# 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `671274` · 2008-05-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **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:** 177,000
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR. THE FAILURE IS RELATED TO CAMPAIGN NUMBER 08V118000.  A FIRE REPORT AND PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE. THERE IS NO POLICE REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE ENTIRE FRONT END AND ENGINE WERE DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THE COST OF REPAIRS ARE $4,000 WHICH INCLUDES REPLACING THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR FAILURES OR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 177,000.
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