1995 Pontiac Grand Prix

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

• 12/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ENGINE OIL FUMES ESCAPED FROM THE ENGINE INTO VACCUM HOSE WHICH WENT INTO BRAKE POWER ASSIST BOOSTER HOSE, AND CAUSED THE HOSE TO CLASP AND LOSS OF BRAKES. ALSO, THE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD.

• 12/26/1999· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT INTO POSITION. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME AND ESPECIALLY DIFFICULT FOR MY VERY SMALL WIFE. IT SEEMS LIKE A SEVERE BINDING IS PRESENT, IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERS THIS WEEK. *AK

• 12/22/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE LENS FELL OUT OF THE HEADLIGHTS. CONDENSETION BEHIND THE HEADLIGHT LENS HOT SEAL TIGHTENED, ALLOWING CONDENSETION TO BUILD UP AROUND THE HEADLIGHTS. *AK.

• 12/21/2001· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED THIS CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE AND HAVE CARED FOR IT EXCEPTIONALLY WELL AND I HAVE HAD TWO MAJOR EQUIPMENT FAILURES. THESE SHOULD NOT OCCUR AT SUCH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE TOTALS. I UNDERSTAND SOME MODELS OF PONTIACS HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT I WAS TOLD THIS MODEL DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THAT EQUIPMENT. I WILL DEFINTELY CONSIDER ANOTHER MODEL OF CAR OTHER THAN THIS ONE WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR BECAUSE OF MY FRUSTRATION.

• 12/14/1999· SEAT BELTSCrash

  I HAD SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT A WEEK AGO BUT I TYPED IN THE WRONG VIN#. I WAS A PASSENGER IN THIS VEHICLE WHEN A VAN FAILED TO YIELD & T-BONED US. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT DID NOT WORK & I HIT THE WINDSHIELD. MY AIRBAG DID DEPLOY BUT I'M NOT SURE IF IT EVEN DEPLOYED PROPERLY. IF ONE OF THEM WOULD OF WORKED CORRECTLY I FIGURE I WOULD OF NOT HIT THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE MULTIPLE INJURIES SUCH AS LOST A TOOTH, TMJ, DISLOCATED JAW, CERVICAL FACET SYNDROME, CERVICAL RADIOCULPATHY, SEVERE WHIPLASH, DAILY SEVERE HEADACHES ETC ETC. BUT I NEVER HAD ANY BRUISES FROM THE SEATBELT. MY HUSBAND WHO WAS THE DRIVER DID. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I'M AM STILL GOING THROUGH PAIN & FRUSTRATION. I FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

• 12/05/2002· STEERING

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THEIR VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECT FOR THE POWER STEERING STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 02 V 286 000, BUT THEIR YEAR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. TS

• 12/05/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  FLYWHEEL FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO NOT START. NLM

• 12/05/1999· SEAT BELTSCrash

  I WAS THE RETRAINED PASSENGER IN MY VECHILE ON 5/5/99. WE WERE T-BONED BY A VAN. THE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY BUT MY SEATBELT FAILED CAUSING ME TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. I SUSTAINED NUMEROUSE INJURIES. I CURRENTLY HAVE TMJ, CERVICAL RADICULOPATHY, LOST A TOOTH, HEADACHES, ETC ETC. I FEEL THE SEATBELT & THE AIR BAG SHOULD OF HELD ME BACK. IF THEY WOULD OF WORKED I WOULD OF NOT HIT THE WINDSHIELD.

• 12/04/2000· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEATBELT WILL NOT RETRACT FROM THE STOWED POSITION, OR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO RETRACT. THE DEALER SAID IT IS DEFECTIVE. IHAVE PURCHASED A NEW ONE, BUT HAVE NOT HAD THE DEALER INSTALL IT YET (JUST GOT IT). THE DEALER SAYS I AM FINANCIALLY RESPONSABLE. IS THE MANUFACTURER RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPLACEMENT? *AK

• 12/03/1998· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CHECKING UNDER HOOD & NOTICED TERMINAL FELL OFF DELCO BATTERY. THIS HAD CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK

• 12/01/2000· SEAT BELTS

  BOTH REAR SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT FROM RETRACTORS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING CAN OR WILL BE DONE DUE TO VEHICLE OUT OF ITS WARRANTY. *AK

• 11/29/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 11/29/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THROTTLE CABLE BROKE AT THE ENGINE.

• 11/24/1997· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR RE[AIR. *AK

• 11/22/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 11/20/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BUILDING UP MOISTURE IN THE TAIL LIGHT, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY OF THE TAIL LIGHT DURING THE DAY TIME, REPLACED TAIL LIGHT 3 TIMES. TT *SLC

• 11/18/1999· SUSPENSION

  THE LOWER LEFT BALL JOINT HAD A TOTAL FAILURE.THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE LOWER A-ARM TO DISCONNECT FROM THE STEERING COMPONENTS.THE DESIGN ON THIS COMPONENT IS SUCH THAT YOU HAVE NO DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY IN THAT WE WERE GOING VERY SLOWLY WHEN THIS HAPPENED.I HAVE WORKED ON CARS FOR A GOOD WHILE, AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN A BALL JOINT THAT WAS PRESSED TOGETHER AS OPPOSED TO BEING BOLTED TOGETHER. THIS ALSO CREATED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE THAT IS GOING TO COST A LOT TO REPAIR. IF THIS INCIDENT HAD HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, IT MAY WELL HAVE BEEN FATAL. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU LOOKING INTO THIS NOT-SO-OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. THANKS,MARVIN REESE. *AK

• 11/14/1996· AIR BAGSCrash

  NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

• 11/13/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING LIGHTS WILL JUST GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. IF TURNING LIGHTS ON BRIGHT THEY'LL STAY ON.*AK

• 11/13/1998· SEAT BELTS

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH THE SEAT BELT CLIP ATTACHED TO ANCHOR PLATE BROKE. HAD CHILD STRAPPED IN CSS AT THE TIME. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC OWNER WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR IT. *AK

• 11/12/2008· VISIBILITY,SEAT BELTS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. SHE WAS INFORMED BY AN AUTO PARTS STORE THAT THE NECESSARY PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS INCORRECT AND INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V017000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO PURCHASE THE PART FROM THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN THE PART. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V306000 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 120,000. UPDATED 12/15/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/15/08. *JB

• 11/10/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT LOW SPEEDS BRAKES WILL FAIL FOR NO REASON, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.

• 11/08/1999· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR BURNED OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. ALSO, AT 29,000 TRANMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE CLUTCH IN 4TH GEAR BREAKING. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. BUT REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/07/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE 4 WAY FLASHER SWITCH DOES NOT WORK ON MY 1995 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. MY 2001 CHEVY BLAZER WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHEN THE SWITCH IS DEPRESSED, THE HAZARD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, THEN PREVENTS THE TURN INDICATORS FROM WORKING. *LA

• 11/05/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ON TWO OCCASIONS UPON APPLYING BRAKES THERE WERE NO BRAKES, HAS ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. .*AK

• 10/30/1995· POWER TRAINCrash

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SD

• 10/29/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKES ARE PRESSED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/28/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED.

• 10/25/1999· SEAT BELTS

  THE SEATBELT ON THE DRIVER SEAT, WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT, THE LAP PORTION OF THE SEATBELT RESTS ON THE CONSUMER'S THIGHS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FUTHER INFORMATION.

• 10/25/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT

  CASSETTE PLAYER FAILED TO WORK. ERROR 13 REPORTED ON DISPLAY. NO WAY TO RESET, AND WILL NO LONGER PLAY TAPES. ALSO, FUSE COVER FALLS OFF WHEN OPENING THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. IN ADDDITION, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR/ ABS BRAKE FAILURE AND CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FELL OFF ITS HOUSING, RESULTING IN CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *AK

• 10/23/1995· POWER TRAIN

  WENT INTO DRIVE THE GEAR JUMPS INTO NEUTRAL SOMETIMES . TT

• 10/21/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED BRAKES HALF WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING POOR BRAKING POWER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

• 10/19/1995· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  VEHICLE HAS NO CHILD SAFETY LOCKS, 2 YEAR OLD CHILD IS ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. TT *JB

• 10/18/2002· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  SINCE THE GRAND PRIX WAS PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 1994 {1995 MODEL} IT HAS BEEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER 10 TIMES FOR EITHER THE LEFT OR RIGHT TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY LEAKING WATER INTO THEM. THE VERY FIRST TIME THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN WAS DECEMBER 5, 1994 FOR THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACED. THEN IT JUST CONTINUED ON FOR ANOTHER 4 REPLACEMENTS OF THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THEN THE RIGHT SIDE STARTED TO LEAK. THEN BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. THE LAST TIME IT WAS LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER WAS IN 1999. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN LEAKING ON AND OFF CONSISTANTLY. RECENTLY I TOOK THE ASSEMBLY OUT MYSELF AND FOUND THAT THE INNER MOLDING OF THE ASSEMBLY WAS WARPED. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED PONTIAC OR THE DEALER WITH THIS FINDING, SINCE THE MANUFACTURER TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR A REPAIR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY FILLS UP WITH WATER AND WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED IT CAUSES A MAJOR FOG AND CONDENSATION IN THE ASSEMBLY, SO THE LIGHTS ARE NOT VISIBLE TO CARS BEHIND YOU. AND THE WATER HAS NO WHERE TO GO SO IT STAYS IN THE ASSEMBLIES AND CONTINUES TO CONDENSATE. I AM FRUSTRATED WITH PONTIAC BECAUSE THEY STATED THE MILEAGE WAS TOO FAR OUT FOR A WARRANTY COVERAGE. I'M LOOKING AT IT FROM A SAFETY POINT AND THAT I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN SO MANY TIMES FOR REPAIR TO BOTH LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. I ALSO FEEL THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS A NEW BODY STYLE FOR '95 THERE ARE PROBLEMS THAT THE MANUFACTURER DIDN'T WORK OUT. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE BOTH BEEN REPLACED WITH NEW ASSEMBLIES, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO LEAK. SO THIS COULD BE LOOKED AT AS A RECALL ITEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE. DT

• 10/17/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION SWITCH FAILS INTERMITTENTLY.

• 10/15/1999· STRUCTURE

  HOUSING BROKE ON ALL FOUR SWITCH COVERS. VERY BRITTLE MATERIAL POOR DESIGN. NOT THE FIRST TIME WE SAW THIS.

• 10/14/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTINGCrash

  EXTERIOR LIGHTING/TAIL LIGHTS - THERE IS MOISTURE BUILD-UP AND HEAVY CONDENSATION IN BOTH TAIL LIGHTS, AGAIN . I'VE ALREADY HAD THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY REPLACED TWICE ON BOTH SIDES, AND HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AGAIN. THE COST FOR JUST ONE (1) TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS IN EXCESS OF $250.00. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM WHICH MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL CAR, THERE'S NO RECALL. THERE'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS PROBLEM DURING THE DAYTIME BECAUSE IT CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WHO CAN'T SEE MY BRAKE LIGHTS. I ALREADY HAVE ONE HERNIATED DISC IN MY NECK DUE TO A REAR-END COLLISION, AND I DON'T NEED ANOTHER ONE! *LA

• 10/13/1997· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THROTTLE CABLE BREAKS WHILE PRESSING THE PEDAL.

• 10/12/2000· SEAT BELTS

  WAS TRYING TO USE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WHEN IT BROKE. IT FAILED TO LOCK OR RELEASE. SOMETIMES WOULD RELEASE, BUT NOT RETRACT. SOMETIMES WOULD LATCH PLATE, CAN BE LOCKED IN BUCKLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT LOCKING MECHANISM BROKE DUE TO WEAR & TEAR. OWNER INFORMED MECHANIC THAT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS BARELY USED TO HAVE WEAR & TEAR ON MECHANISM.*AK

• 10/09/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/08/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NO SUMMARY

• 10/07/1996· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE, PURCHASED CAR NEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 10/03/2001· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHEN OPERATED ON HIGH. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP IN A RAINSTORM. *AK *JB

• 10/01/2004· SEATS

  WHILE GETTING INTO TO MY CAR I SAT DOWN THE AND THE SEAT BROKE AND I FELL TO THE BACK. I CHECKED MY SEAT AND FOUND THE METAL BRACKET BROKE THAT SECURES THE SEAT DOWN.*AK

• 10/01/2004· SEATS

  WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER SEAT COLLAPSED FORWARD. C0NSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT HOME. THEN, CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND FOR AN APPOINTMENT. *AK

• 09/28/2001· POWER TRAIN

  FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED ESPECIALY SINCE IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ABOUT 8 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT 2 YEARS AGO. THE CAR IS ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH SCHEDULED CHANGES AND NEVER ABUSED BUT STILL THE CAR BREAKS DOWN AND GM SHOULD CONSIDER THE 1995 GRAND PRIX A LEMON. *AK

• 09/27/1995· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TAIL LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS WILL NOT ILLUMINATE, TRIED SEVEN TIMES TO FIX. TT

• 09/27/1995· VISIBILITY

  OUTSIDE MIRROR CONTROL FAILED.

• 09/25/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE INTERSTATE , SLIPPED OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL . PUT THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND THEN INTO REVERSE AND THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT OF CAR. TRIED TO PUT INTO DRIVE AGAIN AND A GRINDING NOISE STARTED.

• 09/23/1999· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED W/O WARNING AT 53K MILES; DEALER WILL REPLACE WITH REBUILT AT MY COST; DEALER REP TOLD ME THAT THAT TRANSMISSION ISN'T MADE ANYMORE-THE NEW ONE IS ENTIRELY DIFFERENT. JUST HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT 45K WITH NO PROBLEMS. SEEN ON OTHER WEB SITES THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM-DEFECTIVE? DEALER JUST SAYS THESE THINGS HAPPEN...