2000 Pontiac Grand Prix Fuel System Problems

TL *THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR SEALS WERE LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE OWNER ASSUMED ALL COSTS. UPDATED 09/10/2014 *JS

I WAS DRIVING ALONG,AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING,THE ENGINE DIED...NATURALLY THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, BUT I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OVER TO THE CURB. I TRIED TO START IT AND IT STARTED JUST FINE, SO I TOOK IT HOME, I WAS NERVOUS AFTER THAT DRIVING IT ! BECAUSE AFTER THAT IT CONTINUED TO STALL SEVERAL MORE TIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT, I NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN. SO I COULDN'T GO OUT OF TOWN IN IT THAT'S FOR SURE ! I SPENT QUITE A BIT OF MONEY FOR MECHANICS TO WORK ON IT, BUT SINCE IT DIDN'T SHOW A CODE OF ANY KIND, NO ONE COULD FIX IT FOR ME. I LOVED THE CAR, BUT I TRADED IT OFF BECAUSE NO BODY COULD FIX IT. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. JUST THOUGHT I WOULD LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS...THANKS *TR

SMELLING GASOLINE WHEN CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. THE SMELL WAS VARIABLE BUT SEEMED TO BE STRONGER WHEN WEATHER WAS HOT. I CHECKED THE FUEL INJECTORS TO BE CERTAIN NO O-RING WAS LEAKING. NONE WERE LEAKING BUT I NOTICED SMALL AMOUNT OF GASOLINE ON THE VALVE COVER ON THE VALVE COVER CLOSET TO THE FIREWALL. CHECKING I FOUND THAT BY DEPRESSING THE "QUICK CONNECT" BETWEEN THE FUEL LINE AND THE FUEL RAIL I COULD MAKE A SMALL AMOUNT OF GASOLINE ESCAPE. LOOKING AT THE ENGINE COVER (LARGE PLASTIC COVER WITH V-6 3.8L ON IT) THAT THERE WAS AN INDENT IN THE INSULATION WHERE THIS WAS PRESSING ON THE FUEL LINE. I REMOVED THE COVER AND HAVE DRIVEN FOR 1 WEEK WITHOUT THE GASOLINE SMELL. I HAVE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT QUICK CONNECT. *TR

MY 2000 GRAND PRIX GTP CAUGHT FIRE ON JANUARY 16, 2008. I BOUGHT MY CAR WELL-MAINTAINED AND HAD BEEN KEEPING UP ON THE MAINTENANCE VERY WELL. MY GTP HAD BEEN HAVING NO SIGNS OF ANY TROUBLE INCLUDING THE DAY IN CAUGHT FIRE. I HAD JUST TURNED OFF MY CAR AND WENT INSIDE. THERE WAS NOTHING ABNORMAL ABOUT MY CAR- NO SMELLS, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, AND NO GAUGES SHOWING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. WITHIN 20 MINUTES, I HAD GONE INSIDE, MY CAR STARTED ON FIRE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND I CAME BACK TO SEE MY CAR TOTALED. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS MELTED, ENGINE AND ALL. *TR

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC. PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD TO DISCOVER A SMALL FIRE AROUND THE OIL FILL TUBE ABOUT THE SIZE ON A BASEBALL CAP. HOOD INSULATION ON DRIVER SIDE WAS ALSO ON FIRE BUT HAD NEVER BEEN OIL SOAKED? FIRE MELTED PLASTIC COVER AND DAMAGED SOME WIRES AND MODULES AS IT SPREAD TO ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN SECONDS, EVEN AFTER CLOSING HOOD. HOOD WAS AGAIN LIFTED APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE FROM INITIAL FIRE DISCOVERY AND FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY BY PASSING TRUCK DRIVER WITH EXTINGUISHER. A FEW MORE MINUTES ELAPSED BEFORE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED IT WAS THEN NOTED BY MYSELF THAT THE GAS LINE AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE WAS STILL EMITTING A FINE STREAM OF GASOLINE AS I HAD NOT YET TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. IT WAS ALSO IN THIS GENERAL LOCATION THAT THE HOOD INSULATION MATERIAL WAS BURNING (A NON FLAMMABLE MATERIAL BY ITSELF). TO DATE NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY 12/18/07. *TR

ALL I DID WAS PARK MY CAR IN A HOTEL PARKING LOT AND WENT INTO THE LOUNGE. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER THE INTERCOM WAS SAYING A PONTIAC WAS ON FIRE. I WENT OUTSIDE TO FIND MY CAR ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD . FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND RESPONDED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE..THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. *TR

ENGINE FIRE IN JAN. 07, REPAIRED, 2ND ENGINE FIRE MAY 07. BOTH RELATED TO FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM. JAN FIRE, VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, GAS SMELL OCCURRED AND ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER SMELL WAS NOTICED. MAY FIRE/VEHICLE STARTED, A POPPING NOISE OCCURRED AND A ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED. *TR

MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS A FUEL PUMP RESISTOR PROBLEM WHICH IS QUIET COMMON BECAUSE OF IT'S LOCATION. MY CAR BROKE DOWN 4 TIMES AND WAS TOWED 3 TIMES THROUGH AAA AND 1 TIME OUT OF POCKET $300 FROM OUTSIDE SYRACUSE TO WATERTOWN, NY. PLUS OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR REPAIRS APPROX. $425. *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 112365 MILES. IN SEPTEMBER 2005 THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE STOPPING FOR 10 - 15 MINUTES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE INVOLVED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS A FUEL RELATED FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED SINCE ,AND NO REPAIRS HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON IT SINCE THERE WAS NO INSURANCE. THE CONTACT FILED COMPLAINT ABOUT THE VEHICLE AS A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH GM. *AK

CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP IN LANGHORNE PA. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP FOR 800$.

INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS THE CAUSE OF OIL FLOWING INTO ANTI FREEZE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WILL START TO HEAT UP WHEN DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUTOFF, FUSE FOR FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK *YD

VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ONE TIME IT WOULD NOT RESTART. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN VEHICLE HAS NOT SHUTDOWN BUT OCCASIONALLY LOSES POWER. HAS DONE SO WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK