1999 Pontiac Grand Prix Electrical Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY HAD BECOME LOOSELY CONNECTED FROM THE IGNITION AND FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FAILURE AFTER THE DEALER REPLACED A HARMONIC SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10957880

Incident

Sep 1, 2016

THE CARS HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF OR ONLY HIGH BEAMS WILL WORK, THE 3800 MOTOR HAS MANY ISSUES WITH PARTS MALFUNCTIONING OVER AND OVER NO MATTER WHAT MANUFACTURER THAT'S USED TO SUPPLY THE PARTS OEM OR AFTERMARKET, I'VE REPLACED MANY MAF, TPS, IAC, CPS SENSORS OVER THE BRIEF AMOUNT OF TIME OWNING PRETTY MUCH ANY VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE 3800 SERIES II V6, GAUGE CLUSTERS RANDOMLY STOP WORKING BUT THAT A KNOWN GM ISSUE FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLES FOR SEVERAL YEARS, COOLANT COROSSIAN AND INTERNAL RUST FROM DEX COOL COOLANT

NHTSA ID

10944406

Incident

Nov 1, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE WITNESS STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO POLICE OR INJURY REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000. UPDATED 01/06/17*LJ

NHTSA ID

10913684

Incident

Mar 12, 2014

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000. UPDATED 04/13/16*LJ CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS BEEN WITHOUT A CAR SINCE THE INCIDENT. DEALERSHIP DID NOT FIX RECALL PARTS ON THE CAR. UPDATED 06/05/18*JB

NHTSA ID

10837817

Incident

Oct 26, 2015

Mileage

160,000 mi

STARTED TO MAKING STRANGE NOISES, SO I WENT TO GET CHECKED OUT. AND IT HAD AT FIVE THINGS WRONG.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10679706

Incident

Jan 7, 2015

Mileage

123,057 mi

I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND WITHIN A YEAR I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH A SUCH AS POWER STEERING THE KEYS AND THE SHIFTER LOCKING UP RIGHT NOW UNLESS I HIT THE SAFETY THING FOR THE SHIFTER IT WON'T GO INTO GEAR IN MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION IN THE POSITION I CANNOT TAKE IT OUT THE PERSON I BOUGHT IT OFF OF HAVING PROBLEMS I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ANYTHING OF THE PROBLEMS NOW I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT TO DO IT'S NEVER WENT FOR ANY RECALLS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10676707

Incident

Mar 3, 2014

CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AFTER DRIVING TO TOWN AND BACK. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER MY BOYFRIEND HEARD A POP SOUND FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE. WHEN HE LOOKED OUTSIDE THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO HELP PUT OUT THE FIRE. CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UNDER THE HOOD, TIRES/FRONT PART OF CAR WERE ALSO BURNED. DAMAGE WAS A TOTAL LOSS, ENGINE WAS BURNING SO HOT IT WAS WHITE. NEARLY CAUSED A HOUSE FIRE AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. CAR HAD SOME OIL LEAKAGE IN ENGINE/MANIFOLD AREA BUT RECALL WAS FIXED ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO FOR THIS ISSUE. CAR WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND NO SERIOUS PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS FIRE OCCURRED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10669833

Incident

Dec 23, 2014

Mileage

240,000 mi

SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JUNE, THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF WHILE MY SON HAS BEEN DRIVING IT SIX TIMES. HE HAS BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE, ON OUR LOCAL ROADS, ETC. THE CAR WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. IT IS SCARY FOR A NEWER DRIVER OR ANYONE FOR THAT MATTER TO BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. *TR

NHTSA ID

10627156

Incident

Jun 1, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES CAR WENT STRAIGHT WHEN HIGHWAY CURVED. AIR BAGS NEVER WENT OFF, HAD TWO FOBS AND MULTIPLE KEYS. THERE WAS DIP IN ROAD JUST BEFORE CURVE. IGNITION SWITCH? THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT WAS CLASSIFIED AS AN UNKNOWN CAUSE. UPDATED 10/27/14. *JB...UPDATED 11/03/14 *BF UPDATED 4/28/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID

10606761

Incident

Aug 27, 2012

Mileage

95,000 mi

THERE WAS A LOUD BOOM AND FLAMES CAME TO THE WINDSHIELD FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND JUMPED OUT TO SAFETY. THE ENGINE BURNED AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS DESTROYED. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS DESTROYED. THE BRAKES WERE ALSO DESTROYED. THE IGNITION DIDN'T WORK BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT. THERE WAS NO POWER THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

10597155

Incident

Nov 15, 2013

Mileage

102,000 mi

SOME TIMES KEY CANT BE REMOVED,AFTER A WHILE THERE WILL BE A CLICK AND THEN KEY CAN BE REMOVED,WHILE THE KEY REMAINS IN COLLUM THE SHIFT INDICATOR IN DASH STAYS LIGHTED.SIGH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10577531

Incident

Apr 1, 2014

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS AFTER BLOWING THE HORN THEN GOES OFF. DTC B0026 IS STORED IN HISTORY. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT NOR HAS ANY WORK BEEN DONE INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN. VEHICLE IS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10568107

Incident

Mar 8, 2014

Mileage

152,000 mi

CAR WAS DRIVEN LESS THAN 2 MILES. PARKED AND WHEN RETURNED 15 MINUTES LATER TROY NY FIRE DEPT HAD HOOD UP AND PUT OUT A SMALL FIRE UNDER ENGINE COVER. THEY SAID IT APPEARED TO BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THIS CAR HAD A RECALL ISSUED AND WORK COMPLETED TO CORRECT A ENGINE FIRE ISSUE ON 9/24/2010 AT 172,221 MILES. I CONTACTED PONTIAC AND THEY GAVE ME A CASE # AND SAID THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER THEY SENT ME OUT A DENIAL LETTER STATING THAT NYS ONLY REQUIRES A 4 YEAR FROM IN SERVICE DATE WARRANTY AND THAT I WAS WELL PAST THAT TIMEFRAME. MY CONCERN IS THAT THEIR RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION AND THAT THE WORK WAS COMPLETED BEFORE I EVEN PUT THREE THOUSAND MILES ON THE CAR. *JS

NHTSA ID

10455860

Incident

Mar 21, 2012

Mileage

174,621 mi

THE CAR DAMAGED THE PLENUM THREE TIMES, THIS CAUSE MULTIPLE MISSFIRE UNTIL THE CAR WONT START; THERE IS CORROSION ON SPARK CABLES, DAMAGED THE COILS. ALL POWER WINDOW MACHINERY AND/OR MOTORS ALSO DAMAGED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10454709

Incident

Apr 13, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

EARLY MONDAY MORNING GOT INTO CAR AS NORMAL TO GO TO WORK, TURNED THE KEY TO START AND IMMEDIATLY THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP THEN SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF HOOD AREA, I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, THE NOISE WAS SO LOUD IT WOKE MY FAMILY IN WHICH THEY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BY THEN I HAD ALREADY RAN TO MY BOAT TO RETRIEVE MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, LUCKILY I HAD THE EXTINGUISHER AND WAS ABLE TO CANCEL FIRE DEPARTMENT CALL AND PUT THE FIRE OUT BY MYSELF, NOW I AM AWAITING ESTIMATE FROM MECHANIC TO SEE IF ENGINE CAN BE SALVAGED OR IF IT IS A TOTAL LOSS

NHTSA ID

10397762

Incident

Apr 11, 2011

Mileage

161,813 mi

MY 1999 GRAND PRIX GTP DRIVES FINE, THEN IT WILL CUT OFF SPORADICALLY. THE MOST RECENT, I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, CUTS OFF, BATTERY LIGHT ON, AND OIL LIGHT ON, LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. GO TO THE SHOULDER. PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN THE IGNITION OFF. A MINUTE LATER STARTS BACK, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 5 MINUTES, DOES THE SAME THING. IT WILL STALL AT STOP LIGHTS ALSO, OR WHEN I'M GOING 20 MPH, WHENEVER IT WANTS. ONE TIME IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP FOR 10 MINUTES. I HAVE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE FOUND NOTHING, I'VE HAD 2 OTHER MECHANICS LOOK AT IT, THEY FOUND NOTHING. I HAVE GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS, BUT NO RECALLS. AND THIS HAS OCCURRED 10 TIMES OR SO IN THE PAST YEAR. AND HAS OCCURRED IN THE PREVIOUS YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2007. IT IS FRUSTRATING WHEN THE MECHANICS TELL ME THERE IS NO ERROR CODE IN THE CARS COMPUTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10341529

Incident

Jun 15, 2010

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. TURN ON BLOWER MOTOR TO POSITIONS 1-4 AND HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND BLOWER MOTOR DOES NOT RUN. TURN TO POSITION 5 AND BLOWER MOTOR RUNS AND LIGHTS COME ON. I HAVE REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE RESULTS HAVE NOT CHANGED. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DISCUSSION GROUPS AND THREADS ON THE INTERNET INDICATING THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH PONTIACS AND THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10329058

Incident

Apr 28, 2010

Mileage

173,000 mi

CAR OVER HEATS IN STALLED TRAFFIC. I HAVE REVIEWED THE OVERHEATING AND CAR FIRE COMPLAINTS IN THE "DEFECTS DATA BASE" AND BELIEVE THE MAIN PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED: 'THE COMPUTER WILL NOT CALL FOR FULL FAN POWER' UNLESS THE A/C IIS RUNNING.. DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN ON A WARM DAY IN STALLED TRAFFIC, WILL RAISE THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE AS THE COOLING FANS ARE BOTH RUNNING IN SLOW SPEED AND WILL NOT GO TO THE "HIGH COOL MODE". BUT, TURNING THE A/C ON WILL SPEED UP THE FANS TO HIGH AND COOL THE ENGINE. THE COMPUTER SHOULD RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL COOLING WITH OUT THE A/C HAVING TO BE TURNED ON. THE INCREASED ENGINE HEAT DUE TO THIS 'COOLING SYSTEM LOGIC FAILURE' WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE OIL LEAKS AND ENGINE FIRES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED TO THIS AGENCY. MY VEHICLE, THE RADIATOR, FANS, RELAYS ARE ALL WORKING AS DESIGNED, AND THERE ARE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES. THUS I AM ADVISING THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN LOGIC WITH REGARD TO CONTROLLING THE HIGH SPEED FUNCTION OF THE RADIATOR COOLING FANS. HAVING INSTALLED A NEW RADIATOR RECENTLY AND RESEALED THE VALVE COVER PANS, I REMAIN CONVINCED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE 'COOLING CIRCUIT LOGIC". *TR

NHTSA ID

10277969

Incident

Jan 1, 1999

Mileage

1 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE LINE FAILED. THE CONTACT PULLED INTO HER DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED THAT SHE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO BRAKE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SALES DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE FAILURE, ALTHOUGH SHE NOTICED IN MARCH OF 2009 THAT THE BATTERY FAILED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED ANOTHER BATTERY. THE SAME DAY, THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH THE CONTACT NOTICED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD THE FAILURES REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT REMAIN ON. SHE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,533.

NHTSA ID

10265343

Incident

Feb 25, 2009

Mileage

135,533 mi

CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10224050

Incident

Oct 30, 2007

Mileage

100,000 mi

OUR 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP HAS RUN FINE SINCE OUR PURCHASE IN JUNE OF 2006. IT WAS IN EXTREMELY GOOD CONDITION, 1 OWNER CAR. MY SON DROVE IT TO WORK ON 2/25/08 AND 15 MINUTES LATER IT WAS ENGULFED WITH FLAMES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENTALIZE NO RED LIGHT INDICATION OR NO SMELL OR ORDER. JUST PARKED IT AT WORK THEN 15 MINUTES LATER IT WAS ON FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10219831

Incident

Feb 25, 2008

Mileage

97,988 mi

I HAD BEEN HOME FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER ABOUT A 45 MINUTE DRIVE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP OUTSIDE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD BOOM. I LOOKED OUT WINDOW A SAW THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN AUGUST OF 2007 FROM FRIENDS AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE. IT APPEARS THAT THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE HOOD WAS MELTED TO AND FIRE PERSONAL HAD TO PRY IT OPEN TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. BATTERY IS STILL INTACT. MY CAR IS DESTROYED AND I AM NOW CARLESS. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THIS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10216185

Incident

Jan 23, 2008

Mileage

135,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. TEN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000. UPDATED 02-07-08. *KB

NHTSA ID

10215958

Incident

Jan 18, 2008

Mileage

43,000 mi

I WAS HEADING HOME AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT CAUGHT FIRE. WHEN I PULLED OVER, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, NONE OF THE LOCKS UNLOCKED AND NONE OF THE WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN, BY THE TIME I FOUND THE LOCKS ON THE DOOR, THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE INSIDE THE CAR I COULD NOT SEE THE STEERING WHEEL.

NHTSA ID

10192856

Incident

May 25, 2007

Mileage

104,000 mi

AUTOMOBILE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT WORK. NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. TOTALED VEHICLE ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO TWO OTHERS SITTING NEXT TO IT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10188771

Incident

Apr 24, 2007

Mileage

162,000 mi