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2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

crash · 936866 · 2012-08-30

Vehicle

Make
PONTIAC
Model
GRAND PRIX
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Severity

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

Narrative

2001 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS SONS HOUSE AND AFTER PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WENT IN THE HOUSE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, HIS DAUGHTER-N-LAW SAW SMOKE BY HER FRONT HER WINDOW. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS JUNK FOR $200. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 09V116000. GM WROTE THE CONSUMER A DENIAL LETTER STATING THE BREACH OF WARRANTY OF LIMITATIONS IN NEW JERSEY WAS FOUR YEARS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10473462
Machine
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