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Pontiac Grand Am Electrical System Wiring Front Underhood Safety Report | Aug 20, 2000



Reported on Aug 20, 2000


PE99063, VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A MALL AREA ,IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. , CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AND THEN SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, HEARD CRACKLIN GNOISE COMING FROM A SMALL BOX BETWEEN THE ENGINE BLOCK AND RADIATOR , AT THE SAME TIME CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF STEERING COLUMN ,RIGHT NEXT TO TURN SIGNALS. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. INSURANCE COMPANY DID INSPECT VEHICLE, AND IT WAS LISTED AS UNDETERMINED CAUSE. BUT, SUGGESTED ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK
Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Am
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 1994
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported?
Was a death reported?
Was a fire reported? Y
Location: COLORADO SPRINGS CO
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2NE1531RM
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Was a police report filed? N
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