# 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
> NHTSA complaint `612551` · 2007-02-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND PRIX
- **Year:** 2003
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
- **Miles at failure:** 87,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
TL* -  THE CONTACT  STATED THAT  WHILE  DRIVING  THE 2003 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ON A SUNNY DAY AT 35 MPH  A DEER RAN OUT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HE SWERVED IN ORDER NOT TO HIT THE DEER AND  RAN INTO A TREE.  THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE.  HE HAD A HARD TIME GETTING OUT THE  DRIVER'S  SIDE DOOR, IT WOULD NOT OPEN. HE HAD TO CRAWL OUT THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87000 MILES.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*