2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2007-12-03

fire · 648394 · 2007-12-03

Vehicle

Make: PONTIAC
Model: GRAND PRIX
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 120,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER WIDE DROVE CAR FOR LESS THEN FIVE MINUTES. THE ENGINE STILL RUNS AND NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. IT APPEARS THAT ONE OF THE SPARK PLUG WIRES IS TORN RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE OIL FILL SPOUT. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10210734
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown