On the 10th of june in 2016 driving down the freeway at 65 MPH with the cruise control engaged, I noticed a white colored smoke coming from the car. In the process of pulling over to the shoulder of the freeway the engine stopped and the smoke continued. Popped the hood and saw a fire on the middle/ frontfront of the motor. The fore was coming from the cover on the top of motor.
1997 Pontiac Grand Prix: adaptive cruise control problems
9 of the 810 complaints about the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
- 20072
- 20061
- 20052
- 20044
- 20012
- 20002
- 19981
- 19979
- 19961
- 19953
- 19942
- 19921
- 19912
What owners say
Dome light would come on and remain on for approximately 2 minutes or more while driving. Dealer notified. *ak locks, seat belt indicator, and cruise control acting weird, fuse replaced and as soon as it was started, the vehicle blew a fuse.
Sealt belt indicator light would momentary blink for a few minute or more before going out. Dealer notified. *ak consumer also states cruise control is inoperative.
Cruise control shuts off when raining or damp. Rear main oil seal was replaced once at 20290 miles and now will have to be replaced 2 years and 15000 miles later. Out of warranty .
Cruise control failed. Mjs
Vehicle dies while driving in left lane; also , fails to start in the mornings. In addition, cruise control failed/ erratic operation of windshield wipers, mostly in cold weather/horn failure and front brake rotors malfunctioned.
The owner has had trouble with cd player and cruise control not working, each time the fuse is pulled out and inspected (no damage) and inserted back into fuse receptacle, the units work again. The consumer feels that the problem is in the computer microprocessor.
Cruise control will not properly disengage, causing the vehicle to suddenly accelerate and then slow down.
Consumer was driving under normal operation with the cruise control engaged and the consumer was unable to release the cruise control due to a pitched cable on the wiring harness, dealer has repaired the harness.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix?
9 of 810 owner complaints about the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix (1%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix
Headlights 141Fire or smoke 77Wipers 51Power steering loss 34Airbag light 28ABS 25Steering lock-up 22Stalling 17Loss of power 16Engine failure 11Overheating 11Knocking 8No deployment 7Tire blowout 7Brake failure 6Fuel gauge 6Steering noise 6Transmission failure 6Grinding brakes 5Check engine light 5Pulling 5
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