1993 Pontiac Grand Prix

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/29/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES FAILED TO WORK DURING WET CONDITIONS, AND BRAKE PEDAL WA FLUSH WITH FLOORBOARD UPON STOP. AFTER PUMPING THE PEDAL, BRAKES RETURNED. *AK

• 12/17/1996· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHEN USING HAZARD LIGHTS, UPON TURNING OFF, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN ABOVE HAZARD SWITCH, NOT FIXED.. *AK

• 12/14/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWN SHIF, CAUSING TREMENDOUS WEAR ON BRAKES TO STOP CAR TO AVOID CRASH. *AK

• 12/09/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES VEHICLE WAS PARKED, CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. THEN FIRE WAS NOTICED FALLING FROM THE BOTTOM, AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BROKE OUT INTO FLAMES, BURNING THE VEHICLE UP. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 12/09/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO ENGINE VACUUM HOSE LINE FALLING OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

• 12/06/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES DEFECTIVE. NLM

• 12/02/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION MODULE FAILED.

• 11/27/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ONLY WHEN IT IS SNOWING THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF, THERE ARE NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AFTER THE LAST TIME ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT IS COLD, WET OR SNOWING, DEALER FINALLY DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE LEFT FRONT SENSOR AND HARNESS.*JB

• 11/27/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, ROTORS, AND PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER 33K MILES. TT

• 11/22/2002· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AFTER CONSUMER STARTED THEIR VEHICLE, PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE GEAR IT ACCELERATED AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH WITHOUT CONSUMER APPLYING GAS. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

• 11/16/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ON MAY 14, 1997 I HAD MY BRAKES RE-LINED, ROTORS TURNED,

• 11/16/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THIS IS ADDENDUM TO ODI # 700647: ON MAY 14, 1997, I HAD MY BRAKES RELINED AND PAID FOR THE FOLLOWING: REAR PADS, FRONT PADS, BOOT KIT, RETAINERS, CUT ROTORS, SLIDE PINS AND ANTI-RATTLE CLIPS. ON MY WAY HOME, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE OVERHEATED AND BEGAN SMOKING. I CALLED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. AFTER HE WORKED ON THE CAR, I STILL HAD PROBLEMS. I RETURNED AND HE CHARGED ME FOR A NEW CALIPER AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIRS INCLUDING TRIAL AND ERROR WAS $369.34. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW BRAKE HOSE AT NO CHARGE. WHEN THE SAME RIGHT REAR LINING WORE OUT PREMATURELY AND BROKE IN HALF, THE DEALER RELINED THE REAR BRAKES AT NO CHARGE, BUT THE BRAKE STILL OVERHEATS ON DAMP DAYS. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND ASKED THEM TO ASSUME SOME RESPONSIBILITY, BUT THEY REFUSED. THE DEALER ALSO REFUSES TO ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY, BUT ADMITS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY GM AUTOMOBILES--THAT IT'S NOT A GOOD BRAKE SYSTEM.

• 11/15/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE JUMP STARTED BECAUSE IT JUST DIES. WHEN JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE COMES FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NOVEMBER 22ND FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/31/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE REAR BRAKES CORRODE PREMATURELY. THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE REPLACED EVERY SIX TO NINE MONTHS. ALL THE BRAKING IS DONE WITH THE FRONT BRAKES. INSISTS THAT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. *AK

• 10/29/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.

• 10/25/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR REPLACED.

• 10/25/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER,DISC AND ROTOR WAS REPLACED AT EVERY 10,000 TO 12,000 MILE . TT

• 10/24/1997· STRUCTURE

  HYDRAULIC BAG LIFT FAILED.

• 10/24/1995· STEERING

  LOSS POWER STEERING IN STANDING WATER OR RAIN.TT CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH RAIN PUDDLES LOSS STERING SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY.*JB

• 10/22/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE FAILED.

• 10/11/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN MANY TIMES. SMELL BURNING WIRING. SMOKE EMITTED FROM SIDE NEAR HAZARD SWITCH. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE!!!!. *AK

• 10/11/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SMOKE FREQUENTLY IS EMITTED FROM STEERING COLUMN. THERE SEEMS TO BE A POSSIBLE CONNECTION WITH THE HAZARD SWITCH (LIKE A SHORT).*AK

• 10/07/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SUMMARY

• 09/29/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE CAR KEEPS FAILING. WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED IT GOES TO THE FLOOR AND WILL NOT STOP THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 09/28/2009· SEATS

  RECENTLY I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND REALIZE THAT BOTH THE FRONT SEATS' BACK MECHANISMS WILL NOT LATCH. FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO.: 93V035000, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I PROCEED TO A LOCAL AUTHORIZE DEALER BUT THROUGH VIN NO. INFORMATION THAT I PROVIDED, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE ADVISE ON THIS. *TR

• 09/27/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAYRESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

• 09/26/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ALL REAR BRAKES PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN ONCE(CALIPERS-4TIMES AND PADS-5 OR MORE IN LAST YEAR) AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT HEATING UP AND EVEN CATCHING FIRE IF NOT NOTICED IMMEDIATELY, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME DRIVEN BUT MORE THAN ONCE A MONTH AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE.*AK

• 09/26/1997· STEERING

  WHEN DRIVING OVER WATER OR WHEN WATER SPLASHES UNDER THE VEHICLE, POWER STEERING IS LOST MOMENTARILY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

• 09/24/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT BRAKE BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RETURNS.VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. *AK CONSUMER STATES BRAKE BOOSTER HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED, JUST THE HOSE PROBLEM.*JB

• 09/20/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BEEN SMOKING WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS WERE USED THEN ONE EVENING THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. THE WHOLE DASH AND STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. IF YOUR STEERING WHEEL SMOKES WHEN YOU USE YOUR SIGNALS HAVE IT CHECKED. *JB

• 09/17/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN TRAVELING ENGINE HAD ROD FAILURE WHICH RESULTED IN SHUT DOWN DUE TO CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS SMOG FACTORS MFG, HAS NO NEW ENGINE TO REPLACE FAILED ONE, ENGINE MUST BE REBUILT TO FURTHER USE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

• 09/06/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER SMOKE AND SHORTED OUT P/LOCKS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, BLINKERS

• 09/05/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FAILURE OF EITHER THE BATTERY OR/AND ALTERNATOR AT LEAST THREE TIMES. I HAVE OWENED CAR SINCE NEW.

• 09/04/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  UPON STARTING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM STEERING COLUMN, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AREA. *AK

• 09/02/1999· AIR BAGS

  WHILE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS PULLING OUT FLOOR MATS AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 09/01/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  THE VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE THAT CAME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE DEALER STATED THAT THE DIRECTIONAL ASSEMBLY SHORTED OUT AND MELTED THE WIRES, RESULTING IN A FIRE. THOSE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

• 08/28/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  1993 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX LOST USE OF BRAKES AND DROVE INTO PARKING LOT THEN STRUCK A POLE. *NJ (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0531-91)*JB LETTER UPDATED 03/17/10*BF

• 08/28/1995· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING GEARS POPPED, THERE WAS NO 3RD OR OVERDRIVE. TT

• 08/22/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BOUGHT IN 1999, REAR BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND REPLACED IN FALL 1999, SLIDE PINS WERE FOUND TO BE FROZEN UP AND CAUSING THE CALIPERS TO NOT RELEASE THE BRAKE PADS THERE FOR WARPING AND DESTROYING THE ROATERS, ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED IN FEB 2001 AND NOW IN AUG 2001 THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS (POSSIBLY THE CALIPERS AND SLIDE PINS ALSO) WILL BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE SLIDE PINS ARE NOT RELEASING THE CALIPERS AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THEY WERE TO LOCK UP MY BRAKES WHILE ON THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE ON AN INTERSTATE ROAD! ALL PARTS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES AND NO HELP FROM GM. THANK YOU. *AK

• 08/18/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN A PANIC SITUATION THERE IS VERY LITTLE STOPPING ACTION. THIS HAPPENS ON A DRY ROAD SURFACE. ON MARCH 27, 1997 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END CRASH BECAUSE OF BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 08/18/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN SIGNAL SWITCH SHORTED OUT.

• 08/16/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, REAR BRAKES HAVE CORRODED, POOR PERFORMANCE OF ABS SYSTEM. TT

• 08/14/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING REAR BRAKES WENT OUT CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND IT WILL BE HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

• 08/12/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY

• 08/12/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CORRODED REAR DISC BRAKES CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ASSIST, EA94-041.*AK

• 08/10/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES ARE NOT STOPPING THE WAY THAT THEY SHOULD-THE BRAKES ARE SPONGY-IT FEELS AS THOUGH OIL IS ON THEM. TT

• 08/08/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CAR WAS PARKED WENT TO START CAR IT WOULDN'T START TOOK TO DEALER IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR WHEN DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP IT FELT LIKE THERE ARE NO SHOCKS. TT

• 08/07/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, BURNT ELECTRICAL SMELL

• 08/05/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  SLEEVE/SLIDER CORRODES AND CAUSES A BINDING IN THE CALIPERS WHICH IN EFFECT PREVENTS THE REAR BRAKE PADS FROM COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE ROTORS. ( FIRST VEHICLE ON 504620)

• 08/04/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON-GOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH SMOKE COMING FROM HORN ASSEMBLY; INSPECTED BY DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED THAT HORN MUST BE DISASSEMBLEDTO LOCATE THE PROBLEM WHICH WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK