1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WIOULD STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARRING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

A CLUNK IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. IN REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALER, THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE RIGHT SIDE OUTER RIGHT TIE ROD HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE DEALER NOW CLAIMS THIS CLUNK IS NORMAL.*AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT WOULD STALL OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. VEHCLE CAN BE RESTARTED AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN FOR AWHILE. HAS HAPPENED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC TEST DROVE VEHCLE, BUT IT DID NOT STALL. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. *AK

AFTER VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 40 MINUTES STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP COMPLETELY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK GEAR ASSEMBLY AND POWER STEERING HAVE BEEN REPLACED, DEALER HAS ALSO PERFORMED FRONT END ALIGNMENT, CONSUMER WAS CHARGED FOR LABOR, HOWEVER FEELS THIS WAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED FOR ANYTHING. *SLC

I AM A TECHNICIAN AT A PONTIAC DEALER IN THE BOSTON MASS. AREA. OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS I HAVE PERSONALLY REPLACED THE RIGHTHAND HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY ON MULTIPLE 1997-2000 MODEL YEAR PONTIAC GRAND PRIXS. IN ALL INSTANCES THE CLEAR LENS HAS SEPARATED FROM THE HEADLAMP BODY RESULTING IN A LAMP FAILURE. ALSO, I CAN IMAGINE THE SAFETY THREAT THIS POSES IF IT SHOULD OCCURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AS SEVERAL VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE STATED THAT THIS IS INDEED THE CASE. I HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL LEFT HAND HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES FOR THE SAME CONDITION BUT MOST INSTANCES HAVE BEEN THE RIGHT HAND LAMP.*AK

MY GRANDSON, AGE 5 WAS RUN OVER BY MY VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, WITH THE GEARSHIFT PLACED IN PARK, AND THE KEYS IN MY POCKET, HE WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. I WAS IN THE GARAGE, A FEW FEET AWAY WHEN I HEARD HIM CRYING. I TURNED AROUND AND SAW HIM ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR - THE CAR WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS - HE FELL OUT, AND THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL RAN COMPLETELY OVER HIS ABDOMEN AND HIPS. HE SUSTAINED SOME DAMAGE TO HIS LIVER AND ABRASIONS TO HIS BACK. I DROVE HIM IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL IN DELAWARE, OH WHERE HE WAS EXAMINED IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, THEN MEDIFLIGHTED TO CHILDRENS HOSPITAL IN COLUMBUS, OH. HE WAS IN INTENSIVE CARE FOR 1 1/2 DAYS, AND IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 5 DAYS TOTAL. HE IS ALSO SEEING A CHILD PSYCHOLOGIST WHO HAS DIAGNOSED HIM WITH POST TRAUMATIC DISORDER, AND IS SEEING HIM ON A REGULAR BASIS. MY DAUGHTER'S AND MY CONCERN IS THAT GMC, THOUGH PURCHASING MY VEHICLE BACK, AND HAVING SENT AN INVESTIGATOR DOWN WHO WAS ABLE TO ALSO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF PARK WHEN TURNED OFF WITH THE KEYS REMOVED, HAS YET TO ADMIT LIABILITY. WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANOTHER CHILD, WITH EVEN WORSE RESULTS. PLEASE HELP US SEE THAT THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN! THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *AK

MY TIRE CAUGHT A CHUCK HOLE AND PULLED ME DOWN INTO A GULLY AND I HIT TREES HEAD ON. I WORE MY SEAT BELT BUT HAVE INJURIES TO MY LEFT SIDE. MY AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. MY SPEED WAS 35 MPH. *AK

ENGINE WILL STALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. IT USUALLY HAPPEN WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER COMING TO A STOP (BETWEEN 0-15 MPH) AND MAKES THE CAR EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR WILL RESTART AND NO LIGHTS COME ON, THEREFORE THE DEALER CANNOT FIND WHERE ANY "CODES" HAVE BEEN SET IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THEY CANNOT RECREATE OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO OPENED A FILE WITH PONTIAC. THIS PROBLEM IS A DANGER TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY GRAND PRIX DRIVERS. WHEN WILL THIS PROBLEM BE INVESTIGATED AND WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR A "FIX" TO BE IMPLEMENTED? AS IT STANDS NOW, THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, AND VEHICLE HIT A GUARDRAIL. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD NOT STAY LATCHED. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE. . *AK