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1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

fire · 275642 · 2001-02-22

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER DRIVING PARKED VEHICLE IN HOUSE THEN TRIED TO START VEHICLE AGAIN, BUT DID NOT START.THEN, WENT BACK TO HOUSE. WHEN CAMING OUT AGAIN FOUND OUT THAT FIRE WAS COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL. OPENED DOOR AND MORE FIRE CAME OUT. CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT FIRE STARTED AT IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
881157
Machine
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