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1995 PONTIAC GRAND AM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

fire · 294919 · 2001-05-04

Vehicle

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

Severity

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

Narrative

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V287000) CONSUMER'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE SWITCH OF HER VEHCILE WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER STATES SHE DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION UNTIL FIVE YEARS LATER AND AFTER THE DAMAGE HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT AND CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE ANY MANUFACTURING LIABILITY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
561077
Machine
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