1989 Pontiac Grand Prix

Safety Score
69
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1989-07-06 89V108000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER 247 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2015-12-16 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (…
2010-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES IT IS OFF ALL THE TIME, OTHER TIMES ONLY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ON, OTHE…
2005-07-06 STRUCTURE No 0 DT: THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SERVICE DEALER AND INQUIRED ABOUT RECALLS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUM…
2005-06-13 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 DT: ONE OF THE BOLTS BROKE TO THE BODY OF THE FRAME, AND WHEN STEERING THE VEHICLE THE TIRE WAS PIVOTED TO THE RIGHT O…
2003-03-27 STRUCTURE No 0 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 00 V 189 00. *JB
2002-12-28 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1989 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS BRAKE LIGHT LAMPS WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED …
2002-09-16 STRUCTURE No 0 CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT CRADLE MOUNTS BROKE RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. NLM
2002-09-09 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS Yes 0 ABELOFF HAS HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE 9/10/02 DUE TO THE RECALL AND HAS NOT YET REPAIRED IT. I AM WITH OUT A VEHICLE. PLEA…
2002-07-26 STRUCTURE No 0 TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN # 00V189000 DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM RERPAIR BECAUSE LEFT CRADLE WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH…
2002-04-16 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP FAILED TO REPLACE ALL 4 BOLTS. DUE TO THE 1 DEFECTED BOLT BEING LEFT ON VEHICLE T…
2002-03-21 STRUCTURE No 0 THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR PARTS REGARDING A RECALL (NHTSA ID# 00V-189-000 MANUFACTURER ID# 00061/65). THE M…
2002-03-01 STRUCTURE No 0 RECALL 00V189000 REPAIRS WERE DONE ON 1 MAR 2002. NEW BOLTS INSTALLED UNDER RECALL WENT RIGHT THROUGH ENGINE CRADLE…
2001-06-26 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT WORK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO EXIT AND ENTER FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. CONSUMER HA…
2000-12-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS SPEED SENSORS HAVE FAILED TWICE, MASTER CYLINDER HAS FAILED AND REPLACED TWICE, ENITRE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS LOCKED UP, …
2000-10-16 STEERING No 0 THERE ARE STILL NOT PARTS AVAILABLE FOR STEERING PROBLEM, AND CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION.*AK
2000-09-29 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 REF: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V189000 - FIX DOESNT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
2000-08-19 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC Yes 0 REAR BRAKE CALIPERS LOCKED UP AND CAUSED LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE.
2000-06-26 STRUCTURE No 0 CRADLE\FRONT CRADLE BOLT FAILURE\STEERING DISCONNECTED DURING FAILURE. *AK
2000-04-22 STRUCTURE No 0 EA000011, ENGINE CRADLE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP WHILE DRIVING, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A C…
2000-03-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN.
2000-01-01 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT No 0 THE TURN SIGNAL IS ON BACKORDER FROM GENERAL MOTORS TO THE TUNE OF 2,500 CUSTOMERS. CARS WILL NOT PASS VEHICLE INSPECT…
1999-06-24 STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 CAR UNDER SAFETY RECALL PREVIOUSLY AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. YOUR RECALL # 97V058000. ACCIDENT NOT INVOLVED. CAR TOWED…
1999-02-27 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 JUST WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GMC BRAKE LITIGATION SETTLEMENT? MY CAR IS IN NEED OF ANOTHER SET OF BRAKES, THEY …
1998-12-09 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE No 0 NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER. *MJS
1998-12-02 WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS No 0 FRONT RIGHT WHEEL CAME OFF VEHICLE WITH STUDS AND NUTS ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY INDEPENDENT DEAL…
1998-10-30 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY HEARD A SNAP. HAD NO STEERING ABILITY. SHUT VEHICLE DOWN. RESTARED VEHICLE. IT MOVED FORWA…
1998-10-11 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Yes 0 WHILE DRIVING ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO FALL AND THE STEERING COLUMN TO SPLIT INTO TWO, WHICH CAU…
1998-05-09 SUSPENSION:REAR No 0 LEFT REAR TRAILING ARM BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (QCAW)
1998-05-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 THE DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS MALFUCTIONED, CAUSING THE ODOMETER, AND GAS GAUGE TO READ IMPROPERLY OR INOPERATIVE. DEAL…
1998-04-16 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST No 0 DRIVER POWER FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER ON ONE SIDE IS UNATTACHED.
1997-12-20 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED A DEFECT IN STEERING WHEEL, CAUSED IT TO BREAK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF STEERI…
1997-12-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 POWERMASTER III ABS UNIT LEAKING BRAKE FLUID FROM CRACKED HOUSING, DEALER COST FOR THE PART ALONE IS $2600.00 AN UNREA…
1997-10-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO GET FIXED FOR RECALL:REAR CRADLE BOLTS: AFTER THIS WAS DONE, ENGINE FELL OUT,CONSUMER HAS SPO…
1997-10-17 STEERING No 0 FRONT CRADLE BOLT PARAMETERS THAT SUPPORT THE ENGINE DISINTERGRATED, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *AK
1997-08-18 SUSPENSION No 0 RECALL # 97V058000, AFTER RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE CAR HAS BEEN T…
1997-07-29 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 RECALL # 97V058000, AFTER HAVING RECALL WORK PERFORMED OWNER EXPERIENCED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AREA BECAUSE…
1997-07-27 SEAT BELTS No 0 RECEIVED NOTICE (#90V05400). CALLED AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER BELT PARTIALLY REPAIRED, DEALER I…
1997-07-22 SUSPENSION No 0 HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (97V05800). TOOK TO DEALER AFTER SETTING APPOINTMENT WAS INFORMED HAD NO PARTS & DOES NOT KN…
1997-07-11 STEERING No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON HIS VEHICLE. HE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL REMEDIED BUT THE MANUFACTURER …
1997-01-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER FAILED. *AK
1996-12-16 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 INTERMITENT STALLING/REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *AK
1996-10-17 STEERING No 0 STEERING FAILURE, DRIVING AT SPEED OF 20MPH, MAKING A LEFT TURN, STEERING WHEEL HAD NO CONTROL AND COMPLETE LOSS OF STE…
1996-10-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 ALTERNATOR FAILED.
1996-09-30 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 SEAT BELT BUCKLES FAILED.
1996-09-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 CONSUMER WA SDRIVING AND THE ENGINE FELL OUT ONTO THE GROUND. *AK
1996-09-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER No 0 LEFT REAR CALIPER SLIDE PAD STUCK , CAUSING PAD TO RUB AGAINST ROTOR.
1996-08-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE USING CLUTCH TO DOWN SHIFT OR TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR, VEHICLE WOULD STALL, WITHOUT WARNING, DURING TRAFFIC OR…
1996-06-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 0 CONSUMER NOTICED OIL LEAKING ONTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *…
1996-05-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER No 0 SLEEVE/SLIDERS CORRODES AND CAUSES A BINDING IN THE CALIPERS WHICH IN EFFECT PREVENTS THE REAR BRAKES PADS FROM COMING …
1996-03-19 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC No 0 CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKES. *AK