1997 Pontiac Grand Prix Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 19about this part
- Share
- 2%of 810 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 19 complaints about the body and structure of the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix, 2% of the 810 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“This is the worst automobile I have ever owned. It is nickel and diming me to death. Both back windows are being held up in place by sticks that I have proped under them. The front passenger window I paid $300 to have repaired. The steering locked up on me and I had to dish out $500 to get that repaired, GM recalled it a couple of weeks after that, thank god I got some of my money back for that repair. The passengers side head light lens cover fell off $75 to replace that. …”
NHTSA complaint #10070584, filed 2004-01, 80,000 miles“Rocker panel is completely rusted out. Contacted Pontiac and they won't do anything about it. My car is a '97 and I have older cars that did not rust as bad as this.”
NHTSA complaint #10118396, filed 2005-04“Trunk lid spoiler making direct contact with trunklid and causing paint underneath the spoiler and on the trunklid to crack , peel, flake off, resulting in premature rusting problems , yet to be a TSB to repair the problem by Pontiac motor division. I am currently a member of a 2500 membership strong Pontiac Grand Prix club nationwide, that faces the same exact dilemma as I am going through. We need a quick fix method of repair to eleviate the problem from occuring again. Please help, as nobody has a solution to our problem on these $25,000 plus cars.”
NHTSA complaint #713228, filed 1999-10“Specifically asked dealer if car had been wrecked and was told no (with witness) - my concerns are that car may have been damaged beyond acceptable safety limits or repairs were not done properly, as well as misrepresentation at time of sale (car was presented and priced as non-wrecked) and non-concern when I showed them the damage signs within a month after the sale - I would like to check previous titles for salvage claims....headlight assembly popped off without warning....ABS system starts cycling during non-panic braking making it hard to stop, almost causing rear-end accidents on…”
NHTSA complaint #720093, filed 2000-03“Appears to be some sort of tape on divider frames between front and back windows is slowly peeling off, exposing bare metal that is slowly rusting. Also, tape is deteriotating on small window frame divider in back seat, exposing bare metal as well. These are outside the car, thus they are slowly rusting.”
NHTSA complaint #756770, filed 2002-01Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 4% |
| 2007 | 4 | 2% |
| 2006 | 4 | 2% |
| 2005 | 6 | 4% |
| 2004 | 33 | 7% |
| 2003 | 9 | 8% |
| 2002 | 10 | 3% |
| 2001 | 5 | 2% |
| 2000 | 13 | 3% |
| 1999 | 7 | 2% |
| 1998 | 8 | 2% |
| 1997 | 19 | 2% |
| 1996 | 7 | 9% |
| 1995 | 8 | 5% |
| 1994 | 10 | 5% |
| 1993 | 3 | 2% |
| 1992 | 6 | 5% |
| 1991 | 30 | 17% |
| 1990 | 25 | 14% |
| 1989 | 18 | 13% |
| 1988 | 10 | 11% |
Other parts of the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix
216 complaintsExterior lighting
149 complaintsEngine cooling
136 complaintsElectrical system
88 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
78 complaintsAir bags
56 complaintsBrakes
52 complaintsEngine
45 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
32 complaintsSuspension
26 complaintsOther or unknown
19 complaintsFuel system
18 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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