# 1998 BUICK REGAL — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `291222` · 2001-05-07 · 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:** REGAL
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER  WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY.  HE PARKED  VEHICLE ON AN OVERLOOK.  WHEN HE CAME BACK  TO  VEHICLE TO START HIS WIFE STATED THAT  SHE SMELLED SMOKE.  WHEN STARTING  UP  VEHICLE IDLED ROUGHLY, AND STARTED GOING DOWN HILL AT  BOTTOM OF  HILL. ALSO,  THERE SMOKE AND FLAMES ERUPTED FROM  CONSOLE.  HE APPLIED  BRAKES  AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES.  VEHICLE WENT INTO MECHANICAL BRAKES, CAUSING HIM TO STOP 100 FEET. *AK   CONSUMER AND WIFE EVACUATED VEHICLE AFTER STOPPING, ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.    *JB  REFERENCED IN EA02-030
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