# 1997 PONTIAC SUNFIRE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
> NHTSA complaint `519407` · 2005-02-01 · 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:** SUNFIRE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
- **Miles at failure:** 110,000
## Narrative
TRIED TO START THE IGNITION BUT IT WOULD'T, WHICH WAS REALLY ODD CONSIDERING MY CAR HASN'T GIVEN ME ANY REAL TROUBLE.  I TOOK THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND CLOSED THE DOOR AND IT TRIED TO START WITHOUT THE KEY.  I WENT IN THE HOUSE TO CALL A RIDE TO WORK AND HEARD THE RADIO GOING.  I LOOKED OUT TO SEE WHO IT WAS AND SAW A FIRE GOING IN MY CAR.  I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT THE FIRE OUT.  AFTERWARDS, THEY SAID THAT MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED INTO THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING THE FIRE.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*