1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

PRIOR TO END OF WARRANTY, LIGHT CAME ON DASH, SHOWING AIR BAG. TWO DAYS LATER IT WENT OUT. I CHECKED WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP, (REEVES PONTIAC IN GREENWOOD INDIANA) THEY WERE ALREADY AWARE PONTIAC HAD A PROBLEM WITH AIR BAG LIGHTS AS A SERVICE BULLETIN HAD BEEN PUBLISHED. THEY SAID THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL. TWO MONTHS LATER AT 40000 MILES, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. THE COST TO FIX IT IS ABOUT $350.00. STILL NO RECALL FOR AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH THEY KNOW MAY BE DEFECTIVE, YET THEY PUBLISHED A BULLETIN AND SENT IT OUT TO ALL DEALERSHIPS AND DID NOT NOTIFY CAR OWNERS ABOUT POSSIBLE PROBLELM. *AK

ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF POWER STEERING/BRAKES. WOULD START BUT WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. FUEL PUMP RESISTOR.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON, WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED WIRE WAS LOOSE, AND THEY RESET THE SWITCH SO LIGHT WENT OUT,AGAIN THIS HAPPENED AND THEY NOW STATE THE MODULE IS BAD AND NEEDS REPLACED AT THE COST OF 880 DOLLARS, HOWEVER THE SIMPLY RESET THE SWITCH AGAIN. IF THE MODULE IS BAD NOW WAS IT BAD WHEN WE FIRST HAD THE PROBLEM

THE PLASTIC COVER WHICH CONCEALS BOLT THAT SECURES SEAT BELT TO FRAME OF THE CAR HAD FALLEN OFF LEAVING BOLT EXPOSED, DURING VEHICLE COLLISION CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA WHEN HEAD STRUCK EXPOSED BOLT.

WHEN MAKING TURNS DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION STEERING IS CAUSING STEERING TO LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING, BUT EVENTUALLY WILL REGAIN STEERING. *AK

ALL 1997 AND UP GRAND PRIX'S WITH THE FACTORY 5 SPOKE WHEELS EXPIERENCE SEVERE BRAKING PROBLEMS WHEN WET. DRIVING IN THE RAIN IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. IF YOU NEED TO BRAKE QUICKLY IN THE RAIN, IT WON'T HAPPEN.

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS HAD EXPLODED. HAD NO WARNING. HAD THE FIRST ONE DONE AT APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THE 2ND TIME HEADLIGHTS BLEW A OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 ON JAUARY 9, 1999. *AK

AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN, BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE. ALMOST LOST CONTROL EXITING FREEWAY. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HORN. WHEN APPLYING THE HORN, IT'S HARD TO MAKE IT SOUND. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

MAIN FUEL LINE CLIP FAILED, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH RESULTEDIN A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK