# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE02050
> **ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES** · Opened 2002-06-13 · Closed 2002-10-22
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE02050
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 2002-06-13
- **Close date:** 2002-10-22
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Affected makes:** BUICK; PONTIAC
- **Affected components:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Affected model years:** 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 25
## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE02050)
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