1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

TRANSMISSION SLIP'S REAL BAD. THE CAR ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING. WHAT WILL BE DONE ABOUT THIS? THIS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR

PLASTIC LENSES THAT PROTECT THE HEAD LIGHT BULBS HAVE BECOME LESS TRANSLUCENT WITH AGE. THIS REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT TRANSMISSION MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT TO READ ROAD SIGNS WHICH IS A DISTRACTION TO 'SAFE DRIVING'. I HAVE AN OLDER CHRYSLER AND IT DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. A MAXIMUM OPACITY LEVEL FOR HEAD LIGHT BULB 'PROTECTIVE COVERS' SHOULD BE MANDATED. *TR

CAR OVER HEATS IN STALLED TRAFFIC. I HAVE REVIEWED THE OVERHEATING AND CAR FIRE COMPLAINTS IN THE "DEFECTS DATA BASE" AND BELIEVE THE MAIN PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED: 'THE COMPUTER WILL NOT CALL FOR FULL FAN POWER' UNLESS THE A/C IIS RUNNING.. DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN ON A WARM DAY IN STALLED TRAFFIC, WILL RAISE THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE AS THE COOLING FANS ARE BOTH RUNNING IN SLOW SPEED AND WILL NOT GO TO THE "HIGH COOL MODE". BUT, TURNING THE A/C ON WILL SPEED UP THE FANS TO HIGH AND COOL THE ENGINE. THE COMPUTER SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL COOLING WITH OUT THE A/C HAVING TO BE TURNED ON. THE INCREASED ENGINE HEAT DUE TO THIS 'COOLING SYSTEM LOGIC FAILURE' WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE OIL LEAKS AND ENGINE FIRES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED TO THIS AGENCY. MY VEHICLE, THE RADIATOR, FANS, RELAYS ARE ALL WORKING AS DESIGNED, AND THERE ARE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THUS I AM ADVISING THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN LOGIC WITH REGARD TO CONTROLLING THE HIGH SPEED FUNCTION OF THE RADIATOR COOLING FANS. HAVING INSTALLED A NEW RADIATOR RECENTLY AND RESEALED THE VALVE COVER PANS, I REMAIN CONVINCED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE 'COOLING CIRCUIT LOGIC". *TR

RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE. NO LOAD IN VEHICLE AND NO RUST ON SPRING. STARTED RATTLING, FIRST WEEK IN JUNE, THOUGHT IT WAS THE STABILIZER LINKS WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED ON THE FRONT ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. THE RATTLE WAS THE BOTTOM COIL OF THE SPRING. IT COULD HAVE THE TIRE, SO I INSTALLED THE COMPACT SPARE TO ALLOW MORE CLEARANCE. TOOK THE CAR TO PEPBOYS WHERE THE FRONT LINKS AND ALIGNMENT WAS DONE LAST FALL. THEY ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT OVER $600.00 TO INCLUDE BOTH REAR SPRINGS. MAYBE ALL THE SPRINGS ARE BAD, BUT YOUR DATA BASE DOES NOT SHOW AND INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. SO, I REPLACED THE ONE SPRING AND STABILIZER LINK AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO STEER CORRECTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING FOR TWO MINUTES WHEN FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE BUCKETS OF WATER TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HER TO A DEALER. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 145,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY, HE NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE CAUSED THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY COLLECTED ALL OF THE INFORMATION FROM THE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY GASKET AND COVER. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 AND GM RECALL NUMBER 90047 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL CATCH FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,500.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL #09047 FROM GM YESTERDAY ON MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT MY CAR ALREADY CAUGHT FIRE ON FEBRUARY 17 THIS YEAR AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED IT A COMPLETE LOSS. IN ADDITION, IT CAUSED NEARLY $7000 IN DAMAGE TO MY HOME WHICH WAS LIMITED ONLY BY THE FACT THAT I WAS HOME AND SAW THE FIRE EARLY ENOUGH TO BEGIN CONTAINING IT UNTIL THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD MY CAR TO THE LIST OF DEFECTIVE VEHICLES ALREADY DESTROYED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

02/08 CAR WAS SITTING IN DRIVE-WAY, SHUT OFF, WHEN WE SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE . BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE IT WAS GONE-IT WENT QUICK. I HAD THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR AND NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE . I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR AS I ONLY HAD LIABILITY. I GOT THE RECALL A MONTH LATER. I TRIED TO TALK TO G.M. SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR MY SON FOUND ME ONE, HE TRADED A TRUCK HE HAD BEEN BUILDING FOR IT. I LOST THE CAR AND EVERYTHING IN IT. THIS WAS A VERY BAD ECONOMICAL TIME FOR ME AND I WISH I COULD GET A BAIL-OUT LIKE G.M. DID. THIS IS SO UNFAIR! *TR

CAR WAS TOTALED DUE TO ENGINE FIRE CAUSED BY OIL HITTING EXHAUST. THE CAR BURNED COMPLETELY. IT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING AND BURNED IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR