1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

HEADLIGHT COVER ON PASSENGER'S SIDE FELL OFF DUE TO HUMIDITY/FOGG AND LOW QUALITY GLUE THAT HELD COVER ON HEADLIGHT. CONSUMER HAS TO BUY ENTIRE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM. &AK

LOSS OF STEERING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, AND INFORMED OF A RACK AND PINION FAILURE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND AGREED TO ALLOW DEALER TO REPAIR AT HALF COST TO CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENS EASILY COMES UNGLUED AND FALLS OFF OF HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LAMP LENSE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. I'VE NOTED THAT SEVERAL OTHER GRAND PRIX OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS DEFECT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEAD LAMP COVER IS ALSO DEFECTIVE BUT HAS REMAINED IN PLACE. IT APPEARS THAT A POOR SEAL/GLUE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE. THE PRODUCE WAS $210.00 TO REPLACE WITH OWNER PROVIDING LABOR. PONTIAC DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF FAILURES OR DEFECTS. *AK

WHEN TURNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON POST ON MOTOR MOVES, BUT WIPERS DON'T. THIS IS SECOND TIME THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED. FIRST TIME DEALER REPLACEF A CRANK SHAFT. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM APPEARED AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS HAVING SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99091. *AK

PONTIAC GRAND PRIX'S AND BUICK REGALS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMP CAPSULES FALLING APART AND MOISTURE GETTING INSIDE AND CONDENSING ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT COVER. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OWNERS AFFECTED, IN FACT AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION THE LIST WAS UP TO 55 PEOPLE LONG FROM JUST THE CLUB GRAND PRIX MESSAGE BOARD. SINCE THIS LIST HAS CONTINUED TO GROW SINCE I ASKED FOR THOSE WITH THIS PROBLEM, YOU CAN CHECK OUT AN UPDATED LIST AT: HTTP://NEWFORUM.CLUBGP.COM/UBB/CLUBGP/FORUM1/HTML/010969.HTML. GM/PONTIAC HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE EVEN CHANGED THE DESIGN/SEALANT ON THE NEW HEADLIGHT TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING. YET, THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM ON THE MAJORITY OF THE CARS OUT THERE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE FRONT PART OF MY HEADLAMP FALLING OFF AND THE BULB GETTING SHATTERED BY DEBRIS AND ROCKS ON THE ROADS OR HIGHWAYS. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY SINCE GM HAS ADDED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON ALMOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THEIR NEW VEHICLES. IF THOSE RUNNING LIGHTS ARE SO MUCH OF A SAFETY FEATURE THEN DO NOT YOU THINK THAT HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT WOULD BE AN EVEN BETTER, MORE IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE?!. WITH THE MOISTURE IN THE HEADLIGHTS, THE LIGHT IS NOT PROJECTED AS FAR, THUS CUTTING DOWN ON THE VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. I FIND THIS DANGEROUS AND THINK THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *AK

HEADLIGHTS FOGGING UP ALL THE TIME. REDUCED LIGHTING AT NIGHT. HAD LEFT LIGHT REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO AND NOW RIGHT SIDE DOING THE SAME. *AK

PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT LENS FALLING OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH ABS/TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, SLOWED DOWN VEHICLE TO 10 MPH. AT THAT TIME VEHICLE SPED UP, WHEELS SCREECHING. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND LANDED IN DITCH. CONSUMER TRIED TO GET OUT OF DITCH, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN OPPOSITE WAY. CONSUMER REALIZED HE HAD A FLAT TIRE, DROVE 100-150 FEET TO FIND A FLAT SPOT TO CHANGE TIRE. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, AND LANDED IN DITCH, HAD TO BE TOWED. REPORTED THIS TO PONTIAC, NO RESPONSE. *AK

PONTIAC GRAND PRIX'S AND BUICK REGALS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLAMP CAPSULES FALLING APART AND MOISTURE GETTING INSIDE AND CONDENSING ON THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT COVER. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OWNERS AFFECTED, IN FACT AT THE TIME OF THIS SUBMISSION THE LIST WAS UP TO 45 PEOPLE LONG FROM JUST THE CLUB GRAND PRIX MESSAGE BOARD. SINCE THIS LIST HAS CONTINUED TO GROW SINCE I ASKED FOR THOSE WITH THIS PROBLEM, YOU CAN CHECK OUT AN UPDATED LIST AT: HTTP://NEWFORUM.CLUBGP.COM/UBB/CLUBGP/FORUM1/HTML/010969.HTML. GM/PONTIAC HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE EVEN CHANGED THE DESIGN/SEALANT ON THE NEW HEADLIGHT TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING. YET, THEY REFUSE TO ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM ON THE MAJORITY OF THE CARS OUT THERE. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE FRONT PART OF MY HEADLAMP FALLING OFF AND THE BULB GETTING SHATTERED BY DEBRIS AND ROCKS ON THE ROADS OR HIGHWAYS. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY SINCE GM HAS ADDED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON ALMOST, IF NOT ALL, OF THEIR NEW VEHICLES. IF THOSE RUNNING LIGHTS ARE SO MUCH OF A SAFETY FEATURE THAN DO NOT YOU THINK THAT HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT WOULD BE AN EVEN BETTER, MORE IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE. WITH THE MOISTURE IN THE HEADLIGHTS, THE LIGHT IS NOT PROJECTED AS FAR, THUS CUTTING DOWN ON THE VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. I FIND THIS DANGEROUS AND THINK THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS.*AK