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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

25 crash reports2 fire reports19 injury reports

Seat Belts complaints

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178,000 miles · Sep 8, 2004

Seat Belts

THE SEAT BELT LATCH ON THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE BROKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THEM AND A CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL STATED THAT THIS IS A NUISANCE. *LA *SC

NHTSA ODI #10083300

Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 2001

Seat Belts

THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND THE CENTER SEAT BELT DO NOT LOCK SECURELY, BOTH SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERABLE. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #559134

Mileage unknown · Feb 2, 1999

Seat BeltsSeatsService Brakes, HydraulicInjury

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MP, WHEN AT 3 CAR LENGTHS BETWEEN VEHICLES CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES SWERVED OFF ROAD AN CURB, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATBACKS CAME FORWARD, SLAMMING PASSENGER INTO THE DASH. SEATBACK NOR SEAT SHOULDER BELT PROVIDED SAFETY FOR CONSUMERS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #834353

Mileage unknown · Aug 13, 1998

Air BagsSeat BeltsSteeringCrashInjury

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AN HIT THE VEHICLE HEAD-ON. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #826661

Mileage unknown · Mar 25, 1997

Seat Belts

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #810362

Mileage unknown · Oct 1, 1996

Seat BeltsInjury

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, THE BELT WAS IN THE RETRACTING POSITION, CAUSING THE OCCUPANT TO BE TRAPPED IN THE SEAT BELT, ALSO CAUSING INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANT'S NECK.*AK

NHTSA ODI #801997

Mileage unknown · Feb 3, 1996

Electrical SystemExterior LightingParking Brake

EMERGENCY BRAKE STUCK.

NHTSA ODI #501176

Mileage unknown · Jun 26, 1995

Seat Belts

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT IS JAMMING, CAUSING IT TO WORK ON OCCASIION. TT

NHTSA ODI #967730

Official recalls

97V017000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:switch/wiring

Feb 11, 1997

SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A STRAINED OR SEPARATED WASHER/WIPER SWITCH POWER FEED WIRE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CAN CAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER/WIPER TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND COULD ULTIMATELY RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR IN A SEVERE WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE OLD DESIGNED WASHER/WIPER SWITCHES WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED SWITCH.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

EA96010 · Windshield Wiper Failures

Opened Jun 18, 1996 · Closed Feb 19, 1997

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility

BY LETTER DATED FEBRUARY 4, 1997, GM NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT IT WAS GOING TO RECALL 349,331 MODEL YEAR 1994 AND 1995 W CAR VEHICLES.THE W CAR MODELS OF CHEVROLET, BUICK, OLDSMOBILE, AS WELL AS THE SUBJECT PONTIAC GRAND PRIX MODELS ARE INCLUDED.THE RECALL (97V-017) WILL INVOLVE REPLACING ALL THE OLD STYLE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCHES WITH THE LATER IMPROVED SWITCH, WITH THE LONGER WIRING HARNESS.DUE TO GM'S SAFETY-RECALL ACTION, THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

PE96011 · Windshield Wiper Failure

Opened Feb 8, 1996 · Closed Jun 18, 1996

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility

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