Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 04/05/1998 | 12/22/1997 | ||
| Two alternater dash light replacement | |||
| 02/01/1997 | 0 | ||
| While driving all lights go out without warning until the vehicle has been turned off and turned back on again. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | |||
| 07/06/2000 | 10 | 07/01/1997 | |
| Rear brake lights stay on after releasing brake pedal. car was dropped off at palm pontiac service department a total of 9 times from 11/4/99 to 7/24/00. the repairs performed on thses 9 visits included replacing abs brake master cylinder, replacing brake light switch, adjusting brake light switch and adjusting brake pedal. problem still persists as of 9/5/00 when i contacted wayne turner, service director at palm pontiac and he adviced me to contact pontiac customer service. i called pontiac customer assistance center at !-800-762--2737 and spoke to patrick clemmins. he gave me a request # c01463354 and send he would check with his superior and call me back. | |||
| 1 | |||
| The brake lights frequently stay on after the brake pedal is depressed. nlm | |||
| Purchase car new the stop lamp module needs to be replaced . tt | |||
| 08/24/1992 | 4 | ||
| Brake lights stay on. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 01/01/2000 | |||
| Intermittently while driving headlights go off for a couple of seconds to a minute, and then go back on. this happens without any kind of warning. dealer was notified about the problem. dealer stated that no open recall was issued on the vehicle. problem has not been corrected. *ak | |||
| 10/03/1999 | 10 | 05/01/1999 | |
| While driving on the road at 65 mph, the headlights failed;the driving lights also failed at the same time. i checked with the manufacturer about a recall for this problem and there was none listed for this year. there was a recall for similar problem that only went back to the 1994 model. the service manager at dealrship informed me that this was a fairly common occurance in grand prixs,olds cutless,and whatever the buick model based on the same platform is. they indicated that it is a faulty hi/low beam switch in the stalk with the cruise control. apparently not enough of these have been reported in my model year to effect a recall, but that doesn't make it any less dangerous to drive. | |||
| 10/05/1997 | 10 | ||
| The headlights go out within 5 miles. this is not the first time that the headlights went out. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1997 | 1 | ||
| The headlights intermittently come on and off and the driver must use high beams which are dangerous to other drivers. *ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS - HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | |||
| 12/01/1993 | 12/01/1993 | ||
| Intermittently while using the turn signal smoke will come out of the steering column. it is a burning smell, but not a fire. also, low beams work intermittently. *ak | |||
| While driving with high beams on all lights go out. please describe. tt | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL | |||
| 1 | |||
| The alternator/starter go out every 6 months, the fuel pump has been replaced 8 times, the left turn signal does not blink, the brakes go out every 6 months, i think there was a recall on the brake system. the power steering has to be refilled every 100 miles. the drivers side power window does not work. the window is down about an inch and will not go up or down. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL - SWITCH | |||
| 11/03/1996 | |||
| Right turn signal does not work when you click it into the up position. | |||
| 06/27/1994 | 7 | ||
| Turn signal switch malfunctioned, causing smoke to come out of steering column. | |||
| 1) rear brakes are corroding. 2) steering will smoke due to turn signal switch shorting. please describe details. tt | |||