2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. TWENTY MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY, HE NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE GRABBED HIS WATER HOSE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000. UPDATED 01-17-08. *KB

2000 GRAND PRIX GT, NO BRAKE LIGHTS, REPLACED BULBS, TOOK TO LOCAL AUTO REPAIR, FOR $71 DIAGNOSIS, MULTIFUNCTION ELECTRONIC BOX IN STEERING COLUMN, WHAT YOUR BLINKER IS STUCK INTO, $150 PART PLUS 4 HOURS LABOR TOTAL REPAIR $677, THEY HAVE REPAIRED MANY GM SWITCHES THAT'S HOW THEY KNEW WHAT IT WAS. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE SWITCHES. *TR UPDATED 02-04-08. *KB UPDATED 02/04/08 *TR

THE TREAD COMPLETELY CAME OF THE BASE OF THE TIRE WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. THE TIRE NUMBER IS P20570R15. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT'S WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THEN SHUT IT OFF TO RE-ENTER THE HOUSE. WHEN SHE RETURNED, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND REALIZED IT WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,730.

STARTING WITH A MAF SENSOR GOING OUT, REPLACED, CAUSED DAMAGE TO O2 SENSORS, REPLACED ,AS SOON AS THESE WENT OUT NOTICED COOLANT LEVEL DROP THEN THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR WENT OUT AT TANK, REPLACED, NEXT MORNING AT START UP A LOUD KIND OF KNOCKING TOOK PLACE AT START UP FOR 5 TO 10 MIN AND VERY ROUGH IDLE FROM 1500-2000 RPM ,PO300 RANDOM MISFIRE, SO I REPLACED PLUGS , WIRES , AND COILS. NOW RUFF RPM RANGE 1000 TO 1500 AND STILL KNOCKING AT START UP. CHANGING OIL AND FILTER AFTER ALMOST EVERY FIX TO CHECK FOR WATER OR METAL, OIL IS FINE,NOW A PO304 -RANDOM MISFIRE ON 4TH CYLYNDER- BUT CAR WOULD CLEAR UP FOR A DAY OR TWO,ALSO ADDING INJECTOR CLEANER AND FUEL FILTER TO MAKE SURE FUEL SYSTEM IS OK AND USING A NOID CHECK ON EACH INJECTOR ALL INJECTORS FINE, NOW KNOCKING AT START UP WENT AWAY ,BUT ROUGH IDLE STILL PERCISTS . STILL PO304 SO I CHECK COMPRESSION ON THE 4TH CYLINDER AND IT ONLY HAS 70-75 LBS. OF PRESSURE. SO I'M DONE WASTING MONEY BRING IT TO THE GILROY PONTIAC BUICK GMC FOR TEAR DOWN AND FIRST THEY SAW A BURNT EXHAUST VALVE ON THE 4TH CYLINDER , THEN NOTICED THE WATER IN THE VALLEY TRAY AND HEAD GASKET IS BLOWN AND THE INTAKE GASKET IS LEAKING AND THE WATER PUMP IS LEAKING THE SAME WATER PUMP THAT WENT OUT AT 700 MILES NEW. SO NOW THE ONLY CHOICE I HAVE IS TO HAVE THE HEAD AND VALVE JOB DONE, BUT THE WATER DAMAGE WOULD MOST LIKELY CAUSE PINGING AFTER ALL THAT MONEYS SPENT SO NOW ONLY CHOICE IS TO PAY ALMOST $4500 FOR A NEW MOTOR , PROBLEM SOLVED.AT 92000 MI

ENGINE FIRE IN JAN. 07, REPAIRED, 2ND ENGINE FIRE MAY 07. BOTH RELATED TO FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. JAN FIRE, VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, GAS SMELL OCCURRED AND ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER SMELL WAS NOTICED. MAY FIRE/VEHICLE STARTED, A POPPING NOISE OCCURRED AND A ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED. *TR

HUSBAND MOVED THE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP W/ SUPER CHARGER. CLOSER TO WORK SITE & PARKED THE CAR, SAT & ATE LUNCH IN CAR. THE CABIN OF THE CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE. HUSBAND COULDN'T GET DOORS OPEN, BUT GOT THE WINDOWS TO COME DOWN. HAD TO CRAWL OUT OF THE WINDOWS AND REALIZED CAR WAS ON FIRE. WITHIN 10-15 MINUTES THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY IN FLAMES. THE FIREMEN HAD TO PRY THE SIDES OF THE HOOD UP TO GET THE FIRE OUT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE 121000. *AK

MY HUSBAND DROVE OUR 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX TO WORK, PARKED THE CAR, WENT INTO WORK AND WITHIN 15-20 MINS LATER THE CAR WAS COMPLETLY IN FLAMES AND CAUGHT 6 OTHER CARS THAT WERE PARKED BESIDE HIM, ON FIRE. *AK THE FIRE CHIEF TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE POINT OF ORGIN WAS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE. CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 53 MPH IN AN ATTEMPT TO MANEUVER AROUND ROCKS IN THE ROAD THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. HOWEVER, SHE DROVE INTO A DITCH TWICE AND HIT A CEMENT COVER HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES, INCLUDING THE LOSS OF 13 TEETH AND SHOULDER DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH GMC WITH NO SATISFACTION. *AK THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED VARIOUS DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO THE ACCIDENT CAR REPAIR INVOICE, DOCTOR AND DENTAL BILLS, PICTURES OF THE INJURIES AND WISHES TO BE REIMBURSED FOR DAMAGES, HOWEVER GM IS STATING THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE ACCIDENT AND WILL NOT BE REIMBURSING THE CONSUMER. UPDATE 05/22/07*TR

DROVE CAR A FEW MILES-WENT INTO STORE AND A FEW MINUTES LATER CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER HOOD---VEHICLE IS THE SUPER CHARGED 3.8 W/APROX 147K MILES---KNOW OF ANOTHER CAR SAME THING HAPPENED 1 YR AGO- PARKED CAR AND FEW MINUTES LATER WAS ON FIRE IN PARKING LOT--BOTH FIRES DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING-BOTH SAME ENGINE AND BOTH HAVE HIGH MILES. *JB