Car has been continually overheating, radiator has been flushed and refilled with fresh coolant and new thermostat was bled. Car is fine while driving over 50mph but overheats when in traffic at a light. Driver back window motor is out, the window goes down but won't go up. The car stopped abruptly while driving and had to pull on the side don't know what happened but it won't start up but the lights come on inside the vehicle. I have had trouble since purchasing this vehicle. Gm needs to take this vehicles completely off the road they have stop making them and I can see why they're nothing but money eaters.
Pontiac Grand Prix power windows problems
38 of the 5,184 owner complaints about the Pontiac Grand Prix describe power window failure, most of them for the 1998 model year.
- owner complaints
- 38
- worst model year
- 1998
- typical repair cost reported
- $550
- typical mileage
- 46,488
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
Overheating 2Headlights 2Won't start 1Grinding brakes 1Airbag light 1ABS 1
What owners say
Driving on highway, back driver's side window comes crashing down into car door, for no reason. Then back passenger window stops working completely, a few weeks later. Driver's side window starts sliding down as car is in motion after turning corner, I grabbed window trying to hold onto it, so it wouldn't drop all the way down into the door, rushing home so my husband could tape up the window till we could get it fixed. Now the front electronic passenger window will not move up or down. This has happened within a few months of each other for " no explainable reason". My husband and I are in our 50's, with no children or passenger's in the car, and have never had this happen to any car we've owned in the past. Help, we know this is very dangerous and not normal!
I have had nothing but trouble with this pontic grand prix gt window motors three ABS brake brain leaking coolant I have spent over 3000 dollars repairing this car and now I have coolant leaking in my motor. By far the worst car I ever had shame on you gm you had to know.
Power windows go down by them shelf's and will not come back up, / failure in the power window motor mechanism.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. When the contact started the ignition, the security warning indicator illuminated for ten minutes on the instrument panel. The failure occurred intermittently. In addition, all of the power windows failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection and the technician stated that the failure was contributed to the window motor and power window switch. The front driver's side window components were replaced. On a separate occasion, the vehicle was taken to the authorized dealer for diagnostic testing regarding the security warning indicator. The computer code detected that the vehicle was operating properly. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 54,000 and current mileage was 204,000.
The driver side power window will not work. I put it down one day and when I tried to put it back up, it went half way and stopped. I was parking at a hockey game and had to get my window up! My husband had to push it up but when we came out from the game, it was back down. Luckily nothing was bothered in the car. Now it is up with small wood shims stuck down in the door so the window won't fall down. I have been searching every where for the motor and regulator but just like everyone else, the part is gone before I can get it. This should be a recall. It seems to be an ongoing problem and pontiac should fix it. It is a 1998 grand prix daytona pace car with only 93,000 miles on it.
A few days ago, I've had a third window malfunction. Three my windows dropped down inside of the door. The first window did this the first week I bough the car(7/06) and was not covered by my warranty. The second window stopped working over 6 mos ago and now the third one. I know someone else who has the same problem and started with her back windows. The winter months are here and I have kids that are asthmatic. I was given a quote of $ 300 to replace mechanism of each window! How terrible for something that was not caused on my part.
1998 pontiac grand prix. Second time in two years I have had to replace the electric window regulator on front passenger side door. First time over $380.00 today, $410.00.
2002 pontiac grand prix. Window regulators. These replacement parts are the second and third regulators that have needed to be replaced. Our vehicle has only 50,000 miles on it (over the warranty period) but it is obvious that these regulators were manufactured with a design flaw. Our windows are hardly ever used here in california, summer time with 100 degree heat the air is on all the time, and then in the winter the heat is on. Back in 2005 your company reimbursed our cost of the first regulator that when defected on our and I believe that your company will do the right thing again this time. When these regulators fail, the window falls down into the door leaving the driver to being exposed to bad weather.
Dt: the contact stated all of the power windows except the front driver's window failed to operate. The windows were not used often. The power windows were stuck in the up position and would not move. When pressing the buttons there was no noise coming from the power window motors. The independent repair shop replaced the three window motors that failed on january 6, 2006.
Related recalls
Electrical system: ignition
- What is wrong
- This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
- Risk
- If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
Recall number 14V400000 · Recall details
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- What is wrong
- The fog lamps, low beam headlamps, and high beam headlamps can be operated simultaneously. This can cause the headlamp circuit breaker to overload and trip, resulting in loss of headlamps (low and high beam) and fog lights.
- Risk
- Loss of headlamps without prior warning reduces drivervisibility in inclement weather conditions or at night, and could result in avehicle accident. In addition, the use of more than four (4) white lights on avehicle at the same time violates the law in some states.
- Remedy
- Install new fog lamp relays, new circuit breakers and new circuit breaker terminals. Also, modify the lighting circuit to prevent the fog lamps and high beam lamps from operating simultaneously.
Recall number 92V182000 · Recall details
Questions about the Pontiac Grand Prix power windows
Which Pontiac Grand Prix years have power window failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1998 (12 complaints), 1999 (6 complaints) and 2002 (6 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix power window failure on the Pontiac Grand Prix?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $550 (median of 8 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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