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Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Engine Gasoline Turbo-charger Safety Report | Dec 13, 2007
Reported on Dec 13, 2007
| AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK AND PAYING FOR GAS, I CAME OUT TO MY VEHICLE AND AFTER STARTING IT SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE HOOD! I LIFT THE HOOD TO INVESTIGATE AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. (THERE IS A REPORT ON FILE WITH THE FAIRFIEL TOWNSHIP POLICE AND FIRE DEPTS.) WALKER PONTIAC IN DAYTON OHIO REPLACED THE ENGINE, I HAVE SINCE RECEIVED A LETTER NOTING THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL TO DATE. I HAVE BEEN WARNED NOT TO PARK IN THE GARAGE AS THIS CONTINUES TO BE A PROBLEM AND THERE HAS BEEN AN INCIDENT OF HOME FIRE WITH INJURIES, DUE TO THE VEHICLE CATCHING FIRE IN THE GARAGE!!! *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2002 |
| 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: | DAYTON OH |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 85000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | RWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | FAIRBORN BUICK PONTIAC |
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