2000 pontiac grand prix. Consumer writes in regards to ignition key problems. *smd the consumer stated every time she started the vehicle, it would shut off, and the key would get stuck in the ignition.
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix electrical complaints
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I was stopped at an intersection when suddenly I noticed smoke coming from inside the hood. So once the light turned green I immediately pulled over and popped the hood to discover a small fire that had began inside the engine. After frantically looking for assistance a local resident used a fire hydrant to extinguish the fire. By the time the fire was put out extensive damage had been done to the engine. However the battery alternator and all other parts remain intact and functional.
Just a note to let you know our 2000 pontiac gp gtp caught fire while not running on 06/22/04. I notified pontiac that night. Our insurance hired a fire investigator. He was met at our house by a gm representative the following week. The fire investigator advised us there had been another he was sent to a couple weeks before ours. Gm finally recalled the car 2 years later in 2006, so I know they knew about this one as well. The informed us to rebuild our home and they were responsible for what insurance did not take care of, which amounted to 133,000. They drug it out for 5 years, paid our insurance co back, and left us sitting with a house payment 3 times the amount it had been. This company has no respect for the consumer!
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that when parking the vehicle for several hours and later re-entering the vehicle, the alarm would malfunction acting as if she was attempting to steal the vehicle. The alarm would sound and the door locks would automatically lock her in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where they advised her to take the vehicle to an authorized dealer. In addition, the tail lights and the headlights failed on an intermittent basis. The fuel gauge would also fail sporadically. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 188,000. The current mileage was approximately 192,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH the interior lights illuminated independently. Also, the contact mentioned that the key became lodged in the ignition switch preventing him from turning the vehicle off. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 130,000 and the current mileage was 138,000.
Ok,I have been having problems with my car since 9/16/10. The first thing that started happening was the electric system. The car would cut off while I was riding (no matter where I was) so I invested some money into getting the problem fixed, so at lest I thought I did. Now my engine stopped all of sudden(11/15/11). That gutted my heart because I put everything I had into that car for it just to quit.
I have a 2000 pontiac grand prix that I've loved and had for at least the last 6 years. And 10-15 minutes after parking in my driveway 3 feet away, I heard a loud pop and hiss outside to find smoke & flames shooting from the hood! I had to call 911 to put out fire and was scared to death my just filled gas tank would ignite and blow up the car and our house right next to it! I only have liability so insurance can't do a thing. It was a very close call and I'm investigating how and why this happened. I was lucky it didn't happen as I was just driving it. The entire front end was burnt up. There is no repairing what happened. Everything plastic is melted and gone and everything is fried.
Fire in engine compartment. There is a safety recall on this car. I was not aware of this recall at the time. Have owned this car since 2000. It is at a g.m. Dealer now and has been for 18 days. They say they will do nothing not even someone from their investigating unit will come. I hope there is someone who can help me with this matter. I don't know where to turn.
There have been more than I can count on both hands to the incidents that this care has stalled. It happens unexpectedly and I never know when it is going to happen, but it always seems to happen when I am in the middle of traffic. So, I have to pull over and try and start the car. Which it will start then sputter and stall and die. It has had a new computer, 2 new fuel pumps, fuel resistor, fuel relay switches, starter, supercharger, 2 fuse boxes which are a discontinued part that has to come from an auto wrecker, and recently a wire that was frayed behind the fuse box that had something to do with the fuel system. All this has been done within the last 10 months since we purchased the car on payments on june 1, 2009. Needless to say I am not sure as of this last repair if it has corrected the problem. My main concern is if I were driving on a windy mountainous road with no turnouts and the car decided it wanted to stall, where would I go or do. Because a car or big rig could be coming around the turn and not even know I was stopped. My life and any other drivers or passengers would be in jeopardy of being injured and/or killed. This car to me is very unsafe and I am stuck with payments and don't know what to do about the problems we have had or even if it has been resolved.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. When the contact started the ignition, the security warning indicator illuminated for ten minutes on the instrument panel. The failure occurred intermittently. In addition, all of the power windows failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection and the technician stated that the failure was contributed to the window motor and power window switch. The front driver's side window components were replaced. On a separate occasion, the vehicle was taken to the authorized dealer for diagnostic testing regarding the security warning indicator. The computer code detected that the vehicle was operating properly. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 54,000 and current mileage was 204,000.
The factory passkey 3 security system has numerous times failed and gave me nuisance alarms. Now it is to the point that my own car thinks I am stealing it and will not drive. It will turn over and then shut off in 3 seconds, I have been researching this for the 3 days I have been without my car and there are numerous complaints of other consumers with this problem. The fix I will have to pay to have my car towed to a gm dealer and then pay gm to fix the problem they created when they installed the faulty security system. I spent my hard earned money on a car with a problem and now I have to spend my hard earned money to fix a problem they gave me. Now I know why american cars are going to cease to exist.
2000 pontiac grand prix intake manifold gasket replaced alternater catalytic converter all replaced on the same day.
I have a 2000 pontiac grand prix gtp and when I put the car into park the key will not come out. I have sat for ten and fifteen minutes at a time trying to get the key to come out of the ignition. It is very frustrating, especially when it is 95 degrees or better outside. It happens about 90% of the time when I drive the car. I have not been to get any parts replaced but I read on an internet blog, where people have the same problem with all different years and makes, that it cost about $400.00 to get the problem fixed.
I was driving home and stopped to let my son out to visit his friend. When he got out of the car I smelled something burning. I got around the corner to my house and my car battery light came on and I coasted into the driveway. At that point there was smoke under the hood and my husband opened it. There were flames under the hood and my husband put out the fire with a hose. We had to replace the alternator and ignition wires, so far. I am not sure what else is damaged at this point. The car had been running fine prior to this.
Brake lights went out, bulb and fuse ok, dealer tested and said multi function switch is causing issue although all other lights are fine and functioning. Replace multi function switch, bulbs ok. Mileage 130,000.
Drove to my daughters house to pick her up to go christmas shopping pulled in driveway turned car off took keys in house with me came out about 15 minutes later and car was on fire in engine compartment. Fire department was called and car was a total loss.
Husband moved the 2000 pontiac grand prix gtp w/ super charger. Closer to work site & parked the car, sat & ate lunch in car. The cabin of the car filled with smoke. Husband couldn't get doors open, but got the windows to come down. Had to crawl out of the windows and realized car was on fire. Within 10-15 minutes the car was completely in flames. The firemen had to pry the sides of the hood up to get the fire out. The car was totaled. Approximate mileage 121000.
My husband drove our 2000 pontiac grand prix to work, parked the car, went into work and within 15-20 mins later the car was completly in flames and caught 6 other cars that were parked beside him, on fire. *ak the fire chief told my husband that it looked like the point of orgin was located in the engine. Car is a total loss.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix gtp. After being parked for five minutes the vehicle began smoking underneath the hood, and then the vehicle ignited into flames. The current and failure mileage were 145,000.
Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2000 pontiac grand prix. The contact parked the vehicle and approximately 10 minutes later he was notified that the vehicle was on fire. There were no warning indicators that anything was wrong with the vehicle. The contact stated that the fire department extinguished the fire. It was contained to the hood area of the vehicle. The contact stated there had not been any recent repair work on the vehicle. There were no injuries. The insurance company took pictures of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. The failure mileage was 106,000. *ak updated 2/27/2007 -
I had a 2000 pontiac grand prix gtp. On january 26, 2007 my car caught fire in my work parking lot. My car had been sitting for 15 minutes when a passer by informed me my car was on fire.
(1) drove to work approx 10 miles. Turned off ignition and left vehicle in parking lot. (2) was notified a few minutes later that my car was on fire in parking lot. (3) entire engine compartment / front of vehicle burned beyond repair. Insurance company declared vehicle a total loss and issued settlement.
Drove 2000 pontiac grand prix gtp approximately 3 miles. Parked in home driveway. About 20 minutes later a man came to the door stating the car was on fire (he had already called 911). Fire dept. And police on the scene as well as fire investigator who stated it appeared to have started in the engine compartment under the hood at about the front driver's tire. Cause unknown. No problems driving that evening, no service lights on. Oil changed approximately 2 weeks prior to incident. From windshield to front completely destroyed. Heavy smoke damage also inside car and in trunk. Front tires and front end of car melted to driveway. Gas tension rod from hood "exploded" and shot through garage door (luckily no one was standing in its way).
Drove 2000 pontiac grand prix gtp approximately 3 miles. Parked in home driveway. About 20 minutes later a man came to the door stating the car was on fire (he had already called 911). Fire dept. And police on the scene as well as fire investigator who stated it appeared to have started in the engine compartment under the hood at about the front driver's tire. Cause unknown. No problems driving that evening, no service lights on. Oil changed approximately 2 weeks prior to incident. From windshield to front completely destroyed. Heavy smoke damage also inside car and in trunk. Front tires and front end of car melted to driveway. Gas tension rod from hood "exploded" and shot through garage door (luckily no one was standing in its way).
Drove car for about 45 minutes on freeway then parked in a bank parking lot. Turned car off and went into bank. All indications on dash where fine that day and car drove just fine. About 15 minutes later, some one came into the office I was at and asked if anyone in here has a black grand prix. I went out and found that black smoke and fire was coming out of the engine compartment on the passengers' side. The fire department had already been called. Car then tried to start itself. From the front seat forward, car was a total loss.
Unable to remove key from ignition once the vehicle has been placed in park. I had this serviced twice by a local pontiac dealer, but the problem remains.
Dt*: the contact stated drove 5 minutes and parked the vehicle in a shopping center parking lot. About 10 minutes later, a fire erupted from the passenger side of the engine compartment without warning. The fire department was alerted, and extinguished the flames. The vehicle sustained extensive fire damage, and was deemed totaled by the insurance adjustor. The police were also alerted, and a report was taken. The fire department inspected the vehicle, and determined the fire originated from the battery or the fuse panel. Also, a representative from the manufacturer inspected the vehicle, and determined the fire started from the battery or fuse panel . No aftermarket electronics were installed and there was no recent work prior to the fire. Updated 01/24/07. 8jb
I was stopped by a cop because my brake lights didn't work. I replaced the bulbs thinking that's what it was, but they still didn't work. It turns out that my center window brake light works but not my brake lights. Apart from that my hazard light is stuck. I tried pushing it when I had to pull over but it didn't want to go down or anything.
Electrical fire in engine compartment due to unknown reasoning. Total loss on car. My wife drove 20 minutes, parked and went to a store. Five minutes later, our babysitter came in with our child and told my wife that the vehicle was on fire.
Own a 2000 and 2002 model pontiac grand prix gt. Both vehicles are having the same problem of key will not come out of ignition due to safety interlock will not activate in park to allow key to be rotated to the fully off position. I am aware this is not a safety concern but I believe since I researched the internet that many of the pontiac grand prix are experiencing this problem and this would be a common defect in the design.
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