1993 Pontiac Grand Prix Brakes Problems

1993 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX LOST USE OF BRAKES AND DROVE INTO PARKING LOT THEN STRUCK A POLE. *NJ (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0531-91)*JB LETTER UPDATED 03/17/10*BF

NHTSA ID

10240461

Incident

Jun 15, 2008

FOUND OUT THAT MY MAIN PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING AND SUSPENSION IS THAT THE CRADLE THAT HOLDS THE ENGINE IS CRACKED AND RUSTED OUT READY TO BREAK I REPLACED THE CRADLE IN JUNE 2003 BUT I HAD IT WELDED IN JAN OF 2002 THESE IS SAME DEFECT AS IN GM GEOGRAPHIC RECALL FOR 1991 MODEL

NHTSA ID

10069213

Incident

Jun 15, 2003

Mileage

150,000 mi

SEVERAL PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT TIMES.OLT FELL OUT OF REAR OF ENGINE CRADLE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. WENT INTO THE DITCH AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. SEVERE OIL LEAK IN ENGINE, ORIGIN UNKNOWN.ILTING MECHANISM IN STEERING COLUMN IS LOOSE WHICH CAUSED BRACKET TO BREAK AND ALLOWS STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. WHILE STEERING WHEEL IS DOWN AND BEING TURNED, THE CAR DIES. SEAT TILT MECHANISM ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT HOLD SEAT BACK IN UPRIGHT POSITION. WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT OF STEERING COLUMN AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. REAR BRAKE CALIPERS RUST CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND SCORE THE ROTOR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10053179

Incident

Feb 14, 2002

Mileage

115,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING REAR BRAKES WENT OUT CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND IT WILL BE HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

8016317

Incident

Jul 16, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO REVERSE, BUT WILL NOT GO FORWARD, POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.*JB

NHTSA ID

785932

I AM SHOCKED AT THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED WITH MY GRAND PRIX, BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID

760046

BOUGHT IN 1999, REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND REPLACED IN FALL 1999, SLIDE PINS WERE FOUND TO BE FROZEN UP AND CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO NOT RELEASE THE BRAKE PADS THERE FOR WARPING AND DESTROYING THE ROATERS, ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED IN FEB 2001 AND NOW IN AUG 2001 THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS (POSSIBLY THE CALIPERS AND SLIDE PINS ALSO) WILL BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE SLIDE PINS ARE NOT RELEASING THE CALIPERS AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THEY WERE TO LOCK UP MY BRAKES WHILE ON THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ON AN INTERSTATE ROAD! ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES AND NO HELP FROM GM. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

750965

Incident

Aug 22, 2001

WHENEVER BRAKES WERE APPLIED REAR CALIPERS WOULD FREEZE UP AND PADS WOULD GRIND INTO ROTORS. MECHANIC REPLACED OLD CALIPERS WITH NEW AND DIFFERENT DESIGN THAT T MANUFACTURER HAD OFFERED. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

889107

Incident

May 8, 2001

REAR BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS REPLACED AND BUSHINGS FROZEN. NLM

NHTSA ID

560205

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

740879

Incident

Feb 12, 1996

VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH, DRIVER AND PASSENGER BOTH INJURIED. *CJ

NHTSA ID

558892

Incident

Feb 12, 1996

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM PONTIAC OR SONEONE A YEAR AGO ABOUT SOME BRAKE PROBLEMS ANT THAT PONTIAC WOULD PAY FOR ANY REPAIR. MY AUTO MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT MY REAR CALIPERS WERE FROZE AND IT WOULD COST $400-500 TO REPAIR THE CAR. HE SEEMS TO THINK THAT THE BRAKE PROBLEN WAS THE ONE PONTIAC WAS PAYING FOR. COULD YOU GIVE ME SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THIS THANKS-TIM ISBELL. *AK

NHTSA ID

738698

Incident

Jun 15, 1999

BRAKES DEFECTIVE. NLM

NHTSA ID

558348

ALL REAR BRAKES PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE(CALIPERS-4TIMES AND PADS-5 OR MORE IN LAST YEAR) AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT HEATING UP AND EVEN CATCHING FIRE IF NOT NOTICED IMMEDIATELY, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME DRIVEN BUT MORE THAN ONCE A MONTH AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE.*AK

NHTSA ID

732521

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

BRAKES WERE REPLACED FOUR TIMES BY THE PONTIAC DEALERSHIP MECHANIC. WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL, STEERING WHEEL WILL VIBRATE AND BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. *AK FRONT REAR BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, CALIPER, SHOES AND DRUM REPLACED. RIGHT REAR LUG NUT AND STUD REPLACED TOO. *YH

NHTSA ID

866497

Incident

Jul 5, 2000

WHEN DRIVING AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BRAKE PEDAL GETS VERY HARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

866165

I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED VEHICLE KNOWING IT HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM AND HAGGLED ON THE PRICE IN ORDER TO REPAIR AFTERWARD. AFTER REPLACING FRONT BRAKE PADS, THE PROBLEM PRESISTED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL MECHANICS WITH NO PROBEM FOUND. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I HAD BOUGHT IT FROM AND THEIR MECHANICS FOUND NO PROBLEM. I INVESTED SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS AND COUNTLESS HOURS TRYING TO SOLVE PROBLEM. ME AND MY WIFE MUST USE A LOT CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

725397

Incident

Aug 1, 1993

WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE THUMPED BADLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BUSTED CALIPER PIN AND WARPED BRAKE ROTOR. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

863406

Incident

Jun 1, 2000

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS KEEP FAILING , THEY GET TOO HOT AND MELT THE HUB CAP. REAR BRAKE CALIPERS HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT DEFECT KEEPS REOCCURRING. *AK BRAKES FAILURECAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *YH

NHTSA ID

862023

Incident

Aug 20, 1999

THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPAIRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO HAVE VIBRATION PROBLEMS DUE TO POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. *ET

NHTSA ID

784583

Incident

Apr 1, 1996

THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAYRESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

NHTSA ID

848767

Incident

Jan 1, 1993

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A PANIC SITUATION THERE IS VERY LITTLE STOPPING ACTION. THIS HAPPENS ON A DRY ROAD SURFACE. ON MARCH 27, 1997 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH BECAUSE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

845319

Incident

Mar 27, 1997

BRAKES OVERHEAT CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND THE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. NLM

NHTSA ID

546079

Incident

May 14, 1997

MY PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKES ON MY CAR DO A SUBSTANDARD, UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE JOB OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE. IN EMERGENCY MANEUVERS, THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY PROVEN THEMSELVES TO BE INADEQUATE, AND I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING WITH AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. SOMETIMES, I WILL STAND ON THE BRAKES (TO THE FLOOR), BUT THE CAR IS STOPPING AS IF I HAD BEEN MODERATELY BRAKING. OTHER TIMES, THE BRAKES PULL THE CAR TO ONE SIDE. OF ALL THE CARS THAT I HAVE EVER DRIVEN (INCLUDING MANY GM THAT MY FAMILY OWNED), THIS CAR HAS THE WORST BRAKES, AND BY A FAR MARGIN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE HAD MECHANICS INSPECT THE BRAKES (DEALERS AND LOCAL MECHANICS). I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THEM THAT THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO TO IMPROVE MY SITUATION; THAT IT IS JUST A "PROBLEM WITH THE GM W-BODIES." I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THESE BRAKES TO MECHANICS FOR OVER 60,000 MILES, WITH NO HELP (I HAVE DOCUMENTED THIS -- THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I STARTED). I HAVE HAD REAR CALIPERS REPLACED, BRAKE PADS REPLACED WITH ONES OF DIFFERENT COMPOUNDS, ROTORS TURNED, ALL TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE HAD FRIENDS DRIVE THE CAR AND TELL ME THEY THOUGHT THE BRAKES WERE BAD. I FEEL THAT I HAVE RUN OUT OF OPTIONS WITH THIS, SHORT OF SELLING THE CAR AND BUYING A NEW ONE (WHICH I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO FOR THIS).

NHTSA ID

703514

Incident

Feb 19, 1998

4 FRONT AND REAR BRAKE FAILURES EVERY 20K-30K SINCE NEW

NHTSA ID

702415

Incident

Sep 1, 1998