# 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `335417` · 2001-01-05 · 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:** BONNEVILLE
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
## Narrative
CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE, IT BACK FIRED AND CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE AREA, CONSUMER STATES HE HEARD AN EXPLOSION UNDER THE HOOD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, FLAMES WERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, CLAIM 25-5472-210.   *SLC
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