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2009 PONTIAC G6 — ENGINE

fire · 1412669 · 2017-10-06

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
G6
Year
2009
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
86,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ANOTHER GM CAR FIRE: 2009 PONTIAC G-6. RECEIVED BCM ELECTRICAL HARNESS RECALL BULLETIN 13036 (AUGUST 2014) IN THE MAIL, 2.5 YEARS AFTER THE FACT, IN SPRING 2017. ALLEGED FIX WAS APPLIED ON 5/17/17, 4.5 MONTHS LATER, CAR IS TOTALLED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SPORADIC ELECTRICAL ISSUES ENSUED AFTER THE RECALL WORK, HEADLIGHT SPORADICALLY CUTTING OUT, TRUNK OPENING UNTOUCHED, ETC. STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, CAR DIED, SMOKE THEN FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SALEM, VIRGINIA FIRE DEPARTMENT INCIDENT NUMBER 20174058.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11031989
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown