# 2000 BUICK REGAL — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `744994` · 2009-11-19 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 97,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
A FIRE BROKE STARTED UNDER THE  ENGINE AND QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE TOP AND FRONT SEAT. MY SON GOT OUT JUST IN TIME, THANK GOD. THE CAR WAS TOTALLY BURNED. A MONTH LATTER WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE STATING A FIRE COULD HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN CONVERSING WITH ALOT OF PEOPLE AND GETTING NO WHERE. I PRAY YOU CAN HELP ME. MY SON WAS ON HIS WAY TO COLLEGE AND HAD EVERYTHING HE OWNED IN THE CAR. WE HAD LIABILITY ONLY SO WE LOST IT ALL. THANK YOU*TR
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