2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE. IN JANUARY THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY. TOWED TO SHOP AND NEXT DAY THE CAR STARTED FINE WITH NO FAULT CODES. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE WARMING UP IN DRIVEWAY TWICE. TOOK TO AUTOZONE TO READ CODES, NONE AGAIN. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE CAR SHUT OFF ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY WITH TWO CHILDREN IN CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ROAD SAFELY. A STS AUTO SHOP WAS NEAR BY SO THEY TOOK IT TO THE SHOP. THEY BROUGHT THE CAR IN THE SHOP AND IT SHUT OFF ONCE BUT WAS CLOSING TIME SO THEY LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY. NEXT DAY THE CAR STARTED FINE AND THEY TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE. NO CODES AGAIN. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN USED SINCE. OTHER HISTORY, PRIOR TO THIS THE CAR HAD SUFFERED NO START CONDITIONS FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS. EACH TIME NO CODES WERE PRESENT. IN THE FALL 2013 THE FOLLOWING PARTS WERE REPLACED. FUEL PUMP, FUEL FILTER, CRANK SENSOR, IGNITION MODULE, FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE CAR IS GOING TO HAVE THE IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED NEXT. FYI - I HAVE EXTENSIVE MECHANICAL BACKGROUND, FAA LICENSED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC WITH 26 YEARS WORKING ON LARGE AIRCRAFT (747,777 ECT). I WOULD SEND IN CYLINDER IF THIS IS A POSITIVE FIX. BOTH THESE SHUT DOWNS WERE VERY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURNED OFF AND ON FOLLOWED BY A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

MY 2001 GRAND PRIX SUPERCHARGE HAS BLINKING SECURITY LIGHT , CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ERROR CODE PO102 AND IT KEEPS DYING AFTER I DRIVE IT FOR A LITTLE BIT. I CHANGED MAF AND IT STILL DIES. *TR

A CAR SPED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN ON MY RIGHT INTO MY LANE AND SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES TO MAKE AN ILLEGAL LEFT TURN. I HAD TO SLAM ON MY BRAKES. MY CAR SLOWED TO WITHIN A COUPLE OF FEET OF THEIR BUMPER AND THEN I LOST BRAKING. MY BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TOWARD THE FLOOR AND MY CAR CONTINUED FORWARD. THE PEDAL WENT TO WITHIN A FEW INCHES BEFORE THE FLOOR WHERE I COULD FEEL THE BRAKES "RE-ENGAGE" AND I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETELY STOP MY CAR WITHIN A COUPLE OF INCHES OF THEIR BUMPER. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT THE NEXT 12 MILES TO MY HOME AND CHECKED THE STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR. IT WAS EMPTY AND THERE WAS A LINE OF BIG DROPS BEHIND MY CAR FROM WHERE I TURNED TO PARK. POURED OVER HALF A BOTTLE OF BRAKE FLUID IN THE NEXT DAY, PUMPED THE BRAKES. NOT BETTER. I BACKED MY CAR OUT OF THE SPACE AND THERE WAS A PUDDLE WHERE THE REAR OF MY CAR WAS AND THE RESERVOIR WAS AGAIN EMPTY. LOOKED UNDER THE BACK OF THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS WET FROM THE DRIVER SIDE TO THE MIDDLE. CAR TOWED FOR REPAIR THAT DAY AND MECHANIC FOUND RUSTED BRAKE LINE. *TR

AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED 2 TIMES BY DEALERSHIP, WE HAD TO REPLACE IT AT 99,000 MILES AGAIN OUT OF OUR POCKETS. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED IN MY HUSBANDS FACE IN 2012! WE ALSO HAD THAT FIXED FOR $480.00 OUT OF OUR POCKETS. THEN ON FEBRUARY 22,2013 AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE , THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WITHIN MINUTES AND COMPLETELY ENGULFED THE CAR!( WE HAD TAKEN IT IN FOR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE RECALL AT OUR PONTIAC DEALERSHIP PREVIOUSLY TO BE FIXED.) FIRE WAS SO SEVERE IT WENT UNDER THE CAR AND DOWN THE STREET. WE HAVE 4 CHILDREN AND THIS HAS BEEN NOT ONLY A CONSTANT INCONVENIENCE FOR US, BUT A DANGER TO MY FAMILY! IT IS TIME THAT THIS BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. *TR

DROVE TWO MILES TO MY PARENTS HOUSE SHUT THE CAR OFF WAS IN THE HOUSE 5 MIN. WENT BACK OUTSIDE AND CAR WAS ON FIRE. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND THE AUTO LIGHTS TURN ON AT NITE,WITH THE FAN SPEED ON OFF POSITION,THE LIGHTS SHUTOFF WHEN TURNING ON FAN. THEN THERE IS NO FAN OR LIGHTS ON WHEN TO ATTEMPT TO TURN ON 1-5 POSITION. MANUAL LIGHTS WILL WORK BUT NO FAN. HAVE FOUND OUT RECENTLY IT ONLY WORKS ON 5. I HAVE INSTALLED A NEW RESISTOR BUT NO LUCK. HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES AND AS WELL HAS NO VENT CONTROL. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING OUR CAR AND PARKED THE CAR TO GO FOR A HIKE WITH FRIENDS. ABOUT 15 MINUTES INTO THE HIKE HE RECEIVED A CALL FROM SHERIFF DEPARTMENT TELLING HIM THAT HIS DAD'S CAR WAS ON FIRE AT THE PARK. WHEN MY SON ARRIVED BACK AT THE CAR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SHERIFF WERE AT THE VEHICLE PUTTING THE FIRE OUT. THE WHOLE CAR WAS DESTROYED, FRONT TIRES MELTED OFF, EVERYTHING UNDER HOOD WAS MELTED AND DESTROYED, THE WHOLE INSIDE WAS FRIED OR MELTED. WE LOST GPS, GARAGE DOOR OPENER, HIS SCHOOL BOOKS, HIS STEREO AND CD'S AND SOME MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. CAR WAS HAULED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND DID NOT HAVE FULL COVERAGE ON CAR SO LOST EVERYTHING. FEEL GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOSS THAT OCCURRED. THANKS GOODNESS HIS FRIENDS AND HIMSELF WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME. *TR

2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS SONS HOUSE AND AFTER PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WENT IN THE HOUSE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, HIS DAUGHTER-N-LAW SAW SMOKE BY HER FRONT HER WINDOW. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS JUNK FOR $200. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 09V116000. GM WROTE THE CONSUMER A DENIAL LETTER STATING THE BREACH OF WARRANTY OF LIMITATIONS IN NEW JERSEY WAS FOUR YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. *JB

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 30 MINUTES I PARKED AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. WITHIN 5 MINUTES MY ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND EVERYTHING IN IT IS A COMPLETE LOSS. *JS