# NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA86021
> **ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES** · Opened 1986-07-18 · Closed 1990-05-08
## Investigation
- **Action number:** EA86021
- **Type:** Engineering Analysis
- **Open date:** 1986-07-18
- **Close date:** 1990-05-08
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Affected makes:** PONTIAC
- **Affected components:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Affected model years:** 1984
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 1
## Summary

SUMMARY: AMONG 135 COMPLAINTS, 122 FIRES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. POSSIBLECAUSES INCLUDE 13 DUE TO COOLANT LEAKS, 16 FROM FUEL LEAKS, 8 CAUSED BYBATTERY CABLE RUBBING ON ENGINE BLOCK,26 DUE TO OIL LEAKS RESULTINGFROM CONNECTING ROD FAILURE, 12 FROM ELECTRICAL WIRE SHORTS, AND 59 UN-IDENTIFIED.AS OF 12/14/87, 238 FIRE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.STATUS:TEST REQUEST SENT TO ETF 12/11/86. FIRST IR SENT 8/28/86,RESPONSE DATED 10/30/86. SECOND IR SENT 12/11/86, PARTIAL IR RESPONSEDATED 2/5/87.REMAINDER OF RESPONSE DATED 5/12/87. RECALL REQUESTSENT TO GM ON 9/8/87.GM RESPONDED WITH RECALL 87V-181 ON 11/25/87.NHTSA INTENDS TO INITIATE AN AUDIT OF THIS RECALL IN THE FALL OF 1988.===

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=EA86021)
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