Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / GRAND PRIX / 1991

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999244715 Incident Date: Apr, 05 1999
Consumer's City: TUKWILA Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: GRAND PRIX Model Year: 1991
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:hydraulic
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2WP14X9MF Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 07 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 24 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 1991 pontiac grand prix w/ a 3.4l v-6 and i have been having problems w/ the brake system since 1999. i was driving down the street and the brakes would work one second and not the next ( would get really stiff and firm, no assist), so a couple days later it just went stiff for good. i decided to check the car for the brake fuses and found the abs pump fuse had burnt out. i replaced and as soon as i stepped on the brake it went soft for a split second and then stiff again. had a friend watch the fuse and he said as soon as i stepped on the brake it blew the fuse. no matter what i do i can not fix this issue and the dealership is trying to charge me a couple thousand dollars for the booster that is faulty. this is such a popular issue her in washington that people constantly keep an eye out for these cars in the junk yard so they can have first chance at pulling the units out to fix faulty ones. there needs to be a recall on this no matter how old the car is! i have over $8,000 dollars under the hood to keep it and still cant fix this issue. *ak