NHTSA complaint: 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ROSE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED SMOKE AND FLAMES FROM THE FRONT END AND EVACUATED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ CONTACT STATED HER BROTHER WHO HAPPENED TO BE THE OWNER OF THE CAR WAS HANDICAPPED AND BECAME ILL AND PASSED AWAY ON MAY 21,2017. CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED SO THAT THIS PROBLEM FROM HAPPENING TO PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE. UPDATED 6/15/18*JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation