# 1995 PONTIAC SUNFIRE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
> NHTSA complaint `100179` · 1998-03-03 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** SUNFIRE
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
## Narrative
STRANGE NOISE CAME FROM IGNITION WHEN VEHICLE WAS CRANKED.  ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF.  AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SWITCH OFF, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE IGNITION AREA.  SMOKING STOPPED, BUT LATER VEHICLE WAS FOUND WITH THE INTERIOR ENGULFED INFLAMES.
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