# 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `640071` · 2007-09-26 · 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:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 111,998
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BUICK PARK AVENUE ULTRA.  WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND CAUGHT FIRE.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE BLAZE AND PROVIDED A FIRE REPORT.  THE POLICE ARRIVED, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE.  THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.  THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN.  THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,998 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,998.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*