Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-12-15 | 92V182000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | 6,013 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CRADLE BOLT RECALL: JUST WONDERING WHY THESE RECALLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR POSSIBLY EXPIRED. MY GRAND PRIX IS STILL ON T… |
| 2010-11-14 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINERS. CAR WAS AT A STOP AT THE TIME. SINCE THIS HAPPENED THE CAR LOST IT'… |
| 2007-11-24 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD (SPEED LIMIT 55 MPH) WHEN MY STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT, THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN IN EI… |
| 2007-09-20 | WHEELS | No | 1 | DONUT SPARE TIRE RIM FAILED AFTER DRIVING THROUGH A 1/2-INCH DEEP POT HOLE WITHIN 10 FEET OF WHERE I HAD A FLAT WITH T… |
| 2007-07-30 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE ENG… |
| 2007-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX STE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START UNLESS THE STEER… |
| 2006-11-09 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MY 1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS EXHIBITED THE SAME EXACT ISSUES DESCRIBED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V189000. THE BOLTS THAT … |
| 2006-07-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE HEAD AND FOG LIGHTS BECAME DARKENED WITHOUT… |
| 2005-02-02 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | PONTIAC DIRECTED ME TO LOCAL DEALER TO COMPLETE RECALL WORK. LOCAL DEALER SAID THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE… |
| 2005-02-02 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS WERE BROKEN. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DE… |
| 2004-08-12 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE TURNING INTO AN ALLEY, THE BOLTS BROKE HOLDING CRADLE UNDER ENGINE. ENGINE DROPPED DOWN AND PULLED OUT STEERING … |
| 2003-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR DOES NOT RUN.... CRACKED RADIATOR BAD HEAD GASKET. POSSIBLE WARPED HEAD. HEAD GASKET LEAKS. SOMETHING DRAINING … |
| 2002-12-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE BOLTS SECURING THE ENGINE CRADLE PULLED THROUGH RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CO… |
| 2002-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH |
| 2002-11-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUSE BUT ITS NOT, WHEN I LEAVE THE FUSE IN WHEN THE DOOR DO… |
| 2002-08-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON THEN THE CONSUMER CAN HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMIN… |
| 2002-07-25 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING A TURN AT LOW A SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING, CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDE… |
| 2002-05-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. MR |
| 2002-05-02 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRADLE BOLT THAT HOLD THE ENGINE UP BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FALL DOWN AND CUT OFF THE STEE… |
| 2002-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-03-30 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | Yes | 3 | DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER, VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE ROLLED A FEW TIMES. T… |
| 2002-03-26 | STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | No | 0 | INTERMEDIATE SHAFT SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING GEAR. CRADLE BOLTS PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINERS.*AK |
| 2001-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD HAD BEEN REPLACED ONCE, AND HAD CRACKED ONCE AGAIN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED T… |
| 2001-09-15 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH FRAME OF VEHICLE BROKE. THERE IS A RECALL ON MAKE/MODEL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE N… |
| 2001-08-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | Yes | 1 | STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING 40-50 MPH. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLLOVER, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. *AK*… |
| 2001-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | AFTER PLACING VEHICLE IN THE PARK POSITION WHILE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE C… |
| 2001-02-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | PRIOR TO RECEIVING MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00065 FRONT CRADDLE BOLT FELL OUT OF VEHICLE DUE TO CORROSION OF BOLTS. … |
| 2000-11-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | CHECK GAUGES LIGHT IS ON CONTINUOUSLY EVEN THOUGH NOW PROBLEM EXISTS. ONCE IN AWHILE THE LIGHT WILL GO OUT BUT ONLY FO… |
| 2000-10-17 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER T… |
| 2000-10-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | Yes | 1 | I ENTERED MY AUTO ON THE EVENING OF 10/4/00 AT 8:10PM AND TURNED KEY TO START. I DID NOT AT ANY TIME DEPRESS GAS PEDAL… |
| 2000-10-03 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | EA#00-011; ENGINE CRADLE HAD SEPARATED, BOTH FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS HAD PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSIO… |
| 2000-09-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN LISTED AS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CARPOINT.COM. HERE IS THE URL FOR THAT PROBLEM HTTP://CARPOINT.MSN… |
| 2000-08-07 | STRUCTURE | Yes | 0 | THE ENGINE CRADLE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A COLLSION. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER… |
| 2000-07-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AFTER RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL. CAR WAS DROPPED OFF AT PALM PONTIAC SERVICE DEPARTMENT A TOTAL O… |
| 2000-06-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | CONSUMER FOUND OUT FROM REPAIR SHOP THAT REAR BRAKES HAD NO POWER. ONE OF THE BRAKES WAS COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED. … |
| 2000-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MECHANIC SAID THERE WERE 14 CRACKS IN THE HEAD OF THE MOTOR. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER/OVERHEAT. SMOKE … |
| 2000-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. YH |
| 2000-04-05 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE CRADLE BOLTS DETERIORATED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO DROP DOWN AND THE STEERING WHEEL TO LEAN. *MJS |
| 2000-03-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | SMALL ENGINE FIRE MELTED PLASTIC AT FRONT OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) |
| 2000-02-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | Yes | 0 | REAR CRADLE BOLTS HAVE ROTTED OUT DUE TO SALT CORROSION, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. SAME DEFECT AS 97V… |
| 2000-02-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | PUFFS OF SMOKE EMIT FROM STEERING COLUMN RANDOMLY. *AK |
| 2000-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO A MINUTE, AND THEN GO BACK ON. THIS HAPPENS… |
| 2000-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR MOUNTS BROKE CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HEAR A LOUD NOISE AND UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE FOUND TH… |
| 1999-10-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH TWO ENGINE MOUNTS SNAPPED OFF, AND THE ENGINE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. *AK |
| 1999-10-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED;THE DRIVING LIGHTS ALSO FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. I CHECKED W… |
| 1999-07-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED. DEALER/MFR. WAS N… |
| 1999-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | SMOKE IS COMING UP FROM THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING ODORS WHILE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN USING THE BLIN… |
| 1999-04-12 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, DRIVER'S POWER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURT… |
| 1999-04-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX W/ A 3.4L V-6 AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS W/ THE BRAKE SYSTEM SINCE 1999. I WAS D… |