1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR! I ALWAYS DID REGULAR MAINTENANCE. AFTER PARKING THE CAR, WITHIN 5 MINUTES IT CAUGHT FIRE AND COMPLETELY BURNED THE WHOLE FRONT OF MY CAR. *TR

WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN STOPPED AT LIGHT AND ENGINE IN 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP BURST INTO FLAMES. CAR WAS BOUGHT 7 MONTHS AGO AND WAS STATE INSPECTED AND WELL MAINTAINED TILL THE FIRE. CAR DID NOT LEAK ANY FLUIDS AND THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS SPOTLESS OF ANY OIL OR DEBRIS. THE EAST WINDSOR POLICE AND FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED AND THE CASE NUMBER IS 07-16572. *TR

DRIVING ON US 85 NORTH AT MILE MARKER 82 IN NC AT 6:00 PM. ENGINE STARTS MISFIRING THEN WITHIN A FEW SECONDS RACING AND LOSS OF BRAKE POWER. PULL OVER TO SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY AND TURN OFF CAR. OPEN HOOD AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER ENGINE COVER AND EMBERS VISIBLE. CAR TOWED FOR 96 MILES TO AUTO PRO-TO-CALL IN CHAPEL HILL, NC. THE FOLLOWING MORNING (12/17/2007) TECHNICIAN REMOVED COVER AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A FIRE UNDER THE COVER WITH VERY EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *TR

I PARKED MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK, I WENT INTO THE BUILDING AND WAS THERE MAYBE 10 MINUTE AND RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE SWITCHBOARD THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. A WITNESS STATED THAT IT HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. FIRST THERE WAS A GUST OF SMOKE AND THEN FLAMES STARTING SHOOTING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE WAS GAS SPRAYING EVERYWHERE. THE FIRE STARTED IN MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IT DAMAGED MY HOOD, FRONT END OF MY CAR AND THE ENGINE IS A COMPLETE LOSS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT 3800. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TEN MINUTES WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHING A FIRE IN HIS VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SMASHED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, OPENED THE HOOD LATCH, AND HOSED DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FIRE WAS CONFINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DAMAGED THE UPPER PORTION OF THE ENGINE, WIRING AND CABLES, FUSE BOX, AND BELTS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ON THE HOOD HAD AN 8- INCH BURN MARK. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 139,000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PROBLEM MAY HAVE BEEN WITH THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. UPDATED *JB

A/C LEAKS ON PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. ALSO A/C BLOWER MOTOR DOES NOT WORK. WHEEL RIMS ARE CORRODED AND PITTED. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE HINDERS THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE FROM TURNING PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, IT USUALLY TAKES AT LEAST EIGHT HOURS FOR IT TO RESTART. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THE RADIATOR HAS BEEN FLUSHED AND THE WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, AND RELAY SWITCH HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE MOST RECENT ASSESSMENT WAS THAT THE INTAKE GASKET WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 128,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,099.

I HAVE OR SHOULD I SAY HAD A 1999 GRAND PRIX GTP SUPERCHARGE. WELL MY WIFE WENT TO THE MALL ON 9/16/07 PARKED THE CAR AND WENT SHOPPING WITH 2 OF MY CHILDREN WHEN SHE RECEIVED A PAGE IN THE MALL TO GO TO THE PARKING LOT. WHEN SHE ARRIVED THERE SHE REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD BROKE OUT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW TO OPEN THE HOOD WELL THEY COULDN'T OPEN IT SO THEY USED A CROW BAR TO GET IN. THE CAR ENGINE IS NOW TOAST THANK GOD MY FAMILY IS OK. *JB

WHILE MAKING A TURN, HEARD LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC, DISCOVERED OUTER END OF SWAY BAR ON PASSENGER SIDE BROKE CLEAN THROUGH, JUST BEFORE BOLT. CAR ONLY HAD 45,500 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. HE STATED THAT THE FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE, INCLUDING THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 168,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TOTAL REPAIR DAMAGES WERE IN THE AMOUNT OF $700. UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR