1992 Pontiac Grand Prix electrical problems

Filed Jul 17, 2006 · Electrical · 51,523 miles · TN

The steering column on my 92 pontiac had started to smoke three times since I've owned it. The first time was in 1994. The second was around 1996. The last time was last month. The last time was the worst. Each time I shut off the key and it would stop smoking.

Filed Mar 16, 2006 · Electrical · 113,370 miles · IA

I had bought a car from a used dealership and there is a lot of things wrong with it that I feel that it shouldn't have even been sold. I feel that it falls under the lemon law act. It has been to the repair shop lots of times and they still haven't fixed it and now they are telling me that they wont fix it and one of the things is that the odometer does not work and I told them that and they won't do nothing to fix the problems with the car. So please get in touch with me so I can find out what to do. The car is still under warranty with the dealership. Thank you, jamie hochstetler.

Filed Apr 22, 2004 · Electrical · PA

Vehicles runs rough and hesitates due to an ignition module failure. Consumer has replaced the ignition module once before, and a couple of months later problem recurred.

Filed Sep 5, 2003 · Electrical · 135,000 miles · AZ

Indicator lights on instrument panel light up erratically. Read that this was somewhat common in this model. Started with "check gauges" light, then the "low gas" indicator light and now the "service engine soon" light. Car was tested and no mechanical issues found - issue is electrical or other - not fixed due to cost .

Filed Jun 25, 2002 · Electrical · RI · fire

Smoke and burning smell came from steering column. This was the second occurrence of this condition in last three years.

Filed Oct 3, 2001 · Electrical · MI

Smoke was discharged on 2 occasions from steering column. Contacted pontiac customer information and dealer about problem and they had not heard of the problem. No injury, just panic.

Filed Jul 8, 2001 · Acceleration, Body · IN

1) upon starting the car, smoke emitted from the hazard light switch. 2) as I was accelerating from a stoplight I heard a loud thud and the car jumped, thinking someone had hit me, I kept driving to pull over and noticed that I had no steering. By the time I had stopped I was in oncoming traffic and narrowly missed several cars. The motor had separated rom the a frame. The mechanic said it looked like the manufacturer had forgotten a bolt and the other one got stressed. 3) the brakes fail or are slow at stopping quite often even when pads are replaced. 4) car suddenly accelerates. This has caused many near misses. This happens at any speed and also happens while using cruise control. This happens almost daily.

Filed Mar 21, 2001 · Brakes, Electrical · WI · crash

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Filed Mar 21, 2001 · Electrical · WI · crash · 1 injury

This was the scariest thing I have ever experienced and I later found out that the same thing that happend with my car also happend to someone else that I know. No safety defect.

Filed Mar 5, 2001 · Electrical, Lights · GA

I have also had problem with signal light not working and the smoke coming from the steering column.