Car-and-Safety.com
Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | June 03, 2008
Reported on June 03, 2008
| MY FIANCE DROVE OUR 2001 GRAND PRIX GT HOME YESTERDAY MORNING AT 6:17 AM - THE CAR WAS DRIVING AND ACTING THE SAME WAY IT ALWAYS DID - IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION NO SIGNS THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG. HE PARKED THE CAR & CAME INSIDE- THE CAR SAT IN THE DRIVEWAY TILL 6:45 AM WHEN I DROVE TO WORK WHICH IS 10 MILES (AT THE MOST) AWAY - I PARKED IT AND GOT OUT - I DROVE IT THE SAME AS I ALWAYS HAD & THE CAR ITSELF ACTED & DROVE THE SAME WAY AS WELL - LIKE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT - ABOUT 7:12 AM WE GOT A PHONE CALL SAYING SOMEONE'S CAR WAS ON FIRE - AFTER THEY DESCRIBED THE CAR & WHERE IT WAS PARKED I IMMEDIATELY KNEW IT WAS MINE & RAN ALL THE WAY TO THE PARKING LOT - AS SOON AS I WALKED OUTSIDE YOU COULD SEE A HUGE CLOUD OF SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE HOOD OF THE CAR - AS I GOT CLOSER YOU COULD SEE PIECES OF MATERIAL MELTING & DROPPING TO THE PAVEMENT, ALSO ORANGE FLAMES WHERE VISIBLE UNDER THE HOOD- THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME & PUT IT OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY - THE DAMAGE OF THE CAR WAS CONTAINED TO EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD! BUT IT IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS!! I HAVE SEEN BY BROWSING ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ALOT OF PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT'S. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 2001 |
| 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: | FOWLERVILLE MI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WP52KX1F |
| Mileage: | 190000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
| Previous Report:Engine And Engine Cooling | Next Report:Equipment Electrical Air Conditioner |