# 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1371259` · 2017-04-17 · 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:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 187,834
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON APRIL 6TH, 2017 WITH OUR TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS (SPRING BREAK). OUR 2008 BUICK ENCLAVE MADE A SUBTLE NOISE, THEN A SECOND NOISE THAT WAS A BIT LOUDER.  I PULLED OVER JUST IN TIME FOR ME AND MY LITTLE ONES TO GET OUT.  WITHIN SECONDS, THE CAR WAS SMOKING HEAVILY WITH FLAMES FALLING TO THE GROUND; AND THEN WITHIN MINUTES, IT WAS BURNING FIERCELY. TWO GOOD SAMARITANS HAD PULLED OVER.  A LADY RUSHED TO GRAB MY KIDS AND RAN WITH THEM TO HER CAR.  THE 2ND (A FORMER POLICE OFFICE) CALLED 9-1-1.  THE FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED ON SCENE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE, BUT THE CAR HAD PRACTICALLY BURNED TO A TOTAL LOSS.  WE STILL HAVE NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE.  JUST WORRIED THAT THIS MIGHT NOT BE A ONE-OFF.  I HAVE INCLUDED THE FIREFIGHTER'S REPORT.  GEICO HAS DEEMED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS. NOT SURE I CAN TRUST ANOTHER BUICK.  ALL OUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WHO DRIVE THIS SAME CAR WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED--AS DO WE.
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