2001 PONTIAC MONTANA — VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA — VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
Start: 2009-03-31

fire · 714804 · 2009-04-03

Vehicle

Make: PONTIAC
Model: MONTANA
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
Miles at failure: 78,000
Speed: 60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HELLO ON 3/31/09 MY 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON I-88 HIGHWAY WITH 60 MILES PER HOUR. THE SMOKE FILLED THE CAR AND FIRE WAS SHOOTING UP AT THE BACK WINDOW WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. APPARENTLY AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE AT THE WINDSHIELD VIPER HAS STARTED THE FIRE. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10264109
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown