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1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

fire · 719813 · 2009-05-13

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure
131,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL #09047 FROM GM YESTERDAY ON MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT MY CAR ALREADY CAUGHT FIRE ON FEBRUARY 17 THIS YEAR AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED IT A COMPLETE LOSS. IN ADDITION, IT CAUSED NEARLY $7000 IN DAMAGE TO MY HOME WHICH WAS LIMITED ONLY BY THE FACT THAT I WAS HOME AND SAW THE FIRE EARLY ENOUGH TO BEGIN CONTAINING IT UNTIL THE FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD MY CAR TO THE LIST OF DEFECTIVE VEHICLES ALREADY DESTROYED BY THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10268598
Machine
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