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2008 BUICK ENCLAVE — ENGINE

fire · 1699833 · 2020-10-15

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
ENCLAVE
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
188,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE ENGINE BLEW OUT TODAY. CAUGHT FIRE. SCARED THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF MY DAUGHTER. THE CAR MADE A JERKING MOTION AND NOISE WHILE ON THE HWY. THEN FLAMES WERE SHOOTING OUT....PULLED IT OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED OFF. IT WAS SMOKING. THE POLICE OFFICER SAID THE LOWER PART OF THE ENGINE BLEW OUT ...IT LITERALLY WAS MISSING PIECES OF METAL.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11364494
Machine
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