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2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 644214 · 2007-10-30

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
130,800

Severity

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

Narrative

I MADE MY NORMAL APPROX. 13-MILE DRIVE INTO WORK ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 29, 2007. PARK THE CAR, WALKED INTO THE OFFICE AND APPOX. 10 MINS LATER WAS NOTIFIED THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. CAME BACK TO THE CAR AND FOUND IT HAD A FAIRLY LARGE FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND WITHIN 15 MINUTES, MOST OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE EXTERIOR OF THE ENGINE WAS BURNT BEYOND RECOGNITION. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOK AT FOR A CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10207462
Machine
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