1997 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE, SOUNDED AS IF VEHICLE WENT OVER A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. SHE WENT TO MAKE A TURN, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT TURN. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A CAP FELL OFF IN STEERING TUBE, ALLOWING BALL BEARINGS TO FALL OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD MORE STEERING ABILITY WHILE IN REVERSE, DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK. *SLC

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN FEB OF 2000. IT ONLY HAS APRROX 43000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND OTHER MECHANICS. IN JUNE OF 2000 I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT COVERS FELL OFF. I HAD NOTICED CONDENSATION WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD BY THE SALESMAN THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. LUCKILY I FOUND THE COVERS AND DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. IN SEPT OF 2000 I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR WHEN IT FAILED WHILE I WAS GOING TO WORK. THEN IN DEC OF 2000 I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE IN THE RADIATOR WAS JUST ABOUT COMPLETELY SOLIDIFIED. I HAD TO PAY FOR RADIATOR FLUSHES AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR". THEY ALSO NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE MAIN ENGINE BELTS WAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND I HAVE REPLACED IT. NOW IT IS MARCH OF 2001 AND MY CAR IS NOW AGAIN AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH ANTIFREEZE LEAKING FROM THE WATER PUMP AND AN AIRBAG LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT I WILL GET IN THE CAR AND THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO DOWN. I KNOW THAT CARS NEED REPAIRS BUT I FEEL THAT I AM DEFINETLY HAVING LOTS OF PROBLEMS WHEN THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS NOT EXCESSIVE.THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT HE THOUGHT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND THAT IF HE WERE IN OUR SHOES, HE WOULD TRADE THE CAR.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP SHIELD FELL OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO PASSENGER'S SIDE FOG LIGHT FELL APART THAT DISCONNECTED WIRING AND BULB FROM VEHICLE. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A "COMMON DEFECT.'*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH LOST ALL POWER, STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT "HIDE". THEY STAY STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN ON MY WINDSHIELD. *AK

WHILE TURNING VECHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. VECHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RACK & PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $1115.00. THIS IS AN EXTRIMLEY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND FROM LOOKING IN THE NHTSA DATABASE IT APPEARS THAT IT IS HAPPENING ALLOT. I URGE YOUR AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *AK

THIS BELT IS USED TO HOLD A CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND IT DOESEN`T STAY TIGHT IF THIS CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT A CHILD AND THERE SAFETY SEAT WOULD BE USELESS THIS PROBLEM NEEDS RED FLAG ATTENTION. *AK

HEADLIGHT COVER ON PASSENGER'S SIDE FELL OFF DUE TO HUMIDITY/FOGG AND LOW QUALITY GLUE THAT HELD COVER ON HEADLIGHT. CONSUMER HAS TO BUY ENTIRE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. &AK

LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED OF A RACK AND PINION FAILURE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND AGREED TO ALLOW DEALER TO REPAIR AT HALF COST TO CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENS EASILY COMES UNGLUED AND FALLS OFF OF HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND DEALER REFUSES TO FIX. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP LENSE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. I'VE NOTED THAT SEVERAL OTHER GRAND PRIX OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS DEFECT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD LAMP COVER IS ALSO DEFECTIVE BUT HAS REMAINED IN PLACE. IT APPEARS THAT A POOR SEAL/GLUE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE. THE PRODUCE WAS $210.00 TO REPLACE WITH OWNER PROVIDING LABOR. PONTIAC DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF FAILURES OR DEFECTS. *AK

WHEN TURNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON POST ON MOTOR MOVES, BUT WIPERS DON'T. THIS IS SECOND TIME THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED. FIRST TIME DEALER REPLACEF A CRANK SHAFT. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM APPEARED AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS HAVING SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99091. *AK

PONTIAC GRAND PRIX'S AND BUICK REGALS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMP CAPSULES FALLING APART AND MOISTURE GETTING INSIDE AND CONDENSING ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT COVER. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OWNERS AFFECTED, IN FACT AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION THE LIST WAS UP TO 55 PEOPLE LONG FROM JUST THE CLUB GRAND PRIX MESSAGE BOARD. SINCE THIS LIST HAS CONTINUED TO GROW SINCE I ASKED FOR THOSE WITH THIS PROBLEM, YOU CAN CHECK OUT AN UPDATED LIST AT: HTTP://NEWFORUM.CLUBGP.COM/UBB/CLUBGP/FORUM1/HTML/010969.HTML. GM/PONTIAC HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE EVEN CHANGED THE DESIGN/SEALANT ON THE NEW HEADLIGHT TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING. YET, THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM ON THE MAJORITY OF THE CARS OUT THERE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE FRONT PART OF MY HEADLAMP FALLING OFF AND THE BULB GETTING SHATTERED BY DEBRIS AND ROCKS ON THE ROADS OR HIGHWAYS. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY SINCE GM HAS ADDED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON ALMOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THEIR NEW VEHICLES. IF THOSE RUNNING LIGHTS ARE SO MUCH OF A SAFETY FEATURE THEN DO NOT YOU THINK THAT HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT WOULD BE AN EVEN BETTER, MORE IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE?!. WITH THE MOISTURE IN THE HEADLIGHTS, THE LIGHT IS NOT PROJECTED AS FAR, THUS CUTTING DOWN ON THE VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. I FIND THIS DANGEROUS AND THINK THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *AK

HEADLIGHTS FOGGING UP ALL THE TIME. REDUCED LIGHTING AT NIGHT. HAD LEFT LIGHT REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO AND NOW RIGHT SIDE DOING THE SAME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, SLOWED DOWN VEHICLE TO 10 MPH. AT THAT TIME VEHICLE SPED UP, WHEELS SCREECHING. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND LANDED IN DITCH. CONSUMER TRIED TO GET OUT OF DITCH, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN OPPOSITE WAY. CONSUMER REALIZED HE HAD A FLAT TIRE, DROVE 100-150 FEET TO FIND A FLAT SPOT TO CHANGE TIRE. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, AND LANDED IN DITCH, HAD TO BE TOWED. REPORTED THIS TO PONTIAC, NO RESPONSE. *AK

PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT LENS FALLING OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

PONTIAC GRAND PRIX'S AND BUICK REGALS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMP CAPSULES FALLING APART AND MOISTURE GETTING INSIDE AND CONDENSING ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT COVER. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OWNERS AFFECTED, IN FACT AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION THE LIST WAS UP TO 45 PEOPLE LONG FROM JUST THE CLUB GRAND PRIX MESSAGE BOARD. SINCE THIS LIST HAS CONTINUED TO GROW SINCE I ASKED FOR THOSE WITH THIS PROBLEM, YOU CAN CHECK OUT AN UPDATED LIST AT: HTTP://NEWFORUM.CLUBGP.COM/UBB/CLUBGP/FORUM1/HTML/010969.HTML. GM/PONTIAC HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE EVEN CHANGED THE DESIGN/SEALANT ON THE NEW HEADLIGHT TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING. YET, THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM ON THE MAJORITY OF THE CARS OUT THERE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE FRONT PART OF MY HEADLAMP FALLING OFF AND THE BULB GETTING SHATTERED BY DEBRIS AND ROCKS ON THE ROADS OR HIGHWAYS. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY SINCE GM HAS ADDED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON ALMOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THEIR NEW VEHICLES. IF THOSE RUNNING LIGHTS ARE SO MUCH OF A SAFETY FEATURE THAN DO NOT YOU THINK THAT HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT WOULD BE AN EVEN BETTER, MORE IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE. WITH THE MOISTURE IN THE HEADLIGHTS, THE LIGHT IS NOT PROJECTED AS FAR, THUS CUTTING DOWN ON THE VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. I FIND THIS DANGEROUS AND THINK THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS.*AK

BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES COVER CAME OFF WITHIN MONTH APART. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT RECALLED, AND OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. *AK THE DEALER CAN NOT KEEP HEAD LIGHTS IN STOCK DUE TO MANY FAILURES THAT OCCUR. THE CONSUMER CITES A WEBSITE WHERE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF HEAD LIGHT FAILURE WERE REPORTED. *YH

RIGHT HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF; ONLY WAY TO REPLACE IS TO BUY ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR $229.17 FROM DEALER; APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK

WHEN DRIVING GAS GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER CORRECT FUEL. THIS EVEN HAPPENED AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK.*AK

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR INCLUDING ELECTRICAL BLOW-OUTS EVERYWHERE INCLUDING BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND BOTH FOGLIGHTS, BATTERY EXPLOSION, HVAC KNOBS NOT WORKING, INTERIOR LIGHTS BLOWING OUT, BOTH HEADLIGHT COVERS FALLING OFF, WATER PUMP REPLACED, SIDE MIRROR PINS NONFUNCTIONAL, INTERIOR CARPET REPLACED DUE TO IMPROPER INSTALLATION, RADIO/CLOCK FACE BLOWING OUT, AND MOST RECENTLY A FAULTY ALTERNATOR THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN A LEMON, BUT AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS MESSAGE BOARD, I'M BEGINNING TO THINK THAT THESE CARS ARE JUNK. WHEN MY HEADLAMP COVERS FELL OFF, I HAD TO PAY AN EXORBITANT FEE FOR THEM. IS THERE A RECALL AFTER SO MANY COMPLAINTS??

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS TOLD THAT LIGHT ON AIR BAG SENSOR WAS OKAY. BUT WHEN CONSUMER TOOK AUTOMOBILE TO DEALER HE WAS TOLD THAT AIR BAG LIGHT NEEDED TO REPAIRED.*AK

3 PONTIAC DEALERS IN AREA EACH STATE THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABILE, BACK ORDERED. SAFETY ISSUE IN DRIVING AT NIGHT WHICH I NEED TO DO FOR MY JOB. NOTED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THIS DATABASE. ACTION ?NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE. *AK

NOW THAT IS VERY COLD MY LEFT POWER WINDOWS GOES DOWN VERY SLOW, (HAD TO PUT IT DOWN AT BANK DRIVE THOUGH) THEN I COULDN'T GET IT BACK UP. I NEEDED A SECOND PERSON TO HELP PULL THE WINDOW UP AS I HELP THE BUTTON DOWN. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IT THE OCCURED WHEN PULLING OUT OF A TOLL PLAZZA DURRING A STORM. IF YOU LOOK AT THE WEB SITE WWW.GP-OWNERS.COM AND DO A SEARCH ON POWER WINDOWS YOU'LL WIND SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURING. THIS CAR SHOULD SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS IS ALSO A SECURITY ISSUE. I OFTEN VISIT AN AREA WHERE IS IS NOT SAFE TO LEAVE YOUR CAR PARKED WITH THE WINDOWS OPEN. PLEASE CONCIDER THE RECALL OF THE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX.*AK

THROTTLE BODY BLEWOUT WHILE STARTING VEHICLE; DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

SUBMITTED TO WWW.PONTIAC.COM: MY '97 3.0L GRAND PRIX (80,000+ MILES) HAS RAN DRY ON THE (AUTO) TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT HE FOUND NO LEAKAGE AROUND THE TRANS. BUT THAT THIS MODEL HAS IN SOME WAY CONNECTED THE FUEL LINE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT SOMETHING FAILED WITH THE FUEL SOLENOID (OR VACUUM SOMETHING-OR-ANOTHER) AND THAT SOMEHOW THIS HAS CREATED A VACUUM IN THE TRANSMISSION SUCKING THE TRANS FLUID OUT AND INTO THE FUEL INJECTORS FOR "BYPASS COMBUSTION". I'M SORRY IF I'M NOT TRANSLATING/RELATING THIS PROPERLY, I AM FAIRLY LITERATE ABOUT CARS AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, BUT FEEL TOTALLY LOST TRYING TO EXPLAIN OR UNDERSTAND THIS. DOES THIS SOUND LOGICAL TO YOU? THE MECH. SAID THAT THIS WAS FAIRLY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW, ESPECIALLY IF PONTIAC KNOWS/KNEW THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND SHOULDN'T THERE HAVE BEEN A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC AND COSTLY CONDITION OR AT LEAST COVERED UNDER WARRANTY WORK EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD?*AK

CRUISE CONTROL SHUTS OFF WHEN RAINING OR DAMP. REAR MAIN OIL SEAL WAS REPLACED ONCE AT 20290 MILES AND NOW WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED 2 YEARS AND 15000 MILES LATER. OUT OF WARRANTY .*AK

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWO TIMES. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THIS WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING FLAW.

DURING SPRING OF 2000, DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL ROAD WHEN LENS TO PASSENGERS SIDE HEADLIGHT FELL OFF. 1/12/01 DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL ROAD WHEN DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE, CAUSING COOLANT LEAKAGE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *AK

I WAS DRIVING BACK TO SAN DIEGO ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10 2000 ON I-15. THE HIGHWAY HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONGESTED AND TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AS SLOW AS 20 MPH. A FEW MILES NORTH OF BAKER, CALIFORNIA THE CONGESTION EASED AND TRAFFIC SPED UP TO ABOUT 60 MPH. SHORTLY AFTER ACCELERATING TO 60 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONFIRMED THE TIRE HAD BLOWN. I DROVE ANOTHER 100 FEET ALONG THE SHOULDER AT 2 MPH TO A PLACE WIDE ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE TIRE. I REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE AND REPLACED IT WITH A SPARE. AT THAT POINT I NOTICED THE SEVERITY OF THE BLOW OUT, AS THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRE. I PLACED THE BLOWN OUT TIRE IN THE TRUNK AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES TO BAKER AND PULLED INTO THE FIRST GARAGE. THERE I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AND RESUMED MY RETURN TO SAN DIEGO. LATER I NOTICED EXTREME WARE ON THE OUTER EDGE OF MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND TOOK MY CAR AND THE BLOWN OUT TIRE TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER. I ASKED FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE AND SHOWED THEM MY BLOWN OUT TIRE EXPECTING A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT AS THIS TIRE CARIES A 70,000-MILE WARRANTY. THE FIRESTONE DEALER REJECTED MY WARRANTY CLAIM, CITING POOR ALIGNMENT AND UNDER INFLATION OF THE TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: EJA6CLH448 TIRESIZE: 22560R16)

CORROSION IN COOLING SYSTEM THAT LED TO FAILURE IN SEVERAL COMPONENTS. I THINK THERE'S BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE "DEXCOOL" COOLANT GELING UP AND CAUSING CORROSION BUT THE DEALER WOULDN'T ADMIT ANYTHING AND SAID A COOLANT FLUSH WASN'T EVEN NECESSARY WHEN THERE'S OBVIOUS CORROSION AND RUST FLOATING IN THE COOLANT.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS COVER FALL OFF, EXPOSING HALOGEN LAMPS TO ELEMENTS AND FAILURE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD STAY UP AND THEN MALFUNCTIONED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. BUT, DEALER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL.*AK WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR CRANK FAILED. WIPER ARM PIVIOT FAILED. *YH

THESE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE PONTIAC DEALER BECAUSE THEY FELL OFF OF THE CAR WHILE BEING DRIVEN. I WAS LUCKY THE LIGHTS DIDN'T FALL OFF AT NIGHT OTHERWISE AN ACCIDENT WITH FATALITIES WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *AK

LENS COVER, WAS INDICATED NOT TO BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY WHEN IT WAS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN DEFECT, IN THAT THE GLUE CHOSEN TO ATTACH THE LENS COVER WAS NOT ABLE TO HANDLE THE HEAT OF THE HALOGEN LIGHT BULB AND/OR SOLAR HEAT COMBINED; THE GLUE BECAME BRITTLE AND CRACKED. BOTH FACIA ON THE FRONT DOOR PANELS HAVE COME LOOSE ON THE END. WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED THIS FACIA BENDS THE QUARTER PANEL IT HITS AND AFFECTS THE ABILITY OF THE CAR DOOR TO BE OPENED. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM ON BOTH FRONT DOORS AND NEWER MODELS HAVE BEEN ALTERED TO ALLOW FOR A CLEARANCE BETWEEN THESE PARTS THAT IS NOT ON THE 1997 GRAND PRIX.

TIRES HYDROPLANED EVEN THOUGH ALL CARS IN FRONT OF ME WERE GOING THE SAME SPEED (45 MPH). HYDROPLANING CAUSED THE CAR TO GO UP EMBANKMENT AND ROLLOVER AND CRUMPLING DRIVERS SIDE FRONT FENDER ALONG WITH 75% OF ALL THE WINDOWS BEING KNOCKED OUT. THIS CRASH DID NOT DEPLOY THE DRIVERS SIDE NOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS.*AK (TIRESIZE: 225R 15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225R 15 )

THIS CAR HAS A SIGNIFICANT # OF SAFETY PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER HAVE REFUSED TO ADDRESS W/OUT SIGNIFICANT COST TO CONSUMER. UNTIL I SUSTAIN A SIGNIFICANT INJURY &/OR INJURE SOMEONE DUE TO THESE PRODUCT DEFECTS, I CAN NOT AFFORD A LEGAL CHALLENGE TO HAVE GM ADDRESS PROBLEMS, NOR CAN I BEAR COST. MY CAR IS AVAILABLE AS A SAMPLE OF THEIR JUNK! (SIGNED;CLAIMS ADJUSTER). NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER MADE A LOUD SOUND. THEN, PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. CONSUMER FELT IF IT HAD BEEN ON DRIVER'S SIDE IT WOULD HAD BEEN A REAL PROBLEM.*AK

LENS ON HEADLIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY FALL OFF. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, LENS WOULD FOG UP. ADHESIVE SEEMS TO BE COMING OFF LENS COVER. WITHIN A WEEK HEADLIGHT LENS COVER FELL OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED ENTIRE HEAD LAMP WOULD BE REPLACED DUE TO HEADLIGHTS WERE A SEALED UNIT.*AK FIRST THE RIGHT LENS, THEN THE LEFT LENS OF THE HEAD LIGHT FELL OFF DUE TO BROKEN ADHESIVE. *YH

I WAS BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE AND WENT TO STRAIGHTEN MY WHEELS BACK UP ONLY TO HERE A POP LIKE SOMETHING WAS BROKE AND THE WHEEL WAS REAL HARD TO TURN. I TURNED THE WHEEL BACK THE OTHER WAY AND IT BECAME EASY TO TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN SOMETIMES THEN EASY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALSO ABOUT 10-15 DEGREES OF CENTERED. I WENT TO THREE SHOPS AND NONE WERE ABLE TO TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG. MY STEERING RACK AND PINION WENT COMPLETELY OUT AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. COST $1304. TO HAVE MINE REPLACED. LUCKILY I WAS TURNING INTO MY DRIVEWAY WHEN IT WENT OUT. POSITIVE BATTERY POST BROKE COMPLETELY OFF WHILE TESTING BATTERY. SOME ACID LEAKED IN BATTERY BAY.

LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO STEERING POWER ASSIST LOSS MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS ESPECIALLY LEFT TURNS. CAR SHUDDERS. OCCURRED ESPECIALLY IN COLD OPERATING CONDITIONS.*AK

HEAD LAMP COVERS HAD FALLEN OUT, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BLOWOUT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HEAD LAMP COVERS FELL OFF, ONE AFTER THE OTHER. *YH

AN INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK