# 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1209802` · 2015-08-17 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND PRIX
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 150,000
## Narrative
ON THANKSGIVING  DAY 2014 MY CAR COUGH ON FIRE 10 MINUTES  AFTER MY DAUGHTER AND  I GOT OUT OF THE CAR.  I WALKED INTO A FAMILY  MEMBERS HOUSE  AND HEARD WHAT SOUNDED  LIKE  A  SHOTGUN  GO OFF WITHIN  ABOUT 5 TO 10 SECONDS  LATER ANOTHER. I WENT OUTSIDE  TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING  ON TO FIND MY CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES.  WE IMMEDIATELY  CALLED 911.  THE CAR WAS PARKED NEAR A BUILDING  STRUCTURE  WITH 4 OR MORE VEHICLES  PARKED INSIDE. I QUICKLY  TRIED TO REMOVE MY IMPORTANT  PROPERTY,  POCKETBOOK,  AND GRABBED A WATER HOSE TO TRY TO KEEP THE FLAMES AWAY FROM THE STRUCTURE  AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT  COMPARTMENT,  MOTOR MOUNT AND ENGINE MELTED, WAS BURNED TO THE GROUND.  THE INSIDE DASH AND FLOORBOARD  WAS MELTED  WITH LARGE HOLES BURNED IN THEM, AND BOTH FRONT TIRED EXPLODED AND ENTIRELY  MELTED AS WELL.  I HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE WHERE THE CAR COULD HAVE  EASILY  BEEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE  AND SET THE ENTIRE HOUSE ON FIRE.  I HAVE TRIED TO STAY IN CONTACT  WITH  GM FOR ALMOST A YEAR.  THEY REFUSED TO RETURN  MY PHONE  CALLS AFTER THE INITIAL  TWO, TELLING  ME IT WOULD TAKE A FEW WEEKS, FOR 6 MONTHS. THEY NOW REFUSE TO HELP ME IN ANY WAY. I WILL NEVER PARK A CAR IN AN ATTACHED  GARAGE  TO MY HOUSE EVER AGAIN  IN FEAR OF MY FAMILY'S  SAFETY.   I RESEARCHED THIS CAR FOR RECALLS TO FIND THAT THERE WERE THOUSANDS  OF RECALLS  FOR THIS EXACT  PROBLEM  UP UNTIL 2003 MODELS, ALSO TO FIND THAT THIS ISSUE HAD CONTINUED IN THE 2004 MODELS WITH NO RECALLS AND FEAR THE SAFETY  OF OTH
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