Tl* the contact owned a 2001 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that the vehicle burst into flames while parked. The fire department extinguished the fire. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that the re was a burning odor of oil. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that the engine caught fire while the vehicle was parked. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent towing lot. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 186,000. Updated 02/26/16*lj updated 03/14/16.
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 pontiac grand prix. While the vehicle was in the park position, smoke emitted from the hood of the vehicle. The contact opened the hood and noticed flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The failed occurred prior to the contact receiving a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand prix. While warming up the parked vehicle in the driveway, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal a few times and the vehicle exploded. The impact caused the contact to black out. The contact noticed flames and black smoke. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. The contact required medical attention due to pain in her neck, shoulders, chest, and back. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.
Tl* the contact owned 2001 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while parked, the vehicle began to smoke. The contact noticed that the hood of the vehicle had caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling) after the failure occurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 1999 pontiac grand am. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, she was alerted by the security that the vehicle was on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed. The contact stated that she later received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 grand prix. The contact stated that after parking, the vehicle caught on fire under the hood. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire and a fire report was filed. There were no injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and the VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 155,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 pontiac grand prix. The contact exited his residence and noticed that the front of the vehicle was on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A fire and a police report were filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a junk yard. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand prix. While the vehicle was parked outside the home, the contact noticed a fire under the front hood of the vehicle. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. The fire department diagnosed that the engine caught fire. The vehicle was salvaged. No police report was filed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was unknown. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle began to smoke and the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle caught on fire. A police report was not filed and there were no injures reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH, the vehicle began leaking oil and smoke appeared under the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire while parked in a parking lot. It was unknown who extinguished the fire. A police/fire report was not filed and no injuries were sustained. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,086.
Engine compartment fire approximately 15 minutes after shutdown. Incident 2015-00006331
Engine compartment fire shortly after shutting off vehicle.
Car just dies while driving replaced maf sensor map sensor was replaced previous. Took car of problem. 2 month later sputtering code came back catalytic converter. Had that cut off. 2 weeks later car won't start changed crankshaft sensor started but misfire coil packs changed and ignition control module. New spark plugs and wire. Car started ran perfect. Next day car wouldn't start. Went back to shop mechanic started looking at some wires car wouldn't still start. Next day car starts up just fine n running perfectly. When its not starting it will crank just not fire. Haven't checked to see if it will run yet today though. Brought it home yesterday. Could a key cause it to crank and not fire.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand prix. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle stalled. The battery and oil warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and the vehicle was repaired. The details of the repair were unknown. The failure recurred. The VIN was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 173,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand prix. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000. Updated 11/20/14*cn the consumer no longer owns the vehicle. Updated 01/08/15
Tl * the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that oil dropped onto the engine while oil was being added to the reservoir. The vehicle ignited into flames. The contact extinguished the flames with a garden hose. In 2009, the vehicle was repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign number: 08v118000 (engine and engine cooling), but the remedy did not correct the failure. The contact also stated that the key would not release from the ignition switch. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand prix. While attempting to start the vehicle, the contact was unable to remove the key from the ignition switch. The vehicle failed to start. Additionally, the contact noticed oil leaking from the engine. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 214,000.
Second request...on jan 9, 2014, I was parked in my car having lunch with the motor running. For no apparent reason, the engine caught fire, causing the fuel lines to burst. The car was not drivable after that. That evening, when I got home, I had a recall from gm for my vehicle in the mail. (code 07035) I called gm the following day, told them of the incident and they became my best friends, especially when I told them no one was injured. Gm made an appointment and had me tow (at my expense) my car to sam swope auto center where it was evaluated. At no time did sam swope say the fire wasn't caused by the recall issue. The bill to repair was going to be $4,700. Sam swope said they could not fix without authorization from gm. After 2 weeks of getting the runaround and being asked questions like, "how many pontiacs have you owned" and "how loyal of a customer are you", they decided the car was too old and had too many miles to repair and stated that gm's liability ends 4 yrs after purchase, but did offer to fix the recall. I asked why if they didn't assume any liability after 4 yrs, why send a recall. The rep stated that they are computer generated. I explained that I didn't want to sue anyone, I just wanted my car either fixed or totaled out so I could purchase something else. By the way, I've owned 7 pontiacs, and 12 gm cars total. I'm 62 yrs old. And, the car wasn't a worn out piece of junk. It had every option gm offered including heads up display, bose sound system, heated 6-way seats, sun roof and more. The car is mint. When I purchased in 2005, it had 10300 miles on it. I'd be glad to supply photos as the body wasn't hurt. The gm rep asked me if I had fire and theft on the vehicle and I told him no. In his sarcastic voice, he commented, "well, I guess you should have. I also hired a lawyer, but gm wouldn't budge. Can you help me? This is so wrong.
The engine/hood area caught on fire. This vehicle was part of the a gn recall. I called it in, and a case was initiated (case [xxx]), it was later turned into a claim, and I submitted all the requested paperwork timely. I never received an update after that. I have been calling the gm customer service line and I was told that the case was forwarded to central claims. The central claims department informed me that since it was pre-2009 I had to contact motors liquidation corporation. Motors liquidation corporation has confirmed that they have not included my claim in the bankruptcy case. I would like to know if you can give me some guidance, or is there any legal authority that can obligate them to reopen my claim, or just provide a resolution. It's frustrating to think that they can just "disappear" such an aggravating incident in the system. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Vehicle parked over 48 hrs. After last driven passerby honked to let us know car was on fire. Unlocked car and opened hood. Flames present at ABS module and surrounding area. Wiring harness and plastics from there across firewall to main fuse box and electrics and plastics on top of engine melting. Extinguisher used to put out fire and disconnected battery cable. Removed powder with water hose and surveyed damaged it appears to have started at or very near the ABS module/relay box area and spread to fire wall and around towards the battery area from there. This is the gtp edition of the grand prix.
This is not the first incident, this is just the most recent. On monday, 4/7, I was driving on the freeway going home from work in the middle of storm around 5 pm and the shut off. Its as if the key was only turned enough to turn on the battery. This has happened on numerous occasions going as far back as 2012 when I purchased the car. It happens more frequently if I don't remove my car key from the rest of my keys. My power steering locks and the car is unable to turn.
My daughter arrived home: ten minutes later someone was banging on our door letting us know the car was on fire. The fire department arrived and extenguished the flames. It is a total loss and we had liability. We bought the car on february 13, 2014 from an individual. We did not know, but are now aware that there is a recall on this particular make and model for under the hood fire. We had no warning and had not detected any malfunction in the vehicle until this. We are out $3,000.. Will gm reinburse our expenses because of the recall?
Original owner of vehicle. In january the car shut off while my wife was driving on a three lane highway. Towed to shop and next day the car started fine with no fault codes. A few weeks later the car shut off while warming up in driveway twice. Took to autozone to read codes, none again. A few weeks later the car shut off on a three lane highway with two children in car. I was able to get off road safely. A sts auto shop was near by so they took it to the shop. They brought the car in the shop and it shut off once but was closing time so they looked at it the next day. Next day the car started fine and they tried to duplicate the problem, but they were unable. No codes again. The car has not been used since. Other history, prior to this the car had suffered no start conditions for about five years. Each time no codes were present. In the fall 2013 the following parts were replaced. Fuel pump, fuel filter, crank sensor, ignition module, fuel pressure regulator. The car is going to have the ignition cylinder replaced next. Fyi - I have extensive mechanical background, faa licensed aircraft mechanic with 26 years working on large aircraft (747,777 ect). I would send in cylinder if this is a positive fix. Both these shut downs were very dangerous for me and my family.
My 2001 grand prix supercharge has blinking security light , check engine light, error code po102 and it keeps dying after I drive it for a little bit. I changed maf and it still dies.
After having the transmission replaced 2 times by dealership, we had to replace it at 99,000 miles again out of our pockets. The intake manifold exploded in my husbands face in 2012! We also had that fixed for $480.00 out of our pockets. Then on february 22,2013 after parking the vehicle , the engine caught fire within minutes and completely engulfed the car!( we had taken it in for the engine compartment fire recall at our pontiac dealership previously to be fixed.) fire was so severe it went under the car and down the street. We have 4 children and this has been not only a constant inconvenience for us, but a danger to my family! It is time that this be taken seriously.
Drove two miles to my parents house shut the car off was in the house 5 min. Went back outside and car was on fire.
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