NHTSA Expands Investigation Into GM Supercharged Sedan Fires

Concern over engine fires in certain supercharged General Motors sedans has sparked the expansion of an existing National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) probe.

This past January, the government safety agency initially launched an investigation into 1999-2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GTPs equipped with supercharged variants of GM’s stalwart 3800 Series II V-6. The bureau has reportedly logged some 180 non-crash related complaints of engine fires when the vehicles are parked and their ignitions turned off.
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Lexus - 6/21/2007 8:26:02 PM

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Don't forget the prototype Audi R8/R10 caught on fire while testing on the track. What about the BMW that went overheat on the fourth laps around the test tracks? yeah whatever.

The point I'm trying to make here is no one is perfect, German, Japanese and American all have some kind of default.

EnnNorak - 6/22/2007 10:11:01 AM

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The Fiero used to have engine fires also. GM has to do better especially since I love superchargers and hate turbos. I am amazed that the Pontiac division some 40 or 50 years ago anticipated engine fires and named that sporty little car the Fiero accordingly. Or was that just a coincidence?

Shredmo - 6/22/2007 11:50:52 AM

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What is intersting, the GTP was introduced as a 1997 model year and was produced through 2003. Why is this investigation limited to 1999-2002 models?