Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 31 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.
The 25 most recent of 31, in the owner's own words
WHEN I FIRST GOT MY CAR IN 2012, HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO PLACE, BECAUSE IT CUT OFF/ STALLED. BOUGHT AS IS. HAD WARRANTY FOR 3 MONTHS. THEY DID NOT HONOR IT. IT HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM, AFTER ANOTHER. WITH THIS CAR. SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. *TR
A/C LEAKS ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. ALSO A/C BLOWER MOTOR DOES NOT WORK. WHEEL RIMS ARE CORRODED AND PITTED. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON. *JB
HAD 1999 GRAND PRIX FOR SEVEN MONTHS ALREADY HAD PROBLEMS WITH DRIVERS WINDOW NOT WINDING DOWN. A PART OF THE PASSENGER DOOR PANEL STARTED TO COME OFF. NOW DRIVERS SEAT BELT WON'T LATCH, AND IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR BROKEN VALVE SPRING AND DAMAGE TO THE HEAD GASKET AS A RESULT FROM THE BROKEN VALVE SPRING. CAR ONLY HAD 1 OTHER OWNER AND WAS RUNNING PERFECT ALSO HAD PERFECT SERVICE RECORDS. *NM
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE POWER WINDOW ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WOULD NOT OPERATE. THIS WINDOW WAS NOT USED OFTEN. THE WINDOW WAS STUCK IN THE UPWARD POSITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN PRESSING THE BUTTON. THERE WAS NO NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR. THE MOTOR HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK
DT: THE CONTACT STATED ALL OF THE POWER WINDOWS EXCEPT THE FRONT DRIVER'S WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE. THE WINDOWS WERE NOT USED OFTEN. THE POWER WINDOWS WERE STUCK IN THE UP POSITION AND WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN PRESSING THE BUTTONS THERE WAS NO NOISE COMING FROM THE POWER WINDOW MOTORS. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE THREE WINDOW MOTORS THAT FAILED ON JANUARY 6, 2006. *AK
1999 GRAND PRIX PURCHASED USED IN 2002. IN FALL 2003, ONE POWER WINDOW FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN AUGUST 2004, A SECOND POWER WINDOW FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN SEPTEMBER 2004, A THIRD POWER WINDOW FAILED. IT IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION AND HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED.*AK
AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND LEFT REAR WINDOW "FALL" DOWN AND AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP. HAVE TO TAPE EACH WINDOW UP MAKING THEN INOPERATIVE..TECH REMOVED DOOR PANEL ON REAR DOOR AND SAYS THE PROMLEM IS NOT THE SWITCH OR MOTOR BUT A BROKEN WOODEN PULLEY(MADE IN MEXICO) THAT ALLOWS THE CABLE TO SLIP OFF AND WON'T ALLOW THE MOTOR TO DRIVE THE WINDOW BACK UP..CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT FROM A CHEAP WINDOW OPERATING SYSTEM ON AN EXPENSIVE CAR..GM ENGINEERS SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR CHANGING TO THIS TYPE OF CHEAP DEVICE FROM THE PROVEN SPROCKET AND TEETH DRIVE MECHANISM SO TRIED AND TRUE..ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF "CHEAPER IS NOT BETTER" PHILOSOPHY..THIS WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACEMENT SHOULD REST ON GM/PONTIAC SHOULDERS,NOT MINE...JOHN N HART.*AK
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A POWER WINDOW PROBLEM. THE MOTOR REGULATOR WAS REPLACED ONCE. HOWEVER, IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
MY AIRCONDITIONER FAN SWITCH HAS NOW GONE ONCE AGAIN AND IS IN NEED OF "ANOTHER NEW ONE, THIS WILL BE 3. THE PAINT ON MY HOOD IS STARTING TO CRACK A BIT AND WILL BE PEELING SHORTLY. THIS CAR WAS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND GARAGED AND THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS! THE POWER WINDOWS WENT ABOUT 3 DIFERANT TIMES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SWITCHES HAD TO BE FULLY REPLACED. THE RADIO HAS A SHORT IN IT IN THE BACK SOMEWHERE AND THE DISPLAY GOES CRAZY AT TIMES. LASTLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I HAVE HAD A WATER LEAK ON THIS CAR SINCE 1999. IT HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. THEY CHANGED OUT THE WINDSHIELD AT LEAST 5 MAYBE MORE TIMES, CHECKED ALL THE SEALS ON THE SIDE MIRRORS AND THE SUNROOF, CLEANED OUT THE DRAINS ON THE SUNROOF A FEW TIMES AND AFTER THE CAR WAS IN THE LAST TIME 8 MONTHS AGO, THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE LAST TIME THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT WAS FIND W/NO WATER UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN WE HAD POURING RAIN AND IN FLOODED MY INTERIOR ONCE AGAIN. PONTIAC'S SOLUTION WAS TO GIVE ME $1,000 FOR THE PURCHASE OF ANOTHER CAR, THANKS FOR NOTHING! IN DOING MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND OUT A LOT OF INFO THAT I AM ONCE AGAIN GOING TO PONTIAC/GM ABOUT. ON MY PARTICULAR CAR WHEN THEY MADE THE DRAINS FOR THE SUNROOF, THEY MADE THEM TOO SMALL, SO WHEN IT POURS OUT, THE DRAINS CANNOT HANDLE ALL OF THE WATER AND IT IS FORCED INTO MY CAR. I WORK FOR AN INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAVE SPOKEN TO "MANY, MANY" PEOPLE REGARDING MY CAR. FUNNY THING IS, I HAVE HEARD THIS FROM SEVERAL GLASS COMPANIES AND DEALERSHIP SALESMEN! WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS TO HELP ME, THE CONSUMER? ANY HELP IS WELCOME
PASSENGER'S WINDOW WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, NOT ROLLING UP OR DOWN. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER QUITS MOVING AND THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER KEEPS GOING, THUS, RUNNING INTO AND BENDING THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES DESPITE TAKING IT TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. TIGHTENING THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE WIPER ARM ON APPEARS TO BE AN EFFECTIVE TEMPORARY FIX. *AK
DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER WINDOWS REGULATOR BROKE, MANUFACTURER INSTALLED A PLASTIC ROLLER WITH METAL CABLE. *AK
RIGHT REAR POWER WINDOW IS INOPERATIVE (FAILURE). REPLACED WINDOW REGULATOR FOR THE 2ND TIME. *AK
FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW INOPERATIVE ( FAILURE) MOTOR/REGULATOR REPLACED FOR THE 2ND TIME. *AK
RIGHT REAR POWER WINOW IS INOPERATIVE (FAILURE). *AK
LEFT FRONT POWER WINDOW INOPERATIVE (FAILURE), LEFT REAR POWER WINDOW INOPERATIVE (FAILURE). *AK
RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW FAILURE. *AK
BOTH ELECTRIC WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING (CAR IS 2-DOOR) AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. PASS. WINDOW STOPPED WORKING 2 MONTHS AGO; DRIVER'S WINDOW STOPPED WORKING LAST WEEK. REPLACEMENT IS GOING TO COST ME OVER $600 (PARTS & LABOR).
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS AS STATED IN RECALL # 99 V 348 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB
REPEATED FAILURE OF POWER WINDOW MOTORS. *JB
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THEY TURNED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, THE WIPERS FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SUNROOF ON THE VEHICLE SHATTERED WHILE THE DRIVING, THERE IS NOTHING THAT HIT THE ROOF. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*JB
ALSO, BESIDES (2) POWER WINDOW MOTORS FAILING, (2) BLOWER (AIR) MOTORS HAVE FAILED. *AKI
BLACK MOLD HAS DEVELOPED IN VEHICLE THROUGH VENTS FROM USING VENTILATION SYSTEM. . THIS MOLD IS MAKES FAMILY MEMBERS SICK. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
FRONTAL SIDE POWER WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL UP PROPERLY DUE TO A KINK IN CABLE. DEALER NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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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