# 1996 PONTIAC FIREBIRD — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
> NHTSA complaint `63275` · 1996-12-10 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** FIREBIRD
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
## Narrative
CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS  IN REFERENCE TO OIL LEAKS, THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE TRANSMISSION  DIP STICK ONTO THE MOTOR,  CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.   *AK  ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER REPLACED ABS.   *SLC
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