1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

I DRIVE A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. MY CAR WAS PARKED NEXT TO A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE GRAND PRIX CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD SPREADING TO MY CAR. MY CAR AND THE GRAND PRIX TOTAL LOSS. READING ON THE INTERNET SEEMS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WONDERING WHY THIS PROBLEM NOT ADDRESSED BY PONTIAC. I KNOW THEY TAKE NO CREDIT BUT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN STOPPED AT LIGHT AND ENGINE IN 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP BURST INTO FLAMES. CAR WAS BOUGHT 7 MONTHS AGO AND WAS STATE INSPECTED AND WELL MAINTAINED TILL THE FIRE. CAR DID NOT LEAK ANY FLUIDS AND THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS SPOTLESS OF ANY OIL OR DEBRIS. THE EAST WINDSOR POLICE AND FIRE DEPT. RESPONDED AND THE CASE NUMBER IS 07-16572. *TR

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE FOR APPROX 100 MILES, ENGINE TEMPERATURE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED. SON AND WIFE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SHUT MOTOR OFF. THEY WAITED APPROX 30 MINUTES FOR ENGINE TO COOL OFF. THEY TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, BUT IT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT SO THEY STOPPED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER IN SPRINGFIELD, VT FOR REPAIR. INFORMED ON MONDAY THAT ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT. CAR HAD APPROX 79500 MILES ON IT. VIN # IS [XXX] .*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CRACKED RESULTING IN COOLANT LEAK INTO ENGINE. REPAIR COST OVER $700. CAR ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS ENGINE AND DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *AK

CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD...BLOWN HEAD GASKET.

ENGINE SUDDENLY MISSES AND SOMETIMES DIES WHILE MOVING AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE TACHOMETER QUITS AND THE 'TRACTION CONTROL OFF' SWITCH-LIGHT COMES ON. THE ENGINE SOMETIMES RESTARTS IMMEDIATELY AND/OR THE ENGINE SMOOTHS OUT, BUT THE TACHOMETER REMAINS INOPERATIVE AND THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT STAYS LIT. STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE RESETS THE TACH AND INDICATOR LIGHT. SOMETIMES WHEN THE ENGINE DOES DIE, IT WILL NOT RESTART FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES OF BEING STRANDED ON THE EXPRESSWAY.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING AT MULTIPLE SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER 30MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AS VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND MISFIRE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK HOME. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART DUE TO ENGINE LOCKING UP, AND CAUSING STARTER TO COMPLETELY FAIL. DEALER DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE STALLS WHEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC, USUALLY TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT TO PULL INTO A LANE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER PULLING TO A STOP THE ENGINE RESTARTS QUICKLY. NO ENGINE TROUBLE LIGHTS ARE SET. THIS HAS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES (APPROXIMATELY 10) AND IS VERY DANGEROUS (PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND HAVING THE CAR STALL JUST AS YOU START). AFTER NOTING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS UNDER ENGINE OR ELECTRICAL ON YOU WEB SITE, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, I FEEL THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED. FOR ME, I AM CONSIDERING SELLING THE CAR. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WIOULD STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARRING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, IT WOULD STALL OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. VEHCLE CAN BE RESTARTED AFTER BEING SHUT DOWN FOR AWHILE. HAS HAPPENED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND MECHANIC TEST DROVE VEHCLE, BUT IT DID NOT STALL. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. *AK

ENGINE WILL STALL, ESPECIALLY WHEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. IT USUALLY HAPPEN WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER COMING TO A STOP (BETWEEN 0-15 MPH) AND MAKES THE CAR EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR WILL RESTART AND NO LIGHTS COME ON, THEREFORE THE DEALER CANNOT FIND WHERE ANY "CODES" HAVE BEEN SET IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, AND THEY CANNOT RECREATE OR DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO OPENED A FILE WITH PONTIAC. THIS PROBLEM IS A DANGER TO EVERYONE ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY GRAND PRIX DRIVERS. WHEN WILL THIS PROBLEM BE INVESTIGATED AND WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR A "FIX" TO BE IMPLEMENTED? AS IT STANDS NOW, THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT OFFER AN EXPLANATION. *AK

CAR STALLS ON ACCEL,TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD IN TO 2ND GEAR

ENGINE IS SURGING IN OVERDRIVE BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH, UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *MJS

ENGINE DIES WHEN PULLING OUT ON ONCOMING TRAFFIC

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STALLING FROM A STOP POSITION. WHENEVER VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND DRIVER PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER NOTIFIED ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND VEHICLE STILL IN REPAIR SHOP. PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED. VEHICLE NOW RETURNED TO DEALER FOUR TIMES; PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVED. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ENGINE DIES WITHOUT WARNING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.