1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

RT LENS LITERALLY FELL OFF THIS SPRING..FILED INS CLAIM...REPLACED IT..THE 2ND ONE FELL OFF..FOUND IT AND SUPER GLUED IT..THIS SEPT. THE LEFT ONE FELL OFF..DON'T WANT TO FILE FOR MORE INS CLAIMS...THE LENS GOT RUN OVER AND YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE A WHOLE ASSEMBLY TO DO IT. MY SISTER HAS A 98..SAME EVERYTHING AND ONE OF HERS FELL OFF TOO. *AK

THE FRONT HEADLAMP LENSES FELL OFF OF EACH OF THE TWO FRONT HEADLAMPS. BOTH OF THESE OCCURRED WITHIN A 3 WEEK TIMEFRAME. AFTER SOME BRIEF RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS QUITE A FREQUENT PROBLEM. REFERENCE WWW.GRANDPRIX.NET/PROBLEMS. THIS RESULTS IN MOISTURE GETTING TO THE BULBS, THE BULBS EVENTUALLY BLOWING, HENCE NO HEADLIGHTS. *AK

PASSENGER'S DOOR SLID FORWARD/FRAME SHIFTED. PRESENTLY, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN, AND NOT FLUSH WITH FENDER. WHEN OPENING DOOR THE BODY CAVED IN. SHE HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH ASSEMBLY HAS FAILED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. ALSO IN 6-24-98 , #6 FUEL INJECTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 15118 MILES. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENS ON BOTH SIDES CAME OFF WITHIN 1 WEEK OF EACH OTHER. ONE WOULD BE UNFORTUNATE. TWO IS AN INHERENT DEFECT. THE POWER WINDOWS ON BOTH SIDES HAVE HAD MULTIPLE COMPONENTS CHANGED UNDER WARRANTY AND ANOTHER REPAIR WAS CORRECTED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. AGAIN BOTH WINDOWS HAVE PROBLEMS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE CORRECTED BUT THE PROBLEM RETURNED. TWO WINDOWS, SAME PROBLEM, INHERENT DEFECT!!

RACK AND PINION STEERING COMPLETELY BROKE AND FROZE WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN.COSNUMER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE POSITION BY JERKING STEERING REAL HARD. CAUSE WAS UNKNOWN. MINUTES PRIOR TO INCIDENT, CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE. *AK

FEMALE PORTION OF THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS BROKEN. THERE IS NO WAY TO FASTEN BELT. VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.*AK

IT WAS RAINING WHEN THE RIGHT WINDSHIELD WIPER QUITE WORKING AND WAS VERY HARD TO SEE OUT AT THE TIME

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT25MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD JUMPED IN FRONT OF HER. CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, FOUR DASH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TURNED VEHICLE OFF. THESE ARE FOUR LIGHTS THAT WERE SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD. AIRBAG LIGHT/ABS BRAKES SYSTEM/ CHECKED TIRE PRESSURE/ .LOW TIRE. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, SRS LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

RIGHT SIDE ENTIRE HEAD LIGHT LENS POPPED OUT OF THE HOUSING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. TO REPLACE THE LENS, CONSUMER HAD TO BUY THE COMPLETE SET, WITH LENS AND BULB. THIS WAS STATED BY THE DEALER .*AK