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1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE

fire · 1266721 · 2016-03-09

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
130,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THIRTY MINUTES AFTER DRIVING BACK TO HIS HOUSE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. WITH THE HELP OF HIS SON, THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO POLICE OR FIRE REPORT. TWO DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT NOTIFIED A LOCAL DEALER WHO CAME TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP FOR INVESTIGATION. THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY MALFUNCTIONING OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10845733
Machine
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