← NHTSA complaints

2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE

fire · 1248901 · 2015-12-30

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
293,550
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF, RESTARTED, AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. ONCE HOME, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RECTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 293,550.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10817007
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown