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1999 BUICK REGAL — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

fire · 608443 · 2007-01-04

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
REGAL
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY CAR STARTED JUMPING FORWARD WHILE IN PARK AND JUMPING WHILE DRIVING. ABOUT A WEEK OR SO AFTER DOING THAT I WAS DRIVING WHEN A HUGE CLOUD OF SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND GETTING OUT OF THE CAR, IT WAS ON FIRE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THE FIRE DEPT CAME AND EVENTUALLY PUT THE FIRE OUT. EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD IS TOTALED, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED, THE WHOLE INTERIOR SMELLS OF BURNT RUBBER FROM THE TIRES BEING BURNT AND ALL WIRES THROUGHOUT THE CAR ARE SHOT. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10177738
Machine
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