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2000 BUICK REGAL — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 647085 · 2007-11-22

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
REGAL
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
147,955

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER DRIVING BETWEEN EVENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT DOWNHILL ANGLE, IGNITION TURNED OFF AND LEFT. WITHIN APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES OF THE IGNITION BEING TURNED OFF, A FIRE STARTED WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE 2000 BUICK REGAL GS SUPERCHARGED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE PUT OUT THE FIRE, BUT THE FIRE DESTROYED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10209689
Machine
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