Consumer Complaint Detail

PONTIAC / FIREBIRD / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999087921 Incident Date: Jul, 29 1999
Consumer's City: LAKELAND Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: FIREBIRD Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1994
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving down i-4 when car seem to lose power, so i took next available exit. i shut the ignition off, heard what sounded like a backfire. at that moment of shut off smoke started from under the hood, both sides and then into the inside of my car. i and passerby's tried to extinguish fire but it was to hot and hopeless. fire dept. arrived very quickly but the front of my car is cooked. please help me, the car was running perfectly right to that point! i noticed several other fires. this must be a defect, thank you merry knutson