2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN I CAN COUNT ON BOTH HANDS TO THE INCIDENTS THAT THIS CARE HAS STALLED. IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. SO, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TRY AND START THE CAR. WHICH IT WILL START THEN SPUTTER AND STALL AND DIE. IT HAS HAD A NEW COMPUTER, 2 NEW FUEL PUMPS, FUEL RESISTOR, FUEL RELAY SWITCHES, STARTER, SUPERCHARGER, 2 FUSE BOXES WHICH ARE A DISCONTINUED PART THAT HAS TO COME FROM AN AUTO WRECKER, AND RECENTLY A WIRE THAT WAS FRAYED BEHIND THE FUSE BOX THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. ALL THIS HAS BEEN DONE WITHIN THE LAST 10 MONTHS SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR ON PAYMENTS ON JUNE 1, 2009. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM NOT SURE AS OF THIS LAST REPAIR IF IT HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. MY MAIN CONCERN IS IF I WERE DRIVING ON A WINDY MOUNTAINOUS ROAD WITH NO TURNOUTS AND THE CAR DECIDED IT WANTED TO STALL, WHERE WOULD I GO OR DO. BECAUSE A CAR OR BIG RIG COULD BE COMING AROUND THE TURN AND NOT EVEN KNOW I WAS STOPPED. MY LIFE AND ANY OTHER DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS WOULD BE IN JEOPARDY OF BEING INJURED AND/OR KILLED. THIS CAR TO ME IS VERY UNSAFE AND I AM STUCK WITH PAYMENTS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD OR EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP POWER STEERING FAILS IN ONE DIRECTION, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HAVE HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WHEN STEERING HAS FAILED WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE TRUCK IN-FRONT OF HIM MADE A SUDDEN STOP; HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF A TRUCK. THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN HIM. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DASH BOARD AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE NEW HOLLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT CASE 852 WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX RECEIVED RECALL #09047. I BROUGHT IT INTO MORRISEY PONTIAC FOR THE WORK. THREE WEEKS AFTER THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY "REPAIRED", I HAD RETURNED TO MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE AND NOT 5 MINUTES AFTER THAT, WE HEARD FIRE SIRENS AND SAW FLASHING LIGHTS OUTSIDE. THERE WERE FLAMES COMING OUT OF MY HOOD SHOOTING ABOUT 8 FEET IN THE AIR. THE FIREMEN PUT THE FIRE OUT, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR. I NOTIFIED MORRISEY PONTIAC & WAS TOLD THAT THEY REPAIRED THE CAR AS PER THE GENERAL MOTORS RECALL & I SHOULD TAKE UP DAMAGES TO MY CAR WITH THEM. I FILED A CLAIM WITH GENERAL MOTORS FILE #681357. THE PERSON HANDLING THIS CLAIM IS DAWN MCGUIN. IN SPEAKING WITH MS. MCGUIN SHE SAID GENERAL MOTORS WAS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FIRE, BUT WOULD OFFER ME $2,600.00 FOR THE DAMAGE. SHE TOLD ME THIS WAS THE KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE OF MY CAR. WHEN SPEAKING WITH MY INSURANCE CO. & THE BODY SHOP WHERE THE CAR WAS TAKEN, THEY BOTH STATED THAT MY CAR IS WORTH BETWEEN $5,500 - $6,000. I THEN CALLED MS. MCGUIN. WHEN WE STARTED TO REVIEW MY CAR & ITS OPTIONS SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT MODEL & ALL OF THE OPTIONS. SHE THEN SAID SHE WOULD GET BACK TO ME, AS OF THIS DATE SHE HAS NOT. I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE ITS PURCHASE. I FEEL THAT THE REPAIR WAS EITHER NOT DONE OR NOT DONE CORRECTLY. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAR WAS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL & REPAIR WERE SUPPOSED TO PREVENT. THANK YOU FOR ANY ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *TR

MY DAUGHTER AND I HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM THE STORE WHEN MINUTES LATER MY GRAND PRIX IS ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT WITH THE NATURALLY-ASPIRATED 3800-SERIES V-6 ENGINE. I EXPERIENCE THE SAME SMELL OF BURNING OIL THAT THE OWNERS OF THE SUPERCHARGED GTP ENGINES WERE WARNED TO LOOK OUT FOR. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE GTP ENGINES DUE TO MANIFOLD SEEPAGE. IT APPEARS THAT THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING WITH THE NATURALLY-ASPIRATED VERSION OF THAT SAME 3800-SERIES ENGINE AND THAT A MINOR FIX WAS IMPLEMENTED (NEW SPARK PLUG WIRE CASINGS AND MOUNTS TO MOVE THE WIRES OUT OF THE WAY OF THE HOT OIL SEEPAGE) WHEN GM HAS ALREADY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE 3800-SERIES ENGINE LEAKING OIL AND CAUSING ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES. I BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED IN TO. *TR

SMELLING GASOLINE WHEN CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. THE SMELL WAS VARIABLE BUT SEEMED TO BE STRONGER WHEN WEATHER WAS HOT. I CHECKED THE FUEL INJECTORS TO BE CERTAIN NO O-RING WAS LEAKING. NONE WERE LEAKING BUT I NOTICED SMALL AMOUNT OF GASOLINE ON THE VALVE COVER ON THE VALVE COVER CLOSET TO THE FIREWALL. CHECKING I FOUND THAT BY DEPRESSING THE "QUICK CONNECT" BETWEEN THE FUEL LINE AND THE FUEL RAIL I COULD MAKE A SMALL AMOUNT OF GASOLINE ESCAPE. LOOKING AT THE ENGINE COVER (LARGE PLASTIC COVER WITH V-6 3.8L ON IT) THAT THERE WAS AN INDENT IN THE INSULATION WHERE THIS WAS PRESSING ON THE FUEL LINE. I REMOVED THE COVER AND HAVE DRIVEN FOR 1 WEEK WITHOUT THE GASOLINE SMELL. I HAVE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT QUICK CONNECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT HAD RECENTLY MOVED SO THE RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF A VEHICLE FIRE WAS MAILED TO HER FORMER ADDRESS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOR TEN MINUTES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, ALL OF THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE WINDOW MOTOR AND POWER WINDOW SWITCH. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING REGARDING THE SECURITY WARNING INDICATOR. THE COMPUTER CODE DETECTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 204,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND EXITED MOMENTARILY. SHE RETURNED AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. ON A LATER DATE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000. A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 8/10/09 *CN UPDATED 08/13/09.*JB