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Pontiac Sunbird Electrical System Ignition Safety Report | Nov 08, 1998
Reported on Nov 08, 1998
| CONSUMER CALLED AAA BECAUSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, AAA JUMPED THE BATTERY, SAID THAT SOMETHING IS DRAINING, THE BATTERY THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT, BUT ASKED HER TO LET THE VEHICLE RUN ABOUT 20 MINUTES BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AFTER AAA LEFT, THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME, THE FIRE WAS IN THE DASH AREA. AFTER PUTTING FIRE OUT, THEY DISCOVERD A BOX OF WIRES UNDER DASH BEHIND GLOVE BOX, THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Sunbird |
| Manufactured by: | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| Year: | 1993 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | Y |
| Location: | S.CHATHAM MA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1G2JB14H5P7 |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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