NHTSA Defect Investigation #PE02050 Alleged engine compartment fire during startup.loud pops or backfires before the fire started

Engine And Engine Cooling

CLOSED

no recall issued

1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE -- Alleged engine compartment fire during startup. Loud pops or backfires before the fire started Investigation was initiated on June 13 2002. Closed on October 22 2002. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #PE02050 »

NHTSA Defect Investigation #EA02030 EA02-030 is closed with gmea02-030 is closed with GM¿S actions in 03V-473 and 04V-090 recalling approximately 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- and H-body vehicles equipped with defective fuel pressure regulators.these vehicles were equipped with plastic intake manifolds that are unable to contain pressures that occur in some backfire events and defective fuel pressure regulators with leaking diaphragms that can provide a source of fuel to produce a combustible air-fuel mixture in the manifold.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by ODI that no safety defect exists in the vehicles that are not included in GM¿S recalls.ODI will continue to monitor the incidence of manifold ruptures and related fires in other MY 1995-2002 GM passenger cars equipped with the subject intake manifold.for additional information, see the attached closing report.

Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery**

Recall #04V090000

** This defect investigation is filed under 6 related vehicle components.
1997 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE -- EA02-030 is closed with GM's actions in 03V-473 and 04V-090 recalling approximately 529,000 MY 1998-99 C- and H-body vehicles equipped with defective fuel pressure regulators. These vehicles were equipped with plastic intake manifolds that are unable to contain pressures that occur in some backfire events and defective fuel pressure regulators with leaking diaphragms that can provide a source of fuel to produce a combustible air-fuel mixture in the manifold. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by ODI that no safety defect exists in the vehicles that are not included in GM's recalls. ODI will continue to monitor the incidence of manifold ruptures and related fires in other MY 1995-2002 GM passenger cars equipped with the subject intake manifold. For additional information, see the attached closing report. Investigation was initiated on October 22 2002. Closed on March 09 2004. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #EA02030 »

Defect investigation data is from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.