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1986 Pontiac Parisienne Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Apr 11, 2001
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
2
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Aug 3, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 Pontiac Parisienne. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–12 of 12

Brakes
Filed Apr 11, 2001

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE IN 3/00. IN ONE INCIDENT, BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY AT HIGHWAY SPEED; BY SHEER LUCK I WAS ABLE TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS BEEN RECALLED, BUT GM REFUSES TO WORK ON MY CAR BECAUSE THE VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND FURTHER BRAKE FAILURES COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
743855
Incident
Mar 11, 2001
Brakes
Filed Mar 17, 1998

BRAKES FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, POWER MASTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL.

NHTSA ID
532723
Incident
Jun 19, 1990
Other / unspecified
Filed Aug 6, 1997

LEFT WHEEL CAME OFF, BENDING FENDER.

NHTSA ID
520692
Brakes
Filed May 6, 1997

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED 4 TIMES.

NHTSA ID
516973
Incident
Sep 10, 1992
Brakes
Filed Apr 22, 1997

POWER BRAKE HYDRO BOOSTER FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID
976296
Incident
Jun 28, 1994
BrakesSteeringVisibility
Filed Oct 16, 1996

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, BRAKES APPLIED; VERY LOW SPEED. *AK UPON ACCELERATION VEHICLE DOES NOT PICK UP SPEED THERE IS A HORRIBLE SMELL OF PRESTONE IN THE VEHICLE, THE WINDOWS FOG UP AND IT HAS PRE IGNITION, THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND OIL DISAPPEARS AS QUICKLY AS CONSUMER PUTS IN.*JB

NHTSA ID
803578
Incident
Sep 15, 1996
Brakes
Filed May 15, 1996

HARD BRAKE PEDAL AFTER RECALL REPAIRS..

NHTSA ID
504321
Incident
May 8, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 17, 1996
Crash reported

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND WENT TO FULL THROTTLE AND THE BRAKES COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
982863
Incident
Apr 16, 1996
Brakes
Filed Apr 11, 1996
Crash reported

BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. *DH

NHTSA ID
503384
Incident
Apr 11, 1996
Brakes
Filed Jan 24, 1996

BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES. *SD

NHTSA ID
501008
Incident
May 18, 1988
Brakes
Filed Aug 30, 1995

ELECTRONIC POWER BOOSTER BRAKE SYSTEM LEAKS BRAKE FLUID; BRAKE SWITCH REPLACED; REOCCURRED; NO BRAKING PROBLEMS, CAUGHT/REPLACED IN TIME. TT

NHTSA ID
971353
Incident
Sep 15, 1990
Brakes
Filed Aug 3, 1995

CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY BRAKE LIGHT COME, APPLIED BRAKE LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE (ABS). TT

NHTSA ID
969817
Incident
Aug 2, 1995

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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