2004 Pontiac Grand Prix

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED A PUDDLE OF OIL UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE RING FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY HEARD A CLICK AS IF KEY HAD BEEN TURNED ON IGNITION SWITCH. CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER, RADIO, POWER STEERING AND ABS. WAS ABLE TO GUIDE CAR TO SHOULDER, AVOIDING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS IS 2ND OCCURRENCE AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF THIS PROBLEM. KEYS RECEIVED RECALL RETROFIT BUT THIS APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO INITIAL PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN ORIGINAL RECALL. *JS

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR, STEERING WHEEL BECAME TIGHT THEN LOCKED WHILE IN MOTION. I BRAKED IMMEDIATELY FOUGHT WHEEL TO PARK ON SIDE OF STREET, SAME TIME "CHARGING SYSTEM FAILURE" NOTIFICATION CAME ON. I PLUGGED DIAGNOSTIC READER NO CODES COME UP. CHECKED SERPENTINE BELT, VISUAL CHECK UNDERHOOD, NOTHING OUT OF PLACE. OIL CHANGE, TUNE UP AND MINOR WORK DONE RECENTLY HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE WAS SUDDEN AND CANNOT BE DETECTED. AFRAID FOR MY LIFE AS I REGULARLY TAKE HIGHWAY FOR TRAVEL. RECALLED FOR CODE 14574 LAST WEEK, WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF LOCAL MECHANIC"SIMMONS-ROCKWELL BIG FLATS N.Y. IS SCHEDULED TO REPAIR CODE 14574 TUESDAY DEC.29, AT 930AM WOULD APPRECIATE IF SAME MECHANIC COULD BE COMPENSATED TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. SAID MECHANIC DID REPAIR KEY CODE FOR OTHER RECALL AND ONLY GM DEALER IN TOWN.

GM RECALL 14574....I WAS DRIVING WITH MY GIRLFRIEND WHEN SHE NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE AIR VENT! I WAS PARKED AT A RED LIGHT THEN I NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR SO I DECIDED TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY INTO A HALF EMPTY PARKING LOT AND QUICKLY PUT MY CAR IN PARK IN POP THE HOOD, AS SOON AS I OPEN IT FLAMES SHOT RIGHT AT ME, I QUICKLY SHUT THE HOOD IN TOLD MY GIRLFRIEND TO GET OUT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ON FIRE, I RAN TO A NEAR BY AUTO BODY SHOP IN GOT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN PUT THE FIRE OUT. MIND YOU THIS WAS A WEEK AGO AND IM JUST NOW RECIEVING THIS RECALL LETTER. MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER AND ALSO MY PASSENGER. IAM GLAD MY DAUGHTER WASNT IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAPPEN . IF I WOULD OF GOT THIS LETTER SOONER I WOULD OF NOT DROVE OR SENT THIS CAR TO A JUNK YARD IN GOT A NEW ONE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION IN THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAD WITH THIS CAR IT USE TO CUT OFF ON ME WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC FOR NO REASON . I GOT ALL THE CENSORS FIXED AND KEPT THIS CAR IN GOOD CONDITION.

I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE LACK OF STEPS THAT GM IS TAKING TO ADDRESS THE RECALL ON MY MINOR SON'S CAR. THE RECALL ISSUED APRIL 2015, BUT I DIDN'T GET A LETTER UNTIL TODAY, DECEMBER 18, 2015. THEIR LETTER STATES THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS AND WHEN I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO ASK WHEN THEY WOULD, THEY SAID "AT LEAST NOT FOR A FEW MONTHS". THIS RECALL STATES THAT HARD BRAKING CAN CAUSE OIL TO LEAK....ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. WE CAN'T AVOID HARD BRAKING IF TRYING TO AVOID A CAR ACCIDENT AND NOW WE HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE ENGINE CATCHING ON FIRE! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. YOU NEED TO FORCE GM TO FIX THESE CARS NOW, NOT IN "AT LEAST A FEW MONTHS".

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE NEAR THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CONTACT LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED DOWNHILL INTO AN INTERSECTION, JUMPED A CURB, AND CRASHED INTO THE BUSHES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, LEG, AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE PASSENGER, WHO WAS PREGNANT, WAS RELEASED FROM THE SEAT BELT AND THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED ABDOMINAL INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND RESULTED IN PREMATURE BIRTH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.