1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICE DCOOLANT INDICATOR FLASHED. CONSUMER ADDED ANTI FREEZE, BUT COOLANT KEPT FLOWING. THEN, VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK

CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE, AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SWAY BAR BROKE IN HALF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. *AK

MY CAR STARTED OUT RUNNING HOT ON A REGULAR BASIS. MY REPAIRMAN ASKED ME TO CHECK WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALLS ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THERE WERENT ANY. NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS PLANNING ON CHARGING ME OVER 700.00 FOR THE REPAIR IN QUESTION. AND I DONT BELIVE THIS PART IS WARRANTED. I'M GOING TO CHECK THIS OUT WITH A LAWYER, I READ TO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 65,000 MILES. TRANNMISSION COOLER APPARENTLY BLEW A LINE PUTTIN ANTI FREEZE THROUGH THE THE TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO MY SERVICE MAN A RECURRING PROBLEM WTH PONTIAC GRAND PRIXS OF THE 1999 BODY STYLE.

IN SEPTEMBER 2003, INTAKE PLENIUM FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO RUN; THERE IS NO PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE TO KEEP THIS SITUATION FROM HAPPENING; I WAS INFORMED THAT SINCE A PONTIAC DEALERSHIP DID NOT INSPECT/REPAIR THE DAMAGE THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST IN THIS SITUATION EVEN THOUGH DURING MY INITIAL TELELPHONE CONVERSATION WITH PONTIAC THEY COULD NOT EVEN GIVE ME ANY IDEA OF THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS TO BE COVERED; (FYI THE MECHANIC WHO DID THE REPAIRS IS ACE CERTIFIED) THE DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED THEY ARE KEEPING THESE PARTS IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING ABOUT 5 OF THESE TYPES OF REPAIRS PER WEEK (THAT'S ONE DEALERSHIP IN ONE COUNTY IN ONE STATE) WHEN AN APPEAL LETTER WAS SENT TO PONTIAC, IT WAS ROUTED TO THE SAME CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO ALL BUT STATED THERE WAS NOTHING GOING TO BE DONE; I WAS INFORMED THAT I SHOULD EXPECT PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS WHAT SOME CONSIDER HIGH MILEAGE; MOST RECENTLY ON APRIL 7, 2004 I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY ENGINE BLEW UP--THE VEHICLE HAS 82K MILES IF PONTIAC VEHICLES ARE ONLY GOOD FOR 70K MILES, PONTIAC SHOULD DISCLOSE THIS FACT SO THAT I CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION BEFORE I PURCHASE IF THE INTAKE PLENIUM ASSEMBLY IS BEING KEPT IN STOCK AT A DEALERSHIP, THERE IS A TRUE ISSUE. DEALERSHIPS GENERALLY ONLY KEEP PARTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE USED REGULARLY NORMALLY DEALERSHIPS DO NOT WANT TO KEEP THE HIGHER PRICED/NOT SO COMMONLY USED PARTS IN STOCK SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT EXPENSIVE OVERHEAD NOR HAVE A LARGE ARE FOR STORING UNUSED PARTS. THIS TELLS ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. IS GM DOING THIS FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF GETTING PEOPLE TO BUY PARTS OR EVEN A NEW VEHICLE FROM THEM? IF THE DEALERSHIP AND EVEN PONTIAC WON'T SAY THEY ARE GOING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, IT SEEMS THAT GM/PONTIA ARE KNOWINGLY KEEPING INFORMATION FROM CONSUMERS WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY BE DEADLY.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN 20-MPH CONSUMER HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING THROUGH THE ENGINE, SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD. FAILED. *AK

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX RACK AND PINION PROBLEMS. STEERING LOCKING UP IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DURING SLOWER SPEEDS AND SHARP STEERING. THE GM RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED UNTIL ALL YEAR MODELS AFFECTED ARE IDENTIFIED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO GASKET BLOWING OUT. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A POWER WINDOW PROBLEM. THE MOTOR REGULATOR WAS REPLACED ONCE. HOWEVER, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK