# 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `531286` · 2005-04-19 · 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:** GRAND PRIX
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 10,200
## 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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*