1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS HAVE LOWER PINION BEARINGS IN THE POWER RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN WHICH THE RETAINER TABS WERE NOT CRIMPED PROPERLY. THESE AND SOME OTHER RETAINERS USED IN VEHICLES ASSEMBLED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1996 AND OCTOBER 31, 1997, COULD FAIL AND PERMIT THE BALL BEARINGS TO ESCAPE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER HER SON DROPPED A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AREA BURST INTO FLAMES. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. A TECHNICIAN FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REPAIR WOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HOWEVER, AFTER SPEAKING WITH REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, SHE WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE FIRE RESULTED FROM ENGINE OIL BEING POURED BY HER SON AND NOT ACTUALLY SPILLING FROM THE ENGINE ONTO THE MANIFOLD BY HARD BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. HOWEVER, SHE EXPERIENCED OTHER FAILURES INCLUDING : THE DIPSTICK, AND THE FRONT COIL FRACTURED. SHE BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURES WERE SUBSEQUENCES OF THE FIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. DURING AN OIL CHANGE, A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132000.

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAD AN ENGINE FIRE AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER STATES THAT GM DENIED THE CLAIM FOR THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ENGINE FIRE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON DIDN'T RECEIVE THE RECALL, BECAUSE HE MOVED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. GM DENIED THE CLAIM BECAUSE IT WAS THEIR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CONTROLLING OF LIABILITY AGAINST GM WOULD BE BREACH OF WARRANTY. THE BREACH OF WARRANTY STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IN WISCONSIN WAS SIX YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE. THE ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 1998, SO GM CLAIMED THEIR LIABILITY EXPIRED IN APRIL 2004. *JB

I HAD MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH THE L67 SUPERCHARGED ENGINE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE LAST YEAR (NHTSA ID NUMBER 08V118000), BUT IT IS NOW LEAKING THE SAME WAY FROM THE REAR VALVE COVER, WITH THE SAME ATTENDANT SMOKE ON SHUTDOWN, AND I PRESUME, THE SAME FIRE HAZARD.. GM INFORMS ME THE RECALL ONLY EXTENDED TO THE FRONT VALVE COVER LEAKAGE, BUT ISN'T THIS THE SAME OR A RELATED ISSUE? SHOULD I EXPECT AN AMERICAN CAR TO BE AT RISK FROM BURSTING INTO FLAME THROUGH NORMAL USE? *TR

REIMBURSEMENT FOR TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE DEFECT WAS CONDUCTED. 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. *TR

THE FUEL PUMP RESISTOR WENT OUT ON MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON 1997-98 GRAND PRIXS AND BUICK REGALS WITH THE L67 SUPERCHARGED MOTOR. THE RESISTOR GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO KILL SECONDS AFTER STARTING. THIS PART WAS RECALLED IN AREAS OF CANADA PER GM CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN #01033. *TR

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GPT, SITTING IN MY DRIVE WAY, CAUGHT FIRE AND UNDER THE HOOD IS BASICALLY TOAST. WE HAVE TO TOTALLY REPLACE EVERYTHING...CARS THAT ARE NOT STARTED, SHOULD NOT CATCH FIRE. *TR

CONSUMER'S 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WAS DAMAGED DUE TO A FIRE . *NJ A RECALL LETTER WAS ATTACHED TO THE COMPLAINT. THE CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT DUE TO THE RECALL.(INSURANCE COMPANY ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER) *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT. THE WHEEL FELT AS IF THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING AND IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V286000 (STEERING:RACK AND PINION). HE CALLED PONTIAC DIRECTLY AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 145,000.