2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OIL LEAK IN HIS ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED SOON REGARDING THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC DATE AND A FREE REPAIR IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. IF THE CONTACT WANTS TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED NOW, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND BE REIMBURSED LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,529.

RECEIVED SERVICE ADVISORY FROM PONTIAC TWO WEEKS AGO. CONTACTED LOCAL PONTIAC DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A RECALL AT THAT POINT AND TO WAIT FOR THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. MY 2000 PONTIAC GTP WENT UP IN FLAMES THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO THE EXACT ISSUE OUTLINED IN THE SERVICE ADVISORY. DUE TO PONTIACS REFUSAL TO CORRECT THEIR SAFETY ISSUE, MY CAR IS TOTALED, AND I AM OUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THROUGH RESEARCH I DISCOVERED , THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM, SOME 267 CASES REPORTED ON THE INTERNET, MANY HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS WITH PONTIAC AND YOUR AGENCY AS WELL, WITH NO RESULTS. I AM HOPING THAT SOMEONE WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM THANKFUL MY SIX YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

ALL I DID WAS PARK MY CAR IN A HOTEL PARKING LOT AND WENT INTO THE LOUNGE. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER THE INTERCOM WAS SAYING A PONTIAC WAS ON FIRE. I WENT OUTSIDE TO FIND MY CAR ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD . FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND RESPONDED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE..THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. *TR

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 3.8L V6 DECEMBER 10, 2007 OBSERVED LOW COOLANT DURING ROUTINE OIL/FILTER CHANGE. FILLED COOLANT RESERVOIR AND PERFORMED OIL/FILTER CHANGE. DECEMBER 12 CALLAREMI, 385 RT. 46 EAST HACKETTSTOWN NJ 0784 PONTIAC: TOOK CAR FOR REPAIR OF COOLANT LEAK. DEALER FAILED TO DIAGNOSE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FINE. MARCH 15TH 2008, LOW COOLANT LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON. PROCEEDED TO PERFORMED ROUTINE OIL/FILTER CHANGE AND ADDED COOLANT. MARCH 21ST 2008, EXPERIENCED ROUGH START AND TICKING NOISE. THE NOISE WAS CONSTANT DURING COLD START AND REMAINED AFTER ENGINE REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. MARCH 24TH 2008, TOOK CAR BACK TO CALLAREMI FOR SERVICE OF ENGINE TICKING NOISE. WAS TOLD NOISE WAS DUE TO A # 3 CYLINDER INTAKE LIFER COLLAPSED AND BENT PUSH ROD. I PROCEEDED TO ARGUE THAT FAILURE TO SERVICE CAR ACCORDING TO TSB 03-06-01-016 'LOSS OF COOLANT, MILKY COLORED OIL CAUSED EITHER EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE LIFTER OR CREATED HYDROLOC CONDITION'. TSB CLEARLY INDICATES PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE GASKETS AND RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT IF COOLANT LOSS IS NOT FOUND TO BE CAUSED BY AN EXTERNAL LINK (I.E. PROBABLE CAUSE INTERNAL COOLANT LEAK). REPAIRS FOR SINGLE LIFTER/ROD/ROCKER ARM WAS $1010.00. *TR

STOPPED BY POLICE FOR NO BRAKE LIGHTS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED A PROBLEM IN THE HAZARD PORTION OF THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. WAS ABLE TO GET THE HAZARDS WORKING, BUT SWITCH WILL NEED REPLACEMENT SOON. THIS IS SAME AS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE07001. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY NOTICE FOR THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE ISSUE HAD NOT YET BEEN ESCALATED INTO A RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE SAFETY NOTICE STATED THAT OIL ON THE MANIFOLD MAY CAUSE A FIRE. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT WAS SMOKING. WHEN HER BOYFRIEND OPENED THE HOOD SPARKS AND FIRE WERE PRESENT. THE PASSENGER USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALSO PRESENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO HER VIN. THERE WAS A NEWS REPORT RELATED TO RECALL (08V118000) FOR 1997-2003 GRAND PRIXS IN RELATION TO THE UNDERHOOD FIRES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000. UPDATED 04-07-08 *BF

I OWN A 2000 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX GT. EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY "HARD". THIS ONLY CAN BE CORRECTED IF I PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS) AND WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES AND RESTART THE CAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE RPM'S STARTS TO "REV" UP AND DOWN CONSTANTLY WHETHER WHILE DRIVING OR SETTING WHILE IN PARK. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO SEVERAL WRECKS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT YOU APPLY THE BREAKS ENOUGH TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU AND THEN THE RPM "REV" UP AND YOU ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE REAR. I HAVE READ SEVERAL SIMILAR REPORTS AND I REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS THIS CANNOT BE RECALLED TO FIX THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND MY ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PUT OUT FIRE. INSURANCE COMPANY STATES ENGINE FIRES WAS COVERED UNDER MY INSURANCE, BUT ONLY CORRECTED WHAT MELTED(ENGINE COVER, OIL FILLER/CAP, GASKET COVER, PLUGS AND WIRING). I STILL DO NOT HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT STARTED THE FIRE OR WHETHER OR NOT THE FIRE WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. MY ENGINE IS STALLING AND IT STILL SMELL LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER SHE PARKED. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. AS OF FEBRUARY 25, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 188,000.