Recalls that may apply to the 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
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| 00V189000 | 2000-07-11. STRUCTURE. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE STATES OF CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WHERE ROAD SALT USE IS HEAVY. A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR BOTH FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS CAN PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINERS. |
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| 97V058000 | 1997-04-08. STRUCTURE. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MINI VANS ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MAINE, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT AND WISCONSIN. THE REAR CRADLE BOLTS PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINER. IF BOTH BOLTS PULL THROUGH, THE REAR CRADLE WOULD NOT LONGER BE SUPPORTED AT THESE MOUNTING LOCATIONS AND THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR. Built 1987-10-01 to 1988-07-30. |
| 95V115000 | 1995-06-05. WHEELS. CRACKS DEVELOP IN THE WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACE. IF THESE CRACKS BECOME SEVERE ENOUGH, THE WHEEL WILL COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. Built 1988-04-01 to 1990-03-01. |
| 94V041000 | 1995-03-28. WHEELS. CRACKS DEVELOP IN THE WHEEL MOUNTING SURFACE. IF THESE CRACKS BECOME SEVERE ENOUGH, THE WHEEL WILL COMPLETELY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. Built 1988-04-01 to 1990-03-01. |
| 92V086000 | 1992-06-19. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. BRAKE STOPLAMPS MAY NOT ILLUMINATE OR, IN SOME CASES, STOPLAMPS MAY NOT STAY ILLUMINATED ALL THE TIME WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DUE TO A FAULTY STOPLAMP SWITCH. ALSO, IN VEHICLES WITH CRUISE CONTROL, A FAULTY STOPLAMP SWITCH CAN RESULT IN RESUMPTION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION UPON RELEASE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. Built 1987-07-01 to 1988-11-01. |
| 90V054000 | 1990-03-14. SEAT BELTS. FRONT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP ATTACHMENT FASTENER MAY PULL THROUGH DOOR MOUNTED ANCHOR PLATE. Built 1988-03-01 to 1990-03-01. |
| 88V175000 | 1988-11-04. PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE MAY BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER. Built 1987-08-01 to 1988-06-01. |
| 88V065000 | 1988-04-18. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH. THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE. Built 1987-06-01 to 1988-01-01. |
| 88V049000 | 1988-04-01. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING. THE FRONT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP ATTACHED TO THE UPPER REAR CORNER OF THE DOOR MAY INTERFERE WITH THE GARNISH MOLDING. Built 1987-08-01 to 1987-11-01. |
| 88V045000 | 1988-03-28. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY. AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND THE BELLCRANK CLIP IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAN RESULT IN DISENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION CABLE. Built 1987-06-01 to 1987-11-01. |
| 88V035000 | 1988-03-23. WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS. WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED TO SPECIFICATIONS. Built 1987-08-01 to 1988-01-01. |
| 2001028 | 2001-02-08. Suspension. Vehicles located in the high corrosion provinces east of the Manitoba/Ontario border. Certain vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the frame/cradle retainer bolts pull through the retainers due to corrosion of the retainer. If both front bolts or both rear bolts pull through, the frame/cradle would not be properly supported and the intermediate steering shaft may separate from the steering gear. If this were to occur while the vehicle was in motion, a vehicle crash could result without prior warning. Correction: Dealers will replace the front and rear frame/cradle bolts and retainers. Note: This recall superceedes TC recall 1995-010. |
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| 1995100 | 1995-06-16. Suspension. On certain vehicles, cracks may develop in the wheel mounting surface, and, should the cracks become severe enough, the wheel could completely separate from the vehicle. This could adversely affect steering and braking control and result in a crash without prior warning. Correction: Vehicles will be inspected and wheels falling within a specified date code range will be replaced. |
| 1995010 | 1995-01-31. Steering. On certain vehicles, the rear engine cradle bolts may pull through due to corrosion of the retainers. If this should occur, the cradle would no longer be supported at these mounting locations and the steering shaft may separate from the steering gear. This could result in loss of steering control. Correction: Rear cradle bolts and retainers will be replaced. |
| 1994042 | 1994-03-01. Suspension. On certain vehicles, the steel wheels may develop cracks in the wheel mounting surface and, should the cracks become severe enough, the wheel could completely separate from the vehicle. This could adversely affect steering and braking control and result in a vehicle crash. Correction: Wheels will be inspected and replaced if required. |
| 1990044 | 1990-03-15. Seats And Restraints. Certain vehicles do not comply with CMVSS 210 - Seatbelt Assembly Anchorages. Anchor bolt may pull through the upper anchorage plate. Correction: Nut assembly with a larger diameter flanged nut will be installed in place of the existing nut assembly. |
| 1988157 | 1988-11-17. Brakes. Certain vehicles do not comply with CMVSS 105 - hydraulic brake systems. (grade holding requirements of parking brake.) |
| 1988052 | 1988-04-14. Structure. THE SECONDARY HOOD LATCH MAY NOT PROPERLY ENGAGE ON THESE VEHICLES. IF THE PRIMARY HOOD LATCH WERE TO DISENGAGE, THE HOOD COULD UNEXPECTEDLY OPEN. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE HOOD COULD FLY UP AND OBSTRUCT THE FORWARD VISION OF THE DRIVER POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: SECONDARY HOOD LATCH WILL BE REPLACED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES. |
| 1988047 | 1988-04-06. Seats And Restraints. THE FRONT SHOULDER BELT GUIDE LOOP ATTACHED TO THE UPPER REAR CORNER OF THE DOOR, MAY INTERFERE WITH GARNISH MOULDING ON SOME VEHICLES. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH THE SHOULDER BELT WEBBING COULD BE CUT BY THE GUIDE INCREASING THE RISK OF OCCUPANT INJURY. CORRECTION: A NEWLY DESIGNED GUIDE LOOP NUT AND SPACER WILL BE INSTALLED ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES. |
| 1988045 | 1988-03-28. Powertrain. A POTENTIAL INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE AND THE PRNDL BELLCRANK CLIP CAN RESULT IN DISENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION CABLE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN BALL STUD. THIS COULD ALLOW THE TRANSMISSION TO BE IN A GEAR OTHER THAN THAT DISPLAYED ON THE PRNDL INDICATOR. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: A NEWLY DESIGNED BELLCRANK CLIP WILL BE INSTALLED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. |
| 1988022 | 1988-02-18. Suspension. VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH THE WHEEL LUG NUTS NOT TORQUED TO SPECIFICATION. THIS COULD ALLOW THE LUG NUTS TO LOOSEN AND/OR COME OFF THE WHEEL STUDS. EVENTUALLY WHEEL SEPARATION COULD OCCUR, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A VEHICLE CRASH. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED TO ASSURE PROPER WHEEL NUT TORQUE. LOOSE OR MISSING LUG NUTS AND THEIR WHEEL STUDS WILL BE REPLACED. |
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