1997 Pontiac Grand Prix Problems

NOTE: I HAVE FILED A SAFELY COMPLAINT BEFORE WITH THE NHTSA ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE ON NOV 9, 2020 REFERENCE NUMBER: 11373799. AND NOW DUE TO SAFETY NEGLIGENCE FROM THE INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT OF THE NHTSA ..EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE EXTREMELY HOT OIL THAT'S DRIPPING OFF THE EXTREMELY HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD THAT'S LEAKING FROM THE VALVE COVER STARTED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND ALSO LEAKED INTO THE CYLINDER CAUSING THE PISTON TO SLIT INTO NUMEROUS PIECES THEN VIOLENTLY BEING SHOT BACK AND FORTH STRIKING THE CYLINDER WALLS VIOLENTLY THEN BREAKING THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AND OIL PAN, THEN SPILLING HOT OIL ON THE I-105 HIGHWAY AT HIGH WAY SPEED COMING UP ON A FORK, LOST OIL COMPRESSION AND STALLING OUT WITH HEAVY THICK CAN'T SEE IN MORE THEN 5 FEET IN FRONT OF YOU GREY/BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM BOTH ENDS OF THE VEHICLE. ALMOST COSTED ME MY LIFE

FUEL GAGE DOESNT WORK ALWAYS READS FULL- SHOWS OVER FULL WHEN ITS HOT OUT-OIL AND RADIATOR LEAK- FOLLOWED LAST ENGINE RECALL-NEW RADIATOR HOSES ETC 1250$-AIR BAG? I GOT RECALL WORK DONE LAST YEAR

NOTE: I HAVE FILED A SAFELY COMPLAINT BEFORE WITH THE NHTSA ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE ON NOV 9, 2020 REFERENCE NUMBER: 11373799. AND NOW DUE TO SAFETY NEGLIGENCE FROM THE INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT OF THE NHTSA ..EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE EXTREMELY HOT OIL THAT'S DRIPPING OFF THE EXTREMELY HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD THAT'S LEAKING FROM THE VALVE COVER STARTED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND ALSO LEAKED INTO THE CYLINDER CAUSING THE PISTON TO SLIT INTO NUMEROUS PIECES THEN VIOLENTLY BEING SHOT BACK AND FORTH STRIKING THE CYLINDER WALLS VIOLENTLY THEN BREAKING THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AND OIL PAN, THEN SPILLING HOT OIL ON THE I-105 HIGHWAY AT HIGH WAY SPEED COMING UP ON A FORK, LOST OIL COMPRESSION AND STALLING OUT WITH HEAVY THICK CAN'T SEE IN MORE THEN 5 FEET IN FRONT OF YOU GREY/BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM BOTH ENDS OF THE VEHICLE. ALMOST COSTED ME MY LIFE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ENGINE OIL WAS LEAKING ON TOP OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CAUSED SMOKE TO EMIT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE CODE AT THE VALVE COVER AND INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH ON FIRE AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. INVALID VIN. *DT *DT *TR*DT*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

AT 4:06 PM ON NOV. 04,2013, MY WIFE PARKED IN A LOCAL WALMART PARKING LOT. SHE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. BYSTANDERS STARTED YELLING FOR HER TO EXIT THE CAR. ONE BYSTANDER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, LOCATED 1.25 MILES AWAY. MY WIFE EXITED THE CAR CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEN CALLED ME WITH HER MOBILE PHONE BY THE TIME THE FIRE ENGINE ARRIVED, THE PLASTIC PARTS ON TOP OF AND AROUND THE ENGINE HAD BEEN DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. I ARRIVED FROM FOUR MILES AWAY, AND AFTER SURVEYING THE DAMAGE, I CONSIDERED THE DAMAGE TO EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE CAR. I CALLED A LOCAL TOWING SERVICE AND THEY TOWED THE CAR TO MY HOME. THE CAR HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION BEFORE THE FIRE. I AM 77 YEARS OLD AND MY WIFE IS 74 AND OUR MEMORIES ARE FAILING. I THINK WE RECEIVED A POST CARD NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL, BUT I THINK IT WAS FOR A STEERING PROBLEM: NOTHING RELATED TO ANY DANGER OF AN ENGINE FIRE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GENERAL MOTORS CHOSE TO NOT NOTIFY US BY REGISTERED MAIL OF THE IMMINENT DANGER OF A FIRE. . *TR

NOTE: I HAVE FILED A SAFELY COMPLAINT BEFORE WITH THE NHTSA ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE ON NOV 9, 2020 REFERENCE NUMBER: 11373799. AND NOW DUE TO SAFETY NEGLIGENCE FROM THE INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT OF THE NHTSA ..EXCESSIVE HEAT COMING FROM THE EXTREMELY HOT OIL THAT'S DRIPPING OFF THE EXTREMELY HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD THAT'S LEAKING FROM THE VALVE COVER STARTED A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND ALSO LEAKED INTO THE CYLINDER CAUSING THE PISTON TO SLIT INTO NUMEROUS PIECES THEN VIOLENTLY BEING SHOT BACK AND FORTH STRIKING THE CYLINDER WALLS VIOLENTLY THEN BREAKING THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AND OIL PAN, THEN SPILLING HOT OIL ON THE I-105 HIGHWAY AT HIGH WAY SPEED COMING UP ON A FORK, LOST OIL COMPRESSION AND STALLING OUT WITH HEAVY THICK CAN'T SEE IN MORE THEN 5 FEET IN FRONT OF YOU GREY/BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM BOTH ENDS OF THE VEHICLE. ALMOST COSTED ME MY LIFE

THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL ON THE MANIFOLD WHICH STARTED A FIRE AND ELECTRICAL SOME OF MY SENSOR CONNECTORS AND NOT WORKING.. THE FIRE STARTED AFTER I PULLED IN TO DRIVE WAY AND I CAN FEEL FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAR THAT THE ENGINE WAS GETTING REAL HOT SO I POPPED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE ON THE MANIFOLD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE MOTOR CRANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 99V348000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER: LINKAGES) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AND I JUST RESEARCHED THE RECALLS FOR THOSE MODELS. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND IT IS FOR WHAT MINE HAVE RECENTLY DONE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND I HAVEN'T HAD MY CAR OVER 2 YEARS. I JUST GOT THE CAR IN 2008 AND I WANTED TO KNOW IF THE RECALL WAS ON THAT CAR AND WAS IT EVER DONE. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND THEY STARTED TO NOT WORK AFTER WE HAD A BIG SNOW STORM HERE IN VIRGINIA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING, THE OIL LIGHT AND ALTERNATOR LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON JUST THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT, ALSO THE TACHOMETER STAYED AT 2000 RPM. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED, BUT COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE TO START. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FINALLY STARTING. I HAD TO PUT TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION, AND THE KEY ALL THE WAY OFF, THEN START THE ENGINE. I HAD THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED, BUT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. ITS HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS AND 300 MILES. I QUIT DRIVING IT UNTIL I CAN GET ANOTHER CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, WHEN THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE INFORMATION SYSTEM IN THE DASHBOARD WOULD FAIL WHEN THE HEAT WAS ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,300. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 05/16/16.*JB

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DOWN A DUAL LANE (EACH WAY) HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR & THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. AFTER I WAS ABLE TO STOP, I DISCOVERED BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AUTOMOBILE WHERE THE BRAKE LINE HAD APPARENTLY RUPTURED. REAR BRAKE LINES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $700 BY A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC AT A LOCAL GARAGE............ I OWN 2 PONTIAC GRAND PRIXS ( A 1997 & 1998) AND ONLY 1 MONTH EARLIER ( 08/14/12), THE 1998 PONTIAC ALSO HAD A SIMILAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURE........UNBELIEVABLY, 2 YEARS LATER ON SEPT 27, 2014 THE 1997 PONTIAC AGAIN HAD A BRAKE LINE FAILURE, WHERE AT THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH DOWN A DUAL LANE HIGHWAY APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION WHERE I HAD A STOP SIGN & WAS UNABLE TO STOP, TRAVELING THRU THE INTERSECTION, AVOIDING A COLLISION AND WAS ABLE TO FINALLY STOP OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER PULLING INTO A VACANT PARKING LOT............BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE & 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE DRIVING, I CONSIDER THESE PONTIAC BRAKE LINES TO BE MADE OF INFERIOR MATERIAL THAT DUE TO THEIR PARALLEL PLACEMENT IN BRACKETING RUNNING ALONG THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ARE EXTREMELY SUBJECTED TO CORROSION & FAILURE..........AUTO BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE REQUIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO BE MADE OF HIGH QUALITY STAINLESS STEEL SINCE THEY ARE A CRITICAL SAFETY ITEM IN EVERY VEHICLE. THE BRAKE LINES ON THESE PONTIACS MAKE THEM POTENTIAL TIME-BOMBS ON THE ROADWAY! *TR

DT: THE CONTACT STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE MARSHAL INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. IT STARTED IN THE DASHBOARD AND SPREAD TO THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR PROBLEMS REPORTED ON THE VEHICLE. NO ONE SUSTAINED ANY INJURY DUE TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOLD THE CONTACT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD NOT RESPOND SINCE THE FIRE WAS ON HER PROPERTY. THE VEHICLE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS.*AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE LOOP THAT ATTACHES THE HOOD LATCH BROKE OFF ,AND HIT THE WINDSHIELD ON THE CONTACT'S SON'S VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY.*AK UPDATED. 01/19/06. *JB

97 GRAND PRIX, 3.8L HIGH OUTPUT ENGINE,4T65E 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SE MODEL 4 DOOR. TRANSMISSION WAS AT FIRST HESITANT TO GO INTO REVERSE AT 100,000 MILES. AROUND 125,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS NO REVERSE OR NEUTRAL MOVEMENT WHILE PUSHING THE CAR IN REVERSE. IN OTHER WORDS YOU CANNOT MOVE THE CAR IN REVERSE AT ALL, EVEN WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND IN NEUTRAL. SHOP TOLD ME I HAD A BROKEN REVERSE SHIFT FORK. TRANSMISSION SERVICE CENTER ADVISED THAT THE CAR'S USED VALUE DOES NOT WARRANT THE REPAIR COST OR PURCHASE OF NEW EQUIPMENT. *TR

I PULLED INTO A CAR WASH STALL AND SHUT MY CAR OFF TO WASH IT. AFTER WASHING IT I GOT BACK IN MY CAR AND TRIED TO PUT IT IN GEAR, BUT THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. THANK GOD I HAD MY CELL PHONE, I HAD TO CALL MY HUSBAND OUT OF WORK TO COME CHECK OUT THE CAR. HE CONCLUDED THAT I HAVE TO STICK A INK PEN IN THE SHIFT RELEASE HOLE TO PUT IT IN GEAR. I HAD OUR THREE MONTH OLD WITH ME AND IT WAS COLD THAT DAY, IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NICE IF I WOULD HAVE HAD TO WALK WITH THE BABY. ANYWAY I HAVE PUT IT IN THE SHOP TO GET IT CHECKED AND THEY DO NOT KNOW THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT MAY COST ME A LOT OF MONEY TO GET IT FIXED BY THE TIME THEY FIND THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM TO ME. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE WITH SMALL CHILDREN AND THEY DO HAVE TO WALK. I ALSO KNOW FROM CALLING AROUND TO PART STORES THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO AT LEAST 6 OTHERS JUST IN THE MUSKEGON AREA, THAT SHOULD CALL FOR A RECALL IN ITSELF. *JB

WAS DOING SOME MAINTENANCE AND NOTICED A SPLIT IN THE METAL OF MY STABILIZER SHAFT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. STILL LOOKS DURABLE, BUT THOUGHT I HAVE YOU TAKE A LOOK AT MY PICS. IS THIS A SAFETY RISK?

2 ADULTS IN BACK SEAT. LEFT REAR SUSPENSION STRUT TORE THROUGH THE METAL OF THE TRUNK AND CAME UP INTO THE TRUNK, COMPROMISING VEHICLE HANDLING AND POTENTIAL LOSS OF CONTROL AND REAR BRAKES, MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *TR

ROCKER PANEL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY CAR IS A '97 AND I HAVE OLDER CARS THAT DID NOT RUST AS BAD AS THIS. *AK

THIS IS THE WORST AUTOMOBILE I HAVE EVER OWNED. IT IS NICKEL AND DIMING ME TO DEATH. BOTH BACK WINDOWS ARE BEING HELD UP IN PLACE BY STICKS THAT I HAVE PROPED UNDER THEM. THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW I PAID $300 TO HAVE REPAIRED. THE STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME AND I HAD TO DISH OUT $500 TO GET THAT REPAIRED, GM RECALLED IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THAT, THANK GOD I GOT SOME OF MY MONEY BACK FOR THAT REPAIR. THE PASSENGERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT LENS COVER FELL OFF $75 TO REPLACE THAT. I AM PRESENTLY WORKING ON THE BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INDICATOR WHICH I JUST CALLED THE DEALER FOR A PRICE ON THE PART AND AM TOLD IT WILL BE $224.07 FOR THE PART AND PROBABLY $115 FOR THE LABOR. THE ENGINE LEAKS OIL I HAD MY WIFE TAKE IT TO THE SHOP FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND THEY TOLD HER THAT NO LEAKS WERE EVIDENT. WELL THE OIL IN MY DRIVEWAY IS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE. I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER GM PRODUCT IN MY LIFE AGAIN. NOT EVEN IF IT IS GIVEN TO ME AND 10,000 TO USE TOWARD THE REPAIRS OF IT.

FUEL GAGE DOESNT WORK ALWAYS READS FULL- SHOWS OVER FULL WHEN ITS HOT OUT-OIL AND RADIATOR LEAK- FOLLOWED LAST ENGINE RECALL-NEW RADIATOR HOSES ETC 1250$-AIR BAG? I GOT RECALL WORK DONE LAST YEAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,052. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN FROM 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING, BUT THEN FAILED. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, SMOKE BEGAN TO EMIT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED I AN ACCIDENT. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

1) I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS (PLASTIC PART THAT COVERS THE WHITE LIGHT) AND BULB HAVE COMPLETELY FALLEN OFF. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN HIT OR VANDALIZED. THEY HAVE JUST FALLEN OFF. I HAVE CO-WORKERS WHO ALSO OWN THE SAME VEHICLE, SAME YEAR THOUGH SOME ARE NEWER MODELS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO SEE MANY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WITH NO COVERS OR BURNED OUT BULBS. 2) ALSO MY FOG LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE THIS YEAR THEY BOTH HAVE BURNED OUT ON TWO OCCASIONS. 3) I ALSO NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL LETTERS ABOUT MY VEHICLE THERE ARE TWO RECALLS AS OF TODAY. I ONLY HEARD OF THESE RECALLS THROUGH CO-WORKERS. 4) WHEN I START MY VEHICLE IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. IT WOULD NORMALLY UNLOCK WHEN YOU START IT AND THEN LOCK WHEN YOU SWITCH GEARS TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. SOME DAYS IT WILL WORK PROPERLY AND OTHERS IT WILL NOT. 5) MY LIGHT FOR MY SEAT BELT FLICKERS ON AND OFF. I ALWAYS WHERE MY SEAT BELT. I ASSUME THAT THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF WHEN I BUCKLE MY BELT, BUT IT DOESN'T.*JB

ON THE 10TH OF JUNE IN 2016 DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, I NOTICED A WHITE COLORED SMOKE COMING FROM THE CAR. IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE SMOKE CONTINUED. POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW A FIRE ON THE MIDDLE/ FRONTFRONT OF THE MOTOR. THE FORE WAS COMING FROM THE COVER ON THE TOP OF MOTOR.

THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING, THE OIL LIGHT AND ALTERNATOR LIGHT DIDN'T COME ON JUST THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT, ALSO THE TACHOMETER STAYED AT 2000 RPM. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED, BUT COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE TO START. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE FINALLY STARTING. I HAD TO PUT TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION, AND THE KEY ALL THE WAY OFF, THEN START THE ENGINE. I HAD THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR REPLACED, BUT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. ITS HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS AND 300 MILES. I QUIT DRIVING IT UNTIL I CAN GET ANOTHER CAR. *TR

MOST RECENT COMPLAINT IS, HEATED DRIVER SEAT GETS TOO HOT AND MAKES IT HARD TO STAY SEATED. HEATER BLOWER QUIT WORKING. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR EVERY 3RD YEAR (3 TIMES). HAVE HAD OIL PAN GASKET AND VALVE COVER LEAKAGE. POWER STEERING FAILED TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURNS. HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO HAVE POOR RANGE AND VISIBILITY EVEN WITH BULB REPLACEMENT. CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN STARTING UP ENGINE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY KEEPS WRONG TEMPERATURE. A.M. RADIO WOULD NOT WORK. WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IN ROAD. *LA

INTERMITTENTLY, SINCE 2000, AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHTS AND BLOWER HAVE SHUT OF FOR A PERIOD OF 5-10 SECONDS. THIS SUMMER, WHEN CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY HOT, THE HEADLIGHT FUNCTION, AND THE AC WILL NOT WORK UNLESS I SET THE FAN SPEED TO 5, AND THE A/C SELECTOR TO MAXIMUM WHEN TEMPERATURES COOL, FUNCTIONS RETURN TO NORMAL.*AK

KUMHO TIRE ON MY 97 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX BLEW OUT, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT

I WAS DRIVING BACK TO SAN DIEGO ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10 2000 ON I-15. THE HIGHWAY HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONGESTED AND TRAFFIC WAS MOVING AS SLOW AS 20 MPH. A FEW MILES NORTH OF BAKER, CALIFORNIA THE CONGESTION EASED AND TRAFFIC SPED UP TO ABOUT 60 MPH. SHORTLY AFTER ACCELERATING TO 60 MPH, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONFIRMED THE TIRE HAD BLOWN. I DROVE ANOTHER 100 FEET ALONG THE SHOULDER AT 2 MPH TO A PLACE WIDE ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE TIRE. I REMOVED THE FLAT TIRE AND REPLACED IT WITH A SPARE. AT THAT POINT I NOTICED THE SEVERITY OF THE BLOW OUT, AS THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRE. I PLACED THE BLOWN OUT TIRE IN THE TRUNK AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES TO BAKER AND PULLED INTO THE FIRST GARAGE. THERE I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AND RESUMED MY RETURN TO SAN DIEGO. LATER I NOTICED EXTREME WARE ON THE OUTER EDGE OF MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND TOOK MY CAR AND THE BLOWN OUT TIRE TO MY LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALER. I ASKED FOR A REPLACEMENT TIRE AND SHOWED THEM MY BLOWN OUT TIRE EXPECTING A WARRANTY REPLACEMENT AS THIS TIRE CARIES A 70,000-MILE WARRANTY. THE FIRESTONE DEALER REJECTED MY WARRANTY CLAIM, CITING POOR ALIGNMENT AND UNDER INFLATION OF THE TIRES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: EJA6CLH448 TIRESIZE: 22560R16)

THE EBCM (ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE) HAS GONE OUT. THIS EFFECT THE POWER STEERING AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT A NEW COST $700.00. OUR GTP DOESN'T HAVE TRACTION CONTROL AND WE ARE UNABLE TO FIND A USED OR REMAN. EBCM W/O TRACTION CONTROL. THE NOSE CONE ON THE SUPERCHARGER IS ALSO BAD. IT HAS A RATTLE IN IT THAT WON'T GO AWAY. IT WAS THAT WAY WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 68,000 MILES ON IT, NOW HAS 102,000.

I HAVE A 1997 PONTAIC GRAND PRIX. THE HEADLIGHT LENS (GLASS) COMES OFF WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION BEING THAT THERE IS A PROJECTILE THAT COULD HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR A PEDESTRIAN AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. IN CALLING AROUND TO FIND A REPLACEMENT LENS, I FOUND THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT AND THE SALAVAGE YARDS SELL THEM AS FAST AS THEY GET THEM IN. THAT IS A LOT OF LENS COVERS FLYING AROUND ON THE HIGHWAYS. IT IS EVEN TAKING A DEALERSHIP A WHILE TO ORDER ONE, SINCE THEY ALSO CAN NOT KEEP THEM IN STOCK. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IT MINE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, AS IT WAS THERE WHEN I LEFT AND GONE WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION. I HEARD A NOISE LIKE A STONE OR SOMETHING HITTING THE CAR, BUT WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT IT REALLY WAS. IF PONTAIC KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK