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Pontiac Grand Prix Steering Rack And Pinion Safety Report | Dec 01, 1998
Reported on Dec 01, 1998
| I WAS UPSET THE FIRST TIME THE RACK AND PIONON FAILED AND THE POOR ATTITUDE OF THE DEALERSHIP. FOR $1,200, THEY WOULD INSTALL A NEW RACK AND PINION. I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR, BUT DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I HAD A NAPA REPAIR DEALERSHIP REBUILD THE ORIGINAL RACK AND PINION ATA COST OF $500. THEY REPLACED THE SEALS WITH STAINLESS STEAL. THIS REPAIR LASTED 120,000 AND IT FAILED AGAIN. AN AUTO ZONE REBUILT RACK AND PINION WAS INSTALLED THIS TIME. ALTHOUGH THE STAINLESS STEAL SEALS LASTED LONGER THAN THE FACTORY ORIGINAL SEALS, THEY WILL FAIL AGAIN. PONTIAC MUST HAVE KNOWN THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THIS RACK AND PINION AS IT WAS ONLY USED IN THE 97 MODEL. A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER WAS USED IN THE '98 AND NEWER MODELS. AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, I WROTE TO PONTIAC BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INDICATION THAT THEY WOULD CHECK ANY FURTHER INTO RACK AND PINION FAILURES. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.*AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1997 |
| 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: | SCOTTSBORO AL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WP52K9VF |
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| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
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