Vehicle had a bad burning smell. Dealership replaced the manifold gasket. However, burning smell continued; while driving, vehicle caught on fire in the engine compartment, and exploded 3 times. There was no warning other than the burning smell prior to the fire. The vehicle was totaled.
2000 Pontiac Grand Prix engine complaints
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Main complaint: gm is aware that their gm hydra-matic 4t65-e transmission has a defective part, yet they leave it to consumers to cover the cost of handling the problem. Specifically, my 2000 grand prix gt (with only 64,000 miles on it) started upshifting hard a few days ago from 1st to 2nd gear and I hear metallic grinding noises from underneath the car when shifting from 1st to 2nd while the car is still warming up. Having performed all of the necessary maintenance over the years, I am angered to learn that I will have to fork over approximately $600 to repair a manufacturer's defect on a car that I am still paying for. I've read of other people having to pay significantly more to fix this problem on their cars. Recently, gm repaired a coolant leak at no cost to consumers because it was deemed a defect. I had already experienced "low engine coolant" warnings from my car and was relieved to receive the recall letter offering to fix the problem for free. Of course, that repair took 15 minutes - gm didn't mind picking up the cost for that defect. My current problem will require several hours of transaxle work and gm has conveniently stuck me with the cost of this work. I also wonder why consumers are not being alerted to this problem. Some people may not notice or may choose to ignore the symptoms that I noticed until the other day until they have a catastrophic problem and have to pay thousands to repair their transaxle. It seems irresponsible to me that gm only issued this information as a service bulletin to mechanics. Other minor complaints: my car intermittently had trouble starting around 45000 miles. Two mechanics checked it and found nothing wrong. My kid brother found a loose wire coming from the battery and quickly fixed the problem. Currently, I have lost levels 1-3 of 5 for my heating/cooling fan, my windshield wiper fluid pump has stopped working and the lock on my trunk is inoperable. I'm not careless - these materials should have lasted much longer.
Vehicle shuts down without any prior notice, it restarts goes 10 feet shuts down again. Restarts again then shuts down all together.. Let vehicle sit for 1 hour it will run fine. Until it gets warm and goes through the routine again.
I have a 2000 pontiac grand prix with 40,000 miles on it. It has lost the 1st and 2nd level for the interior fan, and the 3rd level is now losing function. I know of other gm cars that have had the same problem: losing the fan level by level from the lowest speed upward. This is a progressing problem. Are there any similar complaints?
Problems with transmission. The vehicle experienced problems with it's engine and transmission which caused the vehicle to lunge at gearshift. When the transmission fluid was being changed alot of unusual metal shavings were found in the transmission fluid pan.
First day I had my new/used grand prix, only 30,000 miles, the engine stalled several times. While in park idiling and while driving 65mph on freeway. Took the dealer 2 days to fix it and they put 50 miles on my car.
The vehicle caught on fire while parked. *mr *tt
After the vehicle had been parked, the engine caught on fire under the hood. Dealer notified.*ak ph *jb
Had a blown head gasket with only 62000 miles on the car and it has been properly taken care of! Cost $870 to repair so far and still isn't running right. I am a single mother who has no extra money laying around to have such massive repair work on such a new car!.
The vehicle had an oil leak. The dealer determined the lower intake manifold gasket needed to be replaced. *jb the vehicle had an oil leak. The dealer determined the lower intake manifold gasket needed to be replaced. Also consumer reported a burning smell coming from the engine. After repairs consumer still smells same burning odor.
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!
The vehicle stalled without warning.
The over drive failed and one week later the antifreeze leaked, the dealer replaced the intake manifold.
My catalytic converter is going out at 71,000 miles. My gas mileage is horrible and this has to be replaced.
I own a 2000 pontiac grand prix, it suffered a coolant leak in the upper manifold section. After some research locally and from personal family experience. I believe some pontiac v6 suffers from either defective gaskets and or faulty assembly that cause a leak to develop after 2-3 years of useage which is unacceptable for a new car purchase and pontiac offering no service bulletins/recalls on this issue. Our family has suffered 4 such failures including 2- grandprix's (1999 & 2000 models) , grand am (1997), sunfire (1997) among numerous other failures in my general location. I would ask your agency to look further into this potential problem and reckify the situation
2000 pontiac grant prix gt bought in august 2000, problems include: 1) 22-july-2002, (36,040 miles), tie rod worn badly, had excessive clearance and needed to be replaced. 2) 30-september-02, (38,697 miles), serpentine belt (I understand general maintenance for this particular problem). 3) 21-oct-2002, (39,181 miles), replaced intake manifold. In the 3 incidents above, I understand changing a serpentine belt when needed, but for my tie rod to be worn and replaced within 2 yrs of owning this vehicle is not a normal maintenance item for a practically brand new car. The intake manifold being replaced around the same time is just unheard of. The intake manifold's from what I understand from the gm dealer are made of plastic, which then I was told that plastic is a better "heat sink" than metal is! I am an engineer and work with metals and plastics all the time and know for sure that metal is a much better heat sink than plastic is. Plastic melts with heat! My car repeatably stalls at red lights, stop signs, turning corners, and sometimes just stalls when I'm driving down the road. I really shouldn't have to keep bringing my car for repairs, it's practially brand new and I pay nearly $400/month to have these on going problems! Currently my driver side rear brake caliper is bent and was told that it's going to cost me $500 to replace 2 calipers (because I guess one just can't be replaced without replacing the other back one) . I take good care of my car, with regular cleanings, oil changes and general maintenance. I'm weary of taking my car on extended trips out of town for the fear that it's going to leave me stranded. If there is any way, I could get a response from you asap, it would be very much appreciated. Thanks very much for your time and consideration. Sincerely, robert sweeney
Drove and parked. Smelled odor; I thought it was from the car next to mine. I then went inside the building. Ten minutes later, someone said a car was on fire; it was mine. The fire started in the engine compartment and totaled the car.
The problem(s) are with both a 1998 and 2000 pontiac grand prix. The problems were as followed: engine components, steering, suspension, braking system, battery, fuel system, transmission, structural, the wheels were noisy, there were visual component defects, the radio was defective, and the interior light on the door was inoperative. Jg scc
Intermitently engine refuses to start. It appears to be when the engine and weather are hot. The vehicle has stalled on the highway. The dealer has tested the battery and charging system. No problems found in this area. Dealer can not duplicate the problem. I suspect a control module type issue.
Vehicle shutdown without prior notice. Steering and brakes go out. There is no indicator light on panel. This has happened twice. Dealership is aware of problem. *ak
Engine stalls at various speeds and conditions - with subsequent loss of steering and brake power
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.
Vehicle would stall upon acceleration. Vehicle has been taken to dealer on several occasions, but dealer has not provided remedy. *ak dealer has rerouted wiring harness and some other wiring on two occasions with no success, crankshaft sensor has been replaced and consumer has driven with a data recorder and vehicle failed again, recorder indicated ignition voltage was lost, ignition switch was replaced and less than one week later, vehicle stalled again, dealer this time replaced the relay and consumer has only driven once since repair.
Vehicle has gone to dealership 5 times in a 2 month period. Service engine soon light comes on every time. 1/23/01 inspected vehicle, found dtc p0446. Evap solenoid and checked pressure, found 1.12 out of specs, removed the pressure sensor and replaced. Retested ok, 01/25/01 found dtc p0446 evap. Vent, contacted tac. Tac advised to replace the sensor again. Removed the sensor and replaced. Retested ok 02/08/01 found terminal 55 was backed out of connector at ckt 890 for the PCM. Also found the evap canister was excessively heavy, found the canister was holding fuel in the assembly. Repaired the terminal on connector at ckt 890 and reassembled. Replaced the evap canister and retested ok 02/22/01 protective shield put on due to wire harness chaffing against the mounting ring on the A/C accumulator. Installed protector. Bul #00-06-04-049.
Vehicle stalls at any speed, has stalled numerous times. To dealer 5- 6 times, cannot remedy
Vehicle is brand new and engine pistons needed to be replaced. Engine was making a grinding metal to metal noise. When vehicle warmed up it went away. A technical advisor will come to look at vehicle. Dealer was trying to rebuild engine. Consumer wanted a new engine or car.
Engine stalls, all power on vehicle is lost with no lights. Sometimes happens when turning but not always the case. Dealer can not duplicate problem. Dealer has contacted manufactor tech. Service and followed instructions. However, problem persists. Car has been returned to dealer as I feel the car is unsafe to drive and puts my life and others in danger.
When vehicle engine is running, it is supposed to chime when a door is opened, but only chimes sometimes. Also, when computer flashes "low" to indicate low fuel, it should chime 3 times, but only chimes once if it chimes at all. After 10 months, the dealer still cannot fix it.
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.
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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