1997 Pontiac Grand Prix electrical system problems

88 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix — 11% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

11%

share of all complaints

104,676 mi

median reported incident mileage

2 / 26

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Note: I have filed a safely complaint before with the nhtsa about this safety issue on nov 9, 2020 reference number: 11373799. And now due to safety negligence from the investigation department of the nhtsa ..excessive heat coming from the extremely hot oil that's dripping off the extremely hot…”
filed Feb 10, 2021
“The engine leaks oil on the manifold which started a fire and electrical some of my sensor connectors and not working.. The fire started after I pulled in to drive way and I can feel from the inside of the car that the engine was getting real hot so I popped the hood and there was a small fire on…”
filed May 18, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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