# 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
> NHTSA complaint `448232` · 2004-01-07 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND PRIX
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
## Narrative
UPON STARTING VEHICLE  ENGINE BACK FIRED INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND BLEW IT APART. THIS RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FIRE.  CONSUMER SUSTAINED BURNS UPON PUTTING THE FIRE OUT. *AK
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