1999 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO AND LAST WEEK MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN IT OVERHEATED AND DAMAGED MY ENTIRE MOTOR I TOOK IT TO A AUTO PLACE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR OVERHEATED CAUSING THE MOTOR TO LOCK UP. THIS WAS DUE TO THE RECALL THAT EVERY NUMBER I CALLED THAT HAD THE RECALL NUMBER 09047. WHICH IS A ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. *TR

TWO MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURES ON 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CAR HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. FIRST GASKET REPLACED WHILE STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND DECREASED FUEL EFFICIENCY. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT GASKET WAS FAILING AGAIN. GASKET APPARENTLY NOT ABLE TO LAST 5 YEARS EVEN UNDER VERY LOW MILEAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX PURCHASED IN 2007. TWENTY MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WAS HEAVY BLACK SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD, THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE HARNESS', ALTERNATORS, BATTERY AND OTHER COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD WERE COMPLETELY MELTED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 WAS INITIATED AFTER THE FIRE OCCURRED WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FIRE COULD OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WERE NOT GOING TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THE DAMAGES SINCE THEY WERE FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIP'S REAL BAD. THE CAR ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING. WHAT WILL BE DONE ABOUT THIS? THIS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR

CAR OVER HEATS IN STALLED TRAFFIC. I HAVE REVIEWED THE OVERHEATING AND CAR FIRE COMPLAINTS IN THE "DEFECTS DATA BASE" AND BELIEVE THE MAIN PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED: 'THE COMPUTER WILL NOT CALL FOR FULL FAN POWER' UNLESS THE A/C IIS RUNNING.. DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN ON A WARM DAY IN STALLED TRAFFIC, WILL RAISE THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE AS THE COOLING FANS ARE BOTH RUNNING IN SLOW SPEED AND WILL NOT GO TO THE "HIGH COOL MODE". BUT, TURNING THE A/C ON WILL SPEED UP THE FANS TO HIGH AND COOL THE ENGINE. THE COMPUTER SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL COOLING WITH OUT THE A/C HAVING TO BE TURNED ON. THE INCREASED ENGINE HEAT DUE TO THIS 'COOLING SYSTEM LOGIC FAILURE' WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE OIL LEAKS AND ENGINE FIRES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED TO THIS AGENCY. MY VEHICLE, THE RADIATOR, FANS, RELAYS ARE ALL WORKING AS DESIGNED, AND THERE ARE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THUS I AM ADVISING THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN LOGIC WITH REGARD TO CONTROLLING THE HIGH SPEED FUNCTION OF THE RADIATOR COOLING FANS. HAVING INSTALLED A NEW RADIATOR RECENTLY AND RESEALED THE VALVE COVER PANS, I REMAIN CONVINCED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE 'COOLING CIRCUIT LOGIC". *TR

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 LEVEL FOR HEAD LIGHT BULB 'PROTECTIVE COVERS' SHOULD BE MANDATED. *TR

I EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE IN MY 1999 GRAND PRIX GT. *TR

RIGHT REAR SPRING BROKE. NO LOAD IN VEHICLE AND NO RUST ON SPRING. STARTED RATTLING, FIRST WEEK IN JUNE, THOUGHT IT WAS THE STABILIZER LINKS WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED ON THE FRONT ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. THE RATTLE WAS THE BOTTOM COIL OF THE SPRING. IT COULD HAVE THE TIRE, SO I INSTALLED THE COMPACT SPARE TO ALLOW MORE CLEARANCE. TOOK THE CAR TO PEPBOYS WHERE THE FRONT LINKS AND ALIGNMENT WAS DONE LAST FALL. THEY ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT OVER $600.00 TO INCLUDE BOTH REAR SPRINGS. MAYBE ALL THE SPRINGS ARE BAD, BUT YOUR DATA BASE DOES NOT SHOW AND INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. SO, I REPLACED THE ONE SPRING AND STABILIZER LINK AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO STEER CORRECTLY. *TR

MY 1999 GRAND PRIX GTP WHEN IT GET A LITTLE HOT SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING FOR TWO MINUTES WHEN FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE BUCKETS OF WATER TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HER TO A DEALER. SHE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A TECHNICIAN. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 145,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY, HE NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE CAUSED THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY COLLECTED ALL OF THE INFORMATION FROM THE CONTACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY GASKET AND COVER. THE DEALER WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 AND GM RECALL NUMBER 90047 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL CATCH FIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,500.

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL #09047 FROM GM YESTERDAY ON MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT MY CAR ALREADY CAUGHT FIRE ON FEBRUARY 17 THIS YEAR AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED IT A COMPLETE LOSS. IN ADDITION, IT CAUSED NEARLY $7000 IN DAMAGE TO MY HOME WHICH WAS LIMITED ONLY BY THE FACT THAT I WAS HOME AND SAW THE FIRE EARLY ENOUGH TO BEGIN CONTAINING IT UNTIL THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD MY CAR TO THE LIST OF DEFECTIVE VEHICLES ALREADY DESTROYED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

02/08 CAR WAS SITTING IN DRIVE-WAY, SHUT OFF, WHEN WE SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE . BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE IT WAS GONE-IT WENT QUICK. I HAD THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR AND NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE . I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR AS I ONLY HAD LIABILITY. I GOT THE RECALL A MONTH LATER. I TRIED TO TALK TO G.M. SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR MY SON FOUND ME ONE, HE TRADED A TRUCK HE HAD BEEN BUILDING FOR IT. I LOST THE CAR AND EVERYTHING IN IT. THIS WAS A VERY BAD ECONOMICAL TIME FOR ME AND I WISH I COULD GET A BAIL-OUT LIKE G.M. DID. THIS IS SO UNFAIR! *TR

CAR WAS TOTALED DUE TO ENGINE FIRE CAUSED BY OIL HITTING EXHAUST. THE CAR BURNED COMPLETELY. IT CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING AND BURNED IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO HER DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT SHE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO BRAKE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SALES DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE FAILURE, ALTHOUGH SHE NOTICED IN MARCH OF 2009 THAT THE BATTERY FAILED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED ANOTHER BATTERY. THE SAME DAY, THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH THE CONTACT NOTICED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD THE FAILURES REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT REMAIN ON. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,533.

MY SON DROVE HOME FROM SCHOOL, PARKED THE 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX IN OUR FRONT YARD, WENT INSIDE FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE COMING OUT AGAIN TO FEED OUR ANIMALS AND NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. TRIED TO LIFT HOOD, BUT THEN NOTICED SMALL FLAMES AND DID NOT CONTINUE TO OPEN, BUT WENT AROUND THE HOUSE TO GET A WATER HOSE TO SPRINKLE ON THE CAR. LONG STORY SHORT, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE CAR BURNED AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AS IT WAS FAR BEYOND WHAT OUR HOME FIRE EXTINGUISHER COULD HANDLE. THE FLAMES AND DRIPPING MELTED PLASTIC IGNITED THE SHRUBS IN MY FRONT YARD IN FRONT OF THE DECK, AND IF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD NOT GOTTEN THERE WHEN THEY DID, MY DECK AND HOME WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED DOWN AS WELL. I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT BELIEVE THIS SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. I HAVE NOW FOUND A RECALL #08V118000 WHICH DESCRIBES WHAT MAY HAPPEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE DEFECT, AND IT MATCHES VERY NEARLY WITH WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN MY YARD. GM SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF MY VEHICLE, CLEANUP OF MY YARD, REPLACEMENT OF MY HEDGES, AND FOR SCARING (TRAUMATIZING) MY SON, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY. I AM THANKFUL THAT THE CAR WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT AM ANGRY THAT GM WAS AWARE THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AND WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF THIS THROUGH THE MAIL OR THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN HE LIFTED THE HOOD FLAMES WERE SHOOTING UP FROM THE TOP OF THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AND HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE INCIDENT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 145,045 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. UPDATED 12/4/08 *CN UPDATED 12/05/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000. UPDATED 11/12/08. *LJ UPDATED 11/14/08.*JB

THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF MY OFFICE ON 09/17/2008. IT HAPPENED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER I PARKED IT AND WENT INTO THE BUILDING. CAR IS TOTALED... THERE IS ONLY TRUNK LEFT. *TR

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAD A DEFECTIVE GASKET. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE GASKET AFTER HE HAD THE REPAIRS DONE. HE WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL COST. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE RECALL, HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OIL LEAKAGE. IN 2007 THE CONSUMER HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. HE WAS TOLD THE SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION WIRES WERE COVERED IN OIL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE PARTS HE HAD REPAIRED WERE NOT THE RECALLED PARTS. THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS ALSO BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I BROUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW . I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR EXCEPT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC CHECK THE CAR. HE CHECKED OVER MY CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. HE USED A COMPUTER. AND THE CODE CAME BACK CLOGGED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I CALLED GM TWICE AND THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL I SAW. I NEVER GOT A RECALL LETTER. ANOTHER MECHANIC USED A COMPUTER AND LASER LIGHT AND IT CAME BACK AGAIN CLOGGED CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. AFTER THAT I WENT TO A GAS STATION AND GOT GAS. STARTED MY CAR UP AND IT DIDN'T WANT TO START. AFTER 3 TIMES IT STARTED. THEN I NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE SHOT TO 260 DEGREES. ENGINE OVERHEATED FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I HAD THE CAR. I PARKED THE CAR IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT AND LET THE ENGINE COOL FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE DRIVING HOME. IN LESS THEN 1 MILE THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AGAIN. FINALLY MADE IT TO THE HOUSE. PULLED INTO GARAGE. THEN BLACK SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT REALLY STARTED SMOKING AND POPPING. I GOT SCARED AND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND LET THE CAR ROLL OUT THE GARAGE. BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND I TURNED THE CAR OFF. IT WAS POPPING, CRACKING AND SMOKING. IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE SMOKE TO CLEAR. THE NEXT DAY AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC CAME BY THE HOUSE AND CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID THE ENGINE BURNED AND WAS SEIZED. MY ENGINE NEVER OVERHEATED BEFORE THIS. *TR

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE RECALL WORK COMPLETED 8-14-08 . CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE SETTING IN DRIVEWAY AFTER 10MIN DRIVE ON 8-25-08. *TR

CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, AFTER REPLACING, COULD NOT DRIVE CAR BECAUSE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO 260 DEGREES IN 6 OR 7 MINUTES OF DRIVING. NEVER HAD THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM OR ANY IDEA OF A PROBLEM UNTIL A WEEK AGO WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, CAR WAS SLUGGISH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. I IMMEDIATELY WENT HOME WHICH WAS A 2 MILE DRIVE AND PARKED CAR. CALLED A GM ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HIS COMPUTER CHECK READ THAT A MISFIRE OF #1 PLUG. PLUGS WERE REPLACED AND THEN MECHANIC LET ENGINE RUN SINCE THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE, UNTIL THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF SMOKE AT ALL. THEN HE CHECKED AND SAID TO GO AND HAVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER CHECKED. CONVERTER WAS CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS CLOGGED AND NEEDED REPLACING. REPLACED CONVERTER, TRIED DRIVING HOME APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES AND CAR STARTED GETTING HOT TEMPERATURE AND WHEN STOPPED, WAS VERY HARD TO START, BUT KEPT GETTING UP TO 260 DEGREES, WHICH REQUIRED ME TO STOP AND LET ENGINE COOL AND TRY TO GET HOME AND PARKED CAR. CALLED CONVERTER INSTALLER AND THEY WILL CHECK AGAIN, BUT WAS TOLD TO ADD COOLANT, BUT DO NOT DRIVE. DEX COOL WAS ADDED, PER BOOK SPECS AND STARTED CAR. STARTED TO RUN, BUT THICK WHITE SMOKE BILLOWED OUT AND A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED. QUICKLY TURNED CAR OFF AND WILL HAVE TO CALL AAA TO TOW TO CONVERTER INSTALLER SHOP FOR ANOTHER SHOP. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE 3 MOTORS IN THE DRIVER FRONT WINDOW AND IT IS STILL NOT GOING UP OR DOWN. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE BEFO

OUR INSURED, JOHN VERMEULIN'S 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE COVER GASKET ON THE VEHICLE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE DEFECT REPAIRED. HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED 5-15 MINUTES. CAR DAMAGE - WAS TOTALED. DISCOVERED ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY OTHERS SUFFERED SIMILAR DESTRUCTIVE NON-COLLISION FIRES AND THAT NHTSA # EA07008 HAS A RECALL # 08V118000, BUT... GM NEVER CONTACTED ME. INVESTIGATION CLOSED ONE MONTH PRIOR TO MY FIRE! IT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. PERHAPS NHTSA SHOULD ENFORCE ITS ACTIONS. *TR

RECALL ON MY 1999 GRAND PRIX WAS LATE, AND MY COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERS RESULTED IN NOTHING BUT A HASSLE. FIRE UNDER HOOD, I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE DEALER WAS NO HELP, I COULD NOT AFFORD THERE REBUILDING THE ENGINE (THERE RECOMMENDATION) THE ENGINE STILL RAN BUT I WAS NOT ABOUT TO ALLOW MY FAMILY TO DRIVE A UNSAFE CAR. CATCH 22 I WAS THERE. *TR

1999 GRAND PRIX GT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN FRONT OF HOUSE LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES OF ARRIVING HOME FROM A TEN MINUTE TRIP. HOUSE WAS ALSO DAMAGED IN FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS CAR WITH THE SUPER CHARGE, BUT NOT THE GT MODEL. SERIOUS COINCIDENCE THAT THIS ALSO HAPPENED WITH THE GT MODEL AS WELL. PICTURES AVAILABLE OF THE CAR AND THE HOUSE UPON REQUEST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07035 IN APRIL OF 2008 AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED WITHIN THE SAME MONTH. HE PAID FOR THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR, THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE; THEREFORE, THEY PURCHASED THE PARTS FROM AN AUTO PART STORE AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE HIM BECAUSE THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS NOT BASED ON THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 07/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 07/07/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR. THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V118000. A FIRE REPORT AND PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. THERE IS NO POLICE REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND ENGINE WERE DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE COST OF REPAIRS ARE $4,000 WHICH INCLUDES REPLACING THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR FAILURES OR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 177,000.

I OWNED A C1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT 2 DOOR MODEL, AND ONE DAY THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. I SEE ON HERE THAT IT A RECALL ON THE GRAND PRIX FOR ENGINE FIRES. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING MY CAR FIX OR REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 99 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP THAT HAS LEAKS IN BOTH VALVE COVER GASKETS AND THE LOWER AND UPPER INTAKE GASKETS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE VALVE COVERS BECAUSE THEY WERE CAUSING FIRES FROM OIL LEAKING ON THE MANIFOLD FROM HARD BREAKING. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SAFETY NOTICE ISSUED FOR THE UPPER INTAKE LEAKING AROUND THE TURBO CHARGER. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY MECHANICS WHOM SAY THAT I SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THE COMPLETE RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS CAR HAS HAD MAINTENANCE WORK PERFORMED BY MY HUSBAND WHO HAS BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 45 YEARS. HE NO LONGER WORKS ON VEHICLES BUT STILL HAS THE KNOWLEDGE OF A MECHANIC. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS RECALL TO BE ISSUED SO MY CAR CAN BE DRIVEN. I'M HAVING TO DEPEND ON ONE VEHICLE WHICH PUTS A STRAIN ON MY EVERYDAY LIFE. *TR

CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. I BEGAN TO NOTICE AN ENGINE ODOR. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED. BEFORE I COULD HAVE IT CHECKED OUT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER I HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE AT WORK. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHY IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. JUST THAT IT HAD STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. AND THEY BELIEVED IT WAS ELECTRICAL. I PURCHASED A 2000 GRAND PRIX TO REPLACE IT. I AM NOW SMELLING THE SAME ODOR IN THIS CAR. I SAW THE RECALL ON TV FOR THE SUPERCHARGED 3.8L. NEITHER CAR WAS SUPERCHARGED. BUT I BELIEVE IT IS NOT ONLY THE SUPERCHARGED MODELS THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING THREW THE VENTS. WHEN SHE PULLED OVER THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. *KB POSSIBLY RELATED TO RECALL 08V118000. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB

1999 PONTIAC GTP CAUGHT FIRE ,THESE CARS SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD. GM DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANY THING, SO I WILL REPORT TO THE MEDIA AND ANY OTHER WAY I THANKS MIKE T, FOR THE SAFETY OF THE OTHER DRIVERS. MY 1999 PONTIAC CAUGHT FIRE THESE CARS SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD CAN YOU HELP ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE OIL VALVE COVER LEAKED AND CAUSED THE SPARK PLUGS TO CATCH FIRE. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO DOUSE THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, A MECHANIC REPLACED THE PLUG WIRES. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. THE MECHANIC LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK VALVE COVERED GASKETS WERE LEAKING, WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. GMC STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT BELIEVES THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING EVERY TIME SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, SHE NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH INTAKE VALVE COVER GASKETS WERE LEAKING AND THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A SURCHARGE ENGINE. PONTIAC STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,801 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,788. UPDATED 4/7/08 *CN UPDATED 04/07/08 *TR

I DRIVE A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. MY CAR WAS PARKED NEXT TO A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE GRAND PRIX CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD SPREADING TO MY CAR. MY CAR AND THE GRAND PRIX TOTAL LOSS. READING ON THE INTERNET SEEMS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WONDERING WHY THIS PROBLEM NOT ADDRESSED BY PONTIAC. I KNOW THEY TAKE NO CREDIT BUT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE IN TWENTY MINUTES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A TRIP, AND SHORTLY AFTER FILLING MY CAR UP WITH GAS, I HEARD A 'BANG', AND THE ENGINE BAY BURST INTO FLAMES. AFTER THIS HAPPENED, I PULLED OVER, AND BY THE TIME I ACTUALLY STOPPED THE CAR, THE FIRE WAS ALREADY ENTERING THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. BY THE TIME I EXITED THE CAR, THE FRONT HALF WAS COMPLETELY ON FIRE. BY THE TIME I WALKED AROUND 100 FEET AWAY FROM THE CAR, THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN THE FIRE. SO FAR IT IS UNCERTAIN WHAT ACTUALLY CAUSED THE FIRE, AND IT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, AS THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I AM VERY UPSET THAT THIS HAPPENED, AND IF MY KIDS WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE, I MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THEM OUT OF THE CAR IN TIME. THE FIRE SPREAD VERY, VERY FAST... I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS TROUBLE FREE, AND THIS CAME AS A COMPLETE SURPRISE. I AM EVEN MORE UPSET NOW, BECAUSE I FOUND OUT THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THEIR PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP, INFACT, THERE ARE A LOT OF REPORTS IDENTICAL TO MY OWN. GENERAL MOTORS REALLY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, AND COULD EASILY GET SOMEONE KILLED. *TR

OUR 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP HAS RUN FINE SINCE OUR PURCHASE IN JUNE OF 2006. IT WAS IN EXTREMELY GOOD CONDITION, 1 OWNER CAR. MY SON DROVE IT TO WORK ON 2/25/08 AND 15 MINUTES LATER IT WAS ENGULFED WITH FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTALIZE NO RED LIGHT INDICATION OR NO SMELL OR ORDER. JUST PARKED IT AT WORK THEN 15 MINUTES LATER IT WAS ON FIRE. *TR

20 MINUTES AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF, ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. PAINT SHOWED MORE DAMAGE ON DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE. LOCATION OR CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN. 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. STREAMWOOD IL POLICE REPORT NUMBER 0801613 PHONE 630-736-3700 CHRISTOPHER CLARK FIRE DEPT BATTALION CHIEF 630-736-3655. *TR

THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING IN MY GARAGE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I DROVE IT ABOUT FIVE MILES TO PICK UP MY BROTHER AND GO PLAY BASKETBALL. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS IN THE 30'S AND I PARKED THE CAR IN AN ASPHALT PARKING LOT. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER, THE POLICE CAME INTO THE GYM AND TOLD ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. WHEN I WENT OUT, THERE WERE FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE, THE CAR HAD BURNED ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE TRUNK. EVERYTHING INSIDE WAS MELTED OR BURNED. IT HAS BEEN MONTHS SINCE ANY WORK WAS DONE ON THE CAR EXCEPT FOR NEW TIRES AND AN OIL CHANGE. USUALLY THESE KINDS OF FIRES ARE ELECTRICAL. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ELECTRICAL WORK DONE ON THIS CAR IN THE 6 YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED IT. *TR

I HAD BEEN HOME FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER ABOUT A 45 MINUTE DRIVE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP OUTSIDE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BOOM. I LOOKED OUT WINDOW A SAW THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN AUGUST OF 2007 FROM FRIENDS AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE. IT APPEARS THAT THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE HOOD WAS MELTED TO AND FIRE PERSONAL HAD TO PRY IT OPEN TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. BATTERY IS STILL INTACT. MY CAR IS DESTROYED AND I AM NOW CARLESS. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. TEN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000. UPDATED 02-07-08. *KB

THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR! I ALWAYS DID REGULAR MAINTENANCE. AFTER PARKING THE CAR, WITHIN 5 MINUTES IT CAUGHT FIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED THE WHOLE FRONT OF MY CAR. *TR

WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN STOPPED AT LIGHT AND ENGINE IN 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP BURST INTO FLAMES. CAR WAS BOUGHT 7 MONTHS AGO AND WAS STATE INSPECTED AND WELL MAINTAINED TILL THE FIRE. CAR DID NOT LEAK ANY FLUIDS AND THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS SPOTLESS OF ANY OIL OR DEBRIS. THE EAST WINDSOR POLICE AND FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED AND THE CASE NUMBER IS 07-16572. *TR

DRIVING ON US 85 NORTH AT MILE MARKER 82 IN NC AT 6:00 PM. ENGINE STARTS MISFIRING THEN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS RACING AND LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. PULL OVER TO SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY AND TURN OFF CAR. OPEN HOOD AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER ENGINE COVER AND EMBERS VISIBLE. CAR TOWED FOR 96 MILES TO AUTO PRO-TO-CALL IN CHAPEL HILL, NC. THE FOLLOWING MORNING (12/17/2007) TECHNICIAN REMOVED COVER AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A FIRE UNDER THE COVER WITH VERY EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *TR