1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

CONSUMER STATED THAT A RECALL LETTER CAME FOR A 2000 GRAND PRIX THAT WAS LEAKING ANTI FREEZE IN TO THE MOTOR. CONSUMER OWNED A 1999 GRAND PRIX THAT WAS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING, BUT MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL.*AK

MY CAR HAS BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HIT A MAN FROM BEHIND IN THE FIRST ONE, AND DID OVER $5,000.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR, AND NO AIR BAG. THE LAST ONE MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HYDROPLANED, HIT THE GUARDRAIL DOING ATLEAST 40 MILES A HOUR BOUNCED OFF THE GUARDRAIL HIT A SUV AND STILL NO AIR BAG. BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR WERE DAMAGED SEVERELY.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER QUITS MOVING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER KEEPS GOING, THUS, RUNNING INTO AND BENDING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES DESPITE TAKING IT TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. TIGHTENING THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE WIPER ARM ON APPEARS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TEMPORARY FIX. *AK

STEERING: RACK AND PINION, CURRENTLY OWN A 1999 GRAND PRIX, AND HAD TO HAVE THE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY REPLACED, THE PROBLEM THAT OCCURED IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED IN THE 1997, AND 1998 MODEL GRAND PRIXS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V286000.*AK SUMMARY: CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS HAVE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. THESE AND SOME OTHER RETAINERS USED IN VEHICLES ASSEMBLED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1996 AND OCTOBER 31, 1997, COULD FAIL AND PERMIT THE BALL BEARINGS TO ESCAPE. CONSEQUENCE: IF THIS OCCURS, THE PINION SHAFT CAN BE FORCED UPWARD DURING LEFT TURNS AND BACK DOWN AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS MOVED BACK AND TO THE RIGHT. IF THE PINION SHAFT MOVES FURTHER, THE DRIVER WILL NEED TO EXERT MORE EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, SIMILAR TO A VEHICLE WITHOUT POWER ASSISTED STEERING. IF THE PINION SHAFT MOVES EVEN FURTHER, THE DRIVER WILL REQUIRE MUCH HIGHER EFFORT TO TURN LEFT AND MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AS MUCH AS INTENDED. WITH THE MAXIMUM PINION SHAFT MOVEMENT, WHICH REQUIRES INTERNAL GEAR COMPONENT DAMAGE, THE DRIVER CAN ENCOUNTER HIGH RESISTANCE TO TURNING LEFT, FOLLOWED BY UNINTENDED POWER ASSIST TO THE RIGHT. IN ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS, A CRASH COULD OCCUR.

UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD STARTS TO ROT OUT IN COOLENT PASSAGE. THIS WILL BE A REAL PROBLEM FOR GM ALL OF THE ONES THAT I FOUND IN JUNK YARD HAD OR WERE ABOUT TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS REGULATOR BROKE, MANUFACTURER INSTALLED A PLASTIC ROLLER WITH METAL CABLE. *AK

RIGHT REAR POWER WINDOW IS INOPERATIVE (FAILURE). REPLACED WINDOW REGULATOR FOR THE 2ND TIME. *AK

FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW INOPERATIVE ( FAILURE) MOTOR/REGULATOR REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME. *AK

VEHICLE IDLES ROUGH, COOLANT IS LEAKING FROM TOP OF MOTOR, REPLACE INTAKE PLENUM AND GASKET, REPLACE SPARK PLUGS, FUEL INJECTION SERVICE. *AK

LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOW INOPERATIVE (FAILURE), LEFT REAR POWER WINDOW INOPERATIVE (FAILURE). *AK