1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

PARKED CAR HAD NO PROBLEMS/NEXT MORNING STARTED CAR AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THE COMPUTER REPORTED ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE COST $1400.00 DEALER SAID THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND APPOINTMENT SCHEDULING, WHEN TRYING TO OBTAIN RECALL REPAIR OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS (99V-348). *MJS

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DRIVER'S HEADLIGHT FELL OFF, AND HAD BEEN REPLACED. CURRENTLY, PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

HEADLIGHT COVERS FELL OFF, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BE INOPERABLE, AND RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THE PLASTIC LENS ON THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT FELL OFF DUE TO DETERIORATION OF THE SEAL BETWEEN THE LENS AND THE BODY OF THE HEADLIGHT, OTHER HEADLIGHT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF DETERIORATION, POOR CHOICE OF MATERIAL FOR THE DESIGN. *MJS

DESIGN OF THE HEADLIGHT UNIT ALLOWED MOISTURE TO GET TRAPPED BEHIND THE PIECE OF PLASTIC WHICH COVERED THE HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING THE LENS TO FALL OFF. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. OWNER HAD THE PROBLEM CORRECTED AT HIS EXPENSE. A USED REPLACEMENT UNIT WAS ORDERED FROM A GARAGE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

SRS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO MY DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON AIR BAG LIGHT. WHICH GAVE A CODE B1015- DEFECTIVE JUMPER HARNESS FOR PASSENGER INFLATOR MODULE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO OWNERS AS A SAFETY ISSUE..*AK

CAR WAS OFF AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE MY FRIENDS AND I HAD BEEN OUT OF THE CAR ONLY A FEW MINUTES. *AK

BOTH HEADLIGHTS ACCUMULATE CONDENSATION, GREATLY REDUCING VISIBILITY. DEALER FIXED LEFT SIDE (185.00, UNDER WARRANTY), RIGHT SIDE REMAINS DEFECTIVE. *AK

WHILE EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND DURING MAKING 180 DEG LEFT TURN ON THE RAMP THE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE HAS FAILED. IT REQUIRED EXTREME EFFORT TO CONTROL THE STEERING. WE HAVE NARROWLY ESCAPED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS WAS ONLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM A STRONG INDIVIDUAL. IT STILL REQUIRED ME TO PULL ON THE WHEEL WITH A LOT OF FORCE AND VERY QUICKLY TO CONTROL IT. NORMALLY THIS CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY WIFE, WHO WOULD NOT BE BLE TO CONTROL IT, SHOULD SHE BE BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE. SPECIALLY THAT THERE WAS NO EARLY INDICATION OF THIS FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO RETURN TO ITS NEUTRAL POSITION BY ITSELF MAKING IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. IT WAS EITHER PURE LUCK OR GOD'S WILL THAT WE SURVIVE THIS ONE. TODAY I HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED AT THE SCRANTON PONTIAC IN VERNON, CT AND WAS CHARGED A TOTAL OF $1,258.63 TO HAVE THE ENTIRE RACK ASSY REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE INSTALLED REMANUFACTURED UNIT TELLING ME THAT THIS MUST BE A PERSISTENT PROBLEM SINCE THIS CAR AND THIS TYPE OF STEERING WAS INTRODUCED IN 1997. I HAVE FOUND SOME EVIDENCE OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON INTERNET. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE I DO WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE FROM NOW ON. WHEN TRIED TO ASK THE DEALER TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE PONTIAC REP THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS 68K, MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES. WE MOVED FROM FL TO CT LAST YEAR SO THE CAR WAS DRIVEN MOSTLY IN FL. PLEASE HELP PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN TO ANYBODY AND HAVE PONTIAC FIX THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GO THROUGH THIS AWFUL EXPERIENCE THAT ME AND MY WIFE HAVE EXPERIENCED. IF REQUESTED I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A COPY OF THE DEALER INVOICE STATING THAT THE STEERING IS BINDING WHILE TURNING TO THE LEFT AND WHAT TYPE OF REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. *AK