1998 Pontiac Grand Prix Exterior lighting Problems

TURNED HEATER ON AND HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. NOT REPAIRED YET

NHTSA ID

10321667

Incident

Jan 9, 2010

Mileage

163,000 mi

THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING LENSES OF THE HEADLIGHT HAVE FALLEN OUT AND HAVE BROKEN FROM THE HEADLIGHT. HE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE PRODUCES PROJECTILES AS WELL. HE STATES THAT HE HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND THEY HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE TO HIM (71532337325-GM COMPLAINT CASE NUMBER).HE STATES THAT THERE ABOUT 20 PEOPLE THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO GENERAL MOTORS. HE STATES THAT WHEN HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THERE IS CORROSION ON THE CHROME OF THE SEAL OF THE HEADLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE CONTACT, THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COSMETIC CONCERN AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 103,000.--DS UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR

NHTSA ID

10200365

Incident

May 1, 2007

Mileage

58,000 mi

THE FRONT LENS COVERS ARE FALLING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10109695

Incident

Feb 2, 2005

Mileage

68,000 mi

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE HEADLIGHT LENS CAME OFF. HOW THEY CAME WAS UNDETERMINED? DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10107010

Incident

Jan 1, 2005

Mileage

120,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS ON 98 GRAND PRIX GT ARE FOGGING UP AND GETTING MOISTURE INSIDE THE PROTECTIVE COVER AND REDUCING THE LIGHT THE HEADLIGHT IS SENDING OUT. THIS IS MAKING NIGHT TIME DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. NOONE HAS BEEN INJURIED YET AND THE NUMBER OF FAILURES IS DAILY BECAUSE THE LAMPS NEVER CLEAR UP. HAPPENED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON THE OWNER TO FIX, BECAUSE THIS IS A FAULT CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF PARTS.

NHTSA ID

10098606

Incident

Aug 6, 2004

Mileage

77,000 mi

THE PLASTIC HEADLAMP PROTECTORS FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. *JB

NHTSA ID

10082410

Incident

Jul 20, 2004

Mileage

82,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHT LENSES FELL FROM THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10073755

Incident

May 17, 2004

FRONT HEADLIGHT LENSES FELL OUT WITHOUT BEING JARRED OR BUMPED. APPARENT FAILURE OF ADHESIVE HOLDING LENS TO ASSEMBLY BODY.

NHTSA ID

10066071

Incident

May 6, 2000

Mileage

42,340 mi

BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES FELL OFF IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. ALSO THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILS TO KEEP THE CAR COOL IN MODERATE WEATHER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10056495

Incident

Feb 4, 2004

SERVICE ENGINE PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING. ALMOST EVERY EXHAUST-RELATED COMPONENT WAS REPLACED BEFORE A NEW COMPUTER CUT DOWN ON THE PROBLEM. I STILL HAD AN EPISODE OR TWO AFTER THAT INSTALLATION, BUT HAVE HAD NO EPISODES IN TWO YEARS NOW. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, BUT I KNEW ABOUT THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THAT ONE AND IT WAS FIXED FOR FREE. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BUTTON DIED A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, BUT IT WAS REPLACED FREE UNDER WARRANTY. MORE RECENTLY TWO WINDOWS HAVE STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM. I AM LIVING WITH MY POWER WINDOW PROBLEMS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO PAY TO HAVE TWO MOTORS REPLACED. NO WINTER PROBLEMS IN THE WINTER. MOST RECENTLY MY LENS COVER ON THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT FELL OFF. IT COST ME OVER $100 FOR AN AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENT AND HOME INSTALLATION, BUT GM WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME $250 PLUS LABOR.

NHTSA ID

10069996

Incident

Feb 15, 2001

Mileage

32,000 mi

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS COVER FELL OFF AND WAS NOT RECOVERED. JUST AFTER I REPLACED THIS ONE THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF. (THE LIGHT BULBS EXPLOSED AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO THE WEATHER)

NHTSA ID

10069922

Incident

Jan 15, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER NOTICED HEADLIGHTS FELL OFF, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND HEADLIGHTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10051687

THE RUBBER MOLDING AROUND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE HAS COME LOOSE. THE WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE FRONT ONLY WORKS OCCASIONALLY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLAMP ON MY CAR TWICE (ONE ACTUALLY FELL OFF ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING) AND THE CONDENSATION/MOISTURE IS HORRIBLE INSIDE THE HEADLAMPS MAKING FOR POOR VISIBILITY.

NHTSA ID

10049594

Incident

Dec 1, 2003

HEADLIGHT PLASTIC COVERS, ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, PER DEALERSHIP.*AK

NHTSA ID

10046196

Mileage

55,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS LENSES ARE NOT BONDED CORRECTLY RESULTING IN WATER COLLECTING IN THE HEADLIGHTS. *MR THIS CAUSED THE HEADLAMP TO FOG WHICH REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF ILLUMINATION. THE LEFT HEADLAMP HAD FALLEN OFF. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10044087

MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS THE SAME WINDSHIELD WIPER PARKING PROBLEMS AS THE 1997 WERE RECALLED FOR. THEY PARK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, CAUSING RESTRICTED VISION WHEN DRIVING. GM ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE 1997'S WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE 1998'S, AND WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THEM FIXED TWICE. ALSO TWO HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE POPPED OUT, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS TO BURN OUT, LEAVING US UNEXPECTEDLY WITH NO LIGHTS AT NIGHT. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10036609

Incident

Mar 1, 2003

Mileage

60,000 mi

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT COVER BECAME SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY.THE COVER HIT MY WINDSHIELD AND BOUNCED OVER THE TOP OF THE CAR AND THE CAR BEHIND WAS BACK ENOUGH THAT IT HIT THE HIGHWAY FIRST AND THEN FLEW UNDER THEIR CAR.*AK

NHTSA ID

10032887

Incident

Sep 15, 2002

I HAVE LOST BOTH LENS COVER TO HEADLIGHTS, CAUSING THE BULBS TO GO OUT. HAD TO PAY $70.00 FOR REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE LIGHT COMPONENT. DEALER SAID LENS COVER WAS NOT AVAILABLE????*AK

NHTSA ID

10029262

Incident

Jul 20, 2003

Mileage

95,000 mi

BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES ON MY WIFES 1998 GRAND PRIX WENT FLYING THROUGH THE AIR AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10025774

Incident

Jul 4, 2003

Mileage

40,000 mi

RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS SEPARATION. LEFT SIDE LENS HAS WATER INSIDE OF IT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BY GM, BUT GM REFUSES TO ADDRESS IT. THEY HAVE EVEN MFG'D A NEW PART THAT, IN THEORY, DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED, AS THE EXPENSE IN REPAIRING IT IS ROUGHLY 150$ IN PARTS ALONE. IN ADDITION, THIS PROBLEM CAN (AND DID IN MY CASE) CAUSE THE HALOGEN BULB TO EXPLODE FROM WATER IMPACTING IT.

NHTSA ID

10025349

Incident

Jun 24, 2003

Mileage

90,950 mi

THIS WINTER I HAD NOTICED THAT THE MOISTURE (FOGGING) PROBLEM IN THE HEADLIGHTS WAS PARTICULARLY BAD. WITHIN A 4 WEEKS PERIOD, BOTH HEADLIGHT COVERS CAME OFF AND THE LIGHT BULB BLEW OUT. COST TO REPAIR $160 EACH. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10013703

Incident

Mar 21, 2003

I WALKED OUTSIDE AND NOTICED MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT LENS HAD FALLEN OFF. *JB

NHTSA ID

10010876

Incident

Mar 22, 2003

Mileage

50,000 mi

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT LENS FELL OFF. *JB

NHTSA ID

10011874

Incident

Mar 14, 2003

Mileage

47,379 mi

CLEAR PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS COVER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF. IT APPEARS THE ADHESIVE FAILED. THE OTHER HEADLIGHT IS SHOWING SIGNS OF MOISTURE ENTRY. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10010604

Incident

Mar 14, 2003

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HEADLAMP FAILURES CAUSED BY DEFECTIVE COVERS. BAD GLUE - DEALER PLAYING DUMB, BUT THE WEB HAS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. GM'S DAYLIGHT RUNNING LAMPS AND HEADLAMPS ARE PART OF THE CAR'S CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM. NHTSA SHOULD ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL.*JB

NHTSA ID

10010293

Incident

Mar 10, 2003

Mileage

41,000 mi