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2014 BUICK ENCLAVE — STRUCTURE:BODY

fire · 1272269 · 2016-04-01

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCLAVE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
2
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

SMOKE CAME OUT INSIDE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER VENT, FIRE MELTED THE VENT COVER. TOOK THE GMC / BUICK DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY CANNOT FIND THE SOURCE OF FIRE, SUGGESTING FIRE CAUSE IS EXTERNAL SUCH AS REFLECTION FROM THE SUN. DRIVER DOES'T SMOKE AND THERE'S NOTHING I CAN FIND IN THE VEHICLE THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSE THE REFLECTION SUCH AS A MIRROR OR ANY SHINY OBJECT. THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, CITY STREET DRIVING. VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM THE HOUSE AT 8 IN THE MORNING. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AROUND 50'S DEGREES. I THINK THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE ELECTRICAL. THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL IN THE VEHICLE MADE IT VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10852984
Machine
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