Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / GRAND PRIX / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007104082 Incident Date: Apr, 26 2007
Consumer's City: GRAND HAVEN Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: GRAND PRIX Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, other:storage:tank assembly:pressure relief devices
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G2WP5212VF Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 30 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 03 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I parked my 97 grand prix gtp at the ottawa area intermediate school district on the morning of april 27, 2007 and went into the building. about 5 minutes later i heard someone yell my name and that my car was smoking. when i got to the front of the building there was a tremendous amount of smoke coming from the engine and fire around the tires and bottom of the engine. three of my co-workers tried putting out the fire with a fire extinguisher but could not get the hood open. the fire department arrived and was able to pry open the hood with a bar. the engine smoked and burned for approximately 2 hours. the fire fighters cut off the battery in case of further fire igniting. the fire did not spread to any other vehicles because the car was parked in the back of the lot. also fire did not spread to the rest of the car due to the quick action of fire and rescue. the car is a total loss. *tr