2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

The contact owned a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact stated that the "Low Oil" message was displayed monthly, requiring oil to be added to the engine. While driving at approximately 5 MPH, the contact noticed smoke in the cabin near the floor on the passenger’s and driver’s sides, extending towards the dashboard. After stopping and exiting the vehicle, the contact noticed fire underneath the driver's side door, near the rear of the tire extending up towards the dashboard. The contact stated that the fire quickly spread from the engine to the cabin of the vehicle. The Fire Department was called and responded; however, it took a considerable amount of time to extinguish the fire in the engine compartment. The vehicle was subsequently towed from the scene and declared a total loss. A Fire report and Police report were filed. The contact linked teh failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V201000...

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 14574 STATES REMOVAL OF ENGINE MAIN COVER PARTS SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH IMPROVED DESIGN PARTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MAIN COVER WAS MISSING, AS THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE IT, ACCORDING TO GM'S INSTRUCTIONS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS 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.

CPSC:I1620250A. 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE OF THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OF HER HOME. *LN

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RECALL #15757 ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER CLAIMED THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. *JB

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V701000 . WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT PLANNING IS UNDERWAY TO CONDUCT THIS RECALL, WHICH IS INTENDED TO PREVENT ENGINE FIRES CAUSED BY OIL LEAK. AS PART OF THE PLANS STATED IN THEIR LETTER, THEY WILL BE PERMANENTLY REMOVING AN OIL FILL EXTENSION AND ENGINE "BEAUTY" COVER DURING THIS RECALL. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO GM RECALL PHONE NUMBER ABOUT OUR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE PLAN TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE THE ENGINE COVER. WE SEE THAT AS LOWERING THE VALUE OF THE CAR. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT REMOVING THE COVER, AND THEY ARE JUST DOING IT CHEAPER THIS WAY. FROM NHTSA'S PERSPECTIVE, THE PLANNED RECALL, WHICH WILL LOWER RESALE VALUE ON CARS WHERE IT IS PROVIDED, WILL NOT BE AS EFFECTIVE AS IT COULD BE, BECAUSE ONCE THE WORD IS OUT THAT THE RECALL MAKES THE ENGINE UGLIER, SOME OWNERS...

2004 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DROPS OF ENGINE OIL ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAUSE VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATAED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED EVER SINCE THE FIRE. ALSO, THE HEAD GASKET WENT OUT AFTER THE FIRE. *JB

2004 PONTIAC GT GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE AND ELECTRICAL ISSUES. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL ISSUES, OVER THE YEARS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD GO OUT. THE A/C FAN MOTOR, AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF AT ANY TIME. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED. ALSO, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED A FIRE DEVELOPED UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED NO FIRE OCCURRED. *JS

[XXX] INSISTED, "THEY'RE CARS ARE SAFE, BUT THIS IS FAR FROM THE TRUTH!" I PURCHASED, THIS CAR ON 02/26/2014, AND THERE WHERE NO VISIBLE SIGN ON HOW MUCH THE CAR COST, [XXX] WAS THE SALESMAN, WHO GATHERED MY INFORMATION, SHOWED ME TWO CARS, AND I TEST DROVE ONE, BUT NONE WAS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, BECAUSE I INDICATED, I NEEDED AND SUV FOR MY WORK, BUT THEY SAID, "YOUR INCOME WASN'T ENOUGH, AND I ASKED, WHY NONE OF THE VEHICLES HAVE PRICES ON THEM, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO AVOID MY QUESTIONS. I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE TWO VEHICLES, AND THEIR MANAGER, WHICH FINANCE THE VEHICLE FROM [XXX]/CNAC CAME OUT AND SHOWED ME TWO OTHER VEHICLES, AND I KEPT ASKING FOR A SUV, BUT HIS EXPLANATION, 'IT ISN'T IN YOU PRICE RANGE, AND WE WILL DO A BUDGET AFTER YOU CHOOSE A CAR, AND OUT OF THE FOUR CHOICES,...

THE CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES TO SCHOOL. IT WAS PARKED AND 15 MINUTES LATER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

THE SPOUT WHERE YOU PUT OIL INTO THE ENGINE IS DIRECTLY OVER THE MANIFOLD, WHEN DRIVING THE OIL LOW LIGHT CAME ON SO WHEN PUTTING OIL INTO THE ENGINE SOME DRIPPED DOWN ONTO THE MANIFOLD CAUGHT FIRE IT IS THE 3800 V6 SERIES NON SUPERCHARGED, AFTER SPEAKING TO A LOCAL DEALER SHIP MOST MODELS HAVE A SPOUT THAT WHEN OIL IS SPILLED IT DIRECTS IT OVER THE MANIFOLD. MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ONE LUCKILY MY VEHICLE WAS SAVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS, THE PLASTIC GUARD ATOP THE ENGINE AND THE FILLER TUBE TO ADD ENGINE OIL WERE ALL BURNED AND MELTED TOGETHER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE ON THE 2003 MODEL YEAR PONTIAC GRAND PRIX BUT NOT THE 2004 MODEL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V116000- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH A 3800 SERIES 3 ENGINE. I HAD TO GET MY INTAKE GASKETS AND MY VALVE COVERS REPLACED. IVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS A IS A COMMON ISSUE REGARDING THIS ENGINE SO I WANTED TO REPORT IT. MAYBE IT WILL BE A RECALL SOMEDAY LIKE THE 2003 AND OLDER MODELS. THIS COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN A SERIOUS FIRE AND IS A SERIOUS FIRE ISSUE.

PASSENGER CABIN BLOWER MOTOR INOPERATIVE OR INTERMITTENT, BLOWER SPEED MAY DROP OR BLOWER CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER KEY OFF. I FEEL THIS MAY LEAD TO A FIRE. REPAIR BULLETIN CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WW2.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/ADVAUTOCA/2008-12-10_042534_BLOWER_MOTOR.PDF SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON AN INOPERATIVE OR IMPENITENT HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (BV AC) BLOWER MOTOR. OTHERS MAY COMMENT THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR SPEED MAY MOMENTARILY DROP OR THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR CONTINUES TO RUN AFTER THE KEY IS TURNED OFF CAUSE THIS CONDITION MAY BE CAUSED BY A VOLTAGE SPIKE FROM THE WIPER MOTOR. THE VOLTAGE SPIKE MAY CAUSE A LOGIC LOCK UP IN THE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROL MODULE THAT MAY BE EITHER MOMENTARY OR PENNANENT. TECHNICIANS ARE TO INSTALL A CAPACITOR, PIN 25073556, AT THE BLOWER MOTOR CONTROL MODULE CONNECTOR USING THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE: I. DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE CABLE FROM THE BATTERY. 2. REMOVE THE RIGHT CLOSEOUTLINSULATOR PANEL. REFER TO THE CLOSEOUTLLNSULATOR...

ON JULY 7 2009 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP. THROUGH OUT THE DAY THE CAR SEEM FINE, I EVEN WASHED IT. I TOOK MY FRIEND HOME AND CAME DIRECTLY RIGHT BACK HOME. A LITTLE WHILE AFTER FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDER MY HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY CALL 91 AND ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER THEY CAME AND PUT IT OUT. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT2 AND I HAVE HAD A =FEW PROBLEMS WITH IT THAT APPEAR TO BE QUITE COMMON THE PROBLEMS ARE BELOW *GO THROUGH 1QUART OF OIL APPROX EVERY 1000 MILES *TROUBLE STARTING WHEN IT HAS ALREADY BEEN WARMED UP. IE AFTER I DRIVE AROUND TOWN AND GO INTO A STORE I COME OUT AND TRY TO START AND IT DIES RIGHT AWAY. IT CAN TAKE UP TO 6 TRIES TO GET IT STARTED. I USUALLY HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS TO GET IT GOING. *HEADLAMPS BOUNCE *BLOWER MOTOR KEEPS BLOWING EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE NOTICED THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE ALL VERY COMMON IN THE 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. I DO NOT THINK ITS RIGHT THAT PONTIAC HAS NOT TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS. I BOUGHT MY CAR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, I PAID $11,000 FOR A CAR THAT...

I HAVE A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT THAT HAS THE 3.8 LITER V6 AND I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ON MY CAR. INITIALLY WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN, THEY SMELLED A BURNING SMELL WHEN THEY OPENED UP THE HOOD. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED 2 GASKETS AND THEN A WEEK LATER, MY ENGINE BROKE. IT MAY NOT ONLY BE UP TO 2003. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN THE REAL PROBLEM TO BEGIN WITH. THE DEALERSHIP/WARRANTY COMPANY REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A REBUILT ENGINE. HOW DO I FIND OUT IF THIS ENGINE IS ONE OF THE RECALLED ENGINES. IS THERE SOME KIND OF SERIAL NUMBER ON THE ENGINE THAT WILL LET ME KNOW? *TR

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX BURNS 1 QT OF OIL APPX EVERY 1500-2000 MILES. NO LEAKS AFTER NUMEROUS CHECKS. STARTED ABOUT 40-42,000 MILES (POST 36,000 WARRANTY). PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON ON THIS YEAR GRAND PRIX GIVEN NUMBER OF POST ON GRAND PRIX CLUB BULLETIN BOARD AND OTHER SITES AND ALL POSTERS NOTING SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES (IE NO LEAKS). IT WOULD SEEMS PONTIAC HAS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH 2004 ENGINES WHICH THEY FAIL TO ADMIT TO. *TR

WHEN I TRY TO CRANK CAR SOMETIMES IT CUT BACK OFF, I HAVE TOO HOLD THE GAS PADDLE DOWN TO GET IT TO CRANK. THIS DON'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT A LOT WHEN IT IS HOT. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED ENGINE STALLING WITH MY 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS TIMES. THE WEATHER DOES NOT PLAY A FACTOR IN THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE GAS IN THE CAR, SO THAT IS NOT THE CAUSE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE CAR STALLS THERE IS NO WARNING. IT HAS HAPPEN TO ME AS I AM IN DRIVE MODE, WHEN I AM ABOUT TO START THE CAR, AND SITTING IN THE DRIVE THROUGH AT FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS. THE TIME OF DAY NOR THE TIME OF SEASON DOES NOT PLAY A ROLE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR TOWED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. MY 1998 GALANT WITH OVER 170,000 MILES HAS NOT GAVE ME ANY TROUBLE, BUT YET A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT GIVES ME HELL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE A VEHICLE AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 30 MINS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED, AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WHICH OCCURRED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS STARTING, AND STALLED INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND STALLED AGAIN. IT WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO A RESIDENCE, WHERE IT STALLED A THIRD TIME. THE CONTACT WENT INSIDE THE RESIDENCE, AND WITHIN 30 MINS, HEARD A LOUD POP, AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE FRONT WHEEL WELLS. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE TYPE OF FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE POLICE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A GARAGE, AND WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. THE CONTACT NOTICED 4 OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, WHO HAD THE SAME SCENARIO.

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. ENGINE HESITATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ALSO EXPERIENCED AS IF THE CAR DOES NOT REACT TO GAS PEDAL AND IS NOT IN GEAR. HESITATION ALSO EXPERIENCED RIGHT BEFORE ENGINE STALLED (LIGHTING CONTINUED TO WORK). DEALER UNABLE TO REPLICATE ISSUE AND SAYS THE COMPUTER HAS NOT RECORDED THE ISSUE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ENGINE SHUTS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF POWER STEERING (IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE A TURN WHILE DRIVING= SCARY!); ELECTRIC/ ELECTRONIC FAILURE ALSO. THEN, AFTER A COMPLETE STOP, AND KEY OFF IGNITION, THE CAR RESTARTS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENS. THE CAR WHEN TWICE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. THEY THINK THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A CAR! THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER, AND VERY DANGEROUS! IF SOMEONE DIES FROM THIS OCCURRENCE, INVESTIGATION WILL NOT CONCLUDED TO THIS PROBLEM, BUT MORE LIKELY TO THE LOST OF CONTROL OF THE DRIVER! IT HAPPENS 3 TIMES TO US ALREADY, AND ONCE WITH A GRAND-PRIX RENTAL. PLEASE CHECK IT.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT RATES OF SPEED. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE FUEL TANK IS FULL OR HALF FULL. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES. GMC IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER HAS THE VEHICLE AT REPAIR SHOP.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE DIED. A FEW MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRING THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE THE GEARS WERE DROPPING. WHEN THE ENGINE DIED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING. THE CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD, REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION, LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR 10 SECONDS BEFORE RESTARTING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE DEALERSHIP WILL BE CONTACTED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY OTHER GRAND PRIX OWNERS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IN WHICH A CHIP HAS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

ON MAY 31,2004 I WENT TO NIMNICHT PONTIAC @ 3919 PHILLIPS HIGHWAY. JACKSONVILLE, FL 32207. I FOUND ONE VEHICLE, THAT I PURCHASED. ON TUESDAY, JUNE 8,2004, THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION, IT WAS SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ( SMOKE BOILING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD), RUNNING HOT, & SMELLED AS IF IT WERE BURNING. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9,2004 THEY PICKED UP THE CAR. TRENT STATED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS READING HIGH & THAT WAS UNUSUAL. THURSDAY, JUNE 10,2004. TRENT ROGERS CALLED @ 2:30 PM TO TELL ME THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I INFORMED HIM THAT I DID NOT WANT THAT CAR BACK.HE WOULD SPEAK TO JOHN COMER.@ 3:20PM,I CALLED JOHN COMER, INFORMED ME THAT HE DID NOT HAVE TO MAKE ME HAPPY. I TOLD HIM I DID NOT WANT TO WAIT AROUND, THAT I NEEDED ANOTHER VEHICLE OR I WANTED MY TRADE-IN...