# 1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `215933` · 2000-06-15 · 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:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.  CONSUMER WENT OUT TO START  VEHICLE, AND  AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS THOUGHT THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD.  THEN, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.   CONSUMER  USED  FIRE  EXTINGUISHER TO PUT  OUT FIRE.  *AK
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