1999 Pontiac Grand Prix Engine Problems

1999 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS MADE RELATED TO NHTSA SAFETY RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11497002

Incident

Dec 12, 2022

valve covers leaks oil on to the exhaust and started a lil fire

NHTSA ID

11443019

Incident

Dec 5, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THERE WAS NO FIRE REPORT FILED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11204317

Incident

Apr 4, 2019

Mileage

200,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HATFIELD BUICK GMC (301 E REDLANDS BLVD, REDLANDS, CA 92373, (909) 748-5385) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11195377

Incident

Mar 27, 2019

CAR STARTED ON FIRE TWICE CAUSING OTHER DAMAGES BESIDES RECALL DEFECT. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN THESE FIRES HAPPENED. ALSO I DO NOT KNOW IF THE AIR BAGS IN THIS CAR ARE TAKATA OR NOT. I DON'T NEED THESE AIR BAGS TO CAUSE PROBLEMS. THE GM DEALER SEEMS TO BE HARASSING ME ABOUT FIXING THIS RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11110142

Incident

Jan 1, 2018

Mileage

280,000 mi

HOVER HEATING, SAYS LOW COOLANT WHEN I FIRST DRIVE IT. I ADDED COOLANT BUT AT TIMES IT SAYS LOW COOLANT. SPILLING COOLANT.

NHTSA ID

11110073

Incident

Jul 4, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING SPACE IN A LOT, IT ERUPTED INTO FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) YEARS LATER AND NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO RECOURSE FOR THE CONTACT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

11044696

Incident

Sep 2, 2013

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 OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE) TWO DAYS BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL ODOR AND BLACK SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD, FLAMES WERE PRESENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HELPED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10915746

Incident

Sep 24, 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 PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

NHTSA ID

10908794

Incident

Nov 28, 2013

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10907581

Incident

Sep 1, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NEITHER A FIRE NOR A POLICE REPORT WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V116000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,496.

NHTSA ID

10905797

Incident

Aug 12, 2016

Mileage

205,496 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, BLACK SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 10/21/16*LJ *TR

NHTSA ID

10894849

Incident

May 31, 2015

Mileage

125,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.

NHTSA ID

10887850

Incident

Jul 1, 2016

Mileage

154,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10883277

Incident

Feb 16, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ROSE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED SMOKE AND FLAMES FROM THE FRONT END AND EVACUATED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ CONTACT STATED HER BROTHER WHO HAPPENED TO BE THE OWNER OF THE CAR WAS HANDICAPPED AND BECAME ILL AND PASSED AWAY ON MAY 21,2017. CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED SO THAT THIS PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING TO PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE. UPDATED 6/15/18*JB

NHTSA ID

10875317

Incident

Jun 19, 2016

Mileage

125,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10874824

Incident

Dec 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ENGINE OIL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10863041

Incident

Feb 1, 2016

1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE AND EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE, SINCE THE FIRE OCCURRED A YEAR AGO. *JB

NHTSA ID

10852639

Incident

Mar 1, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, FLAMES IGNITED FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE MASSIVE FLAMES. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10850955

Incident

Mar 19, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL DRIPPING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

10850817

Incident

Dec 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THIRTY MINUTES AFTER DRIVING BACK TO HIS HOUSE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. WITH THE HELP OF HIS SON, THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORT. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT NOTIFIED A LOCAL DEALER WHO CAME TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP FOR INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY MALFUNCTIONING OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10845733

Incident

Dec 9, 2015

Mileage

130,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL / MY CAR HAD A GM RECALL 15757. IT INVOLVED THE REPLACEMENT OF MY ENGINE FRONT VALVE COVER AND FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET. I TOOK IT TO THE GATEWAY BUICK GMC ON 3/5/2016. AFTER THE JOB WAS FINISHED I FOUND OUT MY ENGINE PLASTIC BEAUTY COVER WAS MISSING. I WAS TOLD IT DIDNT FIT BECAUSE OF THE NEW PARTS. IT IS UNEXCEPTABLE THAT MY ENGINE IS LEFT EXPOSED AND THERE WASNT A NEWLY DESIGNED PLASTIC BEAUTY COVER. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE RESULT. PLUS, MY CAR IS NOW MISFIRING AND BEFORE I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE AND NOT MISFIRING. MY SPARK PLUG WIRES WERE LOOSE AND EASILY DETACHED FROM THE CONNECTION WHERE THE SPARK PLUG CONNECTS AS IF IT WAS PULLED CARELESSLY. I REGRET TAKING MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL. MY CAR SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEMS PERIOD AFTER SERVICE.

NHTSA ID

10840045

Incident

Mar 5, 2016

Mileage

170,919 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