# 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `168603` · 1999-09-02 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN REVERSE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT THROUGH DASHBOARD, WHERE ACCORDING TO CONSUMER ,THEY FOUND THREE WIRES THAT WERE RUBBING TOGETHER. WIRES ARE CURRENTLY  KEPT APART,  AND  CONSUMER COULD START VEHICLE WITHOUT SMOKE COMING FROM DASHBOARD.  *AK
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