Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2004 record →
TAKATA RECALL. HAD THE CAR SERVICED DUE TO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD. NOTICED OIL ON RIGHT UNDERSIDE OF CAR NEAR THE OIL FILTER AND COVERING EVERYTHING AS FAR BACK NEAR THE MUFFLER. IT HAD BEEN LLEAKING FOR QUITE SOMETIME. HAD A BURNING SMELL WHEN CAR WAS RUNNING WARM. SENSOR INDICATED THAT THE ABS BRAKES THE EXHAUST SYSTEM & THE CATYLITIC CONVERTER NEEDS WORK. REPLACED TEMP. SENSOR & FANS NOW WORK ON BOTH SIDES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SMOKE EMERGED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 235,000.
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN, MAKING A LEGAL U-TURN AT A SAFE SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED MID-TURN AND THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED VIOLENTLY. IT IS UNKNOWN WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE, HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE CONCERNING CATASTROPHIC STEERING FAILURE. THIS STEERING FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY MANUFACTURING/ EQUIPMENT BY GM.
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, SHORTLY AFTER I BROUGHT IT IN TO MIDAS TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, AFTER I WAS TOLD EXTREMELY BAD NEWS THAT MY VEHICLE HAD SOME MAJOR PROBLEMS AND IT WAS GOING TO COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT BUT LUCKILY IT'S UNDER A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY MODEL MAKE AND YEAR, ALTHOUGH WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO MERIT CHEVROLET I DISCUSSED MY CONCERNS WITH THEM ABOUT MY VEHICLE AND HOW A LOT OF THE THINGS DISCOVERED WRONG WITH IT, HAD TO DO WITH MULTIPLE OF THE RECALLS. THE CONVERSATION GOT NOWHERE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE MY VIN NUMBER WASN'T ON THE RECALL THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEMS DISCOVERED TO BE RELATED TO THE RECALLS I WAS TOLD WERE RELATED AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING I CAN DO, UNLESS I WANTED TO CALL GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. AT THIS POINT I'M VERY FRUSTERATED AND HAVE ALREADY SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH EACH PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS SPECIFIED FOR MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL I'M UNABLE TO BE HELPED. SO ALSO SAYING THAT LATER WHEN THIS KILLS ME, IT WILL REMAIN NOT IMPORTANT. I HAVE THE NHTSA #'S OF EVERY PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING... 15V7010000, 05V046000, 04V299000, 04V287000, 03V331000 AND IF SOMEONE COULD TAKE ME AND THE ISSUES THAT MY CAR IS HAVING SERIOUSLY I'D LOVE TO BRING IT IN. MERIT CHEVROLET MIGHT HAVE SWITCHED THE VALVE COVER, BUT THEY DID NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF ENGINE OIL LEAKING IN MY MANIFOLD. I ARRIVED THERE AND LEFT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAFETY HAZARD. MY ENGINE IS STILL AT RISK OF IGNITING FIRE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHEN THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED TO THE START POSITION, THE KEY FAILED TO RETURN TO THE RUN POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR.THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL, IT DECELERATED WHILE DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 14574 STATES REMOVAL OF ENGINE MAIN COVER PARTS SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH IMPROVED DESIGN PARTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MAIN COVER WAS MISSING, AS THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE IT, ACCORDING TO GM'S INSTRUCTIONS. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I HAD THE EXACT MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR AND MY POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING SLOWLY FOR APPOX. 1 MONTH AND AFTER DRIVING IT 20 MILES I PARKED AT HOUSE AND SMELLED SOMETHING I WALKED 10 FEET AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THEN HOOD FLEW OFF AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE AND MELTED SIDING OFF HOUSE . I BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR EXACTLY SAME MODEL,MAKE YR, MY POWER STEARING ON THIS CAR IS LEAKING EXACTLY THE SAME AS MY 1SR CAR BUT FASTER LEAK. I DO NOT DRIVE IT AT ALL FOR OVER MONTH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, A STRONG BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE AND FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND CONFIRMED THE FIRE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENGINE OIL LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 260,000.
HIT A BRIDGE HEAD ON. AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING, THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO LET IT COOL DOWN. ONCE HE CHANGED THE OIL, THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT AND A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROGRESSIVE LEAK ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE WHERE THE LEAK ORIGINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR EXTENSIVE REPAIRS TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM TO PREVENT A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE PART AND PERMANENT REMEDY TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VIN WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V574000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
CAR WAS PARKED - ENGINE NOT RUNNING - IN A VALID PARKING SPOT ALONG A CITY STREET. NOTICED SMOKE AND FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CALLED 911. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT OUT FIRE. ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD BEEN COMPLETELY ENGULFED AND WAS DESTROYED. AFTER THE FIRE, WAS TOLD TO CHECK ON THE INTERNET FOR SAFETY RECALL ABOUT ENGINE FIRES IN PONTIACS. FOUND RECALL #15V701000 GM RECALL # 15757 WHICH WAS ISSUED OCT-2015 AND BEGAN 2-19-2016. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING CONCERNING THIS RECALL TO DATE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE REAR ENGINE VALVE COVER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE VEHICLE EXPERINCING THE SAME CONSEQUENCE AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT GASKET AND VALVE COVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
ON MARCH 16TH 2016 WHILE ON THE WAY TO A DOCTORS APPT. WE TRIED TO USED THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT,HOWEVER WE COULD NOT GET THE SEAT BELT TO PULL OUT SO WE COULD USE IT. ON THE WAY TO THE DRS. OFFICE WE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF OIL AND ANTIFREEZE IN THE CAR. WHEN WE GOT TO DRS. OFFICE WE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SO WE LET THE CAR SIT THERE UNTIL AFTER THE APPT. WHEN WE GOT BACK TO CAR WE CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND COULD NOT FIND ANY OIL OF WATER LEAK, SO MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ME BACK HOME WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY CUT OFF AND STOPPED RUNNING,SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR AT ALL. SO I HELPED HE TURN THE CAR OFF TO ROAD TO THE SHOULDER UNTIL IT STOPPED. AFTER LOOKING I NOTICED THE KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP I DROVE THE CAR ON HOME, AND THAT'S WHERE IT SITS NOW!!! PLEASE HELP!!! [XXX] 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *BF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER BEING SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE BOLTS NOT PLACED BACK INTO THE GASKET WHEN THE REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. ALSO, REPAIR TOOLS WERE LEFT INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE UNTIL AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,536.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL KEYS TO THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE WHILE TRYING TO OPEN THE DOORS AND TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE INTERNAL FRACTURE THAT CAUSED OIL TO LEAK ONTO THE MOTOR AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TWICE AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A PART TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED THE MOTOR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) MORE THAN A YEAR AFTER EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO SPECIFY WHEN THE PART WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
CPSC:I1620250A. 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE OF THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OF HER HOME. *LN
REGARDS TO GM RECALL 14574. THE MENTIONED OIL LEAK THAT SUPPOSEDLY IS COMING FROM THE ENGINES LEFT FRONT VALVE COVER AND GASKET IS IN FACT COMING FROM THE INTAKE PLENUM GASKET. I HAVE RECENTLY REPLACED IT IN AUGUST OF 2015 BECAUSE THERE WAS ALSO ANTIFREEZE POOLING IN THE ENGINE LEFT SIDE INTAKE PLENUM ALONG WITH OIL. SINCE REPLACEMENT THERE IS NO MORE OIL LEAKAGE. I BELIEVE GM IS TRYING TO FIX A CHEAPER ALTERNATIVE TO THE INITIAL OIL LEAK PROBLEM IN THE INTAKE PLENUM GASKET. I AM AN ORIGINAL OWNER, AND ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIANAND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. I HAD JUST GOT BACK FROM THE STORE, ABOUT A 6 MILE TRIP, WHEN IT HAPPENED. I HAD BEEN HOME LESS 5 MINUTES WHEN I NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE TRIED PUTTING IT OUT BUT IT WAS TOO LATE. THE CAR WAS IN GOOD RUNNING ORDER AND DIDN'T SHOW ANY SIGNS AT ALL THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE. NO SYSTEM WARNINGS WENT OFF, IT WAS RECENTLY SERVICED. THE CAR RAN PERFECT EVERYDAY. I THEN LEARNED OF THE RECALL ON IT BUT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF RECALL. IT WAS REGISTERED IN MY NAME. WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR MOMENTS BEFORE THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A FIRE. NO NOISE, OR SMOKE, OR CHANCE IN HOW IT RAN. IT HAD NEVER CAUGHT ON FIRE BEFORE OR SHOWED SIGN OF ISSUES. ALL GAUGES READ NORMALLY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO WAIT FOR A LETTER STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY 2004 GRAND PRIX WAS UNDER RECALL 14574. MY QUESTION INVOLVES OWNER RESPONSIBILITY. THIS VEHICLE IS 12 YEARS OLD AND HAS 235,000 MILES ON THE FACTORY ENGINE. AT WHAT POINT IS THE INDIVIDUAL OWNER RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OR HER OWN MAINTENANCE. VIRTUALLY EVERY V DESIGN ENGINE IS SUSPECT TO FLUIDS COLLECTING IN THE VALLEY BETWEEN THE HEADS. HEART FELT SORROW GOES OUT TO ANYONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED LOSS DUE TO OIL CATCHING FIRE, BUT IS IT NOT AN AUTOMOBILE OWNER'S INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN A SAFE VEHICLE? AT WHAT POINT IS THE OEM RELEASED FROM RESPONSIBILITY OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ITEMS? I ASSURE YOU THAT MY 2004 GRAND PRIX WILL NOT HAVE THIS RECALL PERFORMED BECAUSE I AM A RESPONSIBLE OWNER AND I MAINTAIN A SAFE AND FUNCTIONAL VEHICLE. I WILL PROMPTLY DECLINE THIS RECALL AT THE GM DEALERSHIP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000.
2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RECALL #15757 ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER CLAIMED THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. *JB
RECALL HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE APRIL 2ND 2015 IT IS JANUARY 27TH 2016, GM RECALL # 14574 AND STILL NO RESOLVED ISSUE. I AM ADVISED TO KEEP MY CAR OUTSIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER SO THERE IS NO ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTED. I WOULD LIKE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. I DRIVE MY CAR EVERYDAY AND EVERYDAY I'M THINKING, IS TODAY THE DAY I "BRAKE HARD" "CAUSING OIL" "TO LEAK ONTO THE MANIFOLD" AND MY ENGINE BAY CATCHES FIRE. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. I FEEL AS THOUGHT THEY ARE TRYING TO PUSH THIS OFF UNTIL LESS PEOPLE HAVE HELD ONTO THEIR OLDER PONTIAC VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP
WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE OF THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER IN MY 04 GRAND PRIX, THE DISPLAY SHOWED "LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE" THERE WERE TRUCKS ON EITHER SIDE, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY DODGING THE VEHICLES COMING UP BEHIND ME. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND EXPLAIN THE CONDITION, HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE HE SAID HE FIXES THEM ALL THE TIME. THE SPEED SENSOR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LOSSES CONNECTION WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND LOSS OF POWER IS THE RESULT. IF THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON A TOYOTA THEY WOULD HAVE RECALLED THE VEHICLES AND FIXED THE PROBLEM. I GUESS GM HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS OR MAYBE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE DIED TO MAKE THIS A GM SAFETY PRIORITY.
NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V701000 . WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT PLANNING IS UNDERWAY TO CONDUCT THIS RECALL, WHICH IS INTENDED TO PREVENT ENGINE FIRES CAUSED BY OIL LEAK. AS PART OF THE PLANS STATED IN THEIR LETTER, THEY WILL BE PERMANENTLY REMOVING AN OIL FILL EXTENSION AND ENGINE "BEAUTY" COVER DURING THIS RECALL. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO GM RECALL PHONE NUMBER ABOUT OUR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE PLAN TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE THE ENGINE COVER. WE SEE THAT AS LOWERING THE VALUE OF THE CAR. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT REMOVING THE COVER, AND THEY ARE JUST DOING IT CHEAPER THIS WAY. FROM NHTSA'S PERSPECTIVE, THE PLANNED RECALL, WHICH WILL LOWER RESALE VALUE ON CARS WHERE IT IS PROVIDED, WILL NOT BE AS EFFECTIVE AS IT COULD BE, BECAUSE ONCE THE WORD IS OUT THAT THE RECALL MAKES THE ENGINE UGLIER, SOME OWNERS WILL CHOOSE NOT TO CONDUCT THE RECALL. GM AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE CONCERNS, BUT WILL NOT COMMIT TO PROVIDING OUR FEEDBACK TO THE ENGINEERING GROUP THAT IS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. WE ARE ASKING YOU TO CONVEY THESE CONCERNS TO GM. THANK YOU. *TR
2004 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DROPS OF ENGINE OIL ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSE VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATAED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE THE FIRE. ALSO, THE HEAD GASKET WENT OUT AFTER THE FIRE. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE UNOCCUPIED VEHCILE IGNITED INTO LARGE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
WHILE PARKED AND ADDING ENGINE OIL, OIL AND ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WITH THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT SPECIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,853.
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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