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2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE

fire · 1064078 · 2014-05-12

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
144,995

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

LAST MONDAY I WAS GOING TO THE BALL FIELD TO WATCH MY NEPHEW PRACTICE BASEBALL. I PULLED IN, SHUT MY CAR OFF AND WENT TO GET THE STROLLER OUT OF MY TRUNK FOR MY DAUGHTER. I STARTED TO SEE SMOKE, AND THEN I STARTED SMELLING IT ALSO. I HURRIED AND GOT MY DAUGHTER INTO THE STROLLER AND THEN SAW THE SMOKE STARTING TO GET HEAVIER. I POPPED MY HOOD AND OPENED IT AND IT WAS IN FLAMES. I TRIED TO GET WATER BUT I DIDN'T HAVE NONE. I THEN CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE SQUAD CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. I HAD NO CLUE AT THE TIME WHY IN THE WORLD MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE I WAS JUST EXCITED THAT NEITHER MY DAUGHTER OR I WERE HARMED. UNFORTUNATELY I ONLY HAVE LIABILITY ON MY CAR SO THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO FOR IT. I DECIDED TO SEARCH GOOGLE THAT NIGHT AND SEE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO OTHERS BEFORE AND THERE I FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR ENGINE FIRES. I HAD NO CLUE THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL DONE IN 2009 FOR MY CAR. WAS WONDERING IF SOMEONE COULD HELP ME OUT WITH MY SITUATION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10587781
Machine
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