1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Start: 2001-01-18

fire · 277434 · 2001-03-02

Vehicle

Make: BUICK
Model: PARK AVENUE
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS SITTING OVERNIGHT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START IT BY TURNING KEY IN IGNITION, AND VEHICLE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARMENT. VEHICLE WAS NOT A TOTAL LOSS. FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL FUEL LEAKAGE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 881912
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown