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1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 665244 · 2008-04-10

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
139,827

Severity

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

Narrative

I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. I BEGAN TO NOTICE AN ENGINE ODOR. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED. BEFORE I COULD HAVE IT CHECKED OUT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER I HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE AT WORK. IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THEY COULD NOT TELL ME WHY IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. JUST THAT IT HAD STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. AND THEY BELIEVED IT WAS ELECTRICAL. I PURCHASED A 2000 GRAND PRIX TO REPLACE IT. I AM NOW SMELLING THE SAME ODOR IN THIS CAR. I SAW THE RECALL ON TV FOR THE SUPERCHARGED 3.8L. NEITHER CAR WAS SUPERCHARGED. BUT I BELIEVE IT IS NOT ONLY THE SUPERCHARGED MODELS THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10224153
Machine
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