1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH ON A FLAT SURFACE AND WITN NO WARNING, THE CONSUMER TEMPORARILY LOST STEERING CONTROL, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC

STEERING WENT OUT AS WIFE WAS LEAVING DRIVE--WOULD TURN TO RIGHT WITH LITTLE EFFORT BUT NOT TO THE LEFT--PROBLEM WAS RACK & PINION---FUEL RELAY WENT BAD HAD TO REPLACE AT 48600 MILES

STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK UP, BINDING AS IF SYSTEM IS STUCK INTERMITTENTLY. OWNER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ALL THE FLUID IS FULL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

DRIVERS SIDE HEADLAMP COVER FELL OFF AND WITHIN 2 MONTHS THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP COVER FELL OFF. I DID NOT WITNESS EITHER ACTUALLY TAKE PLACE. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS MODEL YEAR OF VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SEALANT USED AND THAT IT WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NO RECALL WAS DONE FOR THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE NO LIGHTS FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT. I WAS OUT OF POCKET $275 TO REPLACE THE TWO "CAPSULES" AS THEY ARE CALLED.*AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS, VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE FROM FRONT END. FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO POWER STEERING THEN IT COMES BACK HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME*AK

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS FELT THE STEERING OF VEHICLE GETTING VERY STIFF. HAD IT CHECKED OUT SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING WRONG. MADE A SHARP TURN ON 8/7/02 INTO WORKING PARKING LOT AND HAD ALMOST NO POWER STEERING. VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS THE REST OF THE DAY AND TIME UNTIL I GOT IT INTO A AUTOMOTIVE SHOP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG.*AK

HEADLIGHT COVERS KEEP FALLING OFF. RIGHT ONE FELL OFF ONCE, THEN LEFT HEADLIGHT COVER HAS FALLEN OFF 3 TIMES.*AK

THE FIRE STARTED FROM AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL, THE ALTERNATOR. WE POPPED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES SO THEY SPRAYED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER UNDER THE HOOD AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THERE WAS ALREADY 6,000 DOLLARS WORTH OF ENGINE/ELECTRICAL DAMAGE DONE AND 2.5 MONTHS OF ME NOT HAVING A CAR. MY INSURANCE COVERED THE FIRE.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HEARD A LOUD NOISE. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL WIRING. *AK