# 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `718058` · 2009-04-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **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:** 75,000
## Narrative
02/08 CAR WAS SITTING IN DRIVE-WAY, SHUT OFF, WHEN WE SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE .  BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE IT WAS GONE-IT WENT QUICK. I HAD THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR AND NEVER HAD ANY TROUBLE . I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS CAR AS I ONLY HAD LIABILITY. I GOT THE RECALL A MONTH LATER. I TRIED TO TALK TO G.M. SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR MY SON FOUND ME ONE,  HE TRADED A TRUCK HE HAD BEEN BUILDING FOR IT. I LOST THE CAR AND EVERYTHING IN IT. THIS WAS A VERY BAD ECONOMICAL TIME FOR ME AND I WISH I COULD GET A BAIL-OUT LIKE G.M. DID. THIS IS SO UNFAIR! *TR
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