALLED DEALER 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR APPOINTMENT. WENT FOR APPOINTMENTS. INFORMED EACH TIME NO PARTS. MECHANIC SAID NO PARTS UNTIL AFTER LABOR DAY. *AK REPAIR HAS FINALLY BEEN COMPLETED PER CONSUMER. *SLC

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL STAY ILLUMINATED DUE TO A FAULTY STOP LAMP. CONSUMER STATED THERE IS A RECALL LISTED FOR THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED. *AKPLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED BEFORE/AFTER RECALL REPAIRS.

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED.

INSTUMENT PANEL/CLUSTER MODULE FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER MODULE FAILURE. *AK

BOTH REAR ROTORS SEPARATED; ALSO, CALIPERS SEIZED PREMATURELY/ SHORD BRAKE PAD LIFR DUE TO PAD SIZE, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE MECHANISM SLIPPED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH. *AK