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Pontiac Bonneville Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Safety Report | Apr 24, 2003
Reported on Apr 24, 2003
| WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE CONSUMER COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE DRIVERS HUSBAND. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS DECLINED ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 96V116000 BUT WAS TOLD THAT HER VEHICLE DID NOT FIT THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL. *M *SCC *NLM | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Bonneville |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1995 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 1 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | Y |
| Location: | BRODNAX VA |
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| Was a police report filed? | Y |
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| Dealer name and location: | HERITAGE PONTIAC SOUTH HILL VA |
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