# 1999 BUICK PARK AVENUE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `342823` · 2002-04-12 · 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:** PARK AVENUE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
## Narrative
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THERE WAS ALOUD BANG, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THEN FLAMES. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE  CAUSE OF  FIRE.  FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED  COMPUTER WAS THE CAUSE. VEHICLE HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
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