2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR SEALS WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE OWNER ASSUMED ALL COSTS. UPDATED 09/10/2014 *JS

JUST A NOTE TO LET YOU KNOW OUR 2000 PONTIAC GP GTP CAUGHT FIRE WHILE NOT RUNNING ON 06/22/04. I NOTIFIED PONTIAC THAT NIGHT. OUR INSURANCE HIRED A FIRE INVESTIGATOR. HE WAS MET AT OUR HOUSE BY A GM REPRESENTATIVE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR ADVISED US THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER HE WAS SENT TO A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE OURS. GM FINALLY RECALLED THE CAR 2 YEARS LATER IN 2006, SO I KNOW THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS ONE AS WELL. THE INFORMED US TO REBUILD OUR HOME AND THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT INSURANCE DID NOT TAKE CARE OF, WHICH AMOUNTED TO 133,000. THEY DRUG IT OUT FOR 5 YEARS, PAID OUR INSURANCE CO BACK, AND LEFT US SITTING WITH A HOUSE PAYMENT 3 TIMES THE AMOUNT IT HAD BEEN. THIS COMPANY HAS NO RESPECT FOR THE CONSUMER! *TR

VEHICLE IS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP 3.8 LITER SUPERCHARGED SEDAN. THERE IS A STRONG BURNING SMELL THAT CAN BE SMELLED BY ANYONE WHO IS EXITING THE VEHICLE OR STANDING NEAR THE VEHICLE WHEN IT IS NOT IN MOTION. THE "LOW OIL LEVEL" LIGHT IS NOW ILLUMINATED ONLY THREE DAYS AFTER THE SMELL WAS DETECTED. OIL LEVEL EXTREMELY LOW AS VALIDATED BY FLUID CHECK. VEHICLE TAKEN TO GARAGE FOR FURTHER INSPECTION FOR FEAR THAT THERE IS A RISK OF FIRE AS SEEN IN RECALLS SECTION. *TR

THE REAR STRUT TOWERS HAVE ROTTED THROUGH THE BODY. ABOUT 50% OF THE PLATES REMAIN ATTACHED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, HE WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND A FIRE HAD ERUPTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED LESS THAN 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE THEY HAD SENT VARIOUS NOTICES TO THE CONTACT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY ONE RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED, THE SAME DAY AS THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY COASTED OFF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT THEN OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE STRUT SPRING SNAPPED OFF FELL ON DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE CAR WAS DISABLED. *TR

I HAD THE RECALL DONE ON MY GRAND PRIX IN 2011. FOR THE SPARK PLUG WIRE RETAINER, TO ALLEGEDLY PREVENT FROM ENGINE FIRE. 6/9/14 I HAD PULLED INTO A GAS STATION TO FUEL UP. NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ALL OF THE SUDDEN. POPPED THE HOOD. SAW NOTHING BUT FLAME. SHUT THE HOOD, GOT AN EXTINGUISHER RIGHT AWAY FROM THE STORE ATTENDANT. OPENED THE HOOD AND PUT OUT THE FIRE... GAS STATION WAS VERY BUSY AT THE TIME, A LOT OF PEOPLE PUMPING GAS WILE MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. LUCKILY THE MATTER WAS DEALT WITH IN A TIMELY MATTER. THIS PROBLEM HAS THE POTENTIAL GO MUCH FARTHER THAN JUST SOMEONE'S CAR BEING BURNT. AND HAS ALREADY FOR SOME PEOPLE. IF I HAD NOT DECIDED TO STOP FOR GAS, ITS MORE THAN LIKELY MY CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN TORCHED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. GM DOESN'T WANT TO SEEM TO TAKE CARE OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO MY CAR WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, OR EVEN IF AT ALL. THIS HAPPEN TO ME YESTERDAY. AND WAS NOTHING BUT TOSSED AROUND TO DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AT GM OVER THE PHONE. WHY WAS I NOT GIVEN A LONER/RENTAL CAR UNTIL THEY FIX THE PROBLEM THAT THEY HAVE CREATED? " LIVES ARE AT STAKE WITH THIS PROBLEM" . SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BY GM TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. I WONT KNOW AN OUTCOME OF WHAT IS TO HAPPEN WITH THE REPAIRS ON MY CAR FOR 20 TO 30 DAYS. IN THE MEAN TIME, I HAVE NO CAR TO GET TO WORK, AND ALREADY HAVE LOST WAGES....SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR NOT JUST ME, BUT MANY OF OTHERS. SO.. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS TO BE TAKEN... *TR

CAR ENGINE STARTED ON FIRE AFTER STOPPING AT A GAS STATION TO REFUEL. UNKNOWN IF OIL LEAKED ONTO THE MANIFOLD OR IF DEBRIS CAUGHT FIRE?? FIRE REMAINED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. *TR

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE OUT OF THE BLUE ON A MAIN STREET IN SAN FRANCISCO. I HAD A 6 MONTHS OLD PREGNANT LADY VISITOR FROM SINGAPORE WITH ME WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT WAS TRAUMATIZING SINCE THE BRAKES SUDDENLY WOULDN'T WORK AS WELL, WHILE THE FIRE BECAME BIGGER. THERE WERE LOTS OF FUMES CLOUDING MY VISION AND IT WAS TERRIFYING SINCE THERE WERE STILL CARS AND PEDESTRIANS ON THE MAIN STREET. FORTUNATELY THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP FINALLY AND WE COULD GET OUT TO SAFETY. I HAD TO DIAL 911 TO GET SAN FRANCISCO FIREFIGHTERS TO COME PUT OUT THE FIRE. IF THEY DID NOT ARRIVE IN TIME, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN EXPLOSION. *TR