# 2004 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `901149` · 2012-01-21 · 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:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 126,000
## Narrative
THE SPOUT WHERE YOU PUT OIL INTO THE ENGINE IS DIRECTLY OVER THE MANIFOLD, WHEN DRIVING THE OIL LOW LIGHT CAME ON SO WHEN PUTTING OIL INTO THE ENGINE SOME DRIPPED DOWN ONTO THE MANIFOLD CAUGHT FIRE IT IS THE 3800 V6 SERIES NON SUPERCHARGED, AFTER SPEAKING TO A LOCAL DEALER SHIP MOST MODELS HAVE A SPOUT THAT WHEN OIL IS SPILLED IT DIRECTS IT OVER THE MANIFOLD. MY VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ONE LUCKILY MY VEHICLE WAS SAVED.  *TR
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