1997 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS BLEW OFF. THIS RESULTED IN THE HEADLIGHT BULB BLOWING OUT WHEN THE RAIN CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BULB. PASSENGER SIDE LENS FELL OFF THE DAY AFTER. THE LENS COULD NOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE LENS FELL OFF BECAUSE THE SEALANT AROUND THE LENS DRIED OUT. IT COST S87.00 TO REPLACE EACH HEADLIGHT LENS. *AK

RECALL NO.#02V286000, POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY: THE RECALL WAS DONE AND THE LOWER PINION BEARING WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE VEHICLE AGAIN, MAKING IT HARD TO TURN CORNERS. TWO OTHER DEALERS HAVE CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE LOWER PINION BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE AND ANOTHER ONE WAS NEEDED. ALSO THE DEALERS WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE.*MR

WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE A LOUD BANG NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. CONSUMER LIFTED UP HOOD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. CONSUMER DID NOT NOTIFY THE DEALER ABOUT THE FIRE. *AK

AFTER SIGNIFICANT HOURS OF READING AND TALKING WITH PEOPLE, I FOUND THAT MY PROBLEM AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF GM CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR ENGINES. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED (ON THE INTERENET) COMPLAINT ABOUT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE WHICH CAUSES A SIZABLE LEAK OF COOLANT WHICH CAN UTIMATELY CAUSE CATOSTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AS WELL AS WATER PUMP FAILURE DUE TO LACK OF COOLANT LUBRICATION. ALTHOUGH NOT LISTED AS A SAFETY ISSUE, THE FAILURE OF AN ENGINE IN TRAFFIC COULD, AND MAYBE HAS, A DRIVER TO INADVERTENTLY HAVE AN ACCIDENT, EVEN FATAL ONE, DUE TO THE ENGINE FAILURE AND LACK OF STEERING W/O USE OF POWER STEERING PUMP. JUST ANOTHER AVENUE TO LOOK INTO WHEN GM SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HOWEVER, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE APPEAR TO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE AND HAVE SPENT LARGE AMOUNT OF MONIES REPAIRING AND LOTS OF FRUSTRATION ATTEMPTING TO GET GM TO RESOLVE THIS FLAW THAT HAS EXISTED, TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE, FOR MANY YEARS. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW IN GM'S ENGINEERING THAT GM SAYS "TOO BAD". IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT WHEN PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN THEM TO COURT, GM TENDS TO PONY AND PAY FOR REPAIRS.

CAR WILL STOP RUNNING UNEXPECTEDLY. IT OCCURS SOMETIMES WHILE TURNING BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT CAN BE AT ANYTIME WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE A LONG COMMUTE AND IT DIED 4 TIMES THIS MORNING ALONE. IT MAY NOT QUIT AGAIN FOR 3 OR 4 MONTHS. ALSO, THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT SOMETIMES COME ON WITH NO APPARENT REASON.*AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY LOST POWER STEERING. *JB *LA

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING, AND CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER WHEN TURNING IN EITHER DIRECTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE T-BONED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THEN A SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY THE SAME MOTORIST. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *JB

ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO ON MY 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS COVER JUST FELL OFF OF MY CAR. JUST THE LENS COVER, THAT PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT IS DIRECTLY OVER THE HEADLIGHT. WHERE DID IT FALL OFF? I HAVE KNOW IDEA. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMONE STOLE IT. WHEN I WENT TO THE JUNK YARD TO BUY JUST THE HEADLIGHT COVER. IT COST ME $132. I HAD TO BUY NEW BECAUSE THE GUY SAID "THERE ARE NO USED COVERS BECAUSE THE ALWAYS FALL OFF". NOW JUST YESTURDAY THE HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF OF MY DRIVERS SIDE WHILE I WAS DRIVING OF THE HIGHWAY. OF COURSE I RAN IT OVER AND THEN IT HIT THE CAR BEHIND ME. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME ANOTHER HUNDRED DOLLARS. IF THE WIPER BLADES CAN BE RECALLED I THINK THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD BE TOO.*AK

I OWN A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE GETTING STUCK AND ALSO THE GEAR SHIFTER NOT COMING OUT OF PARK.*AK

FRONT HEADLIGHT COVER KEEPS FALLING OFF. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE, YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX IT. THIS CAUSES LIGHTS TO BURN OUT AND SAFETY AND VISIBILITY ISSUES AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING PULLED OVER FOR HAVING NO HEADLIGHT SINCE IT KEEPS BURNING OUT! *JB

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR STEERING RECALL NOTICE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY SWAY BAR WOULD ALSO NEED REPLACED. THIS WAS CAUSING MY POWER STEERING TO DRAG. *JB

THE DRIVER RECEIVED A (NHTSA) RECALL NOTICE (02-V-286-000) POWER STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER'S MECHANIC REPLACED THE BEARING NOT THE RACK AND PINION. ONE MONTH LATER THE DRIVER COMPLAINED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER'S MECHANIC WOULD NOT REPLACE THE PART DUE TO A WARRANTY ISSUE WITH THE CONSUMER (JIM- SERVICE MANAGER). *NM

I HAVE A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. RECENTLY I LOST MY POWER STEERING WHILE MAKING ANY LEFT TURN. I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN MY VIN # AND SAID I HAVE A RECALL ON MY STEERING RACK AND IT WOULD BE FIXED AT NO COST TO ME. THEY REPLACED A BEARING IN THE RACK AND SAID THAT WAS ALL THEY CAN DO FOR FREE. SO I TOOK THE CAR HOME AND TWO DAYS LATER MY STEERING RACK IS LEAKING LIKE CRAZY AND MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT ALL THE TIME. IT IS WORSE NOW THEN IT WAS BEFORE I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED WHAT THE RECALL SAID, WHEN ALL THEY DID WAS REPLACE A BEARING THAT MADE MY STEERING RACK LEAK AND HAS SCREWED UP MY POWERSTEERING. WHAT SHOULD I DO? I HAVE HEARD THAT MANY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX'S HAVE HAD THEIR POWER STEERING RACK REPLACED FOR FREE UNDER THIS SAME RECALL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO?? DEALERSHIP NAME IS HARGRAVE-MCELENEY THAT IS IN IOWA CITY IOWA THEIR # IS [XXX]. *AK THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A CURB. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

MOST RECENT COMPLAINT IS, HEATED DRIVER SEAT GETS TOO HOT AND MAKES IT HARD TO STAY SEATED. HEATER BLOWER QUIT WORKING. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR EVERY 3RD YEAR (3 TIMES). HAVE HAD OIL PAN GASKET AND VALVE COVER LEAKAGE. POWER STEERING FAILED TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURNS. HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO HAVE POOR RANGE AND VISIBILITY EVEN WITH BULB REPLACEMENT. CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN STARTING UP ENGINE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY KEEPS WRONG TEMPERATURE. A.M. RADIO WOULD NOT WORK. WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD. *LA

WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN VEHICLE TEMPORARILY LOST POWER STEERING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

CURRENTLY, THE CLEARCOAT IS PEELING OFF THE CAR. LAST SUMMER, THE WINDOW MOTORS DIED. REOCCURING, IS THE AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEM. -IT DOESN'T WORK.

NOTICED SEVERAL AREAS WHERE THE PAINT SEEMS TO BE PEALING ON THE CAR

THE REASON FOR COMPLAINT IS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS SAID IT IS TOTALED. NO OFFER HAS CAME IN FOR A CLAIN AS OF TODAY. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND HAD BEEN OFF FOR APPROX. 15 MIN. WHEN SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM HOOD AREA .FIRE DEPT. WAS CALLED AND FIRE WAS EXSTINGISHED. NO INJURY OCCURRED. THIS FIRE COULD HAVE BURNED OUR HOME HAD IT BEEN IN OUR GARAGE.

SUB FRAME BROKE APART WHERE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHES (DUE TO IMPROPER WELD AT FACTORY) CAUSING CV AXEL TO BREAK AND LOSE OF STEERING OCCURRED PLUS BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE LOOSENED. AUTO WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN A CRASH NOR HAD RUN OVER ANY OBJECT TO HAVE CAUSED FRAME TO BREAK. SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE OCCURRED IF THE FRAME HAD COME APART WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL SPEED CONDITIONS. THANKFULLY, IT CAME APART WHILE DRIVING DOWN DRIVEWAY OF HOME.

I PUT A $1,000 ON A CAR THE TRANMISSON IS DEFECTED THEY CLAIM THE FIXED IT BUT DID NOT AND THE AIR DO NOT WORK/ TODAY THE CAR CUT OFF ON ME AND DID NOT START SO I LEFT IT BESIDE THE ROAD SO THE DEALERSHIP CAN PICK IT UP THIS IS A USED CAR

THIS IS THE WORST AUTOMOBILE I HAVE EVER OWNED. IT IS NICKEL AND DIMING ME TO DEATH. BOTH BACK WINDOWS ARE BEING HELD UP IN PLACE BY STICKS THAT I HAVE PROPED UNDER THEM. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW I PAID $300 TO HAVE REPAIRED. THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME AND I HAD TO DISH OUT $500 TO GET THAT REPAIRED, GM RECALLED IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THAT, THANK GOD I GOT SOME OF MY MONEY BACK FOR THAT REPAIR. THE PASSENGERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT LENS COVER FELL OFF $75 TO REPLACE THAT. I AM PRESENTLY WORKING ON THE BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INDICATOR WHICH I JUST CALLED THE DEALER FOR A PRICE ON THE PART AND AM TOLD IT WILL BE $224.07 FOR THE PART AND PROBABLY $115 FOR THE LABOR. THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL I HAD MY WIFE TAKE IT TO THE SHOP FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND THEY TOLD HER THAT NO LEAKS WERE EVIDENT. WELL THE OIL IN MY DRIVEWAY IS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM PRODUCT IN MY LIFE AGAIN. NOT EVEN IF IT IS GIVEN TO ME AND 10,000 TO USE TOWARD THE REPAIRS OF IT.

THE PAINT ON THE REAR WHEEL WELLS AS WELL AS THE PAIN ON THE RUNNING BOARDS ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE REAR QUARTER PANNELS IS RUSTING OUT. I FOUND YOUR WEBSITE AND THOUGHT THAT I MIGH BE COVERED, BUT APPARENTLY I AM NOT AND GM SAID THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR PLANT TO OSHAWA, CANADA. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR PAINT. WHEN I ASKED WHAT I SHOULD DO THEY SAID THAT IT IS PRETTY MUCH TOUGH LUCK. AND THAT IS ABOUT IT. ALSO THE COOLENT RETURN HOSE IN THE ENGINE GOES EVERY 2 YRS. AND AT CANADIAN TIRE IT COSTS. ABOUT 375$ TO REPLACE.

WINDOW REGULATOR ON ALL WINDOWS OF THE 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX I HAVE 3 WINDOWS WITH THE WINDOW REGULATORS OUT RIGHT NOW. I REPLACED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE, AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS LATER. ALSO I HAVE A BOARD IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO HOLD THE WINDOW UP UNTIL IT'S FIXED, WHEN I TOOK THE DOOR PANELING OFF TO PUT THE BOARD IN, I DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FRONT WINDOW REGULATOR HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED ALSO. I CONTACTED PONTIAC, THEY DID NOTHING, BUT TOLD ME MY VEHICLE WAS USED. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE WINDOW REGULATOR ON THIS CAR HAS GONE OUT 5 TIMES, WHICH IS NOT A COINCIDENCE, IT LOOKS TO BE TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, THANKS, MARISA CROUCH. *AK

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS ON ALL DOORS FAILED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN THE 36000 WARRANTY AND CONTINUES AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. CAR HAS ONLY ONE WINDOW THAT'S WORKING A THIS TIME. DRIVERS WINDOW STILL WORKING. CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK 3 TO 4 TIMES TO THE DEALER TO HAVE WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED. WE LIVE IN FLORIDA AND WE NEED WINDOWS WORKING DUE TO THE EXTREME HEAT. MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIRS AFTER WARRANTY DUE TO , TOO MANY MILES ON CAR. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING DEFECT SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW AND I FEEL THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. THE PLASTIC PULLEY IN THE MOTOR CAUSES THE CABLE TO FREY AND JUMP TRACK RUINING THE CABLE. THE WHOLE REGULATOR HAS TO BE REPLACED EVEN IF THE MOTOR IS STILL GOOD. SOMEONE COULD DIE IN THE CAR WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN FLORIDA DUE TO HEAT.

I HAD TO HAVE MY RACK&PINON REPLACED ON BY 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE, MAKING ITDIFFICULT TO STEER, AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE TENSIONER, TWO BELTS, AND PIPE ASSEMBLY AT OWNER'S EXPENSE OF $465.00. *AK *MR

WHILE DRIVING INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED COOLANT FLUID. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC HAD BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT THE MECHANIC DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

I HAD THE POWER STEERING RECALL DONE ON MY 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP WHEN THE RECALL FIRST CAME OUT. PRIOR TO THE RECALL I HAD ZERO PROBLEMS WITH MY POWER STEERING. AFTER THE RECALL, NOT EVEN DAYS LATER, MY POWER STEERING RACK NOW LEAKS AND IS "JERKY" WHEN TURNING. THE DEALER WILL NOT COOPERATE IN FIXING IT AND THINKS THE RECALL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY NEW PROBLEMS RIGHT AFTER THE RECALL WORK. *LA

I HAVE OWNED TWO 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX'S. BOTH VEHICLES DEVELOPED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR SHIFT LOCKING UP IN THE PARK POSITION. I HAVE TO INSERT A KEY OR OTHER OBJECT INTO A SLOT BY THE GEAR SHIFT IN ORDER FOR MY SHIFT LEVER TO DISENGAGE AND THEN ENGAGE INTO THE DRIVE POSITION. THEN ONCE I ENGAGE THE GEARSHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION, I HAVE TO INSERT THE KEY OR OTHER OBJECT INTO ANOTHER SLOT LOCATED BY THE IGNITION ON THE STEERING COLUMN IN ORDER TO REMOVE MY KEYS FROM THE IGNITION.*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILED. AS A RESULT A COOLANT LEAK OCCURED AND AN ENGINE FAILURE WAS ALMOST A RESULT. THE HEATER FAILED IN 5-20 DEGREE WEATHER. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A DESIGN FLAW.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH GOING ACROSS A BRIDGE, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IT FISHTAILED, AND REAR BUMPER HIT THE GUARD RAIL. FINALLY, COMING TO A STOP BY HITTING THE GUARD RAIL. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

LOW COOLANT INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED FOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS MECHANIC FOUND THAT ENGINE HEAD CRACKED. VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL, AND OIL SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME. *AK

DASH BOARD AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THIS HAPPENED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER AT NO CHARGE, BUT THEN FAILED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. DEALER SAYS THE WIRING IS FAULTY AND WILL COST A FEW HUNDRED TO FIX. I HAVE NOTICED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAG LIGHT. IS THERE GOING TO BE A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. *LA

I OWN A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. THIS CAR WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION UNDER THE HOOD AND THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 1 1/2 HOURS THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF..., SECURITY SYSTEM SET AND AFTER APPROX. THE CAR ALARM WENT OFF ONLY TO FIND MY CAR IN FLAMES! THIS HAD STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. IT WAS LOST IN A MATTER OF 5 MINUTES. AIR BAG FROM PASSENGER SIDE WENT OFF SENDING IT THRU THE BACK WINDOW AND SHATTERING IT. GM HAD AN INVESTIGATOR LOOK AT MY VEHICLE TO DETERMIN IF IT WAS THE FAULT OF A GM. OF COURSE GM SAID THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH PROOF THAT IT WAS A FAULTY PART OR ANYTHING ELSE. I HAD THIS VEHICLE SERVICED AND INSPECTED LESS THAN 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO LOSS AND NOTHING WAS VISIBLY WRONG. I CAN'T UNDERSTANT WHAT CAUSED THIS NOR AM I SATISIFIED WITH WAS I WAS TOLD BY GM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE AS BEEN ANYOTHER CASE LIKE THIS. PLEASE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WITH WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.*AK

THE HEADLIGHT 'GLASS' ASSEMBLY GLUE FAILS AND THE GLASS FALLS OFF. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE ON MY VEHICLE WITH A COST OF $182.00 EACH OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO INQUIRE ON THIS AS THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THIS PART FAILING. I WOULD LIKE TO GET REIMBURSED, IF POSSIBLE. *LA

STABILIZER BAR ON REAR PASSENGER TIRE SNAPPED IN HALF. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING SMOKE AND FLAMES CAME UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

VERY LARGE AND QUICK SPREADING FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING. CAR WAS TOTALED. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND STEERING.*MR (NAR) THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR STEERING NOISEL. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO ALLEVIATE THE NOISE. *NM

#1) SHIFT LOCK AFFECTED; MARCH 2003: AT FIRST IT OCCURRED ONLY ON OCCASION, BUT AS OF NOW I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK IN MONTHS WITHOUT USING THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE. DAILY I MUST STICK A KEY INTO THE RELEASE IN ORDER TO REMOVE MY CAR FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, NEUTRAL, DRIVE, ETC.. THE INDICATION LIGHT FOR PARK AND NEUTRAL NO LONGER COMES ON. #2)IGNITION SWITCH AFFECTED; MARCH 2003: THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHICH I BELIEVE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SHIFTER NOT COMING OUT OF PARK. I HAVE NOT REMOVED MY KEY SINCE THE END OF MARCH. IVY BEEN TOLD SEVERAL SOLUTIONS NONE OF WITCH HAS WORKED. I'VE SPENT $100+ REPLACING PARTS THAT HAVE NOT RESOLVED ANYTHING.*AK #3) HEADLIGHT COVERS AFFECTED; JANUARY 2003: NOT EVEN TWO DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE LEFT HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF. OF COURSE IT WAS RAINING THE HEADLIGHT INSTANTLY BUSTED. THE DEALERS SOLUTION WAS TO GLUE IT BACK ON. TO ENSURE THAT THE OTHER ONE DOESN'T FALL OFF THEY GLUED IT . FROM THE HEADLIGHT COVER FALLING OFF AND BULB BUSTING I HAVE BLACK SPECKS IN THE SILVER/ CROME INNER LINING OF THE HEADLIGHT. IT MAKES THE CAR LOOK BAD!! MOISTURE NOW BUILDS IN MY HEADLIGHTS. THERE ARE 124 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE ALONE WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE!!!!! #4) REARVIEW MIRROR AFFECTED; SEPTEMBER 2003: MY MIRROR IS NOW FULL OF BLURE. THE MIRROR FIRST STARTED OOZING WATER BUBBLES FLOATING TO THE TOP EVENTUALLY CREATING A HUGE BUBBLE. NOW JUST A COMPLETELY FOGGED MIRROR. IS A MIRROR U

SPEAKERS IN DRIVER'S SIDE ARE BLOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE SPEAKERS WERE REPLACED WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. SPEAKERS BEGIN TO MAKE NOISE AFTER A HEAVY RAIN AND EVENTUALLY GO OUT. POSSIBLY A BAD SEAL IS ALLOWING WATER TO GET IN THE SPEAKERS OR AMPLIFIER. SOMETIMES THE SPEAKERS WOULD BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN, BUT THEY HAVE NOT WORKED IN SEVERAL MONTHS. *LA

THE HEADLIGHTS OF 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS COLLECTED MOISTURE WITH IN THE UNIT, REDUCING THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER. *LA

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN, AT A STOP OR AT 30-40 MPH. VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SHAKES BADLY WHEN ACCELERATING DURING A LEFT TURN. THE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WAS NOT A LISTED CAR IN YOUR NEWS RELEASE MONDAY ABOUT STEERING PROBLEMS IN GM CARS MADE BETWEEN JAN. 1996 AND OCT. 1997. HOWEVER, IT TOO HAS THE PROBLEM.

EGR VALVE MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC. HEADLIGHT LENS FALLING OFF CAR. FAULTY HYDRAULIC MODULATOR AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. *PH

06/10/02 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VIN# [XXX] WAS TAKEN TO MITCHELL PONTIAC IN SAN ANGELO, TEXAS RE# ACTION # PE01038, RECALL# 02V286 & GM RECALL # 02049. THIS RECALL INVOLVES THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY. MITCHELL PONTIAC REPLACED A BEARING AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, LOUD KNOCKS FROM THE AFFECTED AREA, TOTAL LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE AND OTHER PROBLEMS AROSE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN RETURNED ON 09/08/03 FOR REPAIR OF THESE PROBLEMS. MITCHELL PONTIAC REFUSED TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. GM WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 02V286000 REPAIRS CONCERNING POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. AFTER REPAIRING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE ALIGNED, AND CHARGED $139.99. *AK