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1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE

fire · 1379743 · 2017-05-22

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
240,356

Severity

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

Narrative

RETURNED TO WORK FROM LUNCH WENT INSIDE STARTED BACK TO WORK WITH IN 10 MINUTES CO WORKERS WAS TELLING ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED MINUTES LATER PUT THE FIRE OUT FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID FIRE STARTED IN FRONT PART OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT I BELIEVE IT WAS CAUSED BY THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE THAT WAS NEVER COMPLETED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10991066
Machine
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