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2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 531286 · 2005-04-19

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
10,200

Severity

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

Narrative

OWNER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND WALKED AWAY. BEFORE ACTUALLY LEAVING THE SCENE OWNER WAS ALERTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING. OWNER WENT TO THE VEHICLE , OPENED THE HOOD, AND VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE . THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR STATED THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. A GM HAD REPRESENTATIVE CAME AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR DEALERSHIP CLAIMED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGE. *AK ....THE VEHICLE'S PRIMARY ELECTRICAL WIRING AT BATTERY EXHIBITED NO EVIDENCE OF ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY OR MALFUNCTION. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A MALFUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, NOR WAS THERE EVIDENCE OF A FUEL LINE LEAK. FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATOR, THEREFORE, CONCLUDED THAT FIRE WAS AN ACCIDENT, AND A RESULT OF NON-SPECIFIC ELECTRICAL FAIURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10118937
Machine
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