2001 Pontiac Grand Prix defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREEngineering Analysis EA07008 · opened Jun 12, 2007 · closed May 1, 2008 · led to recall 09V116000
By letter dated march 12, 2008, general motors corp. (gm) has notified the agency that it will conduct a safety recall (identified by nhtsa recall number 08v-118) to address a defect in approximately 207,542 model year (my) 1997-2003 buick regal gs and pontiac grand prix gtp vehicles equipped with the l67 supercharged …
- ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIREPreliminary Evaluation PE07006 · opened Jan 29, 2007 · closed Jun 12, 2007
On january 29, 2007, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a preliminary evaluation to investigate alleged non-crash fires originating in the engine compartment in certain model year (my) 1999-2002 pontiac grand prix gtp vehicles equipped with the ?l67? Supercharged version of the general motors (gm) 3800 se…
- LOSS OF BRAKE LAMP ILLUMINATIONPreliminary Evaluation PE07001 · opened Jan 17, 2007 · closed Apr 30, 2007
The agency's analysis of gm's complaint and warranty data for the subject vehicles, including a comparison with other agency and manufacturer data pertaining to other vehicle brake lamp investigations, indicated a low failure history for the subject vehicles.this investigation included a review and analysis of data for…
- ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRESEngineering Analysis EA02030 · opened Oct 22, 2002 · closed Mar 9, 2004 · led to recall 04V090000
Ea02-030 is closed with gmea02-030 is closed with gm?s actions in 03v-473 and 04v-090 recalling approximately 529,000 my 1998-99 c- and h-body vehicles equipped with defective fuel pressure regulators.these vehicles were equipped with plastic intake manifolds that are unable to contain pressures that occur in some back…