1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

VEHICLE REVVED UP TO MAXIMUM OF 4000 RPMS. CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT ENGINE OFF, SPEED WAS 20 MPH . VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. BUT, DUE TO SNOW ON ROAD TIRES WERE JUST SPINNING. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF ENGINE. *AK

CLEAR PLASTIC OVER HEADLIGHTS HAS FALLEN OFF, CAUSING INOPERATIVE HEADLIGHTS, AND POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, THEN IT WOULD STOP. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

ELECTRIC WINDOW FAILURES. I HAVE HAD EVERY WINDOW MOTOR REPLACED, SOME TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR. I BOUGHT A VERY EXPENSIVE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY LAST VISIT TO PROTECT MYSELF AGAINST COSTLY REPAIRS FOR FUTURE PROBLEMS. PER MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEALER, THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM (BAD MOTORS FROM MANUFACTURER) AND WILL REPLACE THEM AS NEEDED. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENSES KEEP FALLING OFF, ALL REPLACEMENT WERE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT DEFECTIVE PART WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK

THE SEAT BACK DOESN'T LOCK AT ALL TIMES. I CAN PUT ON MY BRAKES AND WHEN I DON'T HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR YOU CAN SEE THE PASSENGER SEAT FALL FORWARD WHEN THE BKES ARE APPKIED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WILL ALSO GO FORWARD . I HOSPICE AN ELDERLY PATIENT WITH BACK PROBLEMS AND THIS A GREAT CONCERN TO ME. I PURCHASED THE CAR FOR THIS PURPOSE OF CARING FOR MY FATHER IN LAW WHO LIVES WITH MY HUSBAND AND I AND ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS HE HAS NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN WE CARRY OXYGEN TANKS IN THE BACK SEAT ALONG WITH OTHER MEDICAL EQUIPMENT THAT CAN FLY FORWARD SHOULD I HAVE TO SUDDENLY STOP. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS IS A MANTIORY SAFTY FEATURE AND IF SO SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATLY AT THE COMPANIES EXPENSE. THIS CAR I PURCHASED HAD ONLY 22,000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED AND WAS A EXECUTIVE DRIVEN CAR OF PONTIAC AND AS YOU CAN SEE I HAVE NOT PUT ON ALOT OF ADDITIONAL MILAGE IN 1 YEAR. YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.*AK

WHEN CROSING HWY 278 ENGINE FAILED DUE TO ALTERNATOR. THE CAR GAVE NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG LEAVING CAR STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY.I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CAR OUT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION. NOWHERE IN OWNWERS MANUAL DID IT SAY THAT I NEEDED IGNITION KEY TO UNLOCK GEAR SHIFT COLUMN TO MOVE INTO NUETRAL FROM PARK. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO MOVE CAR AFTER WE TRIED TO JUMP START CAR WHERE TI ALLOWED ME TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION AND INSERT KEY INTO SLOT TO SHIFT CAR INTO NEUTRAL. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS INTERSECTION AT 5:00 PM AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY HAD A HIGHWY PATROL OFFICER NOT BEEN AT THE SCENE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE DEFECT IN THE CAR DESIGN THAT NEEDS REPAIRED.

AIRBAG LIGHT NORMALLY FLASHES ON, THEN IT GOES OFF. BUT, CURRENTLY AIRBAG LIGHT WON'T GO OFF. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY.*AK

I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STALLING CONDITION. WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN YOU WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT MY CAR WOULD MOVE 10 FEET AND THEN STALL OUT. IT WOULD ALSO STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN APPLYING THE BRAKE AND WHEN YOU WOULD TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN THE CAR WOULD STALL. THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL COME ON AND THERE WOULD BE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SLUGGISHNESS WHEN NEEDING TO ACCELERATE. I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND A FEW SECOND LATER YOU CAN FEEL THE TRANSMISSON JUMP INTO GEAR.

TRANS. UPSHIFTED WHILE ACCELERATING, ENGINE STALLED ON ONRAMP. OCCURRED 5X. ORIGINAL COMPLAINT DOCUMENTED @ DEALER, HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THEN AND NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. $3000 TO FIX AN OBVIOUS (AND COMMONLY REPORTED) TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON THIS CAR. NARROWLY AVOIDED 2 ACCIDENTS AFTER ENGINE DIED. DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION BY NHTSA AND PONTIAC.