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Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Aug 31, 2007
Reported on Aug 31, 2007
| MY HUSBAND DRIVING VEH FRWY, GOING APPROX. 65-70 MPH WHEN ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. AS HE WAS PULLING OVER HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE. THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE WHEEL WELLS. MY VEHICLE WAS TOTAL LOSS FROM THIS. THERE WERE NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEMS. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH POPPING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN STEERING TO THE LEFT. WATER ON PASSENGER FLOORBOARD, NO APPARENT REASON. *TR | |
| 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: | CORONA CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WJ52K8YF |
| Mileage: | 170894 miles. |
| Speed: | 70 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: | MORENO VALLEY PONTIAC, BUICK |
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