I just purchased my 2000 pontiac grand prix this past january and as I happened to be driving it home from a navy event in front of my husband (thank goodness). He pulled up along side of me on his motorcycle and let me know that I had no brake lights. Cruise control also stopped working before this, but I am assuming this all happened at the same time. He is an electronics technician and has spent hours trying to figure out what the heck is wrong. Tomorrow I am going to go ahead and call the dealership and have them look at it. I also have surging with light acceleration or at highway speeds with no diagnostics trouble codes. Both of these started at the same time, but he knows they are unrelated.
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix electrical complaints
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Hazard flasher switch burnt out and caused brake light and horn to become inoperative. None of this was discovered until the time came for state inspection. We believe the car was driven for several months in this condition. *jb the switch was replaced. The old switch is still available. Date entered below is date problem was discovered. We believe the problem occurred several months earlier when a passenger noticed a puff of smoke in the car.
I arrived home from work at 3:30 p.m. I went back out to my car about 10 minutes later to run some errands and my car was on fire. Everything is roasted from the front windshield forward through the engine. I had to call the local fire department and they put out the fire for me and took all my information. I know this is not the first time this has happened to 2000 grand prix gtp's. I have done some research and have noticed a great number of incidents that have the same conditions as mine. And something should be done about this, because obviously there is a manufacturer default out there and gm should have an answer for this issue.
Dt: the consumers vehicle was parked in the garage at 1:30 am in the morning on september 6, 2005. The alarm went off. The manager of the consumers apartment building informed her that the vehicle was smoking, the alarm was going off, the lights where flashing and the vehicle was smoking. The vehicle was filled with smoke. The hood and the trunk was popped open. The consumer viewed sparks coming from the trunk. The consumer tried to start the vehicle and it wouldn't start. The individuals on the scene unhooked the battery. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who determined that the problem was coming from the wiring harness. The consumer paid out of pocket expenses totaling $3,000. *ak (12/08/05)
Dt: when placing the key in the ignition, the engine will start, but when trying to release the key from the ignition it locks. This results in the battery running down and the inability to the lock car. Took car to a dealer in april 2004 and had problem repaired. The dealership replaced the gear shift indicator along with the ignition lock release. A week ago the exact same problem occurred again. Did not have any repairs since discovering this.
2000 pontiac grand prix had two coils replaced.***no answer required***. *mr the vehicle was hesitating between 20-30 MPH. The dealer replaced 2 coils but the problem persist.
I do not even know where to start. I purchased a 2000 pontiac grand prix in may 2000. Since then I have had numerous problems and have seemed to get nowhere. First, about six months after I purchased the vehicle my transmission decided to go out so the dealership decided to replace it. (this should ahve been my first indication to take the car back) second, a few months after this I started to have problems with my heads up display. I had to take the vehicle into the dealership on 3 to 4 different occasions before they decided to do anything about it. Finally, they did replace one of the parts. This still did not work. I had to take the car back and they decided to replace the projector. My heads up display is still not working. I have tried to contact pontiac numerous times about this both at the dealer level and the customer service department for pontiac but have had no response. Also, I have been experiencing a leakage into the vehicle of what appears to be water. This has been occuring since about the second year I have had my vehicle. Everytime it rains it seems to gather within the AC system and then obstructs air from entering the vehicle. I have also tried calling the pontiac customer service department about this problem with no response. Abut the same time I started experiencing problems with the fuel sensor. At this time,I was tired with dealing with the dealer and getting nothing done so I decided to leave it in the hands of pontiac customer service. Now for the final straw, my drivers side window regulator has gone out. I am tired of having to put up with these sort of things and getting no response from pontiac. I know my warranty is now up but for the things that I have reported prior to the warranty expiring I feel that they should take care of. These are safety issues and I feel that they should be held liable. All these problems have been occuring since 2000.
Shifter not recognizing the vehicle in park position, cannot remove the ignition key. Works sometimes. Have to use alternate method to remove keys.
Driving at freeway speeds the car shuts down totally. At times the car has shut down in traffic, shut down soon after starting, shut down comming to a stop. The radio power flickers, and the fuel pump will not prime during a restart. I have replaced the fuel pump, fuel filter, fuel pump relay, and the problem still present. I suspect a problem with the key ignition or the theft deterrant module.
Delco auto battery leakage on 2000 pontiac grand prix . 3 times in 2 1/2 years. First time- 5/29/01. Replaced battery, damaged HVAC hose and battery bolt. Second time-4/11/02. Replaced battery, positive cable to starter and bolt. Both done under gm warranty. 3rd time-10/30/03. Replaced battery. I paid $131.00.
While in the street vehicle was in park ed and the key was taken out of the ignition switch. Vehicle caught on fire under the hood, black smoke, and large flames. Dealer notified.
I have a pontiac grand prix gt, my service engine soon light continously comes on. I went to the dealership and they put the car on the computer and said that the wires to the harness were broken. I don't understand how the wires to the harness could be broken because in order to get to the wires you must take off three parts.they also told me I had a leak in the intake manifold at the top of the engine. The mechanic changed the gasket and charged me $270 plus $50 for parts and payed $360 for the labor for the wires of the harness. The light turned off, then the next day the light reappeared. I went back to the dealership and the same code came up when it was placed back on the computer (r442), on that day they said the gas cap was leaking and had to be changed. At that moment the light went off! Then the next day the light came back on once again!!! Now this is the third time I've been to the dealership with the same code (r442) they told me they don't know what the problem is. If they can't find the problem why do I have to pay for the previous problems if they can't even find the problem. The will not help me and since these problems occured right after the warranty, they told me that I have to pay for all the work they that do, even if they just put the car on the computer. $90 an hour! I've called customer service repeatedly and say that can't do anything for me because the dealership will not work with me! They are also finding a transmission code 1811 they say they don't fix transmissions!! What do I do??? The light will not turn off and I'm worried for my saftey! Please help!
I had my wiring harness catch fire on 2-2-03 without warning. Gm inspecting and I am still waiting on their report. However, after picking up the car from repairs on 2-15-03, I drove the car 2-15 and 2-16 and to work on 2-17. Upon returning to my car to start it, it would start and then die immediately. I had to have the car moved to the dealer. No warnings, no problems, no lights to tell me what might be the problem.
A fire around the ignition coil began in my car with no warning. No repairs had been completed and the car was driving fine. The fire errupted quickly. It would seem that there is some issue or there should have been some warning that a problem was present if this was due to "wear and tear". It seems unlikely this would be a wear and tear problem as no problems or indications of any problems were existent prior to this fire.
Within the past 2 months, on three separate occasions, the vehicle has exhibited at total shutdown of powertrain and electrical systems. This has happend in the middle of busy intersections with on-coming traffic. The dealership and pontiac customer service center have been contacted numerous times without resolution. I have been informed that this is a common electrical problem that is difficult to diagnose, which makes it costly to repair.
There was a short in the wiring harness going to A/C compressor which resulted in intermittent power problems and bad air conditioning. The compressor would stop working when it should have been running and the cooling fan in the engine compartment would always be running at 50 degree temperatures, which is abnormal. Dealer spiced in new wires and added extra padding to make sure that it does not wear through again.
Vehicle shutdown without prior warning. Also, cigarette lighter was replaced. Dealership was aware of problem.
While making a left turn vehicle will stall without any indication. Dealer has been trying to repair vehicle. *ak engine failed at 10000 miles. Pcm module failed at 19350 miles. Instrument cluster failed and replaced at 20339 miles.
Gmc is repurchasing car because it stalls for no reason. It will not stay running sometimes. No codes are present to diagnose per dealer. Car is a safety hazzard. Car is a lemon. Dealer cannot fix the problem.
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.
Vehicle caught fire under the hood while driving. It was determined that fire started in the engine compartment. Vehicle was totaled.
While driving at 65 MPH vehicle totally shutdown, it was hard to steer/no lights, and no warning lights. This could have caused an accident. Consumer has experienced this problem 5 times, but not as bad as this time.
I feel this vehicle has numerous safety defects. This car is to new to have had the items listed replaced. Unfortuneately the dealer cannot duplicate the problem with the acceleration. My children are very important to me and I will be trading this vehicle off very soon. I have asked 3 times for a component box and knowone can seem to locate one. I feel the dealership is falling short on their part of "obligated 36 months or 36,000 miles". This is the response I am getting from pontiac. Unfortuneately "alabama" is the only state that I know of that does not have a lemon law. Is there any other options that a consumer has and if there is what are they?
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