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Pontiac Sunfire Electrical System Ignition Safety Report | Mar 01, 1998
Reported on Mar 01, 1998
| STRANGE NOISE CAME FROM IGNITION WHEN VEHICLE WAS CRANKED. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AFTER IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SWITCH OFF, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE IGNITION AREA. SMOKING STOPPED, BUT LATER VEHICLE WAS FOUND WITH THE INTERIOR ENGULFED INFLAMES. | |
| Make: | Pontiac |
| Model: | Sunfire |
| Manufactured by: | General Motors LLC |
| Year: | 1995 |
| Was a crash reported? | |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | Y |
| Location: | BAYAMON PR |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3G2JB1241SS |
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| Vehicle type: | FWD |
| Vehicle fuel: | N/A. |
| Was a police report filed? | Y |
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