2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, SMOKE APPEARED THROUGH THE AIR VENTS AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO DAMAGES OR PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER LOT. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,000.

MOLD SMELL - SOME PART HAS TO BE CLEANED NEAR THE AIR CONDITIONER WHICH REQUIRES SEVERAL PARTS TO BE REMOVED TO GET TO WHERE THE WATER WILL NOT DRAIN AND IS CAUSING THE SMELL. PROBLEM WILL RE OCCUR DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE CAR. *TR

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I DECIDED TO STOP AND GET GAS BEFORE GOING HOME. I STOPPED GOT GAS AND WHEN I STARTED MY CAR A LITTLE SMOKE CAME OUT THE SIDES OF THE HOOD. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT BECAUSE IT WASN T ALOT. AND SO I KEPT DRIVING ABOUT 2 BLOCK AWAY I HAD MORE SMOKE COMING OUT. I WAS ONLY 3 BLOCKS FROM HOME SO I DECIDED TO JUST GET HOME. MORE AND MORE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT I LOST A LITTLE POWER AND THEN A FLAME SHOT INTO THE CAR. I WAS HEADED UP THE HILL TO MY HOUSE AND STILL CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AS I GOT RIGHT INFRONT OF MY HOUSE I COULDN'T MOVE FORWARD AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL AND THEN MY BRAKES GAVE OUT AND THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME WAS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. BY THIS TIME FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I GRABBED EVERYTHING THAT I THOUGHT WAS IMPORTANT, RAN IT INTO MY HOUSE. WENT BACK OUT, CALLED THE FIRE DEPT AND RAN INTO GET MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER BUT BY THAT TIME THE FIRE DEPT WAS THERE IT TOOK THEM ABOUT 10 MIN TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BECAUSE WE COULDN'T GET THE HOOD OPEN AND SO JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT IT WAS OUT IT WASN'T. FINALLY WHEN IT WAS OUT THEY OPENED THE HOOD. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS DESTROYED. *TR

I NOTICED DEEP CRACKS ON THE INSIDE WALL OF TWO TIRES AS I PREPARED TO ROTATE. I REMOVED TIRES FROM VEHICLE AND TOOK ONE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT RECALLED THE TIRES AND MY ONLY REMEDY WAS A PRORATING BASED ON TREAD WEAR. I CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE AND, IF THE ISSUE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE MECHANIC, THEN THE CONTACT WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS. THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FRONT (LEFT) ROCKER COVER GASKET WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN FROM THE ORIGINAL GASKET AND REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL WITH NEW RETAINERS. THE MECHANIC FAILED TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL ON THE VEHICLE AND ONLY REPLACED THE FRONT COVER GASKET. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

I HAVE A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT. I HAVE SAT FOR TEN AND FIFTEEN MINUTES AT A TIME TRYING TO GET THE KEY TO COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS 95 DEGREES OR BETTER OUTSIDE. IT HAPPENS ABOUT 90% OF THE TIME WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE NOT BEEN TO GET ANY PARTS REPLACED BUT I READ ON AN INTERNET BLOG, WHERE PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL DIFFERENT YEARS AND MAKES, THAT IT COST ABOUT $400.00 TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH MINOR SPARKS AND FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE ENGINE COVER MELTED ONTO THE ENGINE, AND THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED RE-WIRING. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE ENGINE MELTED THE SPARK PLUGS AND ADDITIONAL WIRING. IN THE THIRD INCIDENT, THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER WORK. MINUTES LATER, HE NOTICED A SMALL FIRE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN PROCEEDED TO CALL 911 AND, WITHIN MINUTES, THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE. THE FAILURE TURNED INTO A FULL BLOWN FIRE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS EVACUATED DUE TO THE DANGER OF A POSSIBLE EXPLOSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE JUNK YARD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WAS INFORMED BY GM THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE SLIGHTLY OVER 100,000.

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX UNDER HOOD FIRE SHORTLY AFTER PARKING IN DRIVEWAY. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER DAY OF INCIDENT .. NOW THEY ARE TRYING TO OFFER ME LESS THAN HALF THE KELLY BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THE CAR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *TR

OIL LEAK FROM REAR VALVE COVER, RECALL TO REPLACE FRONT COVER BUT REAR WAS LEAKING ALSO, PAID DEALER TO REPLACE. SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

IN LATE 2007 MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT TIRES FOR MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WE PURCHASED P225/60R16 YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING. SINCE OUR PURCHASE I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS. WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THESE TIRES, THEY HAVE BEGUN TO DRY ROT OR CRACK AROUND THE RIM. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT THE SOTRE WHERE I PURCHASE THESE TIRES, THEY HAVE BEEN OF NO HELP. I ALSO HAVE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE THE TIRES FAIL TO HOLD AIR. I DOUBT VERY SERIOUSLY MY CAR WILL EVER DRIVE ON A SET OF YOKOHAMAS EVER AGAIN. *KS* *TR