# 1996 PONTIAC GRAND AM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
> NHTSA complaint `565869` · 2005-12-14 · 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:** GRAND AM
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- **Miles at failure:** 177,000
## Narrative
DT:THE CONTACT STATED WHEN PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SMOKE POURED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.  THE SMOKE QUICKLY ERUPTED INTO FLAMES.  BOTH THE FIRE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED TO THE  SCENE.  THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED.  THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE DASHBOARD  PANEL AREA AND STEERING COLUMN.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SUGGESTED THIS MAY  HAVE BEEN  AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING FIRE.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.  *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*