1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

CRADLE BOLT RECALL: JUST WONDERING WHY THESE RECALLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR POSSIBLY EXPIRED. MY GRAND PRIX IS STILL ON THE ROAD AND THESE BOLTS AND PARTS HAVE JUST BROKE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF ANY OF THE RECALLS FOR THIS CAR. SINCE THESE RECALLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR EXPIRED, I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET OR I SHALL I JUST JUNK THE CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ENGINE SUBRAME IS ALMOST HANGING ON THE GROUND!!!!!!! WHY WERE THESE CLOSED OR EXPIRED????? THANKS IN ADVANCE, MARK

Mileage: 149,380

CRADLE BOLT RECALL: JUST WONDERING WHY THESE RECALLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR POSSIBLY EXPIRED. MY GRAND PRIX IS STILL ON THE ROAD AND THESE BOLTS AND PARTS HAVE JUST BROKE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF ANY OF THE RECALLS FOR THIS CAR. SINCE THESE RECALLS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR EXPIRED, I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET OR I SHALL I JUST JUNK THE CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ENGINE SUBRAME IS ALMOST HANGING ON THE GROUND!!!!!!! WHY WERE THESE CLOSED OR EXPIRED????? THANKS IN ADVANCE, MARK

Mileage: 149,380

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1977 (NA) PONTIAC GRAND PRIX EQUIPPED WITH SIGMA REGENT TIRES, SIZE 235/75R/15 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. MA 10/2 UPDATED 10/20/2017*CN

Mileage: 15,000

THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULLED THROUGH THE RETAINERS. CAR WAS AT A STOP AT THE TIME. SINCE THIS HAPPENED THE CAR LOST IT'S STEERING ABILITY. GOOD THING I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. *TR

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 THE FULL SIZE TIRE. RIM WAS BENT BEYOND REPAIR. IF I WOULD HAVE HAD THE SPARE TIRE ON THE HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE DAMAGED CAR. IF AUTO MAKERS ARE SO CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY WHY DO THEY GIVE YOU A TINY SPARE TIRE AND TINY JACK THAT BARELY HOLDS THE CAR UP? THE RIM COLLAPSED THE SAME YEAR I BOUGHT THE NEW CAR. SEVENTEEN YEARS LATER I HAD THE JACK SLIDE OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR AND THE CAR FELL ON MY LEG AND I HAVE LASTING BRUISE MARKS FROM THE INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD (SPEED LIMIT 55 MPH) WHEN MY STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT, THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN IN EITHER DIRECTION WITHOUT STOPPING W/NO ACTION AT TIRES. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE AND MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I REALIZED THE ONLY REASON I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER BY PRESSING THE BRAKES IS BECAUSE THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR CRADLE BOLT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS MISSING WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE AND ENTIRE FRONT END TO DROP AND TWIST TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THERE ARE MANY VEHICLE TRAFFIC DEATHS ON THIS ROAD EVERY YEAR AND LUCKILY I WASN'T ANOTHER STATISTIC. MY REASON BEHIND THIS COMPLAINT IS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE NHTSA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM (CAMPAIGN #00V189000). UPON LEARNING THIS I TOOK THE VEHICLE UP TO THE DEALER TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE VIN # IS ONE NUMBER OFF (I.E. PONTIAC ISSUED THE RECALL FOR VIN

Mileage: 150

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE ENGINE CRADLE BRACKETT CORRODED. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE STRUCTURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN #00V189000) HOWEVER; THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 168,000.

Mileage: 168,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX STE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START UNLESS THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN A CERTAIN POSITION. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED. AS A RESULT, FUSES HAVE BLOWN AND THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY OVERHEATS. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL # 92V182000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS). THE ENGINE SIZE, POWERTRAIN, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 150,647.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX STE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START UNLESS THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN A CERTAIN POSITION. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED. AS A RESULT, FUSES HAVE BLOWN AND THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY OVERHEATS. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL # 92V182000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS). THE ENGINE SIZE, POWERTRAIN, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 150,647.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX STE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START UNLESS THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED IN A CERTAIN POSITION. SHE ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK UNLESS THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED. AS A RESULT, FUSES HAVE BLOWN AND THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY OVERHEATS. SHE NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL # 92V182000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS). THE ENGINE SIZE, POWERTRAIN, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 150,647.

MY 1991 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS EXHIBITED THE SAME EXACT ISSUES DESCRIBED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN 00V189000. THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE BACK END OF THE MOTOR CRADLE CORRODED THROUGH AND THE ENGINE FELL AS DESCRIBED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF GM CAMPAIGN 00061, INCLUDING THE STEERING SHAFT SEPARATING SO THAT THE CAR BECAME . THE VIN OF MY VEHICLE PLACES IT AS ABOUT 4000 UNITS AFTER THE END OF THE RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 130,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE HEAD AND FOG LIGHTS BECAME DARKENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THERE IS A RECALL # 92V182000, WHICH PERTAINING TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 96,000

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS WERE BROKEN. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

PONTIAC DIRECTED ME TO LOCAL DEALER TO COMPLETE RECALL WORK. LOCAL DEALER SAID THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BASED ON MY VIN. THAT DOES NOT JIVE WITH WHAT PONTIAC TOLD ME.*AK

Mileage: 126,000

WHILE TURNING INTO AN ALLEY, THE BOLTS BROKE HOLDING CRADLE UNDER ENGINE. ENGINE DROPPED DOWN AND PULLED OUT STEERING SHAFT. RESULTED IN NO STEERING AND ENGINE ALMOST LAYING ON STREET. WAS A RECALL IN 97 AND 2000, DUE TO CORROSION OF RINGS AND RETAINER. CORROSION BEING LINKED TO SALT ON ROADS. NO WARNING THIS WAS A PROBLEM. MY GRAND PRIX 1991 HAS ONLY 70,000 MILES ON IT AND KEPT IN GARAGE. PONTIAC SAID MY CAR ISNT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN NUMBER. TOWED TO PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD PARTS COULD ONLY BE ORDERED THROUGH DEALER. PARTS $1,300. LABOR-TOTAL $1,600 PLUS TAX. TOLD THEM TO FORGET IT UNLESS RECALL WOULD COVER IT, OF COURSE IT WOULDN'T. TOWED TO ANOTHER GARAGE. THEY ARE REPLACING FRONT AND REAR BOLTS AND FIXING PROBLEM IT CAUSED TO THE STEERING. $500 TOTAL. *JB

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 DOES NOT OPEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON, I REMOVE THE FUSE THE LIGHTS GO OUR. IT APPEARS THAT THE HANDLE COMES DETACHED SOME HOW. IT WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT USING THE KEY OR NOT USING THE KEY. I AM SURE I AM NOT THE FIRST OWNER TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM, ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

CAR DOES NOT RUN.... CRACKED RADIATOR BAD HEAD GASKET. POSSIBLE WARPED HEAD. HEAD GASKET LEAKS. SOMETHING DRAINING BATTERY.

CAR DOES NOT RUN.... CRACKED RADIATOR BAD HEAD GASKET. POSSIBLE WARPED HEAD. HEAD GASKET LEAKS. SOMETHING DRAINING BATTERY.

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 DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE BRAKES WOULD WORK ONE SECOND AND NOT THE NEXT ( WOULD GET REALLY STIFF AND FIRM, NO ASSIST), SO A COUPLE DAYS LATER IT JUST WENT STIFF FOR GOOD. I DECIDED TO CHECK THE CAR FOR THE BRAKE FUSES AND FOUND THE ABS PUMP FUSE HAD BURNT OUT. I REPLACED AND AS SOON AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE IT WENT SOFT FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THEN STIFF AGAIN. HAD A FRIEND WATCH THE FUSE AND HE SAID AS SOON AS I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE IT BLEW THE FUSE. NO MATTER WHAT I DO I CAN NOT FIX THIS ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO CHARGE ME A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE BOOSTER THAT IS FAULTY. THIS IS SUCH A POPULAR ISSUE HER IN WASHINGTON THAT PEOPLE CONSTANTLY KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THESE CARS IN THE JUNK YARD SO THEY CAN HAVE FIRST CHANCE AT PULLING THE UNITS OUT TO FIX FAULTY ONES. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS NO MATTER HOW OLD THE CAR IS! I HAVE OV

VEHICLE HAD HAD TWO RECALLS 97V058000 AND 00V1890000 CONCERNING REAR CRADLE BOLTS PUSHING THROUGH RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION. IT WAS PURCHASED FIRST IN FLORIDA BEFORE BEING REGISTERED IN NEW YORK. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED, AND INFORMED NEW OWNER NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS ON VEHICLE. PREVIOUS OWNER HAD VEHICLE SINCE 1993, AND NEVER WAS NOTIFIED OF RECALLS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR ANY RECALLS THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED. DEALER HAD INFORMED NEW OWNER REPAIRS FOR RECALLS COULD BE DONE, BUT OWNER WOUD BE CHARGED.*AK