1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Start: 2007-02-20

fire · 613926 · 2007-02-20

Vehicle

Make: PONTIAC
Model: GRAND PRIX
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 92,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CAR HAD BEEN SETTING FOR 10 DAYS OR SO, WHEN I TRIED TO START IT I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND I SAW SMOKE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED AND CAUGHT THE ENGINE ON FIRE. MY WIFE CALLED 911 BUT I GOT THE FIRE PUT OUT BEFORE THE FIREMEN GOT HERE. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10183084
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown