On May 27th 2023 just three days ago I went to start my car but it would not start, I tried two times then I smelled gas so I let it sit over night then the next day my friend went out to start it for me and it made a loud bang and the intake manifold exploded causing a fire and debris went everywhere, my is lucky he got away from the when he did or he would have been injured maybe even killed from the flames. I did not take any photos or report to anyone, a neighbor heard the load bang and came out to see if anyone was ok. There were no warning signals that appeared to my knowledge. There were 200,000 miles on the vehicle at time of the incident.

- Arlington, OR, USA

The night of the incident I was driving to my brother's house when I pulled over lifted the hood it burst into flames

- Cincinnati , OH, USA

II had a no engine crank-no dashboard lights, intermintent start. Cwas parked nad not moving. The problem I caused by the the ignition switch and pass key system. GM had this problem in 2004 on the colbolt. 6deaths due to loss of enginepower, steering and power brakes. I will not drive this car, till iget it repaired. I am the origional owner with 40000 miles use.

- Melbourne, FL, USA

Lower intake manifold leaking coolant into engine, safety hazard, inevitable emissions failure. Many recalls regarding Pontiac Grand Prix with the issue

- Sun Valley, NV, USA

My car wouldn't start so I called aaa. The man tried to start the car before he attempted to jump it. When he turned the key, the car exploded and caught fire. Thank goodness he hadn't opened the hood because I was standing next to the car and could have been killed from the flying debris. When we opened the hood to put out the fire, the intake manifold was completely destroyed and in pieces. I ended up having the car towed and they replaced the intake manifold and the fuel rails costing me $900. Yesterday I went to start the car and it acted like it didn't want to start again but finally it did but I did hear a pop. When I researched the problem online, I found an article about Chevy Impala exploding but from reading the comments, it appears this is a problem with all GM cars from that time period. I'm linkng the article so you can read the reviews and can see that this is still an ongoing problem. The opening comment explains that there was a previous recall about this very same problem in the late 1990's. the problem is with defective fuel pressure regulators. Everything described is exactly what happened with my car on February 6 of this year. I now know I need to have the regulator replaced or it might happen again. I'm a senior on limited income and I can't afford this expense, especially when it's a problem that should have been fixed with a recall. Unfortunately, I didn't take any photos of the incident but I have the repair bill and I'm sure I could get a statement from the aaa person who was also present when it happened. Here is the link for further testimony showing someone wrote as recently as February 12 with the same issue. Https://rjhillconsulting.wordpress.com/2014/03/08/Chevy-Impala-not-recalled-for-exploding-intake-manifold-and-engine-fire/

- Mount Holly, NJ, USA

My 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix with a 3.8 liter engine caught fire while I was out of state in detroit doing training for work. I parked at the hotel I was staying at after a short trip to dinner and back I park my car and 15 min. Later I heard two load pops (noise was front tires blew out because the fire got to hot) and looked outside my hotel room and my car was on fire and a co-workers car parked next to my car caught on fire there was hotel damage. Plus two cars totaled and no way home. It sucks! there was a recall on the car involving engine fires. I took the car to a GM dealer and had the recall work done a year ago. Nice work GM!

- Fort Wayne, IN, USA

The contact owns a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, there was an odor of fuel detected. The contact noticed small spots of fuel on the ground. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was informed that the fuel line was corroded causing the fuel leak. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 8-4762625119. The approximate failure mileage was 168,000.

- South Elgin, IL, USA

This is for the gtp supercharged model. Replaced the fuel pump and now all of a sudden leaking out of shrader valve above the injectors which is was not doing before. Online says there was a delphi fuel pressure regulator recall but after entering my VIN says no recalls. Although I also took it in last year due to the recall concerning oil dripping on the manifold and causing possible fire so unsure why it said no recalls.. I will attach photo of website claims. Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

- Cedar Hill, MO, USA

Takata recall! as I was driving on the freeway my car shut off and the wheel locked up! my dad got everything on my car replace but it still does the same thing!

- Glenn Heights, TX, USA

We where driving down highway 212 between marengo, ia to belle plain, ia and the car just shut down on us. Almost got us in an accident with three other vehicles if it was not for there fast thinking and my fasting pulling in to a corn field we did not get hurt. The fuel pump was just replaced and after looking at the fuels. Fuel #32 is blow and everytime we replace it. It blows again. I looked online and there is alot of people who has the some people. Please help with this problem. Trying to get the car out and back home we almost got hit by a fire truck cause of we could not get out of there way fast enough. Please help.

- Marengo, IA, USA

The contact owned a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix. After the contact exited the vehicle, a passerby alerted him that a fire had erupted under the hood of the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the flames. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to the contact's residence. A police report was not filed. The contact was neither aware nor notified of NHTSA campaign numbers: 07E021000 (fuel system, other), 08V118000 (engine and engine cooling), and 09V116000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

- Dayton, ME, USA

The contact owns a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix. The contact stated that the check engine light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel regulator failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V701000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

- Galva, IL, USA