# 1994 BUICK LESABRE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `173428` · 1999-09-23 · 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:** LESABRE
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
## 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.
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