Plastic headlamp cover keeps falling off,there is a waiting list for the part through junk yards and body shops. *ak the cover fell off while in traffic causing a flat tire, vehicle began to spin and ended up in a ditch, front bumper and tire had to be replaced.
1998 Pontiac Grand Prix lights complaints
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Driverside headlamp cover fell off on 2/1/01. Contact of moisture with bulb caused bulb fail. Headlamp cover was not recovered. Pass headlamp cover fell off on 2/23/01 with same result. Part was recovered. Glue which holds cover on headlamp assembly obviously failed. Dealer said both assemblies need replacement @260/each + bulbs + labor. I believe my assemblies were defective as many identical complaints have filed with your organization as well as other consumer organizations. Complaints have been filed reguarding this problem as early as 1998. Will there be a recall or do people need to die for that to happen??
A check for transmission fluid leak, bolts loose on pan tighten and top off, pan and/or gasket transaxle oil replaced. Popping noice when braking now crunching noise. Brake pedal bushing noisey, blower motor noisey. R&r or replace pedal and/or bushing, brake, motor and/or fan. Vehicle will not start and battery is leaking, due to cracking, replace. Pass headlamp fills with water, improperly sealed.
The bolts on the oil pan were loose causing transmission fluid leak, the seal was also loose causing leak. Nlm
Both headlight assemblies have condensation and fogging inside. Looks like seal failure. Probably a matter of time before lens falls off of both assemblies. Safety issue.
Pontiac grand prix's and buick regals have a problem with the headlamp capsules falling apart and moisture getting inside and condensing on the inside of the front cover. I know of several owners affected, in fact at the time of this submission the list was up to 45 people long from just the club grand prix message board. Since this list has continued to grow since I asked for those with this problem, you can check out an updated list at: http://newforum.clubgp.com/ubb/clubgp/forum1/html/010969.html. Gm/pontiac has known about this problem and have even changed the design/sealant on the new headlight to prevent this from occurring. Yet, they refuse to issue a recall and fix the potential problem on the majority of the cars out there. My main concern is that I do not want to have to worry about the front part of my headlamp falling off and the bulb getting shattered by debris and rocks on the roads or highways. I would like to think that you would consider this a safety hazard, especially since gm has added daytime running lights on almost, if not all, of their new vehicles. If those running lights are so much of a safety feature than do not you think that headlights at night would be an even better, more important safety feature. With the moisture in the headlights, the light is not projected as far, thus cutting down on the visibility at night. I find this dangerous and think that something should be done about this. Thank you! Craig olah.
Headlight lens fell off while driving. Dealer said entire headlight assembly was loose due to adhesive defect. I plan on taking the vehicle to the pontiac dealership for free repair. Noticed several nh.
Driver's headlight lense fell off, and that made bulb sensitive to anything and it has blown out. Currently, passenger's side has done samething. Consumer has no headlights at night.*ak the head light covers for both left and right sides fell off one after the other resulting in bulbs breaking off. The bulbs were ultra sensitive.
Headlight concealment lens fell off while driving. Passenger's side fell off 2 weeks ago, and then the driver's side fell off. Took to dealership, and mechanic replaced headlight concealment lens.
Clear plastic over headlights has fallen off, causing inoperative headlights, and poor visibility.
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Headlight lenses keep falling off, all replacement were done at consumer's cost. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that defective part was not cover under a manufacturer's recall.
Vehicle keep experiencing problem with headlight lens keep coming off; 1st incident occurred with left len, which the dealer replaced. Within a few days later, right side len came off, dealer was not contacted at this time. Please feel free to provide any further details.
Constant moisture in headlights, this causes limited visability. The passenger side mirror flew out while vehicle was in motion, this could have caused accident or injury to person in passenger seat. Both power windows have failed twice, regulator has been replaced on drivers side, passenger side has been tightened and they are both broke again. Drivers side mirror is loose could fly out. Door panels are loose they have never been fixed. Fog light and tail light have both burned out already. Door lock cover popped out causing wires to be exposed. Drivers side was loose had it fixed. Cigerette lighter never worked. We are trying to determine if all of these things are related to an electrical problem in the car. Manufacturer contacted nothing has been done as of yet. This is very frusturating
Company vehicle. Headlight lens fogs up with moisture and causes the headlights to fail. Dealer contacted and cannot remedy because warranty expired. Problems still exist. Provide further information.
Headlights gets foggy all the time, and sometimes headlights are not that bright and the fog is there.
Steering is loose.
Engine stalls out intermitinly and has happened numerous times once car stalled causing car to travel thru red light almost causing accident with my children in car dealer can not fix problem and cant get it to happen when they road test car interior lights do not operate properly wont come on when doors are open or when I manually try to put them on heater motor makes a cricket like noise on the low speed annoying noise dealer cant fix all these problems
Tail light assembly failed.
Consumer has exprienced 6 times failure of all lighting. There is no pattern for this,it happens at any speed and at any time. Consumer took vehicle to two different dealers, and had sensors replaced/headlight switch replaced, but problem still occurs.
Headlights retrieved water inside, causeing inadequacy lighting. Dealer notified and informed consumer that this condition should clear up in 2-6 hours of dry conditions. Problem has not been resovld at this time.
Vehicle stalled while going 20 MPH. Pulled over and restarted engine but lost all power and control of vehicle.
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