1997 Pontiac Grand Prix lighting problems
158 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 158 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 fires.
What owners wrote
Trunk light caused clothing in truck to catch fire. I have the melted light and burned clothing in my possession. I feel this could be a grave danger to others, since I did nothing more than put clothes in the trunk in a regular manner.
Passenger side headlight lens fell off, resulting in bulb failure. No accident or anything to cause this, headlight just fell off, happened while driving did not notice until I got home.
Other problems reported for the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix
- Steering 232 complaints
- Engine 174 complaints
- Electrical system 95 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 87 complaints
- Brakes 61 complaints
- Air bags 60 complaints
- Transmission 29 complaints
- Suspension 26 complaints