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Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Dec 15, 2006
Reported on Dec 15, 2006
| DROVE 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GTP APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES. PARKED IN HOME DRIVEWAY. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER A MAN CAME TO THE DOOR STATING THE CAR WAS ON FIRE (HE HAD ALREADY CALLED 911). FIRE DEPT. AND POLICE ON THE SCENE AS WELL AS FIRE INVESTIGATOR WHO STATED IT APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE HOOD AT ABOUT THE FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO PROBLEMS DRIVING THAT EVENING, NO SERVICE LIGHTS ON. OIL CHANGED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. FROM WINDSHIELD TO FRONT COMPLETELY DESTROYED. HEAVY SMOKE DAMAGE ALSO INSIDE CAR AND IN TRUNK. FRONT TIRES AND FRONT END OF CAR MELTED TO DRIVEWAY. GAS TENSION ROD FROM HOOD EXPLODED AND SHOT THROUGH GARAGE DOOR (LUCKILY NO ONE WAS STANDING IN ITS WAY). *JB | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2000 |
| 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: | NEW WHITELAND IN |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WR1210YF |
| Mileage: | 115000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS Turbo. |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | REEVE'S BUICK PONTIAC GREENWOOD IN 46142 |
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