2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR VALVE COVER AND GASKET DRIPPED ENGINE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE PULLING INTO A REST AREA. THERE WAS SMOKE IN AND UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT OIL SPILLED AND CAUSED THE MOTOR TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT REACHED FOR THE PILE OF SNOW NEARBY AND USED IT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE WERE NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE AND NO REPORTS WERE FILED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE PLASTIC VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT IT DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THERE WAS NO ANSWER WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO SCHEDULE A RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 198,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,500. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT STARTED TO SMOKE AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 04/22/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ADJUSTER CAME AND CHECKED THE CAR FROM STATE FARM INSURANCE. IT BURNED ON 11-11-12 - SOLD THE CAR. UPDATED 6/7/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE REAR VALVE COVER GASKET WAS FRACTURED AND LEAKING OIL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. ALSO, WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. UPDATED 04/22/2016*LJ *JS

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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL . LEAKS COOLANT PUT IT IN THE LIGHT STAY ON THE STOCKS WHEN PUT NEW WHEN ON HIT A BUMP THEY FALL DOWN PUT GAS IN THE CAR GAS OUT OUT OF THE VENTS WHEN THE HEAT IS ON IN THE CAR.