1998 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

COVER ON LEFT HEADLIGHT DISCONNECTED AND FELL OFF. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FOR PONTIAC WOULD NOT ELABORATE ON A REASON FOR DEFECT. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A VERY MINOR COLLISION THAT WAS NOT WORTH REPORTING, NO DAMAGE. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-70MPH ON FREEWAY OFF FROM INCIDENT HOOD CAME UP AND WRAPPED AROUND WINDSHIELD, AND AND WENT THROUGH SUNROOF DUE TO A FAILED HOOK THAT SNAPPED INTO HOOD LATCH.*AK

HEADLIGHT LENS COVER HAD FALLEN OFF. LIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN BLOWN DUE TO CONTACT WITH WATER AND NO COVERING. PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED OIL LEAK AND HAD THE DEALER REPAIR ON TWO OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE MOTOR COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, COMPLETE MOTOR REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY.

FRONT HEADLIGHT LENS IS ATTACHED WITH GLUE. GLUE HAS STARTED TO DISSOLVE, CAUSING LENS TO SEPARATE. HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED. DEALER HAS BEEN OCNTACTED.*AK

AIRBAGS KEEP MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TWICE, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED.*AK AIR BAG CIRCUT FAILED DUE TO A BAD MODUELE. *YH

CONSUMER ACCELERATED TO PASS A CAR AND THROTTLE STUCK OPEN, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE, THE BRAKES WERE BURNED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE, PONTIAC WOULD NOT FIX VEHICLE UNTIL A SATISFACTORY REASON FOR THE THROTTLE STICKING WAS FOUND. *SLC

ON MARCH 10, 2001 I NOTICED THAT MY LEFT HEADLIGHT LENS COVER AND BULB WERE MISSING. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BACKORDER & I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN AVAILABLE. THREE DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL AT 9:00 PM WHEN I REALIZED ON A DARK STRETCH OF ROAD THAT I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS. I TURNED ON MY HIGH BEAMS WHICH ILLUMINATED , ON THE RIGHT SIDE, FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND THEN THE BULB BLEW OUT. THE OTHER HEADLIGHT LENS HAD FALLEN OFF THE CAR AND THE BULB BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. I HAD THE POLICE CHECK MY CAR BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP INFERRED THAT SOMEONE MUST HAVE TRIED TO STEAL MY HEADLIGHTS. THE POLICE CONCURRED THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE AROUND THE HEADLIGHT AREA AND IT WAS MORE THAN LIKELY THAT THE LOSS OF THE HEADLIGHT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT RATHER THAN A THIEF.

DRIVER HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF. *AK

FRONT HEADLIGHT COVER CAME OFF, THEN BULB BLEWOUT BECAUSE IT WAS EXPOSED TO SNOW. TOOK TO DEALER TO GET A HEADLIGHT REPLACED. CONSUMER STATED COVER ON DRIVER'S SIDE CAME OFF. FIRST, IT WAS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE.*AK

THERE'S RECALL 99V348000 ON 1997 PONTIAC, GRAND PRIX FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT NOT FOR 1998. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN TURNING OFF WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY SUPPOSE TO PARK AND STAY DOWN, BUT INSTEAD THEY COME BACK UP, AND EDHALF, BLOCKING DRIVER'S VISION. *AK

THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE A BUILDUP OF CONDENSATION INSIDE THE LAMP WHICH REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT PROJECTED BY THE LAMPS REFLECTORS, TOLD THAT THIS IS A STANDARD AND NORMAL CONDITION. NLM

LIKE DRIVING AN ARMY TANK CONSUMER CAN'T STEER. ONCE WHILE TRAVELING WITH CHILDREN, CONSUMER TURNED STEERING WHEEL, AND IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK. IF ON A HIGHWAY, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT. *AK CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE WERE QUITE MANY VEHICLES OF THIS MODEL EXPERIENCING STEERING PROBLEM. *YH

PLASTIC HEADLAMP COVER KEEPS FALLING OFF,THERE IS A WAITING LIST FOR THE PART THROUGH JUNK YARDS AND BODY SHOPS. *AK THE COVER FELL OFF WHILE IN TRAFFIC CAUSING A FLAT TIRE, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH, FRONT BUMPER AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

DRIVERSIDE HEADLAMP COVER FELL OFF ON 2/1/01. CONTACT OF MOISTURE WITH BULB CAUSED BULB FAIL. HEADLAMP COVER WAS NOT RECOVERED. PASS HEADLAMP COVER FELL OFF ON 2/23/01 WITH SAME RESULT. PART WAS RECOVERED. GLUE WHICH HOLDS COVER ON HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY OBVIOUSLY FAILED. DEALER SAID BOTH ASSEMBLIES NEED REPLACEMENT @260/EACH + BULBS + LABOR. I BELIEVE MY ASSEMBLIES WERE DEFECTIVE AS MANY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS HAVE FILED WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION AS WELL AS OTHER CONSUMER ORGANIZATIONS. COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED REGUARDING THIS PROBLEM AS EARLY AS 1998. WILL THERE BE A RECALL OR DO PEOPLE NEED TO DIE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN??

IN MAY OF 2000 MAY AIR BAG LIGHT ON MY DASH BOARD INDICATED A PROBLEM BY STAYING ILLUMINATED. FIERER PONTIAC, HAMILTON, OHIO REPAIRED A "CONNECTOR" WHICH COST $498.50. IN FEBRUARY 01 I NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. SINCE I HAVEN'T BEEN DRIVING THE CAR I ASKED MY WIFE HOW LONG THE LIGHT HAD BEEN ON. SHE SAID THAT IT HAD BEEN ON FOR AS LONG AS SHE COULD REMEMBER (AT LEAST 6 MONTHS) AND SHE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ILLUMINATED. I TOOK THE CAR (98 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE) BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME ANOTHER $420.00 TO FIX IT AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY SAY IT'S A BAD MODULE. I HAVE A REAL PROBLEM PAYING ALMOST $1000 TO KEEP THIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT OPERATING WHEN IT HAS NEVER BEEN USED (DEPLOYED). I AM OF THE BELIEF THAT SAFETY EQUIPMENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE VERY RELIABLE BECAUSE IT IS IN FACT "SAFETY EQUIPMENT". IF GENERAL MOTORS SAID THAT SEAT BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 75,000 MILES FOR $1000, PEOPLE WOULD BE UP IN ARMS AND THE GOVERNMENT WOULD MAKE GM DESIGN THE "SAFETY ITEM" TO LAST LONGER AND BE MORE RELIABLE. DOESN'T THE SAME THING APPLY HERE? PLEASE REPLY ASAP SINCE THIS CAR IS DISSEMBLED IN THE PONTIAC SHOP. I HAVE CONTACTED THE PONTIAC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT AND SPOKE TO NANCY PERRY @ 1-800-762-2737. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY SATISFACTION YET. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT TO SAY TO GET PONTIAC TO FIX THIS AIR BAG SYSTEM AT NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE (OTHER THAN THE $500 I HAVE SPENT ALREADY)? PLEASE PHONE ME AT 513-896-6169

THE BOLTS ON THE OIL PAN WERE LOOSE CAUSING TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, THE SEAL WAS ALSO LOOSE CAUSING LEAK. NLM

A CHECK FOR TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK, BOLTS LOOSE ON PAN TIGHTEN AND TOP OFF, PAN AND/OR GASKET TRANSAXLE OIL REPLACED. POPPING NOICE WHEN BRAKING NOW CRUNCHING NOISE. BRAKE PEDAL BUSHING NOISEY, BLOWER MOTOR NOISEY. R&R OR REPLACE PEDAL AND/OR BUSHING, BRAKE, MOTOR AND/OR FAN. VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND BATTERY IS LEAKING, DUE TO CRACKING, REPLACE. PASS HEADLAMP FILLS WITH WATER, IMPROPERLY SEALED.

BOTH HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE CONDENSATION AND FOGGING INSIDE. LOOKS LIKE SEAL FAILURE. PROBABLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE LENS FALLS OFF OF BOTH ASSEMBLIES. SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN! PLEASE CONTACT ME! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *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. THANK YOU! CRAIG OLAH. *AK

IN AUGUST OF 2000, VEHICLE BEGAN OVERHEATING, DEALER STATES THAT THE HEATER CORE WENT OUT, NEW THERMOSTAT WAS PUT IN, DEALER STATED THERE WAS A CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN DEXCOOL COOLANT AND ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING COOLANT TO RUST. *SLC

WIRING PROBLEM; LOST COMPLETE POWER TO BATTERY AND THEN 3 WINDOW MOTORS SIMULTANEOUSLY. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. DEALER SAID ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE DUE TO ADHESIVE DEFECT. I PLAN ON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP FOR FREE REPAIR. NOTICED SEVERAL NH. *AK

DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT LENSE FELL OFF, AND THAT MADE BULB SENSITIVE TO ANYTHING AND IT HAS BLOWN OUT. CURRENTLY, PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS DONE SAMETHING. CONSUMER HAS NO HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT.*AK THE HEAD LIGHT COVERS FOR BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES FELL OFF ONE AFTER THE OTHER RESULTING IN BULBS BREAKING OFF. THE BULBS WERE ULTRA SENSITIVE. *YH

DRIVER'S SEAT IS HEATED AND HAVE HAD A DYSFUNCTIONAL ON/OFF SWITCH AND/OR RELAY. HAVE COMPLAINED 4 TIMES TO DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS MANUFACTURER AND HAVE ADVISED THEM OF BURNING OURSELVES (WHOEVER DRIVES CAR AND USES SEAT) BECAUSE SEAT HEATS UP. DEALERSHIP (NOT WHERE PURCHASED) HAS INFORMED US THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM ALTHOUGH WE DON'T FEEL THEY HAVE ACTUALLY LISTENED TO US GIVE THEM THE EXACT WAY THE REACTION HAPPENS. MANUFACTURER RELEASED THEMSELVES OF ALL RESPONSIBILITY EVEN AFTER INFORMING THEM SEAT CONTINUALLY STAYS ON AND WE ARE AFRAID HEATER WILL HEAT UP SEAT FOAM AND CAUSE FIRE. AFTER HAVING CAR OFF AND PARKED FOR 3 HRS 1/18/00 ACROSS STREET FROM DEALERSHIP WHERE COMPLAINTS MADE, SEAT STILL EXTREMELY HOT. DROVE RIGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE MANAGER FINALLY CAME OUT TO VERIFY SEAT STILL EXTREMELY HOT (BURNING THROUGH A PAIR OF DENIM JEANS). HAD SERVICE TECHNICIAN PULL HEATER RELAY OUT OF SEAT AND INFORMED ME IT IS DEFECTIVE SO WILL GET A NEW PART WITHIN 4 BUSINESS DAYS. WILL BE 4 DAYS 1/24 (NO WORD YET). THIS WAS A FIRE HAZARD AND ALREADY BURNED MY SKIN THROUGH CLOTHES; IT COULD HAVE BURNED OUR HOME DOWN. *AK

MY CAR ACCELERATOR STUCK ON ME THIS MORNING WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE NEXT THINK I KNEW WAS UP ON A SNOW BANK, THEN WHEN I PUT FOOT ON BRAKE AND WAS PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE TO COME OFF SNOWBANK, BEFORE I COULD EVEN GO NEAR THE GAS PEDAL, IT FLEW BACKWARDS ABOUT 100 FEET INTO A FENCE, AND WOULD ONLY STOP WHEN I FINALLY GOT A HOLD OF THE KEY TO TURN IT OFF. WHEW!! COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. TOOK IT TO THE PONTIAC DEALER BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, AND CHARGED ME A 75.00 INSPECTION FEE. COULD NOT BELIEVE IT. I ALMOST KILLED MYSELF AND KNEW IT WASNT ME, BECAUSE I WAS NEVER EVEN NEAR THE GAS WHEN IT HAPPENED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 20-25MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THEN TRYING TO TURN BACK TO RIGHT, VEHICLE WOULD TURN BACK. VEHCILE WOULD NOT LET CONSUMER TURN TO RIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALERSHIP FIXED PROBLEM . *AK

WHEN TURNING, THE SEAT BELT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE AUDIO SWITCH HOUSINGS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, LOCKING THE WHEEL. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE LEFT SIDE HOUSING PULLED OUT COMPLETLY ALLOWING FURTHER OPERATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE REMAINING RIGHT SWITCH HOUSING DID NOT COME OUT, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT OPERATIONAL, AND THE DRIVER NEARLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO STOP. THE DRIVER IS A 5 FT TALL WOMAN WHO HAS THE SEAT ALL THE WAY FORWARD SO SHE CAN REACH THE PEDALS AND SEE OVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER SAID WE SHOULD BUY BLOCKS FOR THE PEDALS AND NOT SIT SO CLOSE TO THE WHEEL. PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID WE SHOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE WE BOUGHT THE CAR AND NOT PURCHASED IT; THEY DON'T SEE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE. I REQUESTED PONTIAC TO REPLACE THE WHEEL WITH THE SWITCHLESS TYPE AND THEY REFUSED.

HEADLIGHT CONCEALMENT LENS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. PASSENGER'S SIDE FELL OFF 2 WEEKS AGO, AND THEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED HEADLIGHT CONCEALMENT LENS. *AK

VEHICLE REVVED UP TO MAXIMUM OF 4000 RPMS. CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT ENGINE OFF, SPEED WAS 20 MPH . VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. BUT, DUE TO SNOW ON ROAD TIRES WERE JUST SPINNING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF ENGINE. *AK

CLEAR PLASTIC OVER HEADLIGHTS HAS FALLEN OFF, CAUSING INOPERATIVE HEADLIGHTS, AND POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM PARKED IN THE UP POSITION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THEN IT WOULD STOP. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

POWER STEERING UNIT LEAKS. *AK

ELECTRIC WINDOW FAILURES. I HAVE HAD EVERY WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED, SOME TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR. I BOUGHT A VERY EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY LAST VISIT TO PROTECT MYSELF AGAINST COSTLY REPAIRS FOR FUTURE PROBLEMS. PER MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEALER, THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM (BAD MOTORS FROM MANUFACTURER) AND WILL REPLACE THEM AS NEEDED. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENSES KEEP FALLING OFF, ALL REPLACEMENT WERE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DEFECTIVE PART WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

THE SEAT BACK DOESN'T LOCK AT ALL TIMES. I CAN PUT ON MY BRAKES AND WHEN I DON'T HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR YOU CAN SEE THE PASSENGER SEAT FALL FORWARD WHEN THE BKES ARE APPKIED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WILL ALSO GO FORWARD . I HOSPICE AN ELDERLY PATIENT WITH BACK PROBLEMS AND THIS A GREAT CONCERN TO ME. I PURCHASED THE CAR FOR THIS PURPOSE OF CARING FOR MY FATHER IN LAW WHO LIVES WITH MY HUSBAND AND I AND ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS HE HAS NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN WE CARRY OXYGEN TANKS IN THE BACK SEAT ALONG WITH OTHER MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THAT CAN FLY FORWARD SHOULD I HAVE TO SUDDENLY STOP. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A MANTIORY SAFTY FEATURE AND IF SO SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATLY AT THE COMPANIES EXPENSE. THIS CAR I PURCHASED HAD ONLY 22,000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED AND WAS A EXECUTIVE DRIVEN CAR OF PONTIAC AND AS YOU CAN SEE I HAVE NOT PUT ON ALOT OF ADDITIONAL MILAGE IN 1 YEAR. YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.*AK

WHEN CROSING HWY 278 ENGINE FAILED DUE TO ALTERNATOR. THE CAR GAVE NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG LEAVING CAR STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY.I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CAR OUT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION. NOWHERE IN OWNWERS MANUAL DID IT SAY THAT I NEEDED IGNITION KEY TO UNLOCK GEAR SHIFT COLUMN TO MOVE INTO NUETRAL FROM PARK. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO MOVE CAR AFTER WE TRIED TO JUMP START CAR WHERE TI ALLOWED ME TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION AND INSERT KEY INTO SLOT TO SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION AT 5:00 PM AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY HAD A HIGHWY PATROL OFFICER NOT BEEN AT THE SCENE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE DEFECT IN THE CAR DESIGN THAT NEEDS REPAIRED.

AIRBAG LIGHT NORMALLY FLASHES ON, THEN IT GOES OFF. BUT, CURRENTLY AIRBAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY.*AK

I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STALLING CONDITION. WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN YOU WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT MY CAR WOULD MOVE 10 FEET AND THEN STALL OUT. IT WOULD ALSO STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN APPLYING THE BRAKE AND WHEN YOU WOULD TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN THE CAR WOULD STALL. THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL COME ON AND THERE WOULD BE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SLUGGISHNESS WHEN NEEDING TO ACCELERATE. I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND A FEW SECOND LATER YOU CAN FEEL THE TRANSMISSON JUMP INTO GEAR.

TRANS. UPSHIFTED WHILE ACCELERATING, ENGINE STALLED ON ONRAMP. OCCURRED 5X. ORIGINAL COMPLAINT DOCUMENTED @ DEALER, HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN AND NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. $3000 TO FIX AN OBVIOUS (AND COMMONLY REPORTED) TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. NARROWLY AVOIDED 2 ACCIDENTS AFTER ENGINE DIED. DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION BY NHTSA AND PONTIAC.

VEHICLE KEEP EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT LENS KEEP COMING OFF; 1ST INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH LEFT LEN, WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED. WITHIN A FEW DAYS LATER, RIGHT SIDE LEN CAME OFF, DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM.

THE ENGINE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, BATTERY LEAKING ACID, POWER WINDOS BROKE, ETC.

CONSTANT MOISTURE IN HEADLIGHTS, THIS CAUSES LIMITED VISABILITY. THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FLEW OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO PERSON IN PASSENGER SEAT. BOTH POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TWICE, REGULATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ON DRIVERS SIDE, PASSENGER SIDE HAS BEEN TIGHTENED AND THEY ARE BOTH BROKE AGAIN. DRIVERS SIDE MIRROR IS LOOSE COULD FLY OUT. DOOR PANELS ARE LOOSE THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN FIXED. FOG LIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT HAVE BOTH BURNED OUT ALREADY. DOOR LOCK COVER POPPED OUT CAUSING WIRES TO BE EXPOSED. DRIVERS SIDE WAS LOOSE HAD IT FIXED. CIGERETTE LIGHTER NEVER WORKED. WE ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE IF ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE RELATED TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE CAR. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET. THIS IS VERY FRUSTURATING

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FROM AN ON-RAMP. THIS RESULTED IN MY INABILITY TO SAFELY ACCELERATE INTO TRAFFIC, FORCING THE TRAFFIC BEHIND TO TAKE EVASIVE MANEUVERS.

PULLING OUT OF DRY CONCRETE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 8-10 MPH ,APPLIED BRAKES TO MAKE A STOP AT A MERGING HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE MADE GRINDING NOISE AND DID NOT STOP. *AK