2002 Pontiac Grand Prix Complaint Log

The contact owns a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V701000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the vehicle could not be serviced because it was an older vehicle, and the dealer informed the contact that the recall part had been discontinued. The contact was referred to the manufacturer for assistance. The vehicle was then taken to Christian Brothers Automotive, where it was serviced, and the contact was informed that engine oil was leaking onto the exhaust manifold. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 38,500.

On May 27th 2023 just three days ago I went to start my car but it would not start, I tried two times then I smelled gas so I let it sit over night then the next day my friend went out to start it for me and it made a loud bang and the intake manifold exploded causing a fire and debris went everywhere, my is lucky he got away from the when he did or he would have been injured maybe even killed from the flames. I did not take any photos or report to anyone, a neighbor heard the load bang and came out to see if anyone was ok. There were no warning signals that appeared to my knowledge. There were 200,000 miles on the vehicle at time of the incident.

I had just drove about 30 miles home and when I arrived my engine was was smoking a little more than was usual because of oil burn off. So I popped the hood and a fire started in the back of the engine where I was having problems previously with the power steering pump. Obviously when I opened the hood it helped the fire and it grew. Took 30 minutes to put out. Car is now out of commission and I don't know what to do.

I was driving a red 2002 Pontiac. While sitting at a stop sign and the driver of a 2012 Ford Fiesta was going 55-60 MPH and ran in the back of my vehicle.

The night of the incident I was driving to my brother's house when I pulled over lifted the hood it burst into flames

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAD PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A TUNE-UP, OIL CHANGE AND NO FAILURE CODES FOUND. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE MECHANIC, SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING THROUGH THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY AND A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED OVER AND UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, LOOKED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE AND SAW FLAMES. THE CONTACT STATED SHE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE BY USING WATER AND GATORADE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS IN THE EXHAUST AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE HOME HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING AFTER THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE STALLS AFTER THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS UNAWARE THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *DT

LOWER INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKING COOLANT INTO ENGINE, SAFETY HAZARD, INEVITABLE EMISSIONS FAILURE. MANY RECALLS REGARDING PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH THE ISSUE

II HAD A NO ENGINE CRANK-NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS, INTERMINTENT START. CWAS PARKED NAD NOT MOVING. THE PROBLEM I CAUSED BY THE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND PASS KEY SYSTEM. GM HAD THIS PROBLEM IN 2004 ON THE COLBOLT. 6DEATHS DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINEPOWER, STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR,TILL IGET IT REPAIRED. I AM THE ORIGIONAL OWNER WITH 40000 MILES USE.

AFTER INSTALLING A AFTERMARKET INDIGLO REVERSE GAUGE OVERLAY ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND NEVER WENT OFF. CAR WAS STATIONARY. CHECKED FUSES, TRIED TO RESET BY TURNING IGNITION TO THE ON POSITION AND PUMPING THE BRAKES THREE TIMES WORKED ONCE THEN CAME BACK ON. THEN TRY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR 20 MINUTES BUT IT DID NOT WORK. O'REILLY'S AUTO DID HE SCAN COACH WITH POINTING TOWARDS THE ASB SENSOR BRAKES FEEL GOOD AND NORMALLY. I INCLUDED TWO IMAGES ONE WITH THE OLD OVERLAY ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THE OTHER PICTURE IS WHEN I TOOK THE OLD ONE OFF TO PUT THE NEW ONE ON WHICH IS WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON

MY CAR WOULDN'T START SO I CALLED AAA. THE MAN TRIED TO START THE CAR BEFORE HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP IT. WHEN HE TURNED THE KEY, THE CAR EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THANK GOODNESS HE HADN'T OPENED THE HOOD BECAUSE I WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE CAR AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED FROM THE FLYING DEBRIS. WHEN WE OPENED THE HOOD TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND IN PIECES. I ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR TOWED AND THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE FUEL RAILS COSTING ME $900. YESTERDAY I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO START AGAIN BUT FINALLY IT DID BUT I DID HEAR A POP. WHEN I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE, I FOUND AN ARTICLE ABOUT CHEVY IMPALAS EXPLODING BUT FROM READING THE COMMENTS, IT APPEARS THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL GM CARS FROM THAT TIME PERIOD. I'M LINKNG THE ARTICLE SO YOU CAN READ THE REVIEWS AND CAN SEE THAT THIS IS STILL AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE OPENING COMMENT EXPLAINS THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ABOUT THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM IN THE LATE 1990'S. THE PROBLEM IS WITH DEFECTIVE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS. EVERYTHING DESCRIBED IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED WITH MY CAR ON FEBRUARY 6 OF THIS YEAR. I NOW KNOW I NEED TO HAVE THE REGULATOR REPLACED OR IT MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. I'M A SENIOR ON LIMITED INCOME AND I CAN'T AFFORD THIS EXPENSE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT'S A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH A RECALL. UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN'T TAKE ANY PHOTOS OF THE INCIDENT BUT I HAVE THE REPAIR BILL AND I'M SURE I COULD GET A STATEMENT FROM THE AAA PERSON WHO WAS ALSO PRESENT WHEN IT HAPPENED. HERE IS THE LINK FOR FURTHER TESTIMONY SHOWING SOMEONE WROTE AS RECENTLY AS FEBRUARY 12 WITH THE SAME ISSUE. HTTPS://RJHILLCONSULTING.WORDPRESS.COM/2014/03/08/CHEVY-IMPALA-NOT-RECALLED-FOR-EXPLODING-INTAKE-MANIFOLD-AND-ENGINE-FIRE/

MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX WITH A 3.8 LITER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS OUT OF STATE IN DETROIT DOING TRAINING FOR WORK. I PARKED AT THE HOTEL I WAS STAYING AT AFTER A SHORT TRIP TO DINNER AND BACK I PARK MY CAR AND 15 MIN. LATER I HEARD TWO LOAD POPS (NOISE WAS FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT BECAUSE THE FIRE GOT TO HOT) AND LOOKED OUTSIDE MY HOTEL ROOM AND MY CAR WAS ON FIRE AND A CO-WORKERS CAR PARKED NEXT TO MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE THERE WAS HOTEL DAMAGE. PLUS TWO CARS TOTALED AND NO WAY HOME. IT SUCKS! THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CAR INVOLVING ENGINE FIRES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GM DEALER AND HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE A YEAR AGO. NICE WORK GM!

HAD A RECALL FOR MY CAR. NO LOW COOLANT LIGHT WAS OFF BEFORE AS INSTRUCTED WENT TO A DEALER TO FIX THE RECALL GATEWAY MOTORS IN BROKEN BOW DID THE RECALL LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE SO I CONTACTED SANDHILLS MOTOR TO LET THEM LOOK AT IT. SAID THERMOSTAT WAS BAD HAD IT REPLACED OVER $200 DOLLARS FOR THAT I TOOK IT BACK TO GATEWAY MOTORS IN BROKEN BOW TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT QUOTED ME A $500 DOLLAR REPAIR TO AVOID CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE I'M NOT RICH SO IT GOES FROM A FREE RECALL FIX TO ME PAYING OVER $700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD A BOOM SOUND AND SAW WHITE SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, SHE NOTICED THAT A PISTON WAS DISLODGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SCRANTON CHEVROLET OF NORWICH (774 W THAMES ST, NORWICH, CT 06360, (860) 889-3333) WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT TWO UNKNOWN PARTS NEEDED TO BE ORDERED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE ENGINE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST AND INFORMED HER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WITH FRONT END DAMAGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG CHEMICAL BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND A LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMOKE SUBSIDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO HER RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT OIL WAS DEPOSITED ONTO THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE FLAMES HAD ENGULFED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

BOUGHT THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2017. HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION. A FEW MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD WAS DRIVING CAR AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND IT TURNED HALFWAY TO THE LEFT TO KEEP CAR STRAIGHT. RACK AND PINION BUSTED. REPLACED RACK AND PINION AGAIN PLUS STRUTS AND THE CAR WILL MAKE POPPING SOUNDS WHEN TURNING STEEERING WHEEL. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH REPLACED TWICE. SCARY TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL DETECTED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMALL SPOTS OF FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS CORRODED CAUSING THE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 8-4762625119. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,000.

TAKATA RECALL I GOT THE RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL SUNDAY NIGHT I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NALLEY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN UNION CITY GEORGIA THEY SUPPOSED HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM THE NEXT FOLLOWING DAY MY WIFE HAD TO GO TO WORK ON THE WAY DROPPING HER OFF THE CAR STARTED SMOKING MY CAR EXTREMELY BAD SO I CALLED THE NALLEY CHEVROLET PLACE TO LET THEM KNOW AFTER I GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THEM 30 MINUTES LATER THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING BACK HOME THEY SUPPOSED OF FIXED THE PROBLEM I CAN'T GET TO WORK WITH A CAR THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BLOW UP I HAVE KIDS AND NIECES AND I CAN'T JEOPARDIZE THEY LIFE OR MINE I'M SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE AGAIN

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE ISSUES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM THE HOOD AND RADIATOR FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. THE RADIATOR HOSE HAD BEEN PATCHED TOGETHER WITH CAULKING. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS BY THE DEALERSHIP. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORTS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,491.

LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL IS ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. DURING HARD BRAKING/TURNING, THIS OIL CAN SPILL OFF THE ENGINE ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST.

THIS IS FOR THE GTP SUPERCHARGED MODEL. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN LEAKING OUT OF SHRADER VALVE ABOVE THE INJECTORS WHICH IS WAS NOT DOING BEFORE. ONLINE SAYS THERE WAS A DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR RECALL BUT AFTER ENTERING MY VIN SAYS NO RECALLS. ALTHOUGH I ALSO TOOK IT IN LAST YEAR DUE TO THE RECALL CONCERNING OIL DRIPPING ON THE MANIFOLD AND CAUSING POSSIBLE FIRE SO UNSURE WHY IT SAID NO RECALLS.. I WILL ATTACH PHOTO OF WEBSITE CLAIMS. ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL COLLISION REPAIR CENTER. THE DEALER (RUDDELL AUTO, 110 S GOLF COURSE RD, PORT ANGELES, WA 98362, (360) 452-6822) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 163,000. *TT

TAKATA RECALL! AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY CAR SHUT OFF AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP! MY DAD GOT EVERYTHING ON MY CAR REPLACE BUT IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE DRIVER RELEASED THE HOOD AND FOUND THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

WE WHERE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 212 BETWEEN MARENGO, IA TO BELLE PLAIN, IA AND THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN ON US. ALMOST GOT US IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THREE OTHER VEHICLES IF IT WAS NOT FOR THERE FAST THINKING AND MY FASTING PULLING IN TO A CORN FIELD WE DID NOT GET HURT. THE FUEL PUMP WAS JUST REPLACED AND AFTER LOOKING AT THE FUELS. FUEL #32 IS BLOW AND EVERYTIME WE REPLACE IT. IT BLOWS AGAIN. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE IS ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAS THE SOME PEOPLE. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. TRYING TO GET THE CAR OUT AND BACK HOME WE ALMOST GOT HIT BY A FIRE TRUCK CAUSE OF WE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THERE WAY FAST ENOUGH. PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, A PASSERBY ALERTED HIM THAT A FIRE HAD ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS NEITHER AWARE NOR NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER), 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), AND 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO GEAR, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND NOTICED SMOKE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND ALERTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REMOVED FROM THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

CAR HAS RECALL. SAYS OIL MAY DRIP UNTO EXHAUST CAUSING FIRE. I CANNOT FIND A DEALER TO HELP ME GET THIS FIXED. PLEASE HELO ME

ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20TH 2016 MY 17 YEAR OLD SON PULLED UP TO A GAS STATION IN GRAND ISLAND NE. HE WENT INSIDE TO PRE PAY FOR HIS GAS AND A MAN CAME INSIDE SAYING THERE WAS A CAR IN FIRE. MY SONS 17 YEAR OLD GIRLFRIEND WAS INSIDE VEHICLE SLEEPING AND IT HAD IGNITED UNDER FLAMES IN THE HOOD. HE HAD DRIVEN FROM LINCOLN,NE TO AURORA,NE STAYED FOR AN HOUR PLUS THEN DROVE 20 MILES TO TRUCK STOP. CAR HAD A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND BLEW FRONT TIRES AND IS A TOTAL LOSS. IT WAS SITTING NEXT TO A GAS PUMP WITH NO POWER.HAD A OCCUPANT IN VEHICLE SLEEPING. THE FRONT END IS GONE ALONG WITH PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. WAS WAITING FOR RECALL PARTS AT LOCAL DEALER HAD APPT FOR NEXT DAY TO FIX ISSUE!!! CONTACT FOR PHOTOS

MY VEHICLE STARTED ACTING FUNNY WHEN I WOULD TURN ON MY HEAT THE DASH LIGHTS GO OFF THEY SAID IT IS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH

MY ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS FAULTY. WHEN I TURN ON MY HEATER THE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. MY DASH LIGHTS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. MY RPM'S GO CRAZY MY DIGITAL SYSTEM DOES NOT COME ON. THIS IS WHETHER THE CASE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE OIL DEPOSITS ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL NOTICE AND SEEKS REFUND FOR ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DAMAGES. *SMD

I RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING THAT MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAS A RECALLED. I WAS GIVEN THIS CAR, SO I HAD NO CLUE UNTIL NOW.

TAKATA RECALL 15757. DROPS OF ENGINE OIL MAY BE DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. SO I TOOK THE CAR TO DOAN BUICK GMC AND THE VALVE ROCKER ARM COVER AND THE GASKET WERE REPLACED ON 8/5/16. THEN I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR VALVE COVER AND LOWER INTAKE ARE LEAKING OIL BUT MAY HAVE OTHER LEAKS. WHICH THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. SO EXPECTS ME TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET FOR THIS. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES ARE LEAKING SOME BUT NOT REALLY BAD. SO HE TOPPED IT OFF WITH 3 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID. WHEN I WOULD TURN ON THE AC THE CAR ENGINE IDLED DOWN AND STRUGGLED TO ACCELERATE AND WILL JERK. I HAD TO TURN THE AC OFF SO THE CAR CAN PICK UP SPEED. NOW ITS RUNNING FINE FOR NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

GM RECALL 15757 ISSUED DEC. 2015 -PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. LETTER DATED FEB. 2016 -PARTS AVAILABLE. MAY 2016 - DEALER STILL CAN NOT GET PARTS FROM GM. PONTIAC/ GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE COMPLETELY USELESS - MAINTAINS PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT DOESN'T KNOW WHEN OR HOW THE PARTS ARE BEING SENT TO DEALERS. RECALL INVOLVES POTENTIAL FIRE IN VEHICLE DO TO OIL LEAK. I DON'T BELIEVE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.

I HAVE A RECALL ON MY 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX AND I HAVE CALLED A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO GET IT FIXED BUT THEY SAID THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR MONTHS. I THEN TALKED TO PONTIAC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO WAIT FOR A SECOND LETTER FOR THE RECALL NOTICE. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD RECEIVED IT ALREADY AND THEY STILL INSISTED THAT I HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT. I DRIVE 3 KIDS IN MY VEHICLE AND I CONSTANTLY WORRY ABOUT MY RECALL. IT IS THE RECALL ABOUT OIL DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. ALSO MY HEAD LIGHTS ARE REALLY DIM. I LITERALLY CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH MY HEAD LIGHTS.

RECALL NOTICE 15V701 HAS BEEN ISSUED AND I WAS INFORMED BY GM IN FEB, 2016 THAT PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE CASE PER MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED THEY RECEIVED ONLY 5 REPAIR KITS AND HAVE A BACKLOG OF PEOPLE WAITING FOR PARTS TO COME IN SO THEIR VEHICLES CAN BE REPAIRED. SOMEONE NEEDS TO FIND OUT FROM GM WHY PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. THE RISK OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES WILL NOT BE ELIMINATED UNTIL REPAIRS ARE DONE. WHAT IS THE GM DOING ABOUT THIS AND WHAT IS THE NHTSA DOING TO GET GM TO RESOLVE THIS 'NO PARTS' SITUATION?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE ENGINE OIL WAS LEAKING ON THE ENGINE MANIFOLD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,100.

I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 12 MILES AND PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. IT WAS STATIONARY AND NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY OIL LEAKS PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK OIL EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO CLAIMED THAT THE OIL LEAK WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF OIL LEAKING ON THE REAR MANIFOLD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE OIL), BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT FULLY ELIMINATE THE SAFETY RISK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN 2013. IN DECEMBER 2015, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING THE ISSUE. *JB UPDATED 03/29/16.*JB

2002 GRAND PRIX PONTIAC. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO OIL LEAK RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SPENT $600.00 TO GET THE VEHICLE FIXED AND IT STILL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

MY CAR SMELLS LIKE BURNT OIL AFTER DRIVING IT. I REPORTED IT TO MY DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES TRYING TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AFTER I GOT MY RECALL BUT THEY STILL SAY THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS THIS IS A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK AND THAT THE DIP STICK WAS FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT LOW OIL WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH THE PART THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 216,895.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL REGULATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000(ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.