# 1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `264550` · 2001-01-03 · 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
CAR WAS PARKED, CONSUMER TRIED TO START CAR  AND COULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE IN STEERING, AND THEN THERE WAS NOTHING.  VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER WENT INTO HOUSE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, CAME BACK OUT, AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. THEN, SAW FLAMES ON STEERING. TOWED VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC.  *AK
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