NHTSA complaint: 2001 BUICK REGAL — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SMOKE WAS BEING EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR COVER CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation