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1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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432947
· 2003-10-01
Vehicle
Make
PONTIAC
Model
BONNEVILLE
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED DRIVER BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. DRIVER PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME, AND PARKED VEHICLE. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A WHOLE IN THE PLENUM THAT ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK AND WARP THE HEADS. *AK
Source
Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10042052
Machine
JSON-LD
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