2000 Pontiac Grand Prix complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS SMOKING. WHEN HER BOYFRIEND OPENED THE HOOD SPARKS AND FIRE WERE PRESENT. THE PASSENGER USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO PRESENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO HER VIN. THERE WAS A NEWS REPORT RELATED TO RECALL (08V118000) FOR 1997-2003 GRAND PRIXS IN RELATION TO THE UNDERHOOD FIRES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000. UPDATED 04-07-08 *BF

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE AFTER CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX GT. EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY "HARD". THIS ONLY CAN BE CORRECTED IF I PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS) AND WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES AND RESTART THE CAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE RPM'S STARTS TO "REV" UP AND DOWN CONSTANTLY WHETHER WHILE DRIVING OR SETTING WHILE IN PARK. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO SEVERAL WRECKS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOU APPLY THE BREAKS ENOUGH TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU AND THEN THE RPM "REV" UP AND YOU ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE REAR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL SIMILAR REPORTS AND I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THIS CANNOT BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND MY ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PUT OUT FIRE. INSURANCE COMPANY STATES ENGINE FIRES WAS COVERED UNDER MY INSURANCE, BUT ONLY CORRECTED WHAT MELTED(ENGINE COVER, OIL FILLER/CAP, GASKET COVER, PLUGS AND WIRING). I STILL DO NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT STARTED THE FIRE OR WHETHER OR NOT THE FIRE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. MY ENGINE IS STALLING AND IT STILL SMELL LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING. *TR

WELL I DROVE TO TOWN AND CAME HOME EVERYTHING WAS GOOD CAME IN THE HOUSE A FEW MINS LATER I OPENED MY BACK DOOR AND SAW THAT MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT WAS ON FIRE. IT WAS A GREAT CAR AND MY ONLY CAR. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN!!?? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER SHE PARKED. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. AS OF FEBRUARY 25, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 188,000.

I WAS JUST DRIVING THROUGH MY HOME TOWN WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I THEN PROCEEDED TO THE GAS STATION LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY AND WHEN PULLING IN I FELT THE CAR BEGIN TO LOSE POWER AND "MISS". WHEN I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION I OPENED THE HOOD IMMEDIATELY AND SAW THE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, I THEN WENT INTO THE GAS STATION AND GOT A BUCKET OF WATER AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES. AT THIS TIME TOTAL DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN HOWEVER I CAN TELL YOU THAT SEVERAL PLASTIC PIECES WERE DAMAGED ALONG WITH WIRING AND THE CAR HOOD FROM THE HEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AFTER BEING PARKED FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE FIRE ALSO DESTROYED THREE OTHER VEHICLES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEY FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT HAS CURRENT PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

CAR WAS DRIVEN ~ 6 MILES, PARKED AND TURNED OFF. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND A SMALL FIRE WAS FOUND ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AFTER WAITING ~30 MINUTES, THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION WHERE IT AWAITS INSPECTION. *TR

MY HUSBAND DRIVING VEH FRWY, GOING APPROX. 65-70 MPH WHEN ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. AS HE WAS PULLING OVER HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE. THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE WHEEL WELLS. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTAL LOSS FROM THIS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH POPPING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN STEERING TO THE LEFT. WATER ON PASSENGER FLOORBOARD, NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

DROVE TO MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE TO PICK HER UP TO GO CHRISTMAS SHOPPING PULLED IN DRIVEWAY TURNED CAR OFF TOOK KEYS IN HOUSE WITH ME CAME OUT ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER AND CAR WAS ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT MINUTES AFTER IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE GARAGE WHERE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *TR

MY 2000 GRAND PRIX GTP CAUGHT FIRE ON JANUARY 16, 2008. I BOUGHT MY CAR WELL-MAINTAINED AND HAD BEEN KEEPING UP ON THE MAINTENANCE VERY WELL. MY GTP HAD BEEN HAVING NO SIGNS OF ANY TROUBLE INCLUDING THE DAY IN CAUGHT FIRE. I HAD JUST TURNED OFF MY CAR AND WENT INSIDE. THERE WAS NOTHING ABNORMAL ABOUT MY CAR- NO SMELLS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, AND NO GAUGES SHOWING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WITHIN 20 MINUTES, I HAD GONE INSIDE, MY CAR STARTED ON FIRE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND I CAME BACK TO SEE MY CAR TOTALED. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS MELTED, ENGINE AND ALL. *TR

PULLED INTO PARKING LOT. SMELLED SMOKE. ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. *TR

TODAY ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER PARKING MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (GTP - SUPERCHARGED), IT WAS IDENTIFIED BY A PASSERBY AS SMOKING AND ON FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD PUT IT OUT, THE CARE WAS DESTROYED. IN LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT (LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF REPORED FIRES). I AM GLAD TO SEE THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ENGINE FIRE PROBLEM - BUT AFTER OVE A DECADE OF REPORTS, ITS CLEAR THAT THIS HAZZARD HAS BEEN LONG IGNORED AND COULD COST LIVES IN ADDITION TO PROPERTY. *CN

ON THE 16TH OF DECEMBER 2007, MY WIFE JUST GOT BACK FROM WALMART. WE UNLOADED SOME GROCERIES AND SOME CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. WE WERE IN THE HOUSE FOR 10-15 MINUTES WHEN I NOTICE AN ORANGE GLOW ON OUR SIDING. I LOOKED OUT THE FRONT DOOR AND SAW HER CAR ON FIRE. I CALLED 911 GRABBED A WATER HOSE AND NOTICE THAT MY TRUCK WAS STARTING TO SMOKE. I YELLED AT MY WIFE TO MOVE MY TRUCK AND I STARTED TO TRY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY SHOWED UP 10-15 MINUTES LATER. AND THAT WAS AFTER MY WIFE WENT AND FOUND THEM TRYING TO LOCATE OUR HOUSE. IT TOOK THEM TO POP THE HOOD OPEN WITH A PRY BAR TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS BURNT AND THE FIRE STARTED TO MELTED THE DASH BOARD. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES VERY BLESSED THAT IT WASN'T PARK IN THE GARAGE. MY TRUCK SUFFER A MELTED HEADLIGHT, TURN SIGNAL, BUMPER, BUG SHIELD, AND SOME PAINT BUBBLED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER.*CN

WIFE WENT SHOPPING, NUMEROUS STOPS TOTALING +/- 15 MILES. AT FINAL STOP OF +/- 15 MINUTES, CAME OUT OF STORE TO FIND FIRE DEPT. AT HER VEHICLE WHICH HAD MAJOR FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO ENGINE COMPARTMENT SINCE PASSERBY HAD SEEN FIRE AND WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT WITH FIRE EXT. *TR

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC. PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD TO DISCOVER A SMALL FIRE AROUND THE OIL FILL TUBE ABOUT THE SIZE ON A BASEBALL CAP. HOOD INSULATION ON DRIVER SIDE WAS ALSO ON FIRE BUT HAD NEVER BEEN OIL SOAKED? FIRE MELTED PLASTIC COVER AND DAMAGED SOME WIRES AND MODULES AS IT SPREAD TO ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN SECONDS, EVEN AFTER CLOSING HOOD. HOOD WAS AGAIN LIFTED APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE FROM INITIAL FIRE DISCOVERY AND FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY BY PASSING TRUCK DRIVER WITH EXTINGUISHER. A FEW MORE MINUTES ELAPSED BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED IT WAS THEN NOTED BY MYSELF THAT THE GAS LINE AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE WAS STILL EMITTING A FINE STREAM OF GASOLINE AS I HAD NOT YET TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. IT WAS ALSO IN THIS GENERAL LOCATION THAT THE HOOD INSULATION MATERIAL WAS BURNING (A NON FLAMMABLE MATERIAL BY ITSELF). TO DATE NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY 12/18/07. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EXPLODED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE AND TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED FROM THE HEAT. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED REGARDING THE FIRE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT OFF AND VEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES APPEARED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (EA07008) REGARDING VEHICLE FIRES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 155,000.

ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER WIDE DROVE CAR FOR LESS THEN FIVE MINUTES. THE ENGINE STILL RUNS AND NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IT APPEARS THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUG WIRES IS TORN RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE OIL FILL SPOUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REPORTED THE FIRE TO HIS INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT WAS UNAWARE IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 144,000.

ON THIS MORNING (TUESDAY NOV 27 2007) MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP SUFFERED AN UNEXPLAINED FIRE IN THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE HAPPENED AFTER I DROVE TO WORK. I ARRIVED AT MY PLACE OF WORK, PARKED, WENT TO MY OFFICE, AND ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM OUR COMPANY SECURITY THAT MY VEHICLE WAS BURNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AND MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO THE SUGGESTED SCHEDULE AT A PONTIAC GMC DEALER FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD THAT I HAVE OWNED IT (2001-PRESENT). THERE WERE NO DEFECTS WHEN DRIVING AND THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED ONLY A COUPLE WEEKS EARLIER. IT HAS BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT ISSUE,SO I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT IT SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED AFTER BEING PARKED. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER GRAND PRIX'S AND THAT THE MATTER IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS DAMAGED, BUT THE FIRST RESPONDERS WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BEFORE IT COULD SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF THAT WOULD HELP THE INVESTIGATION AND I HAVE SOME PICTURES AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TO BE DESTROYED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

I MADE MY NORMAL APPROX. 13-MILE DRIVE INTO WORK ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 29, 2007. PARK THE CAR, WALKED INTO THE OFFICE AND APPOX. 10 MINS LATER WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. CAME BACK TO THE CAR AND FOUND IT HAD A FAIRLY LARGE FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND WITHIN 15 MINUTES, MOST OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE ENGINE WAS BURNT BEYOND RECOGNITION. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOK AT FOR A CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 GRAND PRIX GT WITH 63000 MILES. ABOUT A WEEK AGO I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN I HAD A VEHICLE COME WITHIN INCHES OF MY BUMPER. I CONTINUED ON TO MY JOB AND THE DRIVER PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT NEXT TO ME. I WAS THEN NOTIFIED I HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. SINCE THIS TIME MY HUSBAND HAS TRIED TO REPLACE BOTH BULBS, THE FUSE THE STOP LAMP SWITCH AND CHECKED WIRING FOR ANY ISSUES. NONE OF THESE HAVE SOLVED THE ISSUE. LOOKING THROUGH THE NET I HAVE SEEN 100'S OF COMPLAINTS FROM PONTIAC OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND I HAVE TO WONDER WHY PONTIAC HAS NOT LIVED UP TO THEIR END OF THE BARGAIN AND DONE A RECALL ON THIS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. TWENTY MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY, HE NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE GRABBED HIS WATER HOSE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000. UPDATED 01-17-08. *KB

2000 GRAND PRIX GT, NO BRAKE LIGHTS, REPLACED BULBS, TOOK TO LOCAL AUTO REPAIR, FOR $71 DIAGNOSIS, MULTIFUNCTION ELECTRONIC BOX IN STEERING COLUMN, WHAT YOUR BLINKER IS STUCK INTO, $150 PART PLUS 4 HOURS LABOR TOTAL REPAIR $677, THEY HAVE REPAIRED MANY GM SWITCHES THAT'S HOW THEY KNEW WHAT IT WAS. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE SWITCHES. *TR UPDATED 02-04-08. *KB UPDATED 02/04/08 *TR

THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OF THE BASE OF THE TIRE WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE NUMBER IS P20570R15. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT'S WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THEN SHUT IT OFF TO RE-ENTER THE HOUSE. WHEN SHE RETURNED, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND REALIZED IT WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,730.

STARTING WITH A MAF SENSOR GOING OUT, REPLACED, CAUSED DAMAGE TO O2 SENSORS, REPLACED ,AS SOON AS THESE WENT OUT NOTICED COOLANT LEVEL DROP THEN THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR WENT OUT AT TANK, REPLACED, NEXT MORNING AT START UP A LOUD KIND OF KNOCKING TOOK PLACE AT START UP FOR 5 TO 10 MIN AND VERY ROUGH IDLE FROM 1500-2000 RPM ,PO300 RANDOM MISFIRE, SO I REPLACED PLUGS , WIRES , AND COILS. NOW RUFF RPM RANGE 1000 TO 1500 AND STILL KNOCKING AT START UP. CHANGING OIL AND FILTER AFTER ALMOST EVERY FIX TO CHECK FOR WATER OR METAL, OIL IS FINE,NOW A PO304 -RANDOM MISFIRE ON 4TH CYLYNDER- BUT CAR WOULD CLEAR UP FOR A DAY OR TWO,ALSO ADDING INJECTOR CLEANER AND FUEL FILTER TO MAKE SURE FUEL SYSTEM IS OK AND USING A NOID CHECK ON EACH INJECTOR ALL INJECTORS FINE, NOW KNOCKING AT START UP WENT AWAY ,BUT ROUGH IDLE STILL PERCISTS . STILL PO304 SO I CHECK COMPRESSION ON THE 4TH CYLINDER AND IT ONLY HAS 70-75 LBS. OF PRESSURE. SO I'M DONE WASTING MONEY BRING IT TO THE GILROY PONTIAC BUICK GMC FOR TEAR DOWN AND FIRST THEY SAW A BURNT EXHAUST VALVE ON THE 4TH CYLINDER , THEN NOTICED THE WATER IN THE VALLEY TRAY AND HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN AND THE INTAKE GASKET IS LEAKING AND THE WATER PUMP IS LEAKING THE SAME WATER PUMP THAT WENT OUT AT 700 MILES NEW. SO NOW THE ONLY CHOICE I HAVE IS TO HAVE THE HEAD AND VALVE JOB DONE, BUT THE WATER DAMAGE WOULD MOST LIKELY CAUSE PINGING AFTER ALL THAT MONEYS SPENT SO NOW ONLY CHOICE IS TO PAY ALMOST $4500 FOR A NEW MOTOR , PROBLEM SOLVED.AT 92000 MI

ENGINE FIRE IN JAN. 07, REPAIRED, 2ND ENGINE FIRE MAY 07. BOTH RELATED TO FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. JAN FIRE, VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, GAS SMELL OCCURRED AND ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER SMELL WAS NOTICED. MAY FIRE/VEHICLE STARTED, A POPPING NOISE OCCURRED AND A ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED. *TR

HUSBAND MOVED THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP W/ SUPER CHARGER. CLOSER TO WORK SITE & PARKED THE CAR, SAT & ATE LUNCH IN CAR. THE CABIN OF THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE. HUSBAND COULDN'T GET DOORS OPEN, BUT GOT THE WINDOWS TO COME DOWN. HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE WINDOWS AND REALIZED CAR WAS ON FIRE. WITHIN 10-15 MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY IN FLAMES. THE FIREMEN HAD TO PRY THE SIDES OF THE HOOD UP TO GET THE FIRE OUT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 121000. *AK

MY HUSBAND DROVE OUR 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX TO WORK, PARKED THE CAR, WENT INTO WORK AND WITHIN 15-20 MINS LATER THE CAR WAS COMPLETLY IN FLAMES AND CAUGHT 6 OTHER CARS THAT WERE PARKED BESIDE HIM, ON FIRE. *AK THE FIRE CHIEF TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE POINT OF ORGIN WAS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE. CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 53 MPH IN AN ATTEMPT TO MANEUVER AROUND ROCKS IN THE ROAD THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. HOWEVER, SHE DROVE INTO A DITCH TWICE AND HIT A CEMENT COVER HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES, INCLUDING THE LOSS OF 13 TEETH AND SHOULDER DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH GMC WITH NO SATISFACTION. *AK THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED VARIOUS DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE ACCIDENT CAR REPAIR INVOICE, DOCTOR AND DENTAL BILLS, PICTURES OF THE INJURIES AND WISHES TO BE REIMBURSED FOR DAMAGES, HOWEVER GM IS STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE ACCIDENT AND WILL NOT BE REIMBURSING THE CONSUMER. UPDATE 05/22/07*TR

DROVE CAR A FEW MILES-WENT INTO STORE AND A FEW MINUTES LATER CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER HOOD---VEHICLE IS THE SUPER CHARGED 3.8 W/APROX 147K MILES---KNOW OF ANOTHER CAR SAME THING HAPPENED 1 YR AGO- PARKED CAR AND FEW MINUTES LATER WAS ON FIRE IN PARKING LOT--BOTH FIRES DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING-BOTH SAME ENGINE AND BOTH HAVE HIGH MILES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR FIVE MINUTES THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, AND THEN THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 145,000.*AK

I HAD A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH 120,000 MILES, THAT HAD BEEN MOSTLY NO TROUBLE. WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TIL 75,000 MILES, AND ALL THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (<15MILES), I STOPPED AT THE GROCERY STORE FOR 20 MINUTES OR LESS. BEFORE I CAME OUT, MY CAR WAS TOTALLED IN FLAMES, AND 2 FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE THERE DOUSING MY ENGINE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR LEAKS/NOISES/ WARNING LIGHTS. THIS OCCURRED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, 4:30PM, ALONG A MAJOR ROAD. MY HUSBAND IS A CERTIFIED IN ARSON INVESTIGATION, AND STATED THE FIRE BEGAN AT THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE ENGINE, WHERE THE FUEL LINE IS. IT WAS MORE SEVERLY MELTED IN THAT AREA. WE HAD THE COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE DISCONTINUED ABOUT 2 MONTHS PRIOR,DUE TO HOUSE INSURANCE UP A THOUSAND DOLLARS, ETC, FROM THE HURRICANES, SO I HAD NO FIRE COVERAGE, AND AM OUT OF A VEHICLE. I CALLED GM, AND THEY OFFERED TO HAVE AN "INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR" LOOK AT IT FOR ANY POSSIBLE COMPENSATION. ( I DID NOT CALL THEM FOR MONEY, BUT CALLED TO REPORT THE INCIDENT, FOR SAFETY REASONS). THEIR 'INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATOR' REPORTED IT WAS 'IGNITED FROM AN OUTSIDE SOURCE, UNDERNEATH THE TRANSMISSION'. I ASSURE YOU THIS EXTENSIVE FIRE WAS NOT STARTED BY A CIGARETTE BUTT, AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY MAFFIA CHASING ME TO IGNITE MY CAR. I ASSURE YOU NO ONE IN BROAD DAYLIGHT ON A MAJOR ROAD TORCHED MY CAR. I AM VERY ANGRY WITH GM FOR MAKING SUCH A CLAIM. I HAD A VEHICLE THAN RAN WELL AND WAS PAID OFF OVER A YEAR AGO, AND WAS IN GOOD CONDITION...ASK

AFTER DRIVING FOR A SHORT TIME, 10 MINUTES, I PARKED AND TURNED OFF MY 2000 GRAND PRIX GTP. APPROXIMATELY 10 - 15 MINUTES LATER A LOUD NOISE, EXPLOSION, WAS HEARD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE CAR WAS ENTIRELY IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND SUBSEQUENTLY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. PONTIAC INVESTIGATED AND CLAIMED TO FIND NO EVIDENCE OF LIABILITY. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND HAD BEEN REGULARLY MAINTAINED. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET SHE DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION ABOUT THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED FOR THE 2000 - 2002 GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT'S BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS WERENOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126000. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

DUE TO THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH I DO NOT HAVE HAZARD OR BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX I DO KNOW THERE IS A INVESTIGATION ON IT NOW AND I KNOW MANY OTHERS IN MY AREA WHO I HAVE TALKED TO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS NOT CHEAP TO FIX AND I'M UNABLE TO GET IF FIXED AT THE MOMENT SO I USE SOMEONE ELSE'S CAR WHEN I GO. THIS MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH HAS MY BRAKES AS WELL AS MY HAZARD WARNING LIGHT NOT WORKING. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S ERROR AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOON. *JB

I DROVE ABOUT 3-4 MILES FROM MY WORK TO PICK UP MY NEWBORN SON FROM MY MOTHER, WHO WAS BABYSITTING. I PARKED MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE SCHOOL AND WENT INSIDE (CAR WAS NOT ON). I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO USE THE RESTROOM AND CHANGE MY SON'S DIAPER (10 MINUTES) AND WE GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THE MAIN OFFICE ON THE 1ST FLOOR TO TELL US THAT MY CAR WAS SMOKING. I RAN TO THE WINDOW AND SAW BLACK SMOKE BILLOWING FROM MY HOOD. I RAN DOWNSTAIRS TO THE 1ST FLOOR, BUT BY THE TIME I GOT NEAR ENOUGH TO SEE, I COULD SEE ORANGE FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I DIDN'T DARE GO NEAR THE CAR TO RETRIEVE MY BELONGINGS (PURSE, CAR SEAT, CD'S, ETC) FOR FEAR THAT THE FLAMES WOULD SPREAD TO THE GAS TANK. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE, THE FLAMES WERE 5-8 FEET HIGH. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS, BUT I HAVE NOT GOTTEN A QUOTE MY INSURANCE COMPANY AS OF YET. *JB

REAR RIGHT TURN SIGNAL NOT WORKING, NOT BULB OR FUSE ISSUE, SOME KIND OF MALFUNCTION. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. SHE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE HEAT OR THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PULLED VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. MEANWHILE THE HOOD STARTED BUCKLING UP, AND FLAMES CAME UP FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WHO CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ERVIN'S AUTO BODY IN NEWARK, OHIO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSURANCE COMPANY DID AN INVESTIGATION AND COULDN'T FIND WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR ALL REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 . *AK THE CONSUMER STATES INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE CAR AS TOTALED. CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED AN AUTOMOBILE CLAIM REPORT, A REPORT FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, A NEWS ARTICLE THAT PONTIACS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR ENGINE FIRES. UPDATE 5/3/07*TR

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER HE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. IT WAS CONTAINED TO THE HOOD AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY RECENT REPAIR WORK ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. *AK UPDATED 2/27/2007 - *NM

THE ABS HARNESS THAT CLIPS TO THE BACKING PLATE IS COMING UNCLIPPED ON THE BACK PLATE WHILE MAKING A SHARP LEFT HAND TURN. ITS HITTING THE LOWER A-FRAME AND COMING UNCLIPPED. I KNOW THIS BECAUSE, MY HUSBAND IS A MECHANIC, IT BECAME UNCLIPPED AND WRAPPED AROUND THE C.V SHAFT AND TORE THE CLAMP OFF THE OUTER BOOT AND GREASE WENT EVERYWHERE. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 112365 MILES. IN SEPTEMBER 2005 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE STOPPING FOR 10 - 15 MINUTES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE INVOLVED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS A FUEL RELATED FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE ,AND NO REPAIRS HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON IT SINCE THERE WAS NO INSURANCE. THE CONTACT FILED COMPLAINT ABOUT THE VEHICLE AS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH GM. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING HIS 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP, HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT END CAUGHT FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT "THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT". THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 89,000.

TL*- THE CONTACT HAS A 1990 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 120000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE IS CURRENTLY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS IN RECALL (00V189000) STRUCTURE. A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR BOTH FRONT ENGINE CRADLE BOLTS CAN PULL THROUGH THE RETAINERS DUE TO CORROSION OF THE RETAINERS. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT HIS VIN NUMBER IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL AND WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHOUT COST.

I HAD A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. ON JANUARY 26, 2007 MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN MY WORK PARKING LOT. MY CAR HAD BEEN SITTING FOR 15 MINUTES WHEN A PASSER BY INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. *JB