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2001 BUICK REGAL — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 912895 · 2012-04-03

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
REGAL
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Severity

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

Narrative

I WENT ON LUNCH, ON MY FIRST DAY OF WORK NONE THE LESS, BUT I PARKED MY CAR IN THE PARKING GARAGE AFTER GOING TO THE LOCAL MCDONALDS AND WENT IN AND ATE. AND FROM WHAT I'M TOLD THE FIRE WAS NOTICED FIRST AT AROUND 1240PM AND I HAD GOTTEN BACK AT 1235 SO IT LITTERALLY HAPPENED WITH IN MINUTES OF ME GETTING BACK. BY THE TIME THE FIREFIGHTERS GOT IT OUT THE WHOLE ENGINE AND FRONT END WAS BASICALLY MELTED . *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10454005
Machine
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