Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. 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. 13 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
PONTIAC DIRECTED ME TO LOCAL DEALER TO COMPLETE RECALL WORK. LOCAL DEALER SAID THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BASED ON MY VIN. THAT DOES NOT JIVE WITH WHAT PONTIAC TOLD ME.*AK
WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT STEERING SHAFT UPPER WAS BROKEN. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE CONSUMER IS AWARE OF A STEERING PROBLEM WITH THE 1997 GRAND PRIX STEERING SYSTEM AND BELIEVES THE 1991 MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED SINCE HIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING STEERING POBLEMS. *MJ
INTERMEDIATE SHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING GEAR. CRADLE BOLTS PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINERS.*AK
STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. *AK*JG
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.
POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH STEERING LOCKED AND BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST REPAIR SHOP. TWO BOLTS/ 4 BUSHING/ 2 RETAINERS AND 2 SPACERS WERE REPLACED. ALSO, STEERING COLUMN SHAFT WAS RECONNECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS VERY UPSET BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED RECALL 00V18900 GM/CRADLE BOLTS DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. YH
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 97V058000 & CONTACTED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR A FEW HOURS. WENT TO PICK UP VEHICLE & WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS OF CRADLE BOLTS. DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. *AK
REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULLED THROUGH RETAINER DUE TO CORROSION OF RETAINER, CAUSING INTERMEDIATE GEAR SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM GEAR BOX, PRIOR TO RECALL. RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO YEAR AND MODEL OF VEHICLE (97V-058).
CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL WITH REAR CRADDLE BOLTS,R ECALL NO. 97V058000, AND THEIR WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. HAS BEEN WAITING FOR MONTHS. *AK
STEERING FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL.
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