# 2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
> NHTSA complaint `332487` · 2002-01-31 · 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:** SUNFIRE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
## Narrative
PRIOR TO INCIDENT BEING REPORTED, A BURNING RUBBER ODOR COULD BE DETECTED WHILE STANDING BESIDE VEHICLE AFTER NORMAL OPERATION.  THEN, ON 04-JAN-2002,  VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES WHEN A NEIGHBOR INFORMED  OWNER THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE CAR.   OWNER STARTED  VEHICLE AND MOVED  VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE FIRE, LEAVES WERE BURNING.  CONSUMER NOTICED THAT A LONG CABLE ATTACHED TO  FRONT-AXLE WAS DANGLING FROM  UNDERCARRIAGE, AND WAS CHARRED IN  MIDDLE FROM THE FIRE.  AN INSPECTOR FROM  MANUFACTURER EXAMINED  VEHICLE AND INFORMED CONSUMER THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH  CAR.   MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PROVIDE  CONSUMER WITH A COPY OF THE REPORT.  PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.  *AK
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