Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 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
THE ALTERNATOR/STARTER GO OUT EVERY 6 MONTHS, THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 8 TIMES, THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT BLINK, THE BRAKES GO OUT EVERY 6 MONTHS, I THINK THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE POWER STEERING HAS TO BE REFILLED EVERY 100 MILES. THE DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW DOES NOT WORK. THE WINDOW IS DOWN ABOUT AN INCH AND WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN.
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO A MINUTE, AND THEN GO BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY KIND OF WARNING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. DEALER STATED THAT NO OPEN RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED;THE DRIVING LIGHTS ALSO FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I CHECKED WITH THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THERE WAS NONE LISTED FOR THIS YEAR. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT ONLY WENT BACK TO THE 1994 MODEL. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALRSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURANCE IN GRAND PRIXS,OLDS CUTLESS,AND WHATEVER THE BUICK MODEL BASED ON THE SAME PLATFORM IS. THEY INDICATED THAT IT IS A FAULTY HI/LOW BEAM SWITCH IN THE STALK WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. APPARENTLY NOT ENOUGH OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN MY MODEL YEAR TO EFFECT A RECALL, BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY LESS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE USING THE TURN SIGNAL SMOKE WILL COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. IT IS A BURNING SMELL, BUT NOT A FIRE. ALSO, LOW BEAMS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
TWO ALTERNATER DASH LIGHT REPLACEMENT
THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WITHIN 5 MILES. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. *AK
RIGHT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK WHEN YOU CLICK IT INTO THE UP POSITION.
THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND OFF AND THE DRIVER MUST USE HIGH BEAMS WHICH ARE DANGEROUS TO OTHER DRIVERS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ALL LIGHTS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AGAIN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ON ALL LIGHTS GO OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
REPAIRED MUFFLER.
1) REAR BRAKES ARE CORRODING. 2) STEERING WILL SMOKE DUE TO TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. 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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