# 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `740262` · 2009-10-19 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **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:** 160,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH SHE SAW SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION  SHE NOTICED AN  ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THE DRIVER  EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES WITH A WATER HOSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED.  THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES.  A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL#  08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING).  HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER.   THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 160,000.
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