Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Jul 3, 1996NY
REAR BRAKE CALIPER SLEEVE/SLIDERS CORRODED 3 TIMES. *AK
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1993 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 1993 record →
Tires
Filed May 29, 1996GA
B.F.GOODRICH TIRE BLEW OUT. *SD
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 22, 1996PA
BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLYING, EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed May 21, 1996PA
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT AND REAR BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed May 20, 1996NY
TRUCK LEAK, IN FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES, CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed May 20, 1996NY
REAR DISK BRAKES CORRODES PREMATURELY, CAUSING BINDING OF SLIDERS/SLEEVES WHICH PREVENTS REAR BRAKES FROM WORKING. *SD
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed May 15, 1996MO
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSED SMOKE TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit
Filed May 8, 1996GA
SMOKE COMING OUT OF STEERING COLUMN WHEN THE SIGNAL BLINKER ARE BEING USED. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed May 5, 1996CA
SMOKE OCCASIONALLY COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN WHEN KEY IS TURNED. *DSH
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed May 3, 1996IL
WHILE DRIVING, THE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring
Filed May 2, 1996WI
WHEN YOU START THE AUTO YOU GET A STREAM OF SMOKE AND YOU SMELL WIRES BURNING. NO FIRES SEEN. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Apr 24, 1996FL
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERINCED INEFFECTIVE BRAKE ACTION, EXTENDING STOPPING DISTANCE, EXCESSIVE WEAR TO PADS, FREQUENT REPLACEMENT, DUE TO CORRODED CALIPER. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Apr 22, 1996OR
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE APPEARS FROM BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Apr 15, 1996AZ
SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING AFTER REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 27, 1995NY
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, ROTORS, AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER 33K MILES. TT CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT ABS LIGHT STAYS ON.*JB
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 25, 1995KS
THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER,DISC AND ROTOR WAS REPLACED AT EVERY 10,000 TO 12,000 MILE . TT
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Oct 24, 1995FL
LOSS POWER STEERING IN STANDING WATER OR RAIN.TT CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH RAIN PUDDLES LOSS STERING SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY.*JB
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 29, 1995NY
THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE CAR KEEPS FAILING. WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT GOES TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT STOP THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 28, 1995MN
WHILE DRIVING GEARS POPPED, THERE WAS NO 3RD OR OVERDRIVE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 16, 1995OH
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, REAR BRAKES HAVE CORRODED, POOR PERFORMANCE OF ABS SYSTEM. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Aug 10, 1995MI
BRAKES ARE NOT STOPPING THE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD-THE BRAKES ARE SPONGY-IT FEELS AS THOUGH OIL IS ON THEM. TT
Suspension › Rear › Shock Absorber
Filed Aug 8, 1995FL
CAR WAS PARKED WENT TO START CAR IT WOULDN'T START TOOK TO DEALER IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR WHEN DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP IT FELT LIKE THERE ARE NO SHOCKS. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 25, 1995TX
THE BRAKES HAVE NO POWER AND YOU CAN PUSH THEM TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR IS STILL ROLLING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum
Filed Jul 24, 1995MI
EA94-041 ACTIVE, CORROSION OF REAR DISC BRAKES, CAUSING OVER WEAR OF FRONT DISC PADS AND ROTORS. TT *JB
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jul 20, 1995PA
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS FAILED, SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP BY THEMSELVE WITHOUT A SUDDEN STOP. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 13, 1995OH
BRAKE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH STOPPING POWER. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 22, 1995WI
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE AND NO BRAKE ABILITY AT ALL. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed May 3, 1995NJ
RIGHT REAR BRAKE CUTTING INTO ROTOR CAUSED BRAKE PAD TO LOOSEN AND FALL OFF. TT
Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 3, 1995VA
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Feb 24, 1995AZ
THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM DOES NOT SEEM TO WORK PROPERLY IN SUDDEN STOP SITUATIONS. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Feb 1, 1995NY
EXCESSIVE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT OF BRAKES PREMATURELY. REAR CALIPER REPLACED DUE TO CALIPER LOCKING ALSO CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO WEAR. TT
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