1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. IN THE PROCESS OF THE ALIGNMENT, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE STEER KNUCKLE WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED A FEW YEARS AFTER THE STEERING KNUCKLE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. IT CAUGHT FIRE 30 MIN AFTER IT WAS PARKED AND BURNED THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FORE DEPARTMENT STOPPED THE FIRE BEFORE IT SPREAD TO THE REST OF THE CAR. IT WAS A GOOD CAR PREVIOUS TO THIS INSTANCE. WE MAINTAINED THE CAR WELL AND HAD IT LOOKED OVER BY A MECHANIC MONTHLY. WE WILL NEVER OWN A PONTIAC AGAIN. *TR

JUST GOT DONE DRIVING THE CAR. PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF THE CAR BEING PARKED THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE LEADING TO A TOTAL LOSS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THIS ALL HAPPENED AFTER RECALL #09047 PERFORMED. THIS RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT THIS FIRE FROM HAPPENING. I BELIEVE THIS HAPPENS MORE THAN PEOPLE KNOW. THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT ALONE THAT WE KNOW OF IN MUSKEGON. ONE OF THE OTHER INCIDENTS ALSO HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED. WE CONTACTED GM ABOUT OUR SAFETY CONCERNS HOWEVER THEY SEEMED TO BE TO WORRIED ABOUT A MONETARY CLAIM AGAINST THEM, RATHER THAN OUR SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

MY WIFE USED MY CAR ON 5/17/2013 WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME AND TURNED THE CAR OFF SHE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION I READ ON GOOGLE THAT THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WHERE SOME MODEL CAN NOT BE RESTARTED ONCE THIS OCCURES I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ABOUT THESE? *TR

THE NEIGHBOR KNOCKED ON OUR DOOR AND TOLD MY HUSBAND THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE APPEARED TO START UNDER THE HOOD. THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR, INCLUDING THE WINSHIELD WAS BURNED. *TR

AFTER OWNING THIS VEHICLE FOR A VERY SHORT TIME, IT HAD SOME MINOR BODY WORK DONE AND COMPLETELY REPAINTED. I HAD NEW HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS INSTALLED DUE TO THE POOR CONDITION OF THE EXISTING LIGHTS. THE SECOND DAY I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK, I RETURNED HOME, PARKED IT IN THE ATTACHED GARAGE AND WENT INSIDE. IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES, THERE WAS A LOUD "POP", AND UPON INVESTIGATION THE CAR WAS FOUND TO BE SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WE TRIED USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, BUT THE ENGINE WAS FLAMING BY THEN, SO IT WAS USELESS. LUCKILY, A PASSERBY STOPPED AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE BURNING CAR FROM THE GARAGE, BUT NOT BEFORE THERE WAS SOME SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY BURNED AND MELTED. IT IS A COMPLETE LOSS WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE SINCE I ONLY CARRIED LIABILITY INSURANCE ON IT UNTIL IT WAS COMPLETELY FINISHED IN THE BODY SHOP. SINCE THIS FIRE, I HAVE BEEN CHECKING ON RECALLS CONCERNING ANY RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THIS SITUATION. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF THREE OTHER FIRE RELATED INCIDENCES OF 1999 PONTIACS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

ON APRIL 30, 2012, I TOOK MY CAR TO BE INSPECTED AND I WAS TOLD THE SWAY BAR WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED REPLACED. AFTER CALLING MANY JUNK YARDS TO LOOK FOR A USED ONE, I AM FINDING OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE CALLED JUST ABOUT EVERY JUNK YARD WITHIN 30 MILES OF ME AND CONSTANTLY AM TOLD "WE HAVE QUITE A FEW BUT THEY ARE ALL CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE" WHICH IS WHERE MINE IS CRACKED. SEEING THAT THIS IS PART IS USED NOT ONLY ON THE GRAND PRIXS BUT OTHER GM PASSENGER CARS AND MINI VANS, I FEEL THAT SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, IT NEEDS RECALLED. *TR

CAR WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 2 MILES. PARKED AND WHEN RETURNED 15 MINUTES LATER TROY NY FIRE DEPT HAD HOOD UP AND PUT OUT A SMALL FIRE UNDER ENGINE COVER. THEY SAID IT APPEARED TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THIS CAR HAD A RECALL ISSUED AND WORK COMPLETED TO CORRECT A ENGINE FIRE ISSUE ON 9/24/2010 AT 172,221 MILES. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE # AND SAID THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THEY SENT ME OUT A DENIAL LETTER STATING THAT NYS ONLY REQUIRES A 4 YEAR FROM IN SERVICE DATE WARRANTY AND THAT I WAS WELL PAST THAT TIMEFRAME. MY CONCERN IS THAT THEIR RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION AND THAT THE WORK WAS COMPLETED BEFORE I EVEN PUT THREE THOUSAND MILES ON THE CAR. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE CONTACT USED WATER TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE RELATED TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.