NHTSA Complaint #10818635 — 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

THE FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT MY VEHICLE RECALL #15757 ENGINE FIRE COULD HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF OIL DEPOSITED ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD>ON 11/3/2015 DRIVING HOME FROM FORT LAUDERDALE MY ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON THEN MY OIL LIGHT STOPPED LET THE CAR COOL DOWN ABOUT AN HOUR AND READ MY MANUAL THAT HELPED SO I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I NEEDED TO GET GAS SO I EXITED AT THE NEAREST EXIT. I STOPPED IN CLEARWATER,FL. PULLED UP TO THE PUMP TURN OFF THE CAR AND GOT OUT, WHEN I NOTICED A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER IT WAS WINDY TOOK A MINUTE OMG IT WAS COMING FROM MY ENGINE I OPENED THE HOOD ONLY TO SEE THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE!!! RAN INTO THE GAS STATION FOR HELP > CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY WAS TOWED BUT WAS 2HRS FROM HOME(FERNANDINA BEACH,FL)> CAR IS TOTALED . I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF I WOULD BE ENTITLED TO SOME COMPENSATION SINCE I WAS 2 HOURS FROM HOME FOR GAS, FOOD, ETC. MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS [XXX] THANK YOU ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR