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1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 720569 · 2009-05-18

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE CAR JUST CUT OFF AT THE TURNING LIGHT BEFORE I GOT TO MY HOUSE. IT STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. I THOUGHT IT MAYBE OVER HEATING. SO I POPPED THE HOOD OPEN THINKING IT WOULD STOP SMOKING BUT IT GOT WORSE. SO I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND OPENED THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. SO I RAN AND GOT WHAT I CAN OUT OF MY CAR WHILE I WAS ON THE PHONE TALKING TO 911. WHILE I WAS DOING THAT, A MAN WAS DRIVING BY STOPPED AND GAVE ME A FIRE EXTINGUISHER SO I PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE TRUCK CAME A MIN LATER. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10269300
Machine
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