NHTSA Complaint #711931 — 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP issue reported to NHTSA
Crash Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 711931 |
| Vehicle | 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | Yes |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | VA |
Consumer Description
WHEN THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED, IT HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT, IT NOW HAS 58,000 MILES, THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVERY MONTH OR EVERY TWO MONTHS, I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP, THEY IN NO WAY WANT TO HELP ME, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR UP THERE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE SAME THINGS UNTIL THEY FINALLY FOUND A PROBLEM WITH MY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS, THEY HAVE REPLACED ALL OF THE WHEEL BEARING ON THIS CAR, THE WHEEL SENSORS, BLOCK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SENDING UNIT, POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE, BODY CONTROL MODULE, I'VE EVEN REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, TENTIONSER, THEY EVEN ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE INTERIOR, WHICH WAS NOT TORN DUE TO ABUSE, ROTORS, THEY FOUND A SHORTAGE UNDERHOOD, AND THEY REPLACED THE UNDERHOOD ELECTRICAL CENTER, WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY, TIE ROD ENDS, WHEEL SPEED SENSOR....AFTER ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR, I HAVE HAD TO COME UP WITH MONEY TO REPAIR THIS CAR, AND THEY FINALLY AGREED TO HELP ME INTO ANOTHER CAR, BUT MY CAR IS VALUED AT $14,995 AND THEY ONLY WANT TO GIVE ME $9,000 FOR MY CAR WHEN THEY KNOW THAT I OWE $14,300, THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR HAS CAUSED ME MUCH HARDSHIP AND I'M TRYING TO SAVE MY CREDIT, THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO GET SOME HELP, IF YOU COULD PLEASE LEAD ME IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION WILL GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
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