2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT IN MARCH 2016. WHEN THE CONTACT ARRIVED FOR THE APPOINTMENT, THE DEALER CANCELLED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WITH NO RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ...UPDATED 06/30/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON 05/04/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 04/08/16*LJ UPDATED 04/12/16.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 168,000. A POLICE REPORT WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,100.

ON 3/15/10 THE HOOD OF MY CAR WAS SMOKING. I CONTACT GMC REGARDING RECALL ON MY PONTIAC GRAND PRIX 2003. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE CAR IN TO DEALER TO GET RECALL FIXED. THEY CLAIM THEY FIXED THE RECALL PROBLEM. I LEFT DEALER SHIP AND THE HOOD OF MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER LEAVING 5 MIN UP THE STREET TO A SERVICE CENTER. I WAS ADVISED TO TOW MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY ARE CLAIMING THE RECALL WAS FIXED. HOWEVER, THE VERY SAME THING THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR HAPPENED. I AM IN FEAR OF DRIVING THIS CAR AGAIN UNLESS I KNOW THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. MY CONCERN IS, IF THEY CLAIM THE RECALL PROBLEM WAS FIXED WHAT CAUSED THE HOOD OF THE CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE. I AM STILL WAITING FOR THEM TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I AM FEARFUL FOR MY SAFETY OF MY LIFE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD. THE SPEED INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. SHE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SLID THE GEAR INTO PARK, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP MOVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF BUILD-UP IN SOME PARTS OF THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC FURTHER STATED THAT THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE BUILT TO WITHSTAND THESE ISSUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN GARAGE 10 MINUTES AFTER PARKING IT. ON CHECKING THE INTERNET, THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR, BUT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NHTSA ID #08V118000, ISSUED 3/12/08. OWNER'S LETTERS FOR RECALL NOT SENT OUT BY GM BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT PARTS. "EDMUNDS.COM" WEB SITE INDICATES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INCIDENTS OF FIRE, SOME REPORTED TO NHTSA. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE. SINCE I HAVE INSURANCE THEY FEEL THAT IS SUFFICIENT. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN, MY CAR WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND PAID FOR. NOW I MUST PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR, INCUR DEBT, ALL BECAUSE GM FAILED TO NOTIFY ME THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AT THAT TIME, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR GASKET ON HIS ENGINE WAS ALSO LEAKING. THE FRONT GASKET WAS REPLACED UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL REPAIR AND HE WAS CHARGED $200 FOR THE REPAIR OF THE REAR GASKET. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,620.