Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / GRAND PRIX / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004017507 Incident Date: Dec, 28 2004
Consumer's City: BOYNTON BEACH Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: GRAND PRIX Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2G2WS522X41 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 18 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Owner parked the vehicle and walked away. before actually leaving the scene owner was alerted that the vehicle was smoking. owner went to the vehicle , opened the hood, and vehicle was on fire . the fire department was called to the scene. after the fire was extinguished the fire investigator stated the fire was electrical. vehicle was totaled. a gm had representative came and inspected the vehicle. neither the manufacturer nor dealership claimed any responsibility for the damage. *ak ....the vehicle's primary electrical wiring at battery exhibited no evidence of electrical activity or malfunction. there was no evidence of a malfunction associated with fuel injection system, nor was there evidence of a fuel line leak. fire department investigator, therefore, concluded that fire was an accident, and a result of non-specific electrical faiure in the engine compartment. *ak