1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

fire · 440897 · 2003-11-14

Vehicle

Make: BUICK
Model: PARK AVENUE
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Miles at failure: 60,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION UNDER HOOD. THIS OCCURRED WHEN KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION TO START THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE INSPECTOR WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION BECAUSE THE UNDER HOOD COMPONENTS WERE MELTED TOGETHER.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10047989
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown