← NHTSA complaints

1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

fire · 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 · Markdown