1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE RACK AND PINION AS STATED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO STEER LEFT. *TS *JB

HEADLIGHTS LENSES ARE NOT BONDED CORRECTLY RESULTING IN WATER COLLECTING IN THE HEADLIGHTS. *MR THIS CAUSED THE HEADLAMP TO FOG WHICH REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF ILLUMINATION. THE LEFT HEADLAMP HAD FALLEN OFF. *SCC *JB

MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS THE SAME WINDSHIELD WIPER PARKING PROBLEMS AS THE 1997 WERE RECALLED FOR. THEY PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING RESTRICTED VISION WHEN DRIVING. GM ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE 1997'S WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE 1998'S, AND WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEM FIXED TWICE. ALSO TWO HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE POPPED OUT, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO BURN OUT, LEAVING US UNEXPECTEDLY WITH NO LIGHTS AT NIGHT. *NLM

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT COVER BECAME SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY.THE COVER HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND BOUNCED OVER THE TOP OF THE CAR AND THE CAR BEHIND WAS BACK ENOUGH THAT IT HIT THE HIGHWAY FIRST AND THEN FLEW UNDER THEIR CAR.*AK

THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO HONOR RECALL 02V28600 FOR POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. *AK

I HAVE LOST BOTH LENS COVER TO HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING THE BULBS TO GO OUT. HAD TO PAY $70.00 FOR REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE LIGHT COMPONENT. DEALER SAID LENS COVER WAS NOT AVAILABLE????*AK

BATTERY BLEW-UP AND STARTED SMALL FIRE AFTER I NOTICED THE POSITIVE TERMANAL LEEKING AS I DICONECTED THE BATTERY IT BLEW ACID ALL OVER THE CAR AND MYSELF CAUSING A SMALL FIRE AFTER REPLACING THE FACTERY AC DELCO BATTERY THE TRANSMISION SLIPS WHEN SWITCHING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK.CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED . HE WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL O N THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE.MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED, BUT HAVE NOT YET DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

WHILE TURNING ONTO STREET OR HIGHWAY THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND THE STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE. *AK

WHEN SHUTTING THE CAR OFF THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK IF I DON'T HEAR A CLICK, I KNOW THE KEY IS GOING TO BE STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I HAVE TO BACK UP AND DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND POP THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN THE KEY WILL COME OUT. AND IF IT CHOOSES TO NOT COME OUT NO MATTER WHAT I DO IT LOCKS THE WHOLE CAR UP AND THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY WILL NOT WORK AND IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH HAS SHORTED OUT CAUSING A SLIGHT SHOCK. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR, AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMING ON FOR NO REASON. PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS POPPED OUT AND MADE THE BULB BURST. VERY COSTLY TO HAVE REPLACED. I HAVE CALLED 2 PONTIAC DEALERS ABOUT THE IGNITION AND ALL THE TELL ME IS THAT IT'S GOING TO RUN ME AROUND $800.00 TO HAVE A NEW IGNITION INSTALLED. AND ANOTHER $600.00 TO HAVE THE WIRING REPAIRED OR REPLACED FOR THE WINDOW SWITCH. THE ALTERNATOR WAS $500.00. HEAD LAMP WAS $75.00. AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE 3 COMPLETE BRAKE JOBS DONE ON THE CAR IN 2 YEARS. *AK