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Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Gasoline Turbo-charger Safety Report | Mar 02, 2007



Reported on Mar 02, 2007


MY 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED ON MARCH 2, 2007. VISITING FREINDS IN BLACKSBURG VA. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN UP HILL FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE WITH THE SUPERCHARGER ENGAGED THE WHOLE TIME. WE PARKED AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. 10 MINUTES LATER A NEIGHBOR INFORMED US THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. 14 FOOT FLAMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT IT OUT. THE CAR WAS TOTALLED. IT WAS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT WE HAD NOT PULLED OUR CAR INTO OUR GARAGE AND GONE TO BED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AT THE LEAST, OUR HOUSE WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED TO THE GROUND. AT THE WORST MY FAMILY WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED ALIVE.*AK
Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Prix
Manufactured by: GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
Year: 1998
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: ROANOKE VA
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 1G2WP1214WF
Mileage: 95000 miles.
Speed: 0 MPH
Number of cylinders: 6
Vehicle type: FWD
Vehicle fuel: GAS Turbo.
Was a police report filed? Y
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