1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

CONSUMER STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE, AFTER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE BY THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *YD

STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER AFTER TURNING. THEN IT STARTED TO LOCK UP COMPLETELY. THEN WE REPLACED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION. *AK

PE-01038; STEERING WHEEL BECOMES DIFFICULT TO STEER. POWER ASSIST FELLS LIKE IT'S MISSING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN LOW SPEED AND COLD MORNING. THE ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE. *YH

ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE STEERING BEGAN TO TIGHTEN UNTIL IT WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO ROTATE. IT IS NOT AS DIFFICULT TO TURN AT HIGH SPEEDS, YET IT IS STILL VERY RESISTANT. THE STEERING HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET DUE TO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. TO TURN THE WHEELS AT A STAND STILL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. I AM STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGE MALE (220LBS. 5'11"). MY WIFE IS UNABLE TO MOVE IT. I SAW AN ARTICLE IN THE USA TODAY THAT MENTIONED THAT YOU WERE INVESTIGATING REPORTS OF THIS SITUATION OCCURING IN SPECIFICALLY, THE 1997 GRAND PRIX. I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD CONTACT ME SO THAT I MAY ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS AND ALSO KEEP ME UPDATED ON WHETHER THIS REPAIR WILL BE COVERED BY THE OEM.*AK

CAR SUDDENLY BECAME HARD TO STEER. FELT AS THOUGH POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LOW. DEALER SAYS STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDS REPLACING. $600 PART FROM G.M. I' M NOT HAPPY.

1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX - RACK AND PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS HAPPENED DURING NORMAL DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35MPH + AND THE STEERING WHEEL COMPLETELY LOCKED UP. TOOK PROBLEM TO DEALER AND MET EXTREME RESISTANCE. PONTIAC DOESN'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT.*AK

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY "KNOCKS" AND MAKES NOISE. STARTED AFTER DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION DIAGNOSED. TERRIBLE PARTS QUALITY!!!*AK

ON FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2001, THE RACK AND PINION ON MY 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX JAMMED UP AND CAUSED MY STEERING WHEEL TO FREEZE WHILE GOING AROUND A CORNER. DEALER CLAIMED PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND GMC DID NOT WANT TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. GM AND DEALER COVERED UP THE ISSUE, CONTAMINATING FLUID WHILE I WAS NOT AT DEALERSHIP. COMPLAINT FILED WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL'*AK

COVER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS FELL OFF WITH OUT KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEMS. BOTH WITHIN 2 MONTHS APART. HAD TO BUY WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AT 72.00 DOLLARS EACH. RACK AND PINION WENT OUT OF STEERING BOX AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE RIGHT PART. HAD TO SUBSTITUTE FOR A STAND BOX. HEARD THERE WAS A REPORT OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IN THE USA TODAY.

RACK AND PINION STEERING STARTED LEAKING TO WHERE FLUID WAS RUNNING OUT OF VEHICLE. HAD RACK AND PINION REPLACED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY HAD NO RECORDS OF PREMATURE FAILURES. PLEASE ADD VIN . *AK