1999 Pontiac Grand Prix equipment problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the equipment on the 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driving to work as normal and took off from a full stop when all of a sudden the car was going nuts trying to catch a gear. Service engine light blinked than stayed on and now when driving between 1st and 3rd gear car sputters, shakes, slams into gear hard and I need to keep giving it gas to get it…”
filed Jun 15, 2011
“Plastic lenses that protect the head light bulbs have become less translucent with age. This reduces the amount of light transmission making it more difficult to read road signs which is a distraction to 'safe driving'. I have an older chrysler and it does not have this problem. A maximum opacity…”
filed Jul 22, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
17-NA-073 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 21, 2023This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to…
PIC4696E · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 22, 2019This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
17NA073 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 18, 2019This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the scrambled code. Technician will need to…
PIC4696D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 5, 2019This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
17NA073 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 15, 2019
Equipment problems in other Grand Prix years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Grand Prix | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 Grand Prix | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 Grand Prix | 2 | 1% |
| 2005 Grand Prix | 1 | 1% |
| 2004 Grand Prix | 6 | 1% |
| 2003 Grand Prix | 3 | 3% |
| 2002 Grand Prix | 3 | 1% |
| 2001 Grand Prix | 10 | 3% |
| 2000 Grand Prix | 11 | 2% |
| 1998 Grand Prix | 10 | 2% |
| 1997 Grand Prix | 14 | 2% |
| 1996 Grand Prix | 2 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 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.