PONTIAC 2000 — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: PONTIAC 2000 — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Start: 2002-12-09

fire · 387121 · 2002-12-30

Vehicle

Make: PONTIAC
Model: 2000
Year: —
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 22,000
Speed: 5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AS THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER VIEWED SMOKE,THE ENGINE DIED AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. TS THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING, POSSIBLY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. SCC

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10001684
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown