2000 Pontiac Grand Prix engine problems

Owners reported engine problems in 218 complaints for the 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix, 37% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 218 37% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 130,000 miles 151 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 133
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Based on 151 complaints that include mileage. 13% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	3
20k to 40k miles	5
40k to 60k miles	11
60k to 80k miles	15
80k to 100k miles	17
100k to 120k miles	14
120k to 140k miles	27
140k to 160k miles	22
160k to 180k miles	9
180k to 200k miles	12
200k+ miles	16

What the data shows

Of the 151 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 130,000 miles, and 13% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 133 fires.

What owners wrote

Drove and parked. Smelled odor; I thought it was from the car next to mine. I then went inside the building. Ten minutes later, someone said a car was on fire; it was mine. The fire started in the engine compartment and totaled the car.

Reported at 70,000 miles, December 2002 Fire

I had drove approx. 2 miles, parked car, went inside, 10 to 15 minutes later, our friend ran in, our car was on fire. Since this occurrence, I have found out about the recall (calls), engine and engine cooling. We have never received these recalls. The description given in ea07008, seems to match. This vehicle is a lose, the fire melted everything but the metal, the tires are even melted on the front. When we ran outside, the fire was in the engine compartment.

Reported at 92,112 miles, February 2012 Fire

Engine problems in other years

Engine problems across all Pontiac models