1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED ON MARCH 2, 2007. VISITING FREINDS IN BLACKSBURG VA. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN UP HILL FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE WITH THE SUPERCHARGER ENGAGED THE WHOLE TIME. WE PARKED AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. 10 MINUTES LATER A NEIGHBOR INFORMED US THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. 14 FOOT FLAMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT IT OUT. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. IT WAS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT WE HAD NOT PULLED OUR CAR INTO OUR GARAGE AND GONE TO BED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AT THE LEAST, OUR HOUSE WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED TO THE GROUND. AT THE WORST MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED ALIVE.*AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS 3.8 V6 ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK THE FUEL PUMP FUSE IS BLOWING, BUT DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW AND THEREFORE CAN NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM.

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED OIL LEAK AND HAD THE DEALER REPAIR ON TWO OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE MOTOR COMPLETELY SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, COMPLETE MOTOR REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY.

ON AT LEAST 5 OR 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THIS CAR STALLS WHEN I AM LEAVING A STAND STILL POSITION. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED FOR QUITE A FEW MONTHS, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY, AND MY WIFE IS PREGNANT AND WHEN WE HAVE THE BABY THIS CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE HERS BUT I FEAR THAT IF SHE WERE DRIVING WITH THE BABY IN THE CAR AND WENT TO PULL OUT ONTO A HIGHWAY, OR A SIDE STREET AND A CAR COMING AT HER COULD NOT STOP IN TIME FOR HER TO GET THE CAR RESTARTED IT COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM. I ALSO AM AWARE THAT OTHER DRIVERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING AT A WEBSITE DEVOTED TO THIS CAR. POINT YOUR BROWSER TO: HTTP://WWW.GRANDPRIX.NET/?CLKD=IWM AND CHECK OUT THE SECTION MARKED "UNDER THE HOOD". THE ONE MARKED "ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING." BY TIMOTHY JOHNSON IS THE EXACT SAME...

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING AND DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM.

I AM EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT STALLING CONDITION. WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN YOU WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO GO THROUGH THE LIGHT MY CAR WOULD MOVE 10 FEET AND THEN STALL OUT. IT WOULD ALSO STALL WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN APPLYING THE BRAKE AND WHEN YOU WOULD TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN THE CAR WOULD STALL. THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL COME ON AND THERE WOULD BE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED SLUGGISHNESS WHEN NEEDING TO ACCELERATE. I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND A FEW SECOND LATER YOU CAN FEEL THE TRANSMISSON JUMP INTO GEAR.

THE ENGINE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, BATTERY LEAKING ACID, POWER WINDOS BROKE, ETC.

THE ENGINE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, BATTERY LEAKING ACID, POWER WINDOS BROKE, ETC.

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THIS CAR HAS STALLED. ALL FOUR TIMES THE CAR HAD BEEN AT A FULL STOP, AND WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS IT STALLED OUT. EACH TIME I MENTIONED IT TO THE DEALER THEY ASK ME WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO ABOUT IT? FIX IT. *AK

ENGINE EXPERIENCING A KNOCKING SOUND. *YC

VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. *YC

THE OIL GAUGE: INDICATOR ON THE DASH INFORMATION CENTER ILLUMINATED WHILE CHECKING THE OIL. ENGINE SUDDENLY IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A GALLON OF WATER. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT INDICATIONS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, AND DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STOPPING AND THEN ACCELERATING.

ENGINE STALLS OUT INTERMITINLY AND HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES ONCE CAR STALLED CAUSING CAR TO TRAVEL THRU RED LIGHT ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT WITH MY CHILDREN IN CAR DEALER CAN NOT FIX PROBLEM AND CANT GET IT TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY ROAD TEST CAR INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY WONT COME ON WHEN DOORS ARE OPEN OR WHEN I MANUALLY TRY TO PUT THEM ON HEATER MOTOR MAKES A CRICKET LIKE NOISE ON THE LOW SPEED ANNOYING NOISE DEALER CANT FIX ALL THESE PROBLEMS

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DOWN SHIFT OUT OF OVERDRIVE. THIS IS CAUSED BY A PROBLEM IN THE PROGRAMMING OF THE ELECTRONIC MODULE. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WILL NOW COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN.

THIS VEHICLE STALL UPON ACCELERATION AND ON ALL INCIDENTS EXCEPT ONE IT OCCURRED DURING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND ACCELERATION, THE OTHER INCIDENT OCCURED DURING THE TAKE OFF FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THESE INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED NOW ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS AND HAVE RESULTED I 3 NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF STALLING IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC, ONE OTHER NOTE THAT THE SPEEDO NEEDLE OCCASSIONALLY ACCELERATES TO AROUND 90-100 MPH WHEN STARTING VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE DOES NOT RACE WHEN THIS OCCURS. I CURRENTLY HAVE THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR THE 3RD TIME SINCE MY PURCHASE FOR THIS STALLING PROBLEM, IT IS TO THE POINT I AM AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS, THAT THIS VEHICLE MAY END UP IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM.

ENGINE STALLED.

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING BELOW 45MPH THE ENGINE WILL TOTALLY DIE. VEHICLE WILL JERK SO HARD THAT THE CONSUMER IS THROWN FOWARD. THE TACKOMETER WILL REGISTER 0-RPM. ENGINE WILL DIE WHEN IN REVERSE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP APRIL 27TH COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMED. PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON MAY 11TH. CONSUMER WAS DENIED SERVICE, AND AGAIN ON MAY 26TH. DEALER IS ORDERING A CLUSTER MODULE. MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THIS SHOULD WORK SINCE THE TACKOMETER WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER IS BEING TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. RONALDSON PONTIAC CHEVROLETDEALERSHIP--913-294-5375, PAYOLA, KANSAS. *AK

NO SUMMARY

INTERMITTENT STALLING; ENGINE DIED 5 TIMES.

ENGINE DIED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING.

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING 20 MPH. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED ENGINE BUT LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING 20 MPH. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED ENGINE BUT LOST ALL POWER AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY, ONLY COME ON DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS AND NOT IN THE EVENINGS. DEALER CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.

WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE STALLS AND THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE STILL STALLS. *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE CUT OFF, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP WHICH RESULTED IN SUSPENSION DAMAGE. OWNER RECEIVED NO INDICATION THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK