2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FROM HOME APPX 40 MINUTES, I PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE PARKING GARAGE AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT AT APPX 7:57 AM. I WENT INTO THE BUILDING, UP TO MY FLOOR. AT APPX 8:03, WE WERE TOLD TO MOVE OUR CARS OUT OF THE GARAGE DUE TO A FIRE. WENT BACK TO PARKING GARAGE WHERE I SEE MY CAR BURNING AS WELL AS THE NEARBY CARS. DRIVER'S SIDE, DOORS, DASH, WINDSHIELD, STEERING WHEEL, WHEEL, ENTIRE HOOD AND ENGINE COMPLETELY MELTED/MANGLED/GONE, HOWEVER THE GLOVE BOX ON PASSENGER SIDE STILL WORKED AND CONTENTS WERE MERELY WET AND SOOTY. FOUR OTHER CARS NEAR MY VEHICLE ALSO CAUGHT FIRE AND THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO BUILDING. FIRE REPORT WAS HANDED TO ME AFTER THEY PUT IT OUT WITH TIME STAMP OF 8:10. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW FAST THIS HAPPENED. I'VE MISSED WORK, THE OTHER OWNERS ARE OUT VEHICLES, ONE EVEN HAD ONLY LIABILITY INSURANCE. THEY NOW ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE CAUSE AND IF MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS LIABLE. AFTER RECEIVING THE 2009 RECALL IN THE MAIL, I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE ISSUE "FIXED". OWNED THE CAR FROM 2003 TIL THE FIRE ON THE 15TH. ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, ALL RECEIPTS KEPT, NOTHING REALLY MAJOR OVER THE YEARS, TIRES, OIL CHANGES, BRAKES, ROTORS, IF AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. NO KNOWN ISSUES. I FEEL TERRIBLE FOR THE OTHER PEOPLE, I'M EMBARRASSED BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE I DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF MY CAR AND I WAS VIGILANT ABOUT ITS UPKEEP AS I DROVE IT FOR YEARS AND I LOVED IT! I HAVE BEEN STAYING WITH MY PARENTS, AND I LOST ABOUT $700 WORTH OF MISC ITEMS THAT BURNED IN THE CAR WHICH ARE NOT COVERED BECAUSE I'M NOT THE HOMEOWNER, NOR DO I HAVE A RENTERS POLICY BECAUSE I'M NOT RENTING. I'M WONDERING WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?? *TR

MY CARS INTAKE GASKET FAILED. OIL LEAK ALL OVER MOTOR AND ON REAR EXHAUST PIPE. COULD SMELL OIL BURNING. BOTTOM OF MOTOR AND TRANS. VERY WET WITH OIL. DEALER STATED VALVE COVER GASKETS ALSO LEAKING. FRONT VALVE GASKET REPLACED PER TSB RECALL 2-3 YEARS AGO FOR OIL LEAK AND MOTOR FIRES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE IN OPERATION, SHE NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE VEHICLE. A BY-PASSER EXTINGUISHED THE SMALL FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A SAFETY RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE CONSEQUENCE OF A FIRE AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL AND PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND REMAINED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT DID NOT CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE RECALL DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD DROVE APPROX. 2 MILES, PARKED CAR, WENT INSIDE, 10 TO 15 MINUTES LATER, OUR FRIEND RAN IN, OUR CAR WAS ON FIRE. SINCE THIS OCCURRENCE, I HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL (CALLS), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED THESE RECALLS. THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN IN EA07008, SEEMS TO MATCH. THIS VEHICLE IS A LOSE, THE FIRE MELTED EVERYTHING BUT THE METAL, THE TIRES ARE EVEN MELTED ON THE FRONT. WHEN WE RAN OUTSIDE, THE FIRE WAS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

OK,I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SINCE 9/16/10. THE FIRST THING THAT STARTED HAPPENING WAS THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM. THE CAR WOULD CUT OFF WHILE I WAS RIDING (NO MATTER WHERE I WAS) SO I INVESTED SOME MONEY INTO GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED, SO AT LEST I THOUGHT I DID. NOW MY ENGINE STOPPED ALL OF SUDDEN(11/15/11). THAT GUTTED MY HEART BECAUSE I PUT EVERYTHING I HAD INTO THAT CAR FOR IT JUST TO QUIT. *KB

I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX THAT I'VE LOVED AND HAD FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 6 YEARS. AND 10-15 MINUTES AFTER PARKING IN MY DRIVEWAY 3 FEET AWAY, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND HISS OUTSIDE TO FIND SMOKE & FLAMES SHOOTING FROM THE HOOD! I HAD TO CALL 911 TO PUT OUT FIRE AND WAS SCARED TO DEATH MY JUST FILLED GAS TANK WOULD IGNITE AND BLOW UP THE CAR AND OUR HOUSE RIGHT NEXT TO IT! I ONLY HAVE LIABILITY SO INSURANCE CAN'T DO A THING. IT WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL AND I'M INVESTIGATING HOW AND WHY THIS HAPPENED. I WAS LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AS I WAS JUST DRIVING IT. THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS BURNT UP. THERE IS NO REPAIRING WHAT HAPPENED. EVERYTHING PLASTIC IS MELTED AND GONE AND EVERYTHING IS FRIED. *KB

THIS IS THE SECOND PONTIAC GRAND PRIX I'VE OWNED. BOTH HAVE HAD BROKEN SWAY BARS ON THE RIGHT SIDE AT THE END NEAR THE SWAY BAR LINK. FIRST CAR HAD LESS THAN 80,000, SECOND CAR AROUND 110,000 MILES. THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS POSTS ONLINE OF EXACT FAILURE OF THIS SUSPENSION COMPONENT. UNSAFE WHEN LINK IS BROKEN DUE TO HANDLING PROBLEMS AND WONT PASS STATE SAFETY INSPECTIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ENGULFED INTO FLAMES FIVE MOMENTS AFTER EXITING AND THE FLAMES TRAVELED TO THE NEARBY RESIDENCE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE AS A RESULT OF OIL SEEPAGE. THE VEHICLE AND THE ENTIRE HOUSE WERE DECLARED COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURER VOLUNTARY RECALL ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE RECALL CONSEQUENCE OCCURRED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, BRAKE LINES, AND SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.