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2000 BUICK REGAL — ENGINE

fire · 965962 · 2013-03-01

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
REGAL
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
160,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAD STOPPED AT STORE ON WAY HOME FROM WORK. WHEN I CAME OUT OF STORE I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR. I POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW MY ENGINE ON FIRE AND PROCEEDED TO TRY AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. I TOOK MY JACKET OFF AND STARTED HITTING THE ENGINE AND THIS BURNED UP MY JACKET AND SCORCHED MY HAND. AN EMPLOYEE FROM THE STORE CAME OUT WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED BUT FIRE WAS OUT BEFORE THEY GOT THERE. IT BURNED UP THE ENTIRE TOP AND SIDES OF MY ENGINE. THEIR WAS A RECALL THAT WOULD HAVE STOPPED THIS BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE IT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10500951
Machine
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