1991 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH STEERING LOCKED AND BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST REPAIR SHOP. TWO BOLTS/ 4 BUSHING/ 2 RETAINERS AND 2 SPACERS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WAS RECONNECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS VERY UPSET BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED RECALL 00V18900 GM/CRADLE BOLTS DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER FOUND OUT FROM REPAIR SHOP THAT REAR BRAKES HAD NO POWER. ONE OF THE BRAKES WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED. ALSO, THEY WERE BOTH RUSTED. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *AK *ML

MECHANIC SAID THERE WERE 14 CRACKS IN THE HEAD OF THE MOTOR. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER/OVERHEAT. SMOKE AND DRIPPING WATER WERE COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. *AK *ML

SMALL ENGINE FIRE MELTED PLASTIC AT FRONT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT)

WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE AND UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE FOUND THAT THE MOTOR HAD FALLEN TO THE GROUND AND DISCONNECTED THE STEERING COLUMN. NLM

WHEN DRIVING REAR CRADLE BROKE FROM THE RETAINER, CAUSING THE SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO A MINUTE, AND THEN GO BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT NO OPEN RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

REAR CRADLE BOLTS HAVE ROTTED OUT DUE TO SALT CORROSION, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. SAME DEFECT AS 97V058000, BUT STATE OF MINNESOTA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. APPROXIMATELY 675,000 VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED. *AK *ML

THIS IS SENCOND GRAND PRIX I HAVE HAD AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT AND THE ENGINE CHECK GAUGE LIGHTS ARE ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH 99% OF GRAND PRIX. HE SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE WIRING IN BEHIND THE TACK BOARD (THE DISPLAY OF SPEED, RPM, TEMP, ETC.) HE SAID IT WAS COMMON BUT IT DOESNT HURT ANYTHING WITH THEM BEING ON. THE PROBLEM IS THAT GETTING FIXED IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS OR WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL WORK FOR THIS CAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH TWO ENGINE MOUNTS SNAPPED OFF, AND THE ENGINE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED;THE DRIVING LIGHTS ALSO FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I CHECKED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NONE LISTED FOR THIS YEAR. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT ONLY WENT BACK TO THE 1994 MODEL. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALRSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURANCE IN GRAND PRIXS,OLDS CUTLESS,AND WHATEVER THE BUICK MODEL BASED ON THE SAME PLATFORM IS. THEY INDICATED THAT IT IS A FAULTY HI/LOW BEAM SWITCH IN THE STALK WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. APPARENTLY NOT ENOUGH OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN MY MODEL YEAR TO EFFECT A RECALL, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY LESS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD AS IF THERE WAS A LOCK ON IT. THERE WAS LITTLE REACTION THE VEHICLE VAGUELY SLOWED DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO DROP THE VEHICLE INTO A LOWER GEAR ALONG WITH STILL APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN COTACTED. *AK

AS NEAR AS I CAN TELL, THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO ONE OR MORE TSBS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED. BUT IT APPEARS TO BE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO TSB #676303 - PHANTOM STALLS AT CLOSED THROTTLE AND HIGH ENGINE LOAD. THIS PROBLEM POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY THREAT. IN DETAIL WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN YOU APPROACH AN INTERSECTION AND ARE SHIFTING DOWN, USING BRAKES, AND TURNING. WHEN THE ENGINE QUITS IN A TURN, THE POWER STEERING QUITS. ANYONE WITH SLOW REACTIONS OR LACKING THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH TO STEER THE CAR WITHOUT POWER IS IN FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLING BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT. MY MECHANIC SAYS "WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT QUITS COMPLETELY TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS." I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT ANY DEFECT SUCH AS THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THIS CAR AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE ON THE STREETS AT THE TIME.

REAR CRADLE BUSHING WASHER RUSTED OUT.DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE BRAKE LIGHTS FREQUENTLY STAY ON AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. NLM

SMOKE IS COMING UP FROM THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING ODORS WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN USING THE BLINKERS / STARTING THE VEHICLE. *YC

ENGINE FALL OUT OF THE CAR WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE. THERE ARE ONLY 2 MOTOR MOUNTS ON BOTTOM OF ENGINE

WENT TO APPLY BRAKES THE BRAKES DIDN'T LOCK UP. THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR.CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. DEALER/MFR. WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, DRIVER'S POWER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

FROZEN PISTONS, REAR BRAKES NOT WORKING

I HAVE COME TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A SERIES OF PONTIAC VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED DUE TOO POOR PAINTING. I AM UNWARE IF THIS IS TRUE AND NEEDED TO KNOW IF THIS WAS CORRECT OR NOT. I CURRENTLY HAVE A 91 GRAND PRIX AND WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT PEELING OFF VERY BADLY ON THE TRUNCK, ROOF, AS WELL AS THE HOOD. I ACTUALLY WAS JUST LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME IN LETTING ME KNOW ANYTHING. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY INFORMAITON YOU CAN GIVE ME. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR TIME.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE USING THE TURN SIGNAL SMOKE WILL COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. IT IS A BURNING SMELL, BUT NOT A FIRE. ALSO, LOW BEAMS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE IN HALF ,AND OWNER LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING. DEALER HAS SEEN THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE GAS LEVEL WARNING LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THE GUAGE READS A FULL TANK. MANUFACTURER SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *AK

TWO ALTERNATER DASH LIGHT REPLACEMENT

VEHICLE LOST LEFT REAR WHEEL RESULTING IN ONE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND INJURY, DUE TO MANUFACTURE RECALL FAILURE, NO NOTICE TO CONSUMER PRIOR TO INCIDENT.

HEAD BOLTS BROKE ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO GO INTO THE OIL PAN THROUGH THE OIL RETURN. QCAW

THE FRAME BROKE WHILE STEERING A CORNER AT AN INTERSECTION GOING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH. GAS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST 3/4 OF A BLOCK. ALSO REPLACED ENGINE CRADLES. *AK

CIRCIUT UNIT FAILED CAUSING DASH LIGHTS AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO SHOW FAULTY READINGS.

HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97V058000 & CONTACTED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR A FEW HOURS. WENT TO PICK UP VEHICLE & WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS OF CRADLE BOLTS. DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK

REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULLED THROUGH RETAINER DUE TO CORROSION OF RETAINER, CAUSING INTERMEDIATE GEAR SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM GEAR BOX, PRIOR TO RECALL. RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE (97V-058).

REAR BRAKE CALIPER FAILED DUE TO CORROSION.

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL WITH REAR CRADDLE BOLTS,R ECALL NO. 97V058000, AND THEIR WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. HAS BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS. *AK

REAR CRADLE BOLT SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME CAUSING THE STEERING ROD TO SEPARATE WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL, RECALL WORK DENIED DUE TO VIN #.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. DEALER SAYS THE CALIPERS LOCK UP. HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

PAINT IS PEELING FROM HOOD OF VEHICLE.

REAR BRAKES NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO CORROSION. *AK

FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *AK

RIGHT REAR BRAKE CALIPERS, ROTORS, PADS AND BUSHINGS/SLIDERS HAVE FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.

BRAKES COMPONENTS CONTINUE TO FAIL DUE TO FAULTY SYSTEM.

DRIVER NO LONGER FITS IN ANY CAR DUE TO HIS HEIGHT 6'7." VEHICLE IS SO STREAMLINED THAT THERE IS NO HEADROOM; EVEN FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SLIGHTLY TALLER THAN 6'0."

BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY AND FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE AT TIMES. PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT OPEN. WHEN TURNING VEHICLE INTO LEFT CURVES THERE IS A LOSS OF CONTROL.

ABS INOPERABLE DUE TO MISSING ABS WARNING BULB.

CONSUMER NOTICED REAR DISC BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY DUE TO REAR BRAKE CALIPER/ROTOR BEING CORRODED AND RUSTED. HAD TO REPLACE THEM TWICE. *AK

STEERING FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL.