Steering
Filed Nov 7, 2000
THERE ARE STILL NOT PARTS AVAILABLE FOR STEERING PROBLEM, AND CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 874579
- Incident
- Oct 16, 2000
1989 Pontiac Grand Prix Steering Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Steering reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Nov 7, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 139 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. 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.
Owner reports naming steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structureSteering
Filed Jun 29, 2000
CRADLE\FRONT CRADLE BOLT FAILURE\STEERING DISCONNECTED DURING FAILURE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 724742
- Incident
- Jun 26, 2000
EngineSteering
Filed Jun 6, 2000
WHILE TRAVELING HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND LOST POWER STEERING. THEN ENGINE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 863051
Steering
Filed Nov 24, 1998
PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY HEARD A SNAP. HAD NO STEERING ABILITY. SHUT VEHICLE DOWN. RESTARED VEHICLE. IT MOVED FORWARD, BUT HAD NO STEERING CONTROL. HAD VENICLE TOWED. WAS INFORMED FRONT CRADLE BOLTS HAD BROKEN & HAD PULLED THE STEERING SHAFT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 831307
- Incident
- Oct 30, 1998
Steering
Filed Feb 4, 1998
DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED A DEFECT IN STEERING WHEEL, CAUSED IT TO BREAK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING ,AND DISABLING STEERING WHEEL BUTTON CONTROLS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 820276
- Incident
- Dec 20, 1997
Steering
Filed Nov 7, 1997
FRONT CRADLE BOLT PARAMETERS THAT SUPPORT THE ENGINE DISINTERGRATED, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 818588
- Incident
- Oct 17, 1997
Steering
Filed Jul 11, 1997
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON HIS VEHICLE. HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL REMEDIED BUT THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 814082
- Incident
- Jul 11, 1997
Steering
Filed Oct 22, 1996
STEERING FAILURE, DRIVING AT SPEED OF 20MPH, MAKING A LEFT TURN, STEERING WHEEL HAD NO CONTROL AND COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 803855
- Incident
- Oct 17, 1996
ElectricalSteeringTransmission
Filed Oct 18, 1996
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 510227
- Incident
- Oct 11, 1996
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+8 more
Filed Oct 2, 1996
IGNITION MODULE FAILED, MAKING VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO START.
- NHTSA ID
- 509450
- Incident
- Oct 2, 1996
Steering
Filed Jun 28, 1996
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN IS CAUSING SMOKE TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 986278
Steering
Filed Jan 5, 1995
RACK & PINION STEERING FAILED WHEN DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR AND APPLYING BRAKE, REQUIRING EXCESSIVE EFFORT TO STEER VEHICLE. *SKD
- NHTSA ID
- 478439
- Incident
- Dec 15, 1994
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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