NHTSA Complaint #10819426 — 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRX. AFTER ADDING ANTI-FREEZE TO THE VEHICLE PARKED IN THE SHED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMALL FLAME UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.