The contact owns a 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix. While driving 35 mph, the exterior lighting on the front driver side caught fire from the inside. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 137,000.

- Flint, MI, USA

At 4:06 pm on Nov. 04,2013, my wife parked in a local walmart parking lot. She immediately noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood. Bystanders started yelling for her to exit the car. One bystander called the fire department, located 1.25 miles away. My wife exited the car called the fire department and then called me with her mobile phone by the time the fire engine arrived, the plastic parts on top of and around the engine had been destroyed. The fire department immediately extinguished the fire. I arrived from four miles away, and after surveying the damage, I considered the damage to exceed the value of the car. I called a local towing service and they towed the car to my home. The car had been well maintained and was in excellent condition before the fire. I am 77 years old and my wife is 74 and our memories are failing. I think we received a post card notification of a recall, but I think it was for a steering problem: Nothing related to any danger of an engine fire. I do not understand why General Motors chose to not notify us by registered mail of the imminent danger of a fire..

- Mustang, OK, USA

Automatic headlights extinguish when heater fan switch selected to positions 2,3, or 4.

- Frankfort, IL, USA

The contact owns a 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix. While driving various speeds, the headlights would sporadically fail. The contact's visibility was greatly reduced due to the failure. The dealer replaced the wiring harness. Four years later, the failure recurred. He took the vehicle back to the dealer and they replaced the wiring harness and other associated parts at the cost of $852.12. The failure mileage was 95,000 and current mileage was 156,000.

- Warner Robins, GA, USA

My vehicle began to experience electrical outages a month ago which included the headlights, blower motor, and gas sensor. My headlights would shutoff by themselves as would my blower motor, periodically. I noticed that it corresponded to what level my blower was put on. Level 5 would keep the system on but levels 1-4 would promote the outages. I have had the blower motor and blower switch repaired on my car not more than a year ago but yet I am experiencing this problem. I have read many other blogs where people have posted problems with their Pontiac which are identical to mine. I should note that this problem has gotten progressively worse over the past month.

- Leicester, MA, USA

The consumer has been experiencing problems with lighting systems. Interior and exterior lights work intermittently. The manufacturer has been contacted.

- Kerhonkson, NY, USA