# 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `882705` · 2011-09-29 · 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:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 83,300
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE HEATER ACTIVATED, A STRONG BURNING ODOR AND A MASSIVE AMOUNT OFF WHITE SMOKE SUDDENLY EMITTED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A NEARBY SERVICE STATION, WHERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL AREA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,300.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*