# 1997 BUICK LESABRE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
> NHTSA complaint `433276` · 2003-10-02 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LESABRE
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
## Narrative
WHILE STARTING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE BLEW UP  DUE TO THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE ENGINE, OVERHEATING.,  SMOKE WAS VISIBLE INSIDE THE CAR.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOR FATALITIES TO REPORT.  DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
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