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Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | May 02, 2006
Reported on May 02, 2006
| TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED PONTIAC AND INFORMED THEM ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. HE RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE FIRE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. | |
| 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: | HOUSTON TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WP5217WF |
| Mileage: | 90000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
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