2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ON SEPT 25 2015 I WAS INVOLVED IN A AUTO ACCIDENT. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD. MY CAR WAS NOT DAMAGE THAT BAD BUT MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE LATER THAT DAY AND TOTALLY BURNED. A TOTAL LOST. ONCE I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE I REALIZED THAT IS WHY MY CAR POSSIBLY CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO HARD BRAKING. I WAS APPROACHING AN STOP LIGHT AND A LARGE BOX TRUCK WAS MOVING IN REVERSE QUICKLY. ALL I COULD DUE WAS BRAKE TO TRY AND STOP SO THE TRUCK WOULD NOT HIT ME. THE TRUCK HIT MY VEHICLE. DAMAGING MY FRONT END A LITTLE. THE TRUCK ACTUALLY ROLLED ON TOP OF MY HOOD BEFORE COMING TO COMPLETE STOP. I FEEL THAT MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO WHAT THE RECALL STATES. RECALL # 15757 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2000 [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET RECALL PARTS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE PLASTIC "BEAUTY" COVER SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED UNTIL REDESIGN COVER BECOMES AVAILABLE. *SMD

MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING THIS 2000 PONTIAC AND WAS COMPLAINING OF IT SMELLING "HOT" ALL THE TIME. WE HAD THE SERVICE SHOP TAKE A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD, AND HE INSTANTLY SAID, CHECK WITH GM ON A RECALL FOR THESE LEAKY VALVE COVERS"! INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, WE HAD THAT VERY RECALL NOTICE HANGING ON THE FRIDGE, WAITING FOR A CALL THAT" PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR REPAIRS"! WELL GUESS WHAT GM, A FEW DAYS AFTER I CALLED A LOCAL GM DEALER, AND SHE SAID "OH NO, WE DON'T HAVE PARTS ON HAND, WE JUST WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO CALL AND THEN ORDER THEM", THE CAR BURNED UP! JUST AS THEY SAID COULD HAPPEN! THEY ALSO SAID DON'T PARK INSIDE A GARAGE! THEY ARE RIGHT! IT WAS PARKED OUTSIDE THE SHOP, THANK GOODNESS, WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES! I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST DAUGHTERS IN THIS BLAZE, DUE TO GM'S FAILURE TO REPAIR THE CAR CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME, THEN FAILURE TO HAVE THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR IT THE SECOND TIME IT WAS RECALLED!! NOW THEY DON'T WANT TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE THEY LET BURN UP!! I FILED A COMPLAINT, SENT PICTURES OF THE BURNED UP THING, AND THEY BASICALLY SAY "TOUGH LUCK". I AM THROUGHLY DISAPPOINTED IN GM ON THIS DEAL. YOU SHOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS CAR PROBLEM, STEP UP TO THE PLATE, AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT! FIRST OFFER 610.00 DOLLARS! HA! WHAT CAR DO I BUY MY DAUGHTER FOR THAT!? SECOND OFFER 800.00, AGAIN, WHAT CAR DO I BUY MY DAUGHTER FOR THAT? BRING ME OUT A COUPLE OF CARS AT THAT PRICE GM, AND WE WILL SEE IF THEY CAN REPLACE THE CAR YOU LET BURN UP! WE ARE OUT A CAR, OUT TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM COLLEGE, OUT CONTENTS OF THE CAR, WE FIGURED TO BE AROUND $3600.00! AND YOU SAY $800.00! GOOGLE THIS RECALL #15757 UP AND SEE JUST HOW MANY OF US ARE OUT OF LUCK! I JUST THANK GOD THAT THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN PARKED AT THE REPAIR SHOP, AND DIDN'T BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE MY DAUGHTERS WERE DRIVING IT DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AND YOU SHOULD TOO GM!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR BEYOND A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WAS NUMBER THREE ON THE WAITING LIST AND THE DEALER PROVIDED NO FOLLOW UP RESPONSE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME THAT THE PART WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR UNLESS THE CROSS THREAD MOTOR MOUNT BOLT WAS REMOVED. THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE PROCESS FOR THE DEALER TO COMPLY TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED AFTER SEVERAL CALLS TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SUPPLY THE PART AFTER CONTACTING THEM FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD ORDER THE PART TWICE AND THE CONTACT RECEIVED NO FOLLOW UP AND WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND ROTATING ASSEMBLY CAME THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD GM DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST, BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THE REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED, WAS NOT THE REPAIR COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE TWO MONTHS AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, DUE TO OIL DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THIRTY MINUTES AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN INTAKE MANIFOLD REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ALL THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE VEHICLE WERE BURNED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS RECEIVED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.