1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2001-08-05

fire · 310056 · 2001-08-24

Vehicle

Make: PONTIAC
Model: TRANS SPORT
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VAN. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. LIFTED HOOD AND FLAMES WERE COMING OUT. WITHIN A SECOND VEHICLE BURSTED INTO FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 895151
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown