1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

THE GAS TANK IS NOT SEALED IN THE MIDDLE ALLOWING GAS AND FUEL VAPOR TO LEAK FROM CAR! ALL THE SWAY BAR ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAS SEPARATED DUE TO THE RACK AND PINION, CAR HAS NO SOUND WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT BUT IF YOU TRY AND TURN THE CAR TO THE LEFT IT IS AS IF THE POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT AND MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND IS GETTING VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT, ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DO NOT WORK PROPER AND CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE RAIN, THE KEY GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION ALL THE TIME,FEEL AS IF MOTOR IS TWISTING OR MOVING FORWARD, WILL BE CONTACTING PONTIAC DUE TO RECALLS AND PROBLEMS ARISING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A TICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,900.

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, 147,000 MILES. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF STEERING FAILURE ARE CONSISTENT WITH GM RECALL #02049 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 02V28600. FAILURE OF THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. CAN BARELY TURN THE CAR LEFT ANYMORE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE RACK & PINION SYSTEM. SEVERAL CALLS TO GM AND PONTIAC ENDED WITH THEM SAYING MY VIN # IS NOT IN THE RECALL. WHEN THE CAR CAUSES A CRASH AND KILLS SOMEONE, I PLAN TO SUE BOTH PONTIAC AND GM. *TR

98 GRAND PRIX LOSES POWER STEERING WHEN TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEED. THIS IS EXACTLY LIKE THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN RECALL#02V286000. THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR THAT SERVICE RECALL BACK IN 2003 AT 39,000 MILES. THE CAR NOW HAS 95,000 MILES AND THE PROBLEM IS BACK. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE RECALL FIX WAS ONLY TEMPORARY. THE CARS ARE STILL POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AFTER THE RECALL FIX HAS BEEN PERFORMED. GM WILL NOT REPAIR THE CAR AGAIN SINCE THEY CLAIM THEY ONLY HAVE TO FIX IT ONCE. THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED, AND IF IT WAS NOT SAFE THE 1ST TIME AND HAD TO BE RECALLED, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AGAIN UNTIL THEY GET IT RIGHT. *TR

DURING A SNOW STORM, MY CAR GOT STUCK ON MY DRIVEWAY. IN TRYING TO START THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T TURN-OVER. THE NEXT DAY, IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION. THE STARTER HAD RUPTURED & WAS REPLACED. DURING THE DIAGNOSTICS TO VERIFY THE REPAIR, THE COOLANT DISAPPEARED FROM THE RADIATOR. DIAGNOSING THIS PROBLEM, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK OUT. (THIS REMINDED ME THAT IN JAN 2005, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN COOLANT & OIL LOSS. I NEVER FOUND THE REASON FOR THAT OCCURRENCE, BUT NOW KNOW IT WAS RELATED TO THE CRACKED MANIFOLD.) THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED WITH ANOTHER PLASTIC MANIFOLD. PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE PARKWAY, THE STEERING SUDDENLY TIGHTENED UP, MAKING TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT. THEN THE BATTERY/ALTERNATOR INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON ALONG WITH OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE STALLED & THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. OPENING THE HOOD, I NOTICED THE ACCESSORY BELT WAS MISSING (ACTUALLY, IT HAD COME OFF & WAS SITTING ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION). CHECKING THE BELT PULLEYS, I FOUND THAT THE ACCESSORY BELT IDLER PULLEY BEARING HAD SEIZED, CAUSING THE BELT TO COME OFF. I WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE STATION, WHERE THEY REPLACED THE ACCESSORY BELT IDLER PULLEY BEARING. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED THE MOTOR *TGW THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE FIRE. *JB

I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM GM ON 5/14/2009 THAT MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED OVER AN ISSUE INVOLVING A SAFETY RECALL 09047. THIS WAS ON THURSDAY AND THAT FOLLOWING SATURDAY MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE. I HAD NOT HAD TIME TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A DEALERSHIP. MY CAR RAN FINE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE HAPPENED UNDER THE HOOD. I HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THE FIRE PUT OUT. *TR

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE*CW THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING A RECALL, HOWEVER WHEN HE CONTACTED GM, HE WAS INFORMED THAT WAS A GENERAL LETTER THAT WAS SENT OUT TO ALL OWNERS, BUT WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH, ANOTHER LETTER WOULD GO OUT TO THOSE OWNERS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED A LETTER. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE SOON AFTER BEING PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DRIVER'S HOME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.