My car wouldn't start and there were no electrical components functioning. I called the car dealership where I purchased the warranty and was told to make sure I didn't have a dead battery because that was not covered under the warranty. I called the towing company and they attempted to charge the battery. Battery would not charge; the car went "puff" and caught on fire. When the wrecker driver attempte to start the car, he heard a loud "pop" and smoke was rolling out from under the hood. He opened the hood, battery was intact, however the engine was on fire. After fire was extinquished, he found the plenum(?sp) blown off the top F the engine and the oil filtler tube was blown out of he top of te manifold. Warranty company would not cover due to the fact the car caught on fire. They said my car ins should cover it. However, I believe the fire was the result of a previously existing defect. I was told the foam used to extinguish the fire could possibly have caused more problems in the engine. Was I supposed to let the car completey burn up? I don't think so!

- Glen Dale, WV, USA

I was driving home from when work when my car caught on fire. My brakes stopped working and I was unable to stop the car. The car was engulfed in flames in the matter of a few minutes.

- Holyoke, MA, USA

On date mentioned the cars firewall and engine compartment caught fire which cause the lose of the use of the brakes and power steering. I was decending a steep hill at the time. I was lucky to keep control of the vehicle and managed to get the fire out before the fire department got there. This could have been a fatal accident if I had not keep my head. We also had to replace the alternator in this vehicle which should have not worn out as the car only had 3500 mile on it at that time. The police report stated that it was a manufacturer defect that caused the fire. I have called the place of purchase to inform them of this and they gave me a phone number of the Pontiac co. To call and the number will not go threw. I have searched the web to see if there was a place in their web site to send them an email about the fire and no luck there either. If this had not happened when it did it would have been my wife driving with our grandson in the car, as I had gone to get gas for the car for her first. I feel it should be checked out as to wether there has been any other problems of this type. I know for a fact that my wife would not have been able to have handled the car and would have had an accident with our grandson in the car. This has me very upset.

- Dillonvale, OH, USA