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2010 BUICK LACROSSE — ENGINE

fire · 1038779 · 2014-02-15

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
LACROSSE
Year
2010
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
33,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I MOVED MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY SO MY NEIGHBOR COULD PLOW OUR DRIVEWAY. HE SAID HE SMELLED SOMETHING. I PARKED THE CAR ACROSS FROM OUR DRIVEWAY PUT IT IN PARK, PUSHED THE BUTTON TO SHUT THE CAR OFF, AS MY VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE, I GRABBED THE DOOR HANDLE AND JUMPED OUT. MY NEIGHBOR RAN TO MY VEHICLE TELLING ME TO DISENGAGE THE HOOD, I COMPLIED. FLAMES JUMPED UP AND OUT FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR UNDER THE HOOD. HE THREW A LOT OF SNOW ON THE FIRE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAME. WE INHALED FUMES. CAR WILL NOT START. AFTER THIS, MY HUSBAND CAME OUT AND MY NEIGHBOR EXPLAINED AND MY HUSBAND UNHOOKED BATTERY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10564458
Machine
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