1998 Pontiac Grand Prix lighting problems
95 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 95 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 58,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 58,000 miles, and 53% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
Plastic headlamp cover keeps falling off,there is a waiting list for the part through junk yards and body shops. 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. *slc
Both headlight lenses on my wifes 1998 grand prix went flying through the air at different times while driving down the freeway.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix
- Engine 120 complaints
- Steering 94 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 55 complaints
- Electrical system 54 complaints
- Brakes 40 complaints
- Air bags 26 complaints
- Fuel system 20 complaints
- Transmission 18 complaints