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1997 Pontiac Grand Prix cruise control problems

16 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix, which is 2% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
16 2% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 pontiac grand prix. After stopping at a stop sign from 20 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle accelerated without warning, but then failed. In addition, when the vehicle was in park, smoke began to emit inside and outside of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.

August 2016 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle accelerated independently and the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

Reported at 160,000 miles, July 2015

Other problems reported for the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix

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