1994 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

PASSENGER'S DOOR IS SIGHTLY HANGING OUT WHICH MAY CAUSE THE DOOR TO FALL OFF UNEXPECTEDLY, AND MAY RESULT IN INJURIES. PIN BROKE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. ALSO, VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOSING OIL DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING VALVE COVER GASKET. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED UNDER UNDER A RECALL. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. RECALL 97V017000. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 12/15/99 AND 12/16/99 VEHICLE STALLED GOING 55 AND STARTED BACK UP AND STALLED TWO MORE TIMES. ALSO GAUGES ON VEHICLE JUMPED WHEN TRIED TO RESTART. *AK

DOES GMC CARE ABOUT THIS? 4 ALTERNATORS IN 3.5 YEARS. THIS IS EXPENSIVE, AND MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY HAVE REPLACED MY ALTERNATOR TWICE NOW, AND I HAD A LOCAL SHOP DO IT THE OTHER TWO TIMES. (THE DEALER BEING THE 2 MOST RECENT.) THIS PROBLEM ALARMS ME. WHAT IF MY WIFE IS DRIVING THE CAR AND IT JUST DIES? FORTUNATELY, I WAS AT A LIGHT WHEN THE CAR DIED. IN TRAFFIC? I SHUDDER AT THAT THOUGHT. AND WHEN THE DEALER SAYS "GM KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM" AND NOTHING IS DONE, THAT'S ANNOYING. MY BROTHER ALSO HAD A 92 GRAND PRIX (WHICH WAS TRADED IN) AND HE WENT THROUGH 3 ALTERNATORS ALSO. THAT IS 7 ALTERNATORS IN MY IMMEDIATE FAMILY. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE REGARDING THIS ISSUE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

I HIT A DEER AT 55MPH HOOD R FENDER HEADLIGHTS BUMPER COVER REPLACED PLUS RADIATOR. AT THIS SPEED THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, HOWEVER, THEY DID NOT. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL #97V01700. CONTACTED DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED VEHICLE NOT UNDER RECALL. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & INFORMED VEHICLE WAS RECALLED & CONSUMER SHOULD GO TO DIFFERENT DEALER. AT OTHER DEALER, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED VEHICLE ALREADY REPAIRED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM & HAD INVOICE SHOWING NOT REPAIRED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED DUE TO INCONSISTENCIES ON DEALERS PART. OWNER WANTS PROBLEM RESOLVED. *AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ALL SORTS OF BRAKE PROBLEMS, BROKEN HOOD OPENER, KNOBS FOR HEAT, ADJUSTMENT FELL OFF, LIGHTBULBS FOR LICENSE PLATE SHORT OUT, ALSO PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BOTTOM TURN SIGNAL, AND FOG LIGHTS.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED PERFORMING DURING A RAINSTORM. DEALER SAID WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

SEVERAL COMPONETS OF ABS HAVE FAILED. MOTOR ASSEMBLY FAILED 2 TIMES, ABS MODULE (#16184393) ONCE. BOTH VERY EXPENSIVE ($500 AND $1000 RESPECTIVELY). COULD HAVE CAUSED LOW SPEED COLLISION WHEN PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. TECHINCAL BULLETIN (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: SB037955) MAY BE CONCERN FOR RECALL. THANKYOU.

ALTERNATOR FAILED -- AGAIN.

IF THE LIGHTS/ RADIO & AIR CONDITIONER ARE RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME & WOULD HAVE TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE RIGHT AWAY. THE LIGHTS, RADIO & AIR CONDITIONER TAKE AWAY FROM THE BRAKING POWER. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE PROBLEM CHECKED & CORRECTED, IF POSSIBLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING T 55MPH NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE CAR CUT OFF.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WIPER SWITCH WAS RECALLED IN 1997 DUE TO DEFECT AND WAS REPLACED - NOW SWITCH HAS GONE BAD AGAIN - WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENLY AND COULD RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. I BELIEVE THE NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH WHICH REPLACED THE OLD ONE IS ALSO DEFECTIVE- PLEASE LOOK INTO - ALSO BRAKE SWITCH IS FAULTY - POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS - WHY ARE SWITCHES DEFECTING????

I HAVE ALREADY REPORTED THIS, HOWEVER MY PROBLEM IS THAT GENERAL MOTORS REFUSES TO FIX THIS AT THEIR COST AND IT IS A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. THE STEERING COLUMN EMITS A SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL. THEN IN TURN MAKES THIS TIME THE TURN SIGNAL INOPERABLE AT TIMES. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AROUND 6 TIMES AND THE FUMES COMING FROM IT IS AWFUL I AM AFRAID ITS TOXIC OR THAT A FIRE MAY START. I SENT GM A LETTER WITH ALL THE RECURRING PROBLEMS AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT AT THEIR COST. THEY SAY THEY CAN'T HELP ME. I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR A RECURRING PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY ONE THAT MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. SHORTING OF WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN DOESN'T SEEM TO BE SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR GM TO TAKE ACTION.

FRONT BRAKE DISC WARPED DUE TO BRAKE CALIPER TILTING. *AK

THERE HAS BEEN SMOKE AND FUMES EMITTING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN SIX DIFFERENT TIMES. I HAVE HAD TWO TURN SIGNALS SWITCHES REPLACED AND A THIRD ONE IS GOING BAD AND TWO WINFSHIELD WIPER SWITCHES. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WIPER SWITCH WHICH WENT BAD ALSO. I HAVE EXPRESSED THE CONCERN OVER THIS BEING A FIRE HAZARD AND AM WORRIED. I AM NOW WRITING TO GM EXPLAINING MY CONCERNS. *AK

TRANSMISSION KICKS OUT OF GEAR, THEN BACK IN. LOCKS UP ENTIRE FRONT END. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER'S ARE WORKING INTREMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD DUE BROKEN WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FUEL CABLE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND THEN CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THEM ON IS TO KEEP THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON. RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN 1997. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL AGAIN. *AK

BRAKE CALIPERS WERE RUSTED TO THE POINT THAT THEY CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP. CALIPERS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THIS CAR HAS COST ME A FORTUNE. FIRST I PAID FOR THE ABS BRAKE PROBLEM FROM THE TIME I OWNED THE CAR AND THE DISC BRAKES WERE NEW. I ALSO HAD THE ROTORS TURNED AND THEY STILL MAKE SQUEAKY NOISES WHEN BACKING UP THERE IS A WEIRD NOISE,PLUS THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE AIR IN THE BRAKE LINE. ALSO, WHEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, IT FEELS AS IF I DONT HAVE ANY BRAKES AT ALL. I'M SORRY TO SAY THAT IT IS A GREAT LOOKING CAR EVERYONE THAT SEES IT THINKS IT; LOOKS GREAT AND THE ENGINE SOUNDS GOOD, BUT IT ALWAYS COST ME SO MUCH TO KEEP IT. AS A FEMALE FROM MCNAMARA PONTIAC DEALERSHIPS AND GOODYEAR AND FIRESTONE HAS DRAINED ME OVER HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND I HAVE THE RECEIPTS, EVEN THE WARRANTY I BOUGHT DIDN'T HELP ME WITH THE PROBLEM I HAD. THE CAR DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM WON'T TRADE OR FIX ANY THING BUT MY BROTHER BOUGHT A CAR FROM THEM AND THEY FIXED EVERY PROBLEM HE HAD FOR FREE. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME BEFORE I OR ONE MY KIDS DIE IN THIS CAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH HEATER BLOCK DISENGAGED FROM ENGINE WHICH CAUSED ITTO OVERHEAT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

THE FRONTS STRUTS BREAK EVERY 9 MONTHS TO A YEAR WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. BEEN REPLACED 4-5 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE BLOCK HEATER LOCATED AT THE BACK OF ENGINE FAILED.

ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MP, WHEN AT 3 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN VEHICLES CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES SWERVED OFF ROAD AN CURB, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS CAME FORWARD, SLAMMING PASSENGER INTO THE DASH. SEATBACK NOR SEAT SHOULDER BELT PROVIDED SAFETY FOR CONSUMERS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A MFR. RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER SWITCH IN JUNE 98, WHICH HE TOOK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT EVERYTHING APPEARED FINE. LATER ON, IN DECEMBER 98, SWITCH WENT BAD AND CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK, DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR . OWNER HAD SWITCH REPLACED AT REPAIR SHOP AT OWN EXPENSE. *AK *ML

RECALL 97V017000; WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER WENT UP AND STOPPED. FIDDLED WITH THE SWITCH THEY STARTED. TURNING ON SIGNALS THEY WILL STOP AGAIN. CURRENTLY, THEY WILL ONLY OPERATE WITH THE LEFT SIGNAL, DEALER CONTACTED AND VEHICLE DOES NOT COMPLY TO THE RECALL. *AK

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WHENEVER STOPPING THE VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE, AND WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FIVE TIMES, AND THEY STILL CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING AND OIL CONSUMPTION HAS INCREASED. *AK *ML

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY MADE A NOISE AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. ROTORS/CALIPERS AND THE PADS HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. DEALER CONTACTED AND PROBLEM IS NOT REMEDIED. *AK

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT SUDDENLY. SWERVED TO SIDE OF ROAD & HIT GUARDRAIL HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER INJURED (BACK AND SHOULDER). *AK

AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SHOP, WAS INFORMED THAT THE MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT WORK.THIS WAS ON 10-JUL-98; ON THE 11-JUL-98, CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CONDITION. *AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING A HEAD-ON COLLISION.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN HEAD-ON COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, NEITHER DRIVERS NOR PASSENGERS SIDE AIRGABS DEPLOIED, FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED! ALONG WITH STEERING COLUMN SMOKES.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, NEITHER DRIVERS NOR PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOIED, FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED! ALONG WITH STEERING COLUMN SMOKES.

VEHICLE FAILS TO START PERIODICALLY.

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AN HIT THE VEHICLE HEAD-ON. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

STEERING WHEEL INSTALLED INCORRECTLY PROHIBITING AIR BAG TO DEPLOY DURING CRASH AND STEERING COLUMN SMOKES.

ABS PROBLEM; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING NORMAL BRAKING, NO INCLEMENT WEATHER, SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE, THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THERE IS NO BRAKING ABILITY. THE PEDAL IS ALSO SPONGY. DEALER NOT ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. DRIVER REAR ENDED A SEMI-TRAILER NEXT DAY BECAUSE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

REPLACED OIL PAN GASKET DUE TO AN OIL LEAK OF UNDETERMINED SOURCE.

VEHICLE STALLING DUE TO FAILURE OF THE PCM, IGNITION CORE RETURN AND CAM SENSOR.

ENGINE OLI LEAK. ALSO, ALTERNATOR/REAR STRUTS/IDLE SPEED CONTROL MOTOR/BATTERY AND DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED.

THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS DETERIORATE, CAUSING THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

ALTERNAT0R WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND HAD GONE OUT THREE TIMES. CONSUMER SAID IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO BE REPLACE IT BECAUSE NOT MANY DEALERS CARRY THIS PRODUCT. *AK

THE BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKED UP. THE BRAKE SHOP HAS REPAIRED THE BRAKES THREE TIMES, AND STATED THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW FOR THE PARTS FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF BRAKES. DEALER IS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK