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Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Exhaust System Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe Safety Report | Dec 18, 2005
Reported on Dec 18, 2005
| MY 1999 GM PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP WENT UP IN FLAMES ON ITS OWN IN OUR GARAGE, AT NIGHT. IT WAS TERRIFYING, SCARY AND WE'RE LUCKY THAT WE DIDN'T LOSE THE HOUSE. MY HUSBAND AND FATHER IN LAW WERE ABLE TO DRAG THE CAR OUT OF THE GARAGE BEFORE THE HOUSE WENT UP. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE AT THAT MOMENT AND ASSISTED IN PUTTING OUT THE FIRE. WE HAD ARRIVED HOME FROM MY DAUGHTER'S BALLET PERFORMANCE AND ALL WENT INTO THE HOUSE AND WITHIN 20 MINUTES THE GARAGE WAS ENGULFED IN HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. CAR HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES. NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG AT ALL. LATER AFTER SURVIVING THIS SHOCKING EVENT, I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND ON THE EDMUNDS.COM WEBSITE, I FOUND OVER 10 OTHER INSTANCES FOR GRAND PRIX OWNERS THAT THIS EXACT SAME SCENARIO HAD HAPPENED. SOME OF THE MODELS WERE EVEN NEWER THAN MINE. 2000, 2001, ETC. WE REPORTED IT TO GM, AND THEY HAVE NOT CALLED US BACK OR MAILED US ANYTHING. OUR INSURANCE INVESTIGATORS DID DETERMINE POINT OF ORIGIN OF FIRE AND THEY FIRMLY BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURER ERROR IN DESIGN. THEY ARE PURSUING GM THROUGH SUBROGATION. WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A CAR TO BE RECALLED? SOMEONE TO DIE? I JUST WANT OTHER OWNERS TO KNOW HOW DANGEROUS THIS CAR CAN BE. MY CAR WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, SHOULD NOT HAVE DONE THAT. *NM | |
| 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: | LIVERMORE CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WR5211XF |
| Mileage: | 81000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | U |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Turbo. |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | MOORE BUICK PONTIAC LOS GATOS CA 95032 |
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