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NHTSA Defect Investigation List for the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix

The Office of Defects Investigations (ODI) is an office within the NHTSA which investigates serious safety problems in the design, construction or performance of vehicles. The NHTSA is authorized to order manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles, if the ODI finds a safety issue. NHTSA investigations for the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix, both ongoing and closed, are listed below:

  1. OVERSENSITIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS NHTSA Defect Investigation #RQ98013

    • Status:
      OPEN
    • Date Opened: August 26, 1998
    • Date Closed: Pending
    • Recall: possible recall

    Component: Air Bags

    Summary: The air bagds can inadvertently deploy from a minor frontal impact or an undercarriage impact

    NHTSA: For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #RQ98013 »

  2. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES NHTSA Defect Investigation #PE02050

    • Status:
      CLOSED
    • Date Opened: June 13, 2002
    • Date Closed: October 22, 2002
    • Recall: no recall issued

    Component: Engine And Engine Cooling

    Summary: Alleged engine compartment fire during startup. Loud pops or backfires before the fire started

    NHTSA: For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #PE02050 »

  4. ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES NHTSA Defect Investigation #EA02030

    • Status:
    • Date Opened: October 22, 2002
    • Date Closed: March 09, 2004
    • Recall: Recall #03V473000

    Component: Fuel System, Gasoline*

    Summary: EA02-030 is closed with gmea02-030 is closed with GM's actions in 03V-473 and 04V-090 recalling approximately 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- and H-body vehicles equipped with defective fuel pressure regulators. These vehicles were equipped with plastic intake manifolds that are unable to contain pressures that occur in some backfire events and defective fuel pressure regulators with leaking diaphragms that can provide a source of fuel to produce a combustible air-fuel mixture in the manifold. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by ODI that no safety defect exists in the vehicles that are not included in GM's recalls. ODI will continue to monitor the incidence of manifold ruptures and related fires in other MY 1995-2002 GM passenger cars equipped with the subject intake manifold. For additional information, see the attached closing report.

    NHTSA: For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #EA02030 »

    * This defect investigation is filed under 6 related vehicle components.

  5. POWER RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILURE NHTSA Defect Investigation #EA02003

    • Status:
    • Date Opened: April 04, 2002
    • Date Closed: December 10, 2002
    • Recall: Recall #02V286000

    Component: Steering*

    Summary: The lower pinion bearing in the rack and pinion steering assembly may fail. GM will recall 1997-98 Grand Prix built between 1-mar-96 and 31-oct-97; and 1996-98 U-vans/J-cars built between 1-jan-96 and 31-oct-97. See attached summary.

    NHTSA: For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #EA02003 »

    * This defect investigation is filed under 2 related vehicle components.

  6. STEERING RACK AND PINION NHTSA Defect Investigation #PE01038

    • Status:
      CLOSED
    • Date Opened: November 14, 2001
    • Date Closed: April 04, 2002
    • Recall: no recall issued

    Component: Steering

    Summary: Allege that while driving and without warning, the steering rack and pinion can either bind or lock up, which makes steering difficult

    NHTSA: For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #PE01038 »

  7. WINDSHIELD WIPER NHTSA Defect Investigation #EA99024

    • Status:
      CLOSED
    • Date Opened: August 20, 1999
    • Date Closed: January 13, 2000
    • Recall: no recall issued

    Component: Visibility

    Summary: Incidents of wiper failure (owner reports and warranty) are very high, and many of reports indicate that the failures are still occurring in 1999. Failure reports also indicate that the problem is not limited to freezing weather conditions.

    NHTSA: For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #EA99024 »

  8. WINDSHIELD WIPER NHTSA Defect Investigation #PE99028

    • Status:
      CLOSED
    • Date Opened: April 16, 1999
    • Date Closed: August 20, 1999
    • Recall: no recall issued

    Component: Visibility

    Summary: Alleged that the windshied wipers fail, particularly during cold weather operation

    NHTSA: For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #PE99028 »

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