NHTSA complaint: 2000 BUICK REGAL — ENGINE
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
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation