# 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `665244` · 2008-04-10 · 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:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 139,827
## 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
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