2000 pontiac grand prix gtp. Consumer requests reimbursement for vehicle which caught fire *tgw the consumer stated she complied with the recall, but was told to come back in two weeks and the parts would be available.
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. While driving at 5 MPH, smoke and fire were coming from the engine compartment. The contact was able to douse the fire with a fire extinguisher. The vehicle suffered substantial front end damage and was towed to his residence. The dealer denied the contact's claim and would not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure and current mileages were 142,712. Updated 7/26/10 *cn updated 07/29/10
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. While parking, the contact noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood. When trying to open the hood, flames ignited around the engine compartment. The contact was able to extinguish the fire and contacted to police and fire departments but did not file a report. The contact was awaiting a response from the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure and current mileages were 90,000.
My 2000 pontiac grand prix received recall #09047. I brought it into morrisey pontiac for the work. Three weeks after the car was supposedly "repaired", I had returned to my daughters house and not 5 minutes after that, we heard fire sirens and saw flashing lights outside. There were flames coming out of my hood shooting about 8 feet in the air. The firemen put the fire out, but there was nothing left to the front of my car. I notified morrisey pontiac & was told that they repaired the car as per the general motors recall & I should take up damages to my car with them. I filed a claim with general motors file #681357. The person handling this claim is dawn mcguin. In speaking with ms. Mcguin she said general motors was not taking responsibility for the fire, but would offer me $2,600.00 for the damage. She told me this was the kelly blue book value of my car. When speaking with my insurance co. & the body shop where the car was taken, they both stated that my car is worth between $5,500 - $6,000. I then called ms. Mcguin. When we started to review my car & its options she didn't have the correct model & all of the options. She then said she would get back to me, as of this date she has not. I have been very pleased with this vehicle since its purchase. I feel that the repair was either not done or not done correctly. What happened to the car was exactly what the recall & repair were supposed to prevent. Thank you for any assistance in this matter.
My daughter and I have just returned from the store when minutes later my grand prix is on fire in my driveway.
My 2000 pontiac grand prix caught on fire while parked in my driveway.
I own a 2000 pontiac grand prix gt with the naturally-aspirated 3800-series v-6 engine. I experience the same smell of burning oil that the owners of the supercharged gtp engines were warned to look out for. There was a recall for the gtp engines due to manifold seepage. It appears that the same thing is happening with the naturally-aspirated version of that same 3800-series engine and that a minor fix was implemented (new spark plug wire casings and mounts to move the wires out of the way of the hot oil seepage) when gm has already had a problem with the 3800-series engine leaking oil and causing engine compartment fires. I believe this is something more serious and needs to be looked in to.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. While the vehicle was in park, the engine burst into flames. The contact had recently moved so the recall notice regarding the possibility of a vehicle fire was mailed to her former address. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current and failure mileages were 135,000.
Tl*the contact owned a 2000 pontiac grand prix. The contact started the vehicle and exited momentarily. She returned and noticed the vehicle engulfed in flames. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed for the electrical fire. The vehicle was destroyed and there were no injuries. On a later date, the contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v116000. A claim was filed with the manufacturer. The failure and current mileages were 120,000. Updated 8/10/09 *cn updated 08/13/09.
Consumer states that she received a recall notice for her 2000 pontiac grand prix (09047) but its a year too late. Vehicle was totaled by a fire. *nj recall 08v118000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. The contact smelled a strong odor of gasoline in her vehicle. The vehicle was repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). Immediately after the repair, the odor was present again. The dealer stated that the manifold gaskets needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that the remedy expressed in the recall was insufficient in correcting the failure. Currently, the failure still persists. The failure and current mileages were 115,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. While parked in the garage, the contact observed engine oil leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection and they stated that the failure was contributed to the valve cover gasket. Although the failures were identical to those mentioned in the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v118000 (engine and engine cooling), the recall pertained to vehicles equipped with supercharged v-6 engines. The contact's vehicle was excluded from the recall. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000 and current mileage was 80,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. A couple of minutes after parking the vehicle, it caught fire. The fire and police departments came and extinguished the fire. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The fire originated under the hood of the vehicle. As soon as she got home, the contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 09047 from pontiac. The notice instructed her to call the manufacturer and report the incident. The failure mileage was 120,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. While the vehicle had been parked for five minutes, the engine compartment caught fire. The fire department extinguished the fire, but the vehicle was completely destroyed. A fire report was filed. The contact called the manufacturer in reference to the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling) and is still waiting for a response. The failure and current mileages were unknown.
I was driving my car,I got home shut off the car went into my house smelt something burning looked outside and my car was on fire called 911 the bristol fire department had to come and put the fire out. My car is completely fried I have no engine left. The frontend melted away. I have pictures to prove it.
The car caught fire under the hood in front of the fire wall on the manifold the second time. First time it caught on fire on the front of the motor behind the radiator.
I purchased a 2000 pontiac grand prix coupe new. I am the original owner. My husband drove it to work, parked it and went inside the building. Within a few minutes an employee came in and said there was smoke coming out from under the hood. It was on fire. Some employees immediately went out with a fire extinguisher and put the fire out. The wiring harness and surround areas were burnt and melted. My insurance totaled the car with $4,100. In damages. I called gm regarding the problem and was told there were no recalls. They did not say they had not had any problems, only no recalls. I had searched the internet and found all sorts of complaints regarding fires with the grand prix. This week I saw where they have recalled the grand prix sedans. My car has the exact same engine as the sedan. If the car had been in my garage it would have burnt my house down and possible killed someone. I told gm I wanted this reported because I did not want to see anyone harmed. I feel the coupe also needs to be added to the recall list.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. After the vehicle had been idling for five minutes, smoke appeared underneath the hood. The fire department extinguished the fire, but the vehicle was completely destroyed. The contact has pictures and a copy of the police report referencing the failure. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). She is currently waiting for a response from the manufacturer. The failure and current mileages were 150.
I have information regarding a cause of engine compartment fires in certain gm vehicles. This defect is other than those addressed by current recalls.
2000 pontiac grand prix intake manifold gasket replaced alternater catalytic converter all replaced on the same day.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that her vehicle leaked coolant continuously. It was discovered that the head gasket was the cause of the failure and needed to be replaced. The VIN was not included in a recall and the manufacturer could not assist with the repairs. The failure and current mileages were less than 84,000. Updated 03/27/09 *bf updated 03/31/09.
On 2/14/09 at 8:30 pm central time, a fire occurred in the hood of my 2000 pontiac grand prix. The car was parked and off when the fire occurred. Flames were sighted after the car had been parked for about 20 minutes. The police and fire station were notified promptly.
My 2000 pontiac grand prix gtp caught fire in the engine compartment about 15 minutes after I had parked at the mall. There was nothing wrong with my car, and on the way to the mall it drove normal. The car can not be fixed and is considered totaled.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. The contact smelled a burning odor coming from the vehicle. On a separate occasion, while idling at a stop light, smoke appeared underneath the hood. Upon further investigation, the contact noticed oil leaking from the rocker cables. The vehicle then caught fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with a bucket of water. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the oil leaking from the manifold caused the fire. The vehicle was repaired for slightly less than $1,100; however, it continued to smoke and oil continued to leak. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were less than 130,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. While driving approximately 35 MPH on normal road conditions, the contact smelled a strong burning odor. Immediately following, smoke appeared through the air vents and the exterior of the vehicle. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and observed flames underneath the hood. The failure occurred without warning. The fire and police departments were called to the scene and a report was filed. There were no damages or personal injuries. The vehicle was towed to a collision center lot. It has not yet been determined if the vehicle was destroyed. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 211,000.
Mold smell - some part has to be cleaned near the air conditioner which requires several parts to be removed to get to where the water will not drain and is causing the smell. Problem will re occur due to the design of the car.
I was on my way home from work. I decided to stop and get gas before going home. I stopped got gas and when I started my car a little smoke came out the sides of the hood. I didn't think anything of it because it wasn t alot. And so I kept driving about 2 block away I had more smoke coming out. I was only 3 blocks from home so I decided to just get home. More and more smoke started coming out I lost a little power and then a flame shot into the car. I was headed up the hill to my house and still continued to lose power as I got right infront of my house I couldn't move forward and started rolling backwards down the hill and then my brakes gave out and the only thing that stopped me was the emergency brake. By this time flames were shooting out from under the hood. I grabbed everything that I thought was important, ran it into my house. Went back out, called the fire dept and ran into get my fire extinguisher but by that time the fire dept was there it took them about 10 min to put the fire out because we couldn't get the hood open and so just when we thought it was out it wasn't. Finally when it was out they opened the hood. Everything under the hood was destroyed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 pontiac grand prix. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v118000 (engine and engine cooling) and had the vehicle repaired. After the repairs were made, the vehicle would vibrate excessively. The dealer found no failures with the vehicle. The contact stated that there were no failures prior to the recall repair. The dealer stated that they would investigate the failure and, if the issue was not caused by the mechanic, then the contact would be charged for the repairs. The recall notice stated that dealers will install a new front (left) rocker cover gasket with an improved design from the original gasket and replace the spark plug wire channel with new retainers. The mechanic failed to replace the spark plug wire channel on the vehicle and only replaced the front cover gasket. The failure and current mileages were 90,000.
Tl*the contact owned a 2000 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that there were several incidents with minor sparks and flames under the hood of the vehicle. In the first incident, the engine cover melted onto the engine, and the spark plugs needed re-wiring. In the second incident, the engine melted the spark plugs and additional wiring. In the third incident, the contact parked the vehicle in the driveway after work. Minutes later, he noticed a small fire coming from the hood of the vehicle. She then proceeded to call 911 and, within minutes, the entire front end was engulfed in smoke. The failure turned into a full blown fire and the neighborhood was evacuated due to the danger of a possible explosion. The vehicle was towed to the junk yard. A police report was filed. Through online research, the contact discovered the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v118000 (engine and engine cooling) and was informed by gm that the VIN was included in the recall. The contact never received a recall notice in the mail. The current and failure mileages were slightly over 100,000.
2000 pontiac grand prix under hood fire shortly after parking in driveway. Contacted manufacturer day of incident .. Now they are trying to offer me less than half the kelly blue book value of the car prior to the incident.
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