1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

WATER ENTERING THROUGH COWL VENTILLATION EVAPORATOR BOX TO FLOOR DAMAGING AIR BAGS/ AIR BAG LIGHT NOW STAYS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES.*AK

CAR HAD COMPLETE POWER FAILURE AFTER MAKING A TURN EITHER RIGHT OR LEFT. HAD NO LIGHTS, IGNITION OR POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART ENGINE. *AK

DEALER SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPLACEMENTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON IT UP TO THIS POINT. I FEEL I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE AN OBVIOUS DEFECT.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

THERE IS ALOT OF CONDENSATION THAT BUILDS IN LENSES OF HEADLIGHTS WHICH CAUSES POOR VISION WHEN CONSUMER TRIES TO TRAVEL AT NIGHT.*AK

I PURCHASED A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP FROM VAN-TROW OLDSMOBILE IN NOV 1998. RECENTLY, I NOTICED THAT MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT LENS WAS MISSING FROM MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSED MY HEADLIGHT BULB TO BLOW. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT HEADLIGHT LENS WAS ALSO SEPARATING FROM THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE GLUE OR SILICON OR WHATEVER BONDED THE PLASTIC LENS TO THE ASSEMBLY WAS ROTTEN. I CONTACTED VAN-TROW OLDSMOBILE TO INQUIRE AS TO WHETHER THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE TWO WHOLE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AT A COST OF $260 EACH. I CONTACTED THE PONTIAC WEBSITE AND ASKED THEM WHY MY HEADLIGHT LENS WOULD SEPARATE FROM MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES LIKE THIS. THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE MILAGE (93,000) AND THAT THIS WAS NOT A DEFECT AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED WITH OTHER GRAND PRIXS. IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. I WOULD WELCOME ANY INPUT ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ADVICE. SINCERELY, [XXX] AND [XXX].*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY. *YD

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND MAKING A NINETY-DEGREE LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL DIRECTION OF VEHICLE, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE IN THE LAWN IN FRONT OF AN OFFICE BUILDING, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT RACK AND PINION GEARS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JG

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF VEHICLE, EXPOSING THE LIGHT, WHICH HAD SHATTERED.PLEAS EPROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF VEHICLE, EXPOSING THE LIGHT, WHICH HAD SHATTERED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTER INFORMATION.*AK