1994 Pontiac Grand Prix Brakes Problems

“I am wondering if there have any other complaints about this year Grand Prix and the brakes failing. We have had this car for 5 years and have replaced the brakes 3 or 4 different times, which seems a bit excessive and it is not an inexpensive proposition when they need to be replaced.”

“Complete brake failure - was advised by repair shop not to drive at all until repair made replace all brake rotors,calipers and pads. Total cost $1034. Later was told there is a classaction suit and that GM is willing to pay at least 75% of the cost however I cannot find out how to go about filing a claim. The Pontiac dealer I inquired about this says GM is contacting owners but there is a deadline of october 31 and I have not been contacted.”

“This car has cost me a fortune. First I paid for the ABS brake problem from the time I owned the car and the disc brakes were new. I also had the rotors turned and they still make squeaky noises when backing up there is a weird noise,plus the brakes feel like they have air in the brake line. Also, when the ABS light comes on, it feels as if I dont have any brakes at all. I'm sorry to say that it is a great looking car everyone that sees it thinks it; looks great and the engine sounds good, but it always cost me so much to keep it. …”

“Mcnamara Pontiac serviced the car on 01/9/98 due to brakes pulsating.at this time they replaced the wiper switch.by september of the following year the part failed while my wife was coming from work in a severe thunderstorm.luckily she was able to get to the side of the road without any incident.we noticed that if we put the left turn signal on,the wipers will work.after speaking with the service rep at the dealer he stated that they could not make the repair under the recall because our vehicle VIN happened to not be on the list .we were quoted approx. …”

“I bought the auto new and while it was under warranty the brakes had to be repaired. The rotors were replaced or fixed. At 54248 miles I replaced bothe the front and rear rotors and the front pads. Now at 71000 miles I have to replace the front and rear rotors again in a span of 17000 miles. The gargage and the company hotline claim the problem is an ongoing problem with both the Grand Prix and the chevy luminia. It is not considered a factory defect yet these items are replaced on these vehicles much more often than the other vehicles of the same size and style. …”