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2011 BUICK LUCERNE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

crash2 injured · 916304 · 2012-04-27

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
LUCERNE
Year
2011
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Miles at failure
17,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2011 BUICK LUCERNE. CONSUMER STATES ISSUES WITH VEHICLE AND DESCRIBES A CRASH *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A VERY LOUD NOISE EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH LASTED ABOUT 30 TO 60 SECONDS. TWO DAYS LATER, THE NOISE RETURNED, BUT IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH STEEL WAS BREAKING. A WEEK LATER, THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE WERE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE POLICE STATED THE CONSUMER MADE AN ILLEGAL U-TURN AND THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS T-BONED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED HE AND HIS WIFE WERE INHALING TOXIC FUMES AND POSSIBLY PASSED OUT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THERE WAS A MUFFLED EXPLOSION THAT CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10457272
Machine
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