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2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 838869 · 2011-01-26

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
143,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, 2001 WHICH HAD A RECALL FOR ENGINE COMPARTMENTED FIRES, I FIRST LEARNED OF THE RECALL AFTER THE FIRST FIRE THAT HAPPENED IN JULY, 2010, WHICH I PUT OUT MYSELF, I THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY CAR. I HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE IN NOV OR DEC OF 2010. TODAY, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING 1/26/2011, AND THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE AGAIN IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT & ENGINE. THE CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE, EVERYTHING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS DESTROYED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10378845
Machine
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