# 2014 BUICK ENCLAVE — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1272269` · 2016-04-01 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** ENCLAVE
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 2
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## 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.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*