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1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 742158 · 2009-11-02

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Severity

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

Narrative

1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX HAD AN ENGINE FIRE AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CONSUMER STATES THAT GM DENIED THE CLAIM FOR THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ENGINE FIRE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON DIDN'T RECEIVE THE RECALL, BECAUSE HE MOVED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. GM DENIED THE CLAIM BECAUSE IT WAS THEIR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CONTROLLING OF LIABILITY AGAINST GM WOULD BE BREACH OF WARRANTY. THE BREACH OF WARRANTY STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS IN WISCONSIN WAS SIX YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE. THE ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 1998, SO GM CLAIMED THEIR LIABILITY EXPIRED IN APRIL 2004. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10290672
Machine
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