# 1998 PONTIAC TRANS SPORT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `310056` · 2001-08-24 · 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:** TRANS SPORT
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
## 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
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