1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

THE FRONT AND REAR ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTORS ARE BURNT OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE. I'VE HAD THE RIGHT WHEEL BEARING HUB REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MOISTURE IN THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. LED READ-OUT ON AM/FM/CD RADIO DOESN'T WORK AT ALL TIMES. SQUEAKING MOTOR ON HEATER BLOWER.

THIS CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND TWO OF THE FOUR WINDOW MOTORS ARE NOT WORKING ALREADY. I DID CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALERS PART DEPT AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO BUY THE MOTOR AND REGULATOR TOGETHER @ A COST TO ME OF OVER 3 HUNDRED DOLLARS PER WINDOW. I LOOKED FOR USED MOTORS BUT AS SOON AS THEY GET ONE IT'S GOBBLED UP BY SOMEONE WAITING FOR IT.

ON TWO OCCASIONS 3.8 V6 ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE FUEL PUMP FUSE IS BLOWING, BUT DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW AND THEREFORE CAN NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM.

I'VE HAD THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR BREAK 3 TIMES NOW. ORIGINALLY IT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 98. ONCE THEY REPLACED THE MOTOR IT BROKE AGAIN WITHIN A WEEK. NOW IN DECEMBER 2000 THE MOTOR HAS DIED AGAIN (AND OF COURSE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY). I'VE SEEN OTHER PEOPLE LIST THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE COMPLAINTS DATABASE AND ON WWW.GRANDPRIX.NET IT IS A GRAND PRIX OWNERS GROUP WEB PAGE WITH LISTED PROBLEM. I REALLY BELIEVE THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS. I'VE NEVER HAD A POWER WINDOW MOTOR BREAK ON ANY OTHER CAR I'VE OWNED.

08/21/2000, WE HAD THE SYATEM FLUSHED OUT AT THE DEALER, WITHIN TWO WEEKS WE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE. THERE WAS AN OILY BUILD UP IN THE WATER, AND THE SERVICE MANGER ([XXX]) SAID IT WAS A CHEMICAL REACTION BETWEEN THE COOLANT AND ENGINE BLOCK. NOW WE'RE HAVING TO REPLACE ANOTHER HEATER CORE. ABOUT FOUR MONTHS OR LONGER, I HAD WRITTEN NHTSA ABOUT THIS, AND AS OF TODAY(08/19/2001), I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP PUTTING HATER CORES IN THIS CAR EVERY FOUR TO SIX MONTHS. THE SERVICE MANGER ALSO SAID THAT IT WAS CAUSING THE COOLANT TO RUST. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO HELP US WITH THIS MATTER. YOU CAN CONTACT ME THIS WEEK AT HOME ([XXX]) OR [XXX] AT WORK ([XXX]). THE CAR IS ALSO LISTED IN HER NAME TOO.*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).

AIR CONDITIONER ODOR DUE TO WATER REMAINING IN AIRBOX FERMENTING , 4 YEARS LATER NO SOLUTION ALTHOUGH REPAIR SHOP SAYS THEY REPLACED EVAPORATOR CORE THEY DID NOT,, ADVISED ME TO TURN ON FAN FOR 5 MINUTES AFTER USING AIR CONDITIONER, HARDLY REASONABLE TO DO, SIT IN CAR FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE LEAVING, THEY DID SPRAY SOME KIND OF FUNGICIDAL INTO AIRBOX ONCE AND HAVE SINCE BEEN THINKING ABOUT WHAT TO DO.*AK

I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A CAR TRAVELING WELL IN EXCESS OF THE 35 MPH LIMIT WHO NEVER TOUCHED HIS BRAKES. UPON IMPACT I WAS DRIVEN INTO A TRUCK STOPPED ABOUT 7 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. MY CAR WAS DECLARED TOTALED BY HIS INSURANCE COMPANY WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND REAR. NEITHER OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. I SUSTAINED A LEFT SHOULDER/ARM AND LEFT SIDE NECK INJURY WHICH I STARTED TREATMENT ON THE NEXT DAY. TREATMENT HAS HOPEFULLY COMPLETED AS OF SURGERY ON 7/16/2001 TO REMOVE DICS, REPAIR VERTEBRAE, AND PLACE A TITAINUM PLATE IN MY NECK EXCEPT OF COURSE 6-8 WEEKS OF RECOVERY FROM THE SURGERY. IN ADDITION TO MEDICAL COST, I , DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT HAVE BEEN NOT ALLOWED TO WORK FOR ALL BUT ABOUT 6 WEEKS IN THE 7 MONTHS SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND OF COURSE THE 6-8 WEEKS LEFT. I FEEL HAD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED I WOULD HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY OF THE INJURIES I SUFFERED. WHEN THIS FAILURE WAS ADDRESSED TO THE PONTIAC DEALER IT WAS STATED THAT EVIDENTLY THE IMPACT WAS NOT ENOUGH; THAT I DOUBT BASED ON TEST I HAVE SEEN AND THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR.*AK

PLASTIC COVER THAT PROTECTS HEADLIGHT LENS COMPLETELY FELL OFF, EXPOSING THE BULBS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DAY AFTER PURCHASE, POINTED OUT TO DEALER EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION IN HEADLAMPS. TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL. 1-1/2 MONTHS AGO DRIVER'S SIDE LENS FELL OFF AND BULB EXPLODED DUE TO RAIN ENTERING LAMP FIXTURE. PURCHASED ENTIRE NEW ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED MYSELF. THIS PAST WEEDEND, THE PASSENGER SIDE LENS HAS FALLEN OFF. RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SO COMMON THE DEALERSHIP IS ON A WAITING LIST FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ASSEMBLY. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.*AK

THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE LENS TO THE LIGHT DETERIORATED ALLOWING CONDENSATION TO ACCUMULATE INSIDE THE LENS, THEREFORE CAUSING THE CHROME TO FLAKE, GM WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY SUPPORT TO THE CONSUMER. NLM