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2001 PONTIAC GRAND AM — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

fire · 449181 · 2004-01-12

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND AM
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Miles at failure
34,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WATER LEAKED INTO FLOORBOARD FROM AIR-CONDITIONER. GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AND BACK WHEELS. TRIM CAME LOOSE FROM BACK BUMPER. REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF. HAD NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THE CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START (DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM) FRONT DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NOT COME DOWN ON OCCASION. CAR CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DASHBOARD WHILE PARKED IN OUR GARAGE. THE FIRE DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE INSPECTOR SENT OUT TO LOOK AT THE CAR (BY GM) SAID THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND NOT CAUSED BY ANYTHING WE DID TO THE CAR. THE CAR WAS REPURCHASED BY GM ON JANUARY 7, 2004 AFTER BASICALLY CALLING THEM ON A DAILY BASIS TO GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT. *LA

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10052974
Machine
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