1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED TWICE. IT WAS REPLACED ON 10/28/2002 AND 11/19/ 2004. ONCE AGAIN VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL 02V286000. *AK. *AK

I OWN A 1998 PONTIAC GRANDPRIX AND MY STEERING GOT VERY HARD TO TUN TO THE LEFT AND IT SEEMED JUST LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I READ ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 02V286000 EVERYTHING IN THAT WAS WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO MY CAR I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE GEAR BOX WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE RACK AND PINION BUT THAT THIS CAR WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN 8/13/98. AND IT ONLY WENT ON THE RECALL TILL OCT 31, 1997. I THINK THAT THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS I BELEIVE THIS PROBLEM DID NOT STOP IN 1997 PRODUCTION.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THEN, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPEED. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BY PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ON 98 GRAND PRIX GT ARE FOGGING UP AND GETTING MOISTURE INSIDE THE PROTECTIVE COVER AND REDUCING THE LIGHT THE HEADLIGHT IS SENDING OUT. THIS IS MAKING NIGHT TIME DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. NOONE HAS BEEN INJURIED YET AND THE NUMBER OF FAILURES IS DAILY BECAUSE THE LAMPS NEVER CLEAR UP. HAPPENED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON THE OWNER TO FIX, BECAUSE THIS IS A FAULT CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF PARTS.

1998 GRAND PRIX WITH ABOUT 59000 MILES. POWER STEERING TO THE LEFT SEEMED TO BE CUTTING OUT PERIODICALLY ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE ALL POWER STEERING TO THE LEFT FAILED. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS. FINE TURNING TO THE RIGHT, BUT VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT, MUST USE A LOT OF MUSCLE. ALSO MAKES A GRINDING OR WHINING NOISE WHEN TURNED ALL THE WAY LEFT. STEERING FAILED ALL OF THE SUDDEN. NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. LUCKILY GOING SLOW ENOUGH TO STOP WITHOUT GETTING HIT. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER LEFT.*AK

REPLACED OIL PAN GASKET DUE TO LEAKAGE. STARTED LEAKING AGAIN. OIL PAN WAS NOT DESIGNED RIGHT, HAS RIPPLES IN IT. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT WHICH RECOMMENDED USING SILICONE AS A GASKET. *JB

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT. A CAR WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND STRUCK ME.THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD. THE AIRBAG DID MORE DAMAGE TO THE CAR.*AK

ALL FOUR OF MY WINDOWS HAVE GONE OUT! I HAVE POWER WINDOWS, AND NONE OF THEM WORK. ONE GOES DOWN ABOUT TWO INCHES, TWO DON'T BUDGE, AND THE OTHER FALLS DOWN IF IT ISN'T PROPPED UP WITH SOMETHING WEDGING IT BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE DOOR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS WILL COST ME WELL OVER $1500 TO FIX, AND I KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM IF ALL FOUR QUIT WORKING IN THE SAME YEAR!*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

COOLANT ELBOW PRODUCED A CRACK. AS A RESULT, ANTI FREEZE LEAKED. THE PART WAS REPLACED TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK