1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS. THEY ARE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *AK

ENGINE'S MAIN REAR SEAL LEAKED OIL. ALSO, OIL PAN WAS LEAKING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. EACH TIME IT WOULD FAIL TO WORK. HAS HAPPENED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AROUND 8 MONTHS LATER. EACH TIME THE MECHANIC INDICATED THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

TIRES HAS LARGE SEAM THAT CREATED A FLAT SPOT, CAUSING THE TIRES TO BOUNCE AT ROAD SPEEDS OF 45 MPH. MJS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS IMPROPERLY PARKED IN A VERTICAL POSITION IN FRONT OF DRIVER AFTER TRYING TO WIPE FROST OFF WINDSHIELD. DRIVER HAD TO KEEP WIPERS IN LOWEST INTERMITTENT SETTING TO KEEP WIPERS IN A LOWER POSITION AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. CONTINUED TRYING FOR FIRST 10 MINUTES OF TRIP TO TURN WIPERS OFF, BUT STILL PARKED VERTICALLY. AT THE END OF THE 50-MILE TRIP DRIVER TURNED WIPERS OFF AND THEY PARKED IN THEIR NORMAL POSITION. PROBLEM IS POSSIBLY A RESULT OF FIRST TIME TEMPERATURE FELL BELOW 32 DEGREES THIS WINTER AND FROM SNOWFALL. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. IF RAINING IT WOULD BURN THE BULB OUT, AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD BE INOPERATIVE WHICH MAY RESULT IN VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND A CRASH. DEALER REPLACES THE LENS TWICE, BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60MPH STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN. DROVE INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL PISTON ROD/PUMP BROKE . TRIED TO BACKOUT OF DRIVEWAY AND THE WHEEL WENT INTO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, APPLIED BRAKES, BUT BEHICLE WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH A WALL. *AK

PROBLEM 1. HEAD LAMP MOISTURE INSIDE LENS ASSEMBLY. DEALER SAID PROBLEM WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS. PROBLEM 2. LEFT HEADLAMP COVER FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. OUT OF TOWN AT TIME. PURCHASED NEW HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY UPON RETURN AT COST OF $76.25. RIGHT HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY STILL COLLECTS EXCESSIVE MOISTURE. PROBLEM 3. REPORTED SOME TYPE OF OIL/POWER STEERING LEAK. FLUID DRIPS ON GARAGE FLOOR. DEALER REPLACED OIL PAN AND GASKET ON 07/09/1999. LEAK CONTINUED. DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING SHAFT SEAL ON 10/27/1999. LEAK STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. POWER STEERING PUMP LOOKS BAD.

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMING ON AND STAYING ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM KEEPS REOCCURRING. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, ALMOST RESULTING IN REAR-END COLLISION. BLOWER IS ALSO NOT WORKING ON VENTILATION SYSTEM AMONG SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED OVER A 2 YEAR OWNERSHIP PERIOD.

HEADLIGHT PLASTIC LENS HAD FALLEN OFF BOTH LIGHTS, WHENEVER THE BUGS HIT EITHER LIGHT. THIS CAUSES THEM TO BLOW OUT. HAVE BEEN TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER. NEED HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT. *AK