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2000 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

fire · 654938 · 2008-01-24

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
BONNEVILLE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
Miles at failure
143,298

Severity

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

Narrative

ENGINE FIRE OCCURRED DURING NORMAL START-UP DUE TO A FAULTY FUEL REGULATOR . FIRE DAMAGED ENGINE AND NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT . PONTIAC CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY, AND AGREED TO RE-PURCHASE VEHICLE . THE AMOUNT OFFERED BY PONTIAC WAS CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN PURCHASE PRICE . *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10215879
Machine
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