thejanuaryfriend
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I was driving around today in my 2009 Pontiac G6 and saw a flame poof up from under my hood so I pulled over and popped the hood and there was a fire around the engine.
The fire was towards the bottom of the inside of the car, but it was catching things further towards the windshield on fire as well. I threw as much snow as I could into it (Thank god for snow in Buffalo, for once!) before my boyfriend got his fire extinguisher from his truck. (He was following me.)
It's only 2 years old with 21k miles, so it's still under warranty, right? After all this, under the car it looked like there was a LOT of oil on the ground. I left it in the parking lot I had pulled into and am going to call the dealership to get it towed tomorrow. I bought it as a used car in August, does that have any effect on the manufacturer's warranty?
Also, how long is a good estimate for the time until it's fixed? I'm dying already knowing I don't have it and it's only been a few hours.
Any and all input is appreciated!
Thanks,
~Casey
I'd also say the fire was only burning for 5 minutes or so.
The fire was towards the bottom of the inside of the car, but it was catching things further towards the windshield on fire as well. I threw as much snow as I could into it (Thank god for snow in Buffalo, for once!) before my boyfriend got his fire extinguisher from his truck. (He was following me.)
It's only 2 years old with 21k miles, so it's still under warranty, right? After all this, under the car it looked like there was a LOT of oil on the ground. I left it in the parking lot I had pulled into and am going to call the dealership to get it towed tomorrow. I bought it as a used car in August, does that have any effect on the manufacturer's warranty?
Also, how long is a good estimate for the time until it's fixed? I'm dying already knowing I don't have it and it's only been a few hours.
Any and all input is appreciated!
Thanks,
~Casey
I'd also say the fire was only burning for 5 minutes or so.