# 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
> NHTSA complaint `454953` · 2004-02-14 · 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:** BONNEVILLE
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
- **Miles at failure:** 54,000
## Narrative
TRIED TO START CAR 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE WITH 54,000 MILES, IT BACKFIRED AND COUGHT FIRE. IT IS TOTALLED. I READ ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD, BUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN ADVISED. MY CAR WHICH WAS LIKE NEW IS GONE.*AK
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