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2008 BUICK LUCERNE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1314933 · 2016-09-07

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
LUCERNE
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
44,000
Speed
28 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON JULY 26, 2016, WHILE DRIVING ON CLEVELAND DRIVE, LOTS OF SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN FIRE STARTED TO SHOOT OUT AS WELL. THERE WERE NO ISSUES PREVIOUSLY WITH THE CAR AS IT WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT. I CONTACTED BUICK TO SEE IF THE CAR WAS EVER RECALLED BUT IT WAS NOT, HOWEVER, IT PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. NOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR BECAUSE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. I ATTACHED PICTURES BUT DID NEED TO UPLOAD THE FIRE DEPT REPORT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10904282
Machine
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