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1997 BUICK LESABRE — TIRES

firecrash · 677086 · 2008-07-07

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
LESABRE
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
TIRES
Miles at failure
150,000
Speed
75 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DOING 75, MY CAR MADE A LOUD POP SOUND AND WHEN I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR, THERE WAS A TRAIL OF SMOKE. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND RAN OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE BACK TIRE HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND SPUN ME OUT OF CONTROL THERE WERE 170,000 ON MY 1987 BUICK LESABRE. I ALSO HIT A CAR AND SOME TREES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10233465
Machine
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