# 1996 BUICK REGAL — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `292109` · 2001-05-14 · 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:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
## Narrative
WHEN  CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE THERE WAS A LOUD BANG THAT CAME FROM  FRONT OF  VEHICLE.  SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDERNEATH  HOOD,  AND THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE.  THE CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT  WAS THAT THE FUEL DID NOT GO INTO  FUEL RELAY SYSTEM, AND  INJECTOR SPRAYED  FUEL BACKWARDS ONTO INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH IGNITED THE FUEL.  THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE JULY 28, 2000 AND AGAIN ON MAY 13, 2001. *AK    *JB
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