2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Engine Problems

I had just drove about 30 miles home and when I arrived my engine was was smoking a little more than was usual because of oil burn off. So I popped the hood and a fire started in the back of the engine where I was having problems previously with the power steering pump. Obviously when I opened the hood it helped the fire and it grew. Took 30 minutes to put out. Car is now out of commission and I don't know what to do.

The night of the incident I was driving to my brother's house when I pulled over lifted the hood it burst into flames

LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL IS ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. DURING HARD BRAKING/TURNING, THIS OIL CAN SPILL OFF THE ENGINE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST.

II HAD A NO ENGINE CRANK-NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS, INTERMINTENT START. CWAS PARKED NAD NOT MOVING. THE PROBLEM I CAUSED BY THE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND PASS KEY SYSTEM. GM HAD THIS PROBLEM IN 2004 ON THE COLBOLT. 6DEATHS DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINEPOWER, STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR,TILL IGET IT REPAIRED. I AM THE ORIGIONAL OWNER WITH 40000 MILES USE.

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE, SAFETY HAZARD, INEVITABLE EMISSIONS FAILURE. MANY RECALLS REGARDING PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH THE ISSUE

MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH A 3.8 LITER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS OUT OF STATE IN DETROIT DOING TRAINING FOR WORK. I PARKED AT THE HOTEL I WAS STAYING AT AFTER A SHORT TRIP TO DINNER AND BACK I PARK MY CAR AND 15 MIN. LATER I HEARD TWO LOAD POPS (NOISE WAS FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT BECAUSE THE FIRE GOT TO HOT) AND LOOKED OUTSIDE MY HOTEL ROOM AND MY CAR WAS ON FIRE AND A CO-WORKERS CAR PARKED NEXT TO MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE THERE WAS HOTEL DAMAGE. PLUS TWO CARS TOTALED AND NO WAY HOME. IT SUCKS! THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR INVOLVING ENGINE FIRES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER AND HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE A YEAR AGO. NICE WORK GM!

HAD A RECALL FOR MY CAR. NO LOW COOLANT LIGHT WAS OFF BEFORE AS INSTRUCTED WENT TO A DEALER TO FIX THE RECALL GATEWAY MOTORS IN BROKEN BOW DID THE RECALL LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE SO I CONTACTED SANDHILLS MOTOR TO LET THEM LOOK AT IT. SAID THERMOSTAT WAS BAD HAD IT REPLACED OVER $200 DOLLARS FOR THAT I TOOK IT BACK TO GATEWAY MOTORS IN BROKEN BOW TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT QUOTED ME A $500 DOLLAR REPAIR TO AVOID CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE I'M NOT RICH SO IT GOES FROM A FREE RECALL FIX TO ME PAYING OVER $700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A BOOM SOUND AND SAW WHITE SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, SHE NOTICED THAT A PISTON WAS DISLODGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SCRANTON CHEVROLET OF NORWICH (774 W THAMES ST, NORWICH, CT 06360, (860) 889-3333) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT TWO UNKNOWN PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE ENGINE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST AND INFORMED HER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG CHEMICAL BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND A LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMOKE SUBSIDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT OIL WAS DEPOSITED ONTO THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE FLAMES HAD ENGULFED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TAKATA RECALL I GOT THE RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL SUNDAY NIGHT I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NALLEY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN UNION CITY GEORGIA THEY SUPPOSED HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM THE NEXT FOLLOWING DAY MY WIFE HAD TO GO TO WORK ON THE WAY DROPPING HER OFF THE CAR STARTED SMOKING MY CAR EXTREMELY BAD SO I CALLED THE NALLEY CHEVROLET PLACE TO LET THEM KNOW AFTER I GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THEM 30 MINUTES LATER THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME THEY SUPPOSED OF FIXED THE PROBLEM I CAN'T GET TO WORK WITH A CAR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BLOW UP I HAVE KIDS AND NIECES AND I CAN'T JEOPARDIZE THEY LIFE OR MINE I'M SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE AGAIN

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE HOOD AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. THE RADIATOR HOSE HAD BEEN PATCHED TOGETHER WITH CAULKING. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS BY THE DEALERSHIP. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL COLLISION REPAIR CENTER. THE DEALER (RUDDELL AUTO, 110 S GOLF COURSE RD, PORT ANGELES, WA 98362, (360) 452-6822) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 163,000. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORTS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,491.

TAKATA RECALL! AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR SHUT OFF AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP! MY DAD GOT EVERYTHING ON MY CAR REPLACE BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DRIVER RELEASED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, A PASSERBY ALERTED HIM THAT A FIRE HAD ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS NEITHER AWARE NOR NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER), 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), AND 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO GEAR, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND ALERTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REMOVED FROM THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

CAR HAS RECALL. SAYS OIL MAY DRIP UNTO EXHAUST CAUSING FIRE. I CANNOT FIND A DEALER TO HELP ME GET THIS FIXED. PLEASE HELO ME

ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20TH 2016 MY 17 YEAR OLD SON PULLED UP TO A GAS STATION IN GRAND ISLAND NE. HE WENT INSIDE TO PRE PAY FOR HIS GAS AND A MAN CAME INSIDE SAYING THERE WAS A CAR IN FIRE. MY SONS 17 YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND WAS INSIDE VEHICLE SLEEPING AND IT HAD IGNITED UNDER FLAMES IN THE HOOD. HE HAD DRIVEN FROM LINCOLN,NE TO AURORA,NE STAYED FOR AN HOUR PLUS THEN DROVE 20 MILES TO TRUCK STOP. CAR HAD A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND BLEW FRONT TIRES AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. IT WAS SITTING NEXT TO A GAS PUMP WITH NO POWER.HAD A OCCUPANT IN VEHICLE SLEEPING. THE FRONT END IS GONE ALONG WITH PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. WAS WAITING FOR RECALL PARTS AT LOCAL DEALER HAD APPT FOR NEXT DAY TO FIX ISSUE!!! CONTACT FOR PHOTOS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY OIL LEAKS PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK OIL EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO CLAIMED THAT THE OIL LEAK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

I HAVE A RECALL ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AND I HAVE CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED BUT THEY SAID THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS. I THEN TALKED TO PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO WAIT FOR A SECOND LETTER FOR THE RECALL NOTICE. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD RECEIVED IT ALREADY AND THEY STILL INSISTED THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT. I DRIVE 3 KIDS IN MY VEHICLE AND I CONSTANTLY WORRY ABOUT MY RECALL. IT IS THE RECALL ABOUT OIL DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ALSO MY HEAD LIGHTS ARE REALLY DIM. I LITERALLY CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS.

TAKATA RECALL 15757. DROPS OF ENGINE OIL MAY BE DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO DOAN BUICK GMC AND THE VALVE ROCKER ARM COVER AND THE GASKET WERE REPLACED ON 8/5/16. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR VALVE COVER AND LOWER INTAKE ARE LEAKING OIL BUT MAY HAVE OTHER LEAKS. WHICH THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. SO EXPECTS ME TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET FOR THIS. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES ARE LEAKING SOME BUT NOT REALLY BAD. SO HE TOPPED IT OFF WITH 3 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. WHEN I WOULD TURN ON THE AC THE CAR ENGINE IDLED DOWN AND STRUGGLED TO ACCELERATE AND WILL JERK. I HAD TO TURN THE AC OFF SO THE CAR CAN PICK UP SPEED. NOW ITS RUNNING FINE FOR NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

MY CAR SMELLS LIKE BURNT OIL AFTER DRIVING IT. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES TRYING TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AFTER I GOT MY RECALL BUT THEY STILL SAY THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD PLEASE HELP.

GM RECALL 15757 ISSUED DEC. 2015 -PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. LETTER DATED FEB. 2016 -PARTS AVAILABLE. MAY 2016 - DEALER STILL CAN NOT GET PARTS FROM GM. PONTIAC/ GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE COMPLETELY USELESS - MAINTAINS PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT DOESN'T KNOW WHEN OR HOW THE PARTS ARE BEING SENT TO DEALERS. RECALL INVOLVES POTENTIAL FIRE IN VEHICLE DO TO OIL LEAK. I DON'T BELIEVE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SMOKE WAS PRESENT FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR VALVE COVER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE 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.

RECALL NOTICE 15V701 HAS BEEN ISSUED AND I WAS INFORMED BY GM IN FEB, 2016 THAT PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE CASE PER MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THEY RECEIVED ONLY 5 REPAIR KITS AND HAVE A BACKLOG OF PEOPLE WAITING FOR PARTS TO COME IN SO THEIR VEHICLES CAN BE REPAIRED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIND OUT FROM GM WHY PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE RISK OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES WILL NOT BE ELIMINATED UNTIL REPAIRS ARE DONE. WHAT IS THE GM DOING ABOUT THIS AND WHAT IS THE NHTSA DOING TO GET GM TO RESOLVE THIS 'NO PARTS' SITUATION?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE OIL WAS LEAKING ON THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES AND PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. IT WAS STATIONARY AND NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF OIL LEAKING ON THE REAR MANIFOLD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE OIL), BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT FULLY ELIMINATE THE SAFETY RISK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AND THAT THE DIP STICK WAS FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT LOW OIL WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH THE PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 216,895.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE LEAKED OIL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I MARCH OF 2015, MY 2002 GRAND PRIX ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE. AN OFF DUTY FIRE DEPT. OFFICER WAS NEAR BY AND ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. I TOWED MY CAR TO MY WIFE'S UNCLES HOUSE. MY VEHICLE REMAINS THERE. I WAS UNSURE WHAT TO DO UNTIL I RECEIVED THE LETTER ALERTING ME OF THE RECALL. I HAVE ALERTED THE STATE ONCE I RECEIVED THE FIRST LETTER LATE DECEMBER 2015. I HAD NOT HEARD BACK. I AM CURIOUS WHAT STEPS TO TAKE NOW. MY CAR IS IN THE SAME PLACE AS BEFORE. THE ENGINE DID CATCH FIRE AND HAS BEEN UNABLE TO START SINCE THE INCIDENT. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT YOUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. [XXX] WHEN THE FIRE OCCURRED, THE CAR HAD BEEN RECENTLY PARKED AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE. IT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR A FEW MINUTES WHEN THE FIRE HAPPENED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED SMOKE WAS VISIBLE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BEGAN SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR VALVE COVER GASKETS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT STATED THAT BOTH GASKETS WERE NOT UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AS THE FRONT END CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ITSELF INDEPENDENTLY. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. 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 NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK OF OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THAT CAUSED EXCESSIVE SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) MONTHS LATER AND THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING SPACE AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTER, A FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT INVESTIGATED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A FIRE INSPECTION REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND WAS UNABLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR BECAUSE THE FAILURE HAPPENED YEARS BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ADDED TO THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT AT MY HUSBAND'S WORKPLACE. HE CAME OUT AND STARTED THE ENGINE LIKE ANY OTHER DAY AND SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF THE A/C VENTS. SO, HE QUICKLY SHUT OFF THE CAR AND GOT OUT. THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. HE HAD TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT IT OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNOCCUPIED VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SMALL FLAMES IGNITED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES HIMSELF. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE, 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT REFILLED THE FLUIDS AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND ENGINE OIL AND THE VALVE COVER GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE IGNITION LOCKED AND THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND...

ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2015- WHEN WE STARTED OUR CAR A LOUD POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD, IMMEDIATELY WE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. THINKING MAYBE IT WASN'T THE CAR THAT MADE A SOUND, WE RESTARTED THE CAR. THE RPM'S SHOT UP AND WHITE SMOKE STARTING FILLING THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. TURN IGNITION BACK OFF AND JUMPED OUT AND OPENED THE HOOD, THINKING IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE RADIATOR THAT CRACKED. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. RECALL 15757 WASN'T RECEIVED UNTIL DECEMBER 2015. I TRIED TO REACH A LOCAL GMC DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE, HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK YET.