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1997 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 1997 record →

Seats

Filed Mar 25, 1997CA

REAR SEAT JARRED AND MOVED OUT OF PLACE.

Visibility › Windshield

Filed Mar 18, 1997AR

OBSTRUCTION IN WINDSHIELD, IMPAIRS VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING INTO SUN.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer

Filed Mar 12, 1997MN

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONING, UPON SWITCHING OFF WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WIPERS STUCK STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN ON WINDSHIELD INSTEAD OF DOWN FLAT ACROSS WINDSHIELD, DEALER/MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT FIXED PROBLEM. *AK

Seat Belts

Filed Mar 10, 1997AL

AUTOMATIC LAP/SHOULDER BELT BUCKLES ON THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SIDE BECOME TWISTED WHEN REACHING UP AND PULLING DOWN FROM THE GUIDE LOOP. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control

Filed Mar 4, 1997IL

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL OPERATION WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AND THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL DUE TO A PITCHED CABLE ON THE WIRING HARNESS, DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE HARNESS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline

Filed Feb 26, 1997MA

ENGINE SHUT DOWN, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Electrical System › Ignition

Filed Feb 19, 1997OH

WHILE ENTERING ONCOMING TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer

Filed Jan 21, 1997MI

VEHICLE'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS SYSTEM FREEZES UP THEN BECOMES INOPERATIVE DUE TO BELOW FREEZING WEATHER .HAS BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES WITH IN 1 WEEK LESS THAN 1,OOO MILES. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition

Filed Dec 27, 1996IN

THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND DIES WHILE IN MOTION. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash

Filed Dec 9, 1996IL

ABS LOST ALL PRESSURE DURING BRAKING, OCCURRED AT 35 MPH--IMPACT AT 12:00, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Reading these

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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