1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

UPDATED INFORMATION. ABOVE. SENT 2 I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTRASTATE ROAD. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AT @60MPH. AFTER PASSING A CURVE I SUDDENLY CAME UPON A CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE. I REACTED QUICKLY AND CAME TO A FULL STOP. I LEFT @9 FT. IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE LANES. WITHIN SECONDS I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. I WOKE UP WITH A BRAIN INJURY AS WELL AS OTHER PHYSICAL INJURIES. TBI AS A RESULT,I LOST ALL BUT 2 IN FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I ENDURED MORE THAN ANYONE CAN IMAGINE. I AM STILL WAITING FOR HELP. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE RECALLS ON OTHER 1998 GRAND PRIX, WHERE IS THE WARNING ABOUT FAILING SEAT RESTRAINTS? MY MECHANIC GAVE ME A PRINT OUT SHOWING THE PART. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT HAVE A LAWYER.. THE NY TIMES ARTICLE PROMPTED ME TO WRITE THIS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO! BEFORE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH DOWN A DUAL LANE (EACH WAY) HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR & THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO STOP, I DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AUTOMOBILE WHERE THE BRAKE LINE HAD APPARENTLY RUPTURED. FRONT BRAKE LINE CONNECTORS & REAR LINE WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $900 BY A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC AT A LOCAL GARAGE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS SOLD AND STOLEN FROM ME. I BOUGHT IT AND MADE MY FIRST PAYMENT. THE GUY STOLE IT AFTER 4 DAYS. THE POLICE WONT EVEN HELP ME OUT. THIS GUY HAS SYOLE MY MONEY AND MY PROPERTY MY KIDS THINGS AND I JUST WANT THE RESPECT TO GET IT BACK. *TR

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE SMELL OF BURNED OIL EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE FACTORY ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 172,008.

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS A RESULT OF A RECALL. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED NOR WAS THE DEALER CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,316.