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1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

fire · 800145 · 2010-07-18

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Miles at failure
124,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY 99 GRANDPRIX GTP THAT I BOUGHT ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO FROM A CAR DEALER. I WAS DRIVING AROUND AND BRAKING PRETTY HARD WITH LOTS OF STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I THEN LATER WENT HOME AND PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVE WAY. WELL I MOVED IT OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY TO IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. ABOUT 10 MINS LATER I HEARD CARS OUTSIDE IT WAS 3AM I RAN TO TELL MY FRIENDS PEOPLE WERE MESSING WITH THE CAR BUT THEN WHEN WE ALL RETURNED TO THE WINDOW MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT WERE BY MY CAR AND THERE ALL REALLY CLOSE FRIENDS NONE OF THEM EVER BEEN IN TROUBLE SO THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF IS THE RECALL BUT ME AND MY BUDDIES THAT WERE INSIDE ARE BEING THREATENED WITH ARSON CHARGES. IT BURNT UP MOST OF THE ENGINE BAY AND MELTED SOME PAINT OFF THE PASSENGER SIDE PANEL . *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10343798
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