1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

HEADLIGHT LENS COVER KEEPS COMING OFF. HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM TWICE. ALSO, RECEIVED CITATION DUE TO A LACK OF LENS COVER OVER LIGHTS. MANUFACTURER KNEW OF PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT RESOLVE SITUATION. ALSO, TOLD NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS WERE RECEIVED TO DO A RECALL.*AK

RIGHT & LEFT LENS COVERS FELL OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. DEALER INDICATED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF MILEAGE..THIS IS IN FACT A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

COVER ON LEFT HEADLIGHT FELL OFF AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON MARCH 13, 2001, COVER FOR RIGHT HEADLIGHT FELL OFF. CONDENSATION IN HEADLIGHTS COULD POSSIBLY AFFECT SEALER USED TO HOLD COVER TO VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THERE WAS A NOISE, SOUNDED AS IF VEHICLE WENT OVER A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. SHE WENT TO MAKE A TURN, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT TURN. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT A CAP FELL OFF IN STEERING TUBE, ALLOWING BALL BEARINGS TO FALL OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD MORE STEERING ABILITY WHILE IN REVERSE, DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK. *SLC

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN FEB OF 2000. IT ONLY HAS APRROX 43000 MILES AND I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND OTHER MECHANICS. IN JUNE OF 2000 I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT COVERS FELL OFF. I HAD NOTICED CONDENSATION WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR AND WAS TOLD BY THE SALESMAN THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. LUCKILY I FOUND THE COVERS AND DID NOT HAVE TO REPLACE THEM. IN SEPT OF 2000 I HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR WHEN IT FAILED WHILE I WAS GOING TO WORK. THEN IN DEC OF 2000 I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AND THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE ANTIFREEZE IN THE RADIATOR WAS JUST ABOUT COMPLETELY SOLIDIFIED. I HAD TO PAY FOR RADIATOR FLUSHES AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR". THEY ALSO NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE MAIN ENGINE BELTS WAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND I HAVE REPLACED IT. NOW IT IS MARCH OF 2001 AND MY CAR IS NOW AGAIN AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH ANTIFREEZE LEAKING FROM THE WATER PUMP AND AN AIRBAG LIGHT THAT WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT I WILL GET IN THE CAR AND THE WINDOWS WILL NOT GO DOWN. I KNOW THAT CARS NEED REPAIRS BUT I FEEL THAT I AM DEFINETLY HAVING LOTS OF PROBLEMS WHEN THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR IS NOT EXCESSIVE.THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT HE THOUGHT WE WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND THAT IF HE WERE IN OUR SHOES, HE WOULD TRADE THE CAR.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP SHIELD FELL OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO PASSENGER'S SIDE FOG LIGHT FELL APART THAT DISCONNECTED WIRING AND BULB FROM VEHICLE. DEALER ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A "COMMON DEFECT.'*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH LOST ALL POWER, STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT "HIDE". THEY STAY STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN ON MY WINDSHIELD. *AK

WHILE TURNING VECHICLE LOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE STEERING OF THE VEHICLE. VECHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RACK & PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $1115.00. THIS IS AN EXTRIMLEY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND FROM LOOKING IN THE NHTSA DATABASE IT APPEARS THAT IT IS HAPPENING ALLOT. I URGE YOUR AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *AK

THIS BELT IS USED TO HOLD A CHILD SAFETY SEAT AND IT DOESEN`T STAY TIGHT IF THIS CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT A CHILD AND THERE SAFETY SEAT WOULD BE USELESS THIS PROBLEM NEEDS RED FLAG ATTENTION. *AK