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2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — EQUIPMENT

fire · 861058 · 2011-06-10

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
EQUIPMENT

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY DAUGHTER AND SON TO THE STORE AFTER SCHOOL. I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING BUT DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OFF IT. I DIDN'T SEE THE SMOKE BUT HAD SMELLED THE BURNING SMELL BEFORE. ANYWAY NOT FIVE MINUTES OF BEING IN THE STORE ,I WAS AT THE CHECK OUT LANE WONDERING WHAT WAS ON FIRE. TO MY SURPRISE IT WAS MY CAR. CAR HOOD COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A GUY OUTSIDE IT STARTED SMOKING AND FLAMED UP NOT A MINUTE AFTER WE GOT OUT. WELL A MONTH AFTER MY CAR WAS DESTROYED I STARTED GETTING RECALL NOTIFICATIONS. THE LETTER I RECEIVED TODAY WAS DATED ON THE 20TH OF APRIL AND IT'S THE 10TH OF JUNE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10405864
Machine
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