1998 Pontiac Grand Prix air bags problems
24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My 17 year old son was driving on ice and started to slide and he slid into a ditch. No damage was done to the outside of the car, he was driving approx. 15 mph and once the car was pulled out of the ditch it was driven the rest of the way home. Both airbags deployed, the passenger side deployed w/…”
filed Dec 29, 2008
“Service air bag light, for the last 5 years, my air bag light has come on in my 1998 grand prix gtp. I have searched for recalls and nothing comes up. It would come on for 6 months and then go off for 6 months. For the last year it has stayed on. 5 mechanics have looked and it and computer did not…”
filed Feb 11, 2006
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Grand Prix years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Grand Prix | 22 | 15% |
| 2007 Grand Prix | 16 | 7% |
| 2006 Grand Prix | 19 | 8% |
| 2005 Grand Prix | 10 | 7% |
| 2004 Grand Prix | 28 | 6% |
| 2003 Grand Prix | 2 | 2% |
| 2002 Grand Prix | 11 | 3% |
| 2001 Grand Prix | 11 | 4% |
| 2000 Grand Prix | 11 | 2% |
| 1999 Grand Prix | 14 | 3% |
| 1997 Grand Prix | 56 | 7% |
| 1996 Grand Prix | 3 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.