1998 Pontiac Grand Prix fuel system, gasoline problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The gas tank is not sealed in the middle allowing gas and fuel vapor to leak from car! All the sway bar on the driver side has separated due to the rack and pinion, car has no sound when turning to the right but if you try and turn the car to the left it is as if the power steering is going out and…”
filed May 17, 2011
“2 days ago we had a huge snow storm. I was trying to get my car unstuck. The car was idling and I was outside digging out the car, and my girlfriend was sitting in the car, she said it was smokey inside. I just thought it was overheating, and it got worse and worse. I finally thought, ok this just…”
filed Feb 10, 2008
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other Grand Prix years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Grand Prix | 2 | 1% |
| 2007 Grand Prix | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 Grand Prix | 3 | 1% |
| 2005 Grand Prix | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 Grand Prix | 7 | 2% |
| 2003 Grand Prix | 3 | 3% |
| 2002 Grand Prix | 10 | 3% |
| 2001 Grand Prix | 13 | 4% |
| 2000 Grand Prix | 21 | 5% |
| 1999 Grand Prix | 16 | 4% |
| 1997 Grand Prix | 14 | 2% |
| 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.