1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON MOST OF THE TIME. GOES OFF OCCASIONALLY, THEN COMES BACK ON. PROBLEM STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO. HAD COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS DONE SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS CAR, BUT THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. OIL CHANGES ARE MADE EVERY 3,000 MILES, RADIATOR FLUID IS CHANGED WHEN NEEDED, SENSORS ARE CHECKED AND REPLACED WHEN NEEDED. ENGINE IS KEPT IN EXCELLANT CONDITION. ANY IDEAS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *AK

RIGHT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IGNITION TURNED OFF. A UNDERHOOD FIRE OCCURRED, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. ALL ELECTRICAL WIRING, PLASTIC AND RUBBER PARTS WERE TOTALED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. AND AFTER THEIR INVESTIGATIONS, THEY COULD NOT FINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. I DO NOT SEE A RECALL FOR THIS SITUATION ON YOUR WEBSITE. DO I HAVE AN RECOURSES?. *AK

CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE . THEY TOOK IT TO BE SERVICED, AND DEALER FOUND THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE. THERE WAS NO REPORTED INJURIES. *AK

MY DAUGHTER USED AN EXCUSE THAT SHE CAME HOME LATE BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN LEFT AND SHE HIT A MAILBOX. I DID CHECK HER STORY AND YES. IT WOULD NOT TURN LEFT. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OF THESE INCIDENTS. NOT ONLY WITH THIS CAR, BUT MANY GM MODELS. THE STEERING RACK WILL NEED TO GET REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. IF THERE WAS A POSTAL WORKED AT THE MAIL BOX, OR SOME ONE GETTING THEIR MAIL, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORST. IS GENERAL MOTORS WAITING FOR A DEATH TO OCCUR?? MAYBE THEY SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE GOODYEAR TIRE INCIDENT. *AK

THE STEERING TEMPORARILY GOES OUT, VEHICLE LOST STEERING. REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, PROBLEM RECURRED. *BF RECALL# 02V286000. THE RACK WAS DAMAGED. *SC

THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF DURING NORMAL DRIVING, I PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN AND STOPPED RIGHT THEN THE HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF. THE PART WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE.*AK

WIPER MOTOR CRANK ARM FAILED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *BF THE CONSUMER LEARNED OF A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT WAS NEVER INFORMED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT AFTER PAYING FOR THE FAILED WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHICH STOPPED WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. *JB THE CONSUMER RECEIVED REIMBURSEMENT OCTOBER 13,2004. *NM *TC

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN STEERING WHEEL FAILED. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT THE CURB, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 02049 FOR REPLACEMENT OF STEERING LOWER PINION BEARINGS. THE PROBLEM RECURRED SINCE THE REPAIR PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

RECALL 00V286000 CONCERNING RACK AND PINION. STEERING LOCKED WHEN MAKING A TURN, THEN VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT INSPECTED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WHEELS LOCKED. *AK

HITTING A PATCH OF WATER, LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, IT SPUN AND HIT A TREE. RECALL 02V286000 WAS RECEIVED FOR LOWER PINION BEARING IN THE POWER STEERING THAT MAY SEPARATE. *AK