# 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `412119` · 2003-06-11 · 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
## Narrative
CONSUMER TRIED TO START UP VEHICLE, AN UNDER HOOD FIRE OCCURRED.  *MR  THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T CRANK.  THE CONSUMER THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START BECAUSE IT WAS COLD.  THE VEHICLE SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING EXPLODED UNDER THE HOOD AS THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE.  *SCC    *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*