Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 139 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT IS OFF ALL THE TIME, OTHER TIMES ONLY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ON, OTHER TIMES ONLY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE OFF. SPEED, FUEL ODOMETER... NOTHING CAN BE SEEN. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS BRAKE LIGHT LAMPS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN OPERATION. THIS CAUSED THE BATTERY TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 90V185000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200,000. UPDATED 2/5/09 *CN UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB
DT: THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER AND INQUIRED ABOUT RECALLS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V189000. THE VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR AN ALIGNMENT. WHEN THEY TRIED TO FIX THE RECALL THEY FOUND THAT THE CRADLE FRAME WAS RUSTED, AND THEY REFUSED TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER THEN SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE WAS RUDE. CONSUMER THEN ASKED TO SPEAK WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP WAS THE ONE TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION WHETHER RECALL WORK WOULD BE DONE. CONSUMER THEN CALLED GM ON HIS OWN, AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. HE CALLED THAT DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD LOOK AT VEHICE NEXT WEEK ON JULY 11. THEY SAID THEY RAN INTO SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, AND THE CRADLE SUB FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
DT: ONE OF THE BOLTS BROKE TO THE BODY OF THE FRAME, AND WHEN STEERING THE VEHICLE THE TIRE WAS PIVOTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE CRADLE DROPPED. NO FOR WARNING, HUSBAND A MECHANIC STATED THE SAME THING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 00 V 189 00. *JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO REPLACE ALL 4 BOLTS. DUE TO THE 1 DEFECTED BOLT BEING LEFT ON VEHICLE THE STEERING IS OFF. MR
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT CRADLE MOUNTS BROKE RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. NLM
ABELOFF HAS HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE 9/10/02 DUE TO THE RECALL AND HAS NOT YET REPAIRED IT. I AM WITH OUT A VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS MATTER SO THAT I MAY HAVE MY CAR BACK. MR
TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN # 00V189000 DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM RERPAIR BECAUSE LEFT CRADLE WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR REPAIR TO BE EFFECTIVE, DEALER REFUSED TO NEGOTIATE ON RERQUIRED REPAIR DO TO APPARENT DESIGN DEFECT.*AK
RECALL 00V189000 REPAIRS WERE DONE ON 1 MAR 2002. NEW BOLTS INSTALLED UNDER RECALL WENT RIGHT THROUGH ENGINE CRADLE DUE TO HOLES WITHIN ENGINE CRADLE.*AK
THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR PARTS REGARDING A RECALL (NHTSA ID# 00V-189-000 MANUFACTURER ID# 00061/65). THE MANUFATURES THAT MAKES THE PARTS HAS THE PARTS ON BACK ORDER. THE PONTAC MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP HAVE NO STANDBY PARTS AVAILABLE. NLM
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO EXIT AND ENTER FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *SLC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ABS SPEED SENSORS HAVE FAILED TWICE, MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED AND REPLACED TWICE, ENITRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS LOCKED UP, 8 FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORTS, BRAKE POWER ASSIST NOW FAILED.
REAR DISC BRAKES NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY CONSUMER HAS HAD 2 SETS BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT STOP. NLM
THERE ARE STILL NOT PARTS AVAILABLE FOR STEERING PROBLEM, AND CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION.*AK
THE MAIN COMPUTER WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER NOTICED THE ODOMETER NOT READING THE MILEAGE CORRECTLY, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *SLC
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-189 THE BOLT BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FALL AND BREAK THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN, CONSUMER HAD NO STEERING WHEN THE ENGINE FELL AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. NLM
JUST WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GMC BRAKE LITIGATION SETTLEMENT? MY CAR IS IN NEED OF ANOTHER SET OF BRAKES, THEY EVEN SAY THAT MY EMERGENCY BRAKES NEED REPLACING AND I'VE NEVER USED THEM SINCE THE LAST TIME THEY GOT REPLACED. PLUS MY BRAKES ARE SQUEEKING AGAIN, JUST WONDERING IF ANYTHING WAS HAPPENING ABOUT THIS, BESIDES I HAD TO SEND THEM MY REPAIR PAPERS, AND NEVER HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM, SEEMS LIKE THE COMPANY WOULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT GOOD OR BAD.SO THE PEOPLE ARE NOT WORRYING ABOUT THEIR CARS BRAKES.THANK YOU [email protected]. *AK
REF: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V189000 - FIX DOESNT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
REAR BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKED UP AND CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE.
FAULTY BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. NLM
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS FRAME BROKE ON THE FACTOR WELDS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS. NLM
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