2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Start: 2003-09-15

fire · 428140 · 2003-09-02

Vehicle

Make: PONTIAC
Model: BONNEVILLE
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Miles at failure: 20,200

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED, SENDING SHARDS EMBEDDING INTO THE RADIATOR AND SLICING THROUGH THE FUEL LINE, CAUSING A FIRE THAT CONSUMED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10038050
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown