NHTSA complaint: 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE
type: Event
additional type: https://schema.org/AccidentReport
start date: 2017-05-17
description: TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V201000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 14V400000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT SUPPLIED THE PARTS TO THE UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME AND THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FIRE RELATED TO ONE OF THE TWO MANUFACTURER RECALLS. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD JUST LEFT A REFUELING STATION AND NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, A FIRE STARTED. A FIRE INSPECTOR EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND STATED THAT THE FIRE ENTERED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED DUE TO THE FAILURE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THEIR LOCATION. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CHECK THE STATUS OF THE MANUFACTURER RECALL. THE VEHICLE OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
organizer: General Motors, LLC
publisher: AI Analytics
license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
source: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/
source organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation

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property ID: NHTSA Complaint ID
value: 1386393

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