2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

WELL I DROVE TO TOWN AND CAME HOME EVERYTHING WAS GOOD CAME IN THE HOUSE A FEW MINS LATER I OPENED MY BACK DOOR AND SAW THAT MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT WAS ON FIRE. IT WAS A GREAT CAR AND MY ONLY CAR. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN!!?? *TR

I WAS JUST DRIVING THROUGH MY HOME TOWN WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I THEN PROCEEDED TO THE GAS STATION LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY AND WHEN PULLING IN I FELT THE CAR BEGIN TO LOSE POWER AND "MISS". WHEN I STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION I OPENED THE HOOD IMMEDIATELY AND SAW THE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, I THEN WENT INTO THE GAS STATION AND GOT A BUCKET OF WATER AND PUT OUT THE FLAMES. AT THIS TIME TOTAL DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN HOWEVER I CAN TELL YOU THAT SEVERAL PLASTIC PIECES WERE DAMAGED ALONG WITH WIRING AND THE CAR HOOD FROM THE HEAT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AFTER BEING PARKED FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE FIRE ALSO DESTROYED THREE OTHER VEHICLES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THEY FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT HAS CURRENT PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

CAR WAS DRIVEN ~ 6 MILES, PARKED AND TURNED OFF. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND A SMALL FIRE WAS FOUND ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AFTER WAITING ~30 MINUTES, THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION WHERE IT AWAITS INSPECTION. *TR

MY HUSBAND DRIVING VEH FRWY, GOING APPROX. 65-70 MPH WHEN ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. AS HE WAS PULLING OVER HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE. THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE WHEEL WELLS. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTAL LOSS FROM THIS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH POPPING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN STEERING TO THE LEFT. WATER ON PASSENGER FLOORBOARD, NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

DROVE TO MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE TO PICK HER UP TO GO CHRISTMAS SHOPPING PULLED IN DRIVEWAY TURNED CAR OFF TOOK KEYS IN HOUSE WITH ME CAME OUT ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER AND CAR WAS ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT MINUTES AFTER IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE GARAGE WHERE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *TR

MY 2000 GRAND PRIX GTP CAUGHT FIRE ON JANUARY 16, 2008. I BOUGHT MY CAR WELL-MAINTAINED AND HAD BEEN KEEPING UP ON THE MAINTENANCE VERY WELL. MY GTP HAD BEEN HAVING NO SIGNS OF ANY TROUBLE INCLUDING THE DAY IN CAUGHT FIRE. I HAD JUST TURNED OFF MY CAR AND WENT INSIDE. THERE WAS NOTHING ABNORMAL ABOUT MY CAR- NO SMELLS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, AND NO GAUGES SHOWING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WITHIN 20 MINUTES, I HAD GONE INSIDE, MY CAR STARTED ON FIRE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND I CAME BACK TO SEE MY CAR TOTALED. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS MELTED, ENGINE AND ALL. *TR

TODAY ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER PARKING MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (GTP - SUPERCHARGED), IT WAS IDENTIFIED BY A PASSERBY AS SMOKING AND ON FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD PUT IT OUT, THE CARE WAS DESTROYED. IN LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT (LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF REPORED FIRES). I AM GLAD TO SEE THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ENGINE FIRE PROBLEM - BUT AFTER OVE A DECADE OF REPORTS, ITS CLEAR THAT THIS HAZZARD HAS BEEN LONG IGNORED AND COULD COST LIVES IN ADDITION TO PROPERTY. *CN

ON THE 16TH OF DECEMBER 2007, MY WIFE JUST GOT BACK FROM WALMART. WE UNLOADED SOME GROCERIES AND SOME CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. WE WERE IN THE HOUSE FOR 10-15 MINUTES WHEN I NOTICE AN ORANGE GLOW ON OUR SIDING. I LOOKED OUT THE FRONT DOOR AND SAW HER CAR ON FIRE. I CALLED 911 GRABBED A WATER HOSE AND NOTICE THAT MY TRUCK WAS STARTING TO SMOKE. I YELLED AT MY WIFE TO MOVE MY TRUCK AND I STARTED TO TRY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY SHOWED UP 10-15 MINUTES LATER. AND THAT WAS AFTER MY WIFE WENT AND FOUND THEM TRYING TO LOCATE OUR HOUSE. IT TOOK THEM TO POP THE HOOD OPEN WITH A PRY BAR TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS BURNT AND THE FIRE STARTED TO MELTED THE DASH BOARD. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES VERY BLESSED THAT IT WASN'T PARK IN THE GARAGE. MY TRUCK SUFFER A MELTED HEADLIGHT, TURN SIGNAL, BUMPER, BUG SHIELD, AND SOME PAINT BUBBLED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER.*CN