# 2000 BUICK REGAL — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `792440` · 2010-06-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** REGAL
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 75,000
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STARTED UP THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD BANG. SUDDENLY, FIRE ERUPTED UNDER THE HOOD UNTIL IT WAS PUT OUT WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*