# 2002 BUICK REGAL — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `962402` · 2013-02-10 · 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:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 160,000
## Narrative
IN DEC OF 2012, MY ALTERNATOR BELT BROKE, SO I HAD MY BUICK TOWED TO A MECHANIC I HAVE BEEN USING FOR THIS VEHICLE. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AFTERWARDS ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND THE LOW WINDSHIELD FLUID LIGHT CAME ON,...SO I LIFTED THE HOOD AND I FIND MY OIL CAP SMOLDERING AND MY SPARK PLUG WIRES CHARRED.....EVEN THOUGH I TOOK THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE RECALL...THE RECALL DIDN'T ADDRESS A MECHANIC CHANGING THE WIRE ROUTING OF THE CAR. THE ISSUE IS OIL LEAKING TO THE HEAT SHIELD AND CATCHING ON FIRE....NOT WHERE THE SPARK PLUGS WERE SITUATED. I REPLACED THE VALVE GASKET AND PLUGS/WIRES.  *TR
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