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1998 BUICK REGAL — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER

fire · 484028 · 2004-08-16

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
REGAL
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Miles at failure
91,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER FELT THAT THE VEHICLE'S SEAT WAS GETTING TOO WARM. CONSUMER STOPPED AT A REST STOP TO USE THE FACILITIES AND RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE. UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE SMOKED. CONSUMER MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE HEATED SEATS IN THE VEHICLE THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT EH HEAT SEAT WIRING MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED A SMALL FIRE WHICH LEFT A HOLE IN THE SEAT ABOUT 6 INCHES IN DIAMETER. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10081676
Machine
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