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2001 Pontiac Grand Prix fuel system problems

24 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
24 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
153,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 10
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 153,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 4 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 153,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 7% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles4

What the data shows

Of the 15 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 153,000 miles, and 7% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 10 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand prix. While warming up the parked vehicle in the driveway, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal a few times and the vehicle exploded. The impact caused the contact to black out. The contact noticed flames and black smoke. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. The contact required medical attention due to pain in her neck, shoulders, chest, and back. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.

Reported at 170,000 miles, December 2015 FireInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand prix. After being parked for ten minutes, the vehicle was found smoking and engulfed in flames. The fire department extinguished the fire and a report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. NHTSA campaign id number 07e021000 (fuel system, other:storage:tank assembly: pressure relief devices) was referenced. The contact just recently learned of the safety recall; however, she never received a notice. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 100,000.

Reported at 100,000 miles, November 2007 Fire

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