My car started on fire while on a city road because of the power steering pump pulley completely sprung off serpentine belt melted coolant reservoir melted fuse box be melted from the fire how many other things something to do with the power steering pump leaking fluid and hitting my exhaust causing a fire in my car
2006 Pontiac Grand Prix: fire, smoke or burning smell
13 of the 239 complaints about the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- typical mileage
- 150,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 106 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that the vehicle engine caught fire. The vehicle was parked and unoccupied. The contact was able to use a fire extinguisher to extinguish the fire. The contact stated that the fire department or police was not contacted. The vehicle was not towed. The insurance company was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was not available.
About 5 minutes after the car was parked, the engine caught on fire. It was a total loss. There was a fire report made. The car had approximately 180,000 miles and was well maintained.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac grand prix. After the vehicle was shifted into the on position, all the warning indicators illuminated. Upon inspection of the hood, the contact noticed black smoke coming from the engine compartment. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to betten baker chevrolet, buick, gmc (14120 north land dr, big rapids, mi) where it was diagnosed that the fuse box and engine assembly would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted regarding the failure and offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 182,000. *ln updated 7/17/18*jb
Vehicle was stationary, had been parked approximately 10 minutes. The vehicle caught fire and was a total loss. The cause is unknown, but we believe it has something to due with the recall about grand prix's catching fire.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac grand prix. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle stalled without warning. As a result, the vehicle rolled into the curb. After attempting to restart the vehicle, the front of the vehicle caught fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire. A fire report was not filed and no injuries were reported. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 pontiac grand prix. While in park, the contact noticed smoke emitting from the front of the vehicle. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that the fuse box caught fire. The contact independently extinguished the fire. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the fuse block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 pontiac grand prix. While the vehicle was parked, it caught fire. The fire was extinguished by the fire department, but they were unable to determine what caused the fire. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacture was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
Ongoing issue with the hdm relay #35. I've had to replace this item at least 4-5 times since owning this vehicle. Low beam headlights shut off unexpectedly while driving or sometimes will not shut off. Recently the low beam headlights did not shut off. I smelled something burning in my garage and upon inspection the headlights on the vehicle were on. I opened the fuse panel (burned my hand) removed the melted hdm relay. Allowed everything to cool and replaced it. I shouldn't have to be replacing this item this often! I was lucky it didn't burn my house down!
Low beams went out , when I got home and turned off car, I noticed smoked coming from under hood of car my relay fuse box was on fire ,low beam relay was melted. Pontiac says there are no recalls on this car but there seems to be alot of people with the same problem.
I have a 2006 pontiac grand prix gt. 3 yrs. Ago, 75 MPH on freeway at night, low beam headlights go out. Brights still work. After the car sat overnight, lights came back on. This happened off and on for several months. Diagnostics could not detect problem. New steering column and lightswitch was installed. Worked for a while, then started again. Last night it did it, so I read online to replace #35 relay in fuse box because tons of people were having same problem. It works for today. Thousands of people are having problem with this on the 06 thru 08 grand prix. Also reports of fuse boxes starting on fire. My car was extremely hot last night after being turned off for 2 hours. Love this car, except it is very dangerous to not have lights in nighttime driving!
Engine compartment caught on fire.
Service bulletins that may apply
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- Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles
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- Electrical system
- This informational bulletin provides information for the IPC odometer programming method quick reference...
- This technical bulletin provides repair information to correct a customer concern of Clock Shows Dashes...
Related recalls
Electrical system: ignition
- What is wrong
- This defect can affect the safe operation of the airbag system. Until this recall is performed, customers should remove all items from their key rings, leaving only the ignition key. The key fob (if applicable), should also be removed from the key ring. General Motors LLC (GM) notified the agency on July 3, 2014, that they are recalling 5,877,718 model year 2000-2005 Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo, 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu, 2004-2005 Malibu Classic, 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero, 1998-2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am and 2004-2008 Pontiac Grand Prix vehicles. In these models, the weight on the key ring and/or road conditions or some other jarring event may cause the ignition switch to move out of the run position, turning off the engine.
- Risk
- If the key is not in the run position, the air bags may not deploy if the vehicle is involved in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- GM will notify owners, and dealers will install two key rings and an insert in the key slot or a cover over the key head on all ignition keys, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. GM's number for this recall is 14350.
Recall number 14V400000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix?
13 of 239 owner complaints about the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix (5%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix?
There is 1 recall and 106 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix
Headlights 50Slipping 22Transmission failure 21Stalling 17Loss of power 13ABS 12No deployment 11Power steering loss 9Harsh shifting 7Overheating 7Ball joint 5Steering lock-up 5Won't start 5
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