The muffler broke off right at the engine
1997 Pontiac Grand Prix engine complaints
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While driving on the highway, taking an exit at 35 MPH, serpentine belt just fell off, causing a loss of power steering. Dealer has been contacted.
Windshield wipers failed while driving in a rain storm (out of home state) at highway speeds. Vehicle was taken to dealership for repairs, which cost around $280. Both side door power window have problems, and dealer said regulators and motors need to be replaced for about $500 per door. Airbag light came on and dealer said that a harness on the passenger airbag needs to be replaced for about $250. Engine has been burning coolant - dealer says head gasket needs to be replaced and possibly cylinder heads at a minimum cost of $1900. Manufacturer was contacted about wipers, airbag, and power windows and said they couldn't help with the cost - standard warranty had expired. They were not obligated to fix.
Vehicle experiencing problem with engine stalling from a stop postion at highway speed of 50 MPH or more or while making turn. Vehicle been in dealer shop and condition still reoccurring.
Engine's main rear seal leaked oil. Also, oil pan was leaking. Took vehicle to dealer & the mechanic repaired the problem. Each time it would fail to work. Has happened 3 different times around 8 months later. Each time the mechanic indicated the problem has been corrected.
According to dealer - oil from dip stick dripped on engine and ignited! Pontiac authorized an independent investigation and repairs, but refuses to release information related to cause, says it is propietary.
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Enginer died; will start, but chokes and stalls after a few seconds.
Engine has loud unsettling intermittant knocking noise; engine looses drive which has resulted in loss of control; dealer refuses to address problems and denys their existance; gm has been contacted but refuses to provide any further assistance
Driving at approxmately 65 MPH ,was changing lanes, experienced loss of engine power/complete shut down which caused loss brakes and steering, almost resulting in an accident. Dealer replaced transmission control module. Defect is still occurring. Dealer cannot determine problem.
While the key is out of the ignition and was about to add oil to the vehicle,and a drop fell onto the engine and caused a fire. Cause unknown. Please provide details.
Automatic transmission failure.
Engine stalls upon turning.
While driving vehicle from parking lot engine shut down, causing lockup of steering wheel and brkaes.
Drive belt fell off.
While driving away from a stop sign the back motor mounts fell out without warning. This caused the motor to drop approximately 6 inches. This in turn pulled the steering column apart, resulting in total loss of steering.
The engine/power steering turned off simultaneously while driving at 65-70 MPH.
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.
Engine stalls in traffic without warning, various speeds, cause unknown, dealer has not duplicated problem, nearly caused crash.
Engine shut down, causing accident.
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