1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

STEERING SEIZED UP MOMENTARILY AND LASTED A FEW SECONDS. NOW THE STEERING FEELS A LITTLE SLOPPY, AND I HEAR A POP NOISE WHEN I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AT SLOW SPEEDS (15 MPH). NLM

HILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING HEADLIGHT LAMP CAME OFF, CAUSING GLASS TO BRAKE AND SHATTER ON HIGHWAY.*AK

AS WITH MANY OTHER 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PIRX'S, THE POWER STEERING RACK HAS FAILED. LUCKILY, I NOTICED MINE WHILE CHANGING TIRES, AND NOT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, AND INJURING PEOPLE. *AK

RECALL 99V348000 REPAIRS FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WAS DONE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. CONSUMER CANNOT SEE WHEN DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WAS DRIVING 40-45 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THEN, VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES. HAD EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK *TT

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP & THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL, IT ROLLED OVER. THE CAR IS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THE TWO PEOPLE INSIDE WERE INJURED.*AK

THE POWER STEERING AHS LEAKED FOR OVER A YR. I'VE TRIED TO KEEP IT FULL, BUT SOMETIMES WHEN MY WIFE DRIVES IT, IT GETS LOW AND IS VERY HARD TO STEER. *AK

STEERING RACK AND PINION BINDING UP, TURNING OUT OF PARKING LOT, AFTERWARDS, VEHICLE WOULD STEER FINE TO THE RIGHT, BUT WOULD NOT TURN TO LEFT WITH EASE, I HAD TO DOUBLE GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE CAR LEFT, I HAD TO USE 3 TIMES THE FORCE TO STEER LEFT THAN USUAL. TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP, REPLACED RACK AND PINION.*AK

DEALER'S SEVICE MAN STATED THERE IS LEAKAGE FROM THE LOWER AND UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS AND RECOMMENDS REPLACING GASKET AND UPPER MANIFOLD. I DON'T BELIEVE A CAR WITH ONLY 33,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM LIKE THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NLM

THE HEAD LIGHT COVERS HAVE POPPED OFF TWICE RESULTING IN THE BULBS BURNING OUT QUICKLY. THE VEHICLE HAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. NLM