NHTSA Complaint #744763 — 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

ON AT LEAST 5 OR 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THIS CAR STALLS WHEN I AM LEAVING A STAND STILL POSITION. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED FOR QUITE A FEW MONTHS, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, AND MY WIFE IS PREGNANT AND WHEN WE HAVE THE BABY THIS CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERS BUT I FEAR THAT IF SHE WERE DRIVING WITH THE BABY IN THE CAR AND WENT TO PULL OUT ONTO A HIGHWAY, OR A SIDE STREET AND A CAR COMING AT HER COULD NOT STOP IN TIME FOR HER TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED IT COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM. I ALSO AM AWARE THAT OTHER DRIVERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING AT A WEBSITE DEVOTED TO THIS CAR. POINT YOUR BROWSER TO: HTTP://WWW.GRANDPRIX.NET/?CLKD=IWM AND CHECK OUT THE SECTION MARKED "UNDER THE HOOD". THE ONE MARKED "ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING." BY TIMOTHY JOHNSON IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCEING. THERE IS A DASHBOARD LIGHT MARKED "TCS OFF" WHICH TURNS ITSELF ON, AND CANNOT BE SHUT OFF. TCS STANDS FOR TRACTION CONTROLL SYSTEM. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE LIGHT TO SHUT OFF IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF. *AK