TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUSHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.