2004 BUICK LESABRE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2004 BUICK LESABRE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2013-06-18

fire · 987465 · 2013-06-19

Vehicle

Make: BUICK
Model: LESABRE
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 82,000

Severity

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

Narrative

PARKED CAR, TURNED OFF ENGINE AND LOCKED CAR. SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THEN A SMALL EXPLOSION AND A RAGING FIRE. CAR WAS TOTALED IN 5-8 MINUTES. FIRE ENGINES CALLED AND PUT OUT FIRE. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10520627
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown