1994 BUICK LESABRE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1994 BUICK LESABRE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Start: 1998-08-01

fire · 173428 · 1999-09-23

Vehicle

Make: BUICK
Model: LESABRE
Year: 1994
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING INTO THE VENTS, AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A GAS STATION. SOMEONE PUT WATER ON THE FIRE AND THE FIRE WENT OUT. ALTERNATOR OVERHEATED DUE TO BAD BEARINGS AND DID NOT STOP SMOKING UNTIL BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 848549
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown