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1990 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 15, 1997CT

BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 4, 1997IA

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES,HE STATES THAT BRAKE FLUID LEAKS OUT AND THAT WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN ON ICE THE ABS DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY.OWNER FURTHER NOTES THAT THE BRAKE PISTON USED IN THESE TYPE OF VEHICLES IS TOO LONG WHICH CAUSES EXCESS BACK PRESSURE, RESULTING BRAKE LEAKAGE AND LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Mar 24, 1997MI

FUEL INJECTORS FAILED.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jan 16, 1997NY

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, FRAME BROKE AND BATTERY FELL OUT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 26, 1996CO

ABS BRAKE FAILURE; WHEN DRIVING DASHBOARD RED LIGHT CAME ON FIRST AND THEN YELLOW LIGHT, BRAKES BEGAN TO GRAB, IN FOR REAPAIRS, REPLACED ABS SYSTEM. *AK

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Nov 27, 1996NY

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE, THE PISTON IS FROZEN, AND WILL NOT GO IN & OUT OF THE CALIPER. *AK *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Oct 22, 1996NE

COMING TO A STOP SIGN, TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES (ANTI-SKID) AND THEY FAILED, THE RESULT WAS AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCIRBE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Oct 21, 1996IL

COMING TO A STOP THE CAR STALLED , REPAIRED TWO ALTERNATOR S, FIVE WATER PUMPS, ONE NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM AND A TURBO-CHARGER WAS PLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Sep 30, 1996FL

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Seat Belts › Front › AnchorageCrash1 injured
Filed May 31, 1996IN

DRIVER LAP/SHOULDER BELT BROKE SHOULDER BELT BROKE, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 45 MPH, *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed May 24, 1996NY

WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING, STEERING WHEEL SMOKE COMES FROM AREA OF IGNITION SWITCH, CAN SMELL BURNING ODOR, COLUMN AREA GETS REAL HOT; CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift
Filed Mar 20, 1996MI

CONSUMER WAS TRYING THE USED THE JACKS AND JACK FELL APART, PURCHASE CAR NEW WITH JACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Mar 6, 1996LA

VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC INTERMITTENTLY. COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 6, 1996MA

BRAKE ROTORS REPAIRED 2 TIMES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jan 25, 1996MA

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES WHICH CAUSE REDUCTION IN BRAKE ABILITY PE94-063. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Dec 28, 1995OH

REAR BRAKES FREEZE UP DUE TO CALIPERS AND PISTONS CORRODING. BRAKES FAIL TO FUNCTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Dec 13, 1995IL

REAR BRAKES DO NOT WORK WELL, AND FRONT BRAKE WEARS EXCESSIVELY. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Dec 5, 1995NY

DISCOLORATION OF REAR BRAKE ROTORS. CAUSING FRONT DISC BRAKES TO WEAR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Nov 30, 1995PA

REAR BRAKES AREN'T RESPONDING APPEARING FROZEN ONLY LEAVING FRONT BRAKES TO ABSORB ALL STOPPING ABILITY. PLEASE DESCRIB DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Nov 27, 1995NY

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. TT *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Nov 27, 1995NY

REAR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING CAUSING FRONT BRAKES TO WEAR PREMATURELY. TT

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Nov 27, 1995PA

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START CAR THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO WOBBLE.CAR WAS TOWED AND STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 27, 1995NY

ABS BRAKES: REAR BRAKES ARE RUSTING. HAD TO REPLACE CALIPER, BRAKE PADS, REAR ROTORS THREE TIMES. TT THE VEHICLE MAKES CLUNKING NOISE AT LEFT REAR. HOT SMELL COMES WHEN SHIFTING THE OVER DRIVE. *YH

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Nov 21, 1995CA

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTION, THEY DO NOT COME ON ANY LONGER, NEEDS A REPLACEMENT ELECTRONIC MODULE WHICH CONTROLS THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 31, 1995MI

REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 5 YEARS DUE TO BUILD UP OF RUST/CORROSION; RESULTED IN BRAKES FREEZING UP. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Oct 23, 1995MI

THE REAR DISC BRAKES CORRODED AND THE VEHICLE IS STOPPING ONLY ON THE FRONT BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT *SLC

Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift
Filed Oct 19, 1995MA

JACK 'CORK-SCREWED' WHILE TIRE WAS BEING CHANGED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WHEEL/JACK.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip › Abs Warning Light
Filed Oct 18, 1995WA

THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON PURCHASED CAR NEW . TT

Suspension › Front › Control Arm
Filed Oct 6, 1995VA

LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT SEPARATED, CAUSING WHEEL TO COLLAPSE/DAMAGING DRIVE AXLE, RENDERING STEERING/BRAKES INOPERABLE. *DSH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Oct 3, 1995MO

REAR CALIPER SLIDES/LOCKS UP CAUSING INCREASE BRAKING POWER; REPLACED 3 TIMES WITHIN 4 1/2 YEARS; ALSO, CAUSES EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Sep 29, 1995OH

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Sep 26, 1995MI

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, REAR CALIPERS CORRODED, EXCESSIVE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Sep 21, 1995KY

BOTH REAR ROTORS AND CALIPERS REPLACED ALSO FRONT BRAKES. WITHIN 50,000 SAME COMPONENTS REPLACED AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 30, 1995OH

BRAKES FAILED 2 YEARS AGO, REPLACED, FAILED AGAIN; PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR; INCREASED STOPPING. TT

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 29, 1995MI

THERE WAS NO OIL IN CAR, INDICATOR CONSOLE NEVER GAVE INDICATION. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Aug 23, 1995FL

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 10,000 MILES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 7, 1995MO

VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM BECAME INOPERATIVE WITH PEDAL TO FLOOR 3 TIMES.THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY.SOFT PEDAL AND OTHER PROBLEMS. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 17, 1995MI

ENGINE FAILED. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Jul 17, 1995PA

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FAIL, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO OVERHEAT. *DH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jul 14, 1995WA

CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES WHICH CAUSED REDUCTION IN BRAKING ABILITY. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jul 12, 1995NY

THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE RETRACTOR . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 11, 1995CA

BRAKES FAILED. *DSH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 5, 1995MA

REPLACED HEAD GASKE DUE TO A LEAK. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Jun 14, 1995PA

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS STICK, CAUSING BRAKE PADS TO PREMATURELY WEAR/PINS GRIND INTO THE ROTORS. *SD

WheelsCrash
Filed May 31, 1995WV

WHEELS CRACKED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING ACCIDENT/LOSS OF CONTROL. (94V-041) *AW

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed May 30, 1995NJ

THE REAR DISC BRAKE LOCK UP. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed May 18, 1995UT

HEAR THUMPING SOUND WHILE APPLYING BRAKES; SOUND OF METAL TO METAL RUBBING; CORROSION CAUSED CALIPERS TO FREEZE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed May 11, 1995MI

FRONT BRAKES ARE OVERWORKED DUE THE FAILURE OF THE BACK BRAKES (CORRODED BACK BRAKES) EA 94-041. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed May 8, 1995MI

REAR CALIPERS SEIZED, DESTROYING ROTORS/CALIPERS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Apr 22, 1995MI

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS REPLACED TWICE.

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