2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ENGINE OIL LEAK, INTERIOR WATER LEAK AT PASSENGER DOOR *CW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE WATER LEAK MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF THE DOOR BEING MISALIGNED. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER WAS THEN INFORMED THE REASON FOR THE PULLING OF THE VEHICLE WAS DUE TO THE INFERIOR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE STICKER IN THE TRUNK SPECIFIED H RATED TIRES, HOWEVER THE TIRES THE DEALER SOLD ON THE VEHICLE WERE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES. THE CD PLAYER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE EGR VALVE AND GASKET WERE REPLACED. THE SUNROOF WAS LEAKING AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THE LEFT FRONT CV BOOT WAS LEAKING AND THE LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING WAS NOISY. THE IGNITION CYLINDER, PARKING BRAKE, POWER STEERING HOSE, PUMP SEAL, RACK AND PINION AND OUTER TIE ROD WERE REPLACED. *JB

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS CAUSING A HUGE AMOUNT OF CONSUMERS TO REPLACE PARTS IN VEHICLES. THE GASKET LEAKS CAUSING A MIXTURE OF ANTIFREEZE AND OIL CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. EVEN AFTER THE REPAIR IS DONE, BECAUSE OF DESIGN, IT WILL JUST FAIL AGAIN. I JUST HAD IT REPLACED 1 1/2 YEARS AGO, NOW I HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. *TR

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING, BUT THIRD CENTER BRAKE LIGHT IS WORKING. TOOK TO MECHANIC (PEP BOYS) WHO CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, BRAKE FLUID AND REPLACED THE BULBS AND FUSES, (AS WELL AS A MOTOR W/REG FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW, SERPENTINE BELT, ALTERNATOR DRIVE BELT, TIE ROD OUTER AND OIL CHANGE). WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK, REALIZED THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. RETURNED THE CAR AND TOLD IT WAS THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AT A PRICE OF $450.00. THIS IS GREAT CONSIDERING MY BILL FOR EVERYTHING WAS $1,500.00, AND THE PROBLEM I BROUGHT IT IN FOR (BRAKE LIGHTS) WAS NEVER FIXED. ON WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.AUTOWEB.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/2831 THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 119 COMPLAINTS ALL ABOUT THE MULTIFUNCTIONAL SWITCH ON PONTAIC VEHICLES. I AM HOPING THAT AT SOME POINT THE ISSUE WILL BE ADDRESSED TO SAVE OTHER UNSUSPECTING POOR SOULS THAT BOUGHT A PONTIAC (GRAND PRIX GT). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. ON MARCH 25, 2008, THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEAKING WATER PUMP, FLUSHED THE SYSTEM AND ADDED ANTI FREEZE. ANTI FREEZE WAS LEAKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON MARCH 25, 2008 AND ON MARCH 26, 2008 ANTI FREEZE CONTINUED TO LEAK INTO THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE AND IN THE GARAGE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE FLUID MIGHT BE OVER RESIDUE. THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE TODAY. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

PURCHASED USED 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX IN JUNE, 2007. COMPLAINED TO AUTO DEALER THAT CARS TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THEY TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS OK. HAD VEHICLE S TRANSMISSION TESTED A FEW MONTHS LATER - IT IS BAD PER TRANSMISSION PLACE. AUTO DEALER STATES HE WILL PUT IN TRANNY AT COST OF 1,700 TO 1800. TRANSMISSION CENTER OFFERED TO PUT IN TRANNY FOR 1200. HE WILL NOT MATCH THE COST NOR PAY FOR IT. I FEEL HE IS PARTIALLY LIABLE FOR THIS AS HE SOLD IT LIKE THAT. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF WHAT LEGAL RIGHTS I HAVE AS A CONSUMER. *TR

LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND COOLANT TO BE LOW. ADDED THE GM COOLANT. 2 WEEKS LATER SAME THING HAPPENED. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK AS REPORTED BY HUNDREDS OF OTHER CONSUMERS WITH REPAIR BILL OF $700. VEHICLE WAS MAINTAINED EXACTLY AS PRESCRIBED BY MFG. *TR

VEHICLE HAS A DISTINCTIVE BURNING SMELL WHEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES. *TR

MY DAUGHTER RETURNED HOME AFTER A FIVE MINUTE DRIVE AND PARKED OUR 2001 GRAND PRIX GT IN OUR DRIVEWAY. 15 MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE HAD SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TRIED TO OPEN THE HOOD BUT THE LATCH MUST HAVE MELTED. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT CAME OUT AND PRIED OPEN THE HOOD THE WHOLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THEY PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT IT WAS TO LATE, THE CAR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOTALED BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAD A GM INVESTIGATOR COME OUT TO SEE THE CAR AND HE TOOK MANY PHOTOS. I KEPT THIS CAR IN IMMACULATE CONDITION. ALWAYS HAND WASHED AND WAXED IT. ALL REPAIRS DONE AT THE DEALER. AT 97,000 MILES THE CAR LOOKED AND RAN LIKE NEW. AFTER TALKING TO OTHERS AND DOING SOME RESEARCH IT APPEARS THIS FIRE MAY BE DUE TO A FUEL LEAK INVOLVING THE FUEL RAIL. THE LAST REPAIR AT THE DEALER INVOLVED REPLACEMENT OF INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS IN MAY OF 2007, WHICH ARE LOCATED AROUND THE FUEL RAIL. GM HAS NOT GOTTEN BACK TO ME REGARDING THIS INVESTIGATION. THIS CAR HAD THE GM 3800 SERIES II V6 ENGINE ON THE ODI INVESTIGATION EA07-008. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE SOON BEFORE SOME ONE LOSES THEIR LIFE, HOME, ETC. *TR

FIVE TO 10 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. IT COMPLETELY BURNED THE CAR, GARAGE AND PART OF OUR HOME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR TEN MINUTES, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN DRIVEN FOR 5 MILES. THERE WERE NO PRIOR FAILURES OR WARNING INDICATORS. THE FIRE WAS DOUSED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE CARPET IN THE GARAGE WAS BURNED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 89,000.