Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1989 Pontiac Grand Prix submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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
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
THE DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS MALFUCTIONED, CAUSING THE ODOMETER, AND GAS GAUGE TO READ IMPROPERLY OR INOPERATIVE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
WHEN MODULE GOES OUT THE CAR STALLS . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
IGNITION MODULE FAILED, MAKING VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO START.
PURCHASE CAR NEW CAR HAD THREE COMPUTERS REPLACED TWO ALTERNATORS AND IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED HAVING MORE PROBLEMS WILL DESCRIBE . TT
COMPUTER FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *TW
MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE.
THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF AT HIGH SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
TWO MONTHS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE ELECTRICAL PARTS BEGAN TO BREAK AND THE MFG IS OFFERING NO SUPPORT. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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