NHTSA complaint: 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE HOOD WAS OPENED, FLAMES ERUPTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,704.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation