1999 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

WHEN I FIRST GOT MY CAR IN 2012, HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO PLACE, BECAUSE IT CUT OFF/ STALLED. BOUGHT AS IS. HAD WARRANTY FOR 3 MONTHS. THEY DID NOT HONOR IT. IT HAS BEEN ONE PROBLEM, AFTER ANOTHER. WITH THIS CAR. SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. *TR

STARTED TO MAKING STRANGE NOISES, SO I WENT TO GET CHECKED OUT. AND IT HAD AT FIVE THINGS WRONG.. *TR

I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND WITHIN A YEAR I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH A SUCH AS POWER STEERING THE KEYS AND THE SHIFTER LOCKING UP RIGHT NOW UNLESS I HIT THE SAFETY THING FOR THE SHIFTER IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR IN MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION IN THE POSITION I CANNOT TAKE IT OUT THE PERSON I BOUGHT IT OFF OF HAVING PROBLEMS I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ANYTHING OF THE PROBLEMS NOW I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO IT'S NEVER WENT FOR ANY RECALLS. *TR

CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AFTER DRIVING TO TOWN AND BACK. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER MY BOYFRIEND HEARD A POP SOUND FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. WHEN HE LOOKED OUTSIDE THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO HELP PUT OUT THE FIRE. CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UNDER THE HOOD, TIRES/FRONT PART OF CAR WERE ALSO BURNED. DAMAGE WAS A TOTAL LOSS, ENGINE WAS BURNING SO HOT IT WAS WHITE. NEARLY CAUSED A HOUSE FIRE AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. CAR HAD SOME OIL LEAKAGE IN ENGINE/MANIFOLD AREA BUT RECALL WAS FIXED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO FOR THIS ISSUE. CAR WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS FIRE OCCURRED. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT QUIT PROPERLY ACCELERATING. SHE BRAKE AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN SHE CALLED TO TELL ME SHE HAD BROKEN DOWN, SHE NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE GOOD. SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED 911. THE ENTIRE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED OF A RECALL WE WERE NOT AWARE OF. GM DENIES THAT THE CAR IS PART OF A RECALL. *TR

I LEFT MY HOUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT DAY WENT THREE BLOCKS STOP FOR THE STOP SIGN IT WENT IN FLAMES FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE MOTOR ALL THE WAY IN MY BACKSEAT I WAS DRIVING PROBABLY 5 MINUTES DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AN COMING TO A STOP SIGN AN I STOPPED THEN IN FLAMES I CALLED 911 AND THEY PUT THE FIRE OUT AND THEY HAD THEY HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK THE CAR WASN'T DRIVABLE AFTERWARDS ONE MORE. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY 350.00 FOR THE TOW AN 2DAYS OF IT BEING THERE. *TR

A FAULTY CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR CAUSED THE LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. THE SAME CONDITIONS AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. YET THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IS COMMON ON ALL AUTOS. THUS ALL AUTOS THAT USE A CRANKSHAFT SENSOR ARE UNSAFE.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE MY SON HAS BEEN DRIVING IT SIX TIMES. HE HAS BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE, ON OUR LOCAL ROADS, ETC. THE CAR WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. IT IS SCARY FOR A NEWER DRIVER OR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER TO BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. *TR

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES CAR WENT STRAIGHT WHEN HIGHWAY CURVED. AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF, HAD TWO FOBS AND MULTIPLE KEYS. THERE WAS DIP IN ROAD JUST BEFORE CURVE. IGNITION SWITCH? THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN UNKNOWN CAUSE. UPDATED 10/27/14. *JB...UPDATED 11/03/14 *BF UPDATED 4/28/2015 *JS

THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM AND FLAMES CAME TO THE WINDSHIELD FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND JUMPED OUT TO SAFETY. THE ENGINE BURNED AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS DESTROYED. THE BRAKES WERE ALSO DESTROYED. THE IGNITION DIDN'T WORK BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT. THERE WAS NO POWER THE CAR.

RECEIVED NOTICE ON RECALL FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL CAR. *TR

SOME TIMES KEY CANT BE REMOVED,AFTER A WHILE THERE WILL BE A CLICK AND THEN KEY CAN BE REMOVED,WHILE THE KEY REMAINS IN COLLUM THE SHIFT INDICATOR IN DASH STAYS LIGHTED.SIGH. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS AFTER BLOWING THE HORN THEN GOES OFF. DTC B0026 IS STORED IN HISTORY. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR HAS ANY WORK BEEN DONE INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE IS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. IN THE PROCESS OF THE ALIGNMENT, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE STEER KNUCKLE WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED A FEW YEARS AFTER THE STEERING KNUCKLE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. IT CAUGHT FIRE 30 MIN AFTER IT WAS PARKED AND BURNED THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FORE DEPARTMENT STOPPED THE FIRE BEFORE IT SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE CAR. IT WAS A GOOD CAR PREVIOUS TO THIS INSTANCE. WE MAINTAINED THE CAR WELL AND HAD IT LOOKED OVER BY A MECHANIC MONTHLY. WE WILL NEVER OWN A PONTIAC AGAIN. *TR

JUST GOT DONE DRIVING THE CAR. PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF THE CAR BEING PARKED THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE LEADING TO A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THIS ALL HAPPENED AFTER RECALL #09047 PERFORMED. THIS RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS FIRE FROM HAPPENING. I BELIEVE THIS HAPPENS MORE THAN PEOPLE KNOW. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT ALONE THAT WE KNOW OF IN MUSKEGON. ONE OF THE OTHER INCIDENTS ALSO HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED. WE CONTACTED GM ABOUT OUR SAFETY CONCERNS HOWEVER THEY SEEMED TO BE TO WORRIED ABOUT A MONETARY CLAIM AGAINST THEM, RATHER THAN OUR SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

MY WIFE USED MY CAR ON 5/17/2013 WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME AND TURNED THE CAR OFF SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION I READ ON GOOGLE THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WHERE SOME MODEL CAN NOT BE RESTARTED ONCE THIS OCCURES I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ABOUT THESE? *TR

THE NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON OUR DOOR AND TOLD MY HUSBAND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE APPEARED TO START UNDER THE HOOD. THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR, INCLUDING THE WINSHIELD WAS BURNED. *TR

AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR A VERY SHORT TIME, IT HAD SOME MINOR BODY WORK DONE AND COMPLETELY REPAINTED. I HAD NEW HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS INSTALLED DUE TO THE POOR CONDITION OF THE EXISTING LIGHTS. THE SECOND DAY I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK, I RETURNED HOME, PARKED IT IN THE ATTACHED GARAGE AND WENT INSIDE. IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES, THERE WAS A LOUD "POP", AND UPON INVESTIGATION THE CAR WAS FOUND TO BE SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE TRIED USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BUT THE ENGINE WAS FLAMING BY THEN, SO IT WAS USELESS. LUCKILY, A PASSERBY STOPPED AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE BURNING CAR FROM THE GARAGE, BUT NOT BEFORE THERE WAS SOME SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY BURNED AND MELTED. IT IS A COMPLETE LOSS WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE SINCE I ONLY CARRIED LIABILITY INSURANCE ON IT UNTIL IT WAS COMPLETELY FINISHED IN THE BODY SHOP. SINCE THIS FIRE, I HAVE BEEN CHECKING ON RECALLS CONCERNING ANY RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THIS SITUATION. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF THREE OTHER FIRE RELATED INCIDENCES OF 1999 PONTIACS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

ON APRIL 30, 2012, I TOOK MY CAR TO BE INSPECTED AND I WAS TOLD THE SWAY BAR WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED REPLACED. AFTER CALLING MANY JUNK YARDS TO LOOK FOR A USED ONE, I AM FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE CALLED JUST ABOUT EVERY JUNK YARD WITHIN 30 MILES OF ME AND CONSTANTLY AM TOLD "WE HAVE QUITE A FEW BUT THEY ARE ALL CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE" WHICH IS WHERE MINE IS CRACKED. SEEING THAT THIS IS PART IS USED NOT ONLY ON THE GRAND PRIXS BUT OTHER GM PASSENGER CARS AND MINI VANS, I FEEL THAT SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IT NEEDS RECALLED. *TR

CAR WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 2 MILES. PARKED AND WHEN RETURNED 15 MINUTES LATER TROY NY FIRE DEPT HAD HOOD UP AND PUT OUT A SMALL FIRE UNDER ENGINE COVER. THEY SAID IT APPEARED TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THIS CAR HAD A RECALL ISSUED AND WORK COMPLETED TO CORRECT A ENGINE FIRE ISSUE ON 9/24/2010 AT 172,221 MILES. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE # AND SAID THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THEY SENT ME OUT A DENIAL LETTER STATING THAT NYS ONLY REQUIRES A 4 YEAR FROM IN SERVICE DATE WARRANTY AND THAT I WAS WELL PAST THAT TIMEFRAME. MY CONCERN IS THAT THEIR RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION AND THAT THE WORK WAS COMPLETED BEFORE I EVEN PUT THREE THOUSAND MILES ON THE CAR. *JS

THE CAR DAMAGED THE PLENUM THREE TIMES, THIS CAUSE MULTIPLE MISSFIRE UNTIL THE CAR WONT START; THERE IS CORROSION ON SPARK CABLES, DAMAGED THE COILS. ALL POWER WINDOW MACHINERY AND/OR MOTORS ALSO DAMAGED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE CONTACT USED WATER TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE RELATED TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

ENGINE FIRE, APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER CAR WAS PARKED. FIRE COMPANY CALLED TO EXTINGUISH FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES WHEN IT ENGULFED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT APPEARED ON THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. THEN IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING AND STALLED. THE ENGINE DIED FOLLOWED BY FLAMES FROM UNDER BOTH SIDES OF THE HOOD. NO SMOKE WAS SEEN BEFORE THE FIRE BEGAN. NO LIGHTS CAME ON TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. IN NO TIME, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED AT A HIGH-VOLUME INTERSECTION AT LOGAN AVE., AND RT.20 IN BELVEDERE IL. WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION ON A YELLOW LIGHT, WITH NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME, I APPLIED THE BRAKES, HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKES, AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE ENTERING THE INTERSECTION. I HAD MY SISTER AND 92 YEAR OLD AUNT IN THE CAR. CAR WAS TOWED TO WOLF PONTIAC IN BELVEDERE, IL, MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE 'STEEL' BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED OUT, AND BURST. WE HAD ALL THE BRAKE LINES REPLACED FOR APPROX $900. WE COULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH HAD WE ENTERED THE INTERSECTION. THIS IS A SERIOUS EXAMPLE OF AN ENGINEERING DEFECT! WE LIVE IN THE SALT BELT, AND ANY DESIGN THAT WOULD LEAD TO A RUST-OUT SITUATION ON A CRITICAL PART OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS INEXCUSABLE. IT IS PROBABLY CHEAPER THAN PUTTING IN BRAKE LINES THAT WOULD BE RUST RESISTANT, BUT I GUESS PROFIT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAT THE SAFETY OF ITS PASSENGERS. WE WERE VERY LUCKY! I CALLED GM, AND OF COURSE THEY WERE APOLOGETIC, BUT THE SAME THING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO OTHER DRIVERS OF THEIR TECHNOLOGY. THE OWNER OF THE CAR, IS MY AUNT, WHO WAS A PASSENGER

ON SUNDAY MORNING JULY 3, 2011 I DROVE MY WIFE'S 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 13.57 MILE FROM MY HOME TO GET SOME LAB WORK DONE. AFTERWARDS I DOVE 12.77 MILE TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLED THE CAR UP WITH GAS $49.50 TO BE EXACT, THEN DROVE HOME 1.80 MILES TOTAL TRIP 28.14 MILES. I PARKED THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY HOME AS I ALWAYS DO NEXT TO MY 1993 CADILLAC SEVILLE. I WENT INTO THE HOUSE TO CHANGE FOR CHURCH AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER MY SON CALL OUT TO ME SAYING DAD THE CAR IS SMOKING!! I WENT TO THE DOOR AND I SAW THE CAR WAS SMOKING AND THEN FIRE SHOT OUT FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND ENGULFED THE ENGINE. MY WIFE CALLED 911 AND TOLD THEM THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE AND IT HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS (MY NEIGHBOR ALSO CALLED 911). MY WIFE THEN SAID TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE WINDOWS AND DOOR JUST IN CASE THE CAR BLOWS. WHILE MOVING BACK WE SAW THE BLAZE FROM THE GRAND PRIX SPREAD OVER TO THE SEVILLE CATCHING THE RIGHT SIDE TIRE ON FIRE. BY THIS TIME THE FIRE AND POLICE WERE ON THE SITE. THE GRAND PRIX BURNED FROM THE FRONT HOOD TO THE BACK SEATS BEFORE BEING CONTAINED, AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AND FRONT RIGHT QUARTER PANEL ON THE 1993 SEVILLE WAS BURNT BADLY INCLUDING THE RIGHT TIRE, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS. I'M SIMPLY OUT RAGED THAT MY INSURER WILL NOT COVER MY SEVILLE FOR THE DAMAGES DONE BY NO FAULT OF MINE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. I HAD TWO PERFECTLY RUNNING VEHICLES UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING AND NOW I'M DOWN TWO. MY INSURANCE COMPANY HAS INDICATED THA

THE ABS SYSTEMS ENGAGES WHILE DRIVING AND NOT PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. YOU CAN HEAR THE ABS SYSTEMS TRYING TO ENGAGE AND THEN THE ABS AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON IN THE DASH. THIS IS DEACTIVATING MY ABS SYSTEM. I HAVE HAD A FAULTY ABS SENSOR REPLACED AND IT FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS. IT HAS NOW STARTED UP AGAIN. I HAVE LOOKED AT NUMEROUS MESSAGE BOARDS TO FIND A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND WAS EXTREMELY CONCERNED TO SEE THAT THOUSANDS OF GRAND PRIX OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AND GM IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX IT... EXCEPT CHARGE $1300 AND STILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

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 TO CATCH SO I MOVE AND DON'T GET STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING A TURN. IT IS A 99 GRAND PRIX SE 3800 ENGINE SEDAN AND I BROUGHT IT TO MY GOOD FRIEND WHO OWNS A SHOP AND THE COMPUTER SAID IT WAS A C1 MISFIRE SOLENOID OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. ON MY ENGINE, THE LEFT SIDE HAS 3 THINGS THAT 2 SPARK PLUG WIRES GOES INTO EACH AND ARE LABELED 1/3, 2/5 AND 4/6 (MIGHT BE WRONG ON NUMBERS). THE CODE WAS SAYING THE FIRST ONE THAT SAYS 1/3 WAS BAD CAUSING THE MISFIRE. WE CHANGED THE PART AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LINE WENT OFF AND CAR DROVE FINE. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO GO WORK AND AT THE FIRST LIGHT, I GO TO TAKE OFF AND IT STARTS SHAKING AND SPUTTERS AND BECOMES ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. DURING THIS THE SERVICE ENGINE LINE BLINKED THAN STAYED ON STEADY. NOW THE CAR HAS TROUBLE CATCHING A GEAR FROM 1ST TO 3RD AND IT FEELS LIKE A ROLLER COASTER JUST TRYING TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP OR DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. I REPLACED EVERYTHING ELSE ON THE CAR AND GIVE UP WITH PROBLEMS. THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT THAT PONTIAC WON'T ADMIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR UPON ENGAGEMENT, WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REDUCE SPEED AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. IMMEDIATELY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RESUMED OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES AS A RESULT OF RUST. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER OF THE BRAKE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

EARLY MONDAY MORNING GOT INTO CAR AS NORMAL TO GO TO WORK, TURNED THE KEY TO START AND IMMEDIATLY THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP THEN SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF HOOD AREA, I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD IT WOKE MY FAMILY IN WHICH THEY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BY THEN I HAD ALREADY RAN TO MY BOAT TO RETRIEVE MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, LUCKILY I HAD THE EXTINGUISHER AND WAS ABLE TO CANCEL FIRE DEPARTMENT CALL AND PUT THE FIRE OUT BY MYSELF, NOW I AM AWAITING ESTIMATE FROM MECHANIC TO SEE IF ENGINE CAN BE SALVAGED OR IF IT IS A TOTAL LOSS

THIS IS THE SAME CAR AS ON THIS REPORT FILED EARLIER AND I AM THE SAME COMPLAINANT AND STILL HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY RELIEF. HAD UPPER MANIFOLD PLENUM AND GASKET REPLACED, ALONG WITH NEW PLUGS AND WIRES. CAR RAN OK FOR APPROX. 6 MONTHS AND HAD PROBLEMS AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, AS THE SO-CALLED BETTER PLASTIC PLENUMS AND GASKETS DISSOLVES AGAIN. CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, REPLACED PLUG WIRES PER MECHANIC, WHICH WOULD TAKE ROUGHNESS AWAY. DROVE ABOUT 1 WEEK AND NO GOOD RESULTS. FINALLY TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND FOUND OUT THAT THE UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS NOT THE PROBLEM AS PREVIOUS GM MECHANIC STATED, BUT THE LOWER MANIFOLD AND GASKETS WERE THE PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED, THIS PROBLEM CAUSED THE ENGINE TO TAKE IN AIR AND WATER, THE PLUG WERE BURNED OFF AS IF EATEN AWAY BY ACID AND WATER WAS ESCAPING THROUGH THE ENGINE VALVES. I WAS SHOWN THE DAMAGED PLUGS AND THE DISINTEGRATED GASKET AND WARPED MANIFOLD COVER. NOW MY ENGINE IS GONE BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE THE HEAD GASKET BLOWN, BUT THE ENGINE HAS A CRACKED BLOCK DUE TO THE HEAT. I WILL HOPEFULLY NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM AUTO. THAT IS WHY PEOPLE SUPPORT THE FOREIGN CAR MARKETS. THEY SEEM TO MAKE BETTER AUTOS, EVEN THE RECALLED ONES. I HAVE TO REPLACE AT MY OWN ENGINE, IF I DO, AT MY OWN COST, DUE TO THEIR FAULTY AND INFERIOR MATERIALS. THIS IS CLEARLY A RIP-OFF AND UNFAIR TO THE AMERICAN CONSUMERS. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 12/1999 WITH 26 MILES ON IT AND HAS BE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR INSPECTION. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE EXACT SAME FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE ENGINE STALLED BEFORE THEN INDEPENDENTLY RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,752.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE FROM INSIDE HER RESIDENCE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE. A FIRE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V116000, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING AND STATED SHE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2008 AND THE CONTACT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE RECALL APPLIED TO HER VIN OR IF THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS SATISFIED THE RECALL REPAIR REQUIREMENTS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. ATTORNEY SENT LETTER ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER STATING CONSUMER IS SEEKING PROPERTY DAMAGE FOR LOSS OF VEHICLE WHICH CAUGHT FIRE PRIOR TO THE DATE THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN MAY 2010. *TGW

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, WHILE DRIVING FRONT LEFT TIRE BLEW AND FORCED VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. *BF THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT TIRE, WHEEL HOUSING AND LEFT FRONT FENDER. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0246-89) *JB UPDATED 08/06/10 *BF

I WAS DRIVING MY 99 GRANDPRIX GTP THAT I BOUGHT ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO FROM A CAR DEALER. I WAS DRIVING AROUND AND BRAKING PRETTY HARD WITH LOTS OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I THEN LATER WENT HOME AND PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVE WAY. WELL I MOVED IT OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY TO IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. ABOUT 10 MINS LATER I HEARD CARS OUTSIDE IT WAS 3AM I RAN TO TELL MY FRIENDS PEOPLE WERE MESSING WITH THE CAR BUT THEN WHEN WE ALL RETURNED TO THE WINDOW MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT WERE BY MY CAR AND THERE ALL REALLY CLOSE FRIENDS NONE OF THEM EVER BEEN IN TROUBLE SO THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF IS THE RECALL BUT ME AND MY BUDDIES THAT WERE INSIDE ARE BEING THREATENED WITH ARSON CHARGES. IT BURNT UP MOST OF THE ENGINE BAY AND MELTED SOME PAINT OFF THE PASSENGER SIDE PANEL . *TR

MY 1999 GRAND PRIX GTP DRIVES FINE, THEN IT WILL CUT OFF SPORADICALLY. THE MOST RECENT, I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, CUTS OFF, BATTERY LIGHT ON, AND OIL LIGHT ON, LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. GO TO THE SHOULDER. PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN THE IGNITION OFF. A MINUTE LATER STARTS BACK, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 5 MINUTES, DOES THE SAME THING. IT WILL STALL AT STOP LIGHTS ALSO, OR WHEN I'M GOING 20 MPH, WHENEVER IT WANTS. ONE TIME IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP FOR 10 MINUTES. I HAVE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE FOUND NOTHING, I'VE HAD 2 OTHER MECHANICS LOOK AT IT, THEY FOUND NOTHING. I HAVE GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS, BUT NO RECALLS. AND THIS HAS OCCURRED 10 TIMES OR SO IN THE PAST YEAR. AND HAS OCCURRED IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2007. IT IS FRUSTRATING WHEN THE MECHANICS TELL ME THERE IS NO ERROR CODE IN THE CARS COMPUTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR FIVE MINUTES AND WHEN HE RETURNED, SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE REPAIRS FOR RECALL 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WERE PERFORMED TEN DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 170,520.

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. TURN ON BLOWER MOTOR TO POSITIONS 1-4 AND HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND BLOWER MOTOR DOES NOT RUN. TURN TO POSITION 5 AND BLOWER MOTOR RUNS AND LIGHTS COME ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE RESULTS HAVE NOT CHANGED. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DISCUSSION GROUPS AND THREADS ON THE INTERNET INDICATING THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PONTIACS AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO A LOCAL GAS STATION AND WHEN OPENING THE HOOD, FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THREE OFF-DUTY FIREFIGHTERS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURE TO DETERMINE WHAT TO DO WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED OR WAS ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX CAUGHT ON FIRE. *DT THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL IN THE MAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE FROM IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WHICH SHE BELIEVED TO BE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 06/29/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/12/10*JB

ON 10/21/2009 AS I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM PICKING MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL, MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE LIKE A SPARK PLUG HAD FOULED OUT AND THE SMOKE STARTED COMING THROUGH THE VENTS INSIDE THE CAR AND THE CAR CUT OFF. I COASTED THE CAR OFF THE ROAD INTO A MANS YARD JUST IN TIME FOR US TO GET OUT WHEN FLAMES BECAME VISIBLE. WE GRABBED OUR THINGS AND RAN, I CALLED 911 AND SOME MAN STOPPED AND GOT THE HOOD RAISED HE HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT IT WASN'T DOING MUCH GOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED PUT THE FIRE OUT AND I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE CAR WAS IN GREAT SHAPE AND WE HAD HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT BEFORE THAT I HAD SMELLED SOMETHING THAT SMELLED LIKE BURNING OIL AND MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TO LOOK AT IT WHEN HE GOT HOME FROM WORK BECAUSE HE IS A MECHANIC BUT I HAD NOT EVER HAD ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS BEFORE. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER I SAW MY NEIGHBOR AND SAW THE CAR HE ASKED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND I EXPLAINED AND HE ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THE CAR AND I TOLD HIM I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICES. THAT IS WHEN I CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND SURE ENOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FIRES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WELL I CALLED GM AND THEY WERE SHOCKED THAT MY CAR HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THEY HAD ME CONTACT A DEPARTMENT CALLED THE ESIS DEPARTMENT THEY TOLD ME THE "TIME BARRED FROM A CLAIM WITH GENERAL MOTORS" AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. SO I HAVE GONE FROM HAVING A PERF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL; HOWEVER, IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WHEN THE CONTACT MADE A RIGHT TURN. THE WHEEL BEARINGS AND RACK AND PINION FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT HAS REVIEWED, RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V286000, STEERING, RACK AND PINION. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURES LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO HIS VIN. THE RACK AND PINION WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT PURCHASED IN 2001. WHILE PARKED IN A STORE PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. HOWEVER THE FLAMES RESURFACED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE AND NOTIFIED THE CLOSEST DEALER WHICH STATED THE PART NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. SHE WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR HER AT THAT TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 150,000.

WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY TO START MY VEHICLE THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, SHATTERING THE PLENUM, BREAKING THE GUARD COVER AND DISABLING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH SHE SAW SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION SHE NOTICED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE DRIVER EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL# 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.