150 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix cite engine and engine cooling, 33% of all 461 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 3 recalls on this component.
“2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE/ TOTALED, TOWED TO JUNK YARD AND CONSUMER STATES STILL RECEIVES ENGINE OIL DEPOSIT ONTO MANIFOLD EXHAUST RECALL NOTICE. *SMD”
“2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FIRE DUE TO OIL LEAKS RECALL (15V701) FIX WAS TO REROUTE SPARK PLUG WIRES. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE FIRES START ON EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND NOT SPARK PLUGS WIRES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES FOGGED UP TO THE POINT THAT MADE THEM USELESS AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND FAILED. ALSO, THE REAR VALVE COVER WAS LEAKING. *JB”
“2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT VALVE COVER GASKET RECALL PARTS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE PLASTIC "BEAUTY" COVER SHOULD NOT BE REMOVED UNTIL REDESIGN COVER BECOMES AVAILABLE. *SMD”
“2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND ROTATING ASSEMBLY CAME THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD GM DENIED THE CONSUMERS REQUEST, BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THE REPAIR THAT WAS PERFORMED, WAS NOT THE REPAIR COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE TWO MONTHS AFTER IT WAS REPLACED, DUE TO OIL DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *JB”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR GASKET WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF THE ISSUE DUE TO THE OIL LEAKING UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) FOR THE FRONT GASKET; HOWEVER, THE REAR GASKET WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT ALSO PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. UPDATED 06/22/16.*JB”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 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. UPDATED 06/17/16*LJ UPDATED 06/22/16.*JB”
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General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 1998-1999 Chevrolet Lumina and Oldsmobile Intrigue, 1997-2004 Buick Regal and Pontiac Grand Prix, 2000-2004 Chevrolet Impala, and 1998-2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired under recalls 08V-118, 09V-116, and 15V-201 to address the possibility that engine oil may drip onto the hot exhaust manifold.
GENERAL MOTORS IS RECALLING 1,497,516 MY 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL, MY 1998-2003 CHEVROLET LUMINA, MONTE CARLO AND IMPALA, MY 1998-1999 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, MY 1997-2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L V6 NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH DROPS OF ENGINE OIL MAY BE DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD THROUGH HARD BRAKING.
GM IS RECALLING 207,542 MY 1997-2003 BUICK REGAL AND PONTIAC GRAND PRIX VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L SUPERCHARGED V-6 ENGINE. THESE VEHICLES HAVE HIGHER FRONT ROCKER COVER GASKET TEMPERATURES, CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR EARLIER DEGRADATION OF THE FRONT ROCKER COVER GASKET AND EVENTUAL OIL SEEPAGE.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.