My claim has stalled with GM. They keep passing my case back and forth between departments and also between “old” and “new” gm. I have decided to file in small claims court against GM and the GM dealer. I encourage all of you to do the same. Even if i dont get anything, at least i will hopefully piss them off.

I have a 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix SE and I’ve never had a problem with anything except a faulty brake switch back in 02. It’s never leaked a drop of oil and to this day (07/09) the engine still looks and works like it did when it was new without ever doing a thing to it (except changing the oil and air filter) and it now has 110,000 miles. I’m truly sorry for those of you who have had problems…I’ve always said that I got lucky with this car (I got a GREAT deal) and after reading the problems some of you have had it only confirms my feelings. This is my second Pontiac in the last 18 years and I really wish GM would keep the Pontiac brand. Hope the rest of you have better luck with your next car.

Ah, good ‘ol Government Motors (GM)… Who cares – Their Quality is awful and thankfully, I am on my last GM product… You know the song ‘like a rock”? Isn’t that the truth…From the Execs all the way down to there private jets and big bonuses. Assholes! They deserve to rot in hell and the government should allow GM to go under

I have a 2000 Buick Regal and the odometer went blank at approximately 92,000 miles. I have heard of other GM auto owners that have had the same problem. Is there a recall for such defects or a discount for fixing such a problem? Sutliff Chevy in Harrisburg, PA said it work take seven (7) days to fix and that I would have to leave my car there for the entire time.

I have contacted GM and they insist that this issue is not a recall and refuse to fix it. My car is leaking coolant and overheating, if this sounds similar to what’s going on with your car it is probably the manifold intake, which is a known problem on most GM vehicles made in the late 90’s early 2000.

The same day I got my recall notice for a 2001 Buick Regal is the day the car caught fire while parked on a store lot. Had it towed to nearest GM dealer. Mechanic said fire was result of recall. After 2 months finally found out from dealer (when they knew from day 1) the car is a total loss. Damages exceed value of vehicle. Got my claim in with ESIS GM’s claim rep. Will probably be up the creek because of the GM bankruptcy.

I have or should I say had a 2000 Pontiac GTP with 95000 miles. It burned up this morning in the parking lot where I work. I have owned this car since it was new and took good care of it. But the 3800 motor that was supposed to be so great is completly covered in oil front and back and also the engine cradle is a mess. On my car the valve covers only leaked a little, most of the oil comes from the joints in the engine block, the only way to fix that is to rebuild or replace the motor. GM knows all this and should have started replacing motors years ago. The longer these cars are on the road, more and more oil and dirt will accumulate on and around the engines which will lead to even more fires.

I own a 1998 Buick Regal and my engine caught fire 3 weeks ago. I’m in the claim process with GM but since the bankruptcy, they do not have approval to proceed with any claims. Is anyone else having this issue? Should i expect any restitution? I do want to note is that i did get the recall fix about a month or so before my engine caught fire.

Buick Century 2001 engine 3001 defective coolant system odometer reading 128792 klm

I have had my 2003 Impala for about 5 months now and the AC SUCKS and it keeps over HEATING . I have taken it back to the dealer i bought it from which is shady their selves and them seem to say they have fixed it but at the same time it blowing out HOT AIR. They said they replaced the AC compressor and they have add freeon at least 3 time and nothing is making it cool. Is this a problem with The CHevy dealers or what!!! I have 4 small children and it is too hot to drive around with them like that.

GM new of this problem many years ago. Our 2000 Grand Prix GTP caught fire in our garage and took our home as well in 04. GM was notified then and settled with our insurance co in 08. They stalled & stalled with what was owed to us and now we are at the bottom of the pot and told we may get pennies on the dollar. If we still had the car and it burnt tomorrow, we could get our money. HMMM, let’s see – 4 yr old car burns you get nothing – 9 yr old car burns today, you get reimbursed. Something is not right with this picure!

Got a recall card but my car had burned up about a year ago AT A GAS STATION!!! what about those of us that lost it all?

I tried to make an appt. with our local GM dealer and they are not making appt’s for the recall. My car is leaking oil, and has a funny smell to it. The dealership said that they could not get me in until late July or early to mid-August. I am afraid to drive my 2002 Impala.

I recently took my $500.00 savingsd and purchased a `1997 Buick Century, 6 cyclinder. From the first day it was constantly overheating. I mentioned this to my “adopted” son Kelly, and he said he would contact the previous owner–he “found” the good deal on the Buick and indeed it seemed a good deal, 170,000 miles, but no problems with the transmission, no “knocks” in the engine. The inside leather was quite worn, but I was grateful. Then the overheating, I went to a parts store to get a replacement thermostat. The parts clerk then told me about the lawsuit, it might not be the thermostat.

I took my mom’s car in for this recall and spoke with a mechanic (and later 3 others to confirm what I was told). The gaskets leaking are still a fire hazard because they can still leak into the manifold but GM will not make the repair due to the expense and has informed dealerships that they are not authorized for any repairs, only replacement of the spark plug channel. The mechanics have all confirmed that this is nothing more than a token effort to avoid being forced to make an engine recall rather than a safety recall limited to a small piece. I contacted GM and was told that they were “approved by the NHTSA to replace only the channel and they didn’t have to do anything else. If the car was leaking oil, then go have it fixed but that wasn’t their concern.” (Fortunately I was recording the call) According to the NHTSA, it wasn’t their reccommendation or approval, they were notified this is what would be done and the letters from GM are viewable on the NHTSA website. They stated they’ll be happy to review complaints for further safety risks. I’ve filed a complaint there and with the State and Federal Attorney Generals offices as well as the Federal Trade Commission because the mechanics have all stated that the leak is still a fire hazard and as it worsens, the oil can leak into the coolant negating its effect so the engine overheats and locks up. So you’re risking death by fire or accident so I’m incredibly unhappy that they are unconcerned that so many people are at risk. If you make a mistake you fix it, not jeopardize peoples lives to save money. I spoke with a State Senator I know and was told to file complaints as many places as possible on State and Federal levels and encourages others to do the same because consumer pressure and the threat (or even pursuing) a class action suit maybe the only thing that would spur action to correct the actual problem/hazard.

I have a 1998 Intrigue – I love it, while they are doing this recall thing for oil leaking and all they are going to do is channel the oil to leak everywhere else they should do what makes the most sense (FIX THE LEAK!!!!!!!!!) I am sorry but if just by hitting the brakes makes oil leak, obviously there is a bigger problem than what they are telling us and all this is, is a band-aid !! this leak probably is something connected to the Dex-Cool anifreeze and has ate our gaskets up – if you have Dex-Cool in your engine get it out ASAP – it eat your intake gaskets – they also have an updated intake for the car to keep it from hydra-locking which in one case I heard of them charging somone for a headgasket repair and only did a simple intake gasket fix, I am lucky to be someone who can fix my own and it only cost me about $130 for a complete new intake with all gaskets needed with the exception of the lower gaskets which I changed since i was right there – why did I change these you might ask – this gasket gets ate by the coolant and fills the cylinders with coolant – this happens to them all, this recall is bogus, FIX THE LEAK!!!!! DONT DIVERT THE OIL

I have a 2001 Chevy Impala. I have had one previous engine compartment fire in 2008 with subsequent repairs totaling several hundreds of dollars. I have just experienced another meltdown in the engine compartment today. I noticed online that there is a recent recall for my model announced by GM on April 18th relating to possible engine compartment fires. If I tow it a Chevy dealer will they perform the repair of the burned components under this April 18th recall? Thank you!

I just saw it on the news. 1 year ago my oil spilled on my exhaust manifold and caught fire while i drove home. I got lucky though, I caught the fire when i got out of my car, got my extinguisher and put it out. Scared the hell out of me. So sorry about the others who lost their cars to this problem.

My 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP started on fire and burned from this exact problem with the oil drip and GM won’t even cover my deductible. They claim that theres no proof that that’s what happened. How can this be when they have a recall out for this exact problem.

I had a 1998 Buick Regal with a 6-3.8L engine. In 2005 my car caught on fire in my garage. The car and the home were a total loss. I first saw this recall in April on 2008 and I’m still waiting to hear back from GM concerning their responsibilty to my loss. Anyone else out there have this problem?

My step dad’s 1997 Regal burned up along with the garage in March 07. Any lawsuits going on over this? He just had basic PL/PD on his car and his insurance won’t do anything for him as far as recouping damages from the car itself. The investigators took the car for analysis and hasn’t even given my step dad a report as to what happened.

I have a 1998 Buick Regal. Just had a major repair to fix a oil leak 3 months ago. Now I’m noticing burning smells, even after short drives. After the GM recall repairs, I’m selling this piece of crap this summer and buying a Toyota (model undecided). NEVER CONSIDERING A AMERICAN CAR AGAIN.

I GOT THE RECALL LETTER ABOUT TO LATE. MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE LAST WEEK SETTING IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHAT NOW???

my 1998 Buick Regal burned on April 17, 2009! I am sure it was the oil!

If you are a starving GM dealer , what a better way to get 1.5 million cars to your door with 1.5 million chances to sell anything under the sky other than get a massive recall going that is nothing more than throwing a small piece of plastic away that costs them nothing . Conspiracy I tell you , conspiracy .

i was driving my 2003 pontiac gm on a hot sunny day i notic smoke from under the hood from elec wire car burn up

I’m a mechanic and just checked the list of recalls. There is NO recall for anything on an 00-03 impala regarding an A/C problem. A recall is reserved for major safety concerns. Not just because something isn’t working as well as you like it. There are only about 3 recalls in total. All relate to engine issues, no A/C.

My local dealershop told me to wait for a card in the mail and that they knew nothing about a recall on my 1999 Olds Intrigue. They were getting numerous phone calls about the recall? The service man refused to make an appointment and said if I didn’t get a card in the mail to come back in about a week and they would call GM and ask about the problem. I told them that an internet search gave that information. Its been more than a week. I did not received a card in the mail.

I have a 03 impala with the Passlock Securit lite flashing. I noticed that thius has been a serious isue is there a recall on this problem?

There is no A/C recall, if it doesn’t work quit whining and get it fixed. There are many reasons why your car might not be on the list, but since it is not on the list it isn’t an issue so just forget it!

My car already burn about 2 weeks to late with the news. 2001 pontiac grand prix

My 2000 Chevy Impala leaks oil and the air conditioning doesn’t work. If they have a recall for the air I would like like to know!

I just took my 1999 Buick Lesabre in to have an oil change and they reported that I had gas leaking into the oil which could cause an explosion. How come my auto is not on the recall list???

My Intriguei is showing overheat and smelis of hot oil..

I would like to know if GM has had a recall on air conditioning systems in the 2003 Chevrolet Impala.