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1998 BUICK REGAL — ENGINE

fire · 1067992 · 2014-05-22

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
REGAL
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
90,000

Severity

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

Narrative

MY SON RECEIVED A VEHICLE RECALL FROM GM ON HIS BUICK REGAL FOR POTENTIAL COMPARTMENT FIRE. HE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER ON APRIL 12TH MY SON DROVE HIS CAR 15MILES TO WORK AND NOTICE IMMEDIATELY AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE CAR SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HIS HOOD. HE RAISED THE HOOD AND SAW FIRE ON HIS ENGINE. HE IMMEDIATELY DROPPED THE HOOD DOWN AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10593393
Machine
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