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#639 of 980 Re: Low Coolant Light Doesn't turn off [apolloramon] by tschock

Mar 09, 2006 (9:49 am)

Replying to: apolloramon (Mar 06, 2006 10:23 am)
I'm having that same problem with the coolant light. I know I don't a have a leak. I have a 2000 Grand Prix. This past year all of my windows have died. They just slide down when I have them up. Each one cost me $500 dollars to replace. I see several other people on here also have had window troubles. I am currently speaking with a GM person, so hopefully they may do something about this.
And my newest problem is the heat. no heat.
I think this will be my last pontiac.

#640 of 980 Grand Prix GTP engine caught on fire while driving. by jmac74

Mar 09, 2006 (7:58 pm)

I have not had too many problems with my 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP. I have put alot of miles on it, 147k. While driving it home the other day the "service engine soon light" came on flashing a couple times, then a white puff of smoke came out of the hood. Since i was only a mile from home i felt i could make it home, boy was i wrong. Anyway, i began to go and the engine sputtered but the light went off and the smoke was gone. Half way to home the car completely shut off and i didn't have any steering or brakes. Luckily i got the car into a vacant parking lot without incident and popped the hood. That's when i found out the car was on fire in the engine compartment. It torched the whole engine compartment. If anyone has any info, please share.

#642 of 980 Re: [gtp_rich] by jmac74

Mar 09, 2006 (8:12 pm)

Replying to: gtp_rich (Jan 12, 2006 7:34 pm)
have a mechanic look at the belt to the supercharger. I have a 2000 GTP and had the same happen. Should only cost about 80.00.

#643 of 980 Re: Grand Prix fire Dec. 18, 2005 [kimistryrn] by jmac74

Mar 09, 2006 (8:24 pm)

Replying to: kimistryrn (Jan 14, 2006 10:13 pm)
I have a 2000 Grand Prix GTP and it caught fire while i was driving it. I responded to a couple other messages and we all should get together on this.

#644 of 980 Re: 205 GP-GTP Sunroof Noise [wb45039] by gmfan007

Mar 10, 2006 (10:16 pm)

Replying to: wb45039 (Feb 27, 2006 12:59 pm)
Sorry, can't help you. Our '98 GT sunroof has worked flawlessly since we bought the car new. The dark tinted sunroof glass should protect the inner panel. Any chance the sunroof is an aftermarket add on or the glass has been replaced with lighter tint?

#645 of 980 Re: Hello to everyone [katydid] by layne

Mar 13, 2006 (3:47 pm)

Replying to: katydid (Nov 03, 2005 8:43 am)
The exact same thing happened to us, 15 minutes after driving into our garage, car ignited itself under the hood and was engulfed in flames and smoke by the time we found it. Luckily this happened at 10pm at night, and we were still awake, I don't want to think of the outcome had it happened at 3am, our house and possibly our family would have been lost. Our insurance investigators and engineers found point of origin of fire and concluded it IS a GM manufacturer error. They are pursuing GM for the settlement they paid us. It's terrible they are not recalling these. Mine was 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix, GTP, which until that night, I had loved.
Never another GM car ever.
Good luck,
Layne

#646 of 980 Re: Grand Prix GTP engine caught on fire while driving. [jmac74] by layne

Mar 13, 2006 (3:51 pm)

Replying to: jmac74 (Mar 09, 2006 7:58 pm)
We lost our 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP in a car fire in our garage in December. Got home from town, and parked it in the garage, and within 15 minutes we smelled awful smoke, ran out there and the garage was completely engulfed in flames, and the car. There was no warning or anything. Up until that time, I had loved that car. We only had 81k miles on it. Our insurance engineer found point of origin of fire and they concluded that it is indeed a GM mfg. error. They are going after GM to get back what they paid us in settlement. It's terrible to wonder what would have happened had the fire started in our garage at 3am, instead of at 10:pm at night. Thank goodness we were awake to fight it and call 911.
I just cannot believe there is and was no recall.

#647 of 980 Re: Grand Prix GTP engine caught on fire while driving. [layne] by chats1

Mar 14, 2006 (6:29 am)

Replying to: layne (Mar 13, 2006 3:51 pm)
I too had a 1999 Grand Prix GTP which my nephew bought from me when I purchased my 2002 GTP (I now have a 2006 GXP). Anyway a few months ago, my nephew left the 1999 GTP for an oil change and then went across the street to his office. Five minutes later he received a call that the GTP was on fire. The fire dept. had to put out the fire. The fire was indeed in the engine. It had to be cut out and the fire destroyed everything up to and including the new windshield. He had a new Infiniti so he was okay for traveling to work, but didn't want to use the new car for work -- just the GTP for work. He received a settlement from the insurance company for the amount the car would be selling for from the dealer in his area in NJ. He then bought a used Laredo for work. I have read so many stories about these fires. I have had five Pontiacs -- three GTP's. The 1999 was the only fire. This is very scary.

#648 of 980 Grand Prix GTP Class Action by jmac74

Mar 14, 2006 (7:51 pm)

If anyone who has had a Pontiac Grand Prix or Grand Am catch on fire and wants to organize a lawsuit with me, give me an email. You can get my email address wherever you see jmac74. I am serious about this, GM needs to stop the problem before someone gets seriously injured or killed. I was lucky enough to get out of the car before anything happened to me. I think that was a sign for me to help stop the problem.

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