1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

MY 1999 GM PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP WENT UP IN FLAMES ON ITS OWN IN OUR GARAGE, AT NIGHT. IT WAS TERRIFYING, SCARY AND WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE DIDN'T LOSE THE HOUSE. MY HUSBAND AND FATHER IN LAW WERE ABLE TO DRAG THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE BEFORE THE HOUSE WENT UP. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE AT THAT MOMENT AND ASSISTED IN PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. WE HAD ARRIVED HOME FROM MY DAUGHTER'S BALLET PERFORMANCE AND ALL WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND WITHIN 20 MINUTES THE GARAGE WAS ENGULFED IN HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CAR HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES. NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG AT ALL. LATER AFTER SURVIVING THIS SHOCKING EVENT, I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND ON THE EDMUNDS.COM WEBSITE, I FOUND OVER 10 OTHER INSTANCES FOR GRAND PRIX OWNERS THAT THIS EXACT SAME SCENARIO HAD HAPPENED. SOME OF THE MODELS WERE EVEN NEWER THAN MINE. 2000, 2001, ETC. WE REPORTED IT TO GM, AND THEY HAVE NOT CALLED US BACK OR MAILED US ANYTHING. OUR INSURANCE INVESTIGATORS DID DETERMINE POINT OF ORIGIN OF FIRE AND THEY FIRMLY BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURER ERROR IN DESIGN. THEY ARE PURSUING GM THROUGH SUBROGATION. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A CAR TO BE RECALLED? SOMEONE TO DIE? I JUST WANT OTHER OWNERS TO KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THIS CAR CAN BE. MY CAR WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT. *NM