Pontiac Grand Prix problems reported in Iowa
110 of the 7,303 complaints filed about the Pontiac Grand Prix came from Iowa, most often about the engine & cooling.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
110
Complaints from Iowa
4
Crashes
17
Fires
1997
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
21
19.1%
Lights
17
15.5%
Electrical System
16
14.5%
Brakes
12
10.9%
Steering
11
10.0%
Body & Structure
7
6.4%
Fuel & Propulsion
5
4.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain
5
4.5%
Wheels
3
2.7%
Other & Unspecified
2
1.8%
Seat Belts
2
1.8%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2
1.8%
By model year
1988 Grand Prix
1
0.9%
1989 Grand Prix
5
4.5%
1990 Grand Prix
3
2.7%
1991 Grand Prix
2
1.8%
1992 Grand Prix
3
2.7%
1993 Grand Prix
4
3.6%
1994 Grand Prix
2
1.8%
1995 Grand Prix
2
1.8%
1996 Grand Prix
2
1.8%
1997 Grand Prix
19
17.3%
1998 Grand Prix
5
4.5%
1999 Grand Prix
8
7.3%
2000 Grand Prix
6
5.5%
2001 Grand Prix
4
3.6%
2002 Grand Prix
4
3.6%
2003 Grand Prix
6
5.5%
2004 Grand Prix
5
4.5%
2005 Grand Prix
4
3.6%
2006 Grand Prix
10
9.1%
2007 Grand Prix
9
8.2%
2008 Grand Prix
6
5.5%
Cities reporting most
DES Moines
11
20.0%
Knoxville
5
9.1%
Sioux City
5
9.1%
Ankeny
5
9.1%
Waterloo
5
9.1%
Iowa City
4
7.3%
Cedar Rapids
4
7.3%
Ames
4
7.3%
Humeston
3
5.5%
Independence
3
5.5%
Polk City
3
5.5%
Pella
3
5.5%