# 2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
> NHTSA complaint `428140` · 2003-09-02 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** BONNEVILLE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
- **Miles at failure:** 20,200
## 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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*