# 1998 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `526992` · 2005-04-25 · 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:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 141,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND FOUGHT THE FLAMES WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. *AK     THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THAT THE FIRE WAS DUE TO THEIR VEHICLES COMPONENTS AND THAT THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS FROM EXTERNAL SOURCES.  AN ELECTRICAL EXPERT BELIEVES THAT THE LEAD FROM THE CIGARETTE LIGHT CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE FUSE WAS BLOWN BUT THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AFTER THE FIRE.  THE CONSUMER'S CELL PHONE WAS CHARGING IN THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE.  *JB  *NM
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