The contact owns a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact smelled a burning odor coming from the vehicle. On a separate occasion, while idling at a stop light, smoke appeared underneath the hood. Upon further investigation, the contact noticed oil leaking from the rocker cables. The vehicle then caught fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire with a bucket of water. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the oil leaking from the manifold caused the fire. The vehicle was repaired for slightly less than $1,100; however, it continued to smoke and oil continued to leak. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were less than 130,000.

- Lock Port, IL, USA

2000 Pontiac Grand Prix under hood fire shortly after parking in driveway. Contacted manufacturer day of incident.. now they are trying to offer me less than half the kelly blue book value of the car prior to the incident.

- Flint, MI, USA

2000 Pontiac Grand Prix with recall for engine oil leak. Mechanic determined that there was a major oil leak. Consumer had the head gasket repaired. He then received a recall for this problem. Manufacturer will only reimburse partial. The problem was the valve cover gasket which needed to be replaced. The consumer had the repairs made at a local repair shop. GM informed the consumer that only a partial reimbursement would be made because had the dealer performed the repairs, it would have only taken an hour to complete.

- Huntington Woods, MI, USA

There is a recall on the car for leaking rocker cover gaskets which may lead to fires. The recall only covers the front gasket (seemingly because it is cheaper and easier to replace) yet both gaskets leak. The rear gasket is leaking worse than the front but the recall doesn't cover the repair.

- Lees Summit, MO, USA

2000 Pontiac Grand Prix gtp with recall for front rocker cover gasket temperatures. Consumer states that the mechanic who looked over the vehicle noticed two other head gasket leaks. The mechanic stated the other rocker cover gasket was leaking as well as the intake gasket.

- Roseville, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. He also noticed a leak coming from the valve cover gaskets. He took the vehicle to the dealer and had the valve covers replaced. A year after the repairs were made, he began to notice spots and leaks on the floor again, as well as smoke from the engine compartment. He took the vehicle back to the dealer and they replaced the lower intake gaskets and the super charger gaskets at 65,000 miles. The contact called GMC to explain how he felt that the other gaskets should have also been replaced and included in the recall. He feels that GMC did not address his issues properly. The failure mileage was 58,000 and current mileage was 72,000. Updated 07/10/08. Updated

- Kokomo, IN, USA

2000 Pontiac Grand Prix caught fire. Consumers insurance company would like to know who is handling this case.

- Unknown, DC, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix gtp. After parking the vehicle, the consumer was notified that it was smoking. When her boyfriend opened the hood sparks and fire were present. The passenger used a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. The fire department was also present. The dealer stated that there were no recalls related to her VIN. There was a news report related to recall (08V118000) for 1997-2003 Grand Prix in relation to the underhood fires. The current and failure mileages were 88,000. Updated 04-07-08

- Oak Creek, WI, USA

Engine compartment fire after car was parked in a parking lot.

- Oak Creek, WI, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact stated that flames erupted from the engine compartment approximately 15 minutes after she parked. The fire destroyed the vehicle. As of February 25, 2008, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The manufacturer offered to have the vehicle inspected to determine the cause of the failure. The current and failure mileages were 188,000.

- Philadelphia, TN, USA

I was just driving through my home town when I stopped at a stop sign and noticed smoke coming out from under the hood. I then proceeded to the gas station less than a block away and when pulling in I felt the car begin to lose power and "miss". when I stopped at the gas station I opened the hood immediately and saw the flames coming from under the hood, I then went into the gas station and got a bucket of water and put out the flames. At this time total damage is unknown however I can tell you that several plastic pieces were damaged along with wiring and the car hood from the heat.

- Clearfield, IA, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix. The vehicle caught fire and was completely destroyed after being parked for fifteen minutes. The fire also destroyed three other vehicles. The fire department stated that the fire originated from the engine compartment and they filed a report. The contact has current pictures of the vehicle. The powertrain was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 130,000.

- Oakland, TN, USA

My husband driving veh frwy, going approx. 65-70 mph when all dash lights went out. As he was pulling over he saw smoke coming from under hood on the drivers side. He opened the hood and there were flames coming from left side of engine. There were flames coming from the wheel wells. My vehicle was total loss from this. There were no prior indications of any problems. This vehicle has had numerous issues with popping noise in front end when steering to the left. Water on passenger floorboard, no apparent reason.

- Corona, CA, USA

2000 Pontiac Grand Prix gtp vehicle caught on fire in engine compartment minutes after ignition was turned off resulting in total loss of the vehicle. Also damage to the interior of the garage where vehicle was parked.

- Dayton, OH, USA

Pulled into parking lot. Smelled smoke. Engine was on fire.

- Camillus, NY, USA

Wife went shopping, numerous stops totaling +/- 15 miles. At final stop of +/- 15 minutes, came out of store to find fire dept. At her vehicle which had major fire in engine compartment. Fire was contained to engine compartment since passerby had seen fire and was able to put out with fire ext.

- Lake Tapps, WA, USA

The contact owns a 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix. While driving approximately 10 mph, the contact noticed smoke underneath the hood. The vehicle then shut off and veered to the side of the road. Black smoke and flames appeared. The fire department arrived at the scene. There were no injuries. The dealer was not notified of the fire. The insurance company stated that the vehicle was destroyed. There is an open investigation (EA07008) regarding vehicle fires. The current and failure mileages were 155,000.

- Salt Lake, KY, USA

Engine caught on fire after wide drove car for less then five minutes. The engine still runs and no parts have been replaced. It appears that one of the spark plug wires is torn right underneath the oil fill spout.

- Washington, UT, USA

I made my normal approx. 13-mile drive into work on the morning of October 29, 2007. Park the car, walked into the office and appox. 10 mins later was notified that my car was on fire. Came back to the car and found it had a fairly large fire. Fire department was called and within 15 minutes, most of the engine compartment and the exterior of the engine was burnt beyond recognition. The car is currently being look at for a cause of the problem.

- Lockport, IL, USA

Starting with a maf sensor going out, replaced, caused damage to O2 sensors, replaced, as soon as these went out noticed coolant level drop then the coolant level sensor went out at tank, replaced, next morning at start up a loud kind of knocking took place at start up for 5 to 10 min and very rough idle from 1500-2000 RPM, PO300 random misfire, so I replaced plugs, wires, and coils. Now ruff RPM range 1000 to 1500 and still knocking at start up. Changing oil and filter after almost every fix to check for water or metal, oil is fine, now a PO304 -random misfire on 4th cylynder- but car would clear up for a day or two, also adding injector cleaner and fuel filter to make sure fuel system is ok and using a noid check on each injector all injectors fine, now knocking at start up went away, but rough idle still percists. Still PO304 so I check compression on the 4th cylinder and it only has 70-75 lbs. Of pressure. So I'm done wasting money bring it to the gilroy Pontiac Buick GMC for tear down and first they saw a burnt exhaust valve on the 4th cylinder, then noticed the water in the valley tray and head gasket is blown and the intake gasket is leaking and the water pump is leaking the same water pump that went out at 700 miles new. So now the only choice I have is to have the head and valve job done, but the water damage would most likely cause pinging after all that moneys spent so now only choice is to pay almost $4500 for a new motor, problem solved.at 92000

- San Martin, CA, USA