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1996 PONTIAC SUNFIRE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

fire · 347422 · 2002-05-03

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
SUNFIRE
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE,BUT IT WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER TRIED AGAIN, AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITION AREA, ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. 10-15 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE STARTED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION, CONSUMER SHUT OFF ENGINE AGAIN. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED AFTER THIS INCIDENT. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8009091
Machine
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