# 1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
> NHTSA complaint `441490` · 2003-11-19 · 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:** PARK AVENUE
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
- **Miles at failure:** 18,000
## Narrative
CONSUMER REPORTED TO THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR, TOM SCHAEFER, THAT WHEN  TRYING TO START  VEHICLE AFTER   SITTING ALL NIGHT HEARD A LOUD THUMP,  AND THEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WENT OUT.  SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD.  A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  MR. SCHAEFER SAID THAT THE CONSUMER USED THE WORD THUMP NOT BANG TO DESCRIBE THE INITIAL INCIDENT. *AK
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