Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 26 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 26, in the owner's own words
TAKATA RECALL . LEAKS COOLANT PUT IT IN THE LIGHT STAY ON THE STOCKS WHEN PUT NEW WHEN ON HIT A BUMP THEY FALL DOWN PUT GAS IN THE CAR GAS OUT OUT OF THE VENTS WHEN THE HEAT IS ON IN THE CAR.
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
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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAN PRIX GT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE TWO BRAKE LINES AND FUEL LINES THAT MERGED WERE RUSTED ENTIRELY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE CONTACT MADE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN I CAN COUNT ON BOTH HANDS TO THE INCIDENTS THAT THIS CARE HAS STALLED. IT HAPPENS UNEXPECTEDLY AND I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. SO, I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TRY AND START THE CAR. WHICH IT WILL START THEN SPUTTER AND STALL AND DIE. IT HAS HAD A NEW COMPUTER, 2 NEW FUEL PUMPS, FUEL RESISTOR, FUEL RELAY SWITCHES, STARTER, SUPERCHARGER, 2 FUSE BOXES WHICH ARE A DISCONTINUED PART THAT HAS TO COME FROM AN AUTO WRECKER, AND RECENTLY A WIRE THAT WAS FRAYED BEHIND THE FUSE BOX THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. ALL THIS HAS BEEN DONE WITHIN THE LAST 10 MONTHS SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR ON PAYMENTS ON JUNE 1, 2009. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM NOT SURE AS OF THIS LAST REPAIR IF IT HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. MY MAIN CONCERN IS IF I WERE DRIVING ON A WINDY MOUNTAINOUS ROAD WITH NO TURNOUTS AND THE CAR DECIDED IT WANTED TO STALL, WHERE WOULD I GO OR DO. BECAUSE A CAR OR BIG RIG COULD BE COMING AROUND THE TURN AND NOT EVEN KNOW I WAS STOPPED. MY LIFE AND ANY OTHER DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS WOULD BE IN JEOPARDY OF BEING INJURED AND/OR KILLED. THIS CAR TO ME IS VERY UNSAFE AND I AM STUCK WITH PAYMENTS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD OR EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. *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
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
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
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EXPLODED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE THEN BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE AND TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED FROM THE HEAT. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED REGARDING THE FIRE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. TWENTY MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY, HE NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE GRABBED HIS WATER HOSE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E021000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000. UPDATED 01-17-08. *KB
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
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
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP, THE SES LAMP SUDDENLY BEGAN FLASHING. I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE BEFOREHAND. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. *JB
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. $425. *NM
CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP IN LANGHORNE PA. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP FOR 800$.
2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP--CAR DIES WITH NO WARNING ON HIGHWAY. HAD TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP RESISTOR. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THERE IS A KIT THAT REPLACES THE OLD SPOT WHERE IT WAS LOCATED. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL IF IT IS A KNOWM PROBLEM WITH A FIX!!!!!!!!!!*AK
MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE 6-5-03. GENERAL MOTORS SENT AN INVESTIGATOR OUT. ON 7-2-03 I RECEIVED A CALL FROM GM. THEY TOLD ME THE REPORT WAS MY PROBLEM THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILTY FOR THE FIRE. I DROVE MY CAR APROX. 15 MILES THAT MORNING TO MY KIDS DAYCARE. I PULLED UP TO THE FRONT OF THE DAYCARE AND CUT THE CAR OFF AND IT STARTED SMOKING AND FLAMES CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD IS MELTED NO BRAKE LINES, FUEL LINE OR WIRES. I HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO THE CAR BUT CHANGE THE OIL. THE OIL WAS LAST CHANGED APROX. TWO MONTHS BEFORE THAT. CARS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO JUST CATCH FIRE. I PUT MY KIDS AND A DAYCARE FULL OF KIDS IN JEOPARDY THAT DAY. JUST TO ADD A LITTLE TO MY COMPLAINT. I HAVE LEFT ABOUT 6 MESSAGES SINCE JULY 3 FOR THE GM REP, KEVIN DREW, TO CALL ME WITHOUT SUCCESS. WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR IT ONLY HAD 51,000 MILES. I HAD TROUBLE WITH BILL HEARD DEALERSHIP FROM DAY I DROVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT IT HAD PROBLEMS. IT TOOK 4 MONTHS (1) THE PISTONS WAS MAKING AWFUL NOISE. (2) THE SECURITY LIGHT WAS FLASHING (3) THE CIG. LIGHTER HAD A BURNING SMELL WHEN PUSHED IN. I HAVE A COPY OF THE COMPLAINTS , FINDINGS AND ACTION TAKEN ON A SERVICE REPORT PROVIDED BY BILL HEARD. IN THAT REPORT IT STATES THAT THEY FOUND BURNT AND MELTED WIRE THEY REMOVED THE WIRING HARNESS AND REPLACED WIRES. I LEFT A MESSAGE FOR KEVIN DREW ASKING HIM TO CALL ME BECAUSE I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THE WIRE GOING TO THE FUSE BOX WAS MELTED. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD IS MELTED NO WIRES, BRAKE LINE OR FUEL LINE EXIST ANYMORE. THE REGION OF THE FIRE IS THE AREA OF ALL THE WIRES, COMPUTER BOX ETC. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOOD AT THE CENTER UP TOWARD THE TOP CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD.. THIS HAPPENED AT A DAYCARE. I WAS PARKED NO MORE THAN 3 FEET FROM THE BUILDING.
MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS GOING OUT AT 71,000 MILES. MY GAS MILEAGE IS HORRIBLE AND THIS HAS TO BE REPLACED.*JB
THE PROBLEM(S) ARE WITH BOTH A 1998 AND 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE PROBLEMS WERE AS FOLLOWED: ENGINE COMPONENTS, STEERING, SUSPENSION, BRAKING SYSTEM, BATTERY, FUEL SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURAL, THE WHEELS WERE NOISY, THERE WERE VISUAL COMPONENT DEFECTS, THE RADIO WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE INTERIOR LIGHT ON THE DOOR WAS INOPERATIVE. JG SCC
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
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 GROUND WIRING SHORTING OUT AT ENGINE REPAIRED, A LEAKING GAS TANK REPLACED,IT HAS LOSS POWER ON ME 7 TIMES TO THIS DATE, THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAS MALFUNCTIONED, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, IT HAS HAD A MISS FIRE ON ALL 6 CYLINDERS TWICE, A SPARK PLUG, THE COIL PACK, & A SPARK PLUG WIRE QUIT AT THE SAME TIME THA BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE TRIP COMPUTER HAS MALFUNCTIONED TWICE ETC.
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