2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY NINE MINUTES WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CONTACT HIM WITHIN SEVEN DAYS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKING, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE HOOD, FLAMES IGNITED AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND CONTACTED TO POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS BUT DID NOT FILE A REPORT. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX RECEIVED RECALL #09047. I BROUGHT IT INTO MORRISEY PONTIAC FOR THE WORK. THREE WEEKS AFTER THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY "REPAIRED", I HAD RETURNED TO MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE AND NOT 5 MINUTES AFTER THAT, WE HEARD FIRE SIRENS AND SAW FLASHING LIGHTS OUTSIDE. THERE WERE FLAMES COMING OUT OF MY HOOD SHOOTING ABOUT 8 FEET IN THE AIR. THE FIREMEN PUT THE FIRE OUT, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR. I NOTIFIED MORRISEY PONTIAC & WAS TOLD THAT THEY REPAIRED THE CAR AS PER THE GENERAL MOTORS RECALL & I SHOULD TAKE UP DAMAGES TO MY CAR WITH THEM. I FILED A CLAIM WITH GENERAL MOTORS FILE #681357. THE PERSON HANDLING THIS CLAIM IS DAWN MCGUIN. IN SPEAKING WITH MS. MCGUIN SHE SAID GENERAL MOTORS WAS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FIRE, BUT WOULD OFFER ME $2,600.00 FOR THE DAMAGE. SHE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT HAD RECENTLY MOVED SO THE RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF A VEHICLE FIRE WAS MAILED TO HER FORMER ADDRESS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 135,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. A COUPLE OF MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AS SOON AS SHE GOT HOME, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09047 FROM PONTIAC. THE NOTICE INSTRUCTED HER TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER AND REPORT THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR,I GOT HOME SHUT OFF THE CAR WENT INTO MY HOUSE SMELT SOMETHING BURNING LOOKED OUTSIDE AND MY CAR WAS ON FIRE CALLED 911 THE BRISTOL FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO COME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. MY CAR IS COMPLETELY FRIED I HAVE NO ENGINE LEFT. THE FRONTEND MELTED AWAY. I HAVE PICTURES TO PROVE IT. *TR

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET REPLACED ALTERNATER CATALYTIC CONVERTER ALL REPLACED ON THE SAME DAY. *TR

ON 2/14/09 AT 8:30 PM CENTRAL TIME, A FIRE OCCURRED IN THE HOOD OF MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CAR WAS PARKED AND OFF WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED. FLAMES WERE SIGHTED AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THE POLICE AND FIRE STATION WERE NOTIFIED PROMPTLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, SMOKE APPEARED THROUGH THE AIR VENTS AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OBSERVED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO DAMAGES OR PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER LOT. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,000.

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I DECIDED TO STOP AND GET GAS BEFORE GOING HOME. I STOPPED GOT GAS AND WHEN I STARTED MY CAR A LITTLE SMOKE CAME OUT THE SIDES OF THE HOOD. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT BECAUSE IT WASN T ALOT. AND SO I KEPT DRIVING ABOUT 2 BLOCK AWAY I HAD MORE SMOKE COMING OUT. I WAS ONLY 3 BLOCKS FROM HOME SO I DECIDED TO JUST GET HOME. MORE AND MORE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT I LOST A LITTLE POWER AND THEN A FLAME SHOT INTO THE CAR. I WAS HEADED UP THE HILL TO MY HOUSE AND STILL CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER AS I GOT RIGHT INFRONT OF MY HOUSE I COULDN'T MOVE FORWARD AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL AND THEN MY BRAKES GAVE OUT AND THE ONLY THING THAT STOPPED ME WAS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. BY...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE AND, IF THE ISSUE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE MECHANIC, THEN THE CONTACT WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS. THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FRONT (LEFT) ROCKER COVER GASKET WITH AN IMPROVED DESIGN FROM THE ORIGINAL GASKET AND REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL WITH NEW RETAINERS. THE MECHANIC FAILED TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG WIRE CHANNEL ON THE VEHICLE AND ONLY REPLACED THE FRONT COVER GASKET. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH MINOR SPARKS AND FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE ENGINE COVER MELTED ONTO THE ENGINE, AND THE SPARK PLUGS NEEDED RE-WIRING. IN THE SECOND INCIDENT, THE ENGINE MELTED THE SPARK PLUGS AND ADDITIONAL WIRING. IN THE THIRD INCIDENT, THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AFTER WORK. MINUTES LATER, HE NOTICED A SMALL FIRE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN PROCEEDED TO CALL 911 AND, WITHIN MINUTES, THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS ENGULFED IN SMOKE. THE FAILURE TURNED INTO A FULL BLOWN FIRE AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS EVACUATED DUE TO THE DANGER OF A POSSIBLE EXPLOSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE JUNK YARD. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE...

OIL LEAK FROM REAR VALVE COVER, RECALL TO REPLACE FRONT COVER BUT REAR WAS LEAKING ALSO, PAID DEALER TO REPLACE. SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OIL LEAK IN HIS ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED SOON REGARDING THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC DATE AND A FREE REPAIR IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. IF THE CONTACT WANTS TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED NOW, HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND BE REIMBURSED LATER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,529.

WELL I DROVE TO TOWN AND CAME HOME EVERYTHING WAS GOOD CAME IN THE HOUSE A FEW MINS LATER I OPENED MY BACK DOOR AND SAW THAT MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT WAS ON FIRE. IT WAS A GREAT CAR AND MY ONLY CAR. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPEN!!?? *TR

CAR WAS DRIVEN ~ 6 MILES, PARKED AND TURNED OFF. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND A SMALL FIRE WAS FOUND ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AFTER WAITING ~30 MINUTES, THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION WHERE IT AWAITS INSPECTION. *TR

TODAY ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER PARKING MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX (GTP - SUPERCHARGED), IT WAS IDENTIFIED BY A PASSERBY AS SMOKING AND ON FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD PUT IT OUT, THE CARE WAS DESTROYED. IN LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT (LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF REPORED FIRES). I AM GLAD TO SEE THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ENGINE FIRE PROBLEM - BUT AFTER OVE A DECADE OF REPORTS, ITS CLEAR THAT THIS HAZZARD HAS BEEN LONG IGNORED AND COULD COST LIVES IN ADDITION TO PROPERTY. *CN

ON THE 16TH OF DECEMBER 2007, MY WIFE JUST GOT BACK FROM WALMART. WE UNLOADED SOME GROCERIES AND SOME CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. WE WERE IN THE HOUSE FOR 10-15 MINUTES WHEN I NOTICE AN ORANGE GLOW ON OUR SIDING. I LOOKED OUT THE FRONT DOOR AND SAW HER CAR ON FIRE. I CALLED 911 GRABBED A WATER HOSE AND NOTICE THAT MY TRUCK WAS STARTING TO SMOKE. I YELLED AT MY WIFE TO MOVE MY TRUCK AND I STARTED TO TRY TO PUT THE FIRE OUT UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY SHOWED UP 10-15 MINUTES LATER. AND THAT WAS AFTER MY WIFE WENT AND FOUND THEM TRYING TO LOCATE OUR HOUSE. IT TOOK THEM TO POP THE HOOD OPEN WITH A PRY BAR TO BE ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS BURNT AND THE FIRE STARTED TO MELTED THE DASH BOARD. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES VERY BLESSED...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER BEING PARKED FOR TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING INDICATORS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT REPORTED THE FIRE TO HIS INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT WAS UNAWARE IF THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 144,000.

ON THIS MORNING (TUESDAY NOV 27 2007) MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP SUFFERED AN UNEXPLAINED FIRE IN THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE HAPPENED AFTER I DROVE TO WORK. I ARRIVED AT MY PLACE OF WORK, PARKED, WENT TO MY OFFICE, AND ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM OUR COMPANY SECURITY THAT MY VEHICLE WAS BURNING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AND MAINTAINED ACCORDING TO THE SUGGESTED SCHEDULE AT A PONTIAC GMC DEALER FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD THAT I HAVE OWNED IT (2001-PRESENT). THERE WERE NO DEFECTS WHEN DRIVING AND THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED ONLY A COUPLE WEEKS EARLIER. IT HAS BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT ISSUE,SO I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT IT SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED AFTER BEING PARKED. I HAVE READ THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY OTHER GRAND PRIX'S AND THAT THE MATTER IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS DAMAGED, BUT THE FIRST RESPONDERS WERE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TO BE DESTROYED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT'S WIFE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THEN SHUT IT OFF TO RE-ENTER THE HOUSE. WHEN SHE RETURNED, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND REALIZED IT WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,730.

I HAD A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH 120,000 MILES, THAT HAD BEEN MOSTLY NO TROUBLE. WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TIL 75,000 MILES, AND ALL THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK (<15MILES), I STOPPED AT THE GROCERY STORE FOR 20 MINUTES OR LESS. BEFORE I CAME OUT, MY CAR WAS TOTALLED IN FLAMES, AND 2 FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE THERE DOUSING MY ENGINE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR LEAKS/NOISES/ WARNING LIGHTS. THIS OCCURRED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT, 4:30PM, ALONG A MAJOR ROAD. MY HUSBAND IS A CERTIFIED IN ARSON INVESTIGATION, AND STATED THE FIRE BEGAN AT THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF THE ENGINE, WHERE THE FUEL LINE IS. IT WAS MORE SEVERLY MELTED IN THAT AREA. WE HAD THE COMPREHENSIVE INSURANCE DISCONTINUED ABOUT 2 MONTHS PRIOR,DUE TO HOUSE INSURANCE UP A THOUSAND DOLLARS, ETC, FROM THE HURRICANES, SO I HAD NO FIRE COVERAGE, AND AM OUT OF A VEHICLE. I...

TL* THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING HIS 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP, HE RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT END CAUGHT FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT "THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT". THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 89,000.

TRAC LIGHT COMES ON, TAC GOES TO 0, CAR STALLS. THIS COULD EASILY RESULT IN US BEING REAR ENDED. THE CAR IS MOVING ALONG AND JUST STOPS. REPLACED COMPUTER AND IGNITION MODULE PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. GARAGE AND DEALER IS UNSURE OF THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT IT IS PROCESS OF ELIMINATION COSTING US A LOT OF MONEY. *NM

OIL PANS RUST OUT ON PONTAIC GRAND PRIX. *NM

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP SUPER CHARGED V6 ENGINE 2-DOOR WITH APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES AND WELL MAINTAINED -- FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DESTROYED MOST OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE FIRE STARTED. POLICE CALLED FIRE DEPT TO PUT OUT FIRE. NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE STALLED. THIS OCCURRED 9 OR 10 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH. TWO DEALERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT CENSOR, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. A SECOND DEALER WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A FUTURE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

DRIVING HOME AROUND 5 30 IN THE EVENING, EXITED OFF THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY AT EXIT 91. CAME UP TO THE FIRST LIGHT AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHED A COUPLE OF TIMES. AFTER THAT THERE WAS A PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE THAT CAME FROM THE HOOD. THEN THE LIGHT WENT OUT. AT THIS POINT I WAS ABOUT A 1/2 MILE FROM HOME. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE. TURNING ONTO THE STREET I LIVE OFF THE CAR DIED, NO STEERING, NO BRAKES, NOTHING. I HAD TO FORCIBLY TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, AVOIDING ON COMING TRAFFIC AND LUCKILY WITHOUT INCIDENT STEERED THE CAR INTO A VACANT RITE AID. WHERE I PULLED THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND EXITED THE CAR. POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW A FLAME SPARK AROUND THE PLASTIC SUPERCHARGER COVER. AFTER SEEING THE FLAMES I RAN AS FAR...

3.1L GM V-6 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX SE - LEAKING INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET. CAUSES LEAK OUT OF COOLANT, MIGRATION OF COOLANT TO OIL AND OIL TO COOLANT RESERVOIR DAMAGING INTERNAL COMPONENTS AND HOSES AS WELL AS RUNNING VEHICLE LOW ON FLUID LEVELS AND MAKING A GENERAL MESS OF EVERYTHING AROUND IT. GM IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT YET REFUSES TO ACT ON IT IN THE FORM OF A RECALL. THERE ARE NUMEROUS TSB'S REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF THE GASKET WITH A NEWER METALLIC VERSION CREATED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PLASTIC VERSIONS IN SO MANY GM VEHICLES FAIL. A RECALL IS DEMANDED. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES SHE WAS IN HER VEHICLE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, WHEN SHE SMELLED SOMETHING HOT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RAISED THE HOOD. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD BEHIND THE ENGINE WHILE AWAITING FOR RESPONSE FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. SHE ALSO IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE FROM PONTIAC/GM TO GET BACK WITH HER WITHIN 48 HOURS. *NM *SC *JB

COOLANT LOSS FROM HEADS AND,ORINTAKE. *LA

VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT ANY PRIOR NOTICE, IT RESTARTS GOES 10 FEET SHUTS DOWN AGAIN. RESTARTS AGAIN THEN SHUTS DOWN ALL TOGETHER.. LET VEHICLE SIT FOR 1 HOUR IT WILL RUN FINE. UNTIL IT GETS WARM AND GOES THROUGH THE ROUTINE AGAIN. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH IT'S ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE AT GEARSHIFT. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BEING CHANGED ALOT OF UNUSUAL METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID PAN. *NLM

FIRST DAY I HAD MY NEW/USED GRAND PRIX, ONLY 30,000 MILES, THE ENGINE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. WHILE IN PARK IDILING AND WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON FREEWAY. TOOK THE DEALER 2 DAYS TO FIX IT AND THEY PUT 50 MILES ON MY CAR.*AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. *MR *TT *JB

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK PH *JB *CB

HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET WITH ONLY 62000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF! COST $870 TO REPAIR SO FAR AND STILL ISN'T RUNNING RIGHT. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO HAS NO EXTRA MONEY LAYING AROUND TO HAVE SUCH MASSIVE REPAIR WORK ON SUCH A NEW CAR!. *JB

THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO CONSUMER REPORTED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTER REPAIRS CONSUMER STILL SMELLS SAME BURNING ODOR.

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

THE OVER DRIVE FAILED AND ONE WEEK LATER THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKED, THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *JB

VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW AND ENGINE PISTONS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ENGINE WAS MAKING A GRINDING METAL TO METAL NOISE. WHEN VEHICLE WARMED UP IT WENT AWAY. A TECHNICAL ADVISOR WILL COME TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. DEALER WAS TRYING TO REBUILD ENGINE. CONSUMER WANTED A NEW ENGINE OR CAR.*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 GROUND WIRING SHORTING OUT AT ENGINE REPAIRED, A LEAKING GAS TANK REPLACED,IT HAS LOSS POWER ON ME 7 TIMES TO THIS DATE, THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAS MALFUNCTIONED, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, IT HAS HAD A MISS FIRE ON ALL 6 CYLINDERS TWICE, A SPARK PLUG, THE COIL PACK, & A SPARK PLUG WIRE QUIT AT THE SAME TIME THA BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE TRIP COMPUTER HAS MALFUNCTIONED TWICE ETC.