1997 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN 55 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENS POPS OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY DUE TO MOISTURE THAT HAS DEVELOPED INSIDE THE BULB HOUSING, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHEN LENS POPS OFF. ENTIRE HEADLIGHT UNIT MUST BE REPLACED. *AK.ET.

THIS IS A VERY PROBLEMATIC CAR - I DON'T RECOMMEND IT. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

AT NORMAL BRAKING/AT ANY SPEED OR GOING FORWARD/TURNING OR ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, ABS WILL ACTIVATE WITHOUT MAKING A PANIC STOP. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL ACTION. SPEED SENSOR IN THE REAR AND FRONT HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT DEFECT STILL OCCURS.CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING THE DEFECT. *AK

CAR CAN BE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND DRIVE WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE. THIS IS WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING. PLEASE HELP, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!!!

HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY FOG OVER ON THE INSIDE AND VISIBILITY IS DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE HEADLIGHTS. "THEY ALL DO THAT" IS THEIR QUOTE. PLEASE HELP, I CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT!

THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY COLLECTS CONDENSATION AND EVENTUALLY FALLS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE ON EACH SIDE

HEADLAMP COVERS FELL OFF ON BOTH SIDES AND REPLACEMENT PART DID SAME.

PRIOR TO END OF WARRANTY, LIGHT CAME ON DASH, SHOWING AIR BAG. TWO DAYS LATER IT WENT OUT. I CHECKED WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP, (REEVES PONTIAC IN GREENWOOD INDIANA) THEY WERE ALREADY AWARE PONTIAC HAD A PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHTS AS A SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN PUBLISHED. THEY SAID THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL. TWO MONTHS LATER AT 40000 MILES, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. THE COST TO FIX IT IS ABOUT $350.00. STILL NO RECALL FOR AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH THEY KNOW MAY BE DEFECTIVE, YET THEY PUBLISHED A BULLETIN AND SENT IT OUT TO ALL DEALERSHIPS AND DID NOT NOTIFY CAR OWNERS ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLELM. *AK

ENGINER DIED; WILL START, BUT CHOKES AND STALLS AFTER A FEW SECONDS. *AK

ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF POWER STEERING/BRAKES. WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. FUEL PUMP RESISTOR.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED WIRE WAS LOOSE, AND THEY RESET THE SWITCH SO LIGHT WENT OUT,AGAIN THIS HAPPENED AND THEY NOW STATE THE MODULE IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED AT THE COST OF 880 DOLLARS, HOWEVER THE SIMPLY RESET THE SWITCH AGAIN. IF THE MODULE IS BAD NOW WAS IT BAD WHEN WE FIRST HAD THE PROBLEM

THE PLASTIC COVER WHICH CONCEALS BOLT THAT SECURES SEAT BELT TO FRAME OF THE CAR HAD FALLEN OFF LEAVING BOLT EXPOSED, DURING VEHICLE COLLISION CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA WHEN HEAD STRUCK EXPOSED BOLT.

WHEN MAKING TURNS DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION STEERING IS CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING, BUT EVENTUALLY WILL REGAIN STEERING. *AK

ALL 1997 AND UP GRAND PRIX'S WITH THE FACTORY 5 SPOKE WHEELS EXPIERENCE SEVERE BRAKING PROBLEMS WHEN WET. DRIVING IN THE RAIN IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. IF YOU NEED TO BRAKE QUICKLY IN THE RAIN, IT WON'T HAPPEN.

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS HAD EXPLODED. HAD NO WARNING. HAD THE FIRST ONE DONE AT APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE 2ND TIME HEADLIGHTS BLEW A OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 ON JAUARY 9, 1999. *AK

SEALED HEADLAMP MODULE FELL APART WHILE DRIVING.

AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN, BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE. ALMOST LOST CONTROL EXITING FREEWAY. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HORN. WHEN APPLYING THE HORN, IT'S HARD TO MAKE IT SOUND. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

MAIN FUEL LINE CLIP FAILED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH RESULTEDIN A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON TWO WEEKS AFTER BEING SERVICED FOR THE SECOND TIME. OWNER NOT SURE IF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS WORKING. PROBLEM REPAIRED BY DEALER THE THIRD TIME. *AK.ET.

DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, DUE TO FAILURE OF THE LATCH.NM

REAR VIEW MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH FAILED. MJS

TORSION SPRING PINS FAILED. NLM

ENGINE HAS LOUD UNSETTLING INTERMITTANT KNOCKING NOISE; ENGINE LOOSES DRIVE WHICH HAS RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL; DEALER REFUSES TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS AND DENYS THEIR EXISTANCE; GM HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE

WIPERS STOP IN THE LINE OF SIGHT WHEN TURNED OFF INSTEAD OF IN THE RETRACTED POSITION.

WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPAIRED THE WIPER CRANK IN THE MOTOR. INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN ON 12-24-97. REPAIRWORK DONE. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED AND HEADLAMP SWITCH WAS REPLACED. ET.

HEADLAMP COVERS FALL OFF DUE TO IMPROPER SEALANT APPLIED BETWEEN COVER AND LAMP ASSEMBLY, EXPOSING LAMP ASSEMBLY AND BULB TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN EXPLOSIVE FAILURE OF HALOGEN BULB. SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURED ON SAME VEHICLE WITH RIGHT FRONT HEADLAMP 6 MOS. PREVIOUS. ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BY DEALER. REMAINING SEALANT IN HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY IS COMPLETELY DRIED AND BRITTLE TO THE POINT WHERE IT CRUMBLES TO DUST WHEN HANDLED. THIS ADHESIVE COULDN'T HOLD A STAMP ON AN ENVELOPE!!!

WHILE IN USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHICH COULD CAUSE VISIBILITY DIFFICULTIES AND AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WILL REPLACE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND ARM. ALSO, NEIGHBOR HAS A 1998 GRAND PRIX WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT DEALER WILL FIXED THEIR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED TWICE, ON SECOND INCIDENT CAUSING STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND FIRE.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH LIGHTING SYSTEMS. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

COULD BE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT ANY MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING BY ITSELF WITHOUT THE CONSUMER STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, CONSUMER WILL HAS TO STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE OR TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

VEHICLE CONTINUALLY DRIFTS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS CAUSING POOR CONTROL.

THE ABS BRAKES, ON LEFT STARTED CYCLING AND GRABBED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATES MALFUNCTIONED. ANOTHER DEALER STATED ABS WORKING PROPERLY. VEHICLE DEFECT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH POWER STEERING PUMP. SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 1997, 3 POWER STEERING PUMPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. DURING ONE OF THE POWER STEERING FAILURES, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS RUN OFF THE ROAD INTO A REVINE THEN HIT SEVERAL TREES HEAD-ON , AND THE VEHICLE SWUNG AROUND AND HIT TREES ON THE SIDE. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

DRIVING AT APPROXMATELY 65 MPH ,WAS CHANGING LANES, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER/COMPLETE SHUT DOWN WHICH CAUSED LOSS BRAKES AND STEERING, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKES FAIL DURING WET WEATHER CAUSING REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY,BRAKES FEELS HARD WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES.

WHILE THE KEY IS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND WAS ABOUT TO ADD OIL TO THE VEHICLE,AND A DROP FELL ONTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSED A FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

STEERING AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

DISC BRAKES DO NOT STOP SAFELY IN MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN BECAUSE THE CALIPER PADS ABSORB TOO MUCH MOISTURE AND CAUSE DIFFICULTY BRAKING.

ABS BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T RELEASE WHILE DRIVING. STEPPING ON THE BRAKES RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, INCIDENT OCCURS AT ANY SPEED. DEALER CONTACTED AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN, WHICH MAKES DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS DANGEROUS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

THE TWO BRACKETS HOLDING THE FRONT SEATBACK TO THE BOTTOM PART OF THE SEAT ARE EXPOSED AND HAVE SHARP EDGES.

THE SEAT BRACKET THAT ATTACHES THE SEAT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT IS SHARP AND CUTS CLOTHING WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE. THIS BRACKET IS EXPOSED ON BOTH FRONT SEATS.

THIS VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL INTANCES OF VIBRATION DURING BRAKING. EACH TIME THE DEALER HAS COMMENTED ON WARPED ROTORS OR NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE LAST INCEDENT WAS WARPED ROTORS AND I WAS INTSTRUCTED BY HE DEALER THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACK. WAS NOT HIT BY ANY OBJECT.

STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER IS REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. OWNER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

AIR BAG SENSOR IS FAULTY CAUSING WARNING LIGHT TO GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.