# 2008 SATURN VUE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `689354` · 2008-09-22 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** VUE
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 2,100
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
I BOUGHT A 2008 SATURN VIEW AND HAD IT 3 MONTHS 2,000 MILES.   AUGUST 1,2008. I WAS DRIVING IT DOWN BRANDT PIKE AND ALL A SUDDEN SMOKED STARTED POURING OUT AROUND THE HOOD AND INTO THE CAR. IT HAD A TERRIBLE SMELL TO IT, LIKE BURNING PLASTIC AND CHEMICALS. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AS FAST AS I COULD. A GUY POPPED THE HOOD AND IT WAS A BLAZING. FIRE DEPT WAS THERE. *TR
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