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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 1G2WR121X1F199721 · Checked Nov 5, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 4

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1G2WR121X1F•••••• 2001 Pontiac GRAND PRIX

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4on this build
261on the model
60builds in total
3involved a fire
Most reported Engine And Engine Cooling 2 Fuel System 1 Other 1 Steering 1

What owners of this build wrote

Engine And Engine Cooling fire Feb 2012
Car, while driving, experienced loss of engine power and began to stall. Small fire yielding smoke began in engine compartment while parked and engine off. Within 10 minutes entire engine compartment was engulfed in flames requiring fire department to extinguish
Fuel System fire Nov 2007
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,…
Steering Oct 2013
My 2001 grand prix supercharge has blinking security light , check engine light, error code po102 and it keeps dying after I drive it for a little bit. I changed maf and it still dies
Engine And Engine Cooling fire Jan 2008
The contact owns a 2001 pontiac grand prix. The vehicle caught fire while it was parked in the contact's garage. The fire and police departments arrived at the scene and a report was filed. They stated that the fire originated from the engine compartment. The vehicle was…

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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1G2WR121X1F199721 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.