# 1999 BUICK REGAL — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `896651` · 2011-12-23 · 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:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 100,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BUICK REGAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE.  THE FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE BEGAN FROM  DROPS OF ENGINE OIL ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.  THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 08V118000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER.  THE MANUFACTURER STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO THE FIRE AND BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PRE-OWNED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST WITH THE FAILURE.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.  UPDATED 01/20/12*LJ  UPDATED 01/20/12
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