1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED 5-15 MINUTES. CAR DAMAGE - WAS TOTALED. DISCOVERED ON THE INTERNET THAT MANY OTHERS SUFFERED SIMILAR DESTRUCTIVE NON-COLLISION FIRES AND THAT NHTSA # EA07008 HAS A RECALL # 08V118000, BUT... GM NEVER CONTACTED ME. INVESTIGATION CLOSED ONE MONTH PRIOR TO MY FIRE! IT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. PERHAPS NHTSA SHOULD ENFORCE ITS ACTIONS. *TR

RECALL ON MY 1999 GRAND PRIX WAS LATE, AND MY COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERS RESULTED IN NOTHING BUT A HASSLE. FIRE UNDER HOOD, I COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE DEALER WAS NO HELP, I COULD NOT AFFORD THERE REBUILDING THE ENGINE (THERE RECOMMENDATION) THE ENGINE STILL RAN BUT I WAS NOT ABOUT TO ALLOW MY FAMILY TO DRIVE A UNSAFE CAR. CATCH 22 I WAS THERE. *TR

1999 GRAND PRIX GT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN FRONT OF HOUSE LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES OF ARRIVING HOME FROM A TEN MINUTE TRIP. HOUSE WAS ALSO DAMAGED IN FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS CAR WITH THE SUPER CHARGE, BUT NOT THE GT MODEL. SERIOUS COINCIDENCE THAT THIS ALSO HAPPENED WITH THE GT MODEL AS WELL. PICTURES AVAILABLE OF THE CAR AND THE HOUSE UPON REQUEST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 07035 IN APRIL OF 2008 AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED WITHIN THE SAME MONTH. HE PAID FOR THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. AT THE TIME OF THE REPAIR, THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE; THEREFORE, THEY PURCHASED THE PARTS FROM AN AUTO PART STORE AND REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT REIMBURSE HIM BECAUSE THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS NOT BASED ON THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000. UPDATED 07/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 07/07/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR. THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V118000. A FIRE REPORT AND PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. THERE IS NO POLICE REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND ENGINE WERE DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE COST OF REPAIRS ARE $4,000 WHICH INCLUDES REPLACING THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR FAILURES OR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 177,000.

I OWNED A C1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT 2 DOOR MODEL, AND ONE DAY THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. I SEE ON HERE THAT IT A RECALL ON THE GRAND PRIX FOR ENGINE FIRES. HOW DO I GO ABOUT GETTING MY CAR FIX OR REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 99 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP THAT HAS LEAKS IN BOTH VALVE COVER GASKETS AND THE LOWER AND UPPER INTAKE GASKETS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE VALVE COVERS BECAUSE THEY WERE CAUSING FIRES FROM OIL LEAKING ON THE MANIFOLD FROM HARD BREAKING. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A SAFETY NOTICE ISSUED FOR THE UPPER INTAKE LEAKING AROUND THE TURBO CHARGER. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY MECHANICS WHOM SAY THAT I SHOULD WAIT UNTIL THE COMPLETE RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS CAR HAS HAD MAINTENANCE WORK PERFORMED BY MY HUSBAND WHO HAS BEEN A MECHANIC FOR 45 YEARS. HE NO LONGER WORKS ON VEHICLES BUT STILL HAS THE KNOWLEDGE OF A MECHANIC. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS RECALL TO BE ISSUED SO MY CAR CAN BE DRIVEN. I'M HAVING TO DEPEND ON ONE VEHICLE WHICH PUTS A STRAIN ON MY EVERYDAY LIFE. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. I BEGAN TO NOTICE AN ENGINE ODOR. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED. BEFORE I COULD HAVE IT CHECKED OUT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER I HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE AT WORK. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHY IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. JUST THAT IT HAD STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. AND THEY BELIEVED IT WAS ELECTRICAL. I PURCHASED A 2000 GRAND PRIX TO REPLACE IT. I AM NOW SMELLING THE SAME ODOR IN THIS CAR. I SAW THE RECALL ON TV FOR THE SUPERCHARGED 3.8L. NEITHER CAR WAS SUPERCHARGED. BUT I BELIEVE IT IS NOT ONLY THE SUPERCHARGED MODELS THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING THREW THE VENTS. WHEN SHE PULLED OVER THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. *KB POSSIBLY RELATED TO RECALL 08V118000. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. *JB

1999 PONTIAC GTP CAUGHT FIRE ,THESE CARS SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD. GM DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANY THING, SO I WILL REPORT TO THE MEDIA AND ANY OTHER WAY I THANKS MIKE T, FOR THE SAFETY OF THE OTHER DRIVERS. MY 1999 PONTIAC CAUGHT FIRE THESE CARS SHOULD BE PULLED OFF THE ROAD CAN YOU HELP ME. *TR