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1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE

fire · 1246156 · 2015-12-17

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
180,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

W AS DRIVING CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH NEAR THE MANIFOLD AND IT BURNT ALL THE WIRING AND EVERYTHING AROUND IT. I GOT THE FIRE OUT MYSELF WITH FIRE EXTENGISHER. I ONLY CARRIED LIABILITY SO I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO FIX IT, AND IT WENT TO A JUNK YARD. APPRASIAL VALUE WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND 1,500. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM,OR I WOULD HAVE TOOK PICTURES AND HAD A ESTIMATE DONE. THIS HAPPENED LAST MARCH AND I GRADUATED IN MAY AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SAY ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE.WHEN THE FIRE STARTED I WAS DRIVING AND HAD JUST STARTED UP FROM A STOP SIGN.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10810937
Machine
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