# 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `940991` · 2012-09-24 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 156,000
## Narrative
CAR WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY FINE.  PARKED MY CAR AT THE BACK OF THE BALLY'S PARKING LOT.  THOUGHT I SMELLED SOMETHING FUNNY.  WAITED 3 MINUTES THEN SAW SOME WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF BOTH SIDES OF HOOD OF CAR.    I THOUGHT WHITE SMOKE MEANT OVERHEATED (WHICH HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO CAR)    I POPPED THE HOOD AND THE THERE WERE FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE.  CALLED 911.  POLICE AND FIRE CAME AND PUT IT OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER.  I WILL NEED TO GET CAR TOWED SOMEWHERE, HOWEVER IT CAN BE EXAMINED FOR ROOT CAUSE.  *TR
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