# 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
> NHTSA complaint `443500` · 2003-12-02 · 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:** GRAND PRIX
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
- **Miles at failure:** 34,060
## Narrative
VEHICLE  HAD A BAD BURNING SMELL. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MANIFOLD GASKET. HOWEVER,  BURNING SMELL CONTINUED; WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND EXPLODED 3 TIMES. THERE WAS NO WARNING OTHER THAN THE BURNING SMELL PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
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