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1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 677314 · 2008-07-09

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
130,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. AFTER A ABOUT 6 MONTHS THEY RECALLED MY CAR AND THE FRONT ROCKER COVER GASKET NEEDED REPLACING, AFTER CALL GM AND TALKING TO 10 DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND 2 MONTHS LATER THEY HAD SOMEONE COME TO LOOK AT MY CAR AND AT THIS POINT THEY OFFERED ME ONLY 3000. FOR IT. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I KEPT THIS CAR UP I ONLY DROVE IT IN THE SNOW ONCE A YEAR, CHANGED THE OIL WHEN DUE, JUST HAD NEW STRUTS ON IT NEW TIRES AND IT IS IN NEW CONDITION. I LOOKED UP THE BLUE BOOK VALUE OF THE CAR AND IT WAS 5,600. I FELL AS THOUGH I SHOULD GET 5,000. FOR MY CAR. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10233614
Machine
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