# 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `687119` · 2008-09-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND PRIX
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
## Narrative
1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP -- REAR VALVE COVER GASKET DESIGN IS EXTREMELY POOR -- IT IS ONLY THE SIZE OF A SPAGHETTI NOODLE. IT CAN NOT CONTAIN THE OIL PRESSURE FLOW, THUS LEAKS ENGINE OIL DOWN THE REAR SIDE OF THE ENGINE ONTO DANGEROUSLY HOT COMPONENTS -- THIS RESULTS IN: 1)A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF TOXIC BURNT ENGINE OIL FUMES ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, 2) ENGINE OIL LEAKING/SPRAYING BACK ONTO THE EXTREMELY HOT CATALYTIC CONVERTER, EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEADER, EXHAUST PIPE AND 3) A VERY HIGH RISK OF FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UNDER THE CAR. *TR
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