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2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 610232 · 2007-01-19

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
115,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DROVE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES. PARKED IN HOME DRIVEWAY. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER A MAN CAME TO THE DOOR STATING THE CAR WAS ON FIRE (HE HAD ALREADY CALLED 911). FIRE DEPT. AND POLICE ON THE SCENE AS WELL AS FIRE INVESTIGATOR WHO STATED IT APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE HOOD AT ABOUT THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO PROBLEMS DRIVING THAT EVENING, NO SERVICE LIGHTS ON. OIL CHANGED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. FROM WINDSHIELD TO FRONT COMPLETELY DESTROYED. HEAVY SMOKE DAMAGE ALSO INSIDE CAR AND IN TRUNK. FRONT TIRES AND FRONT END OF CAR MELTED TO DRIVEWAY. GAS TENSION ROD FROM HOOD "EXPLODED" AND SHOT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR (LUCKILY NO ONE WAS STANDING IN ITS WAY). *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10179174
Machine
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