# 1999 BUICK LESABRE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `526276` · 2005-04-25 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LESABRE
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
- **Miles at failure:** 47,000
## Narrative
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR A NEW STARTER ASSEMBLY. WHILE THE  MECHANIC WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD EXPLODED. THE MECHANIC SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL.   THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.   *AK    WHEN THE NEW STARTED WAS BEING TESTED THE MANIFOLD BLEW UP.  *JB  *NM
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