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1999 BUICK REGAL — ENGINE

fire · 1278865 · 2016-04-28

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
REGAL
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
213,011

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR, ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND, AND BLACK SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL AND PUSHED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V701000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 213,011. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10862042
Machine
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