Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / BONNEVILLE / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298368 Incident Date: Sep, 09 2004
Consumer's City: PAINTED POST Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: BONNEVILLE Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 14 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: May, 14 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I pushed the rear defroster button and about 5 seconds later there was this small pop noise and smoke started coming out of the dash. i pulled the car over and looked into the vent and saw a fire about 3 inches high. i got my children and myself out of the car ran to the nearest house and called the fire dept and by the time they got there (7 min later) the car was totally engulfed in flames. it was a total loss.*ak