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2001 BUICK REGAL — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 655340 · 2008-01-28

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
REGAL
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
125,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I PARKED MY CAR AT A COMPANY PARKING LOT AND WENT INSIDE. WITHIN 15 MINUTES, A PERSON APPROACHED ME TO TELL ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE OUTSIDE. ANOTHER PERSON WHO WAS WALKING PAST THE CAR AT THE TIME SAID IT TRIED TO START ALL BY ITSELF JUST BEFORE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIREMEN PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT NOT BEFORE IT MELTED THE THROTTLE BODY, THE RADIATOR, BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD, EXPLODING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND HAD BEGUN BURNING THROUGH THE FIREWALL INTO THE CAB. *CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10216261
Machine
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