1998 BUICK LESABRE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 BUICK LESABRE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Start: 2003-10-09

fire · 438814 · 2003-12-10

Vehicle

Make: BUICK
Model: LESABRE
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure: 48,154
Speed: 35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. THERE WAS A BREAKAGE IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND MELTING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE DUMPING SHROUD. A SMALL FIRE WAS BURNED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK WHEN THE SHROUD WAS REMOVED. *AK *SC *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10046272
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown