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1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 1129369 · 2014-11-11

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
250,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I LEFT MY HOUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT DAY WENT THREE BLOCKS STOP FOR THE STOP SIGN IT WENT IN FLAMES FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE MOTOR ALL THE WAY IN MY BACKSEAT I WAS DRIVING PROBABLY 5 MINUTES DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AN COMING TO A STOP SIGN AN I STOPPED THEN IN FLAMES I CALLED 911 AND THEY PUT THE FIRE OUT AND THEY HAD THEY HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK THE CAR WASN'T DRIVABLE AFTERWARDS ONE MORE. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY 350.00 FOR THE TOW AN 2DAYS OF IT BEING THERE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10654088
Machine
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