# 1993 PONTIAC GRAND AM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `185478` · 1999-11-28 · 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:** 1993
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT GOT FIRE UNEXPECTEDLY WITH NO ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BEFORE INCIDENT.  SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING AFTER THE INCIDENT.  THERE WAS NO FUEL OR OTHER LEAKING.  TOTAL LOSS AFTER THREE MINUTES OF QUICK EXTINGUISHED BY USING FIRE EXHINGUISHERS.  INSURANCE DECLARED TOTALED LOSS.  THE PARTS SHOWED A LOT OF FLAMMABLE PLASTIC PARTS AND WIRINGS.  THIS IS NOT PROPER DESIGNED AS ALL THE WIRINGS WERE INTERGRATED IN ONE CABLE.
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