# 2001 BUICK REGAL — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `652215` · 2008-01-04 · 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:** REGAL
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- **Miles at failure:** 225,000
## Narrative
VEHICLE HAS A 3.8 LITER SUPER CHARGED ENGINE.  PARKED CAR AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES WITH NO NOTICEABLE PROBLEM.  ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER, I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD.  THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGULFED.  THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS.     THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING AND THEIR WAS NO INDICATION OF SMOKE/FIRE WHEN I TURNED IT OFF.  *CN
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