2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2012-02-12

fire · 904895 · 2012-02-13

Vehicle

Make: PONTIAC
Model: GRAND PRIX
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 140,000

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR, WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND BEGAN TO STALL. SMALL FIRE YIELDING SMOKE BEGAN IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE PARKED AND ENGINE OFF. WITHIN 10 MINUTES ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES REQUIRING FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10447774
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown