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Pontiac Grand Prix Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Mar 28, 2010
Reported on Mar 28, 2010
| I WAS THE OWNER OF A 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX, EQUIPPED WITH A 3.8L V6 NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE AND PRIOR TO RECEIVING WORD FROM GM ABOUT A RECALL ON THESE PARTICULAR CARS FOR ENGINE COMPARTMENT RELATED FIRES... MY CAR WAS LOST IN A FIRE. PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF THE VEHICLE THERE WERE NO KNOWN ISSUES, NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH, NO STRANGE NOISES,SMELLS ETC. HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING FOR 20 MINUTES... A ROUTE I HAD TAKEN MANY TIMES IN THIS PARTICULAR CAR, SMOKE APPEARED AND AFTER 20 MINUTES PARKED IN A PARKING LOT, THE CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED. *TR | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Grand Prix |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS LLC |
| Year: | 1997 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | Y |
| Location: | EAST ISLIP NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2WJ52K0VF |
| Mileage: | |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
| Tire size: | |
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