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Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Sept 20, 2008
Reported on Sept 20, 2008
| TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE ROCKER CABLES. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A BUCKET OF WATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE OIL LEAKING FROM THE MANIFOLD CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR SLIGHTLY LESS THAN $1,100; HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO SMOKE AND OIL CONTINUED TO LEAK. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 130,000. | |
| 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: | LOCK PORT IL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 130000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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