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Pontiac Grand Prix Electrical System Wiring Front Underhood Safety Report | Nov 01, 2006
Reported on Nov 01, 2006
| MY 1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP HAD BEEN PARKED ON MY MOTHER'S CARPORT APPROX. 10 MINUTES WHEN I LOOKED OUT TO SEE SMOKE. RUSHING OUTSIDE THE ENTIRE HOOD AREA OF THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. HAD THE LOCAL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT HAVE RESPONDED WITHIN 10 MINUTES, HER HOME WOULD HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS, DAMAGE TO MY ELDERLY MOTHER'S HOME IN EXCESS OF $6,000. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE EXACT CAUSE, BUT SAID IT APPEARED TO BE FAULTY WIRING. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH ANYTHING ON THE CAR TO INDICATE A FIRE WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR. *JB | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | Y |
| Location: | MARION NC |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WR5211XF |
| Mileage: | 134000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Turbo. |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | BYRD'S AITP |
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