1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *MR THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING DURING A REGULAR COMMUTE. *SCC

BOTH ELECTRIC WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING (CAR IS 2-DOOR) AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. PASS. WINDOW STOPPED WORKING 2 MONTHS AGO; DRIVER'S WINDOW STOPPED WORKING LAST WEEK. REPLACEMENT IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $600 (PARTS & LABOR).

MY VEHICLE, A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT, LOSES POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT (ONLY LEFT TURNS - NOT RIGHT TURNS). IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. I NEED TO PULL HARD WITH BOTH HANDS TO GET MY STEERING WHEEL TO TURN. SOMETIMES WHEN THE STEERING DOES NOT RESPOND, I AM FORCED TO DISCONTINUE MY LEFT TURN, PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE, BACK UP THE VEHICLE, AND TRY AGAIN BECAUSE THE STEERING DOES NOT WORK WHEN TURNING LEFT. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I HAVE ALMOST HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL HAS NOT RESPONDED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE CALLED THE GM OWNER HOTLINE SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. OF INTEREST. THE 1998 GRAND PRIX IS BEING RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. AFTER SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO GM, THEY HAVE STILL NOT EVEN AGREED TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE. I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO BRING MY VEHICLE TO AN ACCREDITED GM PONTIAC RETAILER AND I PAID TO HAVE THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT AND THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. THE MAN AT THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDED A WRITTEN QUOTE DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM THAT THE 1998 GRAND PRIX IS BEING RECALLED. UNFORTUNATELY, GM WON'T LISTEN TO ME BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS A 1999, WHICH IS NOT BEING RECALLED. *TT

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD MELTED AND CAUSED FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE WIRES. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE'S PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD OVERHEATED AND DROPPED WATER INSIDE THE ENGINE. *NLM

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER ABRUPTLY. *JB

THE ENGINE RAN HOT AND CAUSED THE STARTER AND OTHER ITEMS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE TO FAIL. *NLM

NEED TO REPAIR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON VEHICLE THAT IS 4 YEARS OLD AND HAS 49000 MILES. *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS STATED IN RECALL # 99 V 348 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

FAULTY PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD/ GASKET ON A PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (1999) CAUSED COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO OIL AND CYLINDERS. CAUSED MY CAR TO QUIT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY (ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT) *JB