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Sedans Pontiac Grand Prix Pontiac Grand Prix Engine fires 3800 series II 1996-2003
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I bought an ENGINE FIRE 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP 2dr from a salvage auction on 4/30/2007. It only has 77,284 ACTUAL miles. Appears to be a all-stock, well cared for, garage kept "cream puff" car. The engine fire was put out with a fire extinguisher pretty early. I emailed "tommy231" an engine pic. The only damage noticeable from the outside of the car is a palm sized paint discolor cirle on the outside of the hood. The battery still had a full charge and the interior lights went on when you opened the door (I've since disconnected the battery). I think this would be a perfect canidate for GM and/or NHTSA to examine!  "> Mike in NC |
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Apparently, some of the fires did occur with the engine running. It seems that GM has a lot of information to deliver to NHTSA related to this. Here is a recent update I found. http://nhthqnwws111.odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/docservlet/Artemis/Public/Pursuits/20- 07/EA/INIM-EA07008-26093p.pdf Here is a shorter link if the one above gets broken: http://tinyurl.com/29afqx |
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Today the transmission began to slip. I immediately pulled over and turned off the engine. Thick smoke started to billow from under the hood. All of the wiring on the driver side of the engine compartment was on fire. Appears that it may have started at the transmission sensor. Any other reports of this? Should it be included? Thanks |
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My Grand Prix caught fire on 10/12/07 after approximately 10 minutes after parking my car in the driveway somebody knocked on my door telling me my car was on fire. I was able to put it out spraying water through the vents in the hood but by the time I was able to open the hood the fire had burned everything inside. The insurance adjuster came out to the mechanics garage and said it was totaled. Does GM & NHTSA still taking reports on this issue?
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Replying to: azcatmike (Oct 28, 2007 7:08 pm) Tom
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My grand prix caught on fire this morning (10/29/07) after i parked it in the parking garage at my work. About 10 minutes after I went into the office, someone notified me it was in flames. Came back to the car and sure enough the whole engine compartment was in flames. How do i go about reporting this to GM & NHTSA? Do you know if there will be any reprecussions owed to me on behalf of GM? It seems like this is a somewhat consistent problem. Joe Kopinski Lockport, IL |
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Replying to: tommy231 (Oct 28, 2007 7:17 pm)
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Replying to: ecfgm3800 (Aug 11, 2006 1:54 am) Joe Kopinski joseph.kopinski  gmail.com
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Replying to: azcatmike (Oct 29, 2007 8:10 am) |
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Replying to: kopi32 (Oct 29, 2007 10:51 am) |
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