1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

VERY LARGE AND QUICK SPREADING FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING. CAR WAS TOTALED. *LA

PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND STEERING.*MR (NAR) THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR STEERING NOISEL. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO ALLEVIATE THE NOISE. *NM

#1) SHIFT LOCK AFFECTED; MARCH 2003: AT FIRST IT OCCURRED ONLY ON OCCASION, BUT AS OF NOW I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK IN MONTHS WITHOUT USING THE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE. DAILY I MUST STICK A KEY INTO THE RELEASE IN ORDER TO REMOVE MY CAR FROM PARK INTO REVERSE, NEUTRAL, DRIVE, ETC.. THE INDICATION LIGHT FOR PARK AND NEUTRAL NO LONGER COMES ON. #2)IGNITION SWITCH AFFECTED; MARCH 2003: THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHICH I BELIEVE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SHIFTER NOT COMING OUT OF PARK. I HAVE NOT REMOVED MY KEY SINCE THE END OF MARCH. IVY BEEN TOLD SEVERAL SOLUTIONS NONE OF WITCH HAS WORKED. I'VE SPENT $100+ REPLACING PARTS THAT HAVE NOT RESOLVED ANYTHING.*AK #3) HEADLIGHT COVERS AFFECTED; JANUARY 2003: NOT EVEN TWO DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR THE LEFT HEADLIGHT COVER FELL OFF. OF COURSE IT WAS RAINING THE HEADLIGHT INSTANTLY BUSTED. THE DEALERS SOLUTION WAS TO GLUE IT BACK ON. TO ENSURE THAT THE OTHER ONE DOESN'T FALL OFF THEY GLUED IT . FROM THE HEADLIGHT COVER FALLING OFF AND BULB BUSTING I HAVE BLACK SPECKS IN THE SILVER/ CROME INNER LINING OF THE HEADLIGHT. IT MAKES THE CAR LOOK BAD!! MOISTURE NOW BUILDS IN MY HEADLIGHTS. THERE ARE 124 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE ALONE WHEN WILL SOMETHING BE DONE!!!!! #4) REARVIEW MIRROR AFFECTED; SEPTEMBER 2003: MY MIRROR IS NOW FULL OF BLURE. THE MIRROR FIRST STARTED OOZING WATER BUBBLES FLOATING TO THE TOP EVENTUALLY CREATING A HUGE BUBBLE. NOW JUST A COMPLETELY FOGGED MIRROR. IS A MIRROR USEFULL WHEN YOU CANT SEE AN IMAGE THROUGH IT???? NO! I HAVE A COUSIN WHO HAS FACED PROBLEMS 1,2,AND 3 ALL WITH IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO ALSO. WHY MAKE A CAR AND HAVE THE BUYER HATE IT? I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THE GRAND PRIX OR EVEN PONTIAC TO ANYONE! MY SUGGESTIONS TO BUYERS HAS BEEN ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING BUT THESE CARS!*AK

SPEAKERS IN DRIVER'S SIDE ARE BLOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE. BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE SPEAKERS WERE REPLACED WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. SPEAKERS BEGIN TO MAKE NOISE AFTER A HEAVY RAIN AND EVENTUALLY GO OUT. POSSIBLY A BAD SEAL IS ALLOWING WATER TO GET IN THE SPEAKERS OR AMPLIFIER. SOMETIMES THE SPEAKERS WOULD BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN, BUT THEY HAVE NOT WORKED IN SEVERAL MONTHS. *LA

THE HEADLIGHTS OF 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS COLLECTED MOISTURE WITH IN THE UNIT, REDUCING THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER. *LA

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SLOWING DOWN, AT A STOP OR AT 30-40 MPH. VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SHAKES BADLY WHEN ACCELERATING DURING A LEFT TURN. THE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WAS NOT A LISTED CAR IN YOUR NEWS RELEASE MONDAY ABOUT STEERING PROBLEMS IN GM CARS MADE BETWEEN JAN. 1996 AND OCT. 1997. HOWEVER, IT TOO HAS THE PROBLEM.

EGR VALVE MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC. HEADLIGHT LENS FALLING OFF CAR. FAULTY HYDRAULIC MODULATOR AND EXHAUST SYSTEM. *PH

06/10/02 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VIN# [XXX] WAS TAKEN TO MITCHELL PONTIAC IN SAN ANGELO, TEXAS RE# ACTION # PE01038, RECALL# 02V286 & GM RECALL # 02049. THIS RECALL INVOLVES THE TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF THE RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY. MITCHELL PONTIAC REPLACED A BEARING AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, LOUD KNOCKS FROM THE AFFECTED AREA, TOTAL LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONING FAILURE AND OTHER PROBLEMS AROSE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN RETURNED ON 09/08/03 FOR REPAIR OF THESE PROBLEMS. MITCHELL PONTIAC REFUSED TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. GM WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 02V286000 REPAIRS CONCERNING POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY. AFTER REPAIRING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE HAD TO BE ALIGNED, AND CHARGED $139.99. *AK