2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

I AM AN OWNER OF A 2001 GRAD PRIX SEDAN, 3.1 L V6 ENGINE, WITH 76,300 MILES. ON 1 APRIL 2007 I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE I WAS TOLD THAT THE COOLANT LEAKS HEAD OR INTAKE THAT CANNOT CHANGE THE OIL TO PLEASE CONTACT THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. ON 2 APRIL 2007 I TOOK THE CAR TO BE SERVICE BY JOHN HINE PONTIAC, IT WAS THEN THAT A SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT MY CAR NEEDED A INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET RESEAL, AND FLUSH/CLEANING COOLING. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT GM IS HAVING A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS DON'T ALWAYS SEAL PROPERLY. IT SEEMS THERE IS A WIDE PROBLEM THAT GM HAS NOT INFORM CONSUMERS AND WE HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIX WHEN IT SHOULD BE THE COMPANY WHO SHOULD TRY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AT NO COST. I AM ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IN THE NAME OF A LOT OF CONSUMERS WHO ARE IN THE SAME PREDICAMENT AND WE ALL ARE ASKING IF THERE IS A LAWSUIT ALREADY OR HOW DO WE ASK GM TO FIX THIS ISSUE. *JB

PURCHASED THIS CAR USED, IT WAS 2 YEARS OLD WITH ABOUT 21K MILES. KEPT UP WITH ALL MAINTENANCE. DEALER EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 3 MONTHS. BUT DID NOT NOTIFY ME WHEN THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY EXPIRED SO I WAS UNABLE TO EXTEND. PURCHASED A PLATINUM WARRANTY FROM AAA. TRANSMISSION "BLEW UP" AT 48K MILES. HAD IT REPLACED PER WARRANTY W/A USED TRANSMISSION AS WARRANTY WOULD NOT PAY FOR NEW ONE. DROVE THE CAR FOR 19 MOS AND 12K MILES AND TRANSMISSION BLEW UP AGAIN! DEALER SAID WARRANTY WAS ONLY GOOD ON TRANSMISSION FOR 1 YEAR AND THEY ARE MAKING INQUIRIES AS TO WHETHER I HAVE TO PAY FOR ANOTHER ONE EVEN THOUGH MY CONTRACT W/AAA WARRANTY CO IS GOOD TO 8/10/08 OR 83,894 MILES. WHY IS MY CAR EATING TRANSMISSIONS??? HELP! *JB

IN THE PAST I'VE OWNED A 1994 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP WHICH HAD A OIL PAN GASKET LEAK AND I BELEIVE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE. NOW I OWN A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT AND IT IS VERY STRANGE THAT I'M HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IN THIS CAR THE DEALER IS ASKING $671.00 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND I THINK SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS AND I DON'T BELEIVE I'M THE ONLY PERSON TO DISCOVER THIS AND IF THERE IS A SUCH RECALL PLEASE LET ME KNOW. PS. I WILL BE CONTACTING GM ALSO.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN MY 2001 GRAND PRIX PONTIAC THE STEERING LOCKED UP. THIS ALMOST CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE STEERING TO THE RIGHT WAS UNAFFECTED. THE LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION STEERING WHICH COST ME $971.00. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM.*AK

ON 3/3/07 MY 2001 GRAND PRIX GTP SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *JB

2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP ENGINE FIRE. CAR WAS TURNED OFF. 5-10 MINUTES LATER IT CAUGHT FIRE. WAS ABLE TO GET A EXTINGUSHER AND QUICKLY TO PUT IT OUT. CAR WAS PARKED AND ENGINE WAS OFF. *JB

CAR HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE PREVIOUS NIGHT UNTIL APPROX 2:45 PM ON FEB 16, 2007. DAUGHTER STARTED CAR TO GO TO WORK. CAR STARTED, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY DULL POP ("LIKE OPENING A JAR OF PICKLES"). GRAY/WHITE SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER HOOD AND SHE IMMEDIATELY KILLED IGNITION. SMOKE CONTINUED, SHE RAISED HOOD TO FIND TOP OF ENGINE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. UNIVERSITY GROUNDSKEEPERS CREW NEARBY AND ABLE TO PUT WATER ON FIRE UNTIL FIRE DEPT ARRIVED. FIRE CONTAINED TO TOP OF ENGINE AND NEARBY ACCESSORIES. EXTENT OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS EARLY DATE. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRE GTP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON A DAILY BASIS SHE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DASHBOARD BEING TOO HOT, OR ELECTRICAL HEAT RADIATING FROM THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE PAST, AND HAD TO REPLACE IT ON TAR SYSTEM 2 OR 3 TIMES. IN ADDITION, HAD A PROBLEM WITH THERE BEING A WINE IN THE ENGINE, AND A SMELL OF OIL WHEN SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF. *AK

'01 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY GARAGE 5-10 MINUTES AFTER BEING TURNED OFF. I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR APPROX. 7 MILES BEFORE I GOT HOME AND PARKED IT IN THE GARAGE. THE FIRE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO MY HOME AND MY NEIGHBOR'S HOME. *JB

CAME HOME, PARKED ON DRIVEWAY. WENT INSIDE, HEARD NOISE OUTSIDE. WENT BACK OUT AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *JB