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1994 BUICK REGAL — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR

fire · 524249 · 2005-03-02

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
REGAL
Year
1994
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
Miles at failure
117,245

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR RUNNING POORLY, THEN STRANGE SOUNDS OF AIR SWISHING AND CAR WON'T STAY RUNNING, SMOKE COMING FROM FLOOR, FIRE UNDER CAR. WON'T RUN. FUEL INJECTION FUEL RAIL CORRODED, INJECTORS PLUGGED, ONE WIDE OPEN. TOO MUCH FUEL IN CATALYTIC CONVERTER, GOT RED HOT, MELTED INTERNALLY AND PLUGGED EXHAUST FLOW, WHICH BYPASSED FRONT PIPE GASKET AT MANIFOLD, ALSO FORCING EXHAUST PAST EGR VALVE. HAD TO REPLACE FUEL RAIL, FUEL INJECTORS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, CLEAN AND NEW GASKET ON EGR, MANY PLASTIC PARTS MELTED.SMOKE DAMAGE TO INSIDE OF CAR.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10112431
Machine
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