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1991 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 1991 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed May 12, 1995MA

PE-94-063 ACTIVE, CORROSION OF REAR DISC BRAKE, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed May 5, 1995MI

REAR BRAKE CALIPER PINS WERE FROZEN, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRON BRAKES, REPLACED CALIPER PIN IN REAR AND FT BRAKES TWICE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 2, 1995TX

BRAKES SQUEAL/ GRIND/ DRAG AND FEEL MUSHY DUE TO BRAKE WEAR. THIS IS THE FOURTH REPLACEMENT. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Apr 12, 1995NY

REAR CALIPER SLIDES RUSTED OUT/FAILED. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Apr 5, 1995MI

DISC BRAKES FAILURE, LOCKUP OF CALIPERS ON THE REAR OF VEHICLE, EA94041- ACTIVE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Apr 3, 1995NY

RUSTED/CORRODED CALIPERS, CAUSED REAR BRAKES TO FAIL/PREMATURE WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES DUE TO EXCESSIVE USE. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 23, 1995NY

BRAKE FAILURE, EXPERIENCE BRAKE LOCKUP, REPLACE CALIPERS, AND DISC ROTORS AND PADS, IN FOR REPAIR NOW. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Mar 21, 1995MI

EXTREMELY POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE DUE TO REAR CALIPER SLIDE FREEZING. RENDERING REAR BRAKES INOPERATIVE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Mar 13, 1995NY

REAR BRAKES LOOK AS THOUGH BRAKES NEVER FUNCTIONED, WITH RUST COVERING AREAS WHERE SHOULD BE CLEAR. INSPECTED BY GULF GAS STATION. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Mar 9, 1995WI

REAR BRAKES FROZE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Mar 8, 1995NY

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MODULE FAILURE CAUSES CHECK GAUGE LIGHT TO COME ON/STAY ON. *AW

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Mar 2, 1995MI

REPAIRED MUFFLER.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Mar 1, 1995OH

BRAKE FAILURE CORROSION OF REAR DISC BRAKES, IN FOR REPAIR REPLACEMENT OF SLIDE WHICH HAD CORRORED, PE94-063 ACTIVE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 27, 1995PA

CORROSION OF REAR DISC BRAKES CREATES A LOCK UP CONDITION. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Feb 27, 1995FL

1) REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODING. 2) STEERING WILL SMOKE DUE TO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 22, 1995NY

REAR DISC BRAKE OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN BRAKE LOSS, REPLACE REAR DISC BRAKES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Feb 16, 1995MI

REAR BRAKE CALIPER PIN FAILED. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 15, 1995AZ

WHEN POWER BRAKE APPLIED, EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Feb 9, 1995NY

NOTICE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, DUE TO CALIPER SLIDING ON REAR BRAKES BEING FROZEN IN PLACE, REPLACE DISC BRAKING SYSTEM TWO TIMES. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 7, 1995WI

TIMING BELT BROKE. *AW

Electrical System › IgnitionFire
Filed Jan 13, 1995TX

UNDER THE ENGINE FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT IGNITION CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jan 5, 1995MI

REAR DISC BRAKES PADS FELL COMPLETELY OFF; CALIPER SLIDE PINS WERE FROZEN ON BOTH WHEELS; BONDING DID NOT HOLD BRAKES PADS TO METAL RETAINER; LOSS OF BRAKING.

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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