1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

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 PERFECTLY GOOD CAR TO NOT HAVING A CAR AT ALL. I DID HOWEVER RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM ON FEB 5, 2010. ALOT OF GOOD THAT DID ME SEEING THAT MY CAR IS TOTALLY RUINED. OH YES AND THE WOMAN I SPOKE TO AT GM ESIS DEPARTMENTS NAME WAS DEBBIE ROACH. SO IF ANYONE KNOWS HOW I CAN GET HELP WITH THIS PLEASE POST SOMETHING. *TR

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.

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.