2001 Pontiac Grand Prix

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2001-02-01 01V026000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL 38 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2022-05-12 FIRERELATED No 0 The contact owns a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idle, a burning odor was dete…
2021-06-28 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 Not sure if the problem is in the engine or engine or the fuel but I but I smell Exhaust or gas when the engine is runn…
2020-10-26 ENGINE No 0 ENGINE STARTED SMELLING OF SMOKE AND UPON DRIVING TO WORK AND OR HOME THE CARS OIL LIGHT CAME ON TO FILL THIS CAR IT TA…
2020-05-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I AM DRIVING DOWN HWY 311 IN HOUMA, LA. I WENT AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AS MY CAR WENT INTO PASSING GEAR I HEAR A NOI…
2019-12-13 ENGINE No 0 IT WAS DRIVING FINE AND I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED THAT THE STEERING BECAME REALLY HARD THEN SMELLED SOMET…
2019-12-10 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 THE MAP LIGHTS WONT TURN OFF. ITS NOT REGISTERING MY DOOR BEING SHUT I HAVE REPLACED EVERYTHING ON THE DOOR BUT IT STIL…
2019-11-13 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED COMING FROM THE VEHIC…
2019-05-01 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL CAP O RING FOR THE VALVE COVER LEAKED O…
2019-03-08 ENGINE No 0 I ENDED UP GETTING A RECALL CARD IN MY MAILBOX I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER FOR MY 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP YOUR TRIED …
2018-05-19 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 CAME UP ON A CAR STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. I APPLIED MY BRAKE AND FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL GIVE. I DID NOT HAVE BRAKES. NO WARN…
2018-03-14 ENGINE No 0 MY CAR IS OVERHEATING EVEN THOUGH IT SHOULDN'T BE OVERHEATING AND I JUST FOUND OUT MY CAR WAS IN A RECALL BUT FOR SOME …
2017-12-31 ENGINE No 0 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOT PROPERLY REPAIRED WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. *…
2017-06-30 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 DIFFICULTY WITH IGNITION SWITCH, KEY GETS STUCK. VISIBILITY DIFFCULTY WHEN USING. WINDSHIED WIPERS. OIL LEAK/COOLANT LE…
2017-05-08 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING AREA, T…
2017-04-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 CURRENTLY, I'M HAVING SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE WITH THE POWER WINDOWS AND HAZARD LIGHTS. ALSO, I'M HAVI…
2017-03-01 AIR BAGS Yes 3 ON MARCH 1, 2017, WHILE DRIVING DOWN LA VITA PASS, ON HWY 160 EAST, IN COLORADO, THE ROADS WERE SOLID ICE. I TRIED TO B…
2017-02-02 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS S…
2016-11-22 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN T…
2016-11-15 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING OUT OF BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR …
2016-11-11 ENGINE No 0 I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER 2016. THE FIRST TIME I STARTED THE CAR AFTER BRING IT HOME, IT EXPLOD…
2016-10-05 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (…
2016-10-04 ENGINE No 0 BURNT VALVE IT ONLY RUNS ON 5 CYLINDERS INSTEAD OF 6 THE REPAIR IS 3,200 QUOTED BY MECHANIC.
2016-08-19 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (…
2016-07-30 ENGINE No 0 I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND AS I WAS EXITING I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AS I PULLED OVER TO A …
2016-07-10 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE UNDER HOOD AFTER RECALL 15757- UNDER HOOD FIRE REP…
2016-04-21 ENGINE No 0 I STARTED SMELLING A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL - SO OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK WHAT WAS THE CAUSE. I TOOK OFF THE ENGINE COV…
2016-04-12 ENGINE No 0 WE RECEIVED A GM RECALL NOTICE #15757 IN DECEMBER 2015 AND AGAIN IN FEBRUARY 2016, WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DUBLIN CA DEA…
2016-04-09 ENGINE No 0 I RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM, RECALL# 15757, FIRST WEEK OF MARCH 2016 REGARDING THE ENGINE'S FRONT VALVE…
2016-02-23 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE V…
2016-02-20 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF BURNING OIL WAS …
2016-02-15 ENGINE No 0 GOT IN CAR AND TURNED IGNITION KEY. HEARD A LOUD KABOOM AND SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. NO WARNING …
2016-02-08 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1…
2016-02-01 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (…
2016-01-27 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR UNDER THE HOOD OF THE …
2016-01-24 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE…
2016-01-02 ENGINE No 0 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE INCIDENT AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE RECALL NOTICE…
2015-12-31 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS P…
2015-12-28 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RE WAS A BURNING ODOR OF OIL. THE VEHICLE W…
2015-12-20 ENGINE No 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE WARMING UP THE PARKED VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT DEPRES…
2015-12-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE VEHICLE BURS…
2015-12-10 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, A LOUD NOISE SUDDENLY CAME FROM …
2015-12-10 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HO…
2015-12-01 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (…
2015-11-15 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. AFTER DRIVING AND SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL EXPLO…
2015-10-26 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO …
2015-10-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FIL…
2015-10-01 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CO…
2015-09-14 ENGINE No 0 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER SHUTDOWN. INCIDENT 2015-00006331
2015-09-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WI…
2015-09-01 SEAT BELTS Yes 0 THAT WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR SEAT IT DIDN'T FIT IN THE CAR TRIEDBTO ADJEST THE BEALTS BUT DIDN'T WORK THE WHOLE CAR SEAT…