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.
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.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix
- Steering 232 complaints
- Engine 174 complaints
- Lighting 158 complaints
- Electrical system 95 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 87 complaints
- Brakes 61 complaints
- Air bags 60 complaints
- Transmission 29 complaints