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Pontiac Grand Prix Electrical System Ignition Safety Report | June 21, 1999
Reported on June 21, 1999
| ENGINE WAS ON BUT VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION WITH KEY IN THE IGNITION, HEARD A NOISE AND SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, BUT IT DID NOT START A FIRE. NOISE SOUNDED LIKE THAT OF AN IGNITION STAYING ENGAGED. AFTER REPAIRS, VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF MILES AND PARKED FOR THREE AND ONE HALF HOURS. WHEN CRANKED VEHICLE MADE SAME NOISE. REPAIR SHOP REFUSED TO TOW AND SAID CONSUMER SHOULD TOW IT THEMSELVES. KEY WAS PUT IN THE IGNITION SO THAT STEERING WHEEL COULD BE MOVE THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. *AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 1992 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | COLUMBUS NE |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WH54T2NF |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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