Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that the service engine indicator remained illuminated. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling) months later. The contact exited the vehicle, upon receiving notification of the recall, and smoke appeared in the engine compartment. A firefighter extinguished the flames and provided an inspection report of the failure. A fire report was not filed. The manufacturer stated that they would open a claim in three business days to further investigate how the failure occurred. The vehicle was parked at the contact's residence because it was damagad excessively due to the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 179,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
2003 Pontiac Grand Prix engine complaints
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I've been contacting the dealer jim hudson since 12/30/15 , 3/8/16,4/20/16,5/10/16, concerning oil running down from the rear valve cover as well and you can smell the oil as well I'm afraid that the oil will reach a flash point and ignite the oil and burn the vehicle engine electrical wires and other parts. I've spoken to david outen at this phone number 1-803-7830110, still waiting for the recall repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking fluid from an unknown location. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer scheduled an appointment in march 2016. When the contact arrived for the appointment, the dealer cancelled and stated that the part was not available. The contact called the dealer for several weeks with no response. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was not available. Parts distribution disconnect. ...updated 06/30/16 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired on 05/04/16.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer to have it repaired according to the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). While driving 40 MPH, there was an abnormal odor and smoke entered the vehicle from underneath the hood. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 134,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 grand prix. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed smoke coming from the engine. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that oil was dripping onto the exhaust manifold. As a result, the wiring harness, brake lines, and brake pads needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 177,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owned a 2003 pontiac grand prix. While driving approximately 25 MPH, smoke appeared under the hood without warning. The contact discovered that the vehicle was on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The contact sustained bruising and scrapes to the left side of the body that required medical attention. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact later received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that the vehicle caught fire. The contact observed smoke coming from the engine and flames appeared. The vehicle was damaged, but not destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 156,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. While making a turn at 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. Updated 04/08/16*lj updated 04/12/16.
Drove to work and parked the car outside in the parking lot. Upon entering the building a fellow worker noticed smoke coming from under the hood. The engine was on fire.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that oil was dripping into the radiator and caused the vehicle to shake violently without warning. The failure recurred several times. 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 remedy was not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the engine started to overheat as the vehicle stalled without warning. In addition, the contact mentioned that on a separate occasion, the engine was leaking oil and the check engine warning light illuminated sporadically. The contact recently received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling, however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but the failure was unable to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 165,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the temperature gauge increased and the vehicle started to overheat. The contact merged to the shoulder of the road and there was a fire coming from under the hood. The contact and the passenger were able to exit the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a towing lot. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v710000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2003 pontiac grand prix. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact noticed flames coming from the engine compartment. The check engine warning light illuminated. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The contact did not sustain any injuries, but required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed from the scene to the police department, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 120,000.
Tl* the contact owned a 2003 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving at 15 MPH, the vehicle caught on fire. The contact stated that the fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The contact stated that a police report was filed. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v701000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 168,000. Updated 05/24/16*lj updated 05/11/18*jb
Tl* the contact owned a 2003 pontiac grand prix. While driving approximately 55 MPH, massive flames ignited from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The vehicle was maneuvered safely to the side of the road. There were no injuries and a police and fire report were filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a salvage facility. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. While in park, the contact noticed flames in the engine compartment of the vehicle. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling ). The failure mileage was 200,000.
Engine fire approximately 5 minutes after shutdown. Incident 2015-00005681.
I bought the car in 2009, it was ok for a few months, the place I bought my vehicle provided a carfax and contained 0 information stating no repairs have ever been made. It was then beginning of 2010. It felt like the front suspension or ty rod came apart or broke. The steering is off and the the suspension jumps when I drive it and the "off trac light came on and has never gone off. Then I started smelling smoke or burning smell that was coming from the vents. Now I'm being told when I had a radiator flush that the compartment has massive amount of sludge at the bottom. The only way to get rid of that is to get a new radiator. Please advise if these complaints have been reported by other same vehicles. I need to know where to take my car for replacement repairs in the joliet/plainfield il. Area.
2003 grand prix caught fire while parked.
Ran out to do a short errand at lunch time. Came back to work and was in the building approximately five minutes when someone came running in and said my car was on fire. Co-workers tried unsuccessfully to extinguish the fire and the fire department was called. Car was a complete loss. Car had been running perfect up until the incident.
Car had been running great. Parked it at a friends house and someone noticed it on fire about 10 minutes later. Called the fire department and they put it out. Did some research and found that it had some recalls and this was a somewhat common problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. The vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 09v116000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact mentioned that while parked the driver of the vehicle noticed smoke emitting from underneath the hood. The fire department was called and reported to the scene to put out the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was not repaired. The cause of the fire was undetermined. The approximate failure mileage was 185,141.
Thermostat bouncing up and down took to dealer had thermostat, lower intake gaskets and upper intake manifold and water pump replaced. Temp needle goes over half when idling on hot days but as driven goes down. It goes up and down. Spent 1500 to fix.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood, then the vehicle caught fire. There were no prior warnings. The dealer had not been notified. The contact filed a complaint with the manufacturer and was awaiting a response. The current and failure mileages were 168,000. A police report was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked it caught on fire from under the hood. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. The dealer was notified of the failure and the manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileage was approximately 100,100.
On 3/15/10 the hood of my car was smoking. I contact gmc regarding recall on my pontiac grand prix 2003. I was advised to take car in to dealer to get recall fixed. They claim they fixed the recall problem. I left dealer ship and the hood of my car caught on fire after leaving 5 min up the street to a service center. I was advised to tow my car back to the dealer. They are claiming the recall was fixed. However, the very same thing that the recall was for happened. I am in fear of driving this car again unless I know the problem was corrected. My concern is, if they claim the recall problem was fixed what caused the hood of the car to catch on fire. I am still waiting for them to resolve this issue. I am fearful for my safety of my life and others if my car is not repaired like they claim that it was the first time. Please advise me if there is something that can be done to assure my safety and the safety of others. They have been giving me the run around and stated they are not responsible to repair car without charge and I would have to pay the estimate of repairing the hood of my car and the air take cap and the gas cover tank. They are claiming that there was a sludge oil build up and the oil is not draining to the gasket and the gasket could come apart and this may cause another fire. Please advise if there is any legal action I can file against gmc and jim hudson gmc.
On 3/15/10 the hood of my car was smoking. I contact gmc regarding recall on my pontiac grand prix 2003. I was advised to take car in to dealer to get recall fixed. They claim they fixed the recall problem. I left dealer ship and the hood of my car caught on fire after leaving 5 min up the street to a service center. I was advised to tow my car back to the dealer. They are claiming the recall was fixed. However, the very same thing that the recall was for happened. I am in fear of driving this car again unless I know the problem was corrected. My concern is, if they claim the recall problem was fixed what caused the hood of the car to catch on fire. I am still waiting for them to resolve this issue. I am fearful for my safety of my life and others if my car is not repaired like they claim that it was the first time. Please advise me if there is anything that can be done to assure my safety and the safety of others.
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the driver attempted to apply the brakes, but the vehicle accelerated instead. The speed increased and the vehicle would not stop. She continued to depress the brake pedal and slid the gear into park, which caused the vehicle to stop moving. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop and the mechanic stated that there was a lot of build-up in some parts of the engine. The mechanic further stated that these vehicles should be built to withstand these issues. The failure mileage was 100,000 and current mileage was 130,000.
On march 3, 2009; my pontiac grand prix gtp caught on fire within 10 minutes of me parking the car in front of the house. I went into the house and within minutes my neighbors were banging on the door saying my car is on fire. I already filed a complaint with gm as I was informed of a factory recall by browsing the internet. I never received a recall notice and gm says "because I purchased the vehicle used, maybe gm doesn't have my home address". Gm says to leave the vehicle in it's post-fire condition until they investigate. How long will this take? Now that I'm browsing more stories like mine involving engine fires in the grand prix I'm more concerned that gm is not taking this matter serious enough. How will gm compensate me for my loss????
Car caught on fire in garage 10 minutes after parking it. On checking the internet, there was a recall on this car, but I was not notified. The federal safety agency id #08v118000, issued 3/12/08. Owner's letters for recall not sent out by gm because of insufficient parts. "edmunds.com" web site indicates that there have been many incidents of fire, some reported to the federal safety agency. I have contacted gm and they have been unresponsive. Since I have insurance they feel that is sufficient. I am a senior citizen, my car was in excellent condition and paid for. Now I must purchase another car, incur debt, all because gm failed to notify me that there was a defect that needed to be fixed.
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