# 2014 CADILLAC XTS — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1090420` · 2014-07-25 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** XTS
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 700
## Narrative
AT 5:15AM, 5/29/14, MY XTS WHILE PARKED IN MY RESIDENCE DRIVEWAY SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE.  THE FIRE EMANATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND DESTROYED THE ENTIRE FRONT 1/2 OF THE VEHICLE.  NORTH FARMINGDALE FD RESPONDED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.  NO INJURIES WERE CAUSED.  THE NASSAU COUNTY PD AND NASSAU  FIRE MARSHALLS OFFICE ALSO RESPONDED AND AFTER A VISUAL AND PHOTO EXAMINATION DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE AREA OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP.  CADILLAC HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE TYPE ON 4/12/14 WITH THE WARNING THAT A DEFECT IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP COULD CAUSE A FIRE AND IN MY CASE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED.  THE  OIL SPILLAGE AND VEHICLE DEBRIS ALSO CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVEWAY RESULTING IN A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVEWAY.  *TR
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