1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE AND UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE FOUND THAT THE MOTOR HAD FALLEN TO THE GROUND AND DISCONNECTED THE STEERING COLUMN. NLM

WHEN DRIVING REAR CRADLE BROKE FROM THE RETAINER, CAUSING THE SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO A MINUTE, AND THEN GO BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT NO OPEN RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

REAR CRADLE BOLTS HAVE ROTTED OUT DUE TO SALT CORROSION, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. SAME DEFECT AS 97V058000, BUT STATE OF MINNESOTA IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. APPROXIMATELY 675,000 VEHICLES ARE AFFECTED. *AK *ML

THIS IS SENCOND GRAND PRIX I HAVE HAD AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT AND THE ENGINE CHECK GAUGE LIGHTS ARE ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY HAD TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH 99% OF GRAND PRIX. HE SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE WIRING IN BEHIND THE TACK BOARD (THE DISPLAY OF SPEED, RPM, TEMP, ETC.) HE SAID IT WAS COMMON BUT IT DOESNT HURT ANYTHING WITH THEM BEING ON. THE PROBLEM IS THAT GETTING FIXED IS VERY EXPENSIVE. I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS OR WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL WORK FOR THIS CAR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH TWO ENGINE MOUNTS SNAPPED OFF, AND THE ENGINE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED;THE DRIVING LIGHTS ALSO FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I CHECKED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NONE LISTED FOR THIS YEAR. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT ONLY WENT BACK TO THE 1994 MODEL. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALRSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURANCE IN GRAND PRIXS,OLDS CUTLESS,AND WHATEVER THE BUICK MODEL BASED ON THE SAME PLATFORM IS. THEY INDICATED THAT IT IS A FAULTY HI/LOW BEAM SWITCH IN THE STALK WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. APPARENTLY NOT ENOUGH OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN MY MODEL YEAR TO EFFECT A RECALL, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY LESS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD AS IF THERE WAS A LOCK ON IT. THERE WAS LITTLE REACTION THE VEHICLE VAGUELY SLOWED DOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO DROP THE VEHICLE INTO A LOWER GEAR ALONG WITH STILL APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN COTACTED. *AK

AS NEAR AS I CAN TELL, THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO ONE OR MORE TSBS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED. BUT IT APPEARS TO BE SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO TSB #676303 - PHANTOM STALLS AT CLOSED THROTTLE AND HIGH ENGINE LOAD. THIS PROBLEM POSES A SERIOUS SAFETY THREAT. IN DETAIL WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN YOU APPROACH AN INTERSECTION AND ARE SHIFTING DOWN, USING BRAKES, AND TURNING. WHEN THE ENGINE QUITS IN A TURN, THE POWER STEERING QUITS. ANYONE WITH SLOW REACTIONS OR LACKING THE PHYSICAL STRENGTH TO STEER THE CAR WITHOUT POWER IS IN FOR A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLING BECAUSE IT IS INTERMITTENT. MY MECHANIC SAYS "WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL IT QUITS COMPLETELY TO FIND OUT WHAT IT IS." I CERTAINLY BELIEVE THAT ANY DEFECT SUCH AS THIS IS AN EXTREME HAZARD TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THIS CAR AS WELL AS ANYONE ELSE ON THE STREETS AT THE TIME.

REAR CRADLE BUSHING WASHER RUSTED OUT.DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK