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1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE

fire · 1234007 · 2015-10-30

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
124,262

Severity

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

Narrative

ON OCTOBER 9TH AFTER PARKING THE CAR IN PARKING GARAGE AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, SMELLED AND SEEN SMOKE, OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. MANAGED TO GET FIRE PUT OUT BUT MANY PLASTIC PARTS WERE MELTED. HAD CAR TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY AND TOTAL OF REPAIRS WAS $1458.25. I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF A RECALL UNTIL SEEING IN THE NEWS AROUND THE 27TH. NO PHOTOS WERE TAKEN OF DAMAGE, REPAIR SHOP CAN VERIFY DAMAGE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10787367
Machine
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