# 2002 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
> NHTSA complaint `664076` · 2008-04-02 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND PRIX
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
- **Miles at failure:** 85,000
## Narrative
AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK AND PAYING FOR GAS, I CAME OUT TO MY VEHICLE AND AFTER STARTING IT SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE HOOD! I LIFT THE HOOD TO INVESTIGATE AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. (THERE IS A REPORT ON FILE WITH THE FAIRFIEL TOWNSHIP POLICE AND FIRE DEPTS.) WALKER PONTIAC IN DAYTON OHIO REPLACED THE ENGINE, I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A LETTER NOTING THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL TO DATE. I HAVE BEEN WARNED NOT TO PARK IN THE GARAGE AS THIS CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM AND THERE HAS BEEN AN INCIDENT OF HOME FIRE WITH INJURIES, DUE TO THE VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE IN THE GARAGE!!!  *TR
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