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Pontiac Grand Prix Exterior Lighting Headlights Safety Report | Dec 10, 2001
Reported on Dec 10, 2001
| I PURCHASED A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP FROM VAN-TROW OLDSMOBILE IN NOV 1998. RECENTLY, I NOTICED THAT MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT LENS WAS MISSING FROM MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH CAUSED MY HEADLIGHT BULB TO BLOW. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE LEFT HEADLIGHT LENS WAS ALSO SEPARATING FROM THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE GLUE OR SILICON OR WHATEVER BONDED THE PLASTIC LENS TO THE ASSEMBLY WAS ROTTEN. I CONTACTED VAN-TROW OLDSMOBILE TO INQUIRE AS TO WHETHER THIS WAS A RECALL PROBLEM. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS. THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE TWO WHOLE NEW HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES AT A COST OF $260 EACH. I CONTACTED THE PONTIAC WEBSITE AND ASKED THEM WHY MY HEADLIGHT LENS WOULD SEPARATE FROM MY HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES LIKE THIS. THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE MILAGE (93,000) AND THAT THIS WAS NOT A DEFECT AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED WITH OTHER GRAND PRIXS. IT SEEMS UNLIKELY THAT THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD. I WOULD WELCOME ANY INPUT ON HOW TO PROCEED WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ADVICE. SINCERELY, PAUL AND MARGARET BAIN.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | MADISON MS |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WP121XWF |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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