1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

CRADLE BOLT RECALL: JUST WONDERING WHY THESE RECALLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR POSSIBLY EXPIRED. MY GRAND PRIX IS STILL ON THE ROAD AND THESE BOLTS AND PARTS HAVE JUST BROKE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF ANY OF THE RECALLS FOR THIS CAR. SINCE THESE RECALLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR EXPIRED, I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET OR I SHALL I JUST JUNK THE CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ENGINE SUBRAME IS ALMOST HANGING ON THE GROUND!!!!!!! WHY WERE THESE CLOSED OR EXPIRED????? THANKS IN ADVANCE, MARK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1977 (NA) PONTIAC GRAND PRIX EQUIPPED WITH SIGMA REGENT TIRES, SIZE 235/75R/15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. MA 10/2 UPDATED 10/20/2017*CN

THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINERS. CAR WAS AT A STOP AT THE TIME. SINCE THIS HAPPENED THE CAR LOST IT'S STEERING ABILITY. GOOD THING I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. *TR

DONUT SPARE TIRE RIM FAILED AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A 1/2-INCH DEEP POT HOLE WITHIN 10 FEET OF WHERE I HAD A FLAT WITH THE FULL SIZE TIRE. RIM WAS BENT BEYOND REPAIR. IF I WOULD HAVE HAD THE SPARE TIRE ON THE HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE DAMAGED CAR. IF AUTO MAKERS ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY WHY DO THEY GIVE YOU A TINY SPARE TIRE AND TINY JACK THAT BARELY HOLDS THE CAR UP? THE RIM COLLAPSED THE SAME YEAR I BOUGHT THE NEW CAR. SEVENTEEN YEARS LATER I HAD THE JACK SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR AND THE CAR FELL ON MY LEG AND I HAVE LASTING BRUISE MARKS FROM THE INJURY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD (SPEED LIMIT 55 MPH) WHEN MY STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT, THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN IN EITHER DIRECTION WITHOUT STOPPING W/NO ACTION AT TIRES. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I REALIZED THE ONLY REASON I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER BY PRESSING THE BRAKES IS BECAUSE THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR CRADLE BOLT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS MISSING WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE AND ENTIRE FRONT END TO DROP AND TWIST TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THERE ARE MANY VEHICLE TRAFFIC DEATHS ON THIS ROAD EVERY YEAR AND LUCKILY I WASN'T ANOTHER STATISTIC. MY REASON BEHIND THIS COMPLAINT IS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM (CAMPAIGN #00V189000). UPON LEARNING THIS I TOOK THE VEHICLE UP TO THE DEALER TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VIN # IS ONE NUMBER OFF (I.E. PONTIAC ISSUED THE RECALL FOR VINS UP TO MF23 AND MY VIN IS MF24). THIS INFORMATION IS LOCATED ON GM'S DOCUMENT, ID# 792186. MY COMPLAINT IS THIS: THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TO MY CAR, I LIVE IN MICHIGAN, IT'S A 1991, I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE AND I FEEL IT'S ALL ATTRIBUTED TO POOR ENGINEERING ON GM'S BEHALF, THEY HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT, BUT FOR THE SAKE OF SAVING MONEY, MY VEHICLE (ONE NUMBER OFF ON THE VIN), WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL, YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS VERY COMBATIVE WHEN ADDRESSING MY PROBLEM AND NOT VERY CONCERNED, EVEN THOUGH IT COULD OF BEEN ONE OF THEIR WIVES OR DAUGHTERS I CRASHED HEAD ON INTO BECAUSE OF POOR ENGINEERING AND AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT COMPLETELY ADDRESSED IN ALL GRAND PRIXS THAT WERE MANUFACTURED IN 1991 AND REGISTERED IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE BRACKETT CORRODED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE STRUCTURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #00V189000) HOWEVER; THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 168,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX STE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START UNLESS THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN A CERTAIN POSITION. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED. AS A RESULT, FUSES HAVE BLOWN AND THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY OVERHEATS. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL # 92V182000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS). THE ENGINE SIZE, POWERTRAIN, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 150,647.

MY 1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS EXHIBITED THE SAME EXACT ISSUES DESCRIBED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V189000. THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE BACK END OF THE MOTOR CRADLE CORRODED THROUGH AND THE ENGINE FELL AS DESCRIBED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF GM CAMPAIGN 00061, INCLUDING THE STEERING SHAFT SEPARATING SO THAT THE CAR BECAME . THE VIN OF MY VEHICLE PLACES IT AS ABOUT 4000 UNITS AFTER THE END OF THE RECALL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE HEAD AND FOG LIGHTS BECAME DARKENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THERE IS A RECALL # 92V182000, WHICH PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS WERE BROKEN. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.