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Pontiac 6000 Electrical System Alternator/generator/regulator Safety Report | Aug 24, 2003
Reported on Aug 24, 2003
| VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNDERHOOD FIRE WHILE DRIVING.*MR WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 68 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A POPPING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED REDUCED. THE CONSUMER THEN NOTICED SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CONSUMER EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH HER SON AND NOTICED SMOKE AND FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE. *PH *NM | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | 6000 |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 1987 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | Y |
| Location: | MELVINDALE MI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2AF51R4HT |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 68 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | UNKNOWN |
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