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2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 716683 · 2009-04-17

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
2000
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
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I PURCHASED A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX COUPE NEW. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. MY HUSBAND DROVE IT TO WORK, PARKED IT AND WENT INSIDE THE BUILDING. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES AN EMPLOYEE CAME IN AND SAID THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IT WAS ON FIRE. SOME EMPLOYEES IMMEDIATELY WENT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE WIRING HARNESS AND SURROUND AREAS WERE BURNT AND MELTED. MY INSURANCE TOTALED THE CAR WITH $4,100. IN DAMAGES. I CALLED GM REGARDING THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THEY DID NOT SAY THEY HAD NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS, ONLY NO RECALLS. I HAD SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND ALL SORTS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING FIRES WITH THE GRAND PRIX. THIS WEEK I SAW WHERE THEY HAVE RECALLED THE GRAND PRIX SEDANS. MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME ENGINE AS THE SEDAN. IF THE CAR HAD BEEN IN MY GARAGE IT WOULD HAVE BURNT MY HOUSE DOWN AND POSSIBLE KILLED SOMEONE. I TOLD GM I WANTED THIS REPORTED BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO SEE ANYONE HARMED. I FEEL THE COUPE ALSO NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10265907
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