2007 Pontiac Grand Prix: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Mar 28, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · MI · fire

On March 27th, 2023, the car was parked and off for only approximately 5 minutes when the engine caught fire. The engine and vehicle is a complete loss. A claim has been filed with Farm Bureau insurance. There were no engine warning lights, smells, or smoke during or after driving, until the 5 minutes passed when the car was turned off. I did not locate any engine recalls due to fire for a 2007 Grand Prix. I noticed earlier models recalled due to potential fire.

Filed Oct 27, 2016 · Body, Electrical · IL · fire

My daughters car caught fire while sitting in the driveway. All the front end is burnt. Never received a recall notice

Filed Feb 8, 2016 · Engine · 116,300 miles · NV · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2007 pontiac grand prix. While driving 65 MPH, smoke emitted under the hood of the vehicle. The contact coasted over to the side of the road and was able to exit the vehicle without injuries. The engine caught fire. The contact extinguished the fire. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 116,300.

Filed Apr 13, 2015 · Electrical · 135,000 miles · AL

When I got off work I tried to start my car but the battery was dead. The car was jumped off. The car operated fine but the headlights would not shut off to daytime running lights. After driving the car for 10 minutes, you could smell burning electrical component's. After inspecting the relays we found the headlight relay was almost completely melted down. The relay was changed and the car seemed to be working okay.

Filed Apr 1, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 86,000 miles · NY · fire

Car started on fire 10-15 minutes after being parked in a public parking lot. Fire company had to be dispatched. No injuries or other property damage.....updated 04/08/15 *bf *tr updated 10/4/2017

Filed Nov 24, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 88,000 miles · VA · fire

I drove my pontiac to cvs and returned home without any problem. Parked the car as usual and went into my home. About 15 minutes later, my neighbor came to my door to alert me that my car was on fire. She stated that she had already called 911 so I jumped into action and got my water hose to try and contain the fire. There were flames coming from under the hood.the car burned for around 10 minutes before the fire department showed up. The fire department had to use the jaws of life to open the hood. There was no recent work done to the car and it was running normal. There was no indication that this was going to happen. The car has been deemed a total loss by allstate.

Filed Oct 9, 2014 · Electrical · 70,000 miles · NC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac grand prix. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, a burning odor emitted inside the vehicle. Approximately 10 minutes after turning the engine off and exiting the vehicle, the contact discovered flames coming from the roof of the vehicle. The fire department was called to the scene. The flames were extinguished by the contact. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was inspected by the manufacturer. The manufacturer determined that the fire was caused by a faulty radio. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Sep 12, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 100,500 miles · NV · fire

Over the past 3 years at random occasions the low beams would just turn off in my car while driving. Luckily, the high beams have always worked so I could continue to drive. I researched how to fix the issue, and I ended up replacing the relay to the low beams twice since oct. 2011. Replacing the relay always seemed to correct the issue. I was always under the impression that it was just a faulty relay. Last night, my wife returned home from dinner and the headlights would not turn off. She called me to ask what she should do. I advised her to either disconnect the battery or remove the relay that has been a problem in the past until I could come home and take a look at it. As she opened the hood she noticed a burning smell. It was dark so she went to grab a flashlight, and upon returning the relay panel was now on fire. Thankfully there was a fire extinguisher nearby for her to extinguish the flames before it got out of hand. Our 3 year old and 8 month old sons had also just gotten out of the car as well. I cringe thinking about what could have happened had my family been driving an extra 10 minutes when this fire began, or if my wife couldn't have returned in time with a fire extinguisher. I have read multiple other reports online of other individuals having the same issues with the low beams shutting off, and several that ended with a fire such as ours did.

Filed Aug 20, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 140,000 miles · MO · fire

I noticed my car lights would not turn off. I then drove my car less than 5 minutes away to pick up my kids. Upon pulling into the parking lot I let down my window and noticed a burning smell. There were guys around at the time that noticed as well. They then ran to my car asked me to pop my hood and we noticed my fuse box on fire. They where able to unhook it to keep the rest of the car from catching on fire. I have filed a complaint also with gm. I have seen from other complaints that this has happen to many of the pontiac grand prix. I cannot find a recall on this from gm. If I would have had my kids in the car and been driving a longer distance this problem could have possibly caused my whole car to catch on fire and could have resulted in injury or even death.

Filed Jul 18, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 122,000 miles · IN

I went to work on july 15, 2014, after dropping my daughter off at her grandmothers. I worked for 8 hours and as I was leaving I could not get the car to turn over. My dome light was in the off position & my headlights were in the auto position. I could not figure out why my car was dead. I called my fianc to come jump my car. When he arrived and opened the hood he immediately smelled something burning. He noticed that my fuse box under the hood was warped and when he opened it smoke rolled out and 1 relay switch was so burnt/melted it was black & flakey and had began to melt the other relays around it. My fianc had to have the car towed home. Upon further inspection it has also damaged the wiring harness. I have researched this and I have discovered that many people have been reporting this same problem online for a number of years now. Some vehicles have even had a fire under the hood of their cars. This is a hazard to anyone who drives the vehicle and to those who are around the vehicle if a fire does break out.

Filed Jun 30, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 148,260 miles · OR · fire

Push button to turn on AC had not been working fro 1 week. Was told it was most likely the relay fuse. Drove car to work without complications. Worked 13 hrs and when I got off work car started without problems. Noticed both the head lights where not working. High beams worked fine and so did the fog lights, but the low beams wouldn't light up. I checked the 'under the hood fuse box'. It looked fine from the outside, but once I opened the lid on the box I saw the problem. The relay fuse had caught fire and melted the fuse next to it causing them to fuse together. The board under them had also melted, along some of the fuse areas next to them. All of the other fuses had sticky burnt plastic on them, along with the inside of the lid.

Filed Mar 18, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 40,000 miles · NE · crash · fire · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 pontiac grand prix. The contact was driving approximately 25 MPH and became involved in a crash. The front driver's side of the vehicle was impacted and the front end caught on fire. The fire department was called and was able to extinguish the fire. The driver of the vehicle sustained a concussion and a back injury. A police report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was towed from the scene and inspected by investigators who could not determine the cause of the fire because the fuel tank was located in the rear of the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.