2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

WATER WILL LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN OR IF I TAKE IT IN A CAR WASH. I JUST HAD MY WINDOW REPAIRED LAST WEEK DUE TO A CRACK AND THIS STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO GET IT LOOKED AT AND NO ONE CAN FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE AND BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED AS A RESULT OF RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,329. UPDATED 5/24/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE. UPDATED 06/10/11

I HAVE FOUND BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION ANTI ROLL BAR ON MY 2002 GRAND PRIX GTP TO HAVE CRACKS AT THE PINCH WELD, WHERE THE LINKS ATTACH. ON THE LHS IS IT PRETTY WELL CRACKED ALL THE WAY THROUGH, THE RHS IS CRACKED APPROX 50% OF THE WAY THROUGH. IT APPEARS THE ROAD SALT AND CORROSION IS GETTING IN BETWEEN THE PINCH WELD AND SPLITTING THE BAR IN TWO. THIS WOULD NOT BE A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF CONTROL BUT WOULD GO FROM FIRM CORNERING TO WISHY WASHY. I AM A PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN BY TRADE AND DO MY OWN WORK ON MY POV'S. I CAN SUPPLY PICTURES IF NEEDED. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 77000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER ALSO NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE OIL PAN LEAKS AS WELL. THEY CAN LEAK AND DRAIN RIGHT ON TO THE EXHAUST. AGAIN THIS WAS FOUND BY A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND VERIFIED BY BUFFING IT OFF WITH A BUFFING WHEEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT END WAS ON FIRE WITHIN MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING OF ANY FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/11/11

MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH A 3.8 LITER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER A SHORT TRIP. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR INVOLVING ENGINE FIRES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER AND HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2010. THE CAR WAS LOST DUE TO THE FIRE ON FEBRUARY 22, 2011. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE RECALL FOR CARS WITH SUPERCHARGED ENGINES INCLUDED REPLACING THE VALVE COVER GASKETS. IF THIS HAD BEEN PART OF THE RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE, I BELIEVE THAT THE FIRE WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. *TR

SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, FOLLOWED BY THICK DARK SMOKE COMING FROM THE GEAR SHIFT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. LOSS OF STEERING FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF BRAKES. COASTED TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. UPON EXITING THE CAR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BEGUN TO MELT. FLAMES WHERE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER FENDER WELL. WITHIN 5 MINUTES THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR MY CAR IN JULY, AND JUST TODAY I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE HE SAID THAT THE REAR INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. HE STATED THAT GRAND PRIXS WERE BUILT WITH PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED AND THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS AND REAR DEFROSTER FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURES OCCURRED WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 01/25/11*JB

EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE DUE TO DESIGN MANUFACTURE IE COOLANT DEFECTS LEADING TO OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE--CONSUMER COST TO REPAIR IN EXCESS OF 1000.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF HOW THE WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE BUT THE WATER WOULD BUILDUP ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE A DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE LOCAL MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE LEAK IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.