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Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Mar 24, 2006
Reported on Mar 24, 2006
| WE LEFT HOME AND DROVE ABOUT 8 MILES TO MEET SOME RELATIVES FOR DINNER. WHEN WE ARRIVED AT OUR DESTINATION, THERE WAS NO SMOKE, NOISE OR EVEN A SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER, A MAN CAME RUNNING INTO THE RESTAURANT YELLING SOMEBODY'S CAR IS ON FIRE! ONE OF THE RESTAURANT EMPLOYEES PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SO WE DID A BUY BACK FROM OUR INSURANCE COMPANY THINKING WE WOULD BE ABLE TO BUY SOME SALVAGE PARTS TO PUT THE CAR BACK TOGETHER. IT HAS BEEN 13 MONTHS NOW AND WE STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ALL THE PARTS IN SALVAGE. MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE FIRES NATIONWIDE THAT WHEN A SALVAGE YARD GETS GOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT PARTS FOR THESE CARS, THAT THEY ARE SOLD VERY QUICKLY! *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: | EAU CLAIRE WI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WR5216XF |
| Mileage: | 157850 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | HOT WHEELS CHIPPEWA FALLS WI 54729 |
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